# Why is it my admin account has no option to change the theme on the front end?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-it-my-admin-account-has-no-option-to-change-the-theme-on-the-front-end/372346
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [June 30, 2025, 11:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-it-my-admin-account-has-no-option-to-change-the-theme-on-the-front-end/372346 "2025-06-30T23:56:39Z")
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### Author: ![RoldanLT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@RoldanLT](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RoldanLT)
#### Post date: [June 30, 2025, 11:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-it-my-admin-account-has-no-option-to-change-the-theme-on-the-front-end/372346/1 "2025-06-30T23:56:39Z")

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I mean this option:

 ![This is a screenshot of a settings menu allowing a user to select a 'Meta Branded' theme and set it as the default on all devices. (Captioned by AI)](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/6/2/d/62d451eaf58c47fefd78ade76c8551ca3454e146.png)

Normal users have it visible.

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### Author: ![awesomerobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/awesomerobot/32/142900_2.png) [@awesomerobot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awesomerobot)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2025, 7:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-it-my-admin-account-has-no-option-to-change-the-theme-on-the-front-end/372346/2 "2025-07-01T19:54:16Z")

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So normal users on your site can see the dropdown, but your account can not? is that accurate? I just want to clarify because I think your screenshot is from this site (The Meta Branded theme isn’t available elsewhere).

If normal users on your site can see it, I assume you have multiple themes installed with “Theme can be selected by users” checked?

 ![The image displays a user interface for a theme named 'Air Theme' created by awesomerobot, with options to enable the theme by default and allow user selection. (Captioned by AI)](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/5/1/c/51caa68df4f7abc80756a0c985ba96c383099f16.png)

Do you get different results in [safe mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/53504?silent=true)?

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### Author: ![RoldanLT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@RoldanLT](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RoldanLT)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2025, 12:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-it-my-admin-account-has-no-option-to-change-the-theme-on-the-front-end/372346/3 "2025-07-02T12:47:49Z")

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> [@awesomerobot](#):
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> So normal users on your site can see the dropdown

Yes, correct.

> [@awesomerobot](#):
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> but your account can not?

Yes, my admin account, the only admin account, cannot.

> [@awesomerobot](#):
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> I just want to clarify because I think your screenshot is from this site (The Meta Branded theme isn’t available elsewhere).

Yes, I just use it as a demo because on my own site I don’t have it when using my admin account.

> [@awesomerobot](#):
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> I assume you have multiple themes installed with “Theme can be selected by users” checked?

I have two themes.

Never mind this thread; the dropdown is shown now.  
I guess it just needs a hard reload.

All’s fine now.

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### Author: ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/32/443519_2.png) [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2025, 12:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-it-my-admin-account-has-no-option-to-change-the-theme-on-the-front-end/372346/4 "2025-08-01T12:48:02Z")

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