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How magento decides order of all _module.less file imported through @magento_import directive?

I am trying to add module specific less file named _module.less inside my custom module Mynamespace_Mymodule in M2. For that I have created module.xml file with below sequence. <module name="...
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Create less file for custom Theme

How to create new *.less file in Magento 2.3 project ? Here is my existing Theme: Here is my existing less file that DOES NOT work: Nothing is work here: My question is how to add custom less code/...
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Page Styling (css) does not appear in the new Theme implementation (descendant of Luma Theme)

I just created empty theme which is descendant of Luma theme. but unfortunately the styling is not appear: theme.xml <theme xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:...
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run grunt in mangeto 2

Already follow from this dev document this 1.npm install -g grunt-cli 2.Rename 3 files - package.json.sample into package.json - Gruntfile.js.sample into Gruntfile.js - grunt-config.json.sample ...
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Magento 2 Theme Development - grunt watch not detecting changes of custom LESS file

We are running Magento 2 in version 2.3.1, but the error occurred in version 2.3.0 also. The situation is the following: we've created a custom theme which has Magento/luma theme as parent. according ...
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How to create symlinks to all source files after changing git branch?

I am working in git workflow. I want to know how I can create symlinks to source files after changing git branch? Let's say I have three root source files in my theme that are located as below. app\...
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Grunt CSS compile has stopped working

I had setup grunt on my application and to get it setup I normally just run: grunt clean grunt exec:lfa grunt less:lfa grunt watch Then i'm ready to go and start working on the theme and it worked ...
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Grunt workflow, problems with watch task and reloading

I've been trying to get the "grunt watch" task running combined with livereload but unfortunately I'm not able to get a working solution. I've read the magento devdocs but running a combination of the ...
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Grunt Causing High CPU Usage

I Have installed Grunt on server. When I hit URL after less files changed the CPU Usage goes up-to 99-100%. The server is Linux. The changes gets reflected correctly. The issue which comes after first ...
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Magento 2.3 admin not working after grunt setup

I have a big problem.I setup grunt configuration for magento 2.3 as I used to setup for magento 2.2 and renamed below files grunt-config.json.sample, package.json.sample and gruntfile.js.sample by ...
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Grunt compile of LESS fails with Error compiling lib/web/css/docs/source/docs.less

I'm hoping to get some advice. I pulled a project that I haven't touched in some time and in developer mode I ran 'grunt exec' followed by 'grunt less' and once running 'grunt less' I receive the ...
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What is Grunt in Magento2 and Why use?

What is Grunt in Magento2? Why use grunt. I want to know detail about Grunt. When we can use Grunt.
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mess up ownerships after cli action

so I am running a magento 2.2.4 in development and one in production, the dev is ok and I can do all, the production is an exact copy of it on apache 2.4 and Ubuntu 16.04, every time I use any kind of ...
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Magento2 grunt issue occurs when running?

I am using Magento2 version CE-2.2.4 i installed npm,grunt on fresh project but when i am running command grunt exec:theme then it create an error Loading "Gruntfile.js" tasks...ERROR ...
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Magento 2.2.5 Css is not generating

I have one project in Magento 2.2.5 and in that the CSS is stopped generating I have run all grunt command and in that it show below error when i run grunt exec pub/static/frontend/Magento/luma/en_US/...
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Grunt (Magento 2) - Why do I have to force my commands?

I've just installed grunt for the first time however I cannot run any commands in cmd wihtout using --force. My error is: C:\wamp64\www\New_Mage2>grunt watch jit-grunt: Plugin for the "...
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Using Grunt to watch JS files

I have been following this guide to theme development with M2 and Grunt. I have set this up, but it is only watching Less files. Is there a guide to get grunt to watch for changes in JS files as well?
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Magento2: Missing commands on build server

I try to make a Magento2 Pipeline Deployment and running in a awkward error. But first a few words to the deployment: I use a docker container with installed php and nodejs. I copy in the container ...
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Import new custom less files after grunt configuration

I am using grunt tool for magento server-side less preprocessing. I have created _extend.less file following directory structure for my custom less compilation app\design\frontend\Vendorname\...
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How to declare and use custom configuration file for less compilation with grunt?

According to devdocs which is located at https://devdocs.magento.com/guides/v2.2/frontend-dev-guide/tools/using_grunt.html#grunt_config Now I simply can't understand what it is trying to say.Can ...
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Plugins less with Magento Theme

Good morning, I would like to know if somebody has worked with less plugins in Magento Environment? Indeed, I met no difficulties with grunt tools, but when Magento compile all files (through setup:...
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Grunt, .less, and Live Reload - Can't get them working

Good afternoon, I am having a devil of a time getting my front-end flow working. I have grunt CLI working, along with theme.js setup properly (see images below). Still, when I make changes within my {...
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How to install node_modules in server for grunt configuation

As a designer I am totally new to magento 2 file structure and preprocessing. As far as my understanding is correct, magento uses less files and uses gruntfile.js for preprocessing so that via ...
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Magento2 Keeping CSS changes after redeployment [duplicate]

Hi I am new to Magento 2, I was wondering what methods people are using to keep CSS changes after they deploy static content as CSS changes are overwritten every time. Thanks!
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LiveReload configuration via Grunt

Edit : about the possible duplicate ! I would like to mention that this answer does not answer my question, if someone sees that it is the same thing, I invite him to answer me instead of saying that ...
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Error when running grunt exec

I have followed the docs for setting up Less compilation. Running grunt clean and grunt less works without errors, but when I run grunt exec (with or without appending a specific theme name) I get the ...
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Syntax error in Gruntfile.js?

