# Challenges in Customizing Open edX Themes

**URL:** <https://discuss.openedx.org/t/challenges-in-customizing-open-edx-themes/14073>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [October 4, 2024, 12:52pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/challenges-in-customizing-open-edx-themes/14073 "2024-10-04T12:52:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![elias\_bishr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.openedx.org/elias_bishr/32/7446_2.png) [@elias\_bishr](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/elias_bishr)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2024, 12:52pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/challenges-in-customizing-open-edx-themes/14073/1 "2024-10-04T12:52:38Z")

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Hello everyone. I am a beginner with Open edX, and I successfully installed the system using Docker and Tutor. After completing the installation, the default theme was Indigo, and the system is working fine. Then, I downloaded the development environment `edx-platform` in the following directory: `/.local/share/tutor/env/built/openedx/edx-platform`. When I tried to modify the code, no changes appeared in the browser. After that, I decided to download another theme, and I installed the theme in `/home/myplace/`, then mounted the theme to the directory `/.local/share/tutor/env/built/openedx/themes`. However, I was unable to change the theme, even though no error messages were displayed.

I would appreciate your help, thank you very much!

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**Author:** ![Andres.Aulasneo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.openedx.org/andres.aulasneo/32/984_2.png) [@Andres.Aulasneo](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/Andres.Aulasneo)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2024, 1:51pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/challenges-in-customizing-open-edx-themes/14073/2 "2024-10-04T13:51:35Z")

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Hi @elias_bishr, welcome to the team!

Try [our branding plugin](https://github.com/aulasneo/tutor-contrib-branding.git). It might help you change the look and feel of your site.