# Feature

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## [Feature Request - Wistia Channel embed support](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-wistia-channel-embed-support/359525)

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**Author:** [@alex20](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alex20)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 30, 2025, 2:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-wistia-channel-embed-support/359525 "2025-03-30T14:53:21Z")

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Hello, I corresponded with Discourse support and they advised I create a feature request here. I’m trying to embed a Wistia channel. Discourse already supports embedding of individual Wistia videos with oEmbed. Channels…

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## [Render \`\<button disabled\>\` in markdown](https://meta.discourse.org/t/render-button-disabled-in-markdown/358906)

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**Author:** [@roke\_julian\_lockhart](https://meta.discourse.org/u/roke_julian_lockhart)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2025, 10:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/render-button-disabled-in-markdown/358906 "2025-03-26T10:11:53Z")

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As stated in a relevant thread, where I was advised to separate this request from a bug in which the button renders in the previewer:

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## [Toggle "See forum as user in level XYZ"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/toggle-see-forum-as-user-in-level-xyz/359175)

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**Author:** [@alltiagocom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alltiagocom)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2025, 5:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/toggle-see-forum-as-user-in-level-xyz/359175 "2025-03-27T17:12:25Z")

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Similar to Discord where a simple dropdown allows an admin to quickly see the server as user in role XYZ. Right now it seems to require creating a new user and impersonating it, which also requires logging out of admin…

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## [Add permalinks as an option for granular API access](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-permalinks-as-an-option-for-granular-api-access/359148)

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**Author:** [@jordan-violet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan-violet)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2025, 1:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-permalinks-as-an-option-for-granular-api-access/359148 "2025-03-27T13:32:03Z")

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We need to issue an API key to create and delete Permalinks. Unfortunately, because Permalinks aren’t under granular control, we have to issue a global API key. For security purposes, it would be great to have the abili…

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## [Add posting limits to Trust Levels](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-posting-limits-to-trust-levels/312060)

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**Author:** [@Ahmed26](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ahmed26)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2025, 1:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-posting-limits-to-trust-levels/312060 "2025-03-26T13:38:28Z")

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Trust level 1 can open 1 topic per day, 20 replies per day Trust level 2 can open 5 topics per day and give 50 replies Trust level 3 can open 10 topics per day and give 70 replies Trust level 4 can open 20 topics per …

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## [Display the user who marked the answer as correct](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-the-user-who-marked-the-answer-as-correct/249016)

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**Author:** [@Brady1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Brady1)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2025, 4:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-the-user-who-marked-the-answer-as-correct/249016 "2025-03-26T04:17:10Z")

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why reputation of the endorser is important when considering whether to trust a solution or not you can incentivize mods to endorse answers well so they get more publicity for themselves and any company they may represe…

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## [True Block](https://meta.discourse.org/t/true-block/272436)

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**Author:** [@tonyzhu163](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tonyzhu163)\
**Replies:** 50\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2025, 12:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/true-block/272436 "2025-03-26T00:59:48Z")

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Hi I’m just wondering why block is done in a pseudo way where one can still easily interact with the content of blocked users. Having a true block where all of the blocked users content is unavailable in my viewing expe…

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## [Suggestion for the "Characters Required" plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-for-the-characters-required-plugin/358621)

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**Author:** [@alltiagocom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alltiagocom)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2025, 10:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-for-the-characters-required-plugin/358621 "2025-03-24T22:28:37Z")

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I just installed the plugin from GitHub - discourse/discourse-characters-required: Display how many characters are required before a post be made · GitHub and I have 2 requests that I believe would make the plugin a bit …

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## [Character count when writing description](https://meta.discourse.org/t/character-count-when-writing-description/190698)

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**Author:** [@jayrajm97](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jayrajm97)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2025, 8:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/character-count-when-writing-description/190698 "2025-03-24T20:57:14Z")

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Is there a way to show character count while writing a description? I got this plugin, but the drawback is this sets a minimum number of characters and I want to show the number of characters used. In the below screen…

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## [How viable is a lightweight desktop app for Discourse, and could it improve engagement and/or notification awareness?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-viable-is-a-lightweight-desktop-app-for-discourse-and-could-it-improve-engagement-and-or-notification-awareness/301373)

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**Author:** [@Tris20](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tris20)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2025, 5:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-viable-is-a-lightweight-desktop-app-for-discourse-and-could-it-improve-engagement-and-or-notification-awareness/301373 "2025-03-24T17:30:18Z")

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This is a followup to a question in today’s AMA. David answered very well and definitely understood where this question was coming from. I’ll link the AMA video to this topic when it’s publicly available. Initial questi…

