# Feature **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/feature/2.md?page=74&status=open [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 75 --- ## [Topic Timer Enhancements](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-timer-enhancements/85184)
**Author:** [@outofthebox](https://meta.discourse.org/u/outofthebox)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 4:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-timer-enhancements/85184 "2022-10-19T16:17:03Z")
Hi, When setting a topic timer, there are a few enhancements that I believe would make it even better: When selecting a custom time, to have a popup window that makes it easy to select a time, in a process parallel… --- ## [How to add the gamification leaderboard to community homepage?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-the-gamification-leaderboard-to-community-homepage/242231)
**Author:** [@GaurangTandon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/GaurangTandon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2022, 5:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-the-gamification-leaderboard-to-community-homepage/242231 "2022-10-18T17:06:10Z")
I’d like to be able to display the leaderboard on the homepage. It can be a small, condensed table of top N users, with only their usernames and cheers. If that is not possible, even a simple comma separated list of top … --- ## [Dealing with unwanted (and probably spam) accounts via SSO?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dealing-with-unwanted-and-probably-spam-accounts-via-sso/24050)
**Author:** [@molly\_cushing](https://meta.discourse.org/u/molly_cushing)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2022, 2:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dealing-with-unwanted-and-probably-spam-accounts-via-sso/24050 "2022-10-16T14:52:58Z")
I’m dealing with a lot Russian spam and instead of having to go to each individual profile to delete and block emails and IP addresses (despite having the domains blacklisted already), it would be much less time consumin… --- ## [Allow swipe up/down actions to close images on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-swipe-up-down-actions-to-close-images-on-mobile/241923)
**Author:** [@darkpixlz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/darkpixlz)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2022, 9:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-swipe-up-down-actions-to-close-images-on-mobile/241923 "2022-10-15T09:33:57Z")
When you have a big phone it gets frustrating to have to have to reach up to the close button to close out an image When you swipe up/down, compared to most mobile apps it should close out to the image instead of scroll… --- ## [Realtime notifications about users typing a reply?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/realtime-notifications-about-users-typing-a-reply/241762)
**Author:** [@rahim123](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rahim123)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2022, 1:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/realtime-notifications-about-users-typing-a-reply/241762 "2022-10-13T01:55:41Z")
Hi there, I’m almost positive that I remember Discourse somewhere around 2016 having realtime notifications toward the bottom of the thread about users that were currently typing a reply in a given topic. Has this been r… --- ## [Content attribution using Shared Edits](https://meta.discourse.org/t/content-attribution-using-shared-edits/241491)
**Author:** [@icaria36](https://meta.discourse.org/u/icaria36)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2022, 12:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/content-attribution-using-shared-edits/241491 "2022-10-10T12:53:38Z")
We are considering pushing for shared-edits use in our community for situations where https://etherpad.org/ is being used right now. Although Etherpad is more mature and feature-rich, we are interested in the integration… --- ## [Automate custom SQL queries](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automate-custom-sql-queries/241611)
**Author:** [@AquaL1te](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AquaL1te)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2022, 9:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automate-custom-sql-queries/241611 "2022-09-24T21:24:05Z")
This plugin doesn’t seem to have SQL queries, does it? I would like to automate tagging people in the introduction thread on my forum. But only if a user’s account is one month old, haven’t reached TL1 yet and of course … --- ## [Logo-related features](https://meta.discourse.org/t/logo-related-features/276471)
**Author:** [@carbonrich](https://meta.discourse.org/u/carbonrich)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2022, 6:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/logo-related-features/276471 "2022-10-07T18:00:45Z")
Could we get a “logo dark” option? And maybe even a “Use default site logos” checkbox?! (I hope to contribute to this kind of thing soon, but above my coding pay grade at the moment. Thank you for a wonderful component… --- ## [Search existing topics when hyperlinking](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-existing-topics-when-hyperlinking/112922)
**Author:** [@SMx](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SMx)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2022, 7:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-existing-topics-when-hyperlinking/112922 "2022-10-06T19:54:23Z")
Hi everyone, if I may give you a suggestion. When in editor and hyperlinking a word in a post, it would be a great idea to write a word/keys and dynamically search for matching topics. Because I’m finding myself linking… --- ## [Calendar plugin features to make it really useful for us](https://meta.discourse.org/t/calendar-plugin-features-to-make-it-really-useful-for-us/210333)
