How to change the administration theme in Drupal 7 Updated on August 16, 2021 by Carrie Smaha 0 Minutes, 45 Seconds to 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 Senior Marketing Operations leader with over 20 years of experience in digital strategy, web development, and IT project management. She specializes in go-to-market programs and SaaS solutions for WordPress and VPS Hosting, working closely with technical teams and customers to deliver high-performance, scalable platforms. At InMotion Hosting, she drives product marketing initiatives that blend strategic insight with technical depth. More Articles by Carrie Related Articles 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 How to Make a Duplicate Drupal Site
