I'm not sure how feasible this would be technically, but I wanted to suggest a feature that could be really useful for community creators and moderators on Lemmy.

Would it be possible to add the ability for a user to transfer ownership (Head Mod role) of a Lemmy community directly within the Summit app, without needing to go to the Community Instance website?

Summit already lets users manage many aspects of their communities—such as editing the:

display name,

icon,

banner,

description,

NSFW/moderator-only settings,

and even deleting the community

—all in-app.

It would be incredibly helpful if ownership transfers could be handled the same way.

This feature could be especially useful for users who are overwhelmed, stepping back from moderating, or consolidating their mod duties across multiple instances—particularly those who primarily use the app and rarely access Lemmy via a browser.

I'm not sure how achievable or realistic this is, but I was wondering if Summit has ever considered potentially adding a visual indicator for Head Mods of Lemmy communities?

For example:

A small "H" or "HM" (for Head Mod) next to their username in their own community

A symbol, perhaps something similar to Reddit's Shield Icon for Redd Mods

A different name color, similar to how Lemmy Admins have red usernames—something to visually distinguish them from regular green mods

This would make it easier for users (and even other moderators) to identify who the Head Mod is, especially in communities with several regular moderators.

I’m not sure how achievable or technically feasible this is, but I wanted to suggest a possible improvement to the way notifications are visually displayed in the Summit app for Lemmy.

Currently, Summit uses a single light pink notification indicator with a number bubble on the inbox tab to indicate all new notifications. While this works, it doesn’t differentiate between the types of alerts — such as replies, DMs, reports, or mentions.

Would it be possible to introduce different coloured notification badges based on the type of notification?

Or even just different symbols without the amount number?

For example:

Pink for standard reply/mention notifications (as it is now)

Blue for Direct Messages

Green for Reports (for mods)

Orange or Yellow for Admin-level alerts

Or even customizable color settings per user?

This could help users (especially mods and admins) quickly identify the nature of incoming notifications at a glance, and prioritize accordingly. It might also improve the overall UX by reducing the need to open the inbox tab just to see what kind of notification has come in.

Thanks for all the hard work you’ve been doing with Summit — it’s a fantastic app!

On Reddit, Subreddits have a "Modmail" feature that allows users to message all subreddit moderators at once, and moderators can respond collaboratively.

Should Lemmy consider potentially implement something similar, for Communities?

Even a basic version — like leveraging the already existing DM feature to have a Group DM that automatically includes all moderators and the user who sent the message — could help improve communication between users and community mod teams.

This could just use Lemmy's existing DM system but adapted for group messages tied to the mod team of a specific community.

Later on, if this proves to be successful, it could potentially be tweaked even further, and have support for Modchat, via the same Group DM as the potential Modmail.

Community Modmail System (Group DM for Mods + User) - GitHub Issue

On Reddit, Subreddits have a "Modmail" feature that allows users to message all subreddit moderators at once, and moderators can respond collaboratively.

Should Lemmy consider potentially implement something similar, for Communities?

Even a basic version — like leveraging the already existing DM feature to have a Group DM that automatically includes all moderators and the user who sent the message — could help improve communication between users and community mod teams.

This could just use Lemmy's existing DM system but adapted for group messages tied to the mod team of a specific community.

Later on, if this proves to be successful, it could potentially be tweaked even further, and have support for Modchat, via the same Group DM as the potential Modmail.

Community Modmail System (Group DM for Mods + User) - GitHub Issue

On Reddit, many subreddits have configurable requirements like minimum account age and karma before users are allowed to post or comment.

If a user doesn’t meet the criteria, they receive an automatic message like:

Your post/comment has been removed as your account does not meet the karma and/or age requirements of this sub.

Your account must be older than _____ days and have more than ________ combined karma to post here.

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically.

Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.

Do you think Lemmy should consider adding similar options for community moderators — such as requiring a minimum amount of local or federated karma, and/or minimum account age — before a user can post or comment in a community?

Would this help reduce spam or low-effort posts, or would it go against the spirit of open discussion that Lemmy encourages?

