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Install a theme

In order to install a custom theme for Magento you need to follow these steps:

IMPORTANT: Please note that the steps described below can be different per theme. Usually the steps are defined in the theme’s readme file.

Unzip and copy the content

  • Unzip the ZIP file in the home folder. Replace the THEME placeholder with the actual filename.

      $ unzip THEME.zip
    
  • The unzipped theme folder should have the following folder structure:

      |-THEME/
        |-app
        |-pub
    
  • Copy the content of the THEME/app subfolder in the Magento app folder, and the contents of the THEME/pub subfolder in the Magento pub folder:

      sudo cp -r ~/THEME/app/* /opt/bitnami/magento/app/
      sudo cp -r ~/THEME/pub/* /opt/bitnami/magento/pub/
    

Redeploy static files

  • Run the following commands to upgrade, deploy the static files and clean the cache:

      $ sudo magento-cli setup:upgrade
      $ sudo magento-cli setup:static-content:deploy -f
      $ sudo magento-cli cache:clean
    
  • Change the owner and group of the newly added files to daemon:

      $ sudo chown -R daemon:daemon /opt/bitnami/magento/
    

Enable the theme

  • Log into the Magento admin panel and go to “Content” > “Design” > “Configuration”.

  • Click on “Edit” in the “Default Store View”.

    Magento Go to theme edit page

  • Select your theme in the “Applied Theme” dropdown menu and click the “Save configuration” button.

    Select theme and save configuration

  • In the Magento Web Admin panel go to “System” -> “Cache Management” and click on “Flush Magento Cache”

    Flush Magento Cache

  • Watch the following video to learn how to install a Magento theme:

Last modification February 9, 2023