# Theme to emulate frames?
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/theme-to-emulate-frames/147417
**Category:** Marketplace
**Created:** [April 9, 2020, 1:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/theme-to-emulate-frames/147417 "2020-04-09T13:39:31Z")
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### Author:  [@pqMMA](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pqMMA)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2020, 1:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/theme-to-emulate-frames/147417/1 "2020-04-09T13:39:31Z")
We have recently setup a new discourse to evaluate the possibility of migrating our existing forum to this platform.
We have a 20 yr. plus membership base that is is strongly against moving away from our framed forum which lists topics on the left and scrolls independent from the content on the right.
I am curious if someone is able to comment on the viability of doing this in Discourse with a new theme development or otherwise. If it’s something possible, I am happy to start discussion with a programmer for a temporary gig doing this.
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### Author:  [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2020, 1:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/theme-to-emulate-frames/147417/2 "2020-04-09T13:46:40Z")
Hi Chris.
Yeah this is an interesting challenge.
It is far from straightforward I suspect as you are combining the functionality of the discovery route with the topic route. It’s not a simple reskin of either.
BUT, I have actually recently been looking at how one might extend [the Babble chat plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/babble-a-chat-plugin/87297) to do something similar but couldn’t dedicate enough time from paid work. Essentially this would be adding Topic support to Babble.
I’d definitely be interested in discussing my agency [Pavilion](https://thepavilion.io/) picking this up so long as the results were open source (the plugin extensions that is, not necessarily any additional theming)
Do you have a budget in mind? To set your expectations this could be quite involved and far beyond a theming exercise. Happy to take the discussion offline.
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### Author:  [@pqMMA](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pqMMA)
#### Post date: [April 14, 2020, 10:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/theme-to-emulate-frames/147417/3 "2020-04-14T22:35:06Z")
Robert:
If you want to contact me directly [chris@mixedmartialarts.com](mailto:chris@mixedmartialarts.com) we can discuss the project a little more. I am happy to have it be open source that’s not an issue, and I know this isn’t an easy project, but we want to at least do the leg work to see what may be possible.
-Chris
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### Author:  [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2020, 10:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/theme-to-emulate-frames/147417/4 "2020-05-14T22:35:17Z")
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