Feature: Theme Favorites and Recently Used Themes

[Akshu121796]

Problem Statement

Is your feature request related to a problem?

With 20+ dashboard themes now available in samdev-pulse v2.0, users experimenting with different styles often need to repeatedly search, filter, or scroll through the theme gallery to revisit previously used themes. This becomes inconvenient when comparing themes or frequently switching between a preferred set of themes.

Proposed Solution

Describe the solution you'd like

Add support for Favorite Themes and Recently Used Themes within the existing theme gallery.

Proposed behavior:

• Users can mark themes as favorites using a small ⭐ icon on theme cards.
• Favorite and recently used themes are persisted locally using localStorage.
• The gallery displays dedicated sections such as:
  • ⭐ Favorite Themes
  • 🕒 Recently Used Themes
• The "Recently Used" list updates automatically whenever a theme is previewed or applied.
• Existing search, filtering, preview, and comparison functionality remains unchanged.

Alternatives Considered

Describe alternatives considered

Users can currently rely on search and category filters, but these still require manual effort to locate commonly used themes. Browser bookmarks or saving URLs externally are also inconvenient and disconnected from the dashboard customization experience.

Additional Context

Additional Context

This enhancement would improve usability for users who frequently customize dashboards and would complement the searchable theme gallery, comparison page, and expanded theme ecosystem introduced in samdev-pulse v2.0.

Since preferences are stored locally, the feature can be implemented without introducing backend changes or affecting existing APIs.

Domain

ui/ux

[Akshu121796]

Hi @SamXop123,
I opened this feature request because samdev-pulse v2.0 now offers a rich theme ecosystem with 20+ themes, search, filters, previews, and comparisons, but users may still need to repeatedly browse the gallery to revisit themes they frequently use.

I believe supporting Favorite Themes and Recently Used Themes using lightweight localStorage persistence would improve the customization experience while keeping the existing architecture unchanged.

If you think this enhancement aligns with the project roadmap, I would be happy to work on it under GSSoC 2026. Please let me know if you'd prefer any modifications to the proposed approach.

Thank you!

[SamXop123]

Nice feature. I am assigning you on this