diff --git a/src/component.php b/src/component.php
index d3f8075..3098753 100644
--- a/src/component.php
+++ b/src/component.php
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ $document = $app->getDocument();
 $wa    = $document->getWebAssetManager();
 
 // Template params
-$params_LightColorName          = (string) $this->params->get('colorLightName', 'standard'); // standard|alternative|custom
+$params_LightColorName          = (string) $this->params->get('colorLightName', 'standard'); // standard|custom
 
-$params_DarkColorName          = (string) $this->params->get('colorDarkName', 'standard'); // standard|alternative|custom
+$params_DarkColorName          = (string) $this->params->get('colorDarkName', 'standard'); // standard|custom
 
 $params_googletagmanager   = $this->params->get('googletagmanager', false);
 $params_googletagmanagerid = $this->params->get('googletagmanagerid', null);
diff --git a/src/error.php b/src/error.php
index 7b90439..fbcb190 100644
--- a/src/error.php
+++ b/src/error.php
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ $params = $this->params;
 $wa     = $this->getWebAssetManager();
 
 // Template params
-$params_LightColorName          = (string) $params->get('colorLightName', 'standard'); // standard|alternative|custom
+$params_LightColorName          = (string) $params->get('colorLightName', 'standard'); // standard|custom
 
-$params_DarkColorName          = (string) $params->get('colorDarkName', 'standard'); // standard|alternative|custom
+$params_DarkColorName          = (string) $params->get('colorDarkName', 'standard'); // standard|custom
 
 $params_googletagmanager   = $params->get('googletagmanager', false);
 $params_googletagmanagerid = $params->get('googletagmanagerid', '');
diff --git a/src/index.php b/src/index.php
index ef63797..8987113 100644
--- a/src/index.php
+++ b/src/index.php
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ $document = $app->getDocument();
 $wa    = $document->getWebAssetManager();
 
 // Template params
-$params_LightColorName          = (string) $this->params->get('colorLightName', 'standard'); // standard|alternative|custom
+$params_LightColorName          = (string) $this->params->get('colorLightName', 'standard'); // standard|custom
 
-$params_DarkColorName          = (string) $this->params->get('colorDarkName', 'standard'); // standard|alternative|custom
+$params_DarkColorName          = (string) $this->params->get('colorDarkName', 'standard'); // standard|custom
 
 $params_googletagmanager   = $this->params->get('googletagmanager', false);
 $params_googletagmanagerid = $this->params->get('googletagmanagerid', null);
@@ -230,9 +230,16 @@ $params_rightIcon          = htmlspecialchars($this->params->get('drawerRightIco
 // Load all theme palette stylesheets (static loading for theme switcher compatibility)
 $wa->useStyle('template.light.standard');      // css/theme/light.standard.css
 $wa->useStyle('template.dark.standard');       // css/theme/dark.standard.css
-$wa->useStyle('template.light.custom');        // css/theme/light.custom.css
-$wa->useStyle('template.dark.custom');         // css/theme/dark.custom.css
-$wa->useStyle('template.dark.alternative');    // css/theme/dark.alternative.css
+
+// Load custom palettes if they exist (optional user customizations)
+if (file_exists(JPATH_ROOT . '/media/templates/site/mokocassiopeia/css/theme/light.custom.css'))
+{
+	$wa->useStyle('template.light.custom');
+}
+if (file_exists(JPATH_ROOT . '/media/templates/site/mokocassiopeia/css/theme/dark.custom.css'))
+{
+	$wa->useStyle('template.dark.custom');
+}
 
 $wa->useStyle('template.user');   // css/user.css
 ?>
diff --git a/src/joomla.asset.json b/src/joomla.asset.json
index 6aa68b7..a50103e 100644
--- a/src/joomla.asset.json
+++ b/src/joomla.asset.json
@@ -100,17 +100,7 @@
 			"uri": "media/templates/site/mokocassiopeia/css/theme/dark.standard.min.css",
 			"attributes": {"media": "all"}
 		},
-		{
-			"name": "template.dark.alternative",
-			"type": "style",
-			"uri": "media/templates/site/mokocassiopeia/css/theme/dark.alternative.css",
-			"attributes": {"media": "all"}
-		},
-		{
-			"name": "template.dark.alternative.min",
-			"type": "style",
-			"uri": "media/templates/site/mokocassiopeia/css/theme/dark.alternative.min.css"
-		},
+
 		{
 			"name": "template.dark.custom",
 			"type": "style",