Lifecycle of a theme or plugin

Creation

The theme or plugin is created in two ways:

• using these commands:
  • new command (e.g. npx create-built-app new theme)
  • define command to leverage AI to create a sitemap
  • design command which uses AI to create the files for the theme, including the styled React components
• manually created:
  • Defined through the Theme Designer in Built Studio
  • Exported from the studio
  • React components manually designed in the exported theme

Export (for manual theme/plugin creation only)

When you export the theme or plugin from Built Studio, it is exported as a zip file download. Included is a config folder and a README file with instructions on how to setup and run the theme/plugin as a Next.js project.

Development

You develop the React components and publish the theme or plugin to Built Studio by running npx create-built-app publish. If all is well with the theme/plugin configuration, it can then be used to make sites with.

Update

You can update a theme's plugins by running npx create-built-app update. After updating, you can republish to Built Studio.

Deletion

If you don't want the theme/plugin anymore, you can simply delete it in Built Studio.