# Is there a way to make the main page category layout different for different themes?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-make-the-main-page-category-layout-different-for-different-themes/130960
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [October 14, 2019, 1:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-make-the-main-page-category-layout-different-for-different-themes/130960 "2019-10-14T13:56:36Z")
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### Author: ![tshenry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tshenry/32/119495_2.png) [@tshenry](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tshenry)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2019, 6:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-make-the-main-page-category-layout-different-for-different-themes/130960/3 "2019-10-15T18:51:59Z")

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I thought this was a cool idea, so I created a tiny theme component to accomplish this if you are interested:

> [@Categories Layout Override](https://meta.discourse.org/t/categories-layout-override/131098):
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> Normally the desktop categories page layout is set via a global site setting. When added to a theme, this component will allow you to override the layout of the categories page for that specific theme. Installation [Repository Link](https://github.com/tshenry/discourse-categories-layout-override) https://github.com/tshenry/discourse-categories-layout-override This component can be installed more than once if necessary. If you do this, it is recommended to modify the name so you can keep track of which layout is associated with each copy of the c…

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