# Feature **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/feature/2.md?page=251&state=muted [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 252 --- ## [Is there a way to hide the tabs of replies, views, activities, users, etc](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-hide-the-tabs-of-replies-views-activities-users-etc/26379)
**Author:** [@alwaysunny](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alwaysunny)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2015, 9:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-hide-the-tabs-of-replies-views-activities-users-etc/26379 "2015-03-16T09:02:53Z")
Is there a way to hide any of the tabs like Users, Replies, Views, Activity because in some cases I think they can turnoff forum users. --- ## [Change design based on category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-design-based-on-category/26356)
**Author:** [@jamesmarkcook](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jamesmarkcook)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2015, 8:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-design-based-on-category/26356 "2015-03-15T20:58:21Z")
I’m wondering if a plugin exists yet to change the page style based on the category you’re viewing? I know you can change the background image and logo per category, but it would be nice to create CSS styles that can be… --- ## [Ability to set the default digest notification settings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-set-the-default-digest-notification-settings/14009)
**Author:** [@Naatan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Naatan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2015, 2:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-set-the-default-digest-notification-settings/14009 "2015-03-15T02:41:14Z")
As far as I can tell there is currently no way to set what the default notification settings are for new users. It would be very useful if we could control this as it affects your daily returning visitors (with the defau… --- ## [Color-picker and \[color\] bbcode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/color-picker-and-color-bbcode/26291)
**Author:** [@Maestra\_Powers](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Maestra_Powers)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2015, 9:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/color-picker-and-color-bbcode/26291 "2015-03-13T09:08:04Z")
After migrating from phpBB, my users found it strange that in Discourse there is no \[color=#FF0000\]color bbcode\[/color\]. I didn’t fould a plugin for this too. There’s a lot of color-pickers out there, I like this one in … --- ## [Don't show topics from subcategories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dont-show-topics-from-subcategories/26290)
**Author:** [@Maestra\_Powers](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Maestra_Powers)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2015, 11:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dont-show-topics-from-subcategories/26290 "2015-03-13T11:38:00Z")
Can you guys please add a checkbox in admin panel that will make all categories with subcategories to open /none page by default? It would be very handy if you use “show subcategory list” feature, because in this type of… --- ## ["endorsements"/trust between users; social network](https://meta.discourse.org/t/endorsements-trust-between-users-social-network/26270)
**Author:** [@jmsachs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jmsachs)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2015, 9:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/endorsements-trust-between-users-social-network/26270 "2015-03-12T21:54:25Z")
I know Discourse has overall trust levels, but is there any feature (or plugin to add this feature) for users to endorse/trust each other? The forum I’m planning on setting up, involves notification of real-world events… --- ## [Don't show pinned topics as 'latest' in category view](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dont-show-pinned-topics-as-latest-in-category-view/24621)
**Author:** [@lisajill](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lisajill)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2015, 2:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dont-show-pinned-topics-as-latest-in-category-view/24621 "2015-03-12T14:55:14Z")
We have a pretty active community. We also choose to show the category listing as the front page. We also have several pinned posts that we would like to keep but not show on the front page. Much like Latest doesn’t s… --- ## [Categories and dropdown menus ordering](https://meta.discourse.org/t/categories-and-dropdown-menus-ordering/26253)
**Author:** [@Maestra\_Powers](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Maestra_Powers)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2015, 8:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/categories-and-dropdown-menus-ordering/26253 "2015-03-12T08:36:38Z")
Just moved to Discourse and I want to use fixed categories ordering for now to not make our new forum look too unusual for users. Reordering is pain! You should add “drag&drop to reorder” feature, sinse Discourse positio… --- ## [Quoting vs. Direct Replying: What is proper etiquette?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quoting-vs-direct-replying-what-is-proper-etiquette/26226)
**Author:** [@AdamCapriola](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AdamCapriola)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2015, 7:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quoting-vs-direct-replying-what-is-proper-etiquette/26226 "2015-03-12T07:52:28Z")
Something I’ve noticed happen with regularity on my Discourse install is that newer users tend to click the reply button for each individual post they want to respond to, rather than highlight and quote multiple posts at… --- ## [Hide all sub-category pins](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-all-sub-category-pins/26021)
