Hi all, Is there a way or a setting whereas the OP will always be the profile picture by a topic and not the last replier? Thanks Joe

We have a theme component that can do this for the default theme on mobile: Show Original Poster Avatars

Ahh, I am using the air theme and need it for all versions not just mobile, thanks though!

[image] Topic List Author Theme component information_source Summary Makes the topic author appear instead of posters and allows changing the placement of the author column in topic list pages. hammer_and_wrench Repository https://github.com/discourse/di…

Ah ok, thanks for clarifying — in that case it would need to be a feature added to the theme

Thanks @awesomerobot Really appreciate your help :slight_smile:

Hi Joe! Looks like this is a new feature in the air theme you are asking for. You could make a pull request to add it to the theme, or make a Marketplace request if you’d like to pay someone to do it for you. As a hosted customer you can also reach out to our team directly to ask for guidance that …

Awesome thank you :slight_smile:

And apologies, we are new to discourse.

Air theme: Showing Profile Picture on topics

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Joe_F (Joe Farrar) May 20, 2025, 4:26pm 5

Thanks @Moin

I had just tried this also (Thanks for Sharing)

Its doesn’t seem to work with the air theme.

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Air theme: Showing Profile Picture on topics

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