Hello to you and please give me a 101 of Discourse for a Dev if you have some spare time. I am looking at a new project and honestly have no knowlege of thia platform. Vb and XF were my last project for clients but as a sole GNU/Linux user I finally have some tome for my own prpject and Opensource is the only way for me. Main points of focus would be the custom theme process, hello world add-on example as well as any known helpers Happy for all replies

Hi there. If you are new to Discourse, you can check out this guide; [image] Understanding Discourse for new users Using Discourse bookmark This guide covers the fundamental features and basic usage of Discourse for new users, explaining key terms, how to navigate, participate in conversations, and configure notifications. person_raising_hand Required user level: Any Welcome! As a new user of Discourse, we hope you will find this site intuitive and clearly structured. Here’s some guidance to help you get started: Summary This guide will cover: Basic terms used in Discourse Browsing and navigation tips Reading an… [image] Brett Peters: custom theme process Are you looking at how to make themes and components?

Hello and welcome @Brett_Peters :slight_smile: We have some great guides in #developer-guides that might be worth with having a browse of. I think a lot of people start with these: Beginner's guide to using Discourse Themes Developing Discourse Themes & Theme Components Get started with Theme Creator and the Theme CLI Designer's Guide to getting started with themes in Discourse Installing a theme or theme component Or if you’re looking for more backend things there’s some plugin guides in there as well.

Yes most defiantly any theming add-on or other components would be great ro get info on. Code base I am also unaware of, Php and CSS ?

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NateDhaliwal (Nate Dhaliwal) August 9, 2024, 9:56am 5

Ruby on Rails, Ember.js and PostgreSQL, IIRC.

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