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Very Modest Theme

1178 views 1 replies Created 2024-09-06 23:34
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mononym
#1 2024-09-06 23:34 (edited 2025-06-20 16:29)
ℹ️ Summary A most minimal theme for Discourse.
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🛠️ Repository Codeberg.org/mononym/discourse-very-modest-theme
:scroll: License GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 or later
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This theme is designed to be simple and unobtrusive, with a focus on readability and ease of use. It aims to provide a stylish clean and distraction-free interface.

Image: screenshot (1920×955 16.8 KB)

Achieve full minimalism with the following settings:

Setting Value
logo ‘’
logo_small ‘’
categories_topics ‘0’
suggested_topics ‘0’
top_menu latest|new|unread|categories|hot
post_menu reply|like|edit|bookmark|delete|admin|read|flag
post_menu_hidden_items ‘’
enable_badges ‘false’
base_font open_sans
heading_font roboto_mono
prioritize_username_in_ux ‘false’
enable_user_directory ‘false’
show_pinned_excerpt_mobile ‘false’
show_pinned_excerpt_desktop ‘false’
display_name_on_posts ‘true’
email_accent_bg_color “#3d3846”
email_link_color “#000000”
external_system_avatars_url https://api.dicebear.com/6.x/shapes/svg?seed={username}
enable_powered_by_discourse ‘false’
tagging_enabled ‘false’
chat_separate_sidebar_mode always
presence_enabled ‘false’

Acknowledgement:

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mononym
#2 2025-08-23 15:43

Bonus

Here’s an elegant font combo which can be added as a theme component:

@import url(https://fonts.bunny.net/css?family=space-grotesk:300,400,500,600,700|victor-mono:700|work-sans:100,100i,200,200i,300,300i,400,400i,500,500i,600,600i,700,700i,800,800i,900,900i);

:root {
    --font-family: 'Work Sans', sans-serif;
    --heading-font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
    --base-font-size-smallest: 14px;
    --base-font-size-smaller: 15px;
    --base-font-size: 17px;
    --base-font-size-larger: 19px;
    --base-font-size-largest: 21px;
    letter-spacing: .02em;
}

#site-text-logo {
    font-family: 'Victor Mono', monospace;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .15em;
}