Air Theme - Show images on the main screen

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In the discussion about the Air theme, sid321 asked if it’s possible to show images on the main screen, similar to Reddit. NateDhaliwal replied that uploading images to posts isn’t blocked by the theme, but the images might not display in the topic previews.

NateDhaliwal explained that the default description in the Air theme doesn’t include images and that customization would be needed to display them. He also noted that including images in topic previews could take up a lot of space, especially for mobile users.

sid321 clarified that he was thinking of a Reddit-themed layout and asked about the chat box and message icon at the top, which he couldn’t find. NateDhaliwal explained that the chat icon should be visible at the top and that direct messages can be sent by clicking on a user’s avatar and selecting “Message”.

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Would it be possible to show images on the Air theme, similar to how it’s done on Reddit? I know about the Reddit theme, but Air seems perfect. If we could display images too, it would make it much more engaging.

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You mean uploading images to your posts? That shouldn’t be blocked by the theme. You can do so by clicking this button in the post composer.

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I mean, let’s say the person who posted this also uploaded an image with the post. Would it be possible to display that here?

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3 things:

  1. You’re looking at the AI generated summary, which is not affected by the theme.
  2. If you turn that off, and look at the descriptions that the Air Theme gives by default, it seems to be showing the topic post info, not the most recent post.
  3. The default description doesn’t seem to include images, as seen by looking at the description of this topic, for example.

If you’re talking about whether it’s possible, I’m sure there’s a way, but it would need some customization on your part. Also note that having images in these topic previews may take up lots of space.

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Yeah, got it. This was just a random snippet, and I understand that. I just wanted to know if it’s possible somehow. By ‘space,’ do you mean the display? I’m thinking of something like making it Reddit-themed or similar. Also, off-topic, but why can’t I see the chat box or the message icon at the top? I also can’t find a way to DM here on Meta itself.

Edit: Chat works now

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I mean taking up, well, space in the previews of topics, making each topic list item longer and longer to scroll. Not much for desktop users, but more so for mobile users.

There should be a chat icon at the top to access the chat.

Click on a user’s avatar and click Message.

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Glad that you helped me out, can I slide in your dm tho? Would love to know more about.

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Sure, I’m open to that, since this is getting off-topic.

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