# Custom design changes for admin dashboard
**URL:** https://discourse.getcockpit.com/t/custom-design-changes-for-admin-dashboard/1996
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [July 7, 2021, 11:42am UTC](https://discourse.getcockpit.com/t/custom-design-changes-for-admin-dashboard/1996 "2021-07-07T11:42:13Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@dipakmali1993](https://discourse.getcockpit.com/u/dipakmali1993)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2021, 11:42am UTC](https://discourse.getcockpit.com/t/custom-design-changes-for-admin-dashboard/1996/1 "2021-07-07T11:42:13Z")
How can i add custom design for admin panel in cockpits. without any change in core module files, like index.php, entry.php, entries.php files.
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### Author:  [@Hackbard](https://discourse.getcockpit.com/u/Hackbard)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2021, 11:44am UTC](https://discourse.getcockpit.com/t/custom-design-changes-for-admin-dashboard/1996/2 "2021-07-07T11:44:24Z")
2 Ways in my mind
1. Add Custom CSS with an Addon (maybe the cleaneast way)
2. You can overwrite the routes and copy / paste the core files in an Addon and change them like you want
// Writing and Addon is easier as you may think 😉
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### Author:  [@dipakmali1993](https://discourse.getcockpit.com/u/dipakmali1993)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2021, 11:46am UTC](https://discourse.getcockpit.com/t/custom-design-changes-for-admin-dashboard/1996/3 "2021-07-07T11:46:47Z")
ok, thanks for suggestion will check. 🙂
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### Author:  [@abernh](https://discourse.getcockpit.com/u/abernh)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2021, 12:29pm UTC](https://discourse.getcockpit.com/t/custom-design-changes-for-admin-dashboard/1996/4 "2021-07-07T12:29:46Z")
@creativeplusplus [posted his “Orchid Theme”](https://discourse.getcockpit.com/t/getcockpit-backend-theme-orchid/1958) last month - maybe you find some inspiration here as well.
He relies mostly on custom CSS, plus some minor adjustments in the existing templates.