Theme Editor
Customize your directory's colors, fonts, and spacing with a live visual editor. See every change in real time before you apply.
What Makes It Powerful
Everything you need to brand your directory — colors, fonts, spacing, and live previews, all without code.
Color Tokens
Fine-tune every color on your site, from primary accents to subtle backgrounds. Change one token and see it ripple across every component.
Typography Control
Choose fonts, adjust sizes, weights, and line heights. Set the typographic personality of your entire directory.
Spacing System
Adjust padding, margins, and gaps to achieve the perfect density and breathing room for your brand.
Live Preview
See changes instantly on the right side of the editor as you tweak each token. No saving, no refreshing.
Bundled Themes
Start with Default, Mono, and other pre-built themes, then customize every token to make them unmistakably yours.
Navigable Preview
Click through your listing pages, blog posts, and custom pages in the preview to check every corner before applying.
Your Brand, Your Colors, Your Rules
The Theme Editor puts full visual control in your hands. Accessed from the Appearance page in your dashboard, it lets you customize every visual aspect of your directory — colors, fonts, spacing — without writing a single line of CSS.
Bundled Themes to Get You Started
Not sure where to begin? Choose from ready-made themes:
- Default — A clean, professional starting point with balanced colors and spacing
- Mono — A sleek monochromatic palette that puts content front and center
- Plus more — Additional bundled themes that cover a range of aesthetics, from bold to minimal
Each theme is fully customizable. Pick the one closest to your vision, then tweak every token until it's unmistakably yours.
Token-Based Customization
Every visual detail lives in tokens — discrete, adjustable values that control your site's appearance:
- Color tokens — Primary, secondary, background, text, borders, and accent colors. Change one token and watch it ripple across every component.
- Typography tokens — Font families, sizes, weights, line heights, and heading scales. Set the typographic personality of your directory.
- Spacing tokens — Padding, margins, gaps, and border radii. Control density and breathing room across layouts.
Live Preview with Navigation
The theme editor is split into two panels: controls on the left, a live preview on the right. Every token change you make renders instantly in the preview — no saving, no refreshing, no guesswork.
The preview is fully navigable. Click through your listing pages, blog posts, and custom pages to see how every corner of your site responds to your changes. Only when everything looks right do you hit apply.
Consistency Without Effort
Tokens ensure visual consistency. Update the primary color once and every button, link, and accent across your entire directory updates automatically. No hunting down individual elements — the token system handles it for you.
Built for Speed
- No code required — Adjust colors with a color picker, not a hex code (though hex is there if you want it)
- Instant feedback — Changes render in the live preview in real time
- Safe experimentation — Nothing goes live until you click apply
- Revert anytime — Go back to your last applied theme with one click
The Theme Editor works hand-in-hand with the Page Builder: design your layout with blocks, then style it with tokens. Together they give you complete creative freedom over every pixel of your directory.
How It Works
From dashboard to branded directory in three simple steps.
Open Appearance
Navigate to the Appearance page in your dashboard to access the theme editor.
Customize Tokens
Adjust colors, fonts, and spacing tokens to match your brand. Pick a bundled theme as your starting point, then make it your own.
Preview & Apply
Explore your site in the navigable live preview. When everything looks perfect, apply your theme with one click.
Start for Free
Create your branded directory today, with MakeADir
Frequently Asked Questions
Got questions about the theme editor? We've got answers.
Do I need design or CSS skills to use the theme editor?
Not at all. The theme editor uses visual controls like color pickers, font selectors, and sliders. You never touch a line of code — but if you want to fine-tune a hex code manually, that option is there too.
What bundled themes are available?
We currently ship Default, Mono, and several other pre-built themes covering a range of aesthetics. Each is a complete, polished starting point that you can customize fully — pick the one closest to your brand and tweak from there.
Can I preview theme changes before applying them?
Yes. The theme editor has a live preview panel on the right side that updates instantly with every change. Nothing goes live on your site until you click apply, so you can experiment freely without affecting your visitors.
Can I navigate the preview to check different pages?
Absolutely. The preview is fully navigable — click through your listing pages, blog posts, and custom pages to see how your theme looks across your entire site before committing.
Can I revert to a previous theme if I don't like my changes?
Yes. You can revert to your last applied theme with one click if you're not happy with the new look. This makes experimenting with different styles completely risk-free.