Three remarks about custom emoji

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Three Remarks about Custom Emoji

H4M5TER shared three observations about custom emojis in Discourse. Firstly, using non-ASCII characters (e.g. Chinese) for emoji names results in them being replaced with an underscore. Secondly, editing emoji names or categories is not possible. Lastly, the number of images that can be uploaded at once is limited by the “simultaneous uploads” setting, which can be inconvenient.

Heliosurge asked about the Discourse version and suggested using image files like PNG. They also mentioned the Emoji manager in the Customize section.

Canapin moved the topic to the #feature category and confirmed that editing added emojis is not currently possible through the interface. They rephrased H4M5TER’s remarks into three feature requests:

  • Allow a wider array of characters for emoji names
  • Enable editing of emoji names and categories
  • Separate the upload limit for emojis from the “simultaneous uploads” setting
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  1. I tried to use unicode character (Chinese actually) for new emoji name, but it turned into _.
  2. I can’t edit the emoji name or category.
  3. The number of images I can upload at once is shared with simultaneous uploads in files settings. which makes it a bit of inconvenient

I assume the first is by designed. Wondering if there is another way to edit the added emojis.

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Which Discourse version are you running?

You might need to use pic files like png etc..

I am in Tests-pasts and there is an Emoji manager there. Under Customize\Emoji

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Hi @H4M5TER :hamster:!

I moved your topic in Contribute > Feature, because the only question here is “is there another way to edit the added emojis” and the anwer is “no” (to be understood as “not from the interface”).

More importantly, your three remarks are very valid, so it fits more in this category :slight_smile:

To rephrase them, it would be neat if we could:

  • Use a wider array of allowed characters for emoji names

  • Edit an emoji’s name and category

  • Not share the upload limit in this menu with the simultaneous uploads setting meant to apply to posts (related topic by the way)

Let me know if there’s anything else :slight_smile:

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