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Added information about the development process for new default themes.

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This is to provide increased clarity for contributors concerning where they should currently expect to contribute to core themes.

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Added information about the development process for new default themes.
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@github-actions github-actions Bot added the documentation Improvements or additions to documentation label Oct 22, 2026
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