Control the look and feel of the site by changing the theme
or skin. A theme controls elements of the overall portal, such as
the banner and navigation. A skin controls portlet elements, such
as the minimize and maximize icons and the title bar.
Note: For WebSphere Portal Version 7 and later
versions you need theme management rights to be able to create, update,
and delete themes and skins. For details refer to the portal information
center topics about access
rights.
Creating your own theme
The best way to start creating your own custom theme is
by copying the portal WebSphere Portal theme. This ensures that your theme has all the required elements
for the theme to function.
Creating your own custom skin
You can create skins to customize the portal theme as required.
A successful approach to creating custom skins is copying the standard
portal skin, ibm.portal.80Standard, then adding images,
JavaScript files, and other custom resources. Copying the standard
portal skin is the best way to ensure that your custom skin contains
all the required elements.
Deleting a skin
You can delete skins that you no longer use.
Setting the default skin
Select a skin that is used as the default for all portlets across
the portal.