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## [Ranked Choice poll doesn't use min/max settings properly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ranked-choice-poll-doesnt-use-min-max-settings-properly/358372)

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**Author:** [@v-maxbraden](https://meta.discourse.org/u/v-maxbraden)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2025, 10:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ranked-choice-poll-doesnt-use-min-max-settings-properly/358372 "2025-03-24T10:03:05Z")

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When I create a multiple choice polls I can can set the minimum and maximum number of choices before Vote is enabled, but this doesn’t seem to work for Ranked Choice voting. If I create a poll with five options: poll t…

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## [Alternative views for Category and Site Events Calendars](https://meta.discourse.org/t/alternative-views-for-category-and-site-events-calendars/358466)

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**Author:** [@acka47](https://meta.discourse.org/u/acka47)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2025, 9:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/alternative-views-for-category-and-site-events-calendars/358466 "2025-03-23T21:48:19Z")

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The calendars embedded in a topic with \[calendar\]\[/calendar\] support different views: Month, Week List. Unfortunately, the calendar at upcoming-events and the category calendars I add via events calendar categories only …

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## [Request for dynamic page creator](https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-for-dynamic-page-creator/358519)

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**Author:** [@Mister](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mister)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2025, 9:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-for-dynamic-page-creator/358519 "2025-03-23T21:04:53Z")

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In Discourse, additional static web pages are already implemented through the following plugins: sylque/discpage nukomeet/discourse-static-pages However, I would like to see an implementation in Discourse, or through …

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## [Multilingual sites: ask for preferred language at registration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multilingual-sites-ask-for-preferred-language-at-registration/73497)

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**Author:** [@icaria36](https://meta.discourse.org/u/icaria36)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2025, 12:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multilingual-sites-ask-for-preferred-language-at-registration/73497 "2025-03-23T12:42:25Z")

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Thank you very much for the feature allowing users selecting their preferred locale. Very helpful for communities living multilingual realities! Have you considered to allow users to define their preferred locale at reg…

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## [Allow users to set language at signup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-users-to-set-language-at-signup/26000)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2019, 7:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-users-to-set-language-at-signup/26000 "2019-04-10T07:18:37Z")

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Sorry if this is discussed elsewhere but I couldn’t find it easily. I’d like to allow users to set their preferred language at signup. We have a multilingual community. The same “interface language” option would be prov…

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## [Default group title is not being applied consistently](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-group-title-is-not-being-applied-consistently/83229)

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**Author:** [@Biscuit](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Biscuit)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2025, 3:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-group-title-is-not-being-applied-consistently/83229 "2025-03-23T03:08:19Z")

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When I assign a member to a custom group, they don’t always display the specified “Default title for all users in this group” On some occasions it works. On other occasions, the member has retained “Regular” as their ti…

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## [Add date range filter to staff action log export](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-date-range-filter-to-staff-action-log-export/358195)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2025, 7:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-date-range-filter-to-staff-action-log-export/358195 "2025-03-20T19:22:36Z")

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I have a feature request! I’d like to be able to export the staff action log and only need entries from the last year. Currently the export includes the entire staff action log going back to the beginning of the site’s …

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## [Select to quote shouldn't strip \< and \> characters around links](https://meta.discourse.org/t/select-to-quote-shouldnt-strip-and-characters-around-links/358145)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2025, 4:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/select-to-quote-shouldnt-strip-and-characters-around-links/358145 "2025-03-20T16:00:41Z")

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When selecting text that contains \<https://some.link\>, the quote removes the \< and \> characters. It doesn’t matter very much, but I’d prefer that quoting wouldn’t alter the original content.

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## [Bookmark Collections / Folders](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bookmark-collections-folders/357858)

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**Author:** [@alltiagocom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alltiagocom)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2025, 11:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bookmark-collections-folders/357858 "2025-03-18T23:23:17Z")

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It would be great if we could create Collections / Folders for our bookmarks similar to how Instagram and Facebook approach this. I saw this topic and it’s unfortunately that at least at the time, there were no plans fo…

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## [Ability to override opengraph data in topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-override-opengraph-data-in-topics/357815)

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**Author:** [@jordan-violet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan-violet)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2025, 5:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-override-opengraph-data-in-topics/357815 "2025-03-18T17:46:32Z")

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It would be great to have the ability to override opengraph data within a topic. For example, in our community we may have a topic titled Version 5.3.2 Updated which is in the proper category, and thus the name makes sen…

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## [Short code to insert Join/Leave group button into a post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/short-code-to-insert-join-leave-group-button-into-a-post/63673)

