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make threads collapsible
A toggle option so that threads appear as "N comments" and open in the side-panel, so they do not interrupt the main flow of the channel, and you can follow each thread mode easily.
2,646 votesCollapsed Reply Threads is now in General Availability!
Thanks to everyone who has upvoted this feature! With Mattermost version 7.0, Collapsed Reply Threads (our most requested feature ever) is now available for all! System Admins can now enable the feature by default for all users (always_on or default_on).
In addition to more granular configuration, server performance has been improved to support large-scale deployments. Interested in learning more? Check out some of the content below and feel free to reach out with questions or feedback directly in the feature channel:
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Support different options for sorting the channels in the sidebar
Now the contacts (Direct messages) are always sorted alphabetically. It would be great to have different options of sorting. What we like the most is sorting by last message recieved/sent, which means on top we always have our most recent conversation (like in Skype)
Any chance to have it in future?855 votesThank you for nominating the feature! It is now available in Mattermost v5.32. Would anyone like to help re-tweet the announcement?
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Status labels
The idea:
One can set their status to some arbitrary text, which will be shown next to your username.
Details:
The command
/status My new statuscan be used to change your status, it will then appear next to your screen name in replies:
https://i.imgur.com/Sggqc59.png
If the text is too long, it is truncated and you need to hover to see the full status:
https://i.imgur.com/0GoP3HZ.png
Why:
It is incredibly useful to be able to see what your team mates are working on. Currently, our team are using a channel for this, but it's pretty inconvinient and quickly gets very messy.…
376 votesCustom user statuses are available in Mattermost v5.33 and later. Learn more on our blog: https://mattermost.com/blog/custom-statuses/
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History of shared files in a channel
Would be lovely to view the files that have been shared in a channel. This would go neatly with the idea of pinning posts as well. You could be able to pin files.
304 votesThis is available now in Mattermost Cloud and in Mattermost Self-Managed v5.35 (releasing May 16). Learn more in our blog: https://mattermost.com/blog/file-search/
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232 votes
This feature is now complete (out of beta) and shipped with v4.0 on July 16th.
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Install Mattermost in a Subdirectory
We are using HAProxy and multiple subdirectories as internal redirects, to consolidate services.
Right now, Mattermost assumes it is being install at the root of a fully qualified domain name, so moving it anywhere breaks multiple paths for many files.
It would be much more valuable for teams to be able to deploy to "http://www.example.com/chat" instead of always resorting to "http://chat.example.com/".
213 votesThank you for nominating the feature! It is now available in Mattermost v5.1!
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178 votes
Thank you for nominating the feature! It is now available in Mattermost 5.18.
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Mattermost protocol implementation for libpurple (Pidgin/Adium/Instanbird)
https://github.com/mattermost/platform/issues/2668
I am interested to build and implement the purple component as pure JS for Instanbird.
161 votesThanks to Eion Robb, we have libpurple-Mattermost integration via https://github.com/EionRobb/purple-mattermost
If you appreciate the work, please consider giving it a star and sharing the news on Twitter!
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Eliminate 4000 character per message (message length)
Currently I can't create messages with more than 4000 characters. This limit should be removed.
158 votesThank you for nominating the feature! It is now available in Mattermost 5.0!
New installs of Mattermost v5.0 and later allow up to 16383 characters per post. Instances of Mattermost installed earlier than v5.0 will need to update to v5.0 or later and then run a manual database migration in order to utilize the higher character limit. This migration can be slow for large Posts tables, so it’s best to schedule this during off-peak hours. See important upgrade notes (https://docs.mattermost.com/administration/important-upgrade-notes.html) for more details.
To migrate a MySQL database, connect to your database and run the following:
ALTER TABLE Posts MODIFY COLUMN Message TEXT;
To migrate a PostgreSQL database, connect to your database and run the following:
ALTER TABLE Posts ALTER COLUMN Message TYPE VARCHAR;
Restart your Mattermost instances.
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+1 or like messages
Like or +1 concept from social networks for single messages.
Should display the number of likes near the message-title.108 votesThis feature is now complete (out of beta) and shipped with v4.0 on July 16th.
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On login don't display teams if only one is available
When login in mattermost it shows "Your teams" that I must select to go to "Town Square".
If only one team is available, it should skip this screen and go immediately to that team's Town Square
98 votesWith the implementation of Team Sidebar in v3.6, the Team Selection Page is no longer displayed.
