Change the default theme applied to new sites

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Change the default theme applied to new sites

Hi SharePoint people,

I have created a new theme in MOSS and was looking for a way of changing the default theme that is applied when you create a new site so that it uses the new theme.

Any help welcome.

Grant.




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Change the default theme applied to new sites

  • michot

    Thanks for the suggestion Jay.

    I am not keen to install third party features just yet, but I will keep it in the back of my mind.

    I had a look at changing the default theme, but it appears the default theme is not stored in the standard location, being;
    C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\TEMPLATE\THEMES

    I think site.master pages are a better option anyway so I might have a go at that.

    Regards,

    Grant.



  • artzoop

    Thanks for the reply Bob,

    I am not interested in the SharePoint Designer at this point in time, just how to change the default theme that is used when you create a site under a site collection.

    For example, when you create a new site under the top level site, it is created with the default theme even though I have changed the theme for the top level site. I would like the new sites to initially start with the same theme as the top level site.

    I would have thought this would be the default behaviour, but it does not seem to work that way.

    Anyone

    Grant.



  • arikve

    there is no way to apply a theme in sharepoint designer

  • Thomas.Goddard

    Although I have not tried this yet, Scot Hillier has a post on his blog "How to Change the Default Theme Applied to New Sites". Requires creating a feature and then “staple” the feature to a site or reference the feature within the site definition.

    See: http://ablog.apress.com/ p=1367

  • dotHuman

    Hi Tom,

    Thanks for the suggestion. I know about site templates and agree that they are a good option, but it means that anyone creating a new site will have to select one of the templates that you have created to have the same theme applied.

    I will have a look at just replacing the files used in the default template tomorrow, that should do the trick, but it seems like a hack. I would have thought you could select a theme for a whole site collection.

    I will post my results, but would rather a better option if anyone has one.

    Regards,

    Grant.



  • PricklyPear

    Grant:

    I don't have an answer, but only a suggestion of where to look.

    Have you looked at creating a new Site Template. I am not certain whether the theme information is saved when you export your site using the designer.

    Just a suggestion...

    Tom
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