diff --git a/wire/modules/AdminTheme/AdminThemeUikit/AdminThemeUikit.module b/wire/modules/AdminTheme/AdminThemeUikit/AdminThemeUikit.module
index 70dea295..def4f2ad 100644
--- a/wire/modules/AdminTheme/AdminThemeUikit/AdminThemeUikit.module
+++ b/wire/modules/AdminTheme/AdminThemeUikit/AdminThemeUikit.module
@@ -564,11 +564,13 @@ class AdminThemeUikit extends AdminThemeFramework implements Module, Configurabl
 			case 'highlight': $wrapClasses[] = 'InputfieldIsHighlight'; break;
 			case 'none': break;
 		}
-		
-		switch($themeBorder) {
-			case 'none': $wrapClasses[] = 'InputfieldNoBorder'; break;
-			case 'hide': $wrapClasses[] = 'InputfieldHideBorder'; break;
-			case 'card': $wrapClasses[] = 'uk-card uk-card-default'; break;
+
+		if(strpos($inputfield->attr('name'), '_repeater') === false || $themeBorder === 'card') {
+			switch($themeBorder) {
+				case 'none': $wrapClasses[] = 'InputfieldNoBorder'; break;
+				case 'hide': $wrapClasses[] = 'InputfieldHideBorder'; break;
+				case 'card': $wrapClasses[] = 'uk-card uk-card-default'; break;
+			}
 		}
 		
 		if($themeOffset && $themeOffset !== 'none') {
diff --git a/wire/modules/Fieldtype/FieldtypeRepeater/InputfieldRepeater.module b/wire/modules/Fieldtype/FieldtypeRepeater/InputfieldRepeater.module
index 59d94b9e..35abab09 100644
--- a/wire/modules/Fieldtype/FieldtypeRepeater/InputfieldRepeater.module
+++ b/wire/modules/Fieldtype/FieldtypeRepeater/InputfieldRepeater.module
@@ -5,18 +5,18 @@
  *
  * Maintains a collection of fields that are repeated for any number of times.
  *
- * ProcessWire 3.x, Copyright 2024 by Ryan Cramer
+ * ProcessWire 3.x, Copyright 2025 by Ryan Cramer
  * https://processwire.com
  * 
- * @property int $repeaterMaxItems
- * @property int $repeaterMinItems
- * @property int $repeaterDepth
- * @property bool|int $familyFriendly
- * @property bool|int $familyToggle
- * @property bool|int $accordionMode
- * @property bool|int $singleMode
- * @property bool|int $loudControls Always show controls regardless of hover?
- * @property bool|int $noScroll Do not scroll to newly added items?
+ * @property int $repeaterMaxItems Maximum repeater items or 0 for no max (default=0)
+ * @property int $repeaterMinItems Minimum repeater items or 0 for no min (default=0)
+ * @property int $repeaterDepth Maximum allowed depth for repeater items or 0 to disable (default=0)
+ * @property bool|int $familyFriendly This setting makes the admin page editor treat item depth as a parent/child relationship when it comes to sorting/moving items. (default=false)
+ * @property bool|int $familyToggle When enabled, opening (or closing) a repeater item also opens (or closes) the next items that are visually children of it, when combined with familyFriendly mode.  (default=false)
+ * @property bool|int $accordionMode When enabled, only one repeater item will be open at a time. (default=false)
+ * @property bool|int $singleMode Limit repeater to a single item, primarily for the extending FieldsetPage module. (default=false)
+ * @property bool|int $loudControls Always show controls regardless of hover? (default=false)
+ * @property bool|int $noScroll Do not scroll to newly added items? (default=false)
  * 
  * @method string renderRepeaterLabel($label, $cnt, Page $page)
  * 
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ class InputfieldRepeater extends Inputfield implements InputfieldItemList {
 
 	public static function getModuleInfo() {
 		return array(
-			'title' => __('Repeater', __FILE__), // Module Title
-			'summary' => __('Repeats fields from another template. Provides the input for FieldtypeRepeater.', __FILE__), // Module Summary
+			'title' => 'Repeater', 
+			'summary' => 'Repeats fields from another template. Provides the input for FieldtypeRepeater.', 
 			'version' => 111,
 			'requires' => 'FieldtypeRepeater',
 		);
@@ -393,12 +393,17 @@ class InputfieldRepeater extends Inputfield implements InputfieldItemList {
 		$minItems = $this->repeaterMinItems;
 	
