# Please enable "online" feature **URL:** \ **Category:** Site Feedback\ **Created:** [September 25, 2019, 5:33pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/please-enable-online-feature/35047 "2019-09-25T17:33:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Blazin8888](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/blazin8888/32/9263_2.png) [@Blazin8888](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/Blazin8888)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2019, 5:33pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/please-enable-online-feature/35047/1 "2019-09-25T17:33:00Z")
Could you guys please consider enabling the “whos online” feature Discourse has? imo is a nice feature to have, and could help build community feel. ---
**Author:** ![boxalex](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/boxalex/32/14872_2.png) [@boxalex](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/boxalex)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2019, 6:23pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/please-enable-online-feature/35047/2 "2019-09-25T18:23:17Z")
That’s not very ZEC-ish, lol. Privacy, privacy … ---
**Author:** ![Blazin8888](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/blazin8888/32/9263_2.png) [@Blazin8888](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/Blazin8888)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2019, 9:29pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/please-enable-online-feature/35047/3 "2019-09-25T21:29:58Z")
Thought about that as well, but this is the community forum. I dont mind…maybe others will. I guess leave it up to everyone was just an idea. ---
**Author:** ![sonya](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/sonya/32/9518_2.png) [@sonya](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/sonya)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2019, 5:39am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/please-enable-online-feature/35047/4 "2019-09-27T05:39:15Z")
Hmm, I checked out the plugin: [Discourse Who's Online - plugin - Discourse Meta](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whos-online-plugin-discourse-whos-online/52345) I’m reluctant to install it without users being able to opt out. ---
**Author:** ![Blazin8888](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/blazin8888/32/9263_2.png) [@Blazin8888](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/Blazin8888)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2019, 5:41am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/please-enable-online-feature/35047/5 "2019-09-27T05:41:41Z")
maybe we could take poll and see what people think? ---
**Author:** ![boxalex](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/boxalex/32/14872_2.png) [@boxalex](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/boxalex)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2019, 6:20am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/please-enable-online-feature/35047/6 "2019-09-27T06:20:37Z")
I still can’t see a single benefit for this on a forum. While for sure there are some on live chats, live video conferences on such where immediate response is needed on a forum it’s a different story as someone just writes or answers or discusses a given thing just when he has time and not when others are online or available. ---
**Author:** ![daira](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/daira/32/43253_2.png) [@daira](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/daira)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2019, 9:26pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/please-enable-online-feature/35047/7 "2019-09-29T21:26:54Z")
I agree with @boxalex. I don’t think any visibility into users’ online status should be added unless they explicitly opt in. If there’s no mechanism to allow them to opt in, then it shouldn’t be done. ---
**Author:** ![Blazin8888](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/blazin8888/32/9263_2.png) [@Blazin8888](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/Blazin8888)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2019, 9:40pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/please-enable-online-feature/35047/8 "2019-09-29T21:40:01Z")
Agreed. Too bad this seems to be the case.