# Feature

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## [Preload certain site images](https://meta.discourse.org/t/preload-certain-site-images/25699)

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**Author:** [@MJDSys](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MJDSys)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2015, 11:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/preload-certain-site-images/25699 "2015-02-26T23:31:48Z")

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This idea fixes a small ux issue, but when you load a discourse forum with a cold cache, there is a small moment when you can see the image loading (depending upon your hosting setup, it can take longer or shorter amount…

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## [Payment Integration for alipay](https://meta.discourse.org/t/payment-integration-for-alipay/25595)

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**Author:** [@wilfuler](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wilfuler)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2015, 1:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/payment-integration-for-alipay/25595 "2015-02-26T01:19:09Z")

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Hi, could you add payment integration for alipay (China paypal), so that we can do payment in post. For more information of alipay, please look at http://global.alipay.com/ospay/home.htm. Thanks.

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## [Group Assignment SQL Query](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-assignment-sql-query/25610)

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**Author:** [@thomaspurchas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thomaspurchas)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2015, 5:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-assignment-sql-query/25610 "2015-02-25T17:56:47Z")

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Before I get to my feature request, I would like to take the time to thank the Discourse team for their work. Discourse is an epic piece of software, and so far everyone I have introduced it to has nothing but high prais…

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## [Move Custom fields up to "About Me" category in user preferences](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-custom-fields-up-to-about-me-category-in-user-preferences/25614)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2015, 11:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-custom-fields-up-to-about-me-category-in-user-preferences/25614 "2015-02-25T11:12:52Z")

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Currently, the custom fields can be set via the user preferences which is awesome but unfortunately they are given low priority at the bottom of the “Other” category alongside subscription-related settings. I would prefe…

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## [Blacklisting Usernames](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blacklisting-usernames/25652)

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**Author:** [@kgnf](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kgnf)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2015, 4:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blacklisting-usernames/25652 "2015-02-25T04:03:56Z")

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I know this has been discussed before, but I was wondering if this will be added as a feature or a plugin to discourse?

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## [Anti double post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anti-double-post/25601)

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**Author:** [@Maestra\_Powers](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Maestra_Powers)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2015, 4:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anti-double-post/25601 "2015-02-24T16:39:06Z")

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Another cool idea from Hulk. On my current forum I have this feature - if someone sends a post and then sends another one in 24 hours, if there’s no replies between, this posts will merge like this: First post. – adde…

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## [Show number of commits since last tag in version string](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-number-of-commits-since-last-tag-in-version-string/19868)

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**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2015, 10:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-number-of-commits-since-last-tag-in-version-string/19868 "2015-02-24T10:46:20Z")

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To better distinguish between beta and tests-passed in the Admin UI: A la git describe

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## [Customize BBcodes from admin panel](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customize-bbcodes-from-admin-panel/25588)

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**Author:** [@Maestra\_Powers](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Maestra_Powers)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2015, 10:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customize-bbcodes-from-admin-panel/25588 "2015-02-24T10:38:30Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Add new BBcode button: This plugin must be created, fellas! It’s not right that users can’t customize BBcodes from admin panel. For example, I want to add new BBcodes - strikeout text, un…

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## ["Hide" shortcode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-shortcode/25585)

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**Author:** [@Maestra\_Powers](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Maestra_Powers)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2015, 10:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-shortcode/25585 "2015-02-24T10:29:26Z")

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On my forum there’s a topic where guys make giveaways. And post authors decide themselves to who they want to giveaway their stuff. For this we have \[hide\]text\[/hide\] shortcode now (we’re on phpBB currently, gonna migrat…

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## [User signatures](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-signatures/25602)

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**Author:** [@Maestra\_Powers](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Maestra_Powers)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2015, 10:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-signatures/25602 "2015-02-24T10:27:20Z")

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It’s kindda thing for gamers. But since my forum is for gamers, I’m gonna suggest this. There’s a lot of services that provides dynamic signatures, that track your stats and updates in N hours. It would be nice if Discou…

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## [Use "git describe" for version number display](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-git-describe-for-version-number-display/25587)

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**Author:** [@riking](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riking)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2015, 5:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-git-describe-for-version-number-display/25587 "2015-02-24T05:14:33Z")

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Currently, people on the tests-passed branch see in the dashboard that they are running a “beta” version, when that isn’t quite the case. The git describe command has a pretty meaningful output for Discourse: $ git che…

