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Is there a way to add an "Add Topic" button on the main home page for a forum in an Extended Layout like you can all the other layouts? For example, the Simplified layout has an option in Settings called "Display Add Topic Button on Forum List" but Extended Layout doesn't have it. Any idea how to do this?
@chris what layout would be like Expanded View with an Add Topic button on the home page?
if you need the button and function, you can edit the forum.php from layout 1
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<div class="wpforo-category" <?php echo $cover_styles['cover'] ?>>
<div class="wpforo-cat-panel" <?php echo $cover_styles['blur'] ?>>
<div class="cat-title" title="<?php echo esc_attr($cat['description']); ?>">
<span class="cat-name" <?php echo $cover_styles['title'] ?>><?php echo esc_html($cat['title']); ?></span>
</div>
<div class="cat-stat-posts" <?php echo $cover_styles['info'] ?>><?php wpforo_phrase('Posts'); ?></div>
<div class="cat-stat-topics" <?php echo $cover_styles['info'] ?>><?php wpforo_phrase('Topics'); ?></div>
<br class="wpf-clear" />
</div>
</div><!-- wpforo-category -->
and replace with
<div class="wpforo-category" <?php echo $cover_styles['cover'] ?>><div class="wpforo-cat-panel" <?php echo $cover_styles['blur'] ?>>
<div class="cat-title" title="<?php echo esc_attr($cat['description']); ?>">
<span class="cat-name" <?php echo $cover_styles['title'] ?>><?php echo esc_html($cat['title']); ?></span>
</div>
<?php if( WPF()->current_object['template'] === 'forum' ) wpforo_template_add_topic_button($cat['forumid']); ?>
<div class="cat-stat-posts" <?php echo $cover_styles['info'] ?>><?php wpforo_phrase('Posts'); ?></div>
<div class="cat-stat-topics" <?php echo $cover_styles['info'] ?>><?php wpforo_phrase('Topics'); ?></div>
<br class="wpf-clear" />
</div>
</div><!-- wpforo-category -->
<?php if( WPF()->current_object['template'] === 'forum' ) wpforo_template_topic_portable_form($cat['forumid']); ?>
read this before making changes > Theme Customization
