Researching
Researching: 1. List and summarize the 20 most liked open feature requests for CDCK prioritization, with direct links. 2. Identify the easiest 20 features to build—requests that are clear, low scope, and minimally invasive. 3. Detect and group duplicate or highly overlapping feature suggestions. 4. Flag topics that are very poorly defined or vague—requests lacking concrete description or goals, insufficient for product or engineering grooming.
Found 1000 posts matching ‘category:feature status:open order:likes post_type:first max_results:1000’
Here is your executive report based on the top 1000 open feature requests in the Feature category, prioritized by first-post likes:
1. Top 20 Features CDCK Should Build
Based on popularity and like count, these are the top 20 most wanted open features:
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Usercard Redesign Experiment
Revamp usercards with clearer structure, action buttons, and linked info.
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Experimental ‘lazy_loaded_categories’
Introduces lazy loading for categories to enhance performance at scale.
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Settings Granularity: Move From Trust Levels to Groups
Offers finer control by handling feature access via groups.
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ActivityPub Support: Federation
Add ActivityPub federation for decentralization and content aggregation.
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Default: Notify on Every Like
Make “notify on every like” the default for higher engagement.
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‘Stop Impersonating’ Link for Admins
UI improvement: Easy exit from impersonation mode.
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“New New” (Combine New & Unread Topics)
Combines New & Unread to simplify concept and UI.
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Discourse Reactions: Any Emoji Option
Allow full emoji picker for reactions.
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Private Support/‘Drop Box’ Category
Special category where topics are visible only to staff and opener.
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Matrix Protocol for Chat
Native Matrix support in Discourse chat.
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Closing the Flag Loop
User gets notified when flag is actioned—improves trust.
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Chapters for Long Topics
Break long threads into chapters automatically.
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iOS 16 Web Push Notifications
Push notifications on iOS as soon as Apple ships support.
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Accessibility Audit + Improvements
Bring in accessibility experts to guide platform-wide upgrades.
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Auto-bump Topics with Today’s Date
Auto-bump topics with date in their title, for reminders.
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Custom Content in Summary Emails
Admins can add content to digest emails.
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Mailing List UX Improvements
Extensive input on improving threading/replying for mailing-list users.
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Animated Stickers Plugin
Support for Lottie/animated stickers & picker UI.
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Slow/Rate Limit for Hot Topics
Per-topic slow mode throttle for heated discussions.
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Login with Telegram
Add OAuth login via Telegram.
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2. Easiest 20 Features CDCK Could Build
Clear, small scope features which can be quick wins:
- Add ‘stop impersonating’ link (topic)
- Warn before blocking own IP (topic)
- Notify admins of invalid translation overrides (topic)
- Use Web Share API for topic share (topic)
- Warning for admins when viewing someone’s PMs (topic)
- Warn when staff action overrides restriction (topic)
- Bulk “remove selected tag” action (topic)
- Show edit diff in “edit draft” dialog (topic)
- Canned replies for Staff Notices (topic)
- Theme dependency in about.json (topic)
- Show custom user fields at signup (topic)
- Add dropdown for user title selection (topic)
- “Send test email” on template editor (topic)
- Loader/animation for slow initial page load (topic)
- Exclude suspended/blocked users from mention autocomplete (topic)
- Add edit reason for mobile edits (topic)
- Show all uploads per user/admin (topic)
- Hide custom user fields from signup (topic)
- “Quote reply as new topic” button (topic)
- Text selection bookmark feature (topic)
3. Obvious Duplicates
Highly overlapping requests (ideal for de-duping, merging, or bundling):
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User/Group Management
Many requests for fine-grained group management, owner/membership separation, sensitive info hiding:
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Voting/Solution Marking
Many threads about voting UI, ranking, quotas, sorting, and status display:
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Chat/DM/Topic Conversions
Multiple requests for converting chat to posts/topics, and vice versa:
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Sidebar/Category Display Customization
Several overlapping customization and sidebar feature requests:
(More found in the full duplicate analysis above.)
4. Poorly Defined Feature Requests
Feature requests that are either vague, high-level, or not actionable:
- Discourse needs better search – No concrete requirements, just “make search better” ref
- Discourse as LMS? – No feature proposal, only open-ended exploration ref
- Discourse as a publication platform? – No specifics, asks about general product strategy ref
- Personal Social Analytics… – Just links to an external project, not a spec ref
- Advanced notification config – Broad wish, no actionable criteria ref
- Microcommunities/clubs – Vague, lists characteristics but no proposal ref
All findings are directly traceable to first-posts and topics in the Feature category. Footnotes and direct links have been provided for your review. If you need in-depth analysis on any entry or further grouping, let me know.