Upload a theme to the marketplace

After you customize and view your theme in your development environment, you can package your theme as a .zip file, then upload it to the Theme Manager.

An uploaded theme is not automatically published. You can use the Theme Manager to view different versions of the theme, manage it, and preview it in your production environment. You can ensure that the theme is stable before you publish it to your production environment.

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To upload your theme, you must have the Marketplace Manager role.

To upload a theme

📝 Note: If the AppDirect logo appears in the upper-left corner of the page, when Manage > Marketplace appears in this topic, click the grid icon > Switch to | Store, instead.

1. Log in to the marketplace in your production environment as Marketplace Manager.
2. Go to Manage > Marketplace > Theme Manager. The Theme Manager page opens.
3. In the My Themes section, click Upload Theme. The Upload Theme dialog appears.
4. Click Choose File in the Upload Theme field.
5. Select the .zip file that was added to your /theme-zips folder. The file name includes the theme name, date, and time to identify the theme. For example, mytheme__2018-09-05_13.39.51.zip.
6. Enter a name for your theme in the Theme Name field.
7. Click Upload. A confirmation message appears, and the theme appears in a new row in the My Themes section. The theme .zip file takes time to process and is not ready to publish immediately. Additionally, the theme is not published when it finishes processing.
   If your theme was not uploaded successfully, a Processing Failed message appears in the Actions column. Click Processing Failed to view error messages.

After the theme has been uploaded, you can use it with other Theme Manager features. If it is based on the Plaza theme, you can also launch it in the Storefront Builder visual editor to make further changes (see Work with the Storefront Builder).