# Ghost Starter theme updated! Time to build the theme of your dreams 🤩

**URL:** <https://forum.ghost.org/t/ghost-starter-theme-updated-time-to-build-the-theme-of-your-dreams/37229>\
**Category:** News\
**Created:** [March 20, 2023, 9:33pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/ghost-starter-theme-updated-time-to-build-the-theme-of-your-dreams/37229 "2023-03-20T21:33:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![RyanF](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/ryanf/32/17448_2.png) [@RyanF](https://forum.ghost.org/u/RyanF)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2023, 9:33pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/ghost-starter-theme-updated-time-to-build-the-theme-of-your-dreams/37229/1 "2023-03-20T21:33:21Z")

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Now’s the perfect time to build that new custom theme you’ve been thinking about because our Starter theme just got a big update. It’s chockablock with new features to improve your theme development experience:

🔁 Livereload by default. See changes instantly in the browser whenever you save a file.

🔎 Optimized for VS Code. Find the files you’re looking for more easily.

🗃 Write modern JavaScript. Use ESM out of the box to write more manageable Javascript.

🗜 Assets optimized automatically. JavaScript and CSS are minified and transpiled by default.

👟 Fast compile times, powered by Rollup.

🦋 Write next-gen CSS for today’s browsers with PostCSS. Add the CSS tools you love via rollup.config.js.

🚢 Ghost’s GH Deploy Action included by default. Learn more about how to deploy your theme automatically

➕ Extensible by design. Rollup’s configuration structure makes it easy to add any number of plugins easily.

Try it out — [GitHub - TryGhost/Starter: A development starter theme for Ghost](https://github.com/tryghost/starter) — and let me know if you have any questions!

> **[GitHub - TryGhost/Starter: A development starter theme for Ghost](https://github.com/tryghost/starter)**
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> A development starter theme for Ghost. Contribute to TryGhost/Starter development by creating an account on GitHub.

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**Author:** ![muffinjello](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/muffinjello/32/23612_2.png) [@muffinjello](https://forum.ghost.org/u/muffinjello)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2023, 4:21am UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/ghost-starter-theme-updated-time-to-build-the-theme-of-your-dreams/37229/2 "2023-03-22T04:21:45Z")

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Amazing! Thank you for the hard work.

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**Author:** ![software\_writer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/software_writer/32/19073_2.png) [@software\_writer](https://forum.ghost.org/u/software_writer)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2023, 5:21am UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/ghost-starter-theme-updated-time-to-build-the-theme-of-your-dreams/37229/3 "2023-03-24T05:21:28Z")

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Will I lose the custom CSS and JavaScript I added via code injection after updating the theme? Thanks!

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**Author:** ![RyanF](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/ryanf/32/17448_2.png) [@RyanF](https://forum.ghost.org/u/RyanF)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2023, 1:30pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/ghost-starter-theme-updated-time-to-build-the-theme-of-your-dreams/37229/4 "2023-03-24T13:30:05Z")

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Nope! Code injection persists across themes, which makes a great way to add customizations. However, it’s a good practice to back up your theme in case you need to roll back to it for some reason.

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**Author:** ![software\_writer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/software_writer/32/19073_2.png) [@software\_writer](https://forum.ghost.org/u/software_writer)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2023, 9:14pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/ghost-starter-theme-updated-time-to-build-the-theme-of-your-dreams/37229/5 "2023-03-24T21:14:47Z")

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Sweet! Thanks, @RyanF

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**Author:** ![inchhain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47774/32.png) [@inchhain](https://forum.ghost.org/u/inchhain)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2023, 1:33pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/ghost-starter-theme-updated-time-to-build-the-theme-of-your-dreams/37229/6 "2023-03-31T13:33:12Z")

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Thank you for the hard work.

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**Author:** ![inchhain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47774/32.png) [@inchhain](https://forum.ghost.org/u/inchhain)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2023, 11:57am UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/ghost-starter-theme-updated-time-to-build-the-theme-of-your-dreams/37229/7 "2023-04-04T11:57:02Z")

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Thanks and regards… [.](https://hellodear.in/)

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/ghost2/original/2X/b/ba9ce5100b8bb264586f4f572545596b2ce3f081.png) [@system](https://forum.ghost.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2023, 11:57am UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/ghost-starter-theme-updated-time-to-build-the-theme-of-your-dreams/37229/8 "2023-04-18T11:57:10Z")

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