Have you tried making it so that the topics showcased in the “latest” section of the category/subcategory listings have the hover effect instead of the entire section. Below (if it uploaded correctly) is a quick example that I created, with the right side showing the code that was used.
Though I wasn’t sure if I would like this at first, after I customized the theme, it became my preferred way to view the DevForums. Here’s how the forums look now thanks to this redesign:
I like how UI elements animate, especially with “back” interpolation, which is a style that I already liked using for Roblox character animations, and looks just as cool here.
All that I think this needs now is a way to customize the background color and that distinct light blue color used by some buttons and the unread dot. I’ve tried changing similar colors in DevForum+'s settings but none of them affected those elements.
EDITS: If anyone wants to manually grab each color to use it for their DevForum color scheme, here it is: