Installation of 005 MT Custom Look for Community Portal on SharePoint On-Premises 2016 / 2019

It is highly recommended to store core theme files (CSS and images) directly on your SharePoint server (16 Hive). This installation method will save you a great amount of time. If you do so, you will not be required to add theme files (CSS and images) to newly created sites in the event that you are not going to use (import) the design package.

Also:

If your core theme files (CSS and images) are stored in virtual location(s) of your site(s), and not in 16 Hive (which is a global location for CSS and Images), in order to apply a custom look to your sites, or subsites that are located under sites/ (e.g. http://YourSharepoint:RootSite/sites/TeamSite, http://YourSharepoint:RootSite/sites/TeamSite/Blog, etc.), you will be required to edit a CSS style sheet and preview files for those sites, or subsites. You will need to update paths to image locations. This procedure is not required for your sites or subsites that are located under http://YourSharepoint:RootSite/, or if you store core theme files (CSS and images) directly on your SharePoint server (16 Hive).

This document applies to the following site types:

Community Portal

Installation Order

Importing the Design Package for Community Portal
Changing Color Palettes for Community Portal

A. Importing the Design Package for Community Portal

To import the design package for Community Portal:

Open http://YourSharePointSite (your top-level site) in your browser.
Click Site Settings -> Solutions -> Refresh the page to show the Ribbon Area (F5), and make sure the Solutions tab is selected.
Click Upload Solution.

If you have an access to 16 Hive:
Click Browse -> Navigate to the extracted YourPackage.zip file -> Design_Packages\GLOBAL folder -> Select the 005_MT-Community-Portal_Global_PLT.wsp file -> click Open -> Click Ok.

If you do not have an access to 16 Hive:
Click Browse -> Navigate to the extracted YourPackage.zip file -> Design_Packages\VIRTUAL folder -> Select the 005_MT-Community-Portal_Virtual_PLT.wsp file -> click Open -> Click Ok.

B. Changing Color Palettes for Community Portal

To change Color Palettes for the Community Portal, follow instructions under Installation of Custom Look on SharePoint On-Premises 2016 / 2019 (Installation Order: Step C - Changing the Look).