# Theme Installation/Update

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{% tab title="Via the built in Moodle plugin installer" %}

1. Log in to your Moodle site as an admin.
2. **Go to:** `Administration → Site administration → Plugins → Install plugins`.
3. Then upload theme **ZIP** file `monocolor.zip`. You should only be prompted to add extra details (in the Show more section) if your plugin is not automatically detected.
4. Check the plugin validation report
5. Done
6. Go to the `Site administration → Appearance →Themes → Theme selector`
7. **Select:** Monocolor theme
8. Done

**After all clear global cache.**

```
Go to: Dashboard → Site administration → Development → Purge all cache
```

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{% tab title="Via FTP" %}

1. Log into your Moodle site via FTP client and go to Moodle theme directory located at your-Moodle-site/themes/.
2. **Unzip** the theme file you downloaded from ThemeForest and upload only the extracted theme folder (monocolor`.zip`).
3. Ensure that the new theme folder and its contents are readable by the webserver.
4. Now login to your Moodle site and go to `Administration → Site administration → Notification`, you will see a Notification for theme to be installed. **Click** “Upgrade Moodle Database now” button to continue for the installation procedure.
5. **Go to:** Site administration → Appearance →Themes → Theme selector
6. **Select:** Monocolor theme
7. Done

**After all clear global cache.**

```
Go to: Dashboard → Site administration → Development → Purge all cache
```

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{% endtabs %}

Learn more on [Moodle Docs](https://docs.moodle.org/400/en/Themes_FAQ)


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