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http://www.webtemplatesblog.com/archives/2010/08/12/15-free-prestashop-themes/
http://www.freeprestashopthemes.net/
http://www.evohosting.co.uk/blog/web-development/prestashop/20-best-free-prestashop-themes/
Disclaimer:
Please be careful while downloading free PrestaShop themes from any of the above URLs.
OpenSourceVarsity is in no way responsible for the themes you download.
We suggest that each downloaded theme’s .zip file should be scanned using an anti-virus system such as Avast.
These URLs have been provided as examples only.
Goggle for – Free Prestashop Themes – will throw up many more.
On finding a theme you like, download the theme and save it to a folder on your hard disk.
Navigate to the local folder where the PrestaShop theme has been downloaded to.
Unzip the zipped theme file to extract the files and folders from within.
The extracted files and folders have to be copied to /themes folder in the PrestaShop website.
Usually the path to /themes is your_website_URL/themes
Log in to the PrestaShop admin section as follows.
In your Browser address bar type in your_website_URL/youradminfoldername
Eg.
your_website_URL/admin1234
Enter the Email Address and password provided on the last configuration page when installing PrestaShop, click on Log in as shown in Diagram 1.
Diagram 1
After logging in to the backend, PrestaShop Control Panel page is displayed as shown in Diagram 2.
Diagram 2
Navigate to the Preferences menu item in the Top Menu as shown in Diagram 3.
Diagram 3
On click of Preferences Tab, the page as shown in Diagram 4 is displayed in the Browser. Locate the link Appearance from the given options as shown in Diagram 4 and click it.
Diagram 4
On click of the Appearance link, the page as shown in Diagram 5 is displayed in the Browser.
NOTE: Only the Themes section of the page that is displayed in the Browser when the Appearance link is clicked is displayed in Diagram 5. This is because the page is very large vertically.
The top section of the page displays the various possibilities to change the Appearance of the Theme. Scroll two thirds down the page to locate the Themes section.
Click on the link Theme Installer as shown in Diagram 5.
Diagram 5
On click of the link Theme Installer, the page as shown in Diagram 6 is displayed in the Browser.
On the page displayed, click on the Install button, to install the Import / Export theme module for your PrestaShop.
Diagram 6
On click of the link Install, the page as shown in Diagram 7 is displayed in the Browser.
Diagram 7
Scroll down the page, you would see the successful module installation section as shown in Diagram 8.
Diagram 8
After the Import / export theme module has been successfully installed, click on the Configure link as shown in Diagram 9.
Diagram 9
On click of the link Configure, the page as shown in Diagram 10 is displayed in the Browser.
Diagram 10
Locate the Import from your computer section on this page. Click the Browse from within this section.
A file browser opens up. Navigate to the folder on the hard disk where you downloaded the PrestaShop theme file. Select the zip file and click on Next button as shown in Diagram 11.
Diagram 11
On click of the Next, the page as shown in Diagram 12 is displayed in the Browser.
Diagram 12
On click of the Next, the page as shown in Diagram 13 is displayed in the Browser. The theme was successfully imported.
Diagram 13
On click of the Next button, the page as shown in Diagram 14 is displayed in the Browser. Various modules have been enabled.
Diagram 14
On click of the Finish button, the Appearance page as shown in Diagram 15 is displayed in the Browser.
NOTE: Only the Themes section of the page that is displayed in the Browser when the Appearance link is clicked is displayed in Diagram 15. This is because the page is very large vertically. The top section of the page displays the various possibilities to change the Appearance of the Theme. Scroll two thirds down the page to locate the Themes section.
Select the radio button adjacent to jeans-free. Click Save as shown in Diagram 15.
Diagram 15
On click of the Save button, the page as shown in Diagram 16 is displayed in the Browser. Settings update successful message is displayed
Diagram 16
Open a new tab in your Browser and enter the URL of your website.
The page as shown in Diagram 17 is displayed in your Browser.
Diagram 17
The newly uploaded theme is displayed in the Browser.
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