Designer Guide
Anyone with knowledge of CSS and image manipulation can create a new theme for PrestaShop.
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Follow the following steps below to create a new theme for PrestaShop.
1. Copy the default theme
- Locate the
../themes
directory in your PrestaShop install, and create a copy of the default../themes/prestashop/
directory. - Rename the duplicate.
2. Modify the CSS sheet
- In the new theme folder (e.g.,
../themes/MyStoreTheme/
), locate the/css
folder. - Open the
global.css
file and modify it according to your needs. This is you are only limited by your creativity – and your knowledge of CSS.
Note: themaintenance.css
file, located in the same folder, controls the layout of the Maintenance Mode page. - New or modified images must be placed in the new theme's
/img
folder (e.g.,../themes/MyStoreTheme/img
).
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3. Create a preview screen shot
Once your theme is ready, you must place a file representing the theme, called preview.jpg
, in the theme’s root folder (e.g., ../themes/MyStoreTheme
). This file must be a 100 × 100 pixels .jpg
file.
4. Test your theme
- Go to Back Office >> Preferences >> Appearance >> Themes section.
- Select the new theme and click Save..
Share your themes!
Show off your hard work, get feedback, and build your reputation by sharing your theme in the Themes section of our Forum!
The default PrestaShop install offers a neutral theme in shades of gray, enabling sellers to quickly and freely start their activity, whatever their business line.
More than 700 themes are available through the PrestaShop Addons marketplace. They were created either by the PrestaTeam or the PrestaShop community, and are sold at reasonable prices – some even free.
As a graphic designer/web developer, you too can put your themes up for sale on the PrestaShop Addons site, and earn 70% of the selling price.
Anyone with some knowledge of CSS and image manipulation can create a custom theme for PrestaShop. Provided you know PHP as well, you can build a whole new theme for your shop. Thanks to a tried and tested theme system, any shop can quickly sport a theme tailored to its needs.
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Training
PrestaShop also offers a complete training program tailored for designers. Contact us through this page: http://www.prestashop.com/en/training