# Feature

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## [Mods/admins to change topic URL slug (just like in WordPress)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mods-admins-to-change-topic-url-slug-just-like-in-wordpress/22731)

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**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 2, 2014, 1:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mods-admins-to-change-topic-url-slug-just-like-in-wordpress/22731 "2014-12-02T01:23:19Z")

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Currently, for our Russian forum, all the topic titles are getting transliterated to a weird English notation of Russian words before being used in URLs. It looks strange and does not read well. Additionally, for many t…

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## [Migration from vBulletin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migration-from-vbulletin/18590)

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**Author:** [@cyc0](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cyc0)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 28, 2014, 1:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migration-from-vbulletin/18590 "2014-11-28T13:57:44Z")

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I’m super keen to migrate a forum running on vBulletin to Discourse. Has anyone done it successfully yet? thanks steve

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## [Embed discourse top 3 topics in Chrome Extension popup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embed-discourse-top-3-topics-in-chrome-extension-popup/22506)

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**Author:** [@wsbchk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wsbchk)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 27, 2014, 2:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embed-discourse-top-3-topics-in-chrome-extension-popup/22506 "2014-11-27T02:28:31Z")

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I tried to embed a disqus forum in my Chrome extension but they prevent embedding from a different domain (none in this case, as its an extension) than the forum is registered with. Does disourse allow such embedding?

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## [Disallowing "uncategorized" entries still offers uncategorized as default category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disallowing-uncategorized-entries-still-offers-uncategorized-as-default-category/17142)

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**Author:** [@leichtgewicht](https://meta.discourse.org/u/leichtgewicht)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [November 27, 2014, 2:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disallowing-uncategorized-entries-still-offers-uncategorized-as-default-category/17142 "2014-11-27T02:17:24Z")

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When I disallow uncategorised topics by disabling the flag in the backend It still shows the “uncategorized” category when I edit a topic: and allows me to post that topic. Is that supposed to be that way?

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## [Is there any reason use "no-reply@example.com" for author tag in rss?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-any-reason-use-no-reply-example-com-for-author-tag-in-rss/22371)

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**Author:** [@Jong](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jong)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2014, 12:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-any-reason-use-no-reply-example-com-for-author-tag-in-rss/22371 "2014-11-25T12:32:06Z")

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Look below code, line number 17. Is there any reason use “no-reply@example.com”? How about remove “no-reply@example.com” on list.rss.erb?

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## [Why we must login before we can use share function](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-we-must-login-before-we-can-use-share-function/22441)

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**Author:** [@wuchong](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wuchong)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2014, 6:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-we-must-login-before-we-can-use-share-function/22441 "2014-11-23T18:26:29Z")

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I do think share is a very important function in forum. However a visitor(come from google or other share link) without login can not share the post which he likes. This may reduce engagement and traffic. Why Discourse…

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## [Wiki-topic with censored words](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wiki-topic-with-censored-words/22417)

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**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2014, 10:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wiki-topic-with-censored-words/22417 "2014-11-23T10:08:21Z")

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Does anyone like an idea of having a publicly editable list of stop words so that entries can be added only (removed by staff only). Probably a good idea for plugin? Current stop words list is useless especially when yo…

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## ['we miss you' email to members](https://meta.discourse.org/t/we-miss-you-email-to-members/22344)

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**Author:** [@limeblast](https://meta.discourse.org/u/limeblast)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2014, 11:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/we-miss-you-email-to-members/22344 "2014-11-20T23:03:37Z")

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I wanted to send an email to all the members of my forum who’ve not visited the site for a while (in an attempt to lure them back) but I’m not sure the best way of approaching this problem. Can someone point me in the r…

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## [What is the Timing of Formal Discourse REST API?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-timing-of-formal-discourse-rest-api/22329)

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**Author:** [@BCHK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BCHK)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2014, 4:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-timing-of-formal-discourse-rest-api/22329 "2014-11-20T16:55:40Z")

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Hi, I want to contract with a developer to develop an app for my web site (android and iphone) that will include integrated access to my forums (with inapp message notifications). One developer I’m talking to has conve…

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## [Discourse commenting for more complex, dynamic website](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-commenting-for-more-complex-dynamic-website/15350)

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**Author:** [@realart](https://meta.discourse.org/u/realart)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2014, 6:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-commenting-for-more-complex-dynamic-website/15350 "2014-11-19T18:26:05Z")

