How can i install a new theme template for my phpbb forum?

Answer by: Stuart Pierce, Knowledge Base Support

You can easily add new theme templates (Styles as per phpBB web site) to your phpBB Forum. Basically, all you need to do is to download to your computer the files for the new theme, and then upload them to your FTP space. There are a bunch of phpBB themes available at the official web site of the popular forum. Below you can find step-by-step instructions on how to install an additional theme template (Style):

Start by downloading the new theme zipped file to your computer. A huge list of available styles is available here.
Unpack the .zip file.
Use your favorite FTP client to connect to your FTP space.
Unix-based plans: Locate the /html/phpbb/templates folder and create in it a new folder with the exact name (case sensitive) of the theme you are installing. This should be the name of the .css and .cfg files found in the unzipped directory on your computer.

Important: With a Windows-based plan, the PHPBB templates folder is located at: /wwwroot/cgi-bin/phpbb/templates

Now, upload the entire directory from your computer to the newly created folder.
When upload is complete, open the Administration Panel of your phpBB Forum.
In the Styles Admin section, click on Add.
You should see the name of the theme template uploaded just now. Click on Install.
The theme is now available to you as well as to the users of your forum. If you want to set the new theme as default, visit the General Admin section and click on Configuration.