**Author:** [@mattdm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mattdm)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2022, 6:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/calendar-plugin-features-to-make-it-really-useful-for-us/210333 "2022-10-06T18:43:56Z")
Continuing the discussion from Discourse Calendar: The Fedora Project currently has our own calendaring web app, Fedocal. It’s due for an update, and I’m thinking about whether we could replace it calendars on Discourse… --- ## [Create ranked polls](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-ranked-polls/215351)
**Author:** [@Chris\_Holdgraf](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Chris_Holdgraf)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2022, 5:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-ranked-polls/215351 "2022-10-06T17:33:29Z")
I quite like the polls feature for quickly getting feedback from a part of the community. In some cases, we’d like to be able to let people rank their preferences in a poll, rather than simply choose from multiple option… --- ## [Restrict category access during certains hours](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restrict-category-access-during-certains-hours/241150)
**Author:** [@Fabrice](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Fabrice)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2022, 3:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restrict-category-access-during-certains-hours/241150 "2022-10-06T15:55:00Z")
Maybe I’d only be interested in a feature like this, but it would be definetely useful to have the ability to automatically restrict posting/viewing to certain groups/TL during certains hours or maybe days of week. The f… --- ## [Text File viewer within post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/text-file-viewer-within-post/241077)
**Author:** [@darkpixlz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/darkpixlz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2022, 10:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/text-file-viewer-within-post/241077 "2022-10-05T22:07:52Z")
Currently this is how text files are being displayed in posts: Instead, it can be presented like this: This way allows for you to know what’s in a text file without having to download it and open it on your system… --- ## [Is there a way to "secretly" unlist posts?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-secretly-unlist-posts/240973)
**Author:** [@Frank2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Frank2)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2022, 6:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-secretly-unlist-posts/240973 "2022-10-05T18:16:36Z")
Situation occurs that a topic deviates from the theme of the forum; however, this topic expresses opinions that may not be suitable for a straight-up deletion. What I’m thinking about is to unlist this topic, but the aut… --- ## [Threaded chats](https://meta.discourse.org/t/threaded-chats/240998)
**Author:** [@asirota](https://meta.discourse.org/u/asirota)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2022, 10:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/threaded-chats/240998 "2022-10-05T10:08:10Z")
Will Discourse chat support threads like Slack at some point? If so how should they work? There may be an opportunity here to think about how conversations that start as a thread in a chat channel could then become a to… --- ## [Honouring Resent-\* in email receiver](https://meta.discourse.org/t/honouring-resent-in-email-receiver/240132)
**Author:** [@Natureshadow](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Natureshadow)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2022, 6:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/honouring-resent-in-email-receiver/240132 "2022-10-04T06:05:47Z")
We have a workflow where we use Discourse as an e-mail archive. We have a group mail address, and our agents Cc that address when starting a mail thread with a customer. This works great until a customer replies to the … --- ## [Send by email a message to add it in a topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/send-by-email-a-message-to-add-it-in-a-topic/240714)
**Author:** [@laurent.c](https://meta.discourse.org/u/laurent.c)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2022, 11:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/send-by-email-a-message-to-add-it-in-a-topic/240714 "2022-10-03T11:37:46Z")
We can create topics by email or reply to a notification by email but it seems impossible to add a message to a topic with a unique email address. I explored the forum to understand all features related to emails: Mirr… --- ## [Add a progress bar to actions that take a while](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-progress-bar-to-actions-that-take-a-while/237636)
**Author:** [@darkpixlz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/darkpixlz)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2022, 7:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-progress-bar-to-actions-that-take-a-while/237636 "2022-10-02T19:10:52Z")
There are some actions that even on powerful hosts that take a while. For example, I split a topic that’s ~8.6k posts long and it took around 30 seconds. Discourse gave me 0 confirmation anything was happening. I just … --- ## [Ability to view messages as if they were in their own category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-view-messages-as-if-they-were-in-their-own-category/240639)
**Author:** [@Jonathan5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jonathan5)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2022, 1:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-view-messages-as-if-they-were-in-their-own-category/240639 "2022-10-02T13:06:38Z")
I wasn’t sure whether to put this in support or as a feature request. My aim is to get rid of the separate inbox and sent-box, so that everything just appears in one place. So when you send a message, it’ll appear alon… --- ## [Grouped reply notification](https://meta.discourse.org/t/grouped-reply-notification/92630)