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I am contemplating on replacing proprietary commenting system for fastestlaps.com with discourse. Site has different kinds of content pages which have to be comment-able - car pages, laptime pages, article pages, even h…

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## [Markdown Quote with Onebox Header](https://meta.discourse.org/t/markdown-quote-with-onebox-header/22258)

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**Author:** [@Buddy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Buddy)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 18, 2014, 10:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/markdown-quote-with-onebox-header/22258 "2014-11-18T22:47:36Z")

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Continuing the discussion from talk.commonmark.org, Irony: This forum doesn't use standard markdown - #5 by sam - Meta - CommonMark Discussion I wanted to suggest that quotes could be handled without an extension to ma…

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## [Markdown and hashtag](https://meta.discourse.org/t/markdown-and-hashtag/22278)

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**Author:** [@tgoguillot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tgoguillot)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 18, 2014, 7:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/markdown-and-hashtag/22278 "2014-11-18T19:16:06Z")

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Hello Discourse ! The Markdown implementation in Discourse does not require to add a space after a # to convert to header. The problem with this behavior is that you cannot easily use # in your text, which is now pretty…

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## [Rollback settings-changes right from Admin -\> Logs page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rollback-settings-changes-right-from-admin-logs-page/22238)

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**Author:** [@hedgehog](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hedgehog)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 18, 2014, 6:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rollback-settings-changes-right-from-admin-logs-page/22238 "2014-11-18T18:40:34Z")

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Having all settings-changes added to the log is incredibly useful. How about a button to roll-back certain changes to the old value to make rolling back even easier?

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## [Using different S3 compatible service](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-different-s3-compatible-service/22235)

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**Author:** [@Aagat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Aagat)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 18, 2014, 3:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-different-s3-compatible-service/22235 "2014-11-18T03:35:14Z")

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Hi, I want to use custom S3 compatible service for user uploads and backup but currently no way to enter custom server in the control panel because you can only choose between AWS availability zones. Wouldn’t it be bett…

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## [Switch "Jan 1, '70" to "Never" on group members' listing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/switch-jan-1-70-to-never-on-group-members-listing/22212)

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**Author:** [@lake54](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lake54)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2014, 3:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/switch-jan-1-70-to-never-on-group-members-listing/22212 "2014-11-17T15:33:21Z")

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See screenshot below. When a member hasn’t visited the website (despite being approved/activated etc), their “last seen” time is shown as Jan 1, '70. Obviously this is wrong, so should display something like “Never” or “…

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## [Any plans to do something with ScreenedURLs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-plans-to-do-something-with-screenedurls/22219)

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**Author:** [@Mittineague](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mittineague)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2014, 1:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-plans-to-do-something-with-screenedurls/22219 "2014-11-17T01:14:41Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Can I completely block any posts with a particular URL?: As discussed in the sourse topic, Blocking new registrations by IP can work. Just the same “times 256” adds up quickly and many S…

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## [Rotating the author of New User Guidance PMs between moderators](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rotating-the-author-of-new-user-guidance-pms-between-moderators/22136)

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**Author:** [@Vocino](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vocino)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2014, 12:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rotating-the-author-of-new-user-guidance-pms-between-moderators/22136 "2014-11-14T12:20:36Z")

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The personalized PM new users get is very valuable. I want to structure the new user PM as a personal message about who we are and what we do that has a human touch (not to try to pass it off as non-automated but to give…

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## [Notification for user approval even after user is approved](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notification-for-user-approval-even-after-user-is-approved/22096)

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**Author:** [@carighan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/carighan)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2014, 7:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notification-for-user-approval-even-after-user-is-approved/22096 "2014-11-14T07:01:28Z")

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Hello, I’m not sure whether Bug is the correct category for this, but it seems to me that this is unintended behaviour. We currently run a forum we’ve just set up, and one of our moderators complained to me that somethi…

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## [IP.Board convertor](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ip-board-convertor/21586)

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**Author:** [@Stefan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stefan)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2014, 9:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ip-board-convertor/21586 "2014-11-13T09:37:45Z")

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I saw there are some convertors available for different forum systems, but none is available for IP.Board. Is such a convertor planned?

