# Why Can't I Add a Theme Component to a Theme?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-cant-i-add-a-theme-component-to-a-theme/209798
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [November 22, 2021, 1:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-cant-i-add-a-theme-component-to-a-theme/209798 "2021-11-22T01:11:50Z")
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### Author: ![hrayner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/5f9b8f/32.png) [@hrayner](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hrayner)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2021, 1:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-cant-i-add-a-theme-component-to-a-theme/209798/1 "2021-11-22T01:11:50Z")

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I’m working on Theme Creator and I’m trying to add a theme component to one of my themes. In the documentation below it says I should be able to add a Theme Component to a Theme under “Included Components”. I have created my own theme and I have installed a theme component “Branded Header Theme Component”.

 ![Screen Shot 2021-11-22 at 2.14.48 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/6/1/61fb1ba5f1cea5af40a0b24e1947037a3785efd4.png)

Below is an image from the documentation of where it says “Included Components”. Why don’t I see this as an option for my own theme?

 ![Screen Shot 2021-11-22 at 2.06.59 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/3/f/3fd3ab38c0a7ae821f5b76998cef05d1f60151b0.png)

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### Author: ![osioke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/osioke/32/238946_2.png) [@osioke](https://meta.discourse.org/u/osioke)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2021, 1:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-cant-i-add-a-theme-component-to-a-theme/209798/2 "2021-11-22T13:57:26Z")

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### Author: ![osioke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/osioke/32/238946_2.png) [@osioke](https://meta.discourse.org/u/osioke)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2021, 1:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-cant-i-add-a-theme-component-to-a-theme/209798/3 "2021-11-22T13:57:30Z")

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### Author: ![hrayner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/5f9b8f/32.png) [@hrayner](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hrayner)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2021, 1:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-cant-i-add-a-theme-component-to-a-theme/209798/4 "2021-11-22T01:06:45Z")

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Why is the option of “Include component on these themes” unavailable to me in any of my themes?

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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: [November 22, 2021, 4:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-cant-i-add-a-theme-component-to-a-theme/209798/5 "2021-11-22T04:28:08Z")

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Are you seeing this on a site where you are admin or only on the theme developer site? I think it might not be available there.

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### Author: ![hrayner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/5f9b8f/32.png) [@hrayner](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hrayner)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2021, 4:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-cant-i-add-a-theme-component-to-a-theme/209798/6 "2021-11-22T04:46:57Z")

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This was only on the theme developer site. I’m now on a site where I’m admin and I finally have the option to add components. Thanks for your response 🙂

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### Author: ![osioke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/osioke/32/238946_2.png) [@osioke](https://meta.discourse.org/u/osioke)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2021, 1:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-cant-i-add-a-theme-component-to-a-theme/209798/7 "2021-11-22T13:58:27Z")

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