Users are discussing the possibility of displaying a vote/like counter on Discourse’s main page, similar to Stack Overflow’s model, to help users quickly identify popular or valuable topics. Pahlevi_Fikri_Auliya initiated the thread, noting that likes were previously visible on the front page but were removed — a change discussed in this topic. mcwumbly mentioned that while CSS could previously toggle the column, it’s no longer possible, and core team members like @sam and @eviltrout hinted at future configurability of topic list columns. sam confirmed that adding a like column is technically straightforward via a plugin. commonpawn and others requested not just vote counts, but also the ability to like a thread directly from the front page — even before reading it — which could be useful for feature voting or community prioritization. commonpawn shared mockups visualizing how the vote count could appear beside topics. JammyDodger clarified that Discourse doesn’t currently support voting on feature requests, but users can express support by replying with use cases or a 
. The discussion reflects community interest in enhancing front-page usability through social signals, with some suggesting integration into existing plugins like Feature Voting.
I like the way http://stackoverflow.com/ displays the number of votes in the front page. This way, visitors can quickly conclude which topics are worth reading and which ones aren’t. Furthermore, if the nature of discussion website is about opinions, having counter in front page could help distill which one is the best & which are not favored.
How do you think about it?
Maybe a nice idea for an plugin?
Until very recently, likes were displayed on the front page.
See this topic for the discussion as it was being removed:
https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-anyone-actually-like-the-likes-column/18397
You used to be able to show / hide the column with CSS, but that is no longer an option.
@sam and @eviltrout had mentioned some longer term plan to make the topic list columns more configurable in the future.
I’m having trouble finding that post, but it was mentioned here:
I think it’s an excellent idea. 
Bump
Any update on possibility to bring back like column or a more customizable front page?
Like column can be added quite easily with:
https://meta.discourse.org/t/likes-columns-gone-after-upgraded/36314/4?u=sam
Awesome, thanks.
Is it, by any chance, also easy to bring a like button out on the front overview? e.g. so you can like a thread from the front?
Liking before reading?
I am using discourse a bit different for a project i am working on almost like hackernews and reddit where you can vote on a post from the front-page
Here is what i mean
any idea how one may start to implement this? (liking before reading 
)
at least now that the excerpt plugin is going to be build, it may be handful to have up-voting system in the main page. ha?
https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-list-previews/41630
@commonpawn any luck in voting in the main page plugin?
No, not yet. Still think it would be a great feature. Either as a part of the ‘Feature Voting’ plugin or just a simple plugin that adds a button to like the first post of a thread to the front page. Would love to get an idea of how difficult this would be to build
Mockups
Font page with number of votes/likes shown in left side
How it could work (in this case i imagine disguising the like button as a vote button)
How can I vote for this suggestion?
We don’t currently have voting for feature requests. If you see a feature suggestion you’d like to become a reality you add a post to the topic, preferably detailing your use case and why you think it would be good to have.
Though this is a very old topic, so a lot may have changed in the meantime. What exactly are you wanting, and do these theme components help?
