# Design Feedback Request

**URL:** https://forum.mattermost.com/c/feedback/specifications/9.md?page=1

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## [Design Preview: Automated Incident Mitigation](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/design-preview-automated-incident-mitigation/19702)

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**Author:** [@asaad](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/asaad)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 24, 2024, 7:56pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/design-preview-automated-incident-mitigation/19702 "2024-09-24T19:56:40Z")

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Playbooks is purpose-built for security professionals and technical operators to move fast and make fewer mistakes with template-based digital checklists for repeatable workflows. We’re actively working on new Playbooks…

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## [Design Preview: Bypass Do Not Disturb for Urgent Messages](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/design-preview-bypass-do-not-disturb-for-urgent-messages/19691)

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**Author:** [@abhijit](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/abhijit)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2024, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/design-preview-bypass-do-not-disturb-for-urgent-messages/19691 "2024-09-23T16:28:46Z")

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We’ve received requests for the ability to notify someone who has their status set to Do Not Disturb (DND), especially for critical and urgent messages that need immediate attention. We’d love to get your feedback on the…

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## [Mobile: Wasted space](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/mobile-wasted-space/19311)

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**Author:** [@Eooooq](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/Eooooq)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2024, 7:45pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/mobile-wasted-space/19311 "2024-08-28T19:45:45Z")

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The sidebar doesn’t have to be open all the time. Please make it more like other chat apps like slack.

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## [Design Preview: Custom Branding Enhancements](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/design-preview-custom-branding-enhancements/18575)

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**Author:** [@matthewbirtch](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/matthewbirtch)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 8:56pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/design-preview-custom-branding-enhancements/18575 "2024-05-07T20:56:35Z")

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DISCLAIMER: This is an early design preview and is undergoing customer validation. Hey everyone, I’d like to share another early design preview for some enhancements we’re looking at to the custom branding capabilities. …

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## [System console redisgn](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/system-console-redisgn/19007)

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**Author:** [@Eooooq](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/Eooooq)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2024, 1:27am UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/system-console-redisgn/19007 "2024-07-17T01:27:43Z")

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system console has an overall outdated design. Does not support dark mode. The sidebar is confusing because the categories and clicked menus are the same color.

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## [Design Preview: MS Teams Notifications](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/design-preview-ms-teams-notifications/19015)

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**Author:** [@asaad](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/asaad)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 15, 2024, 3:50pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/design-preview-ms-teams-notifications/19015 "2024-07-15T15:50:33Z")

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For some of our customers using both MS Teams and Mattermost is a given, but that does create a silo between members that exclusively use these platforms. The MS Teams integration helps to bridge that gap by acting as a…

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## [Design Preview: AI-enhanced Search](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/design-preview-ai-enhanced-search/18538)

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**Author:** [@matthewbirtch](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/matthewbirtch)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 19, 2024, 12:49pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/design-preview-ai-enhanced-search/18538 "2024-06-19T12:49:47Z")

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With the initial release of our AI plugin, we’re already seeing the amazing value that summarization capabilities can bring to Mattermost. We’re now actively working on further improvements that will greatly expand this…

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## [Movies click twice to watch?](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/movies-click-twice-to-watch/5834)

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**Author:** [@RbDev](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/RbDev)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2018, 2:03pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/movies-click-twice-to-watch/5834 "2018-10-02T14:03:27Z")

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When watching a movie, the user needs to click on the movie thumbnail(picture 1) and then he is greet by a click to download icon(picture 2). only afterwards he is able to watch the video. If he already clicked the movi…

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## [A fresh look to Mattermost?](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/a-fresh-look-to-mattermost/17845)

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**Author:** [@BlueSky-fur](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/BlueSky-fur)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 1:35pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/a-fresh-look-to-mattermost/17845 "2024-05-09T13:35:43Z")

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Overall i’ve really enjoyed using Mattermost inside my company, coming from Slack it felt very familiar already! :slight\_smile: So far after 5 months of use theres only one downside in our eyes. The design. It feels a…

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## [Recent design explorations on AI Copilot, Voice Calls and Admin Reporting](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/recent-design-explorations-on-ai-copilot-voice-calls-and-admin-reporting/18159)

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**Author:** [@matthewbirtch](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/matthewbirtch)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2024, 4:48pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/recent-design-explorations-on-ai-copilot-voice-calls-and-admin-reporting/18159 "2024-03-13T16:48:35Z")

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If you’re interested in seeing some of the recent design improvements and explorations the Mattermost product design team is working on, take a look at the latest issue of the ‘Product Design Spotlight’ we published on M…

