# Minor Feature Request: Descriptions in List-Id headers

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/minor-feature-request-descriptions-in-list-id-headers/86681>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [May 3, 2018, 2:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minor-feature-request-descriptions-in-list-id-headers/86681 "2018-05-03T14:29:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![adamengst](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/adamengst/32/116607_2.png) [@adamengst](https://meta.discourse.org/u/adamengst)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2018, 2:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minor-feature-request-descriptions-in-list-id-headers/86681/1 "2018-05-03T14:29:17Z")

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One of my readers pointed out that Discourse List-Id headers lack verbal descriptions, which would be helpful (in a small way). The short suggestion is to add descriptions in the form:

List-Id: Sitename | CategoryName \<categoryslug.domain.name\>

cheers… -Adam

PS: Here’s the message I got, so you can see where the guy is coming from.

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Your mailing lists insert the List-Id tag into the mail header, which is nice and expected. However, they insert only the identifier without description. I get

List-ID: \<[article-comments.talk.tidbits.com](http://article-comments.talk.tidbits.com/)\>  
List-ID: \<[tidbits-talk.talk.tidbits.com](http://tidbits-talk.talk.tidbits.com/)\>  
List-ID: \<[site-feedback.talk.tidbits.com](http://site-feedback.talk.tidbits.com/)\>

Other lists include also a verbal description. For example, a few of my actual mailing lists:

List-Id: Macintosh Pascal Mailing List \<[mac-pascal.lists.sonic.net](http://mac-pascal.lists.sonic.net/)\>  
List-Id: How to use LiveCode \<[use-livecode.lists.runrev.com](http://use-livecode.lists.runrev.com/)\>  
List-Id: MailMate Users \<[mailmate.lists.freron.com](http://mailmate.lists.freron.com/)\>  
List-Id: Discussion for revIgniter \<[revigniter-livecodejournal.com](http://revigniter-livecodejournal.com/)\>  
List-ID: Eudora for the Mac \<[eudora-mac.cartel.listmoms.net](http://eudora-mac.cartel.listmoms.net/)\>

I can set up my mail program to group the list posts by List-Id identifiers, but descriptions are much easier to see (I mean to click the correct mailing list), hence it would be great if you could have:

List-ID: TidBITS | Article Comments \<[article-comments.talk.tidbits.com](http://article-comments.talk.tidbits.com/)\>  
List-ID: TidBITS | TidBITS Talk \<[tidbits-talk.talk.tidbits.com](http://tidbits-talk.talk.tidbits.com/)\>  
List-ID: TidBITS | Site Feedback \<[site-feedback.talk.tidbits.com](http://site-feedback.talk.tidbits.com/)\>

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**Author:** ![zogstrip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/zogstrip/32/512781_2.png) [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2018, 2:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minor-feature-request-descriptions-in-list-id-headers/86681/2 "2018-05-03T14:39:56Z")

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Looks like a good and easy idea 👍

[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/7d223c0e5503b9b313b91ee588ec124531427644](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/7d223c0e5503b9b313b91ee588ec124531427644)

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**Author:** ![LeoMcA](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/leomca/32/87233_2.png) [@LeoMcA](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LeoMcA)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2018, 10:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minor-feature-request-descriptions-in-list-id-headers/86681/3 "2018-05-04T10:40:59Z")

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A minor suggestion, wouldn’t `#{parent_category_name} #{topic.category.name}` make more sense here?

> <https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/7d223c0e5503b9b313b91ee588ec124531427644/lib/email/sender.rb#L122>

That way emails for (for instance) [Development - Mozilla Discourse](https://discourse.mozilla.org/c/add-ons/development) would be:

_Mozilla | Add-ons Development_

rather than:

_Mozilla | Development Add-ons_

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**Author:** ![zogstrip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/zogstrip/32/512781_2.png) [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2018, 11:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minor-feature-request-descriptions-in-list-id-headers/86681/6 "2018-05-04T23:52:50Z")

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You’re right. I blindly 🙈 copied the order of the `List-Id`…

[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/bae7203f4234e9ed23bc8e37213805f704ef0653](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/bae7203f4234e9ed23bc8e37213805f704ef0653)

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**Author:** ![gde](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/gde/32/481170_2.png) [@gde](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gde)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2021, 11:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minor-feature-request-descriptions-in-list-id-headers/86681/7 "2021-12-11T11:02:08Z")

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Hello,

I’m reviving this feature request because of users in my community.  
They wish to have the List-id have more details when messages comes from groups.

I’ve activated `groups in subject` but this doesn’t completely satisfies my users.

Is it possible to add the group name; maybe when the `groups in subject` is true ?