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app/Http/Controllers/Forum/ThreadsController.php

@@ -15,7 +15,12 @@ class ThreadsController extends Controller
         $category = Category::where('slug', $categorySlug)->first();
         $thread = Thread::where('slug', $threadSlug)->first();
 
-        $topics = Topic::where('category_id', $category->id)
+        if (!$category || !$thread) {
+            abort(404);
+        }
+
+        $topics = Topic::with('author')
+            ->where('category_id', $category->id)
             ->where('thread_id', $thread->id)
             ->paginate(15);
 

app/Http/Controllers/Forum/TopicsController.php

@@ -16,14 +16,24 @@ class TopicsController extends Controller
     public function show(string $categorySlug, string $threadSlug, string $topicSlug)
     {
         $thread = Thread::with('category')->where('slug', $threadSlug)->first();
-        $topic = Topic::where('slug', $topicSlug)->first();
+        $topic = Topic::with('author')->where('slug', $topicSlug)->first();
+
+        if (!$topic || !$thread) {
+            abort(404);
+        }
 
         $topic->views_no = $topic->views_no+1;
         $topic->save();
 
         $posts = Post::with('author')->where('topic_id', $topic->id)->paginate(15);
 
-        return view('forum.topics.show', compact('thread', 'topic', 'posts'));
+        // Get similar topics from the same thread
+        $similarTopics = Topic::where('thread_id', $thread->id)
+            ->where('id', '!=', $topic->id)
+            ->limit(5)
+            ->get();
+
+        return view('forum.topics.show', compact('thread', 'topic', 'posts', 'similarTopics'));
     }
 
     public function create(string $categorySlug, string $threadSlug)