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## [Support .webm Files for Profile/User Card Backgrounds](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-webm-files-for-profile-user-card-backgrounds/22121)

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**Author:** [@Moter8](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moter8)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2014, 12:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-webm-files-for-profile-user-card-backgrounds/22121 "2014-11-13T00:44:53Z")

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I’ve already enabled the extension in the settings but it doesn’t seem to display: Example file: http://zippy.gfycat.com/QueasyMediocreGraywolf.webm (e.g. http://gfycat.com/QueasyMediocreGraywolf)

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## [API for badges?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-for-badges/22106)

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**Author:** [@downey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/downey)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2014, 11:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-for-badges/22106 "2014-11-12T23:06:04Z")

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Is there any plan to expose badges through a public API? In other words, we’d love Discourse to be a badge engine for our entire community (which uses many tools/webapps) and create plugins like the GitHub commit plugin …

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## [Payment gateway Integration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/payment-gateway-integration/21587)

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**Author:** [@naggar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/naggar)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2014, 6:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/payment-gateway-integration/21587 "2014-11-12T06:22:51Z")

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Can we Integrate Payment gateway into it? Is there any plug-in for it?

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## [Button to dismiss notifications](https://meta.discourse.org/t/button-to-dismiss-notifications/22069)

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**Author:** [@Moter8](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moter8)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2014, 9:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/button-to-dismiss-notifications/22069 "2014-11-11T21:52:45Z")

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Means: A little X, a button or something similar to dismiss notifications. Especially these 5-6 “First achievements” are quite annoying imo.

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## [Search Engine / No JavaScript version missing links](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-engine-no-javascript-version-missing-links/22027)

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**Author:** [@DeanMarkTaylor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DeanMarkTaylor)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2014, 11:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-engine-no-javascript-version-missing-links/22027 "2014-11-10T23:35:46Z")

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When browsing a discourse site (meta.discourse.org) without JavaScript in the same way as it is presented to Googlebot several links are missing. Links to user profiles Link to categories list from homepage Links to …

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## [Set focus on usercard when activated by keyboard](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-focus-on-usercard-when-activated-by-keyboard/21968)

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**Author:** [@TechnoBear](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TechnoBear)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2014, 5:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-focus-on-usercard-when-activated-by-keyboard/21968 "2014-11-10T17:46:13Z")

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Continuing the discussion from New user cards and user profile page design deployed: \[quote=“codinghorror, post:27, topic:21660”\] \<s\>We could just remove the Profile button, under the assumption that people know to cli…

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## [Post comment as anonymous?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-comment-as-anonymous/22012)

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**Author:** [@nindita](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nindita)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2014, 2:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-comment-as-anonymous/22012 "2014-11-10T14:24:44Z")

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Is this feature could be implemented?

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## [Search needs help for all magic filters](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-needs-help-for-all-magic-filters/20751)

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**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2014, 9:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-needs-help-for-all-magic-filters/20751 "2014-11-09T21:04:41Z")

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We have quite a few “magic” directives in search like order:latest status:open category:bugs Though very handy they are impossible to discover. We need something like keyboard shortcuts help to help discovering this…

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## [Improve our ability to view Staff Action Logs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improve-our-ability-to-view-staff-action-logs/21920)

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**Author:** [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2014, 1:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improve-our-ability-to-view-staff-action-logs/21920 "2014-11-09T01:08:51Z")

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Okay, so the staff action logs are great, if, the action happened in the last 200 actions. If you are on an active forum, those 200 actions don’t go very far :frowning: So here is my quick list of what I’d like the Staf…

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## [New Reply Notifications in Website Title](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-reply-notifications-in-website-title/21878)

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**Author:** [@patrickdiscourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/patrickdiscourse)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2014, 10:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-reply-notifications-in-website-title/21878 "2014-11-07T10:50:21Z")

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I would like the title of my site to change, according to whether or not there are new replies on the current page that I have not read. So for example, if I have my browser up, I wouldn’t need to be viewing the discour…

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## [Log when a user impersonates another user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/log-when-a-user-impersonates-another-user/21840)

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**Author:** [@funvill](https://meta.discourse.org/u/funvill)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2014, 9:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/log-when-a-user-impersonates-another-user/21840 "2014-11-06T09:59:51Z")

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Discourse has this great log of all the actions that the admins do (Staff actions). /{discorse URL}/admin/logs/staff\_action\_logs One thing it does not record is when an admin “impersonates” another user. This could be …

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