diff --git a/scripts/langindex.json b/scripts/langindex.json
index 741c90a6b..e8a555bb2 100644
--- a/scripts/langindex.json
+++ b/scripts/langindex.json
@@ -580,6 +580,7 @@
   "addon.mod_forum.favouriteupdated": "forum",
   "addon.mod_forum.forumnodiscussionsyet": "local_moodlemobileapp",
   "addon.mod_forum.group": "local_moodlemobileapp",
+  "addon.mod_forum.lastpost": "forum",
   "addon.mod_forum.lockdiscussion": "forum",
   "addon.mod_forum.lockupdated": "forum",
   "addon.mod_forum.message": "forum",
diff --git a/src/addon/mod/forum/components/index/addon-mod-forum-index.html b/src/addon/mod/forum/components/index/addon-mod-forum-index.html
index 4c8be80bf..caf4f4888 100644
--- a/src/addon/mod/forum/components/index/addon-mod-forum-index.html
+++ b/src/addon/mod/forum/components/index/addon-mod-forum-index.html
@@ -35,66 +35,64 @@
                 <core-empty-box *ngIf="discussions.length == 0 && offlineDiscussions.length == 0" icon="chatbubbles" [message]="'addon.mod_forum.forumnodiscussionsyet' | translate">
                 </core-empty-box>
 
-                <div text-wrap *ngIf="sortingAvailable && selectedSortOrder" ion-row padding-horizontal padding-top margin-bottom>
+                <div text-wrap *ngIf="discussions.length > 0 && sortingAvailable && selectedSortOrder" ion-row padding-horizontal padding-top margin-bottom>
                     <button *ngIf="sortingAvailable" ion-button padding-horizontal icon-end ion-col (click)="showSortOrderSelector($event)" color="light" class="core-button-select button-no-uppercase" [attr.aria-label]="('core.sort' | translate)" aria-haspopup="true" [attr.aria-expanded]="sortOrderSelectorExpanded" aria-controls="addon-mod-forum-sort-order-selector" id="addon-mod-forum-sort-order-button">
-                        <span class="core-section-selector-text">{{ selectedSortOrder.label | translate }}</span>
+                        <span class="core-button-select-text">{{ selectedSortOrder.label | translate }}</span>
                         <ion-icon name="arrow-dropdown" ios="md-arrow-dropdown"></ion-icon>
                     </button>
                 </div>
 
