# Why am I finding Discourse so difficult to customize?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-am-i-finding-discourse-so-difficult-to-customize/303671>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [April 13, 2024, 1:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-am-i-finding-discourse-so-difficult-to-customize/303671 "2024-04-13T13:51:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Arkshine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/arkshine/32/298682_2.png) [@Arkshine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Arkshine)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2024, 3:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-am-i-finding-discourse-so-difficult-to-customize/303671/5 "2024-04-13T15:51:31Z")

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> [@P\_O](#):
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> I would like to customise the ‘Discourse Cards Topic’ template and include posters, replies, views, and activity stats from the generic topics list.

What you can do:

- Request features (on the appropriate topic, like you did)
- Posting in #Marketplace if you can
- Learn how to code and how theme components work (see #documentation:theme-developers) and don’t hesitate to ask #Development for any help!

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