Modifying styles in /public/templates? Don't.

[julian]

Re: @Tanner, who said via IRC:

<Paaltomo> wow
<Paaltomo> I can't believe it
<Paaltomo> but I can't override this css for the life of me
<Paaltomo> #fade-out
<Paaltomo> or .fade-out w/e
<Paaltomo> why the hell are you so difficult
<Paaltomo> and why do none of my changes stick in /public/templates?
<Paaltomo> after a restart?

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No, you can't modify CSS in /public/templates, as the .tpl files in each theme are re-read and copied into /public/templates every time NodeBB restarts -- any changes made to /public/templates will be overwritten!.

You'll want to edit the .tpl files in nodebb-theme-vanilla or nodebb-theme-lavender instead.

Additionally, Lavender doesn't contain all of the templates, as it is a child-theme of Vanilla, so modifying some of the templates in vanilla will mean they will also show in Lavender.

Your best bet is still just forking a theme and making your own changes. Directly modifying the files is not recommended

[Tanner]

@julian Thanks for the response