How to create a theme (if I am a pure end user)

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@Ar_D I’m in a similar situation myself (although I got started with the theme already). I’d recommend you check these topics. You might want to stick to the first three at first and once you get a better sense of what you are doing, dig into the last 2.

  1. Beginner's guide to using Discourse Themes
  2. Designer's Guide to Discourse Themes
  3. Theme Creator, create and show themes without installing Discourse!
  4. Beginners' guide to using Theme Creator and Theme CLI to start building a Discourse theme
  5. Developer’s guide to Discourse Themes

You can get very far with the default functionalities of Theme Creator. I did give Theme CLI a try (first time setting up something as complex, I’m very much a n00b) and found it extremely useful for getting super fast feedback on any design changes. Overall, my extremely limited HTML/CSS have gotten me very far.

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