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| A Moodle theme is a pre-designed user "view" (interface) that can be changed by the site administrator, teacher, or student. While robust, it does not affect how Moodle functions, just how it looks. Moodle comes with a standard set of themes and there is a [http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?id=6552 large free library] available to download.
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| | *Themes provide a "skin" to completely change the look and feel of your site (or even an individual course). |
| ==Moodle themes==
| | *Moodle sites (with the exception of MoodleCloud sites) come with two [[Standard themes]] called Boost and Classic. |
| Moodle has a powerful themes system that allows for a variety of effects through the use of XHTML and CSS.
| | *If you are able to add additional plugins to your site, you can download and install contributed themes from the [https://moodle.org/plugins/browse.php?list=category&id=3 Themes area of the Plugins directory]. More information is available from [[Installing a new theme]]. |
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| * Themes may be [[Theme settings|selected]] at site level, course level and/or user level as long as the Moodle site has been configured to allow changes at these levels.
| | ==I have a question about themes== |
| * Each page is individually-addressable via CSS, allowing you to pinpoint exact items.
| | Participate in the discussions in the [https://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?id=46` Themes forum on Moodle.org] and read our [[Themes FAQ]]. |
| * Our CSS class naming system uses simple English, is consistent and easily understood.
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| * New modules can tell Moodle what styles they need and automatically include these in the stylesheet.
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| * Themes can be based on the ''standard'' theme, which is very plain but functional. You simply override styles you want to change by adding to the stylesheet in your own theme. This means that if you upgrade Moodle later and new styles are needed, your custom theme will still work without any changes, because the new classes will be defined in the ''standard'' theme.
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| * Themes can also be based on any other theme. This allows you to easily create families of themes, or variations on a theme. For example you might create a spectrum of pastel shades for use in different courses, but with the same basic layout and logos. You may also want to create a family of differently-coloured themes for accessibility purposes.
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| == Creating your own theme == | | ==How do I manage themes on my site?== |
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| If you plan to work on your own theme please create a new one (with its own named subfolder) and use Moodle's theme system to base your theme on an existing theme such as ''standard''. If you just modify one of the delivered themes it will be overwritten by the next Moodle update.
| | See the documentation on [[Theme settings]] |
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| See [[Creating a custom theme]] and/or [[Make your own theme]] and/or [[Development:Themes 2.0 creating your first theme]] for some tutorials.
| | ==I want to develop a new theme== |
| | See [[:dev:Themes]]. Not all information is up to date but feel free to contribute your own improvements! |
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| To distribute your theme, zip the theme folder and submit to the Moodle.org [http://moodle.org/themes Themes database].
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| == Installing a theme == | |
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| To install a theme:
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| # Unzip the .zip file to an empty local directory.
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| # Upload folder to your web server to the /moodle/theme/[Theme Name]. (Replace [Theme Name] with the name of the theme you have downloaded.) Ensure the new theme folder and its contents are readable by the webserver. Change Read and Write permissions (CHMOD) for the files and folder to 755 - Owner read/write/execute, Group read/execute, Everyone read/execute. Incorrect permissions may prevent display of the newly installed theme.
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| # Choose your new theme from within Moodle via ''Administration > Appearance > Themes > Theme selector'' (version 1.7+) or ''Administration > Configuration > Themes'' (older versions).
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| See [[Installing a new theme]] for more information. | |
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| == Theme system changes ==
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| Themes have improved a great deal in recent versions of Moodle. If you are using your own theme and want to upgrade, please refer to one of the following:
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| * [[1.6 theme upgrade]]
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| * [[1.7 theme upgrade]]
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| * [[1.8 theme upgrade]]
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| ==Themes in standard install==
| | * [[Theme credits]] |
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| Themes included in Moodle 1.9 are [[Chameleon theme|chameleon]], cornflower, [[Custom corners theme|custom corners]], formal white, metal, oceanblue, orangewhite, orangewhitepda, standard (default), standardblue, standardgreen, standardlogo, standardred, standardwhite, wood. See [[Standard themes]] for screen shots of each.
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| ==See also==
| | [[Category:Themes]] |
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| *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPUB_ReBPeg Installing 3rd Party Modules and Themes in Moodle video]
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| * [[Themes FAQ]]
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| *[[Web developer extension]] Firefox addon tool
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