-                <ion-card *ngFor="let discussion of offlineDiscussions" (click)="openNewDiscussion(discussion.timecreated)" [class.addon-forum-discussion-selected]="discussion.timecreated == -selectedDiscussion">
-                    <ion-item text-wrap>
+                <ng-container *ngFor="let discussion of offlineDiscussions">
+                    <ion-item text-wrap (click)="openNewDiscussion(discussion.timecreated)" [attr.no-lines]="discussion.groupname" [class.core-split-item-selected]="discussion.timecreated == -selectedDiscussion">
                         <ion-avatar core-user-avatar [user]="discussion" item-start [courseId]="courseId"></ion-avatar>
                         <h2><core-format-text [text]="discussion.subject"></core-format-text></h2>
-                        <p *ngIf="discussion.userfullname">
+                        <h3 *ngIf="discussion.userfullname">
                             <ion-note float-end padding-left><ion-icon name="time"></ion-icon> {{ 'core.notsent' | translate }}</ion-note>
                             {{discussion.userfullname}}
-                        </p>
+                        </h3>
                     </ion-item>
-                    <ion-card-content>
-                        <ion-note text-end *ngIf="discussion.groupname">
+                    <ion-item *ngIf="discussion.groupname" (click)="openNewDiscussion(discussion.timecreated)" [class.core-split-item-selected]="discussion.timecreated == -selectedDiscussion">
+                        <ion-note text-end>
                             <ion-icon name="people"></ion-icon> {{ discussion.groupname }}
                         </ion-note>
-                        <p><core-format-text [maxHeight]="60" [component]="component" [componentId]="componentId" [text]="discussion.message"></core-format-text></p>
-                    </ion-card-content>
-                </ion-card>
-                <ion-card *ngFor="let discussion of discussions" (click)="openDiscussion(discussion)" [class.addon-forum-discussion-selected]="discussion.discussion == selectedDiscussion">
-                    <ion-item text-wrap>
+                    </ion-item>
+                </ng-container>
+                <ng-container *ngFor="let discussion of discussions">
+                    <ion-item text-wrap (click)="openDiscussion(discussion)" no-lines [class.core-split-item-selected]="discussion.discussion == selectedDiscussion">
                         <ion-avatar core-user-avatar [user]="discussion" item-start [courseId]="courseId"></ion-avatar>
                         <h2>
                             <core-icon name="fa-map-pin" *ngIf="discussion.pinned"></core-icon>
                             <core-icon name="fa-star" class="addon-forum-star" *ngIf="!discussion.pinned && discussion.starred"></core-icon>
                             <core-format-text [text]="discussion.subject"></core-format-text>
                         </h2>
-                        <p>
+                        <h3>
                             <ion-note float-end padding-left text-end>
-                                {{discussion.created | coreDateDayOrTime}}
                                 <div *ngIf="discussion.numunread"><core-icon name="fa-circle" color="primary"></core-icon> {{ 'addon.mod_forum.unreadpostsnumber' | translate:{ '$a' : discussion.numunread} }}</div>
                             </ion-note>
                             {{discussion.userfullname}}
-                        </p>
+                        </h3>
+                        <p>{{discussion.created | coreDateDayOrTime}}</p>
                     </ion-item>
-                    <ion-card-content>
-                        <core-format-text [maxHeight]="60" [component]="component" [componentId]="componentId" [text]="discussion.message"></core-format-text>
-                    </ion-card-content>
-                    <ion-row text-center>
-                        <ion-col *ngIf="discussion.groupname">
-                            <ion-note>
-                                <ion-icon name="people"></ion-icon> {{ discussion.groupname }}
-                            </ion-note>
-                        </ion-col>
-                        <ion-col>
-                            <ion-note>
-                                <ion-icon name="chatboxes"></ion-icon> {{ 'addon.mod_forum.numreplies' | translate:{numreplies: discussion.numreplies} }}
-                            </ion-note>
-                        </ion-col>
-                        <ion-col *ngIf="discussion.timemodified > discussion.created">
-                            <ion-note>
-                                <ion-icon name="time"></ion-icon> {{discussion.timemodified | coreTimeAgo}}
-                            </ion-note>
-                        </ion-col>
-                    </ion-row>
-                </ion-card>
+                    <ion-item (click)="openDiscussion(discussion)" [class.core-split-item-selected]="discussion.discussion == selectedDiscussion">
+                        <ion-row text-center>
+                            <ion-col *ngIf="discussion.groupname">
+                                <ion-note>
+                                    <ion-icon name="people"></ion-icon> {{ discussion.groupname }}
+                                </ion-note>
+                            </ion-col>
+                            <ion-col>
+                                <ion-note>
+                                    <ion-icon name="chatboxes"></ion-icon> {{ 'addon.mod_forum.numreplies' | translate:{numreplies: discussion.numreplies} }}
+                                </ion-note>
+                            </ion-col>
+                            <ion-col *ngIf="discussion.timemodified > discussion.created">
+                                <ion-note>
+                                    <ion-icon name="time"></ion-icon> {{ 'addon.mod_forum.lastpost' | translate }} {{discussion.timemodified | coreTimeAgo}}
+                                </ion-note>
+                            </ion-col>
+                        </ion-row>
+                    </ion-item>
+                </ng-container>
 
