closes #2880

public/src/app.js

@@ -471,6 +471,26 @@ app.cacheBuster = null;
 		});
 	}
 
+	function handleNewTopic() {
+		$('#content').on('click', '#new_topic', function() {
+			require(['composer'], function(composer) {
+				var cid = ajaxify.variables.get('category_id');
+				if (cid) {
+					composer.newTopic(cid);
+				} else {
+					socket.emit('categories.getCategoriesByPrivilege', 'topics:create', function(err, categories) {
+						if (err) {
+							return app.alertError(err.message);
+						}
+						if (categories.length) {
+							composer.newTopic(categories[0].cid);
+						}
+					});
+				}
+			});
+		});
+	}
+
 	app.load = function() {
 		$('document').ready(function () {
 			var url = ajaxify.start(window.location.pathname.slice(1), true, window.location.search);
@@ -482,6 +502,8 @@ app.cacheBuster = null;
 				handleSearch();
 			}
 
+			handleNewTopic();
+
 			$('#logout-link').on('click', app.logout);
 
 			Visibility.change(function(e, state){

public/src/client/category.js

@@ -33,10 +33,6 @@ define('forum/category', [
 
 		share.addShareHandlers(ajaxify.variables.get('category_name'));
 
-		$('#new_post').on('click', function () {
-			composer.newTopic(cid);
-		});
-
 		socket.removeListener('event:new_topic', Category.onNewTopic);
 		socket.on('event:new_topic', Category.onNewTopic);
 

public/src/client/recent.js

@@ -23,17 +23,6 @@ define('forum/recent', ['forum/infinitescroll', 'composer', 'components'], funct
 			$(this).addClass('hide');
 		});
 
-		$('#new_topic').on('click', function() {
-			socket.emit('categories.getCategoriesByPrivilege', 'topics:create', function(err, categories) {
-				if (err) {
-					return app.alertError(err.message);
-				}
-				if (categories.length) {
-					composer.newTopic(categories[0].cid);
-				}
-			});
-		});
-
 		infinitescroll.init(Recent.loadMoreTopics);
 	};