just noticed this, in the homepage the like count shows for the whole of topic instead of the first post, is this the usual behaviour or a bug possibly by the tweaks I have made in my forum.
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The discussion centers around why the like count displayed on the forum homepage shows the total number of likes for an entire topic, rather than just the first post. MihirR initially noticed this and wonders if it’s a bug related to customizations they made. NateDhaliwal initially suggests the theme might be the cause but later clarifies their confusion /#5. merefield explains that the like count serialization is handled by the backend or a plugin with access to it, and confirms it represents the total likes for the entire topic /#6. MihirR also confirms their setup is custom and not theme-related.
Which theme or component are you using? It’s probably related to that.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but IIRC the like column shows the total number of likes for the topic.
No, these numbers are serialized to the Topic List, something that can only be controlled by the back-end or a plugin that has access to it.
It’s a custom one, and just had a view it’s not being handled by the theme.
I think I confused myself there. I had some idea of the likes count for the whole topic, but the part I wrote was referring to the like count being shown on that post (which, I assume, is the topic post).
My bad on that one!
