# Proper Development and Deployment

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/proper-development-and-deployment/321552
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [August 14, 2024, 12:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/proper-development-and-deployment/321552 "2024-08-14T00:19:44Z")
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### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2024, 1:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/proper-development-and-deployment/321552/2 "2024-08-14T01:58:12Z")

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If you want to change things then you do them in theme components or plugins. You don’t edit the discourse core code.

[Theme Developer Quick Reference Guide](https://meta.discourse.org/t/theme-developer-quick-reference-guide/110448) [Developing Discourse Plugins - Part 1 - Create a basic plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/developing-discourse-plugins-part-1-create-a-basic-plugin/30515)

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