Source fidelity before rebranding
A source contract keeps a licensed template complete while its identity, copy, and imagery change.
Source fidelity before rebranding
A rebrand should not begin by deleting the parts that made a template useful. Vandoko records the original routes, layouts, major sections, interactions, and first-render theme before changing the implementation.
The contract
The contract gives automated checks something concrete to protect. If a route disappears, a homepage section is dropped, or a light-first template is forced dark, the design gate fails.
What may change
Identity, design tokens, content, imagery, product examples, and calls to action may change. Those edits still have to preserve the source template's working information architecture.
This distinction turns visual review from a matter of memory into a repeatable acceptance test.
Review status
This first-party operating note is suitable for template demonstration. Add external claims only through the capture, adversarial review, refinement, research, and approval workflow.