 		// if there are a minimum required number of items, set them up now
-		if(!$itemID && $minItems > 0) {
-			$notIDs = $value->explode('id');
-			while($value->count() < $minItems) {
-				$item = $this->getNextReadyPage($notIDs);
-				$value->add($item);
-				$notIDs[] = $item->id;
+		if(!$itemID && $minItems > 0 && $value instanceof PageArray) {
+			$process = $this->wire()->process; 
+			if($process instanceof WirePageEditor && $process->getPage()->id === $this->page->id) {
+				// do not enforce minItems when repeater page being edited directly
+			} else {
+				$notIDs = $value->explode('id');
+				while($value->count() < $minItems) {
+					$item = $this->getNextReadyPage($notIDs);
+					$value->add($item);
+					$notIDs[] = $item->id;
+				}
 			}
 		}
 		
@@ -485,6 +490,7 @@ class InputfieldRepeater extends Inputfield implements InputfieldItemList {
 			
 			$itemType = $this->getRepeaterItemType($page);
 			$itemTypeName = $this->getRepeaterItemTypeName($itemType);
+			$hasCustomColor = false;
 			
 			if(!$isPost) {
 				$wrap->entityEncodeLabel = false;
@@ -500,10 +506,24 @@ class InputfieldRepeater extends Inputfield implements InputfieldItemList {
 					// background-color definition
 					if(strlen($matches[1]) === 3 || strlen($matches[1]) === 6) {
 						$wrapLabel = str_replace($matches[0], '', $wrapLabel);
+						$hasCustomColor = true;
 						$typeStyles[$itemTypeName] = 
 							".Inputfield_$this->name .InputfieldContent " . 
-							".InputfieldRepeaterItem[data-typeName=\"$itemTypeName\"] > .InputfieldHeader " . 
-							"{ background-color: #$matches[1]; outline-color: #$matches[1] }";
+							".InputfieldRepeaterItem[data-typeName=\"$itemTypeName\"]:not(.InputfieldRepeaterDeletePending) > " . 
+							".InputfieldHeader {" . 
+								"background-color: #$matches[1]; " . 
+								"outline-color: #$matches[1]; " . 
+								"color: #fff; " . 
+								"--pw-inputs-background: #$matches[1]; " . 
+								"--pw-text-color: #fff; " . 
+							"} " . 
+							".Inputfield_$this->name .InputfieldContent " .
+							".InputfieldRepeaterItem[data-typeName=\"$itemTypeName\"]:not(.InputfieldRepeaterDeletePending) > " . 
+							".InputfieldHeader .ui-priority-secondary {" .
+								"color: #fff; " . 
+								"--pw-text-color: #fff; " .
+								"opacity: 0.8" . 
+							"}";
 					}
 				}
 
@@ -517,6 +537,7 @@ class InputfieldRepeater extends Inputfield implements InputfieldItemList {
 			$wrap->wrapAttr('data-typeName', $itemTypeName);
 			$wrap->wrapAttr('data-fnsx', "_repeater$page->id");  // fnsx=field name suffix
 			$wrap->wrapAttr('data-depth', $depth ? $depth->val() : '0'); 
+			if($hasCustomColor) $wrap->addClass('InputfieldRepeaterColor'); 
 			if($wrapIcon) $wrap->wrapAttr('data-icon', $wrapIcon);
 			//$wrap->wrapAttr('data-editorPage', $this->page->id);
 			//$wrap->wrapAttr('data-parentPage', $page->parent->id);
@@ -634,7 +655,7 @@ class InputfieldRepeater extends Inputfield implements InputfieldItemList {
 		$this->form = $form;
 		
 		if(!$isPost && count($typeStyles)) {
-			$styles = "<style type='text/css'>" . implode("\n", $typeStyles) . "</style>";
+			$styles = "<style>" . implode("\n", $typeStyles) . "</style>";
 			if($this->wire()->config->ajax && ($this->page instanceof RepeaterPage || $this->hasPage instanceof RepeaterPage)) {
 				// ajax-rendered nested repeater page
 				$this->prependMarkup .= $styles;