# Set the top menu in the mobile view independently of the desktop view
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-the-top-menu-in-the-mobile-view-independently-of-the-desktop-view/59237
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [16.Март.2017 11:11:21 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-the-top-menu-in-the-mobile-view-independently-of-the-desktop-view/59237 "2017-03-16T11:11:21Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author:  [@Lutz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lutz)
#### Post date: [16.Март.2017 11:11:21 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-the-top-menu-in-the-mobile-view-independently-of-the-desktop-view/59237/1 "2017-03-16T11:11:21Z")
Set the top menu in the mobile view independently of the desktop view.
Reason: many users want the familiar view of their categories for their desktop browsers as default. But they want the “latest” look for the mobile phone, so they can simply scroll infinitely.
We already use an ugly nginx-hack to realize this. However, the users are clicking on the the logo to return to the beginning of the page.The logo links to “/”, which is again the category view rather than the “latest” view. So you need an other hack to make this happen.
(Look here for the “hacks” [How to default to latest on mobile and categories+latest on desktop? - #5 by david](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-default-to-latest-on-mobile-and-categories-latest-on-desktop/55716/5))
Perhaps this could be implemented in a future version Discourse, so that we can stop using the workarounds.
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### Author:  [@JoeZ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JoeZ)
#### Post date: [03.Апрель.2017 04:29:34 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-the-top-menu-in-the-mobile-view-independently-of-the-desktop-view/59237/2 "2017-04-03T04:29:34Z")
I’m in favor of this as well.
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### Author:  [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)
#### Post date: [03.Апрель.2017 15:52:54 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-the-top-menu-in-the-mobile-view-independently-of-the-desktop-view/59237/3 "2017-04-03T15:52:54Z")
Adding in my support for this as well (in addition to [this](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-default-to-latest-on-mobile-and-categories-latest-on-desktop/55716/6) topic). We like the categories+latest view on the Desktop, but on mobile we really just want the topic list…
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [03.Апрель.2017 15:54:05 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-the-top-menu-in-the-mobile-view-independently-of-the-desktop-view/59237/4 "2017-04-03T15:54:05Z")
I think categories is pretty bad on desktop, too.
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### Author:  [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)
#### Post date: [03.Апрель.2017 15:55:04 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-the-top-menu-in-the-mobile-view-independently-of-the-desktop-view/59237/5 "2017-04-03T15:55:04Z")
I’m sorry - categories + latest on desktop. I can agree that categories is pretty bad on desktop.
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### Author:  [@nivshah](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nivshah)
#### Post date: [09.Июнь.2017 16:07:39 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-the-top-menu-in-the-mobile-view-independently-of-the-desktop-view/59237/6 "2017-06-09T16:07:39Z")
I’d like to bump this and throw my support behind this as well. Categories+Latest is excellent on desktop, but it results in Categories on mobile, which isn’t as useful as just the Latest topics. I am using Discourse for community forums, and while desktop users love their first experience, mobile users just bounce. If there’s a GH issue to track this, let me know and I’ll subscribe / help however I can.
Thanks for all the hard work!
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### Author:  [@madrush](https://meta.discourse.org/u/madrush)
#### Post date: [21.Июнь.2017 00:01:41 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-the-top-menu-in-the-mobile-view-independently-of-the-desktop-view/59237/7 "2017-06-21T00:01:41Z")
I would like to see this as well. It’s very helpful on desktop to see both latest posts and all categories. This provides an overview of the forum (for new visitors), at the same time as displaying what’s new (for returning users).
However, on mobile, seeing latest topics is more engaging than seeing the same categories every time. This is particularly true in my use case because I have my categories in a static order reflecting their general importance; thus new posts don’t rise to the top on mobile unless they are in the top category.
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### Author:  [@Lutz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lutz)
#### Post date: [17.Сентябрь.2017 13:26:09 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-the-top-menu-in-the-mobile-view-independently-of-the-desktop-view/59237/8 "2017-09-17T13:26:09Z")
Any news on this topic, Joshua?
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### Author:  [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)
#### Post date: [18.Сентябрь.2017 01:27:15 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-the-top-menu-in-the-mobile-view-independently-of-the-desktop-view/59237/9 "2017-09-18T01:27:15Z")
Nothing that I am aware of. Please note that when I made my comments back in April I was just a community member, not on the team yet. I’ve not heard the topic come up since I joined Discourse.
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### Author:  [@Tomasz136472](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tomasz136472)
#### Post date: [06.Февраль.2018 23:26:45 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-the-top-menu-in-the-mobile-view-independently-of-the-desktop-view/59237/10 "2018-02-06T23:26:45Z")
I would also like to see that implemented please
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### Author:  [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)
#### Post date: [13.Февраль.2018 13:18:38 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-the-top-menu-in-the-mobile-view-independently-of-the-desktop-view/59237/11 "2018-02-13T13:18:38Z")
> [@Different landing page for desktop vs mobile theme?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/different-landing-page-for-desktop-vs-mobile-theme/46019):
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> Is it possible to somehow set a different landing page based on desktop vs mobile? i.e when you’re on mobile you land on /categories while desktop would land on /latest.