# Feature

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/feature/2.md?page=32

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## [Prompt tools: funnel, orbit, and flux charts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/prompt-tools-funnel-orbit-and-flux-charts/362106)

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**Author:** [@EricGT](https://meta.discourse.org/u/EricGT)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 2:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/prompt-tools-funnel-orbit-and-flux-charts/362106 "2025-04-16T14:48:43Z")

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Just learned about these tools for use creating better prompts Maybe someday in the future they could be created and incorporated for those creating prompts with Discourse. :slightly\_smiling\_face: Funnel: decomposes…

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## [Tell us how you manage subscriptions on Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tell-us-how-you-manage-subscriptions-on-discourse/361365)

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**Author:** [@hugh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hugh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2025, 5:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tell-us-how-you-manage-subscriptions-on-discourse/361365 "2025-04-11T05:43:31Z")

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We’re doing some research into how people manage subscription-based communities on Discourse, and would love to hear from some folks that do this. The two supported ways of hosting subscription communities on Discourse …

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## [Checking chat names](https://meta.discourse.org/t/checking-chat-names/362003)

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**Author:** [@ker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ker)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 3:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/checking-chat-names/362003 "2025-04-16T03:39:01Z")

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Hi, I would like to know if there is a way or a plugin that can show who recently changed the name of a chat. For example, if I changed the chat name to “burger,” is there a way to find out who made that change? I woul…

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## [Change notification level to Tracking/Watching if a user Votes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-notification-level-to-tracking-watching-if-a-user-votes/272275)

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**Author:** [@Luke\_Cousins](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Luke_Cousins)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 7:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-notification-level-to-tracking-watching-if-a-user-votes/272275 "2025-04-15T19:34:49Z")

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This is a brilliant plugin, thank you. Could there be an option for people who vote on a thread to automatically become subscribed (tracking and/or watching)? We use this for tracking feature requests, but then find peo…

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## [Enhance or create a different AI bot to help Discourse developers](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enhance-or-create-a-different-ai-bot-to-help-discourse-developers/275922)

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**Author:** [@EricGT](https://meta.discourse.org/u/EricGT)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2023, 1:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enhance-or-create-a-different-ai-bot-to-help-discourse-developers/275922 "2023-08-20T13:54:48Z")

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While there are hints that the current Discourse AI - AI Bot can help with Discourse developer tasks, it may not have been created for such. As a suggestion enhance the current bot or create a new bot to help with develo…

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## [Is the "Expanded with AI Summaries" option in topic lists here on Meta available in the Discourse AI plugin?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-the-expanded-with-ai-summaries-option-in-topic-lists-here-on-meta-available-in-the-discourse-ai-plugin/361678)

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**Author:** [@KhoiUSA](https://meta.discourse.org/u/KhoiUSA)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2025, 3:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-the-expanded-with-ai-summaries-option-in-topic-lists-here-on-meta-available-in-the-discourse-ai-plugin/361678 "2025-04-14T15:11:39Z")

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I’ve recently noticed here on Meta that in topic lists, there appears to be a table icon that allows users to toggle between Compact topic lists and Expanded topic lists which have short AI summaries underneath. I was w…

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## [Disallow anonymous users from viewing image & file URLs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disallow-anonymous-users-from-viewing-image-file-urls/40335)

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**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\
**Replies:** 33\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2025, 10:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disallow-anonymous-users-from-viewing-image-file-urls/40335 "2025-04-14T10:31:50Z")

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This came up in an internal discussion. Putting it up here so we can track it. Discourse image URLs on a invitation-only forum are still publicly viewable. Although these URLs are technically unguessable, e.g. /uploads…

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## [Enrich API Calls of AI Plugin?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enrich-api-calls-of-ai-plugin/357898)

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**Author:** [@Wurzelseppi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Wurzelseppi)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2025, 8:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enrich-api-calls-of-ai-plugin/357898 "2025-04-14T08:06:43Z")

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Hi folks, I´m working in an enterprise environment and we´re using Discourse as discussion board for supporting an cloud platform. We want to use the Discourse AI plugin for several usecases and even have internal AI e…

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## [Display a banned icon on user avatar when suspended](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-a-banned-icon-on-user-avatar-when-suspended/116035)

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**Author:** [@WorldIsMine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/WorldIsMine)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [April 12, 2025, 6:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-a-banned-icon-on-user-avatar-when-suspended/116035 "2025-04-12T06:36:41Z")

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I moderate the hell out of my instance. For 5000 current members, over 1000 are suspended. I can’t stress enough how many times I see people actively asking banned members things they will never get an answer for. It’s n…

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## [Add option to show /top or /hot topics in Showcased Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-option-to-show-top-or-hot-topics-in-showcased-categories/313035)

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**Author:** [@icaria36](https://meta.discourse.org/u/icaria36)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2025, 5:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-option-to-show-top-or-hot-topics-in-showcased-categories/313035 "2025-04-11T17:46:20Z")

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Is it possible to show the list of Top topics of a category instead of Latest?

