Theme Development

theme.json Manifest Reference

The theme.json manifest file in your theme root defines metadata and core compatibility settings.

⚠️ Manifest Key Inconsistency Note

Themes typically specify requires_aipostify (e.g. in aipostify-default), whereas plugins specify min_aipostify_version. The Marketplace ZipValidator supports both keys during submission.

Full Example

{
    "name": "AIPostify Default",
    "slug": "aipostify-default",
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "description": "Clean, responsive default theme for AIPostify built with Tailwind CSS.",
    "author": "AIPostify Core Team",
    "requires_aipostify": "1.0.0"
}

Field Reference

Field	Type	Required	Description
`name`	string	Yes	Theme display name
`slug`	string	Yes	Directory name slug
`version`	string	Yes	SemVer string
`description`	string	Yes	Theme description
`requires_aipostify`	string	Yes	Minimum required core version
`author`	string	No	Author name