I’d like to create a banner section that sits below the header on the homepage and features some glammed-up category boxes. Eg: [Screenshot 2020-03-11 at 16.02.43] I understand I can use the “below-site-header” outlet and the instructions from How to add custom content that only appears on your h…

Consider using the TLP plugin as a start. There is already a Featured Images feature that points to Topics. You might be able to reuse some of the code.

Could he use this? [image] Versatile Banner Theme component discourse Summary Versatile Banner adds a customizable banner to your site. eyeglasses Preview Preview on Discourse Theme Creator hammer_and_wrench Repository Link https://github.com/discour…

Given Categories are less dynamic a more static approach might make sense :+1: I guess you need to decide if you want it data driven or not.

Ideally, I would like for it to be like a fancy version of the ‘Category Box with Topics’ that also pulls in the category logo & background image, along with the latest topics in that category. However, if this isn’t straightforward using the standard theme/plugin extension mechanisms, the juice ma…

You can do anything you want in a plugin (though it’s obviously best to employ strategies that minimise the risk of your plugin breaking after a core update). Sketch out your ideas, copy from existing plugins and discourse core and then start with a simple version and iterate.

I looked over this previous post by Kris and directly adapted it to something you may be able to use as a base. Much of what is covered here has been laid out by him in his original topic. https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-a-featured-topic-list-to-your-discourse-homepage/132949 All of the co…

Wow! Thanks for this detailed and extremely helpful reply, @jordan.vidrine ! I’ll give it a try and let you know how I get on :slight_smile:

That worked great, @jordan.vidrine : [Screenshot 2020-03-12 at 16.58.46] The only weird thing is that the topics only load after visiting /categories, otherwise it’s like there aren’t any topics at all: [Screenshot 2020-03-12 at 16.59.57] Any idea what’s going on there?

Hmm. Sorry I am not sure. I am not able to reproduce that issue.

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merefield (Robert) March 11, 2020, 4:39pm 4

Given Categories are less dynamic a more static approach might make sense

I guess you need to decide if you want it data driven or not.

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