could not load custom theme

[Umaimath Thonikkadavan]

I am trying to install edX in a fresh machine. I am using custom themes here.

I have mad echanges in lms.env.json
USE_CUSTOM_THEME: true
THEME_NAME: "iitbombay"

Created theme folder named 'iitbombay' under edxapp folder and set all permissions. The same is working on other installations.
Iam not understanding where is the issue is, I compared all files in new installation with the old one.
When I inspect element from browser I can see themes folders are not getting included. Please find the attachment.

Tried to change static_url_base in lms.env.json.

From lms log,
 Cannot find corresponding link for name: HOW_IT_WORKS  <a href="${marketing_link('HOW_IT_WORKS')}">${_("How it Works")}</a>

Any help would be great.

Thank you,
Umaimath

[Marceau C.]

The "HOW IT WORKS" link in the header of edx.org (www.edx.org/how-it-works) is not part of the default Github design.

The issue seems to be not about theming, but "web routing" : the error is telling you "I don't know what view.html to load for the /how-it-works url".

Are you making a microsite for the official edx.org ? In that case, they may have this on their official platform, the theme is just not compatible with the Github platform.

If it is for a non-official platform, you should declare the new view in the url.py file of the LMS ( https://github.com/edx/edx-platform/blob/master/lms/urls.py ), or maybe theming allows for an additional url.py in the theme directory, but I never used that feature.



Marceau

[Umaimath Thonikkadavan]

Thanks a ton Marceau !!!!!

I was bothered about the permission of themes directory and files inside.
When you pointed out it won't be issue of themes, I checked permissions of lms and other folders under edx-platform.
I changed everything to edxapp:edxapp 775. Then it worked very well :)

Thanks a lot again! I was thinking same direction only.

Thank you,
Umaimath

[Chandrashekhar Patil]

Hello Umaimath,

Can you pleas tell me where to set these permissions. I have created theme directory: prud-Theme in home/ubuntu location.

I now am required to set permission on this Theme file. So I am using below command:

sudo chown -R edxapp:edxapp /prud-Theme

but it is giving errors as:

chown: cannot access '/prud-Theme': No such file or Directory.

So where exactly shall i run this command.

Please guide.

[Bhagvan Kommadi]

hi Chandrasekhar,

please check out: http://edx.readthedocs.io/projects/edx-installing-configuring-and-running/en/latest/configuration/changing_appearance/theming/enable_themes.html#enable-theming

The prod-theme directory is under /edx/app/edxapp/ as mentioned in the link.