**Author:** [@thomaspurchas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thomaspurchas)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2015, 11:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-all-sub-category-pins/26021 "2015-03-11T23:49:49Z")
Continuing the discussion from Hiding Sub-Category Pin Topics: Currently discourse only hides description pins from sub-categories. Would it be possible to extend this to all sub-category pins, or somehow allow other p… --- ## [Bi-weekly digest?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bi-weekly-digest/26159)
**Author:** [@jesselperry](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jesselperry)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2015, 8:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bi-weekly-digest/26159 "2015-03-10T20:05:36Z")
Is there anyway to customize Discourse to change the weekly Digest option to bi-weekly? I find that daily is too often and weekly is too infrequent. It seems bi-weekly would be the best. Indeed, my users have said as muc… --- ## [Introducing GIFV into Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-gifv-into-discourse/26156)
**Author:** [@LuaTenshi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LuaTenshi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2015, 10:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-gifv-into-discourse/26156 "2015-03-09T22:10:28Z")
Now I am sure many people have heard about the GIFV feature on imgur. I was wondering if it would be a good idea to add this feature onto discourse, because I think it would make using gifs much cleaner and it would also… --- ## [Post minimum char counts obscured by tag plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-minimum-char-counts-obscured-by-tag-plugin/26132)
**Author:** [@naveedahmada036](https://meta.discourse.org/u/naveedahmada036)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2015, 4:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-minimum-char-counts-obscured-by-tag-plugin/26132 "2015-03-09T16:49:26Z")
Character remaining for title is hidden behind tags filed. See attached screenshot. --- ## [Do not allow TL0 users topics in email digest](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-not-allow-tl0-users-topics-in-email-digest/24591)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2015, 4:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-not-allow-tl0-users-topics-in-email-digest/24591 "2015-03-09T16:45:06Z")
This is awesome. Thank you, @techAPJ! Does it mean no more spam generated digests on my quiet forum? If someone who is TL1 or higher replies to or :heartpulse: a topic by a TL0 user, will it then include it and genera… --- ## [Onebox: rewrite Github links to specific commit?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-rewrite-github-links-to-specific-commit/26090)
**Author:** [@elberet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/elberet)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2015, 2:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-rewrite-github-links-to-specific-commit/26090 "2015-03-08T14:18:46Z")
In this old topic from two years ago (Only 21 “likes” allowed in 24 hours?), a post includes a link to Github, citing a specific line in one of Discourse’s source files. However, time has moved on and what was once hel… --- ## [Allow removing account info without content deletion](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-removing-account-info-without-content-deletion/25913)
**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2015, 5:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-removing-account-info-without-content-deletion/25913 "2015-03-20T05:18:48Z")
It may happen that users decide they don’t want an account on your Discourse, even after posting there for months or years. Problem: if you delete the user, all their content (posts, topics) disappears, leaving holes in… --- ## [Display real names and titles on badge lists](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-real-names-and-titles-on-badge-lists/26037)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2015, 9:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-real-names-and-titles-on-badge-lists/26037 "2015-03-05T21:57:04Z")
Now we have real names on the About page. Could we please also get the same on badge listings? :dog: --- ## [A lot of weirdness caused by moving posts around](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-lot-of-weirdness-caused-by-moving-posts-around/24486)
**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2015, 9:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-lot-of-weirdness-caused-by-moving-posts-around/24486 "2015-03-05T21:33:16Z")
I did a lot of weird, don’t-do-this-at-home moderation to make this happen, therefore I don’t feel right reporting it as a bug, but I figured I should at least try document my actions and let anyone interested have a loo… --- ## [Poll Plugin Fix and Bumping the version](https://meta.discourse.org/t/poll-plugin-fix-and-bumping-the-version/25983)
**Author:** [@cdesch](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cdesch)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2015, 4:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/poll-plugin-fix-and-bumping-the-version/25983 "2015-03-05T16:06:07Z")
The poll plugin recently had an issue which required users to login twice to vote. It was patched a day ago with this patch but the version in the plugin.rb was never bumped to 0.1 to 0.2 which I believe doesn’t allow th… --- ## [Topic view tracking rules](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-view-tracking-rules/25996)
**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2015, 4:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-view-tracking-rules/25996 "2015-03-05T04:25:59Z")
Here’s how view tracking should work (but does not currently) Given that we have either one of a unique IP address an account ID / username for a logged in user .. and we prefer account when we have it .. We shall c… --- ## [Moderators cannot flag a message after it has been unhidden after a first flag?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderators-cannot-flag-a-message-after-it-has-been-unhidden-after-a-first-flag/24552)