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**Author:** [@trudat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/trudat)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2025, 3:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/short-code-to-insert-join-leave-group-button-into-a-post/63673 "2025-03-18T15:31:21Z")

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To integrate group memberships more fluidly into the community-building aspects of Discourse posts, it would helpful to have a short-cut for inserting the join group interface directly into any post. For example, it cou…

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## [Add markdown to selected text](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-markdown-to-selected-text/357385)

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**Author:** [@alltiagocom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alltiagocom)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2025, 10:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-markdown-to-selected-text/357385 "2025-03-16T22:05:05Z")

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I don’t know if this is possible at all, but for example in Obsidian I am able to select a word or sentence and then hit the backtick to automatically surround the word or sentence with a backtick (or 3 backticks for cod…

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## [Ability to enable chat's desktop notification sound by default](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-enable-chats-desktop-notification-sound-by-default/357427)

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**Author:** [@SkyeDragon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SkyeDragon)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2025, 5:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-enable-chats-desktop-notification-sound-by-default/357427 "2025-03-16T05:15:22Z")

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Regarding the user setting “Desktop chat notification sound”, I would like to suggest the ability for administrators to configure the default sound (which currently appears to be None). My community is having some troub…

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## [Group-Based Category Visibility (Without Affecting SEO)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-based-category-visibility-without-affecting-seo/357345)

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**Author:** [@emonunix](https://meta.discourse.org/u/emonunix)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2025, 7:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-based-category-visibility-without-affecting-seo/357345 "2025-03-15T07:42:39Z")

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:one: Problem Statement Currently, Discourse does not allow strict category visibility based on group membership, leading to issues: Users can see unrelated categories in search results, the category dropdown, and sugg…

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## [Why does searching the word "quote" return quotes?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-does-searching-the-word-quote-return-quotes/357200)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2025, 9:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-does-searching-the-word-quote-return-quotes/357200 "2025-03-13T21:35:28Z")

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Apparently, searching quote returns posts that contain the \[quote\] tag. https://meta.discourse.org/search?q=quote%20topic%3A352347%20order%3Alatest I think the search shouldn’t return the string “quote” if contained in…

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## [Option for TL4s to have flags not immediately hide topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-for-tl4s-to-have-flags-not-immediately-hide-topics/357063)

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**Author:** [@NoNoWahooFromGimkit](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NoNoWahooFromGimkit)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2025, 9:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-for-tl4s-to-have-flags-not-immediately-hide-topics/357063 "2025-03-13T21:22:25Z")

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I am a TL4 in a growing Discourse community, and occasionally I come across a post that is slightly inappropriate or spam. These posts are just inappropriate or spammy enough that I want to send them to the review queue,…

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## [Automatically Mute Categories When a User Leaves a Group](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-mute-categories-when-a-user-leaves-a-group/357040)

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**Author:** [@emonunix](https://meta.discourse.org/u/emonunix)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2025, 10:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-mute-categories-when-a-user-leaves-a-group/357040 "2025-03-12T22:14:51Z")

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Hello Discourse Team & Community, I’d like to propose a new feature that would allow categories to be automatically muted when a user leaves a group. The Problem When a user joins a group, they can be set to automatic…

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## [Setting topic timers doesn't trigger any webhooks](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-topic-timers-doesnt-trigger-any-webhooks/357129)

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**Author:** [@jordan-violet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan-violet)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2025, 3:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-topic-timers-doesnt-trigger-any-webhooks/357129 "2025-03-13T15:06:44Z")

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When setting a topic timer for a topic (e.g. to schedule publishing), there are no webhooks that are fired in Discourse to catch this event.

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## [Markdown syntax highlighting in post editor](https://meta.discourse.org/t/markdown-syntax-highlighting-in-post-editor/282665)

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**Author:** [@pipkin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pipkin)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2025, 12:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/markdown-syntax-highlighting-in-post-editor/282665 "2025-03-13T00:15:04Z")

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Would it be hard to replace the default post editor textarea by a markdown syntax highlighter? Or am I missing the option somewhere? You have already beautifully implemented this for css in the admin styles editor:

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## [What are the plans to improve the composer in 2024?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-are-the-plans-to-improve-the-composer-in-2024/303826)

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**Author:** [@thoka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thoka)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2025, 12:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-are-the-plans-to-improve-the-composer-in-2024/303826 "2025-03-13T00:06:17Z")

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I would love to read more details about the plans to modernize the composer in 2024, which @lindsey explained at 19:10 in Recap: AMA with The Discourse Product Team.

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