Canapin is creating a Discourse forum focused on images, particularly atmospheric optic phenomena, and seeks plugins or theme components to enhance image display. Decorbuz suggests the Topic List Previews Theme Component, while Moin recommends the User Portfolio Theme Component. awesomerobot points to davidkingham’s photography site, which uses Topic List Thumbnails and Featured Tiles Theme Component. Canapin finds these suggestions helpful and shares their progress. happyshot10 inquires about the top bar plugin, and Moin and Lilly provide details on the Welcome Link Banner Theme Component, including customization options. putty suggests the Versatile Banner for more complex needs. Later, David_Brewster asks about the forum’s progress, to which Canapin responds that the project was cancelled but their interest remains.
I’m creating a Discourse that focuses on images, at least on the majority of its categories.
I remember seeing one or several Discourse forums dedicated to art and especially photography.
I’d like to have an alternative preview of the topic list that shows the first image of each topic, for example.
Do you know any plugin/theme/components (preferably official) that would be adapted to my goal?
Do you have any URL of existing Discourse forums that makes use of that kind of customizations, and present their content “images first” (but text or legends will be important too)?
To be more precise, what I have in mind is a forum dedicated to atmospheric optic phenomena, like Reddit - Please wait for verification.
So, pictures are important, but I also want my forum to be a place to sort of, discover wonders that most people don’t even know they exist, with clear and simple text explanations (kind of like the “simple.” version of Wikipedia).
A place to visit to learn and share.
I’m just starting the thing and made only categories. It’s looking currently like this:
Topic List Thumbnails is what I’m using, I used to use Topic List Previews as well. Either one will get you what you’re looking for, they primarily just look a little different with TLP being a bit more customizable.
Thank you so much, it’s exactly what I was looking for!
I tried the Masonry display, but finally, I think this presentation for content that is meant to be displayed by date (by default) is confusing.
Anyway, it’s starting to look good to me thanks to your suggestions. I’m excited to explore more of these tweaks.
