# \[PAID\] Expert Wanted for Forum Redesign

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-expert-wanted-for-forum-redesign/291006>\
**Category:** Marketplace\
**Created:** [January 9, 2024, 1:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-expert-wanted-for-forum-redesign/291006 "2024-01-09T13:09:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![jericson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jericson/32/116215_2.png) [@jericson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jericson)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2024, 7:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-expert-wanted-for-forum-redesign/291006/20 "2024-01-10T19:47:00Z")

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For what it’s worth, I updated a site I’m working on from this:

 ![Screenshot 2024-01-10 at 11.04.15 AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/d/3/d/d3dfc7672cdd3126951b9f7ca4050064f6dababd.png)

to this:

 ![Screenshot 2024-01-10 at 11.05.03 AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/1/7/4/174a3d2464666e87e41a949364a54b349a2b6673.png)

Just by installing the [Air theme](https://github.com/discourse/discourse-air) and making minor updates to settings. It’s an improvement, but I expect I’ll be doing a lot of tinkering with it as I develop the site. I’m not happy with the colors and fonts just yet, for example.

When I read “a theme that looks the same as” some other site, all I can think of is **scope creep**. What elements do you want to copy? Colors and fonts are easy enough. (Though I would say dark gray text on a black background is a violation of my personal code of ethics and I wouldn’t do that. 😉 ) I know how to use the [Custom Header Links theme component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-header-links/90588) to add those. Rounded corners isn’t that hard if you know about [`border-radius`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/border-radius). I could see making those changes for $100-150. (Step one could very well be to [find a theme that gets close](https://meta.discourse.org/c/theme/61/none/l/top) and fork it.)

Trouble is the target theme probably has elements that I’m not seeing right now that might be important to a client. The logo with the gradient (AKA _ombré_, I think?) looks cool. I can’t help with that. Some users have “PRO” avatar flair. I can help set that up if I’m provided the desired icon, but my graphic design skills are next to non-existent. You get the idea: “looks the same as” isn’t a useful specification (either functional or technical).

From hard experience I can also tell you that there are shortcuts to make a Discourse theme that “looks like” another site. Trouble is, the result is unlikely to be maintainable as Discourse (and the design esthetic of the internet) changes. Creating a theme isn’t something you’d want to pay $100 for. If that’s your budget, you’re better off learning how to do it yourself. As I suggested when you PMed me, you might benefit from just paying for someone to walk you through the process. I strongly suspect it’s the cheapest and fastest way to get what you _really_ want.

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