Installing Omega Base Theme

Last updated May 3, 2012. Created by Cellar Door on October 4, 2011.
Edited by defunctcitizen, Geijutsuka, travelertt, banghouse. Log in to edit this page.

There are two ways to install the Omega Theme on your Drupal Site.

Drupal Interface

Installing a Theme in the Drupal Interface is just like installing a Module.

1. Navigate to the Appearance admin page, admin/appearance.
2. Click + Install new theme , admin/appearance/install.
3. Paste into the Install from URL field the link to the file from the Omega Base Theme Page. The URL should look like http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/omega-7.x-3.1.tar.gz (The version number may be different).
4. Click Install. Drupal will download the file from Drupal.org and install the theme.

For more information on how to install a theme, refer to Installing contributed modules (Drupal 7).

FTP Access

If you have FTP access to your site follow these instructions:

1. Download Omega 7.3 Recommended Release
2. Unzip it (Stuffit or 7-Zip or similar)
3. Place the Omega folder and its contents into your Drupal site’s /sites/all/themes or /sites/example.com/themes folder.

Enable Omega Subtheme

DO NOT enable the included Omega or Alpha base themes. Instead, create and enable a subtheme using Omega Tools or Drush. All theme edits should be made in your subtheme.