Required Changes

Description

Before proceeding with modifying a theme, there are 2 required changes to the files that you must do, to ensure that the theme works correctly in the end.

Steps

  1. In theme.xml, change the name and DisplayName attributes of the theme which can be located within the theme tag. In the example shown here, connections is being changed to mynewtheme.

    2. theme tag

    NOTE: The name value must always be in lowercase, name and DisplayName can be different. However the name value and folder name must be the same.

    Anywhere in the theme.xml file where the previous name is located (in this case connections) you must change it to the new value (in this case myNewTheme). These locations are:

    1. There is a tag with the name desktop-only:frame which has an attribute src. In the value, after /themes, change connections to mynewtheme (for this example).

      2. desktop-only:frame tag
    2. There is a tag <Css>. In each line change the sub-folder name after /themes in the folder location.

      3. Css tag
  2. Save and close the file


  3. The next change that needs to be made is the name of the folder located in the same location as theme.xml. The name of this must be the same as the value you set previously for the name of the theme.

    4. Top level folder showing the new folder name
Last Reviewed: 18/08/2020