I want to add the topic-creator avatar to topic-list excerpts, but there doesn’t seem to be anyway to modify the Topic Excerpt. TopicExcerpt: app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/topic-list/topic-excerpt.gjs 5f00ae2ca import dirSpan from "discourse/helpers/dir-span";…

[image] Daniel: pass @expandPinned to the topic-list-main-link-bottom outlet this seems reasonable, so I’ve done this here: DEV: include expandPinned in topic-list-main-link-bottom outlet main ← dev-expandpinned-outlet …

You have more options now, see: [image] Customizing the topic list Developer Guides The topic-list is one of the most-used and most-customized user-interfaces in Discourse. There are many different tools available to theme and plugin developers to achieve this…

I’ve looked into all the options AFAIK. There is no surgical way to modify the just the excerpt that I can see.

yes there is, delete it and add your own

[image] Robert: delete it and add your own You mean replace the whole topic-list-item with my own? I’d like to avoid having to maintain all that when I only want to modify a small piece.

no, replace the excerpts cell, or add another one next to it and hide it.

[image] Robert: replace the excerpts cell The excerpt is not a cell. It’s used inside the topic-cell and in the mobile item app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/topic-list/item/topic-cell.gjs 321a220b4 <ActionList …

Ah yes you are right, apologies. I saw the file in the topic-list components and made an assumption. But in any case, there’s loads of tools to achieve what you want here, no? Plugin outlet looks like a good option and then manipulate the layout with CSS?

As for the expandPinned, maybe replicate the logic in your new Component as much as you need to? app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/topic-list/item.gjs 321a220b4 }); get isSelected() { return this.args.selected?.inc…

[image] Robert: for the expandPinned, maybe replicate the logic Yeah that’s the path i was going down. Which also means replicating get useMobileLayout() { return applyValueTransformer( "topic-list-item-mobile-layout", this.site.mobileView, { topic: this.args.outletAr…

[image] Daniel: I was hoping pleading to the gods might produce a cleaner option :pray: :sweat_smile: That’s what I’m usually doing on a Monday morning.

Modify TopicExcerpt template?

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merefield (Robert) February 13, 2025, 7:20pm 2

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Modify TopicExcerpt template?

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