How can I view categories and “latest” on mobile? Like this? [A screenshot of the Let's Talk app showing the "Self-Care Lounge," "Community Events," and "My Groups" tabs, with the "Marriage issue 💖 Mental Health Conditions 5 depression" post highlighted under "Latest," describing a person's experiences with their newly wed husband and family struggles. (Beschriftet durch KI)]

I looked, and they used some custom JS code to force the “categories and latest topics” view. I did not check if there was a better way; here is what they do (I modernized the code and added some comments): import { apiInitializer } from "discourse/lib/api"; import CategoriesAndLatestTopics from "discourse/components/categories-and-latest-topics"; import CategoryList from "discourse/models/category-list"; import { MAX_UNOPTIMIZED_CATEGORIES } from "discourse/lib/constants"; export default apiInitializer((api) => { // Forces the Categories and latests topic view. api.modifyClass( "component:discovery/categories-display", (Superclass) => class extends Superclass { get categoriesComponent() { if (this.args.parentCategory) { return super.categoriesComponent; } else { return CategoriesAndLatestTopics; } } } ); // Same as original, minor the "this.site.desktopView" check, // so it finds the latest topics for mobile as well. api.modifyClass( "route:discovery-categories", (Superclass) => class extends Superclass { async findCategories(parentCategory) { let model; let style = this.siteSettings.desktop_category_page_style; if (this.site.categories.length > MAX_UNOPTIMIZED_CATEGORIES) { style = "categories_only"; } if ( style === "categories_and_latest_topics" || style === "categories_and_latest_topics_created_date" ) { model = await this._findCategoriesAndTopics( "latest", parentCategory ); } else if (style === "categories_and_top_topics") { model = await this._findCategoriesAndTopics( "top", parentCategory ); } else { PreloadStore.remove("topic_list"); model = await CategoryList.list(this.store, parentCategory); } return model; } } ); }) You can try to paste the code into a new component → Edit code → JS tab. Let me know if it helps.

Thank you very much. I tried, but it didn’t change anything. :thinking:

I would check the following, make sure: Code is in the JS tab (and not others places) Your code is enabled (if you created a TC, make sure it’s attached to the theme) You have the desktop_category_page_style site setting to categories_and_latest_topics If you have errors in the browser’s console Let’s see if we can figure out why nothing happens.

[Bildschirmfoto 2025-03-26 um 16.47.07] I think I did it all that way. Is it correct copied?

You can remove the duplicate. That’s likely the reason it doesn’t work (these 5 lines): [The image shows a code snippet with an import statement for an function from a library and an export default declaration with placeholder text indicating where user code should be added. (Captioned by AI)]

Now something is coming! But not when I use “modern category and group” Thing. :sweat_smile: [The image is a screenshot of a digital outreach page with text in German featuring two blog posts related to neurodiverse self-help groups. (Beschriftet durch KI)] [This image shows an interface with three pop-up windows featuring illustrations and text about different types of regions, including a support group, a community network, and an offline region. (Beschriftet durch KI)]

How can I view categories and "latest" on mobile?

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Now something is coming! But not when I use “modern category and group” Thing.

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