We recently updated to Discourse version 2.8.0.beta2, and we’re seeing a large gap between the category image/text and the list of subcategories below. Here’s an example: [img] I’m referring to the large amount of whitespace above the Announcements subcategory. It’s even more prominent with other…

Hey @hollyw :wave: I’m not aware of any changes to that area of the top of my head. That said, if you want to reduce the whitespace between the category logo and the subcategory list, you can add something like this to your theme under common > css .categories-list .category-logo { margin-botto…

What version were you previously on? This may not be an issue from a Discourse core update, but something in your theme. Have you tried safe-mode to see if the issue persists?

When you say “some” testing, what do you mean? Did you disable all themes and plugins?

Yes, I tested with all three boxes checked to disable all themes and plugins. The category image is larger due to the theme being disabled, but the whitespace is the same. [img]

Okay, I am asking my colleagues who spend more time than I do around the frontend code for help, hang tight!

Homepage (sub)category display - lots of whitespace

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hollyw (Holly W) July 15, 2021, 7:11pm 3

I believe we were previously on 2.7.0.beta8. I did some safe mode testing and am seeing the same whitespace there.

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Homepage (sub)category display - lots of whitespace

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