Closing this issue off.
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The displaying of @-mentions should follow "Teammate Name Display" setting
We have a GitLab-Linked Mattermost Instance but our user database is an LDAP directory with alphanumeric keys as User-IDs. We cannot change our User IDs. While I know my user-id, I don't know anybody else's (and they don't know mine), so we get lost in conversations where people are mentioning alphanumeric user-ids back and forth.
Once the message is posted, the displaying of the mention should follow the Teammate Name Display setting. So instead of "Hi, @usr523", we should see "Hi, @Bob".
(Cross-Ref: https://github.com/mattermost/platform/issues/4640)
96 votesThis feature shipped with v4.5 on December 16th.
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Javascript Driver
Add a Javascript driver so 3rd party web apps can have full access to APIs and build rich integrations.
Example: An extension could be created to allow Mattermost to be incorporated into other websites to offer live messaging outside of the Mattermost web client: https://mattermost.uservoice.com/forums/306457-general/suggestions/8810731-implement-a-site-chat-feature
79 votesMattermost Javascript driver now available via: https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost-driver-javascript
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add option to Direct Message yourself
Direct Message yourself for private notes, etc, like Slack: https://get.slack.help/hc/en-us/articles/219899267-Saving-private-notes-and-files
77 votesThis feature shipped with v4.5 on December 16th.
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compact message theme
Slack allows to have two different message themes. The first is called clean and it is what mattermost has right now. It displays the icon and the username on one line and the text goes onto the next line:
[XX] username time
[XX] <text goes here>Then there is the compact mode which basically removes the user icon and puts everything else onto one line:
time username: <text goes here>
Currently we have hacked some css to make that work, but I think that would be a useful addition in general.
75 votesCompact View now available in Mattermost 3.2 without profile pics
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Bot Users
Slack provides tighter integration for bots like hubot and calls it Bot Users. Slack's documentation describes it in depth: https://api.slack.com/bot-users
For example, one of the most import advantages is talking to the bot in a private manner (direct message).
It would be great if Mattermost provided this.
75 votesThank you for nominating the feature! It is now available in Mattermost 5.12. Would anyone like to help re-tweet the announcement? https://twitter.com/Mattermost/status/1140597979985993728
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When idle, only send email notification if status doesn't change to online in 1 minute
I suggest the following behavior when email notifications are turned on. Assuming email notifications are turned on, when a notification is triggered (direct message, mention, etc.), if the recipient's status is idle, trigger the usual MatterMost interface and system notifications, but wait 1 minute before generating an email. If the user's status changes back to online, we can assume they can/have seen the notification so do not generate an email. If their status is still away after the 1 minute delay, send the email as normal.
There are many times I have the MM client open but not the active…
67 votesThis feature is complete and shipped with v4.2 on September 16th.
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Ability to run Mattermost on Windows Server
- Producing a version of Mattermost that runs on Windows Server
- Providing install guide for Windows Server
- Fixing issues with config.json not rendering in Notepad
- Offering .zip download for Windows rather than tar
60 votesHuge thanks to Jared Shields for drafting the production install guide for Window Server and helping make the Windows version straight forward to install: https://docs.mattermost.com/install/prod-windows-2012.html
Several changes were needed, such as making config.json readable in Notepad, changing from tar file to .zip which Windows can open natively without installing 3rd party decompression apps.
We’ve updated the original request to make this about having the ability to run Mattermost on Windows Server, which is about providing a Windows binary with each release, which enables a sort of “Mattermost Windows Server User Group” to become available, providing peer-to-peer support for Windows releases.
Mattermost on Windows Server is available. It’s less mature than Linux right now and as it grows in popularity, we need to be clear to the community on status of vetting and support.
Specifically:
1. Need a meta-ticket to update Mattermost documentation to distinguish between multiple binaries
Software and Hardware…
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Flagged messages
Starred messages and a star filter button on top right like slack would be great.
53 votesThanks to your votes, flagged messages is now available in Mattermost 3.3!
Could we ask your help re-tweet the announcement? https://twitter.com/mattermosthq/status/765566741921406976
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Consolidate display of join/leave messages into a single System Message
Where lots of users join, I find it interferes with seeing real content. Any screen is dominated by System join messages.
52 votesThank you for nominating the feature! It is now available in Mattermost 5.0!
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