Last updated February 22, 2012. Created by NancyDru on February 19, 2007.
Edited by Michelle, LeeHunter, add1sun. Log in to edit this page.
To enable a theme, click Administer>>Site building>>Themes
If the theme has never been enabled on this site, you will have to check the "enable" box and then click the "Save configuration" button at the bottom.
To set up how the theme works, click on the "Configure" link (not the tab at the top).
Fill in the fields.
Save the configuration.
Don't leave the page yet.
Logo and favorite icon
Now use that "Configure" tab
Some people prefer to do this part under the "Global Settings" but it can be done theme-by-theme.
The "Default Logo" is that little picture (usually) in the upper left corner of the page. For example, on the "Bluemarine" theme, it's the Drupal logo.
If you want to change it, here's how:
- First, find out what size it is because you'll want your own logo to be about the same. (If you are comfortable with HTML and CSS, you can also edit the theme's code to accommodate your logo rather than resizing the image. How to edit theme code is not covered in this guide.)
- Under "Logo image settings" either type in the path to your logo, or upload it from your PC.
- Note: Neither one of those options turns off the "Use default logo" check box. You must select the correct check box yourself.
- The "Shortcut icon" (a.k.a. the favorite icon, or "favicon.ico") is the same way. If you want to change this, you must specifically say, "Hey, Drupal, I'm changing this."
| Theme Name | Width | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Bluemarine | 48 | 55 |
| Chameleon | 49 | 57 |
| Garland | 64 | 73 |
| Minelli | 64 | 73 |
| Pushbutton | 144 | 63 |
| Fancy | 80 | 80 |
Now you click the "Save configuration" button. If you did this in "Global settings" it affects all themes (assuming they behave properly); if you did it for a single theme, then only that theme is changed.
For a list of all available themes, check Themes.
HINT: Going to make a few (or a lot) of changes to a standard theme? Think about copying it over to your /sites/sitename/themes/ folder and renaming it. Then you can do anything you want and still be able to undo it easily by recopying. If the changes are a bit bigger, think about contributing it back to the community (with your name, of course).
Comments
Minelli is default theme but is NOT enabled: cannot change this
I've got a site where Giordani is the only enabled theme, however when logging out, the Minnelli theme is in use.
I go back to /admin/build/themes, set default theme back to Giordani, press "Save configuration", get Drupal message saying, "The configuration options have been saved.", but Minnelli is again the default choice, and still not enabled.
In fact, Minnelli is only active in administer section, despite being the only theme enabled, and admin theme set to System Default.
Using Drupal 6.22.
Anyone have any ideas?
Fixed-ish but revealed another Drupal settings.php bug
Okay, found out the problem (part one anyway).
Settings.php has theme_default set, and... at this point anyway, it overrides anything done on /admin/build/themes.
So, similar to setting the site_name inside the conf array initialisation inside settings.php, it causes problems. (Setting site_name in settings.php will cause installation to fail with incorrect message about database already being populated.)
No pictures shown
Hi,
I installed for the first time drupal 7 and I add Minelli theme but none of the pictures are shown on the huge photo block.
I set back to Garland and tried to change logo uploading one file.png from my pc for personalized logo but nothing it shows the title of my site instead of the picture.
I tried to change the favicon and it result in a blank space, this happen with any theme, I mean whatever picture I use it is not showed even in the article.
I supposed was my Firefox browser and open the site on Opera but the same...any idea?
Thank you