Hi folks,
Can someone suggest how we might approximate Meta’s design in our forum?
I am particularly interested in:
This is only possible when using the custom homepage, as that theme is doing. It’s also using the new Blocks API.
There is some general explanation on that theme in general here you might find helpful to peruse:
I like the uncluttered look of the sidebar being hidden by default, especially for non-logged in users. My site probably gets a lot of one time check it out type visitors because of appearances at real life events and new users would be confused by the menu. Members know where to look for the menu if they need it and so I wanted it hidden by default.
Luckily Don made a really simple component that does exactly that
I use the featured topics component to do something similar
but I customize it with css - details here
I thought the drop downs also added clutter for new users and hide it and used the breadcrumbs component to aid navigation in the absence of the drop downs
link to breadcrumb component and my customization
link to hiding drop downs details
This sounds like this component might help
Not recommending my customizations as much as wanting to showcase how various available components and a little css can tailor the look of a Discourse forum and help it cater to individual communities and different needs
Oh thats cool, always something new to discover haha
Thank you for the useful resources!
I was looking to feature categories, not topics, on the homepage. I haven’t found anything that functions like the new Meta homepage.
I shared an example theme in Skills for authoring themes and blocks. It’s using the same approach as the Meta theme and renders a custom homepage with featured blocks.
There’s no dedicated featured categories block on that theme, but you could also have a look at Featured Categories Header.
