# 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 ![](https://1979975522-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F178YilsPBIFHBAxTvcMo%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-c3415e9557bd22505030012c9326e6ddf6a844d6%2Fconfig--btn-context-small.png?alt=media) **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](https://knowledge.themeware.design/knowledge-base/tutorials/administration/deactivating-themeware "mention")
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**Impotant**: To prevent presentation errors caused by an outdated cache, update the storefront once after a theme update: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](https://knowledge.themeware.design/knowledge-base/tutorials/miscellaneous/refreshing-the-storefront "mention")
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#### Screenshots

![Updating ThemeWare®](https://1979975522-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F178YilsPBIFHBAxTvcMo%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-96bf582f2928dcd968b1dc6a5e9be1313e225a71%2Fplugin--twt-update%20\(1\).png?alt=media)

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## Update guidelines 💡

Always refer to our update guide when updating ThemeWare®:

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[update-guide](https://knowledge.themeware.design/knowledge-base/basic-knowledge/update-guide)
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#### Further information

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**Tip**: It is useful to deactivate ThemeWare® before updating a theme: [deactivating-themeware](https://knowledge.themeware.design/knowledge-base/tutorials/administration/deactivating-themeware "mention")
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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](https://knowledge.themeware.design/knowledge-base/common-issues/administration/themeware-update-not-available "mention").
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**Note**: If the update does not work as described, please take a look at the article [themeware-cannot-be-updated](https://knowledge.themeware.design/knowledge-base/common-issues/administration/themeware-cannot-be-updated "mention").
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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](https://knowledge.themeware.design/knowledge-base/tutorials/administration/shopware-updates-and-themeware "mention").
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