# Updating ThemeWare®

1. Open the administration of your shop
2. Switch via the main navigation to the "**Extension Management**"(1) (2) ("Extensions" => "My extensions")
3. Switch to the tab "**Themes**" (3)
4. Find your theme in the list of your extensions
   * Click "**Update**" (4) or
   * Click onto the ![](/files/y75dQosl9LNhhgKQ3JAF) **Context-Button** next to the theme in order to open the context menu and click onto "**Update to x.y.z**" (4)
   * :white\_check\_mark: **Tip**: Deactivate the theme before updating, and once it’s deactivated, clear the Shopware cache. [Deactivating ThemeWare®](/knowledge-base/tutorials/administration/deactivating-themeware.md)
5. Clear the entire Shopware cache and reload the administration

ThemeWare® has now been updated.

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**Impotant**: To prevent presentation errors caused by an outdated cache, update the storefront once after a theme update: [Refreshing the storefront](/knowledge-base/tutorials/miscellaneous/refreshing-the-storefront.md)
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#### Screenshots

![Updating ThemeWare®](/files/LZ0x2Sdyw2b1XuSGac8Q)

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## Update guidelines 💡

Always refer to our update guide when updating ThemeWare®:

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[Update guide](/knowledge-base/basic-knowledge/update-guide.md)
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#### Further information

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**Tip**: It is useful to deactivate ThemeWare® before updating a theme: [Deactivating ThemeWare®](/knowledge-base/tutorials/administration/deactivating-themeware.md)
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**Note**: If no update is shown in the context menu please have a look at the article [ThemeWare® update not available](/knowledge-base/common-issues/administration/themeware-update-not-available.md).
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**Note**: If the update does not work as described, please take a look at the article [ThemeWare® cannot be updated](/knowledge-base/common-issues/administration/themeware-cannot-be-updated.md).
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**Important**: If you want to update Shopware, it is always a good practice to update ThemeWare® before or after the update!

Please have a look at the article [Shopware Updates and ThemeWare®](/knowledge-base/tutorials/administration/shopware-updates-and-themeware.md).
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