SuiteCRM theming guides
How SuiteCRM 7 and 8 actually draw their colours, where the files live, and how to change them so the next upgrade does not undo the work. Written from building a theme generator for every release from 7.10 to 8.10.
- Explainer
What is SuiteCRM? Features, cost, versions and how it looks
SuiteCRM explained: the free, open-source CRM forked from SugarCRM, what it includes, what it costs to run, the current 7 and 8 versions, and how to brand it.
- SuiteCRM 8 guide
How to change the colours in SuiteCRM 8 without editing core files
SuiteCRM 8 keeps its colours in two places, the Angular shell and the legacy SuiteP views. Where each lives, how to change it, and how to keep it on upgrade.
- SuiteCRM 7 guide
How to create a custom SuiteP sub-theme in SuiteCRM 7
Add your own colour scheme beside Dawn, Day, Dusk and Night: the files a SuiteP sub-theme needs, the variable order that makes it work, and how to register it.
- Install guide
How to install a SuiteCRM theme with Module Loader
Install a theme package in SuiteCRM 7 and 8 through Admin > Module Loader, step by step, plus the extra step SuiteCRM 8 needs and how to remove a theme cleanly.
- Logo guide
How to change the logo in SuiteCRM 7 and 8
Replace the SuiteCRM logo with your own: where the setting is in SuiteCRM 7 and 8, size and format rules, the file it writes, and why a new logo may not show.
- Upgrades
Why SuiteCRM upgrades undo custom colours, and how to make a theme upgrade-safe
Edited stylesheets vanish when SuiteCRM upgrades. Which folders an upgrade replaces in SuiteCRM 7 and 8, where theme changes belong instead, and a checklist.
- Accessibility
SuiteCRM theme contrast: the colour pairs to check for WCAG AA
A custom SuiteCRM theme has 26 text and background pairs that must reach 4.5:1 for WCAG AA. Every pair, the defaults that fail, and how to fix a failing colour.
- Comparison
SuiteCRM 7 vs SuiteCRM 8 theming: what changed
How theming differs between SuiteCRM 7 and SuiteCRM 8: which themes draw the screens, where a custom theme goes, how it installs and what an upgrade keeps.
- Comparison
SuiteCRM vs SugarCRM (now SugarAI): the differences that matter
SuiteCRM and SugarCRM share an ancestor but differ on licence, cost, hosting and how much you can change. The history, a side-by-side table and which to pick.