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What are themes?

Themes provide a "skin" to completely change the look and feel of your site (or even an individual course).
Moodle sites (with the exception of MoodleCloud sites) come with two Standard themes called Boost and Classic.
If you are able to add additional plugins to your site, you can download and install contributed themes from the Themes area of the Plugins directory. More information is available from Installing a new theme.

How do I select a theme?

You can change from one of the two standard themes Boost or Classic, or select a newly installed theme from Site administration > Appearance > Themes.

Where do I find specific settings for my chosen theme?

For Boost and Classic, click the cog icon for the relevant theme from Site administration > Appearance > Themes.
For other contributed themes you have installed, ....???

I have a question about themes

Participate in the discussions in the Themes forum on Moodle.org and read our Themes FAQ.

How do I manage themes on my site?

See the documentation on Advanced theme settings

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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-== Introduction ==
+{{Site appearance}}
+==What are themes?==
+*Themes provide a "skin" to completely change the look and feel of your site (or even an individual course).
+*Moodle sites (with the exception of MoodleCloud sites) come with two [[Standard themes]] called Boost and Classic.
+*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]].
+==How do I select a theme?==
+You can change from one of the two standard themes Boost or Classic, or select a newly installed theme from ''Site administration > Appearance > Themes.''
+==Where do I find specific settings for my chosen theme?==
+* For Boost and Classic, click the cog icon for the relevant theme from ''Site administration > Appearance > Themes.''
+* For other contributed themes you have installed, ....???
-Moodle has a powerful themes system that allows for a variety of effects through the use of XHTML and CSS.  Features include:
+==I have a question about themes==
+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]].
-* Themes can be applied at a site level, course level, and/or user level.
+==How do I manage themes on my site?==
-* Each page is individually-addressable via CSS, allowing you to pinpoint exact items.
-* Our CSS class naming system uses simple English, consistent and easily understood.
-* New modules can tell Moodle what styles they need and automatically include these in the stylesheet.
-* 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.
-* 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 accessbilility purposes.
-== Moodle 1.5 Themes ==
+See the documentation on [[Advanced theme settings]]
-If you plan to work on your own theme please build a new one and use Moodle's feature to base your theme on an existing one. If you just modify one of the delivered themes it will be overwritten by the next Moodle update.
+==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!
-Moodle 1.5 themes are slightly different than in previous versions of Moodle.
+==See also==
-* [[Themes/HowTo|How to Create a Moodle 1.5 Theme]]
+* [[Standard themes]]
-* [[Themes/ThemeScrapbook|Theme Scrapbook]]
+[[Category:Themes]]
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+[[es:Temas]]
-You are welcome to contribute to Moodle documentation :-)
+[[eu:Itxurak]]
+[[de:Designs]]
-* [[Guidelines for Contributors]]
+[[fr:Thèmes]]
+[[ja:テーマ]]

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