# Theme Confusion

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/theme-confusion/328819
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [October 1, 2024, 11:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/theme-confusion/328819 "2024-10-01T11:16:44Z")
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### Author: ![merefield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/merefield/32/176214_2.png) [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2024, 11:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/theme-confusion/328819/2 "2024-10-01T11:25:33Z")

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Bear in mind Discourse is a web app dynamically rendered by EmberJS

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> [@Discourse Bars beers cocktail (a sidebar framework)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-bars-a-sidebar-framework/298216):
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> eyeglasses Overview A Theme Component that allows you to lay out Components[[1]](#footnote-1469292-1) on top and side bars. Specify a set of “widgets” distinctly for Route and Position. Supports setups for each of: discovery[[2]](#footnote-1469292-2), topic, tag[[3]](#footnote-1469292-3), category[[3:1]](#footnote-1469292-3), categories[[3:2]](#footnote-1469292-3) OR tags-intersection[[4]](#footnote-1469292-4) “Bars” can be either: top, left, right OR alternative right location. Each bar can be collapsed or dismissed (refresh browser to reset dismiss). They can be minimised by default. Handles the Official Sidebar, but if you …

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