# Adding themes as a built-in option
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/adding-themes-as-a-built-in-option/6806
**Category:** Core Development
**Created:** [14 January 2019 18:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/adding-themes-as-a-built-in-option/6806 "2019-01-14T18:49:25Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author:  [@mbonani](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mbonani)
#### Post date: [14 January 2019 18:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/adding-themes-as-a-built-in-option/6806/1 "2019-01-14T18:49:25Z")
First of all, I want to make it clear that I am not an experienced developer, but I am willing to collaborate.
As suggested by @knolleary, the idea is to check the possibility of incorporating themes as a built-in option into the project.
Studying the CSS of the project I found hardcoded styles and !important rules in several places. This is something that needs to be fixed before we think about putting together a structure that supports themes without issues.
As a first step, I removed all the !important rules from the code and built a test host. Everything seems to work correctly but this still requires further testing.
There is still the need to deal with coded styles.
Some places where I found them:
- Link Nodes
- Node Status
- Projects -\> New - Credentials
The list goes on.
So, the question is, do you want to join me on this journey?
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### Author:  [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)
#### Post date: [22 January 2019 23:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/adding-themes-as-a-built-in-option/6806/2 "2019-01-22T23:49:23Z")
Issue raised and being tracked here
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