# Shopware 6 Theme Development Getting Started and Availability **URL:** \ **Category:** Themes & Design (EN)\ **Created:** [5. Juli 2019 um 10:01 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/shopware-6-theme-development-getting-started-and-availability/60309 "2019-07-05T10:01:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dev\_ht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed655f/32.png) [@dev\_ht](https://forum.shopware.com/u/dev_ht)\ **Post date:** [5. Juli 2019 um 10:01 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/shopware-6-theme-development-getting-started-and-availability/60309/1 "2019-07-05T10:01:42Z")
Is there a documentation regarding the Shopware 6 Themes, like a Getting Started guide? Looking for something similar to the Shopware 5 Themes docs: [Shopware 5 Theme Startup Guide](https://developers.shopware.com/designers-guide/theme-startup-guide/) Maybe I’m missing something, but the closest I could find is the Storefront component: [https://docs.shopware.com/en/shopware-platform-dev-en/internals/storefront](https://docs.shopware.com/en/shopware-platform-dev-en/internals/storefront) However the Theming bullet point is not yet linking to anything. Is the Theming engine not yet finalized? Will it actually be available in mid-July when the Shopware 6.0 Early Access edition is released? ---
**Author:** ![Patrick\_Stahl](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.shopware.com/patrick_stahl/32/7679_2.png) [@Patrick\_Stahl](https://forum.shopware.com/u/Patrick_Stahl)\ **Post date:** [5. Juli 2019 um 10:48 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/shopware-6-theme-development-getting-started-and-availability/60309/2 "2019-07-05T10:48:16Z")
Hey @dev\_ht‍, the Theme system is not yet fully implemented and therefore there’s no guide available yet. It is expected to be finished by the middle or end of july and a guide will follow up shortly then. Kind regards, Patrick Stahl  ![Shopware](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/shopware/original/1X/86c57fbace799dd4eb1f1b8a2d3bdc1733f0aea1.png "Shopware") ---
**Author:** ![Sigala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f14d63/32.png) [@Sigala](https://forum.shopware.com/u/Sigala)\ **Post date:** [6. August 2019 um 08:50 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/shopware-6-theme-development-getting-started-and-availability/60309/3 "2019-08-06T08:50:27Z")
Hello,   is the Shopware 6 templating documentation out yet? I have also been looking for something similar to the templating documentation in Shopeware 5 but to no success.  I will be very happy if anyone can point me to a link where I can access such information.   Thanks ---
**Author:** ![mdsw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@mdsw](https://forum.shopware.com/u/mdsw)\ **Post date:** [6. August 2019 um 08:59 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/shopware-6-theme-development-getting-started-and-availability/60309/4 "2019-08-06T08:59:57Z")
Take a look: [https://docs.shopware.com/en/shopware-platform-dev-en/internals/plugins/plugin-themes?category=shopware-platform-dev-en/internals/plugins](https://docs.shopware.com/en/shopware-platform-dev-en/internals/plugins/plugin-themes?category=shopware-platform-dev-en/internals/plugins) ---
**Author:** ![Sigala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f14d63/32.png) [@Sigala](https://forum.shopware.com/u/Sigala)\ **Post date:** [6. August 2019 um 09:22 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/shopware-6-theme-development-getting-started-and-availability/60309/5 "2019-08-06T09:22:28Z")
Thanks I have already checked that link but with that, one can only make Js, CSS and some other changes. But I want to be able to extend and change the default Twig Shopware Storefront template in my theme as it was explained in the Shopware 5 Getting Started templating tutorial. ---
**Author:** ![dev\_ht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed655f/32.png) [@dev\_ht](https://forum.shopware.com/u/dev_ht)\ **Post date:** [13. August 2019 um 10:33 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/shopware-6-theme-development-getting-started-and-availability/60309/6 "2019-08-13T10:33:29Z")
@Sigala‍ You can find some details on how to change/extend the templates in Shopware 6 over here: > **[System guide](https://docs.shopware.com/en/shopware-platform-dev-en/system-guide?category=shopware-platform-dev-en%2Fgetting-started%2Findepth-guide-bundle)** ---
