# How to develop new Theme

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-develop-new-theme/292620
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [January 23, 2024, 11:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-develop-new-theme/292620 "2024-01-23T11:41:22Z")
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### Author: ![AntonioJrM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/antoniojrm/32/355990_2.png) [@AntonioJrM](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AntonioJrM)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2024, 11:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-develop-new-theme/292620/1 "2024-01-23T11:41:22Z")

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I know html, php, css, javascript.  
I would like to develop a new theme, starting from the layout I designed. Is it possible somehow? Have any of you ever developed themes for Discourse?

 ![dark](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/a/7/e/a7e4fd590777f830205e7c96716a2b08b9fe6c23.jpeg)

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### Author: ![merefield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/merefield/32/176214_2.png) [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2024, 11:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-develop-new-theme/292620/2 "2024-01-23T11:47:09Z")

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There’s an entire Sub-Category devoted to this subject:

[https://meta.discourse.org/c/documentation/theme-developers/127](https://meta.discourse.org/c/documentation/theme-developers/127)

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### Author: ![AntonioJrM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/antoniojrm/32/355990_2.png) [@AntonioJrM](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AntonioJrM)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2024, 11:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-develop-new-theme/292620/3 "2024-01-23T11:47:45Z")

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Okay, thank you

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### Author: ![merefield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/merefield/32/176214_2.png) [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2024, 11:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-develop-new-theme/292620/4 "2024-01-23T11:48:45Z")

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I recommend you start here:

> [@Developing Discourse Themes & Theme Components](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-developing-discourse-themes/93648):
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> Discourse Themes and Theme Components can be used to customize the look, feel and functionality of Discourse’s frontend. This section of the developer guides aims to provide all the reference materials you need to develop simple themes for a single site, right up to complex open-source theme components. This introduction aims to provide a map of all the tools and APIs for theme development. If you prefer a step-by-step tutorial for theme development, jump straight to: Themes vs. Theme Compon…

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### Author: ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/32/443519_2.png) [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2024, 11:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-develop-new-theme/292620/5 "2024-02-22T11:49:37Z")

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