# Theme settings for the forum are being ignored **URL:** \ **Category:** Meta Elastic\ **Created:** [June 8, 2023, 1:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/theme-settings-for-the-forum-are-being-ignored/335540 "2023-06-08T13:32:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![leandrojmp](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/leandrojmp/32/107231_2.png) [@leandrojmp](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/leandrojmp)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 1:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/theme-settings-for-the-forum-are-being-ignored/335540/1 "2023-06-08T13:32:26Z")
Hello, Is there any way to force a theme for the forum? I want to use the Light theme, but it is forcing the dark theme to me. Is it a bug on Discuss? The Light (Main) theme is already selected on the settings and the Dark Mode is disabled, the option to force dark mode is also disabled on my browser. ![Screenshot from 2023-06-08 10-30-09](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/5/3/53609fb6443bda602923e48eda08d75a8a3b1831.png) ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 1:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/theme-settings-for-the-forum-are-being-ignored/335540/2 "2023-06-08T13:51:34Z")
Not sure what is happening as I can manage it for you on my side (well, I'm an admin, that might explain)... ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/2/7/2794c12f2cab3411b3fc6ec750911f80c7f2f689.png) I think I forced it to light mode now. Is it working for you? ---
**Author:** ![stephenb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/stephenb/32/40856_2.png) [@stephenb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stephenb)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 2:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/theme-settings-for-the-forum-are-being-ignored/335540/3 "2023-06-08T14:01:50Z")
He @leandrojmp Yeah, there is an issue right now. I think the moderators are looking at it. I'm the same situation. Dark theme no matter what I do. ---
**Author:** ![leandrojmp](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/leandrojmp/32/107231_2.png) [@leandrojmp](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/leandrojmp)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 2:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/theme-settings-for-the-forum-are-being-ignored/335540/4 "2023-06-08T14:16:56Z")
Got a temporary work around going into the settings, selecting the Main theme, but not saving, just clicking on the elastic log to go back to the main page. It will be using the main theme, but it will revert back to the dark theme if I close the tab and open it again. ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 10:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/theme-settings-for-the-forum-are-being-ignored/335540/5 "2023-06-08T22:28:56Z")
What is your system (as in your OS) theme set as? ---
**Author:** ![leandrojmp](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/leandrojmp/32/107231_2.png) [@leandrojmp](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/leandrojmp)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 11:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/theme-settings-for-the-forum-are-being-ignored/335540/6 "2023-06-08T23:15:03Z")
My OS is set to use Dark Mode, but this should not interfere with the setting in the discuss as dark mode is disabled at the browser level and the light mode was set in the forum. ---
**Author:** ![stephenb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/stephenb/32/40856_2.png) [@stephenb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stephenb)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2023, 2:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/theme-settings-for-the-forum-are-being-ignored/335540/7 "2023-06-12T14:35:23Z")
@leandrojmp Try Now... mine seems to be working again ---
**Author:** ![stephenb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/stephenb/32/40856_2.png) [@stephenb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stephenb)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2023, 2:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/theme-settings-for-the-forum-are-being-ignored/335540/8 "2023-06-12T14:38:26Z")
@warkolm @dadoonet If I set the default now the new button top right works as a toggle ![Screenshot 2023-06-12 at 7.36.52 AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/b/2/b2fdd1bb4df704f18ec1445df0e8b06444c0cb8e.png) Don't forget to save the settings at the bottom ---
**Author:** ![leandrojmp](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/leandrojmp/32/107231_2.png) [@leandrojmp](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/leandrojmp)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2023, 2:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/theme-settings-for-the-forum-are-being-ignored/335540/9 "2023-06-12T14:43:35Z")
> [@stephenb](#): > > Try Now... mine seems to be working again Yeah, it works now, I saved the light theme in the Interface settings, closed the tab and it stills the Light theme as expected. ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2023, 10:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/theme-settings-for-the-forum-are-being-ignored/335540/10 "2023-06-12T22:21:42Z")
There was a bug in the theme component that forced it to set the forum theme to dark if your OS theme was also dark. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2023, 10:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/theme-settings-for-the-forum-are-being-ignored/335540/11 "2023-07-10T22:21:55Z")
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