# Category Previews

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-previews/155296
**Category:** Theme component
**Created:** [June 19, 2020, 1:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-previews/155296 "2020-06-19T01:12:48Z")
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### Author: ![tshenry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tshenry/32/119495_2.png) [@tshenry](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tshenry)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2020, 7:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-previews/155296/9 "2020-07-10T19:23:33Z")

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As mentioned, there are instructions in the original post:

> [@tshenry](#):
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> ### Installation
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> > ⚠ This requires core changes that were added in commit [`a3e8124`](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/a3e812453ede5ad4a8ae00188c7aaf1fca4f77fc). Please make sure you have updated your site recently enough to have picked it up.
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> [Repository Link](https://github.com/tshenry/discourse-category-previews)  
> `https://github.com/tshenry/discourse-category-previews`
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> If you are unfamiliar with theme components and how to install them, check out the [theme installation guide](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-install-a-theme-or-theme-component/63682). And if you’d like to learn more about Discourse themes, take a look at [this guide](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-using-discourse-themes/91966).

Then you will need to configure the theme settings, your [category restrictions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-use-category-security-settings-to-create-private-categories/87678), and your [group settings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-custom-group-access-and-visibility/138296) according to your needs.

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