**Author:** ![badiiboukalane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5f9b8f/32.png) [@badiiboukalane](https://forum.shopware.com/u/badiiboukalane)\ **Post date:** [13. August 2019 um 12:34 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/shopware-6-theme-development-getting-started-and-availability/60309/7 "2019-08-13T12:34:06Z")
> [@Patrick Stahl schrieb:](https://forum.shopware.com/profile/1869/Patrick%20Stahl "Patrick%20Stahl") > > Hey @dev\_ht‍, > > the Theme system is not yet fully implemented and therefore there’s no guide available yet. > It is expected to be finished by the middle or end of july and a guide will follow up shortly then. > > Kind regards, > Patrick Stahl  ![Shopware](https://forum.shopware.com/plugins/CKEditor/plugins/smiley/images/shopware.png "Shopware") When could we get a guid and a documentation for the Theme System?  ---
**Author:** ![Patrick\_Stahl](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.shopware.com/patrick_stahl/32/7679_2.png) [@Patrick\_Stahl](https://forum.shopware.com/u/Patrick_Stahl)\ **Post date:** [13. August 2019 um 12:57 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/shopware-6-theme-development-getting-started-and-availability/60309/8 "2019-08-13T12:57:06Z")
Hey @badiiboukalane‍, what exactly are you missing? I’ll just append some links to tutorials and guides about the Shopware 6 theme system: - [Storefront Themes](https://docs.shopware.com/en/shopware-platform-dev-en/internals/plugins/plugin-themes?category=shopware-platform-dev-en/internals/plugins) - [Storefront Plugins](https://docs.shopware.com/en/shopware-platform-dev-en/internals/plugins/plugin-storefront?category=shopware-platform-dev-en/internals/plugins) - [HowTo: Adding custom data to the Storefront](https://docs.shopware.com/en/shopware-platform-dev-en/how-to/add-data-to-a-storefront-page?category=shopware-platform-dev-en/how-to) - [HowTo: Writing your own Storefront javascript plugin](https://docs.shopware.com/en/shopware-platform-dev-en/how-to/js-storefront-plugin?category=shopware-platform-dev-en/how-to) - [HowTo: Extending an existing javascript plugin](https://docs.shopware.com/en/shopware-platform-dev-en/how-to/extend-core-js-storefront-plugin?category=shopware-platform-dev-en/how-to) - [HowTo: Extending a Storefront Twig Block](https://docs.shopware.com/en/shopware-platform-dev-en/how-to/extending-storefront-block?category=shopware-platform-dev-en/how-to) - [HowTo: Using custom CSS and JS in the Storefront](https://docs.shopware.com/en/shopware-platform-dev-en/how-to/storefront-assets?category=shopware-platform-dev-en/how-to) If there’s still something missing, feel free to message me about it, so we can actually add everything that’s still missing. Kind regards Patrick  ![Shopware](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/shopware/original/1X/86c57fbace799dd4eb1f1b8a2d3bdc1733f0aea1.png "Shopware") ---
**Author:** ![super\_kamil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c57346/32.png) [@super\_kamil](https://forum.shopware.com/u/super_kamil)\ **Post date:** [19. August 2019 um 13:07 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/shopware-6-theme-development-getting-started-and-availability/60309/9 "2019-08-19T13:07:01Z")
Hi, it just took me 1 hour to find this out… consider adding this step to the docs: After running  ``` bin/console theme:create ``` you have to run ``` bin/console plugin:refresh ``` Otherwise the plugin can’t be activated ---
**Author:** ![vbbd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/db5fbb/32.png) [@vbbd](https://forum.shopware.com/u/vbbd)\ **Post date:** [26. März 2020 um 08:49 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/shopware-6-theme-development-getting-started-and-availability/60309/10 "2020-03-26T08:49:21Z")
Would it be possible to also add documentation on active front-end development on custom themes? I really need some direction in how to get watch/hot-reload to function.