# Topic preview text

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-preview-text/219148
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [February 23, 2022, 8:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-preview-text/219148 "2022-02-23T08:52:25Z")
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### Author: ![gassim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/gassim/32/220910_2.png) [@gassim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gassim)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2022, 8:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-preview-text/219148/1 "2022-02-23T08:52:25Z")

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Hi all!  
I’m sure this is around somewhere but sorry I couldn’t find it. How can we enable the topic text preview in the topic lists?

> [@Ability to custom define topic "preview text"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-custom-define-topic-preview-text/107455/12):
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> ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/f/d/fd3de53287e6064e55a16e8665630f2785567f22.png)

The image above some topics have a preview and some don’t , does the preview only work for pinned topics? Can I enable the preview for all topics in a category?

Thanks!

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### Author: ![JammyDodger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jammydodger/32/254611_2.png) [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2022, 8:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-preview-text/219148/2 "2022-02-23T08:57:01Z")

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I think this would suit your needs:

> [@Topic List Excerpts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-list-excerpts-theme-component/151520):
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> discourse2Summary Topic List Excerpts allows you to enable excerpts for unpinned topics (by default, Discourse only displays topic excerpts for pinned topics).eyeglassesPreview [Preview on Discourse Theme Creator](https://discourse.theme-creator.io/theme/Discourse/topic-list-excerpts)hammer_and_wrenchRepository Link [https://github.com/discourse/discourse-topic-excerpts](https://github.com/discourse/discourse-topic-excerpts)open_bookNew to Discourse Themes? [Beginner’s guide to using Discourse Themes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-using-discourse-themes/91966) Install this theme component Features Works great alo…

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### Author: ![gassim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/gassim/32/220910_2.png) [@gassim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gassim)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2022, 9:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-preview-text/219148/3 "2022-02-23T09:46:16Z")

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Thanks @JammyDodger! Even better! 🙂

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### Author: ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/32/443519_2.png) [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2022, 9:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-preview-text/219148/4 "2022-03-25T09:46:49Z")

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