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## [Reducing footprint right sidebar](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/reducing-footprint-right-sidebar/17924)

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**Author:** [@ylluminate](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/ylluminate)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2024, 9:43am UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/reducing-footprint-right-sidebar/17924 "2024-02-20T09:43:28Z")

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Currently the right sidebar is extremely wasteful in many circumstances. The footprint that it consumes is unwarranted for the benefit that it provides, an example you can see that this consumes nearly 50px in width and …

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## [Unifying user accounts across teams for Mattermost 3.0](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/unifying-user-accounts-across-teams-for-mattermost-3-0/1126)

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**Author:** [@lfbrock](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/lfbrock)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2024, 12:26pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/unifying-user-accounts-across-teams-for-mattermost-3-0/1126 "2024-02-13T12:26:01Z")

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Hi everyone, there is a significant user model change planned for Mattermost 3.0 shipping on May 16. It's been discussed with key contributors and their deployments and we want to gather more feedback and considerations …

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## [Design feedback: chronological sorting of direct messages](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/design-feedback-chronological-sorting-of-direct-messages/7568)

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**Author:** [@Slashdot](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/Slashdot)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/design-feedback-chronological-sorting-of-direct-messages/7568 "2024-01-31T16:13:25Z")

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We use Mattermost for the internal communication at Extinction Rebellion and me and some other users are quite annoyed that the direct messages list in the menu is sorted alphabetically, not chronologically. So when I’m …

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## [Mattermost + PagerDuty](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/mattermost-pagerduty/17796)

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**Author:** [@4n6Ghost](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/4n6Ghost)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2024, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/mattermost-pagerduty/17796 "2024-01-24T17:21:26Z")

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Will there be an added feature in Mattermost when intergrated with PagerDuty to acknowledge and resolve incidents through the Mattermost platform. Like what you see in slack. See picture

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## [Compact text colorization should have a personal palette or more options to assign/determine higher contrasting colors](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/compact-text-colorization-should-have-a-personal-palette-or-more-options-to-assign-determine-higher-contrasting-colors/17428)

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**Author:** [@ylluminate](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/ylluminate)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 6, 2023, 1:36am UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/compact-text-colorization-should-have-a-personal-palette-or-more-options-to-assign-determine-higher-contrasting-colors/17428 "2023-12-06T01:36:33Z")

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The colorization function for compact messages is fantastic. It feels much more like IRC and highly optimized text messaging systems now - which is a very good thing. One problem I have noticed is that it can, however, …

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## [Sort Unread Messages According to Recency](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/sort-unread-messages-according-to-recency/7736)

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**Author:** [@ahmaddanial](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/ahmaddanial)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2023, 7:33am UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/sort-unread-messages-according-to-recency/7736 "2023-11-10T07:33:29Z")

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Problem Definition The current behavior of the Unread Message Indicator shows the unread messages in an alphabetical order by default regardless of the timing when the messages are received This can potentially cause a…

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## [Can I remove the "add channels" button?](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/can-i-remove-the-add-channels-button/16758)

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**Author:** [@VincentVegas](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/VincentVegas)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2023, 9:16am UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/can-i-remove-the-add-channels-button/16758 "2023-10-09T09:16:19Z")

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Since some update, there is a button “add channels”. Can I remove that button? Regards, Thomas

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## [Self Hosted Notification Question](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/self-hosted-notification-question/16455)

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**Author:** [@anonymous4519576](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/anonymous4519576)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 31, 2023, 7:01am UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/self-hosted-notification-question/16455 "2023-07-31T07:01:24Z")

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Not sure if this is the right forum to put this in, feel free to move it if it isnt. Is is possible to disable the message content from being sent in the push notifications using the self hosted notification server? For…

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## [You are advised to add a local translation interface](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/you-are-advised-to-add-a-local-translation-interface/15989)

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**Author:** [@Hermit](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/Hermit)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2023, 3:17pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/you-are-advised-to-add-a-local-translation-interface/15989 "2023-05-23T15:17:01Z")

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You are advised to add a local translation interface. Similar to the rocket.chat translation interface, but with some improvements, key values can be translated without underscores or hyphens, which makes it easier for…

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## [It is recommended that administrators add members](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/it-is-recommended-that-administrators-add-members/15988)

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**Author:** [@Hermit](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/Hermit)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2023, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/it-is-recommended-that-administrators-add-members/15988 "2023-05-23T15:04:36Z")

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It is recommended that administrators be able to add members, which is very useful when disabling user registration, like rocket.chat has the ability to create members.

