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Clicking on the link from the "Themes" preferences page opens its configuration page. That page gives you direct links to the most usual front - office modules: you can enable and disable a dozen of features, such as displaying social buttons or the Facebook block (provided their respective modules are enabled), and get direct access to their configuration page. You can also enable and access the Live Configurator from there, which makes it possible to easily change your theme's main color and font.
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The module is explained in more details in the "Making the Native Modules Work" chapter of this guide.
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If you are using the default theme and want to customize it, here is a summary of the different image sizes you will need. |
The theme's advanced settings
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This screen presents you with 3 methods to install a new theme:
- from your computer,
- from a public website,
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- from your own FTP server.
A final button leads you to the theme creation form, presented in the next section.
Whatever the method, the process remains the same: indicate the location of the theme's Zip archive, then click "Save". The only thing that changes is the source of the Zip file:
- Import from your computer. Use the file explorer to find the archive.
- Import from the web. Indicate the direct public URL to the archive.
- Import from FTP. Using your FTP client, upload the archive in the following folder:
/modulesthemes/themeinstallator/import/.
Click "Save" to validate your choice. The theme is now installed, and PrestaShop asks you if you wish to install modules that were imported along with the theme, what you would rather do with the current modules configuration, and how you would like the images configuration to be taken into account.
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- Name of the theme. Make sure the name is not already used by another theme (check on the Addons website).
- Preview image for the theme. You should always add a preview image, as it is a clear reminder of what the theme looks like. If you do not have one yet, leave that for later, when the time will come to release the theme.
- Default left column and Default right column. Indicate if your theme has a column (or even two columns), and if so, on which side of the screen. This is purely informational, and can be changed at any time.
- Number of products per page. Indicate the default number of products that should be shown on a page. This option can be adjusted later on.
- Name of the theme's directory. Try to keep it close to your theme's name. If you have not already created a theme folder, PrestaShop will create one for you.
- Copy missing files from existing theme. This is the cleanest method to start a new theme from another theme's files. Choose "default-bootstrap", or any other theme that you would like to base your foundation on.
- Responsive. Indicate if your theme has a responsive design or not (if you do not know what a responsive design is, then you probably should choose "No"). This is purely informational, and can be changed at any time.
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Exporting a theme is very useful when you want either to back the theme up for safety, and create an archive of the theme for a friend or in order to make it available on the Addons marketplace (http://addons.prestashop.com/). Not only does it generate a complete Zip archive of your theme, but it also adds many information in an XML files, which is very useful both when uploading to Addons, and when important importing to another PrestaShop site.
Select a theme and click on "ExportSave". A configuration form appears where you can set the exported themes parameters: author name, modules to export along, theme name, version compatibility, etc.
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This final section presents you with 12 of the latest themes from PrestaShop's Addons marketplace. You can click on each image to reach the theme's individual Addons page and get a better view of it, and possibly buy it.
You can also use the search form to find the theme that best suits your store.
