# Chat-like forums - open topic to the right from the list of topics **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature\ **Created:** [January 6, 2024, 10:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-like-forums-open-topic-to-the-right-from-the-list-of-topics/290722 "2024-01-06T10:46:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1
**Author:** ![drabiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c37758/32.png) [@drabiv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/drabiv)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2024, 10:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-like-forums-open-topic-to-the-right-from-the-list-of-topics/290722/1 "2024-01-06T10:46:12Z")
Hi, I am looking for a chat-like forums, for something similar to what Discord has done with their forum-channels. Discourse is better from a SEO and openness perspective. That’s why I am looking for this functionality on Discourse. The main feature that I am looking for is to be able to open topics on the category page to the right from topic-list. The topic should open already scrolled to the bottom. Here screenshot from Discord ![Screenshot_131](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/5/5/6/5562c0076c51ca03a4cce08db32b3314ca1d0864.jpeg) Here crude wireframe from Meta ![Screenshot_132](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/4/4/5/445a1ab8ed507ac9bd26d3557bc810ded217173f.png) Additionally, with this design, the following features would fit nicely: - full width - list of categories in left panel (like channels in Discord) - folders to organize categories (like folders used to organize channels in Discord) - already opened box to write reply instead of reply button - also it would be great to have chat-channels like they are on Discord (in terms of Discourse it would mean categories where users write posts instead of creating topics) --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-like-forums-open-topic-to-the-right-from-the-list-of-topics/290722)._