Space Theme

Themes allow you to drastically change the way content within a space looks and in some cases even allow you to add menus and customised style sheets. This tutorial shows you how to select which theme is applied to a space...

What are Themes?

Themes are add-ons for Confluence that allow you to change the way things look.

The Default (Confluence) theme is ideal for Wikis, Blogs and other community sites:

Note:
An alternate version of the Default theme, called the Plain Website theme also exists which removes most navigation (tabs, etc) when viewed by an anonymous user.

The Tabless theme is very similar to the Default theme, only the tabs are replaced by conventional links making it ideal where extended accessibility is required:

The Left Navigation theme is ideal for technical references and formal documentation:

And our very own Builder theme is ideal for highly polished websites and intranets:

Requirements

• The theme must already be installed (see [USERGUIDE:Installing Themes])
• You must be logged in
• You must be a site administrator of have the "Space Admin" privilege for the space

Step 1 - Enter Space

Go in to the space for which you wish to change the theme (by clicking the relevant link on The Dashboard).

Step 2 - Space Admin

Depending on which theme you are currently using within the selected Space, you will have to use a slightly different method to access the Space Admin page...

Default, Left Navigation, Tabless and Plain Website Themes

Click on the "Browse Space" link which is usually near the top-right of the page or in the navigation panel on the left:

Then click on the "Space Admin" tab or link:

Builder theme

Select "Space Admin" from the "Edit > Administration" menu:

Step 3 - Select Theme

Click on the "Themes" link in the "Look and Feel" sidebar:

Then choose the theme you wish to use from the displayed list:

Then click the "Confirm" button to complete the process:

Hints and Tips

You can change the theme as many times as you like. If you have used a theme that needed additional configuration, the settings will not be lost if you change to a different theme then later choose to go back to the configured theme.

Choose the theme based on way you are using the space, for example: The Default theme for community sites; The Left Navigation theme for online documentation sites; The Builder theme for websites and intranets.

If you select "No Theme" then the [USERGUIDE:Server Theme] will be used for the space. Should the [USERGUIDE:Server Theme] be changed, the space theme will also change.

Frequently Asked Questions