What are good plugins or theme components for a forum emphasizing pictures?

if by top bar you mean this

it’s the Welcome link banner theme component

i have a customized version of it running on my forum

Above main container mode:

Below site header mode:

CSS code for the above result (not including the banner background image and icons, which are set in the component)
// banner links

.above-main-container-outlet.welcome-link-banner-connectors .welcome-wrapper .welcome-content, 
.below-site-header-outlet.welcome-link-banner-connector .welcome-wrapper .welcome-content {
    display: none;
}

.above-main-container-outlet.welcome-link-banner-connectors .welcome-wrapper .featured-banner-link, 
.below-site-header-outlet.welcome-link-banner-connector .welcome-wrapper .featured-banner-link {
    padding: 0em;
}

.above-main-container-outlet.welcome-link-banner-connectors .welcome-wrapper, 
.below-site-header-outlet.welcome-link-banner-connector .welcome-wrapper {
    width: 95%;
    margin: 1.5em auto;
    background: rgba(black, .8);
}

.above-main-container-outlet.welcome-link-banner-connectors .welcome-wrapper .featured-banner-link>div a .d-icon, 
.below-site-header-outlet.welcome-link-banner-connector .welcome-wrapper .featured-banner-link>div a .d-icon {
    margin-bottom: .2em;
}
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