Install via the Admin Panel (packed template)
If using this option, the "Import/export a theme" module is required - this is a native PrestaShop module that comes pre-installed in the PrestaShop 1.4 version but is not supported in previous versions. If you do not see it under the Modules tab, download Template Installer module and upload it to your PrestaShop as described here.
To install the downloaded template (.zip) via the PrestaShop administration panel, please follow the next steps:
- Go to the PrestaShop back office >> Modules tab >> Modules
- Find the "Import/export a theme" module, install it, and press "Configure"
NOTE: If you do not have the module installed, please download it from here: download Template Installer module, and upload to your PrestaShop as described 
">here.
Click on "Choose File" under "Import from your computer":
Go to the .zip archive and press "Next"
On the next step, the warning message appears - please ignore it and press "Finish"
Go to Preferences >> Themes and activate the newly installed theme.
NOTE: If the name of the template you would like to install already exists, you should rename or delete the existing template before installing a new template with the identical name. This procedure is necessary to avoid conflicts between themes.
Install via FTP (unpacked template)
To install the template via FTP, you should upload the unpacked template to your computer. The folder will contain following:
- folder "modules"
- folder "themes"
- file config.xml
Follow these steps:
1. Copy the content of the "version_number/modules" folder to the /path_to_prestashop/modules
folder on the server using your favorite FTP software. Keep in mind that /path_to_prestashop/
is the location of your PrestaShop installation on the server and version_number/
is a folder name corresponding to the PrestaShop version number you're using .
2. Copy the content of the "themes" folder to the /path_to_prestashop/themes
.
3. Do not forget to install the newly uploaded modules under the PrestaShop back office >> Modules tab >> Modules. Search for the "Themler" modules - there should be 3 of them.
4. Go to Preferences >> Themes >> click "Add New Theme" >> "Create New theme" >> set Name of the theme and Name of the theme's directory (equal to the theme name you specified in Themler or "Untitled").
5. Go to Preferences >> Themes and activate the newly installed theme.
Permissions
In order to edit the template in Themler and save changes to the template, please make sure that the user and group running on the web server are granted the appropriate read, write and execute (linux only) permissions on the following folders, as well as read and write permission on the files in these folders:
/download/
/override/
/modules/
/themes/
/upload/
How to do this for MacOS or Linux systems:
- Login via ssh/terminal under privileged user, get sufficient access rights if necessary using sudo or su to make next changes
- cd your_web_site_root
For example: cd /var/www/prestashop
- chmod -R u=rwX,g=rX folder_name
For example: chmod -R u=rwX,g=rX app/code/local
- chown -R : folder_name
For example: chown --R apache:apache app/code/local
NOTE: This is a general approach. We would recommend that you ask your hosting administrator to grant access permissions for the listed folders and files.
###Install via the Admin Panel (packed template)
If using this option, the *"Import/export a theme"* module is required - this is a native PrestaShop module that comes pre-installed in the PrestaShop 1.4 version but is not supported in previous versions. If you do not see it under the **Modules tab**, [download Template Installer module][1] and upload it to your PrestaShop as described here.
To install the downloaded template (.zip) via the PrestaShop administration panel, please follow the next steps:
1. Go to the **PrestaShop back office** >> **Modules tab** >> **Modules**
2. Find the *"Import/export a theme"* module, install it, and press **"Configure"**
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**NOTE:** If you do not have the module installed, please download it from here: [download Template Installer module][2], and upload to your PrestaShop as described [here][3].
3. Click on **"Choose File"** under *"Import from your computer"*:
!prestashop-install-2.png!
4. Go to the .zip archive and press **"Next"**
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5. On the next step, the warning message appears - please ignore it and press **"Finish"**
!prestashop-install-4.png!
6. Go to **Preferences** >> **Themes** and activate the newly installed theme.
**NOTE:** If the name of the template you would like to install already exists, you should rename or delete the existing template before installing a new template with the identical name. This procedure is necessary to avoid conflicts between themes.
###Install via FTP (unpacked template)
To install the template via FTP, you should upload the *unpacked* template to your computer. The folder will contain following:
- folder "modules"
- folder "themes"
- file config.xml
Follow these steps:
1. Copy the content of the "version_number/modules" folder to the `/path_to_prestashop/modules` folder on the server using your favorite FTP software. Keep in mind that `/path_to_prestashop/` is the location of your PrestaShop installation on the server and `version_number/` is a folder name corresponding to the PrestaShop version number you're using .
2. Copy the content of the "themes" folder to the `/path_to_prestashop/themes`.
3. Do not forget to install the newly uploaded modules under the **PrestaShop back office** >> **Modules tab** >> **Modules**. Search for the "Themler" modules - there should be 3 of them.
4. Go to **Preferences** >> **Themes** >> click "Add New Theme" >> **"Create New theme"** >> set *Name of the theme* and *Name of the theme's directory* (equal to the theme name you specified in Themler or "Untitled").
5. Go to **Preferences** >> **Themes** and activate the newly installed theme.
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###Permissions
In order to edit the template in Themler and save changes to the template, please make sure that the user and group running on the web server are granted the appropriate read, write and execute (linux only) permissions on the following folders, as well as read and write permission on the files in these folders:
/download/
/override/
/modules/
/themes/
/upload/
###How to do this for MacOS or Linux systems:
1. Login via ssh/terminal under privileged user, get sufficient access rights if necessary using sudo or su to make next changes
2. **cd your_web_site_root**
For example: `cd /var/www/prestashop`
3. **chmod -R u=rwX,g=rX folder_name**
For example: `chmod -R u=rwX,g=rX app/code/local`
4. **chown -R <user>:<group> folder_name**
For example: `chown --R apache:apache app/code/local`
**NOTE:** This is a general approach. We would recommend that you ask your hosting administrator to grant access permissions for the listed folders and files.
[1]: http://addons.prestashop.com/en/front-office-features-prestashop-modules/1713-template-installer.html
[2]: http://addons.prestashop.com/en/front-office-features-prestashop-modules/1713-template-installer.html
[3]: http://addons.prestashop.com/en/content/13-installing-modules!prestashop-install-3.png!