I can't seem to be able to use Grunt to compile my less files in my custom theme. I have done all steps described in the documentation. My theme name is "alliance" so here is what I am trying to do ...
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Cannot create symlink in magento

I installed grunt and run command grunt exec:my theme but it shows me [Magento\Framework\Exception\FileSystemException] Cannot create a symlink for "C:/xampp/htdocs/packt/vendor/magento/...
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Log out whenever styles are changed

Whenever I change less files in my current theme I get logged out from the backend. I'm using server-side compilation I'm using grunt with livereload. I'm in developer mode. Both of them seem to ...
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Magento2 LESS extend/override custom theme

I have been going through research and tests for whole day and still found answers do not work for my case or I just do not understand how to properly implement them - therefore post here: I have ...
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After upgrade to 2m2, grunt fail to run

After upgrade from v2.1.8 to v2.2.2, error is shown when i run Grunt exec $ grunt exec Loading "Gruntfile.js" tasks...ERROR Error: Cannot find file. Alias "themes" not set. Use "...
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Magento 2 - How to use grunt or gulp for speed up development?

I have heard that using grunt/gulp can speed up development by automatically cleaning the static content directories and compiling and generating new css. How can we configure these and achieve this. ...
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(Magento2) Grunt Less problem with a new theme

I've cloned the blank theme for app/design/frontend/lima/mdl, swapping Magento/blank for lima/mdl and give this error: Processed Area: frontend, Locale: pt_BR, Theme: lima/mdl, File type: less. ...
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Jasmine Grunt Spec PhantomJS Error on Magento 2

I am having problems with PhantomJS. When I try to do a Jasmine Test. This is my first time running Jasmine. Things I did prior: Installed Grunt Executed grunt spec:backend Do check my terminal ...
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Grunt - is it possible to watch custome module less files?

I figured out how to watch less files changes inside my custome theme folder using Grunt, but is there any way how to watch less files in custome module? Let's assume module like so: app/code/...
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Cannot override _forms.less

Ive tried to override the _forms.less file in my theme but its only extending the original _forms.less. My file is placed under app/design/frontend/Vendor/Theme/web/css/source/_forms.less. I am ...
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How does Magento 2 work with CSS grunt-autoprefixer

From looking at a fresh install of Magento 2 (v2.1.8) I see from their Gruntfile.js and package.json files that Magento is using grunt-autoprefixer This is great, CSS autoprefixers are really useful. ...
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Grunt: Destination [src path] not written because no source files were found

Currently working with a Magento 2.2.0 theme I made from scratch and I am using Grunt task runner to compile the LESS files to css. Theme structure in app/design/frontend/<vendor>/<...
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How to setup grunt themes.js for my theme. Should I point to css folders of blank theme?

I don't know if I should point to the folders I have created under my theme or should I use the ones that I inherit from which is blank. I have created my own folders but they are empty. Can I import ...
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Magento 2 - Create also symlink to .css

I have managed to successfully install Magento 2 with a downloaded theme after many hours of struggling... Now I'm facing the symlink issue. I've installed everything, php intl extension, grunt, ...
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Difference between _extend.less . and _extends.less

While working on a custom theme with blank parent theme , I noticed strange behaviors: First of all, gulp and grunt give a different output. Mostly these are parts of code in different order (on gulp'...
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magento 2 Grunt watch loads old css when changing imported css file

When I use Grunt Watch my less compile does not work as I expect it to be. When I work directly in my theme. less file all perfectly changes and even with livereload works absolutely great. But ...
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Can't modify style in custom theme using Grunt

I have custom theme Hiddentechies/bentriz theme.js bentriz: { area: 'frontend', name: 'Hiddentechies/bentriz', locale: 'ja_JP', files: [ 'css/source/custom', 'css/source/...
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Proper Magento 2.1 Frontend develop flow

I am approaching Magento 2 for some projects and I am trying to setup an efficient workflow for frontend developing. So far I followed this guide to setup a theme with a blank theme as a parent. I ...
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LESS w/ Grunt - Solutions For M2's Terrible LESS Workflow?

M2 has a grunt / LESS workflow that allows you to automatically compile and view your changes in the browser. However, I can rarely get the live reload to work with the Chrome extension, and when it ...
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How to install grunt on staging server.?

I just want to edit some files on staging server. How can i install grunt on staging server.? I have run this command: npm install -g grunt-cli error showing that npm: command not found How can i ...
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How to configure the theme to use Grunt?

I normally change the file /dev/tools/grunt/configs/themes.js but in the .gitignore we can see a configuration file called /dev/tools/grunt/configs/local-themes.js I'd like to use that file instand a ...
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Setting up grunt to work with Magento 2.1?

I am following this devdoc to get grunt working in Magento 2.1: http://devdocs.magento.com/guides/v2.1/frontend-dev-guide/css-topics/css_debug.html I followed all of the steps and tried to run grunt ...
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Grunt less:theme fails @media-common is undefined

I am using a theme that I have created based on a third party theme 'Optimus' and I am trying to use Grunt to compile the LESS. However, when I run grunt less:theme it fails with the following error: ...
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Magento 2: Why do Some Tasks Not Show Up in Task List?

If I install the npm project and grunt config that ships with Magento 2 -- I'm able to run commands like grunt clean grunt clean:var etc. However, if I run grunt --help Grunt: The JavaScript Task ...

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