# Compose Center
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/compose-center/323776
**Category:** Theme component
**Created:** [August 28, 2024, 2:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/compose-center/323776 "2024-08-28T14:16:54Z")
**Posts on this page:** 17
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2024, 2:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/compose-center/323776/1 "2024-08-28T14:16:54Z")
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| ℹ | **Summary** | Compose Center |
| 👓 | **Preview** | [Theme Creator](https://discourse.theme-creator.io/theme/Don/compose-center) |
| 🛠 | **Repository** | [GitHub - VaperinaDEV/discourse-compose-center: Compose Center is a place for all type of composing options. · GitHub](https://github.com/VaperinaDEV/discourse-compose-center) |
| ❓ | **Install Guide** | [How to install a theme or theme component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-install-a-theme-or-theme-component/63682) |
| 📖 | **New to Discourse Themes?** | [Beginner’s guide to using Discourse Themes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-using-discourse-themes/91966) |
Install this theme component
Hello 👋
Compose Center is a place for all type of composing options. The idea was a place where you can easily handle your composing content.
Like:
- New Topic
- New Message
- New Chat Message
- Drafts
- Pending Posts
I don’t want to _hack_ the original layout and design so this made for the Default theme. Originally it can work pretty cool with a three column theme right sidebar. So it replaces the default + New Topic button with a Compose button. The content opens in DMenu and show a banner, profile avatar, user status, new topic/open draft, message, chat buttons, drafts and pending posts.
Quick buttons and links:
- on banner My Drafts button: link to drafts
- on banner pencil icon (edit): link to preferences/profile
- on avatar (hover) pencil icon (edit): link to preferences/account
- user status: opens user status modal
- new topic/open draft button: opens topic composer
- message button: opens pm composer
- chat buttons: opens new chat message modal
The banner background is the blurred profile avatar if the user card background hasn’t setted up.
Default
With draft
With pending posts
User status
Theme Translations
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> ❤ Credit: I’ve integrated the [New Topic Header Button](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-topic-header-button/84551) theme component in it. This is inspired by Central theme `profile block`.
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### Author:  [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2024, 3:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/compose-center/323776/2 "2024-08-28T15:47:10Z")
Nice work Don, installed on my personal site and I really this feature. 👏
I’m not getting the new topic button on the header though, even if I preview from the component in admin. 🤔
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### Author:  [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2024, 3:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/compose-center/323776/3 "2024-08-28T15:52:46Z")
Thanks Lilly, I am glad you like it! ❤
> [@Lilly](#):
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> I’m not getting the new topic button on the header though, even if I preview from the component in admin. 🤔
No, sorry I mean I integrate that component functionality in the DMenu. So the New Topic button code you see in DMenu is mostly coming from the [New Topic Header Button](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-topic-header-button/84551) theme component. 🙂
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### Author:  [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2024, 3:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/compose-center/323776/4 "2024-08-28T15:55:28Z")
Hah, after I posted, I was wondering if I was just misunderstanding the OP. Thank you for clarifying. (And when I think about it, I’d prefer to not have it in the header anyways.)
I really like that composer modal and would like to be able to open it from the sidebar, but one can create a custom section to do the same things.
I like the look of the little pop-up you made 😃
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### Author:  [@Monikas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Monikas)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2024, 6:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/compose-center/323776/10 "2024-09-19T06:13:15Z")
Is it possible to customize the color of this button to be the same as the button color of the theme you previously posted?
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### Author:  [@Monikas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Monikas)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2024, 6:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/compose-center/323776/11 "2024-09-19T06:26:26Z")
I’ve found a bug that makes the customized state settings disappear after refreshing.
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### Author:  [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2024, 9:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/compose-center/323776/12 "2024-09-19T09:56:54Z")
Hello 👋
> [@Monikas](#):
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> Is it possible to customize the color of this button to be the same as the button color of the theme you previously posted?
I’ve added to the button the `create-topic` id so it will use that style now. I’ve also noticed a missing point…this button is appears to anon too. I’ve fixed it. [FIX: Hide Compose button for anons and adds create-topic id to it by VaperinaDEV · Pull Request #4 · VaperinaDEV/discourse-compose-center · GitHub](https://github.com/VaperinaDEV/discourse-compose-center/pull/4)
> [@Monikas](#):
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> I’ve found a bug that makes the customized state settings disappear after refreshing.
I think this is an issue with user status in core. I have already a topic about it here: [User status stops working for admins](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-status-stops-working-for-admins/318640) but I have to investigate it more… If you navigate to a topic or somewhere then it will appear again. So this issue is not related with this theme component.
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### Author:  [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)
#### Post date: [December 30, 2024, 6:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/compose-center/323776/15 "2024-12-30T06:18:29Z")
Hello 👋
I’ve merged an update to handle instances where chat is disabled. So now chat is not required to use this component. 🙂 Because of this I’ve changed the OP and added a Theme Creator link too.
[https://github.com/VaperinaDEV/discourse-compose-center/pull/5](https://github.com/VaperinaDEV/discourse-compose-center/pull/5)
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### Author:  [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2025, 3:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/compose-center/323776/16 "2025-01-30T15:30:36Z")
Just FYI — came along with new multiple drafts. Not a major one.
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### Author:  [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2025, 3:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/compose-center/323776/17 "2025-01-30T15:37:43Z")
Thanks @Jagster, fixed by [FIX: drafts label i18n · VaperinaDEV/discourse-compose-center@6a58764 · GitHub](https://github.com/VaperinaDEV/discourse-compose-center/commit/6a587649ef7e670478a03313db8795494003c285) 🙂
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### Author:  [@mdoggydog](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mdoggydog)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2025, 6:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/compose-center/323776/18 "2025-02-03T06:05:35Z")
What is `interface_button_title` translation/setting for? It does not seem to get used anywhere…
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### Author:  [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2025, 6:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/compose-center/323776/19 "2025-02-03T06:13:39Z")
Hello 👋 Yeah, it looks like it left from a previous version. I’ll remove it. 👍
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### Author:  [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2025, 7:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/compose-center/323776/20 "2025-02-11T19:08:01Z")
I upgraded Diacourse recently, and at same time I lost translation of compose button.
No hurry.
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### Author:  [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2025, 10:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/compose-center/323776/21 "2025-02-12T10:12:01Z")
Hello, Is it fixed by this? [Translation of Bookmark button is lost - #2 by david](https://meta.discourse.org/t/translation-of-bookmark-button-is-lost/351728/2)
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### Author:  [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2025, 6:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/compose-center/323776/22 "2025-02-12T18:32:04Z")
Yes, it did 👍
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### Author:  [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2025, 9:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/compose-center/323776/23 "2025-11-14T21:08:13Z")
This component started throwing an error recently, so I made a [PR fix here](https://github.com/VaperinaDEV/discourse-compose-center/pull/6/files). 🙂
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### Author:  [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2025, 9:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/compose-center/323776/24 "2025-11-14T21:14:59Z")
Thanks @Lilly 🤗 I’ve merged it!