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”.

  

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

  

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

  

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