# Topic Preview Modal

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-preview-modal/409712
**Category:** Theme component
**Created:** [August 10, 2026, 3:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-preview-modal/409712 "2026-08-10T15:54:59Z")
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### Author: ![satonotdead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/satonotdead/32/447830_2.png) [@satonotdead](https://meta.discourse.org/u/satonotdead)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2026, 1:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-preview-modal/409712/76 "2026-09-14T13:16:28Z")

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Maybe the functionality exists and I couldn’t find how to set it:

It would be possible to avoid the modal in specific categories (aka Discourse Category Docs), where the modal can be counterproductive when the sidebar is intended to be shown?

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