# Featured topic?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/featured-topic/99103>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [October 9, 2018, 2:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/featured-topic/99103 "2018-10-09T14:22:46Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 4:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/featured-topic/99103/8 "2020-03-24T04:20:01Z")

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> [@ChristopherMcEwan](#):
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> OK, so the distinction between ‘Categories with Featured Topics’ and ‘Categories with Latest Topics’ is that Featured will include Pinned topics?

No

First, note that the option is ‘Categories **and** Latest Topics’, not “with”. Categories and Latest Topics is what we have here on Meta. Category list on the left, `Latest` view on the right. Latest shows all topics from any category, topics listed by those with most recent replies. Same thing you’d see at `/latest`, just half width.

Categories with Featured Topics shows each category, along with the topics with the most recent replies _for that category._ Categories with Featured Topics is what this topic is discussing.

A simple example. Say you have 2 categories, 2020 and 2019. No one uses the 2019 category anymore, as it is 2020. So all your recent topics are in the 2020 category. If your `desktop category page style` was set to “Categories and Latest Topics”, you’d see both categories on the left, and a list of topics from the 2020 category on the right, as they’re the most recent. If your `desktop category page style` was instead set to “Categories with Featured Topics”, you’d see categories on the left, 3 (by default) topics per category on the right.

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Here’s the same site (try) showing both styles.

**Categories with Featured Topics:**

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/3/0/30851fee3fcd325cf76f9b1e8287cc4d73edf606.png)

**Categories and Latest Topics:**

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/8/1/811e48997eaec674e42aaece84e9294c6075497e.png)

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