Is developing themes via https://discourse.theme-creator.io/ no longer applicable? I followed the steps in Designers Guide: Getting Started with Themes in Discourse - Docs / Developer Guides - Discourse Meta , and everything went smoothly. However, after updating the code locally, the command line i…

I assume you are using an API key to connect with the theme CLI? Theme Creator does have bugs, so I’d recommend using a development environment, or using a GitHub repository with Theme Creator.

Is developing themes via https://discourse.theme-creator.io no longer viable?

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chapoi December 26, 2025, 10:37am 6

@david good point to maybe steer people away from it. wdyt?

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Is developing themes via https://discourse.theme-creator.io no longer viable?

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