Im trying to install a theme on magento 1.9. Have copied all files into the correct places.
Under System -> Configuration -> Design -> Themes I have set templates, skin, layout and default all to the theme name.
The problem I think i am having is 'Current package name' It was originally set to 'rwd' and when it is set to this it loads the default 1.9 magento theme. However when i change this to 'default' it loads the magento base theme. If i set the package name to the name of the theme it also loads the base package.
Skin Directory Structure
Design Directory Structure
Did you check your custom design? Access: System > Design
just cross check following configuration with your configuration.
Then clear cache and check.
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I want to install new theme in magento and I have also followed step of this link (https://www.siteground.com/tutorials/magento/magento_themes.htm) but I am not abling to get theme in magento. Please suggest me how can I install theme in magento ?
Thanks
If you already have the pre-built theme, then in magento project folder navigate to
app/design/frontend/default
Place your theme folder here.
Now to activate your theme. Log in to your admin panel.
Navigate to
system->configuration
Click in the design tab in the left hand side
Under the "Pakage Name" put you package name i.e "default" in this case and under you theme In the "Template" put your theme name "Your_theme_name" i.e your theme folder name that you copied inside default directory.
If you are creating a new theme, just create a new folder inside default directory and follow the step as described above.
In this way you can install a new theme.
Hope this will help.
It depends how theme you want to use is distributed. If it is a package, just extract it to your root folder and you should get proper folders in skin and app/design dirs and what you need to do then is to set correct package and / or theme in backend (Configuration > Web > Design). For full package theme name would probably always be default. Although if you are only adding new theme, you should pick its name app/design/frontend/default/{theme_name} and same in skin folder (if it includes some additional css, images and / or javascript).
Can someone verify what I think is what's happening with Magento's fallback theme hierarchy.
The final fall-back point is the /base/default/ theme.
Within your interface/package (they are the same things right?), your default theme is selected at, from the Magento admin page, System->Configuration->General->Design->Themes->"B" ("B" is an example name of the theme).
On top of your default package theme, you can select an active theme from System->Design->"A".
So with this setup, Magento will look into "A" first, then in "B", then finally resort to base/default if neither A or B has files it needs.
Correct or no? TIA!
Sorta.
The fall-back hierarchy in Magento CE v1.4+ and EE v1.8+ is as follows.
Look for requested file in:
app/design/frontend/custom_package/custom_theme/
skin/frontend/custom_ package/custom_theme
If not found, look for requested file in:
app/design/frontend/custom_package/default
skin/frontend/custom_package/default
If not found, look for requested file in:
app/design/frontend/base/default
skin/frontend/base/default
If not found, a rendering error will occur.
Source: Magento's Theme Hierarchy - Changes in CEv1.4 and EEv1.8
I will do my best to clarify some points for you.
If you are not using a child theme, magneto will use /base/, however if you have a child theme active, magneto will use your custom theme files.
For example, If your new theme file has a header.phtml file but not footer.phtml, Magento will automatically fall back to the base. this is why its never smart to edit core files
My extremely simple build system for Magento needs to deploy some extension frontend code into the appropriate theme folder. But I don't know how to get it to find out which folder to put the files in at build time. Anyone know how to get this data out of Magento?
Put your code in the base/default theme (default/default prior to version 1.4, or both just to be sure) and it will be available to all themes thanks to inheritance.
Each store within Magento can set it's own theme so you might have more than one to consider. Also certain pages like CMS, category or product pages can choose their own theme to override the store and global settings.
To find the package and theme that corresponds to the folder app/design/frontend/PACKAGE/THEME use;
Mage::getStoreConfig('design/package/name', $storeId)
and;
Mage::getStoreConfig('design/theme/default', $storeId)
If calling from a PHP file external to Magento then you'll need to include 'app/Mage.php'; first. The $storeId value can be either an int as used internally or the store code saved in System > Configuration > Manage Stores - there is usually at least a "default" value.
I am new in Magento. I am trying to implement a theme according to our design. But for my new theme css and images not call; I don't understand what the issue here?
I have copied the modern folder and after that renamed this folder with our theme name Brace
Location:/app/design/frontend/defaul/Brace
For css and Js
I have copied the modern folder and after that renamed this folder with our theme name Brace
Location:/skin/frontend/defaul/Brace
After that I have copied my all images in /skin/frontend/defaul/Brace/images folder. And then copy my stylesheet in /skin/frontend/defaul/Brace/css/style.css.
When I change theme name from admin it not reflect css and images on frontend.
I have searched from net but all solution different that confusing me.
It's probably 'default' instead of 'defaul'?
Are you sure about the design settings of your store? (System -> Configuration -> Design)
In your case the 'Package -> Current Package Name' should be 'default' and the 'Themes -> default' should be 'Brace'.
Also be sure that the configuration scope is set correctly in the sidebar: this should be 'default configuration' or 'the name of your store'.
Sometimes you also need to clear (all) the cache to see results :) (System -> Cache Management).
In the end you could try to use the template hint option as mentioned by Clockworkgeek
Good luck!
My understanding of Magento is that you can only have 2 themes loaded at any one time. ( according to the Magento design guide)
Also, that there is two types of themes - default and non-default (i.e. default contain all possible options, non-default override a subset).
All the documentation I've read says that both default and non-default themes are set in the configuration-> section. I don't see how I can have a customised default theme (not called default) and non-default theme at the same time. Do I have to rename my theme to default in order to use non-default themes?
I had the wrong idea.... 3 themes are loaded.
According to the hierarchy, from lowest priority to highest-
default - this theme must be called default. I will be planning on using the magento default theme untouched as this theme. This cannot be currently overwriten.
your custom default theme - specified in configuration->design->theme->default
I will be using the Magento blank theme as base for developing an everyday store theme.
your custom non-default theme - specified in configuration->design->theme->(layout, templates and skin)
I will be using this to create special occasion themes, e.g. Christmas or sale, that will override only a subset of the default theme.
You can start with your own magento custom theme development and also put your name instead of using default or else, and also copy all the templates files and layout XML files and save it in your theme folder. same way repeat the things with the Skin folder also.
Default folder structure
Template and XML files >magento>> app >> design >> front-end ?? base or default >> theme-name
SKIN - CSS and JS files >magento >> skin >> front-end >> base or default >> theme name
now just copy and paste the theme files from above structure and paste it to the same place and just change the name to base or default to you favorite name.
NOw go to admin >> system >> design >> and Add custom magento theme >> here you will see the theme which you have created in folder structure, just select and save the theme and then just delete or refresh the cache and refresh your web page thata all.
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