# Feature **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/feature/2.md?page=34&state=muted [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 35 --- ## [Convert text to "preview view" as you type?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/convert-text-to-preview-view-as-you-type/150834)
**Author:** [@JQ331](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JQ331)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2025, 12:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/convert-text-to-preview-view-as-you-type/150834 "2025-03-13T00:04:02Z")
Right now in Discourse you have your “editor” window where you type, and a separate preview window that shows how what you type will be displayed. Is it possible to merge those two, so the user doesn’t need to look at tw… --- ## [Notion like Editor](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notion-like-editor/273130)
**Author:** [@TheDarkWizard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TheDarkWizard)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2025, 11:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notion-like-editor/273130 "2025-03-12T23:51:07Z")
Hey all, As we continue to get familiar with Discourse and work with it, I’ve come to the realization that the Editor is easily my favorite of all the forum softwares I’ve worked with over the years. However, I think W… --- ## [More advance editor should be here?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/more-advance-editor-should-be-here/14102)
**Author:** [@vanabel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vanabel)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2025, 11:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/more-advance-editor-should-be-here/14102 "2025-03-12T23:43:44Z")
I have some exprence in taking notes of math in the Editor: StackEdit, while the discouse editor (what’s her name?) is my first forum editor that support markdown and mathjax at the same time with perfect preview, it s… --- ## [WYSIWYG editor as a replacement](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wysiwyg-editor-as-a-replacement/21373)
**Author:** [@Rahul\_Ramesh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Rahul_Ramesh)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2025, 11:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wysiwyg-editor-as-a-replacement/21373 "2025-03-12T23:42:55Z")
Is it hard to implement a WYSIWYG editor in place of the current bbcode markdown post editor with live preview? I am really curious to know about this, I don’t mean a overly crammed up editor, just a normal WYSIWYG with … --- ## [If not WYSIWYG, then how about disabling styles entirely?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/if-not-wysiwyg-then-how-about-disabling-styles-entirely/40539)
**Author:** [@Talin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Talin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2025, 11:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/if-not-wysiwyg-then-how-about-disabling-styles-entirely/40539 "2025-03-12T23:42:29Z")
As pointed out in the other thread, most users don’t take a lot of advantage of style text in their posts. This would be particularly true for our patients. Think about the typical patient to doctor interface such as myh… --- ## [WYSIWYG Plugin (again)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wysiwyg-plugin-again/39747)
**Author:** [@ccdw](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ccdw)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2025, 11:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wysiwyg-plugin-again/39747 "2025-03-12T23:40:38Z")
Continuing the discussion from Who would prefer a standard wysiwyg to markdown?: I checked with the founders and they are ok with us restarting this thread with a view to discussing the development of a plugin to deli… --- ## [Who would prefer a standard wysiwyg to markdown?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/who-would-prefer-a-standard-wysiwyg-to-markdown/31340)
**Author:** [@etewiah](https://meta.discourse.org/u/etewiah)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2025, 11:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/who-would-prefer-a-standard-wysiwyg-to-markdown/31340 "2025-03-12T23:40:19Z")
I just saw an interview with Michael Pryor of trello: At one point he says: We added markdown in Trello which in retrospect, was a mistake because it’s a developer centric feature in a non developer focused product.… --- ## [Stop Discord prompting for auth on every login](https://meta.discourse.org/t/stop-discord-prompting-for-auth-on-every-login/355494)
**Author:** [@Mako-Poisoned](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mako-Poisoned)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 9:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/stop-discord-prompting-for-auth-on-every-login/355494 "2025-03-11T21:05:51Z")
Hi there! I’ve setup discord login on my self hosted installation. It works pretty great…except for one small thing. When a user signs in with discord, they are taken to the authorization page every time, meaning th… --- ## [Will RAG Support PDF Files in the Future?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/will-rag-support-pdf-files-in-the-future/335804)
**Author:** [@silvacarl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/silvacarl)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 4:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/will-rag-support-pdf-files-in-the-future/335804 "2025-03-11T16:39:55Z")
first, your AI stuff rocks! second, if we post PDF or word or powerpoint files to our forum, will it also read those and chunk them up into vectors for RAG? --- ## [Allow category moderators to move topics to a category they moderate](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-category-moderators-to-move-topics-to-a-category-they-moderate/356805)
**Author:** [@mentalstring](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mentalstring)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 3:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-category-moderators-to-move-topics-to-a-category-they-moderate/356805 "2025-03-11T15:29:30Z")
Currently if a category moderator tries to move a topic to a category that requires approval/review of new topics, but with the category being one that they themselves are the moderators of (and thus, do the topic review… --- ## [Greater visibility for topic timer actions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/greater-visibility-for-topic-timer-actions/356691)
**Author:** [@putty](https://meta.discourse.org/u/putty)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 9:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/greater-visibility-for-topic-timer-actions/356691 "2025-03-10T21:04:42Z")
TLDR: We would like the ability to have more visibility for topic timer actions. We make our product announcements in an internal/private category for a period of time (at least 5 business days) and then publish them… --- ## [Disable zoom on mobile PWA](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-zoom-on-mobile-pwa/234541)
**Author:** [@alanost](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alanost)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 1:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-zoom-on-mobile-pwa/234541 "2025-03-10T13:31:12Z")
I come with a suggestion. I think a checkbox in the settings that prevents zooming in and out on the mobile PWA (= Shortcut on home screen or app bundled with pwabuilder.com in my definition) of a discourse page would be… --- ## [Option to show a different icon in sub categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-to-show-a-different-icon-in-sub-categories/356485)
**Author:** [@alltiagocom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alltiagocom)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2025, 2:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-to-show-a-different-icon-in-sub-categories/356485 "2025-03-09T14:33:50Z")
For a new user, the double color in the “Contributing” sub category probably doesn’t mean anything, it just looks like another category with a different color box. Maybe some admins don’t worry much about it, but I thin… --- ## [Discourse Advertising Plugin - Target Users by Custom User Field](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-advertising-plugin-target-users-by-custom-user-field/356426)
**Author:** [@ppcole](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ppcole)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2025, 9:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-advertising-plugin-target-users-by-custom-user-field/356426 "2025-03-08T21:11:05Z")
Having the ability to target Ads to users based on a Custom User Fields in the Sign Up form would greatly enhance the plugin. Eg. Sex=M/F, Location=US/Canada, Marital Status=M/S. Provides great flexibility to grow Ad … --- ## [Tag experts plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-experts-plugin/355898)
**Author:** [@packman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/packman)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2025, 9:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-experts-plugin/355898 "2025-03-08T09:39:24Z")
A bit of background first - I recently very radically restructured my 20+ year old forum to get rid of the 100-ish categories/sub-categories that had evolved over the years in favour of just 3 user-postable categories us… --- ## [Make it easier to add people to channels through chat UX](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-it-easier-to-add-people-to-channels-through-chat-ux/356286)
**Author:** [@Earnie\_Baird](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Earnie_Baird)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2025, 1:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-it-easier-to-add-people-to-channels-through-chat-ux/356286 "2025-03-08T01:59:58Z")
Moving from Slack to Discourse the other really big gap will be the ability for moderators to add people to public and private channels easily through the chat UX. Ideally this would be something moderators could easily… --- ## [Testing automation rules](https://meta.discourse.org/t/testing-automation-rules/356330)
**Author:** [@Saif](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Saif)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2025, 6:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/testing-automation-rules/356330 "2025-03-07T18:40:03Z")
Currently through the Discourse AI - Spam detection there is a test button available to see if a certain post/topic would trigger the system. This feature request was to have something similar for Discourse AI - AI tria… --- ## [Why does the notifications tab show all read notifications?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-does-the-notifications-tab-show-all-read-notifications/248187)
**Author:** [@bwetherill](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bwetherill)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2025, 5:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-does-the-notifications-tab-show-all-read-notifications/248187 "2025-03-07T17:15:30Z")
The notifications tab under my profile icon at the top right shows all notifications, regardless of how old they are or whether I have read them. Is there any way to make that show only unread notifications? --- ## [Community Notes in Discourse to Combat Misinformation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/community-notes-in-discourse-to-combat-misinformation/356244)
**Author:** [@Yt.w](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Yt.w)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2025, 3:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/community-notes-in-discourse-to-combat-misinformation/356244 "2025-03-07T15:53:43Z")
To further enhance content accuracy, I propose a Community Notes feature similar to Twitter (X), allowing trusted users to add context to potentially misleading posts. Key Features: Eligibility: Only users above a cert… --- ## [YouTube Autoembeds for Live Streams](https://meta.discourse.org/t/youtube-autoembeds-for-live-streams/350920)
**Author:** [@cogdog](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cogdog)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2025, 7:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/youtube-autoembeds-for-live-streams/350920 "2025-03-06T19:20:59Z")
I run a few live events using Streamyard that go directly to YouTube. The stream becomes the recording, so the link is always good. I notice that Discourse does not seem to embed the different URL format YouTube uses fo… --- ## [Speak with the Discourse product team about moderation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/speak-with-the-discourse-product-team-about-moderation/354962)
**Author:** [@hugh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hugh)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2025, 5:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/speak-with-the-discourse-product-team-about-moderation/354962 "2025-03-06T17:07:19Z")
We’re doing some research around how people handle moderation and use the review queue in Discourse, and would love to connect with folks that use it. To help us get started with our research, could you please fill out … --- ## [Clicking an emoji to show the name of the emoji](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clicking-an-emoji-to-show-the-name-of-the-emoji/355983)
**Author:** [@twofoursixeight](https://meta.discourse.org/u/twofoursixeight)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2025, 3:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clicking-an-emoji-to-show-the-name-of-the-emoji/355983 "2025-03-06T03:22:41Z")
So on discord the name of the emoji can easily be revealed with a click / tap, like this: It shows the name of the emoji on Discord. It also shows a description but we don’t need that for Discourse. I was wondering … --- ## [Extended mentions via activitypub](https://meta.discourse.org/t/extended-mentions-via-activitypub/355602)
**Author:** [@thoka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thoka)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2025, 8:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/extended-mentions-via-activitypub/355602 "2025-03-05T08:47:39Z")
I would like to be able to mention people in the fediverse, especially on other Discourse instances, using the extended fediverse mention scheme: @toka@memlab.thomaskalka.de I would expect this to trigger a notification… --- ## [Idea: automatically delete users flagged by "Approve Suspect Users" setting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/idea-automatically-delete-users-flagged-by-approve-suspect-users-setting/322951)
**Author:** [@regnatarajan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/regnatarajan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2025, 9:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/idea-automatically-delete-users-flagged-by-approve-suspect-users-setting/322951 "2025-03-04T21:52:56Z")
I’ve enabled “approve suspect users” and this has been a godsend. I get a lot of bots who sign up without reading any posts and all of them are spam. Is there a way to just automatically reject new users who don’t read… --- ## [Improving quoting quote accuracy](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improving-quoting-quote-accuracy/355053)
**Author:** [@Nihal\_Noorunnabi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nihal_Noorunnabi)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2025, 12:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improving-quoting-quote-accuracy/355053 "2025-03-04T12:45:10Z")
Hello. I’m a relatively new discourse user. Here’s a thread I created earlier about the issue I was having: I don’t know if this is a bug or not. The feature I’m asking for is keeping quote levels accurate when quotin… --- ## [Trust Level 4 Promotion by a Community Election Poll?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trust-level-4-promotion-by-a-community-election-poll/286754)
**Author:** [@twofoursixeight](https://meta.discourse.org/u/twofoursixeight)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2025, 3:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trust-level-4-promotion-by-a-community-election-poll/286754 "2025-03-03T15:44:01Z")
So, the Gimkit Forum has been discussing something about Trust Level 4 via elections, and also about if trust level 4 could be needed in the forum. I had put: Maybe a few active people can be elected, and there could … --- ## [How do you use Discourse AI? Tell us and make it even better!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-use-discourse-ai-tell-us-and-make-it-even-better/295402)
**Author:** [@Saif](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Saif)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2025, 7:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-use-discourse-ai-tell-us-and-make-it-even-better/295402 "2025-03-02T19:04:43Z")
Hey :waving\_hand: Discourse AI has been out for some time now and I am trying to get an understanding of how people are using it. As the Product Manager for the AI team, I want to learn from your experience so we can mak… --- ## [Add timezone to the Topic Timer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-timezone-to-the-topic-timer/354645)
**Author:** [@putty](https://meta.discourse.org/u/putty)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2025, 3:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-timezone-to-the-topic-timer/354645 "2025-02-26T15:11:23Z")
Hi there, I think it would be very helpful to be able to specify a timezone for the time being specified. I assume it uses my timezone, but it wouldn’t hurt to add clarity here. This is pretty clear when it breaks it do… --- ## [Email-less and password-less registration & authentication](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-less-and-password-less-registration-authentication/207737)
**Author:** [@Be0](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Be0)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2025, 10:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-less-and-password-less-registration-authentication/207737 "2025-02-26T22:42:44Z")
The insecurity and usability problems of passwords are well known. Passwords are something you know, so they are vulnerable to forgetting, which happens often. Thus, email is widely used as a backup to reset passwords. E… --- ## [Restrict exposure of full name to certain groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restrict-exposure-of-full-name-to-certain-groups/348873)
**Author:** [@mdoggydog](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mdoggydog)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2025, 6:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restrict-exposure-of-full-name-to-certain-groups/348873 "2025-02-26T18:08:44Z")
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