{"id":4032,"date":"2026-06-15T17:49:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T15:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iberforma.es\/extensiones\/moodle-lumbra-theme\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T17:49:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T15:49:20","slug":"moodle-lumbra-theme","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iberforma.es\/en\/extensiones\/moodle-lumbra-theme\/","title":{"rendered":"Lumbra: Moodle\u2122 4.5 theme compatible with Lambda"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"iberforma-extension-hero\">\n  <p class=\"iberforma-extension-kicker\">Open source theme for Moodle\u2122 4.5<\/p>\n  <h2>Lumbra: keeps the Lambda look when updating to Moodle\u2122 4.5<\/h2>\n  <p class=\"iberforma-extension-lead\">Lumbra is a community and independent port of the Lambda 1.9 theme, adapted for Moodle\u2122 4.5.x and PHP 8.2-8.3. It is designed for platforms that want to update Moodle without redesigning their campus from scratch.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"iberforma-extension-actions\">\n    <a class=\"iberforma-extension-button\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/jlsimon\/theme_lumbra\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View on GitHub<\/a>\n    <a class=\"iberforma-extension-button is-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/jlsimon\/theme_lumbra\/archive\/refs\/heads\/main.zip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download code<\/a>\n    <a class=\"iberforma-extension-button is-secondary\" href=\"\/en\/contacto\/\">Consult migration<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"iberforma-extension-meta\">\n    <span>Moodle 4.5.x<\/span>\n    <span>PHP 8.2 &#8211; 8.3<\/span>\n    <span>Standalone theme<\/span>\n    <span>GPL v3<\/span>\n    <span>Stable<\/span>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"iberforma-extension-grid\">\n  <article class=\"iberforma-extension-card\">\n    <h3>The problem<\/h3>\n    <p>Many platforms with Lambda remain blocked in old Moodle versions because the theme does not work in Moodle 4.5.<\/p>\n  <\/article>\n  <article class=\"iberforma-extension-card\">\n    <h3>The solution<\/h3>\n    <p>Lumbra ports the visual base of Lambda to Moodle 4.5, with compatibility adjustments in icons, pop-up help and tooltips.<\/p>\n  <\/article>\n  <article class=\"iberforma-extension-card\">\n    <h3>The advantage<\/h3>\n    <p>It allows updating Moodle and maintaining a familiar visual experience: colours, sliders, typography, layouts and inherited configuration.<\/p>\n  <\/article>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"iberforma-extension-panel\">\n  <h2>What it is for<\/h2>\n  <p>Lumbra is designed for organisations that already use Lambda and need a practical transition to Moodle 4.5. It does not try to redesign the campus: it tries for the campus to continue to look like the one users know, but on a more recent Moodle version.<\/p>\n  <ul>\n    <li>Lambda 1.9 theme-independent port for Moodle 4.5.x.<\/li>\n    <li>It maintains the visual philosophy and classic Lambda options.<\/li>\n    <li>It clones the existing Lambda configuration on first installation, including settings and uploaded files.<\/li>\n    <li>It corrects SVG icons and tree markers under Moodle 4.x icon system.<\/li>\n    <li>It removes obsolete YUI dependencies <code>popuphelp<\/code>.<\/li>\n    <li>It adds protection for Bootstrap 5 tooltips.<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"iberforma-extension-panel\">\n  <h2>An update path for Lambda campuses<\/h2>\n  <p>Lumbra's main proposal is to reduce the cost of an update. If the campus depends heavily on Lambda, a Moodle update can become an unplanned redesign. Lumbra allows separating both projects: first update the platform; then, if appropriate, redesign calmly.<\/p>\n  <p>The theme is installed as a standalone component <code>theme_lumbra<\/code>, so it can coexist with <code>theme_lambda<\/code> during the transition.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"iberforma-extension-panel\">\n  <h2>Technical sheet<\/h2>\n  <div class=\"iberforma-extension-specs\">\n    <div><strong>Component<\/strong>theme_lumbra<\/div>\n    <div><strong>Type<\/strong>Moodle standalone theme<\/div>\n    <div><strong>Release<\/strong>1.0 (Moodle 4.5)<\/div>\n    <div><strong>Compatibility<\/strong>Moodle 4.5.x, developed and tested in that branch<\/div>\n    <div><strong>PHP<\/strong>8.2 &#8211; 8.3<\/div>\n    <div><strong>License<\/strong>GNU GPL v3<\/div>\n    <div><strong>Status<\/strong>MATURITY_STABLE<\/div>\n    <div><strong>Languages<\/strong>English, Spanish, German, French<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"iberforma-extension-panel\">\n  <h2>Installation<\/h2>\n  <ol>\n    <li>Download the repository code.<\/li>\n    <li>Copy the theme folder as <code>theme\/lumbra<\/code> inside Moodle.<\/li>\n    <li>Go to Site Administration \u2192 Notifications to complete installation.<\/li>\n    <li>Activate from Site Administration \u2192 Appearance \u2192 Themes \u2192 Theme selector.<\/li>\n    <li>Purge caches so Moodle loads the updated CSS, icons and templates.<\/li>\n  <\/ol>\n  <div class=\"iberforma-extension-actions\">\n    <a class=\"iberforma-extension-button\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/jlsimon\/theme_lumbra\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Repository on GitHub<\/a>\n    <a class=\"iberforma-extension-button is-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/jlsimon\/theme_lumbra\/archive\/refs\/heads\/main.zip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download main.zip<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"iberforma-extension-panel\">\n  <h2>Independence notice<\/h2>\n  <p>Lumbra is an independent and open source port. It is not affiliated with or supported by RedPIthemes. The original Lambda theme is a commercial product of RedPIthemes; Lumbra uses another name and another component to avoid confusion and allow clean distribution as <code>theme_lumbra<\/code>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"iberforma-extension-panel\">\n  <h2>Professional support<\/h2>\n  <p>Iberforma can help evaluate if Lumbra fits a specific update, prepare a test environment, migrate from Lambda, validate visual compatibility, adjust CSS and accompany the move to Moodle 4.5.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"iberforma-extension-actions\">\n    <a class=\"iberforma-extension-button\" href=\"\/en\/contacto\/\">Request help with Lumbra<\/a>\n    <a class=\"iberforma-extension-button is-secondary\" href=\"\/en\/extensiones\/\">View more open source extensions<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tema open source para Moodle\u2122 4.5 que porta el aspecto Lambda y facilita actualizar plataformas sin redise\u00f1o completo.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":4018,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4032","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iberforma.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4032","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iberforma.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iberforma.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iberforma.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iberforma.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4032"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iberforma.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4032\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iberforma.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4018"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iberforma.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}