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## [Exclude "Suspended" and "Blocked" users from username auto-complete](https://meta.discourse.org/t/exclude-suspended-and-blocked-users-from-username-auto-complete/38574)

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**Author:** [@DeanMarkTaylor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DeanMarkTaylor)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2025, 11:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/exclude-suspended-and-blocked-users-from-username-auto-complete/38574 "2025-04-11T11:19:19Z")

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It would be nice to see “Suspended” and “Blocked” user excluded from the username auto-complete. From a long list of historically banned / suspended users… … sometimes another user mentions the banned or suspended u…

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## [Change backup download link to 2-3 time usage!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-backup-download-link-to-2-3-time-usage/62633)

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**Author:** [@Pad\_Pors](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pad_Pors)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2025, 6:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-backup-download-link-to-2-3-time-usage/62633 "2025-04-11T06:09:06Z")

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after the recent change in the backup download, where a link is sent to the admin email, I couldn’t download any backup using the admin panel. the reason is from our side and the slow internet connection: the backup st…

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## [Display a global 'upcoming events' calendar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-a-global-upcoming-events-calendar/305040)

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**Author:** [@AKernelPanic](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AKernelPanic)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2025, 1:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-a-global-upcoming-events-calendar/305040 "2025-04-11T01:01:00Z")

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Hello! First, I wanted to thank you for this stellar plugin. We recently enabled it and it’s already seen a lot of great use and reception. One question I have is if it’s possible to have it display the upcoming events …

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## [Cannot change watching status on mobile while in the middle of topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-change-watching-status-on-mobile-while-in-the-middle-of-topic/352775)

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**Author:** [@seanblue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/seanblue)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2025, 12:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-change-watching-status-on-mobile-while-in-the-middle-of-topic/352775 "2025-04-11T00:11:30Z")

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You used to be able to change watching status from the timeline view on mobile, but that is no longer possible. As far as I can tell, there’s now no way to change watching status without going to the bottom of the topic,…

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## [Concerns over personal privacy with the AI plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/concerns-over-personal-privacy-with-the-ai-plugin/361068)

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**Author:** [@wotography](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wotography)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2025, 1:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/concerns-over-personal-privacy-with-the-ai-plugin/361068 "2025-04-10T13:06:58Z")

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\#feature-request Dear devs from discourse, thanks for getting the ai plugin up and running. We are using this in our community forum where we share opinions as well es best practices for our work. We have concerns abo…

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## [Configure hcaptcha on new accounts and/or first post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-hcaptcha-on-new-accounts-and-or-first-post/360799)

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**Author:** [@Debbie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Debbie)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 7, 2025, 8:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-hcaptcha-on-new-accounts-and-or-first-post/360799 "2025-04-07T20:27:19Z")

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Feature request: Instead of only having hcaptcha on new account creation, please allow a setting that can also enable it for first posts. (If hcaptcha was not previously enabled, there may be many spurious accounts that …

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## [Flag users sending a large number of PMs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/flag-users-sending-a-large-number-of-pms/360710)

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**Author:** [@Mollyvog](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mollyvog)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 7, 2025, 3:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/flag-users-sending-a-large-number-of-pms/360710 "2025-04-07T15:48:03Z")

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Hello I am not sure if this feature already exists but if it does I can’t find it. We had a scammer on our site who was caught by one of our watchwords. However before this, they had sent a large number of private mess…

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## [Add support for following regular users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-support-for-following-regular-users/360592)

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**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 7, 2025, 3:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-support-for-following-regular-users/360592 "2025-04-07T15:42:07Z")

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The way category actors behave and how they relay a forum user’s post is well-known, and there isn’t anything resembling a bug in that. However, I would like ideas on how this situation would be handled in a real environ…

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## [Follow local ActivityPub actors](https://meta.discourse.org/t/follow-local-activitypub-actors/360688)

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**Author:** [@hellekin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hellekin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2025, 8:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/follow-local-activitypub-actors/360688 "2025-04-05T08:30:12Z")

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Local follow tl;dr A federated category could follow a local federated tag. Use case I have a category that relays all Fediverse accounts from my organization in a single place. Now, I have this incoming message from t…

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## [Unable to restrict invite link to one person](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-restrict-invite-link-to-one-person/359872)

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**Author:** [@manuel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/manuel)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2025, 2:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-restrict-invite-link-to-one-person/359872 "2025-04-02T02:55:51Z")

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I want to restrict redemptions to one new member per link. But the value is rejected, is there a reason for this?

