<![CDATA[No Default Extension for JSON language]]>Hi,
there is no default extension for JSON files in Style Configurator for the theme. Therefore JSON files are not highlighted when I open them.
I added JSON section to theme file (Solarized-light.xml)

   <LexerType name="json" desc="JSON" ext="">
        <WordsStyle name="DEFAULT" styleID="11" fgColor="DCDCCC" bgColor="3F3F3F" fontName="" fontStyle="0" fontSize="" />
        <WordsStyle name="NUMBER" styleID="4" fgColor="8CD0D3" bgColor="3F3F3F" fontName="" fontStyle="0" fontSize="" />
        <WordsStyle name="STRING DOUBLE QUOTE" styleID="6" fgColor="CC9393" bgColor="3F3F3F" fontName="" fontStyle="0" fontSize="" />
        <WordsStyle name="STRING SINGLE QUOTE" styleID="7" fgColor="CC9393" bgColor="3F3F3F" fontName="" fontStyle="0" fontSize="" />
        <WordsStyle name="BOOLEAN NULL" styleID="5" fgColor="CEDF99" bgColor="3F3F3F" fontName="" fontStyle="3" fontSize="" keywordClass="instre1"/>
        <WordsStyle name="OPERATOR" styleID="10" fgColor="DFC47D" bgColor="3F3F3F" fontName="" fontStyle="1" fontSize="" />
    </LexerType>

JSON record also exists in langs.model

<Language name="json" ext="json" commentLine="" commentStart="" commentEnd="">
    <Keywords name="instre1">false null true</Keywords>
</Language>

But the def.ext. still is not there…

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]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/12218/no-default-extension-for-json-languageRSS for NodeTue, 13 Oct 2026 22:57:08 GMTSun, 14 Aug 2016 20:06:38 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to No Default Extension for JSON language on Sat, 20 Aug 2016 15:46:54 GMT]]>@Claudia-Frank, thanks. The trick with AppData directory renaming worked. It seems that different configuration files conflicted.

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/17433https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/17433Sat, 20 Aug 2016 15:46:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to No Default Extension for JSON language on Fri, 19 Aug 2016 22:30:49 GMT]]>@Pavlo-Shevchenko

Could it be that you edited the wrong file? If you are using %APPDATA% configuration
you need to edit the file there, otherwise the one in the installation directory.
If you did this, I would give it a try to rename %APPDATA%\notepad++ directory and redo
your steps.

Cheers
Claudia

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/17422https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/17422Fri, 19 Aug 2016 22:30:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to No Default Extension for JSON language on Fri, 19 Aug 2016 09:49:58 GMT]]>No, I have the actual version. Any other suggestions?

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/17408https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/17408Fri, 19 Aug 2016 09:49:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to No Default Extension for JSON language on Mon, 15 Aug 2016 21:30:14 GMT]]>@Pavlo-Shevchenko

could it be that you have an outdated npp version?
I just copied over the json part from stylers.xml to my dark.xml and it is working.

Cheers
Claudia

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/17282https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/17282Mon, 15 Aug 2016 21:30:14 GMT