# Theme versioning and updating

**URL:** <https://forum.obsidian.md/t/theme-versioning-and-updating/16023>\
**Category:** Feature archive\
**Created:** [April 6, 2021, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/theme-versioning-and-updating/16023 "2021-04-06T16:57:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![mgmeyers](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/mgmeyers/32/7826_2.png) [@mgmeyers](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/mgmeyers)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2021, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/theme-versioning-and-updating/16023/1 "2021-04-06T16:57:51Z")

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### Use case or problem

As a theme author, one of the major friction points I run into is releasing updates to my theme. I frequently get bug reports that are fixed by instructing users on how to update the theme to the latest version. It’s not clear to users how to update a theme, or even if it needs updating.

### Proposed solution

The ideal solution would be for themes to have versioning like plugins and a `Check for updates` button that could update any outdated themes.

As an aside, it would also be valuable for the theme readme to be viewable by users—similar to plugins—so theme authors could display things like recommended plugins, or troubleshooting instructions.

### Current workaround (optional)

Currently, users have to search for the already-installed theme and click `Use`. But there is no way to determine which version of a theme is currently active.

### Related feature requests (optional)

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**Author:** ![WhiteNoise](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/whitenoise/32/11_2.png) [@WhiteNoise](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/WhiteNoise)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2021, 5:19pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/theme-versioning-and-updating/16023/2 "2021-04-06T17:19:31Z")

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Split this topic on April 6, 2021, 5:19pm UTC

A post was merged into an existing topic: [Updating, sorting, date modified, and view modes for Community Themes](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/updating-sorting-date-modified-and-view-modes-for-community-themes/4923)

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**Author:** ![WhiteNoise](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/whitenoise/32/11_2.png) [@WhiteNoise](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/WhiteNoise)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2021, 5:19pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/theme-versioning-and-updating/16023/3 "2021-04-06T17:19:31Z")

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Closed on April 6, 2021, 5:19pm UTC