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## [Disable email or provide Contact URL on About page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-email-or-provide-contact-url-on-about-page/24175)

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**Author:** [@arlair](https://meta.discourse.org/u/arlair)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2015, 3:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-email-or-provide-contact-url-on-about-page/24175 "2015-02-24T03:25:52Z")

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Hi, I just set up Discourse yesterday and noticed it displays my email address on the About page. I don’t want this for spam reasons. I would prefer to provide a URL for my existing WordPress contact page I am integratin…

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## [Allow Docker Manager to rebuild container and install plugins](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-docker-manager-to-rebuild-container-and-install-plugins/25576)

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**Author:** [@hunterboerner](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hunterboerner)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2015, 2:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-docker-manager-to-rebuild-container-and-install-plugins/25576 "2015-02-24T02:40:48Z")

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It would be nice if docker manager could handle rebuilding the app and installing plugins. Both of these things currently require sshing into the server and manually editing a config file which feels very messy and is co…

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## [Inline translation of posts into another language](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inline-translation-of-posts-into-another-language/25575)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2015, 1:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inline-translation-of-posts-into-another-language/25575 "2015-02-24T01:21:37Z")

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The post below is in a topic that should probably be renamed, as it is about allowing users to choose their preferred UI language/locale. This post is a suggestion about providing a “See translation” link for each topic…

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## [Double posting when suffering from internet connectivity issues](https://meta.discourse.org/t/double-posting-when-suffering-from-internet-connectivity-issues/25444)

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**Author:** [@masda70](https://meta.discourse.org/u/masda70)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2015, 11:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/double-posting-when-suffering-from-internet-connectivity-issues/25444 "2015-02-22T23:46:48Z")

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I’ve noticed many times that when connecting on Discourse via a mobile device suffering from a intermittent/bad internet connection, the user may post the same content twice. For the user, it’s as if he or she had poste…

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## [/admin/users should list users by trust level](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-users-should-list-users-by-trust-level/25479)

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**Author:** [@trandatnh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/trandatnh)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2015, 7:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-users-should-list-users-by-trust-level/25479 "2015-02-21T19:53:54Z")

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I always want to check my Level 3 and Level 4 members from /admin/users http://example.com/admin/users/list/active The reason is whenever I go to /admin/users to see active users I also want to check level 3 and level …

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## [Allow to rename file names of uploaded images](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-to-rename-file-names-of-uploaded-images/25469)

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**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2015, 5:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-to-rename-file-names-of-uploaded-images/25469 "2015-02-21T05:56:33Z")

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After an image is uploaded, its name is shown when you mouse over: It doesn’t make a lot of sense for users nor for SEO. It would be good if moderators and post authors were able to change that name after upload. N…

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## [Topics with period at end of abbreviations don't keep the period](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-with-period-at-end-of-abbreviations-dont-keep-the-period/25463)

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**Author:** [@downey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/downey)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2015, 1:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-with-period-at-end-of-abbreviations-dont-keep-the-period/25463 "2015-02-21T01:40:01Z")

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Reproduce: Create a topic with a period-laden abbreviation at the end of it, e.g.: I like Civilized Discourse Construction Kit, Inc. Expected behavior: The topic title is rendered exactly as the user entered it (see …

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## [Mention noise / central dashboard](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mention-noise-central-dashboard/24755)

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**Author:** [@DeanMarkTaylor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DeanMarkTaylor)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2015, 9:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mention-noise-central-dashboard/24755 "2015-02-19T21:34:18Z")

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\###Mention Noise I was just wondering if the Discourse team get @username mention noise? I can see you guys use mentions between the Discourse Team to draw attention to things and effectively create a todo list. Do yo…

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## [Dashboard: move user visits table?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dashboard-move-user-visits-table/25349)

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**Author:** [@bartv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bartv)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 18, 2015, 6:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dashboard-move-user-visits-table/25349 "2015-02-18T18:51:11Z")

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I bugs me a little (just a little) that ‘User Visits’ is a separate table on the Dashboard. To get a good sense of my community’s activity at a glance, it would help if it was part of the first table (users, topics, …). …

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## [Suspension history](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suspension-history/25342)

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**Author:** [@pakl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pakl)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 18, 2015, 2:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suspension-history/25342 "2015-02-18T02:31:52Z")

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While I can easily see how many times a user was suspended I don’t see an option to find out details about those suspensions. Would be good to be able to look at a full history of a user with suspensions and flags etc.

