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Although changing the default theme is not recommended, the site owner may do whatever they wish with their forum. Some reasons that changing the default theme is not recommended, is some other theme might expect the default template, and leaving the default templates alone makes upgrading easier.
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To stop members of your forum from using the default theme you can disable it by changing the [[{{Latest docs}}Themes and Layout|Themes and Layout]] settings in the Administration Center. If you find a theme which you prefer over the default theme, you can [[{{Latest docs}}Themes_and_Layout#Install_a_New_Theme|install]] it and set this theme as the '''overall forum default'''. You can also select how many themes to enable from which your members can choose.}}


Don't worry - administrators can make the Default theme not able to be selected.
While it is possible to make changes to the default theme, this is not recommended.  This is because it could cause problems for custom themes. Custom themes often expect to find files in certain places in the default theme. If it they cannot be found, or if they are sufficiently different compared to their original form, you may find that some of your custom themes do not work, or do not work correctly. Making changes to the default theme could also cause problems when you install some [[{{Latest docs}}Package manager|mods]] you might like to have on your forum.
 
If you decide to make changes to the default theme, make sure that you have a backup (either from your own forum or from the SMF install), just in case your changes cause problems for your forum.
 
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Latest revision as of 09:18, 20 May 2016

To stop members of your forum from using the default theme you can disable it by changing the Themes and Layout settings in the Administration Center. If you find a theme which you prefer over the default theme, you can install it and set this theme as the overall forum default. You can also select how many themes to enable from which your members can choose.

While it is possible to make changes to the default theme, this is not recommended. This is because it could cause problems for custom themes. Custom themes often expect to find files in certain places in the default theme. If it they cannot be found, or if they are sufficiently different compared to their original form, you may find that some of your custom themes do not work, or do not work correctly. Making changes to the default theme could also cause problems when you install some mods you might like to have on your forum.

If you decide to make changes to the default theme, make sure that you have a backup (either from your own forum or from the SMF install), just in case your changes cause problems for your forum.



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