I think I have the pinned post approach working now. Will need to test in the scenario where I have a pinned-post in another category to see if filtering is operating correctly

config.yaml

@@ -36,87 +36,6 @@ params:
             enabled: false
             default: Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
 
-    comments:
-        enabled: false
-        provider: disqus
-
-        disqusjs:
-            shortname:
-            apiUrl:
-            apiKey:
-            admin:
-            adminLabel:
-
-        utterances:
-            repo:
-            issueTerm: pathname
-            label:
-
-        beaudar:
-            repo:
-            issueTerm: pathname
-            label:
-            theme:        
-
-        remark42:
-            host:
-            site:
-            locale:
-
-        vssue:
-            platform:
-            owner:
-            repo:
-            clientId:
-            clientSecret:
-            autoCreateIssue: false
-
-        # Waline client configuration see: https://waline.js.org/en/reference/client/props.html
-        waline:
-            serverURL:
-            lang:
-            visitor:
-            avatar:
-            emoji:
-                - https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/walinejs/emojis/weibo
-            requiredMeta:
-                - nick
-                - mail
-            locale:
-                admin: Admin
-                placeholder:
-
-        twikoo:
-            envId:
-            region:
-            path:
-            lang:
-
-        giscus:
-            repo:
-            repoID:
-            category:
-            categoryID:
-            mapping:
-            strict:
-            lightTheme:
-            darkTheme:
-            reactionsEnabled: 1
-            emitMetadata: 0
-            inputPosition:
-            lang:
-
-        gitalk:
-            owner:
-            admin:
-            repo:
-            clientID:
-            clientSecret:
-
-        cusdis:
-            host:
-            id:
-
     widgets:
         homepage: []
             # - type: categories

layouts/categories/list.html

@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+{{ define "main" }}
+    <header>
+        <div class="section-card">
+            <div class="section-details">
+                <h1 class="section-term">{{ .Title }}</h1>
+                <h3 class="section-count">{{ T "list.page" (len .Pages) }}</h3>
+                {{ with .Params.description }}
+                    <h2 class="section-description">{{ . }}</h2>
+                {{ end }}
+            </div>
+    
+            {{- $image := partialCached "helper/image" (dict "Context" . "Type" "section") .RelPermalink "section" -}}
+            {{ if $image.exists }}
+                <div class="section-image">
+                    {{ if $image.resource }}
+                        {{- $Permalink := $image.resource.RelPermalink -}}
+                        {{- $Width := $image.resource.Width -}}
+                        {{- $Height := $image.resource.Height -}}
+    
+                        {{- if (default true .Page.Site.Params.imageProcessing.cover.enabled) -}}
+                            {{- $thumbnail := $image.resource.Fill "120x120" -}}
+                            {{- $Permalink = $thumbnail.RelPermalink -}}
+                            {{- $Width = $thumbnail.Width -}}
+                            {{- $Height = $thumbnail.Height -}}
+                        {{- end -}}
+                        
+                        <img src="{{ $Permalink }}" 
+                            width="{{ $Width }}"
+                            height="{{ $Height }}" 
+                            loading="lazy">
+                    {{ else }}
+                        <img src="{{ $image.permalink }}" loading="lazy" />
+                    {{ end }}
+                </div>
+            {{ end }}
+        </div>
+    </header>
+
+    {{- $subsections := .Sections -}}
+    {{- $pages := where .Pages "Section" "post" | complement $subsections -}}
+
+    
+    {{- if eq (len $pages) 0 -}}
+        {{/* If there are no normal pages, display subsections in list style, with pagination */}}
+        {{/* This happens with taxonomies like categories or tags */}}
+        {{- $pages = $subsections -}}
+
+        {{- $subsections = slice -}}
+    {{- end -}}
+
+    {{- with $subsections -}}
+    <aside>
+            <h2 class="section-title">{{ T "list.subsection" (len $subsections) }}</h2>
+            <div class="subsection-list">
+                <div class="article-list--tile">
+                    {{ range . }}
+                        {{ partial "article-list/tile" (dict "context" . "size" "250x150" "Type" "section") }}
+                    {{ end }}
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </aside>
+    {{- end -}}
+
+    <!-- going to attempt to add a pinned section here -->
+    {{ $pages := where .Pages "Section" "pinned-post" }}
+    {{ $pages = $pages.ByTitle }}
+    <section class="article-list--compact"></section>
+        {{ range $pages.ByTitle }}
+            {{ partial "article/article" . }}
+        {{ end }}
+    </section>
+
+
+    <!-- end of pinned section -->
+    
+    {{/* List only pages that are not a subsection */}}
+    {{ $pages := where .Pages "Section" "post" }}
+    {{ $pages = $pages.ByTitle }}
+
+    <section class="article-list--compact">
+        {{ range $pages.ByTitle }}
+            {{ partial "article-list/compact" . }}
+        {{ end }}
+    </section>
+
+    {{- partial "pagination.html" . -}}
+
+    {{ partialCached "footer/footer" . }}
+{{ end }}
+
+{{ define "right-sidebar" }}
+    {{ partial "sidebar/right.html" (dict "Context" . "Scope" "homepage") }}
+{{ end }}