**Author:** [@tsk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tsk)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2022, 9:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/grouped-reply-notification/92630 "2022-10-01T21:10:50Z")
Greetings I’m having an issue with replies being grouped together in the notification tray from one thread, despite the replies being to different posts. When I click on the notification it goes to the first reply and … --- ## [Ability to select from all tags when selecting for sidebar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-select-from-all-tags-when-selecting-for-sidebar/240472)
**Author:** [@Jonathan5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jonathan5)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2022, 10:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-select-from-all-tags-when-selecting-for-sidebar/240472 "2022-09-30T10:21:56Z")
Continuing the discussion from Try out the new sidebar and notification menus!: When selecting sidebar tags, only 10 appear in the dropdown menu on my forum (and 5 on meta). It would be good if there were a way to be p… --- ## [Creating separate ‘Allow Chat Uploads’ settings for Public Channels and Personal Chat](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-separate-allow-chat-uploads-settings-for-public-channels-and-personal-chat/240279)
**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2022, 8:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-separate-allow-chat-uploads-settings-for-public-channels-and-personal-chat/240279 "2022-09-29T20:41:01Z")
If they were separate in the future, where would you allow uploads and where would you disallow them? --- ## [Separate smtp settings for immediate and queued emails?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/separate-smtp-settings-for-immediate-and-queued-emails/151965)
**Author:** [@Chandra](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Chandra)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2022, 4:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/separate-smtp-settings-for-immediate-and-queued-emails/151965 "2022-09-28T16:44:13Z")
Password emails and personal messages for example, need to be delivered immediately, while newsletter emails can be drip fed over a long period. Currently all emails fall in the same queue, if the mail server has a queue… --- ## [Showing activity from followed users in the sidebar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/showing-activity-from-followed-users-in-the-sidebar/240229)
**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 9:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/showing-activity-from-followed-users-in-the-sidebar/240229 "2022-09-27T21:05:46Z")
Some folks who user Discourse Follow are interested in being able to get to feeds for individual users more easily from their sidebar. How might we do that? ▶ discussion in chat I think it’s unlikely we’ll tackle this b… --- ## [Set specific content to translate](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-specific-content-to-translate/245090)
**Author:** [@featheredtoast](https://meta.discourse.org/u/featheredtoast)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 1:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-specific-content-to-translate/245090 "2022-09-27T01:57:46Z")
Is it possible yet to mark which posts (or groups’ posts) are candidates for translation? If not, it may be nice to have an option for it - For larger communities where API translation limits are thin, it may be desired … --- ## [Preserve colors](https://meta.discourse.org/t/preserve-colors/240080)
**Author:** [@Mahdi\_G](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mahdi_G)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2022, 12:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/preserve-colors/240080 "2022-09-26T12:41:05Z")
In Linux terminals, there is an option to copy output as HTML to preserve colors. it would be helpful if the user could paste this HTML and keeps the colors. It makes troubleshooting easier in related discourse forums --- ## [Add saved searches to the sidebar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-saved-searches-to-the-sidebar/239848)
**Author:** [@tvavrda](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tvavrda)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2022, 4:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-saved-searches-to-the-sidebar/239848 "2022-09-24T16:55:16Z")
I think it would be great to see the saved searches as items in the sidebar. --- ## [Option to show only unread categories and tags in sidebar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-to-show-only-unread-categories-and-tags-in-sidebar/239776)
**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2022, 7:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-to-show-only-unread-categories-and-tags-in-sidebar/239776 "2022-09-23T07:52:44Z")
How about having the option to show categories with new or unread topics only? Or move those to the top? I think that’s how the “old” hamburger menu worked. --- ## [Data Explorer reports for Translator Plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/data-explorer-reports-for-translator-plugin/239770)
**Author:** [@icaria36](https://meta.discourse.org/u/icaria36)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2022, 9:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/data-explorer-reports-for-translator-plugin/239770 "2022-08-25T09:36:18Z")
Are there plans to offer a metrics report related to this plugin, or could we get some help with Data Explorer queries? Types of metrics that would be useful to have in multilingual sites using automatic translation (ha… --- ## [Display Unread messages in the footer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-unread-messages-in-the-footer/239756)
**Author:** [@xan2622](https://meta.discourse.org/u/xan2622)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2022, 1:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-unread-messages-in-the-footer/239756 "2022-09-22T13:57:50Z")
Hi. Would it be possible to add an option, in the Profile \> Preferences \> Interface, to choose what to display in the footer? Ideally, I would like to see my Unread messages there. There could be a dropdown menu to let… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/feature/2.md?page=73&status=open) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/feature/2.md?page=75&status=open)