Chapter 6. Installing Themes

In this chapter I will explain the process of changing the overall look and feel of your site by installing a new theme. I will walk you through the process of selecting, downloading, and enabling your selected theme. You've added some neat things to your site in previous chapters, and we've seen some exciting features of Drupal; but this chapter will have you going "wow!"

The visual layout and presentation of your new Drupal site is defined through a Drupal component called a theme. A theme defines:

  • The colors used on the page.

  • The fonts used for text, headings, links, and other elements.

  • The placement of images and graphics that are present on every page of the site (images and graphics that are associated with the page ...

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