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Summary | Adds a topic author to the left column of topic list pages, as well as an option to only display most recent poster in the default posters column. Author avatar can also be sized and shaped. |
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Preview | https://discourse.theme-creator.io/theme/Lilly/discourse-topic-list-author-posters |
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Repository | https://github.com/Lillinator/discourse-topic-list-author-posters |
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Install Guide | How to install a theme or theme component |
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New to Discourse Themes? | Beginner’s guide to using Discourse Themes |
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Overview
This Discourse theme component inserts a topic author avatar into the first column of all topic list routes and has settings that let the admin specify avatar shape and size. Also, the author’s avatar will not show as the first avatar in the posters list.
There is also a setting to make the posters avatars column display only the latest (most recent) poster, but only if there is more than one topic participant. Thus, the author’s avatar will only show if there are other posters in the topic.
In addition, admins can also choose to display the topic author on the category page when latest topic list views are enabled (i.e.: Categories with latest topics), and there are avatar size and shape options as well.
In small viewport (mobile size), the author will appear where latest poster avatar is.
Settings
| Settings | Description |
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Topic list author avatar size |
Size of avatars in the author avatar column of topic list page routes - small, medium, or large. |
Topic list author avatar border radius |
Avatar rounding on topic list page routes: 0% = square → 50% = circle. tab_style = rounded left corners |
Topic list show las poster only |
Show just the last poster avatar in the posters column, but only if there are more than one participant in the topic. |
Show author on categories page |
Show the author avatar instead of the latest poster in topic lists on the categories page. |
Category page topic avatar size |
Size of avatars in the author avatar column in categories page topic lists - small, medium, or large. |
Category page avatar border radius |
Avatar rounding on categories page: 0% = square → 50% = circle. tab_style = rounded left corners |
Screenshots
Here are some screenshots with different avatar size and shape settings, also showing with expanded AI summary gists.
Screenshots of various topic list pages with different component settings enabled, showing both compact and expanded gists modes, and expanded/collapsed sidebar
With default settings:
Large tab_style avatar shape with summary gists expanded:
Small avatars with 15% border-radius shape and Topic_list_show_last_poster_only enabled:
Medium sized avatars with 0% border-radius (square) with Topic_list_show_last_poster_only enabled, and summary gists expanded:
Screenshots of Category Page showing 2 different sizes & shapes of avatars with author or last poster.
Default component settings, with medium sized round avatars and Show_author_on_categories_page enabled:
Large sized tab_style avatars and Show_author_on_categories_page disabled:
Notes
- Does not work with the Topic Excerpts theme component (or other topic preview components).
- Inserts the author’s avatar and changes the posters column where expected in profile page tabs.
- Mobile behavior is the same as default in topic footer lists (suggested/related topics) and in profile and inbox tab pages.
- Not really compatible with horizon theme.
Possible future todos
- Add mobile disable toggle
- Category and tag exemptions
- Left-to-right support
- Further styling improvements
- Incorporate topic excerpts
- Shape poster avatars