I’m not sure how achievable or realistic this would be from a technical standpoint, but I wanted to suggest a possible improvement to the user experience in Summit.

Currently, on instances where downvoting is disabled, users can still see the downvote button and attempt to use it.

After repeatedly trying to downvote, they get a multiple Downvotes icon and must manually clear it in their settings.

This can be confusing and unintuitive, especially for newer users.

Would it be possible for Summit to detect when an instance has downvoting disabled and automatically hide or disable the downvote button for users on that instance?

This could provide a cleaner interface and help avoid unnecessary confusion or frustration.

Thanks for all the continued work on Lemmy — really appreciate the effort you put into improving the platform!

Just throwing out a thought for discussion:

Should Lemmy potentially add a profile status indicator that users can manually set—kind of like what platforms like Discord use?

For example, something where users can choose to display:

🟢 Online

🔴 Busy / Do Not Disturb

⚫ Invisible

⚪ Offline

--

Or even something custom, like:

“Away”

“Lurking”

"Work"

"[Enter Custom Text Here]"

etc.

It wouldn’t have to be real-time tracking, just a manual toggle in profile settings or next to your username.

Could be useful for signaling whether you're active, taking a break, or just want to lurk quietly without being pinged or messaged.

Would this be helpful, or does it go against Lemmy’s minimalist, federated design?

Curious what others think.

Given the general Lemmy guideline that users should avoid posting more than 5–10 times per hour in a single community (to prevent flooding the overall network), would it make sense for Lemmy to implement some kind of Hourly Post Counter?

For example, a small indicator that shows how many posts a user has made to a given community in the past hour—like “3/10 posts this hour”—maybe visible when posting or on your profile.

Perhaps have it so that if users go over the limit, they get an error message.

It could help users stay within the community norms, especially since Lemmy doesn’t have as many active users as Reddit, and frequent posting can have a larger impact here.

Do you think this is a helpful idea?

Or would it just take up space?

Would love to hear your thoughts.

I'm not sure how feasible this would be technically, but I wanted to suggest a feature that might help users better follow Lemmy’s posting guidelines.

As many of us know, Lemmy generally encourages users not to make more than 5–10 posts per hour in the same community to avoid flooding the broader Lemmy network. However, since Lemmy doesn’t currently show any kind of post frequency counter, it's easy to lose track—especially for active users or those posting across multiple communities.

Would it be possible for Summit to implement an Hourly Post Counter?

Ideally, this would:

Track how many posts a user has made per community in the past hour

Provide a simple visual indicator (e.g., “3/10 posts this hour”) either in the post submission area or user profile

Reset automatically after the hour passes

Perhaps have it so that if users go over the limit, they get an error message.

Given Lemmy's relatively smaller user base compared to platforms like Reddit/Instagram/Xitter/etc., this kind of feature could help users self-moderate and reduce the risk of unintentional spammy behavior.

Platform: Summit for Lemmy Android Category: UI/UX Improvement

Request:

Currently, when a user posts a comment that consists only of an image or GIF, Summit displays that image at full size directly in the comment thread. This causes the comment section to be visually overwhelming, especially when users post large or high-resolution images.

It’s unclear whether this behavior is determined by Summit or the Lemmy backend, but Reddit handles this much more cleanly: image/GIF-only comments are shown as smaller images. If the user wants to view the image in full size, they can simply tap or click to expand it.

Suggested Solution:

Render image/GIF-only comments as scaled-down images in the comment thread.

Allow users to tap or click on the image to open it in full-screen or a lightbox view.

Optionally provide a setting to toggle between full-size inline images and scaled-down, giving users control over their experience.

Why This Matters:

Improves readability of threads, especially in active discussions with image memes, GIF's, or screenshots.

Prevents the UI from being cluttered or hijacked by a single large image.

Aligns behavior more closely with familiar platforms like Reddit, improving usability and reducing friction for new users.

Thanks for all the work you do on Summit—it’s a great client and keeps getting better!

Reddit:

Summit:

Ever since the latest App Update, I noticed that certain Post Comments have different colours, and not the just the usual left-side coloured bars next to the comments, but are completely highlighted.

I was curious, what is the difference / reason for that?