My suggestions. I have not actually tested the plugin yet, but I find these even more important than bridging (also useful):
- Allow access to the chat by group.
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optionally Allow r/w access to the chat by anonymous.
- Allow groups to have their own chats
- Optionally remove chat comments after X hours / days / weeks by group
- Optionally Allow sidebar visibility for tags / groups in chat
- Make it easy for someone to “convert” comment(s) into the body of a topic, perhaps by trust level/group. Perhaps handled by flagging.
- Convert comments(s) into reply on an existing topic would also rock by trust level/group. Perhaps handled by flagging.
- Tags within chat
- If a group is mentioned which allows a user to join / request membership, allow that person to immediately join / request group membership from within chat.
- Contact Discobot directly within chat, both publicly or convert to private message.
- Assign chat visibility to relate to a particular topic / reply / tag for a duration
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Allow users to quickly mention existing posts within chat.
- If a post mentioned gets a heart in chat, add that heart to the original post as well (assuming such an action is supported, lol)
Search topics/posts integration
It would be interesting to add automatic searching when a user is attempting to post in chat, so when they type: Hi, I cannot find music... music post they need automatically appears as a link.
Moderation.
- Slow users posting too much in chat.
- Allow group/trust to ignore a user/group in chat permanently (all of their comments are no longer visible once ignored)
- Flag / Silence / Ban user within chat.
- restrict words if blacklisted
- allow attachments by group
Anything encouraging others to join up or expound within a larger post appreciated.
Tag support would also allow chat integration plugin support, covering all existing Discourse bridging.