Note: Before I post this in theme components, I wanted to get some feedback first if this theme component qualifies or if there are any major issues with it. :warning: Disclosure: This theme component was planned, implemented, and tested with the help of AI coding tools. Would love to hear your …

[image] jrgong: max_tags_per_topic Did you deliberately name the setting the same as a setting in the core? I would be concerned about misunderstandings. [Screenshot_20251018_140027_Firefox]

[image] Moin: Did you deliberately name the setting the same as a setting in the core? I would be concerned about misunderstandings. good catch! Just modified it…

Looks really interesting. I’ll try it on my dev env larer since it doesn’t seem to work on Theme Creator (unless I’m doing something wrong?) :thinking:.

:smiley: Added a quick video demo in the first post, see here: [image] jrgong: Video Demo: [CleanShot 2025-10-18 at 19.28.39] [image] NateDhaliwal: Looks really interesting. I’ll try it on my dev env later since it doesn’t seem to work on Theme Creator (unless I’m doing something wrong?)…

[image] NateDhaliwal: it doesn’t seem to work on Theme Creator Theme creator doesn’t use the box style for tags

https://github.com/jrgong420/discourse-tag-reveal/blob/19ea982ff7eda93cb369b2af947dd23b847af961/locales/en.yml#L9-L9 You may want to use more_tags: one: "+%{count} more tag" other: "+%{count} more tags"

good point. I forgot to change the default label to +%{count} more to keep it short and concise, that’s how we use it and keep things compact and clean.

Hey, This feature could be interesting in some situations! At first glance, there are a few things to note: Theme settings and Site settings are not the same. You need to retrieve the service first to access max_tags_per_topic, e.g.: const siteSettings = api.container.lookup("service:site-setti…

[image] Arkshine: const siteSettings = api.container.lookup(“service:site-settings”); Since it’s in the api-initializers file, would @service siteSettings also work?

Asking for feedback: Tag Reveal Component in Topic Lists - Expand/Collapse tags in topic lists

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mcwumbly (Dave McClure) October 18, 2025, 4:10pm 5

Sounds interesting! Could you share a few screenshots or screen recordings of the feature in action?

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Asking for feedback: Tag Reveal Component in Topic Lists - Expand/Collapse tags in topic lists

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