Minimal (text-only) theme and hacker news voting

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What would you like done?

Minimal theme which online includes text and almost nothing else on the page
Also I wanted a “New Topic” and a voting system like hacker news

When do you need it done?

couple weeks

What is your budget, in $ USD that you can offer for this task?

Lets talk

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Hello, and welcome!

I’m not going to be able to take on this project, but hopefully the following will assist in getting you the best help available:

You actually have two (Three?) orthogonal projects going here, requiring very different skill-sets. It might be worthwhile contracting with different persons for each part.

Text-Only Theme:
Probably a dozen or so users here on meta that have the skill for this one.

"New Topic:"
Can you clarify what you are looking for here? Discourse already has “New Topic” on the front page, and the top of every Category page. If you just want a different positioning/style, this folds in to the Theme project.

"Hacker News Voting:"
What, specifically, would you like to emulate, and how does it differ from what Discourse offers as core functionality?

  • :white_check_mark: Gate access to advanced user functions, such as flagging, based on proven value to the comunity. Search “Trust Levels:” This is actually much more sophisticated than Hacker News’ “Karma Points.” The exact gating can be fine-tuned to your community’s needs.
  • :white_check_mark: Users can show support for Topics/Posts that they find valuable. Discourse calls these “Likes” instead of upvotes, but they are baked in at the core level. If you don’t like the :heart: icon, have it re-themed along with the rest of the Theme project.
  • :white_check_mark: Sort topics based on popularity: Set your default landing page to “Top.” An algorithm considers:
    • Likes
    • Total activity in topic
    • ???
    • You can set a Timeframe over which the metrics are calculated, e.g. Last: Day, Week, Month &tc.
  • :x: Downvotes: Search here on meta for several topics on why these are not available in Discourse core, and why a plugin is unlikely to provide them. Short version: Only “Like” stuff that is really good. If it’s not your thing, but still not bad enough to warrant a “Flag,” Simply withhold your “Like”

Hope this is helpful.

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