Is it possible to use theme component from local folder (as plugin) - for local development?

[Johani (Joe)]

Sure, you can use the discourse_theme gem

Install the Discourse Theme CLI console app to help you build themes

The [discourse] Discourse Theme CLI is a ruby gem that allows you to use your editor of choice when developing Discourse themes and theme components. As you save files the CLI will update the remote theme or component and changes to it will appear live! Installing To play with it, make sure you have Ruby 2.5 or up installed. [image] If you are on Windows, you have 2 options: Option 1: Windows Subsystem for Linux. Windows 10 has access to a full Linux environment, you can use it to instal…

There’s also a guide that will help you get started here

Get started with Theme Creator and the Theme CLI

This topic will walk you through how to use the Theme CLI with our Theme Creator site to develop a theme and preview your changes on a live Discourse site. Sign up for an account here on Meta if you haven’t already Log in to Theme Creator Install the Theme CLI via the instructions here Create a new theme on Theme Creator by: visiting https://discourse.theme-creator.io/my/themes Clicking Install, and selecting the “Create New” option. Giving your theme a unique name (you ca…