Developer Guides

Topic	Replies	Views	Activity
Developer Guides Index index Documentation about extending Discourse with plugins, themes, and theme components, working with the core code, and using the Discourse API. Introduction Introduction: Introduction to Discourse Development Development…	0	2275	May 15, 2024
Objects type for theme setting how-to , theme-guides	32	2565	April 13, 2026
Add localizable strings to themes and theme components how-to , theme-guides	22	5854	August 9, 2024
Using service objects in Discourse	0	936	October 30, 2024
Set up Discourse for development on Fedora Linux dev-install , how-to	13	4885	June 19, 2026
Using the AI bot via the Discourse API	0	69	September 19, 2026
Developer's guide to Markdown extensions markdown , reference , code	1	13752	June 1, 2026
Adding a new 'managed' authentication method to Discourse explanation	2	3831	November 29, 2023
Theme Developer Tutorial: 7. Wrapping up	0	389	March 18, 2025
Theme Developer Tutorial: 6. Using the JS API	3	1157	April 14, 2025
Add settings to your Discourse theme how-to , theme-guides	6	17577	July 8, 2025
Theme Developer Quick Reference Guide reference , theme-guides	2	10065	June 28, 2021
Designing for Responsive Widths (Breakpoints, Viewport & Containers)	0	126	August 4, 2026
Designing for Different Devices (Touch & Hover)	14	1293	January 25, 2026
Guidelines for CSS classes using BEM	0	388	April 15, 2025
Customizing the topic list	0	872	February 4, 2025
Using the DModal API to render Modal windows (aka popups/dialogs) in Discourse code	0	2265	July 3, 2023
The UI kit of shared Discourse components, helpers, and modifiers	0	130	August 31, 2026
Install Discourse on Windows for development dev-install , how-to	16	74981	April 22, 2026
Install Discourse on Ubuntu or Debian for Development dev-install , how-to	83	202468	June 22, 2025
Install Discourse on macOS for development dev-install , how-to	102	117076	April 24, 2026
Bundle splitting for plugins	0	80	September 8, 2026
Using Transformers to customize client-side values and behavior	2	775	September 5, 2026
Discourse toolkit to render forms	28	1875	December 23, 2025
Drag, resize, and gesture primitives	0	128	August 20, 2026
JavaScript type hinting & validation (typescript)	0	246	February 4, 2026
AppEvents Triggers Reference	0	566	November 26, 2024
Write end-to-end system specs for the Discourse user interface	3	746	August 28, 2025
(not recommended) Overriding Discourse templates from a Theme or Plugin how-to	9	2968	March 7, 2024
Preventing accidental serialization of ActiveRecord models reference	2	550	July 23, 2024

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Documentation about extending Discourse with plugins, themes, and theme components, working with the core code, and using the Discourse API. Introduction Introduction: Introduction to Discourse Development Development…