The repository administrator is able to define which aspects and themes are installed for the particular repository by editing the _\[DSDOC:dspace\]/config/xmlui.xconf_ configuration file. The _xmlui.xconf_ file consists of two major sections: Aspects and Themes.

Manakin supplies an English only translation of the interface. In order to add other translations to the system, locate the _\[DSDOC:dspace-source\]/dspace/modules/xmlui/src/main/webapp/i18n/_ directory. By default this directory will be empty; to add additional translations add alternative versions of the _messages.xml_ file in specific language and country variants as needed for your installation.

Manakin themes stylize the look-and-feel of the repository, community, or collection and are distributed as self-contained packages. A Manakin/DSpace installation may have multiple themes installed and available to be used in different parts of the repository. The central component of a theme is the sitemap.xmap, which defines what resources are available to the theme such as XSL stylesheets, CSS stylesheets, images, or multimedia files.
*1) Create theme skeleton*
Most theme developers do not create a new theme from scratch; instead they start from the standard theme template, which defines a skeleton structure for a theme. The template is located at: _\[DSDOC:dspace-source\]/dspace-xmlui/dspace-xmlui-webbapp/src/main/webbapp/themes/template_. To start your new theme simply copy the theme template into your locally defined modules directory, _\[DSDOC:dspace-source\]/dspace/modules/xmlui/src/main/webbapp/themes/\[DSDOC:your theme's directory\]/_.
*2) Modify theme variables*
The next step is to modify the theme's parameters so that the theme knows where it is located. Open the _\[DSDOC:your theme's directory\]/sitemap.xmap_ and look for _<global-variables>_

_\[DSDOC:your theme's directory\]/lib/style.css_ (The base style sheet used for all browsers)

_\[DSDOC:your theme's directory\]/lib/style-ie.css_ (Specific stylesheet used for internet explorer)
*4) Install theme and rebuild DSpace*
Next rebuild and deploy DSpace (replace <version> with the your current release):

The news document is located at _\[DSDOC:dspace\]/dspace/config/news-xmlui.xml_.  There is only one version; it is localized by inserting "i18n" callouts into the text areas.  It must be a complete and valid XML DRI document (see Chapter 15).

Globally static content can be placed in the _\[DSDOC:dspace-source\]/dspace/modules/xmlui/src/main/webapp/static/_ directory. By default this directory only contains the default _robots.txt_ file, which provides helpful site information to web spiders/crawlers. However, you may also add static HTML (_\*.html_) content to this directory, as needed for your installation.

Any static HTML content you add to this directory may also reference static content (e.g. CSS, Javascript, Images, etc.) from the same _\[DSDOC:dspace-source\]/dspace/modules/xmlui/src/main/webapp/static/_ directory. You may reference other static content from your static HTML files similar to the following: