# How far can we push Discourse in customization?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-far-can-we-push-discourse-in-customization/408829
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [July 29, 2026, 3:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-far-can-we-push-discourse-in-customization/408829 "2026-07-29T15:16:58Z")
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### Author: ![Damian\_Boon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/damian_boon/32/574032_2.png) [@Damian\_Boon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Damian_Boon)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2026, 3:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-far-can-we-push-discourse-in-customization/408829/10 "2026-07-29T15:59:33Z")

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I think its stuck in the past with a lot of the themes etc, I had a rant about this actually a while back

> [@Should Discourse make an effort to become the next best "CMS"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-discourse-make-an-effort-to-become-the-next-best-cms/353746?tl=en):
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> After reading this post, i think it could be one better and be the CMS Already having a fair few opinions of my own i am compelled to write a short ramble. The recent surge in platforms like X and Reddit and the decline in certain blogs/news sites, I think Discourse is missing out on a massive market. Lets be honest the backend functionality is there but frontend is lacking in features. Imagine Discourse as the actual blog/news site with some fancy CSS and features. Think “Homepage features”…

The other issue is forums will look the same as thats what they are - a list of titles. Look at facebook, reddit and x. All there topic cards look similar to a degree.

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