Redmine

h1. HowTo create a custom Redmine theme

As of r818, Redmine offers basic support for themes.

Themes can override stylesheets only (application.css).

h2. Creating a new theme

Create a directory in public/themes. The directory name will be used as the theme name.

Example:

  public/themes/my_theme

Create your custom @application.css@ and put it in a subdirectory names @stylesheets@:

  public/themes/my_theme/stylesheets/application.css

Here is an example of a custom stylesheet that only override a few settings:

<pre><code>/* load the default Redmine stylesheet */

@import url(../../../stylesheets/application.css);

/* add a logo in the header */

#header {

    background: #507AAA url(../images/logo.png) no-repeat 2px;

    padding-left: 86px;

}

/* move the project menu to the right */

#main-menu { 

    left: auto;

    right: 0px;

}

</code></pre>

This example assume you have an image located at @my_theme/images/logo.png@.

You can download this sample theme as a starting point for your own theme. Extract it in the @public/themes@ directory.

h2. Applying the theme

Go to "Administration -> Settings" and select your newly created theme in the "Theme" drop-down list. Save your settings.

Redmine should now be displayed using your custom theme.

_Note that if you install a new theme, you may need to restart the application so that it shows up in the list of available themes._