Theme Instances let you apply a configured Theme across your Competitions in LIGR Live, so your graphics look consistent without reconfiguring them for every match.
Themes vs Theme Instances
A Theme is the visual template that defines the look and feel of your graphics. Themes are platform-level and are built by the LIGR team, then made available to your organisation.
A Theme Instance is a customer-level configuration of a Theme. It holds your specific settings (such as colours, logos, sponsor slots, and default graphic options) and is assigned at the Competition overlay level. This is the layer you manage as a customer.
By configuring Theme Instances carefully, you can:
• Reuse one Theme across many Competitions with different branding
• Run multiple overlay outputs for the same Competition (for example, a full-graphics feed and a scoreboard-only feed), each with its own Theme Instance
• Keep graphic settings consistent across every match in a Competition
[ Image placeholder: Theme Instances list view showing multiple instances linked to different Competitions ]
Prerequisites
Before managing Theme Instances, make sure you have:
• A Theme assigned to your Organisation by the LIGR team
• At least one Competition created under Assets
• Admin or Owner permissions to edit Competition and Theme Instance settings
Where Theme Instances Are Assigned
Theme Instances are assigned per overlay on a Competition, under:
Competition, then Settings, then Streams and Overlays, then Overlay Settings.
A Competition can have multiple overlays, and each overlay has its own Theme Instance and its own Automated Game Plan. This is what makes it possible to run different outputs (for example, a main broadcast overlay and a scoreboard-only overlay) from the same Competition, each with its own look and its own graphics behaviour.
[ Image placeholder: Competition Streams and Overlays settings page showing overlays, each with a Theme Instance selector ]
Assigning a Theme Instance to a Competition Overlay
1. Go to the Assets tab and open the Competition you want to configure.
2. Open Settings, then Streams and Overlays.
3. In Overlay Settings, select the overlay you want to configure (or add a new one).
4. Choose an existing Theme Instance for that overlay, or create a new one from an available Theme.
5. Save your changes.
Once assigned, every Match under that Competition will use the Theme Instance attached to each overlay.
Creating Multiple Theme Instances From One Theme
You can create several Theme Instances from the same base Theme. This is useful when different Competitions share a visual style but need different colours, sponsors, or default graphic options.
1. From the Themes section, open the Theme you want to base the new instance on.
2. Create a new Theme Instance from it.
3. Adjust its configuration: team colours, sponsor logos, default graphic options, and any exposed settings.
4. Assign the new instance to the relevant Competition overlay.
When to Use Multiple Instances
• Running two Competitions with different sponsors but the same graphic style
• Producing a main broadcast overlay and a scoreboard-only overlay from the same Competition, each with its own Theme Instance
• Preparing a variant of an instance without affecting a live Competition
Updating a Theme Instance
Changes you make to a Theme Instance apply to all Matches that use overlays linked to that instance, including future Matches in the assigned Competitions.
1. Open the Theme Instance from the Themes section.
2. Edit the configuration you need to update: colours, default graphics, sponsor slots, or any settings exposed at instance level.
3. Save your changes.
Changes take effect the next time a Match loads the overlay using that Theme Instance.
[ Image placeholder: Theme Instance edit view with colour, logo, and default graphic configuration options ]
Managing Theme Instances Across Matches
Matches inherit their Theme Instances from the overlays configured on their parent Competition, so you rarely need to change them per Match. However, you should check the Theme Instance settings when:
• Creating a new Competition: confirm each overlay has the correct Theme Instance selected
• Duplicating a Competition: Theme Instance selections may carry over and need adjusting
• Running multi-output setups: ensure each overlay uses the correct Theme Instance
Tips
• Name your Theme Instances clearly (for example, "Premier League, Main Broadcast" or "Premier League, Scoreboard Only") so they are easy to identify when assigning them to overlays.
• Validate any Theme Instance changes on a draft Match before a live broadcast.
• Keep a master Theme Instance unchanged as a reference, and duplicate it when making variants.
• If you use Automated Game Plans, confirm the Theme Instance exposes the settings your Game Plan expects.
Common Issues
Graphics look wrong on a Match
Check that the Competition overlay used by that Match is assigned to the correct Theme Instance. An incorrect instance will load the wrong colours or defaults.
Changes to a Theme Instance are not appearing
Theme Instance updates load when a Match is opened. Reopen the Match or the Production Link so the updated configuration is picked up.
Two Competitions are sharing a Theme Instance by mistake
Create a separate Theme Instance for each Competition so updates to one do not affect the other.
Sponsor logos missing after assigning a new instance
Theme Instance settings and advertising settings are separate. For organisations using inbuilt themes, confirm the Ad Set allocation is still in place for the Competition, Club, or Team. For organisations using Rive themes, confirm ads are configured in the Automated Game Plan playlists for the relevant overlay.