Duplicating a Theme Instance in LIGR Live lets you create a copy of an existing customer-level configuration so you can quickly produce a new variation without rebuilding it from scratch.

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Themes are platform-level and are built by the LIGR team. Your Organisation receives Themes that have been assigned to it, and you cannot edit a Theme directly.

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A Theme Instance is a customer-level configuration of a Theme. It is assigned at the Competition overlay level, under Competition, Settings, Streams and Overlays, Overlay Settings. A single Competition can have multiple overlays, and each overlay can use its own Theme Instance paired with its own Game Plan.

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Duplicating a Theme Instance is useful when you want to:

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• Create a scoreboard-only variation of an existing full-graphics configuration for a second overlay on the same Competition

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• Test configuration changes without affecting a live setup

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• Reuse a tested configuration across multiple Competitions

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• Create seasonal or sponsor-specific variations based on the same Theme

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Make sure you have:

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• An existing Theme Instance already configured in your Organisation

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• Admin or Owner permissions (standard Users may not have access to Theme Instance management)

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• A clear idea of which Competition and which overlay the duplicated Theme Instance will be used on

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[ Image placeholder: Theme Instances list view showing existing instances with action menus ]

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1. Log in to LIGR Live and open your Organisation.

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2. Navigate to the Themes section.

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3. Open the Theme that contains the Theme Instance you want to duplicate.

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4. Locate the Theme Instance in the list.

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5. Open the actions menu on the Theme Instance and select Duplicate.

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6. Give the duplicated Theme Instance a clear, descriptive name (for example, add a suffix like "- Scoreboard Only" or "- Test").

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7. Save the new Theme Instance.

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[ Image placeholder: Duplicate option highlighted in the Theme Instance actions menu ]

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Once duplicated, open the new Theme Instance and check:

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• All configurable graphics options are present and set as expected

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• Default graphics selections for each output are correct

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• Any linked Game Plan references still point to the intended items

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• Sponsor and advertising configuration is appropriate for the new use case (Ad Set Allocations for inbuilt themes, or playlist-based ad entries for Rive themes)

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After duplicating, assign the new Theme Instance to a Competition overlay so it can be used in Matches:

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1. Open the Competition you want to update.

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2. Go to Settings, Streams and Overlays, Overlay Settings.

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3. Select the overlay you want to configure (or add a new overlay if you are running a second output, such as a scoreboard-only stream).

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4. Select the duplicated Theme Instance for that overlay, and pair it with the appropriate Game Plan.

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5. Save your changes.

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Any new Match created under that Competition will use the duplicated Theme Instance on the overlay it has been assigned to.

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• Always rename duplicated Theme Instances immediately so you don't confuse them with the original.

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• Use duplication as a safe way to experiment: make changes on the copy and leave the original untouched.

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• If you run dual-output broadcasts (for example, a full media overlay and a scoreboard-only overlay on the same Competition), duplicating a Theme Instance is the fastest way to produce the second configuration.

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• Test the duplicated Theme Instance in a non-live Match before using it in production.

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• Duplicated Theme Instance looks empty: refresh the page, as configuration sometimes takes a moment to appear in the new Instance.

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• Changes to the original appear to affect the duplicate (or vice versa): Theme Instances are independent once duplicated. If you are seeing shared behaviour, confirm you are editing the correct Instance by checking the name at the top of the view.

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• Can't find the Duplicate option: check your permission level. Owners and Admins have full access, while standard Users may not see management actions.

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• Duplicated Theme Instance not appearing on a Competition: ensure you have saved the Overlay Settings after selecting the new Theme Instance.