Answers.Body: <p>You can certainly override the admin css by using <a href="https://github.com/lindseydiloreto/craft-cpcss">https://github.com/lindseydiloreto/craft-cpcss</a> from Double Secret Agency. It's rather nice.</p>
  
  <p>Lindsey also has a Admin JS plugin too: <a href="https://github.com/lindseydiloreto/craft-cpjs">https://github.com/lindseydiloreto/craft-cpjs</a></p>
  
  <p>Regarding actual admin template changes and their ability to survive an update, I'll have to defer that to somebody who know's more about it than myself.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>No files within craft/app/ are safe to modify if you intend to keep Craft updated, including the templates.</p>
  
  <p>Plus, the license forbids it, so there’s that.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: I couldn't see anything in the license that would forbid it.
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Body: <p>Can the control panel have a skin or theme applied without it affecting automatic updates?</p>
  
Tags: <theme>
Title: Is it possible to totally reskin the admin panel with a new template?
ThreadText: # Is it possible to totally reskin the admin panel with a new template?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2014-07-17)
  
  Can the control panel have a skin or theme applied without it affecting automatic updates?
  
  **Tags:** theme
  
  
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  ## 2 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2014-07-17. Score: 9
  
  You can certainly override the admin css by using <https://github.com/lindseydiloreto/craft-cpcss> from Double Secret Agency. It's rather nice.
  
  Lindsey also has a Admin JS plugin too: <https://github.com/lindseydiloreto/craft-cpjs>
  
  Regarding actual admin template changes and their ability to survive an update, I'll have to defer that to somebody who know's more about it than myself.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2014-07-17. Score: 6
  
  No files within craft/app/ are safe to modify if you intend to keep Craft updated, including the templates.
  
  Plus, the license forbids it, so there’s that.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: I couldn't see anything in the license that would forbid it.  
  
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