# The topic list doesn't need a category column

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-topic-list-doesnt-need-a-category-column/101352
**Category:** UX
**Created:** [November 5, 2018, 9:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-topic-list-doesnt-need-a-category-column/101352 "2018-11-05T21:31:50Z")
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### Author: ![Steven](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/steven/32/187890_2.png) [@Steven](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Steven)
#### Post date: [December 14, 2018, 11:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-topic-list-doesnt-need-a-category-column/101352/49 "2018-12-14T23:20:13Z")

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I had the same idea with the responsive windows and the width of the category, that’s why I didn’t want to use the theme component.

I used @LeoDavidson css as a base so it’s a bit different of your work. But I noticed a little issue with the topic excerpt (it was put below the category name, not below the topic title), and since I didn’t want to hide it, I did some things here and there

Since we are in the spirit of sharing, here’s my css:

```css
@media (min-width: 960px) {
    .topic-list .link-bottom-line {
        float: right;
        margin-top: 0.250em;
    }
    .topic-list .has-excerpt .link-bottom-line {
        margin-top: -20px;
        float: none;
    }
    .topic-list .link-bottom-line .badge-wrapper.bullet {
    	float: right;
    	margin-left: 1em;
    	margin-right: 0.250em;
    	width: 145px;
    }
    .topic-list .link-bottom-line .discourse-tags {
    	float: right;
    	margin-left: 1em;
    }
    .topic-list .has-excerpt .topic-excerpt {
       padding-top: 20px;
    }
}

```

I didn’t try yours @bts, maybe you don’t have this issue at all.

BTW, the theme component was not announced here, you can add a category column without all of these tweaks by using this : [Add Category Column](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-category-column/103893)

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