                 <core-infinite-loading [enabled]="canLoadMore" (action)="fetchMoreDiscussions($event)" [error]="loadMoreError"></core-infinite-loading>
             </ng-container>
diff --git a/src/addon/mod/forum/components/index/index.scss b/src/addon/mod/forum/components/index/index.scss
index 733686a59..5b0fd16cc 100644
--- a/src/addon/mod/forum/components/index/index.scss
+++ b/src/addon/mod/forum/components/index/index.scss
@@ -1,16 +1,5 @@
 ion-app.app-root addon-mod-forum-index {
-    .addon-forum-discussion-selected {
-        border-top: 5px solid $core-splitview-selected;
-    }
-
     .addon-forum-star {
         color: $core-star-color;
     }
-
-    button.core-button-select .core-section-selector-text {
-        overflow: hidden;
-        text-overflow: ellipsis;
-        line-height: 2em;
-        white-space: nowrap;
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/addon/mod/forum/lang/en.json b/src/addon/mod/forum/lang/en.json
index 65a9af9df..29215eb9d 100644
--- a/src/addon/mod/forum/lang/en.json
+++ b/src/addon/mod/forum/lang/en.json
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     "favouriteupdated": "Your star option has been updated.",
     "forumnodiscussionsyet": "There are no discussions yet in this forum.",
     "group": "Group",
+    "lastpost": "Last post",
     "lockdiscussion": "Lock this discussion",
     "lockupdated": "The lock option has been updated.",
     "message": "Message",
diff --git a/src/app/app.scss b/src/app/app.scss
index 474ace86f..a43d1efee 100644
--- a/src/app/app.scss
+++ b/src/app/app.scss
@@ -503,6 +503,13 @@ ion-app.app-root {
     }
   }
 
+  button.core-button-select .core-button-select-text {
+    overflow: hidden;
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+    line-height: 2em;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+  }
+
   // File uploader.
   // -------------------------
   .core-fileuploader-file-handler {
diff --git a/src/assets/lang/en.json b/src/assets/lang/en.json
index f8d0edfe3..d4514cc94 100644
--- a/src/assets/lang/en.json
+++ b/src/assets/lang/en.json
@@ -579,6 +579,7 @@
     "addon.mod_forum.favouriteupdated": "Your star option has been updated.",
     "addon.mod_forum.forumnodiscussionsyet": "There are no discussions yet in this forum.",
     "addon.mod_forum.group": "Group",
+    "addon.mod_forum.lastpost": "Last post",
     "addon.mod_forum.lockdiscussion": "Lock this discussion",
     "addon.mod_forum.lockupdated": "The lock option has been updated.",
     "addon.mod_forum.message": "Message",
diff --git a/src/core/course/components/format/core-course-format.html b/src/core/course/components/format/core-course-format.html
index c7c3bf6ed..40bcd52fe 100644
--- a/src/core/course/components/format/core-course-format.html
+++ b/src/core/course/components/format/core-course-format.html
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
                 <div text-wrap *ngIf="displaySectionSelector && sections && sections.length" padding class="clearfix" ion-row justify-content-between class="safe-padding-horizontal" [class.core-section-download]="downloadEnabled">
                     <button float-start ion-button icon-start icon-end (click)="showSectionSelector($event)" color="light" class="core-button-select button-no-uppercase" ion-col [attr.aria-label]="('core.course.sections' | translate) + ': ' + (selectedSection && (selectedSection.formattedName || selectedSection.name))" aria-haspopup="true" [attr.aria-expanded]="sectionSelectorExpanded" aria-controls="core-course-section-selector" id="core-course-section-button">
                         <core-icon name="fa-folder"></core-icon>
-                        <span class="core-section-selector-text">{{selectedSection && (selectedSection.formattedName || selectedSection.name) || 'core.course.sections' | translate }}</span>
+                        <span class="core-button-select-text">{{selectedSection && (selectedSection.formattedName || selectedSection.name) || 'core.course.sections' | translate }}</span>
                         <ion-icon name="arrow-dropdown" ios="md-arrow-dropdown"></ion-icon>
                     </button>
                     <!-- Section download. -->
diff --git a/src/core/course/components/format/format.scss b/src/core/course/components/format/format.scss
index 75426f095..34684e29c 100644
--- a/src/core/course/components/format/format.scss
+++ b/src/core/course/components/format/format.scss
@@ -6,13 +6,6 @@ ion-app.app-root ion-badge.core-course-download-section-progress {
 
 ion-app.app-root core-course-format {
 
-    button.core-button-select .core-section-selector-text {
-        overflow: hidden;
-        text-overflow: ellipsis;
-        line-height: 2em;
-        white-space: nowrap;
-    }
-
     .core-format-progress-list {
         margin-bottom: 0;