# Discourse Classic Theme

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-classic-theme/72708
**Category:** Theme
**Tags:** official, discourse-classic-theme
**Created:** [October 24, 2017, 6:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-classic-theme/72708 "2017-10-24T18:32:54Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
**Page:** 2

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### Author: ![downey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/downey/32/166878_2.png) [@downey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/downey)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2020, 12:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-classic-theme/72708/26 "2020-02-06T00:06:30Z")

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As someone who was using Discourse in 2013, can I just give my heartfelt thanks for those who built and maintain this. I use it on Meta to bring back memories. 🤓

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/0/7/077c4c3547a695b05d5c908fad4bb3bf68e9105c.gif)

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### Author: ![hello-smile6](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/hello-smile6/32/304628_2.png) [@hello-smile6](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hello-smile6)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2023, 11:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-classic-theme/72708/27 "2023-08-17T23:07:55Z")

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Is this theme component currently visually broken?

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/9/e/e/9eede49ca7684acef5a6016bec1db1da06881362.png)

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### Author: ![darkpixlz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/darkpixlz/32/549896_2.png) [@darkpixlz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/darkpixlz)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2023, 2:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-classic-theme/72708/28 "2023-08-18T02:55:58Z")

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You have to use a light color scheme. Works for me

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### Author: ![hello-smile6](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/hello-smile6/32/304628_2.png) [@hello-smile6](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hello-smile6)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2023, 3:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-classic-theme/72708/29 "2023-08-18T03:00:08Z")

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It’s still broken with a light color scheme.

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### Author: ![darkpixlz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/darkpixlz/32/549896_2.png) [@darkpixlz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/darkpixlz)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2023, 3:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-classic-theme/72708/30 "2023-08-18T03:00:59Z")

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I am not on my computer right now but it is still working.

 ![IMG_8540](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/8/7/e/87eae4ff38c2063aa503b95b5262e400339c7b64.jpeg)

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### Author: ![hello-smile6](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/hello-smile6/32/304628_2.png) [@hello-smile6](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hello-smile6)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2023, 3:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-classic-theme/72708/31 "2023-08-18T03:16:30Z")

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Are the outlines supposed to look strange?

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### Author: ![Canapin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/canapin/32/119591_2.png) [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2023, 12:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-classic-theme/72708/32 "2023-08-21T12:55:06Z")

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I don’t think so. The original version used a border using the same color as the button, but darker. Now, it uses a grey border : `var(--primary-medium)`

![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/e/5/4/e5446ecb34791b0c0837b1af6330968c565ab0c0.png) ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/7/6/b/76b9314bd48f101e04892f63003e09dd199f3b08.png)

Something like this for this button…

![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/7/f/6/7f65f3fada112738ab741f4ee30a2cfcf7c24339.png)

To achieve this, each of these buttons should have a border the same color as the button’s background, darkened by 10 to 15%.

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### Author: ![awesomerobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/awesomerobot/32/142900_2.png) [@awesomerobot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awesomerobot)
#### Post date: [September 26, 2023, 6:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-classic-theme/72708/34 "2023-09-26T18:57:10Z")

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Thanks @hello-smile6 & @Canapin, I’ve merged an update to fix this:

[https://github.com/discourse/discourse-classic/pull/8](https://github.com/discourse/discourse-classic/pull/8)

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### Author: ![Milenski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/milenski/32/493345_2.png) [@Milenski](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Milenski)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2025, 8:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-classic-theme/72708/36 "2025-08-05T20:45:03Z")

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To this day, more than ten years later, this remains the best design… I just fell in love with it. 😍

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