We changed our homepage to default to the Categories view from the beginning. Today, out of the blue, that view changed to a vertically-bisected screen with categories on the left and Latest on the right. Was this a deliberate change? And is there a way to undo it? It doesn’t look good and we don’t want it that way.
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The discussion revolves around a recent change in the default homepage layout on a Discourse site, which shifted from a categories-only view to a split-screen layout with categories on the left and latest posts on the right. Rob_Waters expressed concern over the change, noting it doesn’t look good and wants to revert to the previous layout. kuyashi pointed to a meta-discourse thread explaining the change, while featheredtoast clarified that the classic layout can be restored by adjusting the category page style setting to ‘Classic’ mode. Rob_Waters sought clarification on how to apply this, and cpradio suggested searching for desktop category page style in the settings. Rob_Waters confirmed this resolved the issue. cogdog noted the setting was not available in their version (v1.7.0.beta2) but appeared in v1.70.beta3, indicating a version-specific update.
This should help answer your question:
Oh right, I forgot they added back the classic layout. Good catch.
@Rob_Waters that site setting in that topic should get you sorted out back to your desired layout. Change category page style to the ‘Classic’ mode for the desired layout.
Sorry. I’m admittedly not a very sophisticated Discourse user and I’m having some trouble following the conversation. Here is how we set the order we wanted originally:
What should I do from here to get it back to the way it was? Or do I have to go somewhere else?
Do a search for desktop category page style in Settings
That’s what I needed. Thank you!
Why can’t I find this setting in my admin settings? Running version v1.7.0.beta2 +64
Nevermind, I see the new setting is in v1.70.beta3