# Voting box does not appear
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/voting-box-does-not-appear/214846
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [January 14, 2022, 11:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/voting-box-does-not-appear/214846 "2022-01-14T11:33:42Z")
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### Author:  [@wlandgraf](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wlandgraf)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2022, 11:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/voting-box-does-not-appear/214846/1 "2022-01-14T11:33:42Z")
I’m using the voting plugin and I wonder why the “voting box” doesn’t appear at the left of the topics?
See the screenshot below. I only see a very small “47 votes” below the topic subject, but I can’t find how to make the left box appear at the left of the topic.
This is the box I’m talking about:
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### Author:  [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2022, 11:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/voting-box-does-not-appear/214846/2 "2022-01-14T11:43:19Z")
Do you use the theme-component?
> [@Alternative Voting Category Style](https://meta.discourse.org/t/alternative-voting-category-style/101532):
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> This theme component offers alternative styling for any specified categories that make use of the Discourse Voting plugin. Installation [Repository Link](https://github.com/discourse/discourse-alternative-voting-category-style) https://github.com/discourse/discourse-alternative-voting-category-style If you are unfamiliar with theme components and how to install them, check out the [theme installation guide](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-install-a-theme-or-theme-component/63682). And if you’d like to learn more about Discourse themes, take a look at [this guide](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-using-discourse-themes/91966). Preview The overall idea is based off of [this mockup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unique-index-style-for-voting/59499/6) created by @…
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### Author:  [@wlandgraf](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wlandgraf)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2022, 11:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/voting-box-does-not-appear/214846/3 "2022-01-14T11:58:02Z")
I have using nearly default Discourse installation. No specific installed themes:
And just a few components:
Are you implying that the voting box only appear when a specific theme is installed?
From the link you provided, it looks like the voting box of that theme is different from the one I pasted in my first message (which seems like it should be the “default” voting box).
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### Author:  [@Johani](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Johani)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2022, 12:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/voting-box-does-not-appear/214846/4 "2022-01-14T12:05:25Z")
> [@wlandgraf](#):
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> This is the box I’m talking about:
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That box only shows inside the topic by default. Your screenshot here
> [@wlandgraf](#):
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is the topic list. The box is not displayed there. You need to enter the topic to see the box.
The theme component shared above is an add-on that makes it possible to show the box on topic lists.
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### Author:  [@wlandgraf](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wlandgraf)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2022, 12:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/voting-box-does-not-appear/214846/5 "2022-01-14T12:08:49Z")
Ah, now it makes sense! Thanks a lot!
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### Author:  [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2022, 12:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/voting-box-does-not-appear/214846/6 "2022-02-13T12:09:37Z")
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