We have started receiving this error for the Reddit-ish theme [Screenshot 2025-03-11 at 01.38.50] Basically we have saved the theme from the backend and re-uploaded with the same name so we can edit the CSS. Does this mean we won’t be able to do that in the future or is this a theme developer is…

[image] Damian Boon: We have started receiving this error for the Reddit-ish theme No worries. Kris or someone else will eventually update the theme. If you are curious on the technical side, this is related to Removing support for "template overrides" and mobile-specific templates . [ima…

@awesomerobot maybe you can help :wink:

[image] Arkshine: If it’s only CSS changes, I would encourage you to create a new theme component: Isnt that bad practice as we have ammended some of the original css

[image] Damian Boon: Basically we have saved the theme from the backend and re-uploaded with the same name so we can edit the CSS. This is not recommended at all, as you won’t be able to update the theme from the original repo. You must do as Arkshine suggests: keep the original theme, and o…

Yeah ideally if you want to get free updates to the theme, you shouldn’t try to alter the original. Adding CSS overrides as mentioned above is the recommended way because it keeps your customization separate. I’m going to try to update the theme this week to remove the template overrides

Thanks so much saves me copy and pasting each time. I will look into this tomorrow :slight_smile: awesome community

We want to edit the theme to our liking and obvs pay you or post to the marketplace. Is this something thwts achievable

Template Overrides Removal - Can someone explain?

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awesomerobot (Kris) March 21, 2025, 4:50pm 10

This should no longer be an issue if you use the latest version of the theme!

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Template Overrides Removal - Can someone explain?

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