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#### Installing and Uninstalling Control Panel Themes (Skins)

You can develop and use custom skins for your control panel. Be aware that use of skins created by third parties can be dangerous, as the skin packages can contain malicious code. We strongly recommend that you use only the skins received from the trusted sources.

To view currently installed skins:

1. Go to Server > Interface Management.
2. Click the Skins tab.

To set a new default skin:

1. Go to Server > Interface Management > Skins tab.
2. Select the skin you wish to set as default:
   - Click a skin you wish to set as default and click Set Skin

     or

   - Select the corresponding check box and click Default.

To download a skin package to your local computer:

1. Go to Server > Interface Management > Skins tab.
2. Click the appropriate icon, or click a skin title and then click Download Skin.
3. Select the type of archive you would like to have the skin files packed into, and click OK.

   Once the skin is prepared for downloading, a file download dialog window appears.

4. Click Save, specify the location and file name for the downloaded skin package file to be saved, and then click Save.

You can now prepare your own skin by modifying the contents of the downloaded archive file. To learn how to create custom skins for Plesk control panel, see the Creating And Installing Custom Plesk Skins guide. You can access this guide by clicking Custom Plesk Skins on the Skin Management page (Server > Interface Management > Skins)

To install a new skin to control panel:

1. Go to Server > Interface Management > Skins tab.
2. Click Add New Skin. Specify the skin package file location and click OK.

To update the contents of an already installed skin:

1. Go to Server > Interface Management > Skins tab.
2. Click a skin title and then click Update Skin. Specify the skin package file location and click OK.

To remove one or several skins from the repository:

1. Go to Server > Interface Management > Skins tab.
2. Select the corresponding check box and click Remove Selected. Then, confirm removal and click OK.

Note: When you remove a skin, which is currently used within a certain user's control panel environment, the user's control panel appearance is automatically changed to the default skin. You cannot remove the default control panel skin.