Discussion Preview List

About this block

Discussion Preview List shows the forum instead of describing it. Four thread rows sit in a bordered panel styled like the real board, avatar, title, an active now chip on the hottest thread, author and tag and recency in the meta line, and a reply count on the right. The lede claims the rows are pasted from inside, which is exactly the standard the content should meet.

The threads are one array. Title quality is everything, real forum titles have data inside, roast mine first, and template thread energy that marketing copy cannot fake. Recency strings should stay within the week, a yesterday beats a count of months.

When to use

Reach for this block on community pages after the doors have been shown, it answers the question every community page begs, is anyone actually in there. Stale or invented threads damage exactly the trust this section builds, so treat the content as a snapshot to refresh monthly. Pairs with community-stats-banner as the qualitative half of the same proof.

A natural flow around it on a Marketing Pro page:

Before

• Community channels introducing the forum this previews

After

• Contributor grid crediting the people behind the threads
• CTAs for visitors ready to post

What you can display

One strong use is the four best threads of the week. Other previews:

• Support community. Solved threads with the reply counts showing answer speed.
• Build logs. Show and tell threads for a maker community.
• Job board. Hiring threads for a professional community with roles as tags.

Tip: include one thread that asks for criticism, roast mine first is the most convincing sign of a healthy room.