# Facebook-style Topic Modal - Is it better?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/facebook-style-topic-modal-is-it-better/408565
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [July 27, 2026, 1:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/facebook-style-topic-modal-is-it-better/408565 "2026-07-27T01:09:55Z")
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### Author: ![Don](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/don/32/228726_2.png) [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2026, 7:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/facebook-style-topic-modal-is-it-better/408565/29 "2026-08-07T19:36:20Z")

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I’ve added a few settings that were previously hardcoded, so the component can easily adapt to different layouts. I also added `max_prefetches_per_minute` setting as an extra safety net specifically to prevent rate limits during continuous scrolling.

 ![Screenshot 2026-08-07 at 21.33.11](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/8/c/1/8c11dd513279a7c28ce6a345569b7a106ec1ddbc.png)

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