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> Note: This section is under development.
A theme is a directory of view and layout files. Each file of the theme overrides corresponding file of an application
when rendered. A single application may use multiple themes and each may provide totally different experience. At any
when rendered. A single application may use multiple themes and each may provide totally different experiences. At any
time only one theme can be active.
> Note: Themes usually do not meant to be redistributed since views are too application specific. If you want to
redistribute customized look and feel consider CSS and JavaScript files in form of [asset bundles](structure-assets.md) instead.
> Note: Themes are usually not meant to be redistributed since views are too application specific. If you want to
redistribute a customized look and feel, consider CSS and JavaScript files in the form of [asset bundles](structure-assets.md) instead.
Configuring a theme
-------------------
Theme configuration is specified via `view` component of the application. In order to set up a theme to work with basic
application views the following should be in your application config file:
Theme configuration is specified via the `view` component of the application. In order to set up a theme to work with basic
application views, the following should be in your application config file:
```php
'components' => [
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],
```
In the above `pathMap` defines a map of original paths to themed paths while `baseUrl` defines base URL for
resources referenced from theme files.
In the above, `pathMap` defines a map of original paths to themed paths while `baseUrl` defines the base URL for
resources referenced by theme files.
In our case `pathMap` is `['@app/views' => '@app/themes/basic']`. That means that every view in `@app/views` will be
first searched under `@app/themes/basic` and if a view exists in the theme directory it will be used instead of the
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### Theming modules
In order to theme modules `pathMap` may look like the following:
In order to theme modules, `pathMap` may look like the following:
```php
'components' => [
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### Theming widgets
In order to theme a widget view located at `@app/widgets/currency/views/index.php` you need the following config for
view component theme:
In order to theme a widget view located at `@app/widgets/currency/views/index.php`, you need the following configuration for
the view component theme:
```php
'components' => [
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],
```
With the config above you can create themed version of `@app/widgets/currency/index.php` view in
With the configuration above you can create a themed version of the `@app/widgets/currency/index.php` view in
`@app/themes/basic/widgets/currency/index.php`.
Using multiple paths
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]
```
In this case, the view will be searched in `@app/themes/christmas/site/index.php` then if it's not found it will check
`@app/themes/basic/site/index.php`. If there's no view there as well application view will be used.
In this case, first the view will be searched for in `@app/themes/christmas/site/index.php` then if it's not found it will check
`@app/themes/basic/site/index.php`. If there's no view there as well, then the application view will be used.
This ability is especially useful if you want to temporary or conditionally override some views.
This ability is especially useful if you want to temporarily or conditionally override some views.

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