I’ve downloaded the category badge component, made some changes, zipped it (right click > compress on Mac) and then when I try to Install > from your device it tells me: An error occurred: Import Error: about.json does not exist, or is invalid. Are you sure this is a Discourse Theme? Even if I just…

Using that creates a skeleton but has other issues: it’s 24MB compressed (so too big, discourse won’t accept it - node_modules alone is 119MB). I just want to make a quick edit to this theme - can’t I just download, make a change then upload it as a new component with the ‘from my device’ option?

Don’t create a zip file. Use the cli to push the edited theme back up. It’s what it’s for and makes it very easy to edit and see what you’re changes do.

An alternative you could explore is to create a new component with Overrides you want.

Downloaded component installs fine, but does not once changed/re-zipped

Разработка

pfaffman (Jay Pfaffman) 28.Декабрь.2023 13:25:01 2

I recommend that you Install the Discourse Theme CLI console app to help you build themes.

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Import Error: about.json does not exist, or is invalid Development	3	1815	05.12.2025
Theme Installation Support	8	97	16.07.2025
If you want to edit this theme, out of luck? Support	1	505	13.06.2021
Theme/component installation error Development	6	934	08.02.2022
How to install theme component with app.yaml or from local device? Support	7	1048	04.06.2022

Downloaded component installs fine, but does not once changed/re-zipped

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