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## [Improved navigation of Mattermost Boards](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/improved-navigation-of-mattermost-boards/15822)

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**Author:** [@asaad](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/asaad)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2023, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/improved-navigation-of-mattermost-boards/15822 "2023-05-02T20:51:12Z")

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We need your feedback on improving the navigation between products! :zap: It’ll probably only take 2-3 minutes :stopwatch: and your input will help us improve Mattermost for you. Click the link below to participate: h…

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## [Set default settings for new users](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/set-default-settings-for-new-users/12370)

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**Author:** [@nikkilocke](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/nikkilocke)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2023, 3:06pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/set-default-settings-for-new-users/12370 "2023-03-15T15:06:38Z")

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We use the Mattermost API to create users. We really need the default setting for email notifications for new users to be OFF, so they don’t get emails. But we want users to be able to change it to on if they like. The…

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## [FYI, project underway to increase mobile app performance on slow internet connections using React Native](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/fyi-project-underway-to-increase-mobile-app-performance-on-slow-internet-connections-using-react-native/2219)

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**Author:** [@it33](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/it33)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 3, 2022, 7:28am UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/fyi-project-underway-to-increase-mobile-app-performance-on-slow-internet-connections-using-react-native/2219 "2022-12-03T07:28:40Z")

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FYI, there's an internal project underway to increase the performance of Mattermost mobile apps on slow internet connections using React Native, and speeding general responsiveness. As a reference, here are Mattermost…

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## [Adding colors to help follow threaded messages](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/adding-colors-to-help-follow-threaded-messages/1874)

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**Author:** [@plumpNation](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/plumpNation)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2022, 1:26pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/adding-colors-to-help-follow-threaded-messages/1874 "2022-07-13T13:26:03Z")

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Taking the theory of osmotic communication (as in the Crystal Agile methodology), we try to keep the team channel as the one place to take conversations. My team has remote members around the globe, but we want to use …

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## [Desktop - Open Reply (Threads) upon double click on message](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/desktop-open-reply-threads-upon-double-click-on-message/11977)

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**Author:** [@697](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/697)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 27, 2021, 10:25pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/desktop-open-reply-threads-upon-double-click-on-message/11977 "2021-12-27T22:25:07Z")

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Now with new feature ‘Threads’ released, Reply functionality becomes very valuable, so it’s important go have UI that makes it easy to utilize it. Similar to Mobile, it’s much easier to just select a message and view/st…

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## [Enlarge attachment image\_url on clic](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/enlarge-attachment-image-url-on-clic/9731)

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**Author:** [@gVibrac](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/gVibrac)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 5, 2021, 12:26pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/enlarge-attachment-image-url-on-clic/9731 "2021-10-05T12:26:18Z")

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Hi, With message attachments (from slash command for example), the image\_url is resized “to a maximum width of 400px”. On web app or desktop app, it’s not possible to “clic to enlarge” and see the image in real size. T…

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## [Unfollow a thread](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/unfollow-a-thread/11865)

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**Author:** [@Melvin](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/Melvin)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2021, 8:00am UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/unfollow-a-thread/11865 "2021-06-30T08:00:33Z")

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When you got tagged in a conversation you will keep receiving notices even if the question that was directed to you is already answered. It would be very nice (and time saving) to have the option to ‘unfollow a thread’ …

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## [Feature Request Discussion | Misinformation in "Access History" in Mattermost](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/feature-request-discussion-misinformation-in-access-history-in-mattermost/11105)

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**Author:** [@XxLilBoPeepsxX](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/XxLilBoPeepsxX)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2021, 11:19pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/feature-request-discussion-misinformation-in-access-history-in-mattermost/11105 "2021-01-14T23:19:17Z")

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I noticed something a while ago - If you are looking at the Mattermost user logs, or at your own login security, such as the following image, you are shown the IP address of the local server running the Mattermost instan…

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## [How to migrate only a subset of data from another server](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/how-to-migrate-only-a-subset-of-data-from-another-server/10851)

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**Author:** [@uvwild](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/uvwild)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 5, 2020, 1:27am UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/how-to-migrate-only-a-subset-of-data-from-another-server/10851 "2020-12-05T01:27:36Z")

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Looking at the CLI docs I am missing options to control export import. further I can export everything into json and import everything elsewhere. This is not how we want to do migration. We would like to select chann…

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## [Feedback on the compact layout](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/feedback-on-the-compact-layout/1397)

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**Author:** [@asaad](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/asaad)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2020, 6:01pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/feedback-on-the-compact-layout/1397 "2020-01-27T18:01:14Z")

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Hey guys, we'd like to know what you guys expect from the compact view. Here is a mock design of what we think the compact view may look like. Things to note: All markdown headings will be converted to normal "bold" t…

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