In a support thread titled ‘Where to find standard supported dark theme?’, flash asks how to restore the standard dark theme after customizing and deleting it, noting that only the light theme is visible now. manuel explains that the default dark theme is actually the ‘default theme’ paired with the ‘default dark color scheme’, and advises checking the default dark mode color scheme id in admin settings. He also notes that while no default light color scheme appears in the backend, it’s used as a base when creating new palettes. flash then asks where to find the GitHub repo to re-upload the default theme for future updates. manuel clarifies that the ‘Default’ theme is essentially empty — it doesn’t override core Discourse styles — and suggests creating a new blank theme if needed. flash responds that creating a new theme shows it as ‘created by me’ and not linked to upstream updates, expressing concern that if their previous theme was based on the default, it shouldn’t have triggered Ember 5 compatibility warnings or safe mode — though those warnings have since cleared. Flash wants to ensure the setup is stable before any future issues arise when they’re unavailable to fix them.
I think I remember there was a dark standard theme and light theme. I had a problem with other themes and at one point the dark theme. So I created my own off the dark theme and made css changes and deleted it.
Now with the new changes I want to make sure the standard theme is working correctly still but I dont see where the standard dark theme is and how to add it back. Light theme is there but dont want to use it.
On a new install, what you get right now is:
So in my understanding, the default dark theme is the default theme & the default dark color scheme.
If you did adjustments already you might need to check the value of default dark mode color scheme id in your general admin settings:
Another small quirk to note is that there’s no default light color scheme listed on the backend. When you pick “+ New” to create a new color palette, the default light scheme is used as a basis though. So if you want to see the color values of the default light scheme on the backend you’d need to add it manually.
Thanks. Where is the github to re-upload the default theme then so it can update as the site changes?
That gives me “created by me” and doesnt link to anywhere. So if my other was based on a default then it shouldn’t give me warnings about compatibility with ember 5 and put me in safe mode.
The warnings have since cleared and safe mode but I wanted to make sure this is fixed before some other issue happens and Im not available to work on it.
