# Setting up a solid workflow for custom theme development

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-up-a-solid-workflow-for-custom-theme-development/103841
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [December 9, 2018, 5:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-up-a-solid-workflow-for-custom-theme-development/103841 "2018-12-09T17:12:46Z")
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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2019, 10:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-up-a-solid-workflow-for-custom-theme-development/103841/12 "2019-03-14T22:28:50Z")

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> [@Get started with Theme Creator and the Theme CLI](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-using-theme-creator-and-theme-cli-to-start-building-a-discourse-theme/108444):
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> This topic will walk you through how to use the [Theme CLI](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-theme-cli-console-app-to-help-you-build-themes/82950) with our [Theme Creator](https://meta.discourse.org/t/theme-creator-create-and-show-themes-without-installing-discourse/84942) site to develop a theme and preview your changes on a live Discourse site. [Sign up for an account here on Meta](https://meta.discourse.org/signup) if you haven’t already [Log in to Theme Creator](https://discourse.theme-creator.io/login) Install the Theme CLI via the [instructions here](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-theme-cli-console-app-to-help-you-build-themes/82950) Create a new theme on Theme Creator by: Visiting [https://discourse.theme-creator.io/my/themes](https://discourse.theme-creator.io/my/themes) Clicking Install, and selecting the “Create New” option. Giving your theme a unique name (you can ignore…

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