How to install additional themes in SilverStripe

In this tutorial you will learn how to install additional themes to your SilverStripe website.

To install a new theme, follow the steps below:

Step 1. Check the official SilverStripe website for free themes.

Step 2. Once you find a theme you like, download it to your computer.

Step 3. Upload the theme package to the "themes" folder inside your SilverStripe directory.

Step 4. Extract the theme package.

Step 5. To set the new theme, you should edit the _config.php file located in your mysite folder.

The line you should edit is:

SSViewer::set_theme('blackcandy');

If, for example, you wish to install the wine theme from http://www.silverstripe.org/themes, after you upload and extract the theme package to the "themes" folder, you should open mysite/_config.php and change:


SSViewer::set_theme('blackcandy');

to

SSViewer::set_theme('wine');

Here's how our Test page would look like with the "wine" theme: