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Working with Moodle themes. Moodle is well known for a slight lack of design flair in the out-of-the-box theme packs. That's fine. They still work. Often, though, we'll need to redesign the overall look and feel of a Moodle site. Perhaps you need to make it match an existing website, or you just need something that's more in keeping with your particular organisation. Things to note before you start Firstly, you don't need to start from scratch. Secondly, remember that each upgrade to Moodle may add new interface elements. Thirdly, Moodle themes cascade. Step-by-step guidelines to creating a new theme Get yourself a locally hosted version of Moodle.

More information For more detailed reference material on themes development please see the following sites: Moodle Docs: Make your own themeMoodle Docs: Creating a custom themeMoodle Docs: Theme basics To see what's possible with Moodle themes, see the Moodle themes database Update. Moodle Demonstration Site. Unodo design. Leeds City College Moodle. Learning Communities. Standards Based Moodle Themes: NewSchool Learning. Moodle Themes..Moodle+Joomla/Mambo Combos! Themes. Course: Using Moodle.