# Customize categories page / separate categories
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/customize-categories-page-separate-categories/129836
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [September 30, 2019, 6:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customize-categories-page-separate-categories/129836 "2019-09-30T06:55:38Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@Antichrist](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Antichrist)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2019, 6:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customize-categories-page-separate-categories/129836/1 "2019-09-30T06:55:38Z")
Hello there,
I am quite new to Discourse, I have a little experience in JS frontend frameworks.
I was curious how hard / complex would it be to change the categories page to be similar to CGSociety’s ( [https://forums.cgsociety.org](https://forums.cgsociety.org/) ?
I am liking Discourse very much I just don’t really like the categories layout.
If someone has any suggestions where should I start, I’d really appreciate it Thanks in advance, I’ll be searching the documentation/forums in the meanwhile.
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### Author:  [@Heather\_Dudley](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Heather_Dudley)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2019, 7:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customize-categories-page-separate-categories/129836/2 "2019-09-30T19:56:32Z")
In your admin settings, try changing the default view for `desktop category page style`
I use one similar to the one you’ve linked there. It’s Categories with Featured Topics.
Experiment with that setting to find one that suits you better.
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### Author:  [@Antichrist](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Antichrist)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2019, 10:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customize-categories-page-separate-categories/129836/3 "2019-09-30T22:57:11Z")
Yes, thats a bit closer to it, thank you very much!
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### Author:  [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 28, 2023, 9:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customize-categories-page-separate-categories/129836/4 "2023-05-28T09:04:58Z")
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### Author:  [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2023, 9:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customize-categories-page-separate-categories/129836/5 "2023-06-27T09:05:06Z")
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