# Air Theme - Show images on the main screen

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/air-theme-show-images-on-the-main-screen/337421>\
**Category:** UX\
**Tags:** air-theme\
**Created:** [November 21, 2024, 3:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/air-theme-show-images-on-the-main-screen/337421 "2024-11-21T03:47:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![sid321](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sid321/32/466865_2.png) [@sid321](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sid321)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2024, 3:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/air-theme-show-images-on-the-main-screen/337421/1 "2024-11-21T03:47:17Z")

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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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**Author:** ![NateDhaliwal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/natedhaliwal/32/313494_2.png) [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2024, 3:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/air-theme-show-images-on-the-main-screen/337421/2 "2024-11-21T03:50:31Z")

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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.

 ![Screenshot_20241121_114932_Chrome](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/9/f/c/9fc898cdf4dc1ca4927333907de52682ffd96ba6.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![sid321](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sid321/32/466865_2.png) [@sid321](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sid321)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2024, 4:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/air-theme-show-images-on-the-main-screen/337421/3 "2024-11-21T04:15:58Z")

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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?

 ![111](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/5/0/e/50e6e85e25064a6bce2ed7d48d22ca87b01d3138.png)

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**Author:** ![NateDhaliwal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/natedhaliwal/32/313494_2.png) [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2024, 4:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/air-theme-show-images-on-the-main-screen/337421/4 "2024-11-21T04:24:54Z")

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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](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nested-a-tag-within-an-a-tag-without-an-href/337404), 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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**Author:** ![sid321](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sid321/32/466865_2.png) [@sid321](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sid321)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2024, 4:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/air-theme-show-images-on-the-main-screen/337421/5 "2024-11-21T04:28:18Z")

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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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**Author:** ![NateDhaliwal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/natedhaliwal/32/313494_2.png) [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2024, 4:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/air-theme-show-images-on-the-main-screen/337421/6 "2024-11-21T04:34:31Z")

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> [@sid321](#):
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> By ‘space,’ do you mean the display?

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.

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> but why can’t I see the chat box or the message icon at the top?

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

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> I also can’t find a way to DM here on Meta itself.

Click on a user’s avatar and click Message.

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**Author:** ![sid321](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sid321/32/466865_2.png) [@sid321](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sid321)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2024, 4:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/air-theme-show-images-on-the-main-screen/337421/7 "2024-11-21T04:37:40Z")

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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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**Author:** ![NateDhaliwal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/natedhaliwal/32/313494_2.png) [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2024, 4:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/air-theme-show-images-on-the-main-screen/337421/8 "2024-11-21T04:39:22Z")

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