**Author:** [@reaperoa](https://meta.discourse.org/u/reaperoa)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2015, 12:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderators-cannot-flag-a-message-after-it-has-been-unhidden-after-a-first-flag/24552 "2015-03-04T00:26:00Z")
I’m not sure whether this is a bug, oversight, or working as designed, but I’m a mod on another forum, and currently the mods are talking about how to handle a certain person. The person is posting things that are agains… --- ## ["Like" button or link for email notifications](https://meta.discourse.org/t/like-button-or-link-for-email-notifications/25499)
**Author:** [@downey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/downey)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2015, 12:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/like-button-or-link-for-email-notifications/25499 "2015-03-04T00:14:01Z")
On investigating some of our email-based replies that are below the default 20-character threshold, many of them are for short responses of affirmation, e.g. “sounds fine to me”, etc. As I understand it, the character l… --- ## [Feature: Break Top Menu in to Category Filters, Category Views, and Top Nav](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-break-top-menu-in-to-category-filters-category-views-and-top-nav/25896)
**Author:** [@badevguru](https://meta.discourse.org/u/badevguru)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2015, 7:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-break-top-menu-in-to-category-filters-category-views-and-top-nav/25896 "2015-03-02T19:56:21Z")
The top menu seems to be holding too many concepts that don’t actually have much in common which makes then entire top menu feel inconsistent. New, Unread, Posted and Top all respect the current selected category / sub … --- ## [Please replace German umlauts in URLs with their respective digraphs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/please-replace-german-umlauts-in-urls-with-their-respective-digraphs/24489)
**Author:** [@uwe\_keim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/uwe_keim)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2015, 11:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/please-replace-german-umlauts-in-urls-with-their-respective-digraphs/24489 "2015-03-01T23:26:20Z")
When generating topic URLs from titles, German umlauts could be “translated” better. Currently: Title: Kürzest mögliche Logging-Klasse URL: /kurzest-mogliche-logging-klasse (Example) Suggestion: Replace umlauts w… --- ## [Staff Picks/ Favorite posts?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-picks-favorite-posts/25863)
**Author:** [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2015, 10:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-picks-favorite-posts/25863 "2015-03-01T22:38:57Z")
Other than pinning posts globally, to be read and unpinned, what are people doing to have a “Hey new member, these are some choice posts” suggestion area? --- ## [Don't show info messages as posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dont-show-info-messages-as-posts/25861)
**Author:** [@Stefan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stefan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2015, 10:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dont-show-info-messages-as-posts/25861 "2015-03-01T22:01:38Z")
I may be the only one, but for me posts like “this topic is now closed \[…\]” or “this topic is now pinned \[…\]” are a bit useless. Are there any plans to make this optional at some point? I think that the icons (pinned, lo… --- ## [Propositions to make share buttons more actionable and easier to use](https://meta.discourse.org/t/propositions-to-make-share-buttons-more-actionable-and-easier-to-use/25828)
**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2015, 8:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/propositions-to-make-share-buttons-more-actionable-and-easier-to-use/25828 "2015-03-01T20:25:11Z")
Our use case: sharing is not easy with Discourse Here is why - Cannot locate share button Lots of users do not understand where to click to share what they read while they read (not when they has finished their reading). … --- ## [Category link insertion tool](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-link-insertion-tool/25830)
**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2015, 2:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-link-insertion-tool/25830 "2015-03-01T02:06:12Z")
While writing a post, I’d like a button on the toolbar that would allow me to quickly insert a link to a particular category, e.g.: \[auto-inserted category name\]\[1\]. \[1\]: http://example.com/c/auto-inserted-category-l… --- ## [Personal message to admin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/personal-message-to-admin/23052)
**Author:** [@gingerman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gingerman)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2015, 8:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/personal-message-to-admin/23052 "2015-02-28T20:04:04Z")
@sam @eviltrout @codinghorror Really need your help here I have a private discourse instance where the private message option is disabled to avoid bullying / trolling among students College needs an urgent requirement … --- ## [URL ending in .png is not actually an image](https://meta.discourse.org/t/url-ending-in-png-is-not-actually-an-image/25759)
**Author:** [@Greg\_Swallow](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Greg_Swallow)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2015, 5:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/url-ending-in-png-is-not-actually-an-image/25759 "2015-02-27T05:24:15Z")
Pasting “” into the editor (which is not an image, but a URL) results in: not: / (I added a “/”) Not sure if other forums would have the same problem with that type of url…they aren’t that common I suppose. [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/feature/2.md?page=250&state=muted) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/feature/2.md?page=252&state=muted)