# How to get two column layout and announcements blocks across the top?

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**Created:** [January 24, 2022, 10:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-two-column-layout-and-announcements-blocks-across-the-top/215879 "2022-01-24T22:12:50Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 24, 2022, 10:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-two-column-layout-and-announcements-blocks-across-the-top/215879/2 "2022-01-24T22:48:51Z")

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Two column layouts is the category view, using the `desktop category page style` setting set to “Categories and Latest Topics”.

As for the featured topics, something similar to this may be what you’re looking for:

[https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-a-featured-topic-list-to-your-discourse-homepage/132949](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-a-featured-topic-list-to-your-discourse-homepage/132949)

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