Magento templates are split in to two areas:

• Directory 1: app/design/frontend/default/default/ — This directory contains the layout, translation (locale) and template materials.
• Directory 2: skin/frontend/default/default/ — This directory contains the images, CSS and block-specific Javascripts.

You’ll notice the structure in our template .zip files is:

• /app/design/frontend/default/template_name
• /skin/frontend/default/template_name

To use our Magento Templates you simply need to do the following:

• Unzip the downloaded archive. (WinRar required)
• Copy extracted files in to your store directory structure.
• Navigate to the Magento admin panel (ie.www.mydomain.com/admin), then the Design configuration tab (System » Configuration » Design tab).
• Select the name of your website from the (Current Configuration Scope) dropdown.
• In Default (under Themes heading), enter template_name and click save config.
• Remember to disable page caching (System » Cache Management) whilst testing!

If you have any questions or problems enabling your Magento templates & themes, please post in the comments and we’ll do our best to help.

Alternatively if you require an indepth knowledge please see the Magento Designer’s Guide.

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