11.4. Finding Themes
- Go to https://www.drupal.org, and navigate to Download & Extend > Themes (https://www.drupal.org/project/project_theme).
Filter your search using the categories on the theme search page. For example, you might use these filters:
Field name Explanation Example value Maintenance status
How actively is the theme maintained? If a theme is actively maintained, you can expect bug fixes and improvements on a regular basis.
Actively maintained
Development status
What kind of development is the theme undergoing? If you select Under active development, you can expect new features to be added, and some aspects may still change. If you select Maintenance fixes only, it means that the theme is considered complete.
Any
Core compatibility
The Drupal version the theme is compatible with.
8.x
Status
Sandbox projects are experimental projects. Full projects have already gone through an approval process, but they can still be in development.
Full projects
Search Themes
Search by search term in the theme’s description.
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Sort by
Order your search results by criteria like Most installed (popular themes that many sites use) or Last release (date of latest version released).
Most installed
Click Search. Search results will appear.
- To further evaluate a theme, click its title in the list of search results to visit its project page.
Some aspects to pay attention to while evaluating themes:
- Introduction: The description of the theme on its project page should be clear and useful. A screenshot of the theme helps your evaluation as well.
- Releases: The theme should be available for your version of the core software. Pay attention to the color-coding: Themes marked green are recommended to be used on live sites, the ones marked yellow should be carefully evaluated before use, and the ones marked red are only recommended for testing.
- Project information: Check the theme’s maintenance and development status, and how frequently it’s downloaded and installed.
- Issues: See if there are any open issues or potential problems with the theme.
- Resources: Check if the theme has documentation.
Attributions
Written by Diána Lakatos.
Source file: extend-theme-find.asciidoc
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