Installing Drupal Themes

Once you have your Drupal site up and running, the first thing you will most likely want to do is change the look of the site to suit your needs. Fortunately Drupal uses themes, which simplifies the process. There are many themes available for download from the drupal.org site and many other sites. Being opensource, there is a large community of people world-wide who contribute theme and modules that are free to use.

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Once you have located the theme you wish to use, follow the steps below to install your new theme.

1. Download the theme - Make sure the version of the theme matches your version of Drupal. Note that themes labeled "CVS" or "DEV" are in a development stage. They may be written for a previous/current/future version of Drupal, and they are considered unstable and should be handled with care.
2. Extract the files - When you first get the theme, it will appear in a compressed file format such as 'tar.gz'. On Windows, use a program like 7-Zip to extract it. On the Mac, you can use Stuffit Expander. You should now see a list of files extracted into a folder.
3. Upload the folder - FTP/Copy your files (including the folder from the previous step) to the desired themes folder in your Drupal installation. Themes are stored in the "/themes" folder
4. Read the directions - If the theme has an installation file (usually INSTALL.txt and/or README.txt), read it for specific instructions. There are some themes that require special treatment to function properly.
5. Enable the theme - To enable the theme go to Administer > Site building > Themes. Check the 'Enabled' box next to the theme and then click the 'Save Configuration' button at the bottom.

NOTE:

Not all themes support all regions. The regions a block is assigned to is theme dependent, so when you add a new theme, you may need to visit the blocks page again to check the block layout. You can access the blocks page via Administer > Site Building > Blocks

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