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## ["Previous Replies" in email notifications needs threading](https://meta.discourse.org/t/previous-replies-in-email-notifications-needs-threading/25338)

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**Author:** [@downey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/downey)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 17, 2015, 11:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/previous-replies-in-email-notifications-needs-threading/25338 "2015-02-17T23:02:37Z")

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Not sure if bug or feature … depends on one’s view. Background: When getting an email notification from a post, the “Previous Replies” only include the most recent replies. This can be meaningless (and worse, terribly c…

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## [Adding custom fields with custom controls to the user page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-custom-fields-with-custom-controls-to-the-user-page/25256)

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**Author:** [@alfalfasprouts](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alfalfasprouts)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [February 17, 2015, 4:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-custom-fields-with-custom-controls-to-the-user-page/25256 "2015-02-17T16:12:35Z")

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Before I start, I just want to say as a non-technical, completely un-savvy individual: Discourse is amazing. From the much-improved UX to the growing list of amazing features, this “forum” (and I use that term loosely, …

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## [Changing emoji size](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-emoji-size/25307)

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**Author:** [@Juffin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Juffin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 17, 2015, 10:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-emoji-size/25307 "2015-02-17T10:36:56Z")

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I’d like to change emoji size depending on what emoji is used, for example i’ve added “ragefaces” to the smiles database and they are displayed very small. is there any way to assign specific sizes to specific emojis?

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## [Add \`Cache-Control "no-transform"\` HTTP header](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-cache-control-no-transform-http-header/25152)

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**Author:** [@DeanMarkTaylor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DeanMarkTaylor)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2015, 5:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-cache-control-no-transform-http-header/25152 "2015-02-15T17:54:29Z")

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Continuing the discussion from JavaScript Uncaught ReferenceError: bmi\_load is not defined: Accessing a Discourse site via UK 3G/GPRS providers causes HTML content to be modified and JavaScript errors to be introduced. …

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## ["Nice Post" threshold is too high for most sites, can we make it easier?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nice-post-threshold-is-too-high-for-most-sites-can-we-make-it-easier/24173)

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**Author:** [@riking](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riking)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2015, 2:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nice-post-threshold-is-too-high-for-most-sites-can-we-make-it-easier/24173 "2015-02-15T14:13:37Z")

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The “Nice Post” threshold is too high for most sites, including Meta Discourse. I think that @codinghorror has made at least four posts in the last week that would be worthy of being described as a “nice post”, however …

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## [Semantic microdata and more content for crawlers](https://meta.discourse.org/t/semantic-microdata-and-more-content-for-crawlers/25211)

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**Author:** [@fantasticfears](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fantasticfears)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2015, 6:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/semantic-microdata-and-more-content-for-crawlers/25211 "2015-02-15T06:29:30Z")

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Breadcrumb is one of many semantic markup described in http://schema.org. Search engines rely on these markups to improve the display of search result. This feature request is to add more things for crawler. More mi…

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## [Mandrill / SendGrid mail inbound support?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mandrill-sendgrid-mail-inbound-support/25257)

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**Author:** [@terraboss](https://meta.discourse.org/u/terraboss)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2015, 1:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mandrill-sendgrid-mail-inbound-support/25257 "2015-02-15T01:36:43Z")

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Hi there! I wish Discourse will support receiving mails from this webhook based services in the future. I’m not a big fan of providing my own mail services (spam protection & maintenance) or using arbitrary third-party…

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## [Directly removing post does not utilize the Trust System?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/directly-removing-post-does-not-utilize-the-trust-system/24553)

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**Author:** [@reaperoa](https://meta.discourse.org/u/reaperoa)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2015, 7:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/directly-removing-post-does-not-utilize-the-trust-system/24553 "2015-02-14T19:24:27Z")

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More of a request for clarification, but if a moderator deletes a post directly (via the delete button) because the post something we don’t want even hidden on the forum (like something obscene), does that simply not uti…

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## [Discourse for comment login to be at comments section](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-for-comment-login-to-be-at-comments-section/25213)

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**Author:** [@ddigh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ddigh)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2015, 6:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-for-comment-login-to-be-at-comments-section/25213 "2015-02-14T06:26:57Z")

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I am concerned about the way users have to go back to the Discourse install to sign up inorder to make comments on wordpress posts. My wish is that the same way the log in popup shows up when signing in or signing up wit…

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