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## [Ability to send Automation AI summaries to groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-send-automation-ai-summaries-to-groups/357806)

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**Author:** [@jordan-violet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan-violet)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2025, 11:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-send-automation-ai-summaries-to-groups/357806 "2025-04-04T11:06:28Z")

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Currently, some automations can send to groups, like the "Schedule a PM with Data Explorer results option. With it, you can send the automation output to a user, group, or even an email address. But with “Periodic repor…

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## [AI avatar generator](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-avatar-generator/360002)

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**Author:** [@tpetrov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tpetrov)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2025, 2:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-avatar-generator/360002 "2025-04-03T14:36:36Z")

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TLDR:Letter avatars are boring and a lot of users don’t want to upload avatars. I’ve seen several places where you can generate an avatar with AI directly in the app and this looks more fun to me. Maybe it’ll be a nice…

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## [Moderation tool for formatting code with AI](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderation-tool-for-formatting-code-with-ai/347980)

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**Author:** [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2025, 6:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderation-tool-for-formatting-code-with-ai/347980 "2025-04-03T06:08:16Z")

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OpenAI forum is struggling with the volume of users who don’t format their code. One of the community’s Regulars has raised this in the Lounge.

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## [Limit the number of AI tokens a user can use in a day?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/limit-the-number-of-ai-tokens-a-user-can-use-in-a-day/330500)

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**Author:** [@Shauny](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Shauny)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2025, 6:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/limit-the-number-of-ai-tokens-a-user-can-use-in-a-day/330500 "2025-04-03T06:04:13Z")

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If you give certain members access to AI, what is stopping them from using it all the time for their work etc., is there any way to limit how many tokens they can use per day or week etc?

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## [Display custom text for featured link](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-custom-text-for-featured-link/339356)

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**Author:** [@jrgong](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jrgong)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2025, 4:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-custom-text-for-featured-link/339356 "2025-04-02T16:02:05Z")

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It would be great if the text for the custom link could be replaced with custom text via composer. For example, some of our links are affiliate links that display the domain of the affiliate network instead of the shop p…

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## [Custom Predefined Suspension Reasons](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-predefined-suspension-reasons/193088)

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**Author:** [@markersocial](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markersocial)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2025, 3:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-predefined-suspension-reasons/193088 "2025-04-02T15:54:46Z")

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Would be a nice time saver if we could modify or add additional predefined suspension reasons to the user suspension modal. I believe it isn’t possible currently.

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## [Is there a plugin for running online courses?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-plugin-for-running-online-courses/359910)

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**Author:** [@wendellverli](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wendellverli)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2025, 10:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-plugin-for-running-online-courses/359910 "2025-04-01T22:17:44Z")

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I’d like to run an online COURSE for my community - is there a plugin for this anywhere?

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## [Stripping incoming email attachments doesn't notify sender](https://meta.discourse.org/t/stripping-incoming-email-attachments-doesnt-notify-sender/21216)

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**Author:** [@downey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/downey)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2025, 4:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/stripping-incoming-email-attachments-doesnt-notify-sender/21216 "2025-04-01T16:17:32Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Incoming emails with attachments are not processed: It appears that when an attachment is stripped off (e.g., because it’s not on the approved file type list) the user is never notified t…

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## [Set "default email digest frequency" to 3-4 days](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-default-email-digest-frequency-to-3-4-days/186806)

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**Author:** [@alehandrof](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alehandrof)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2025, 3:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-default-email-digest-frequency-to-3-4-days/186806 "2025-04-01T03:41:43Z")

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I’d like to send the activity summary email to my users about every half-week (3 or 4 days). I don’t see an option to do so in the UI. Is there another way of setting this up. We’ve found that one week is too long if so…

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## [Ability to attach email addresses to default user group inboxes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-attach-email-addresses-to-default-user-group-inboxes/348650)

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**Author:** [@jordan-violet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan-violet)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 31, 2025, 8:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-attach-email-addresses-to-default-user-group-inboxes/348650 "2025-03-31T20:16:52Z")

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We would like the ability to attach email settings to default user groups in Discourse. Our example would be moderators. We want the ability to have an email address for moderators that can go into their inbox. Because t…

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