User blog comment:BertH/Discussions Plans for the Rest of 2017/@comment-26923519-20171122162432

I think for 2018, you should add the following to Discussions: In conclusion, if these improvements were implemented in Discussions, I promise it can improve Discussions A LOT.
 * Add a rich-text editor with wikitext support (if possible). Now that we have image uploading for Discussions (which is a good thing), you should also add a rich-text editor which formats the text, to make it bold, italic or linked and it can also quote other people's messages. If possible, please implement wikitext (at least some basic wikitext), so that wikitext users can have an easier time posting or replying in Discussions.
 * Background support. It's nice that the header color, the main area color (at least black and white) and the link color from the Theme Designer are supported in Discussions, but I personally think the background should be the same as the one in the wiki. For example, if the wiki has a background of a polka dot wallpaper, then Discussions should have the same background. That way, Discussions would suit more with the wiki's theme.
 * Discussions Activity and Related Discussions modules. As same as the Forum Activity and Related Threads modules, but only for Discussions. It would be nice to see these modules in Discussions.
 * Highlight Tool. Probably the one thing everybody is waiting for, it would be nice if an admin highlighted a discussions post so that everybody can be notified from an alert.