# New Theme selector. Let me know if it is causing problems

**URL:** <https://swi-prolog.discourse.group/t/new-theme-selector-let-me-know-if-it-is-causing-problems/2445>\
**Category:** Discourse forum Feedback\
**Created:** [May 31, 2020, 11:36pm UTC](https://swi-prolog.discourse.group/t/new-theme-selector-let-me-know-if-it-is-causing-problems/2445 "2020-05-31T23:36:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![EricGT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f1d935/32.png) [@EricGT](https://swi-prolog.discourse.group/u/EricGT)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2020, 11:06am UTC](https://swi-prolog.discourse.group/t/new-theme-selector-let-me-know-if-it-is-causing-problems/2445/6 "2020-06-01T11:06:38Z")

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> [@Boris](#):
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> won’t fix

The theme ([discourse-theme-switcher](https://github.com/B-iggy/discourse-theme-switcher)) does not have any configuration settings that I can adjust for you or anyone else. I can only install it or remove it for everyone. As it is a component theme I can also choose which base themes it is installed and the rule we typically follow here is simple, all the base themes get all the installed component themes.

Currently  
Base themes:

- Light
- Dark
- Neutral

Component themes:

- Auto linkify Prolog predicates
- Auto linkify words
- DiscoTOC
- Header Links Theme Component
- Raw Post Button
- Discourse Theme Switcher

Most of the component themes are demonstrated [here](https://swi-prolog.discourse.group/t/post-for-testing-installed-component-themes-and-plugins/2358)

When I first used the theme and switched back and forth a few times in testing, the light was not light but the dark theme which was my default theme. So the selector was effectively `Dark` or `Dark`.

While the theme button may say `Light` and `Dark` it seems to be user default theme and a dark theme selected by the theme creator, I believe it is [Alien Night](https://meta.discourse.org/t/alien-night-theme-a-free-dark-theme-for-discourse/54175)

To remedy this I changed my default theme to `Light` and now it works as I would like.

To change your default theme

1. Click on your user icon in the upper right
2. Click on you user name on the left in the drop down.
3. Click on Preferences
4. On the left click on Interface
5. Set Theme to `Light`

![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/swiprolog/original/2X/5/582b8823cf8f946d98e7693972b4a00468726b3c.png)

1. At the bottom click `Save Changes`
2. Reload page so change can take place.

HTH

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**EDIT**

Just learned a new trick.

Here is a direct link to the theme selector page.

[https://swi-prolog.discourse.group/my/preferences/interface](https://swi-prolog.discourse.group/my/preferences/interface)

Normally links to specific user pages have `u/<user name>` in the URL, but changing that to `my` makes it generic for everyone to use.

`https://swi-prolog.discourse.group/u/EricGT/preferences/interface`

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