@rom Yeah, I don't want to put words in @manton's mouth, but I think we should look at plug-in-based themes as "still in beta". 😊 Customizing does not work the same as with "classic themes". Yet. But it is possible to modify templates in plug-in-based themes. In more than one way, actually. For example, you can go to *Design* → *Edit Custom Themes* and click on the theme in question. From there, you can edit any template you want (or create new ones). Another approach is to create a new plug-in and, from there, create a new template that overrides the template in the original theme plug-in. Finally, a third way is to duplicate the original theme and make your changes there. They all feel a bit "hacky", and I hope there will be a more straightforward, official way to customize plug-in-based themes in the future.

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We usually update Micro.blog a couple times a week. Recent changes:

Added photo to the top of profile page.
Improved how plug-in themes are handled, so other plug-ins can override smaller parts of a theme.
Fixed uploading profile photos.
Fixed not archiving bookmarks sometimes.

2022-01-18 9:42 pm

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manton

@pimoore From a settings field or custom template? I’d expect both to work already.

2022-01-18 10:18 pm

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toddgrotenhuis

@pimoore @manton yes I had to reapply color changes in style css

2022-01-18 11:53 pm

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manton

@toddgrotenhuis @pimoore Ah, sorry, I see what’s happening now. I’ll work on a fix for that.

2022-01-19 3:37 am

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sod

@news Regarding plug-in themes. If I create a custom theme, I won’t see the plug-in’s template files from my custom theme. Only Templates for Blank is present. Is this intended, @manton, or will the theme-specific templates show up there with a future update?

2022-01-19 11:24 am

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rom

@sod can’t edit anything if theme plug-ins are used, unless I’m missing something (again)

2022-01-19 11:27 am

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matti

@sod I asked something similar in the help forums a few days ago: help.micro.blog/t/so-how-… cc: @manton

2022-01-19 12:03 pm

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@rom Yeah, I don’t want to put words in @manton’s mouth, but I think we should look at plug-in-based themes as “still in beta”. 😊 Customizing does not work the same as with “classic themes”. Yet.

But it is possible to modify templates in plug-in-based themes. In more than one way, actually. For example, you can go to Design → Edit Custom Themes and click on the theme in question. From there, you can edit any template you want (or create new ones).

Another approach is to create a new plug-in and, from there, create a new template that overrides the template in the original theme plug-in. Finally, a third way is to duplicate the original theme and make your changes there.

They all feel a bit “hacky”, and I hope there will be a more straightforward, official way to customize plug-in-based themes in the future.

2022-01-19 12:08 pm

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sod

@matti Thanks, we are talking about the same issue. Feels good to not be alone. 😊

2022-01-19 12:11 pm

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matti

@sod Yes, I am also happy that @manton is working on a fix already. :)

2022-01-19 12:25 pm

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rom

@sod thanks. will try this out.

2022-01-19 10:08 pm

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moonmehta

@news Not sure if “Fixed uploading profile photos.” fixes the issue of a new picture not showing up on the timeline for really long. I changed my picture over 24 hours ago and it’s doesn’t yet show up on the timeline. Clearing cache didn’t help.

2022-01-20 7:08 pm

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khurtwilliams

@news I guess I have to add this news.micro.blog to my RSS. I never ever see these announcements. Ever.

2022-01-29 4:25 pm

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