How to change the administration theme in Drupal 7 Carrie SmahaUpdated on August 16, 2021 1 Minute Read Drupal 7 is extremely versatile and has many customization features. In addition to the themes your site visitors see, Drupal allows you to change the look and feel of your admin dashboard by setting a separate theme just for it. By having a separate theme for the admin section it allows you to distinguish between the administrative section of your website and the actual website easily. Log into your Drupal 7 dashboard Go to the Appearance menu item at the top menu bar and click it. Scroll to the bottom of the page and find the section called Administration Theme Select the theme you wish to use through the drop down menu Click Save Configuration to save your chosen admin theme. Below you can see an example of how changing the admin theme affects your dashboard. Before After If you need further assistance please feel free to ask a question on our support center. Share this Article Carrie Smaha Senior Manager Marketing Operations Carrie Smaha is a digital strategy, web development, and SEO leader with 20 years of experience. She built her foundation in fast-paced agency environments before moving in-house to InMotion Hosting, where she leads go-to-market programs, agency initiatives, and technical product marketing that connects product capability to real customer decisions. More Articles by Carrie Related Articles Getting Started Guide: Drupal How to Use the Simple XML Sitemap Drupal Module Finding 404 page not found errors in Drupal 7 Removing the site title in Drupal 8 Content Types in Drupal 8 Disabling user images for posts and comments in Drupal 8 How to add an image in Drupal 7 How to upload your custom logo in your Drupal 7 theme Setting custom logos in your Drupal 8 theme Fixing the “An unrecoverable error occurred” error in Drupal
