I did try searching for this but as unsure an exact term to put did not really get any answers, as an example this discourse site https://community.morphmarket.com/ shows posts on front page making it look feel like a social media site, rather than my discourse site that shows list of categories, how do I make my page more like the example?
Looks like that site is using Topic List Previews (TLP) #theme-component you can also change that forum’s homepage view by switching themes at the bottom of the sidebar.
Hello 
They’re using the FKB Pro - Social theme on there MRC theme.