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title: "How to change the theme in PHP-Nuke"
description: "Like most Content Management Systems (CMS), PHP-Nuke has the ability to switch themes in the PHP-Nuke Dashboard. This allows the webmaster to customize the sites Look and Feel. The following steps..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/php-nuke/change-theme-php-nuke/
date: 2013-03-14
modified: 2022-02-23
author: "InMotion Hosting Contributor"
categories: ["PHP-Nuke"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# How to change the theme in PHP-Nuke

Like most Content Management Systems (CMS), PHP-Nuke has the ability to switch themes in the PHP-Nuke Dashboard. This allows the webmaster to customize the sites Look and Feel. The following steps will tell you how to change the theme in your PHP-Nuke website

## Changing the theme in PHP-Nuke

1. [Log into your PHP-Nuke Dashboard](/support/edu/php-nuke/login-administrator-system/).
2. [![Select preferences PHP-Nuke](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/edu_phpnuke_103_change-theme_change-theme-1-preferences.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/edu_phpnuke_103_change-theme_change-theme-1-preferences.png) Click **preferences** in the Administration Menu.
3. [![Select themes PHP-Nuke](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/edu_phpnuke_103_change-theme_change-theme-2-themes.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/edu_phpnuke_103_change-theme_change-theme-2-themes.png) Select **themes** from the “*Website Configuration*“.
4. [![Choose the thmeme to switch to PHP-Nuke](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/edu_phpnuke_103_change-theme_change-theme-3-select.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/edu_phpnuke_103_change-theme_change-theme-3-select.png) From the *“Default Theme for your site*” drop box, select the theme you want to switch to. In this case we will switch to the **3D Fantasy** Theme.
5. [![Save the changes PHP-Nuke](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/edu_phpnuke_103_change-theme_change-theme-4-save.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/edu_phpnuke_103_change-theme_change-theme-4-save.png) **Save** the changes. [![View of 3D Fantasy theme PHP-Nuke](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/edu_phpnuke_103_change-theme_change-theme-5-3dfantasy-thme.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/edu_phpnuke_103_change-theme_change-theme-5-3dfantasy-thme.png) Now your PHP-Nuke website will show the new theme.