The discussion revolves around the visibility of groups in Discourse. xiasummer feels confused by seeing all groups when searching /groups and thinks only groups that a user can join should be visible. They also suggest adding buttons to show groups they’re already in and groups they can join.
codinghorror responds that groups can be marked as not visible, and the user directory can be turned off in site settings.
Sean_R agrees that the Groups page needs improvement and suggests showing groups users are in and can join, as well as groups they cannot join. They also mention that site settings can be used to disable the user directory and group visibility.
scombs provides a CSS solution to remove formal group names, and guides xiasummer on how to implement it, resulting in a successful outcome (xiasummer).
You see, I believe we should let a normal user only can see the groups that they can join( by requesting or just join)
. What are all the other groups doing in this page.
Plus, I do think the groups function can be really important. So why is there not a button which can show
all the groups I’m already in.
all te groups that I can join.
Do we always have to see the groups by adding “/groups” ?
P.S. I also feel quite odd to let anyone see all the users by just typing “Discourse Meta”. Shouldn’t it be only the managers that can see such information?
Just go to settings in the admin side and disable.
I agree the Groups page needs more redo. I do not care why. I would in addition not like to see the formal name of the group (the one with the underscore). I agree it should be a functional way to see the groups you are in and can join. It is also useful to show the ones you are not able to be in. For example, we have two groups of users that are special, Experts & Ambassadors. While people cannot join them, it is helpful to know who they are. Also good for staff listing.
Not for me. There is the ability to block from users who are not logged in. Also in the settings.
Go to Admin > Customize >Themes (or CSS if you are on an older release of Discourse)
Add the CSS to your default theme under Common
or create a theme component so you can add it to multiple themes.
If you are on an older release of Discourse just use the CSS tab to create a new CSS item. Make sure you also add it to the mobile option and check the box to activate the CSS.
If you can’t sort it out, just reply with where you are stuck.
