Layout of display of topics

[Jim_Coombes]

Is there a setting that will allow us to revert to the previous layout of the display of topics i.e. a single line, By that I mean such that the category is not displayed under the topic title but in the same line as it used to be.

[Stranik (Evgeny)]

Perhaps you should look at this topic:

Add Category Column

Until recently, categories displayed in the topic lists as a column. After discussing its usefulness, the dedicated column for categories seemed excessive and it was removed in favor of placing the category under the topic title. There is plenty to gain from this change (see the above linked topic for details), however, some have voiced that they prefer having the category column. This component is for those that may be struggling with the changes. Preview at Discourse Theme Creator [category…

This component does what you want, if I understand correctly.

[Jim_Coombes]

Thanks, I will follow this up.

Just to add that this has been successfully implemented - many of our group members did not like the change because it limited the number of topics visible in one screen reducing that by 50%. Some with limited visibility or reduced mobility found it difficult to select the topic rather than the category.

It would be useful if the developer team always created a “maintain/revert to previous” option or settings before making a major layout change.

[Jim_Coombes]

Is there something I can add to this theme to make avatars square. You have no idea how our people dislike round.

[Stephen]

You can just override the css. Currently:

img.avatar  {
    border-radius: 50%;
}

Is rounding the corners. Change it to:

img.avatar {
    border-radius: unset;
}

[Jim_Coombes]

img.avatar { border-radius: unset; }

Great thanks, implemented and sorted.
I am an old mainframe man from cobol and fortran days so I struggle a bit to keep apace of the current technology.

[codinghorror (Jeff Atwood)]

Is unset the correct syntax here? I typically put 0 there.

[Stephen]

Hm you might be right, I relied on the chrome inspector autocomplete. This wouldn’t be the first time it was my undoing.