3. Boostmine
Changing status colors in Zenmine & Boostmine
Last Updated: December 28, 2025In Zenmine & Boostmine different issue statuses are marked with different colors. These colors can be changed. Changing status colors If you want to change the color provided in our themes for any Redmine default status, you just have to substitute the corresponding hex color code by the new code in your customize.css file....
Installing the theme in your Redmine application
Last Updated: December 28, 2025This article describes how to install Boostmine and Zenmine theme in your Redmine application. Installing Boostmine is very easy and should not take more than a minute. We assume you already have a working Redmine installation and a user with server root access application admin privileges Installing the theme in your server (Redmine 6.x) Since...
Customizing the theme (customize.css)
Last Updated: February 11, 2026This article describes how you will be able to customize the theme. There is a customize.css file included in the theme package. By commenting or uncommenting lines you can change some theme parameters like fonts, colors, layout...
Colored background for Login/Register forms
Last Updated: December 28, 2025Boostmine's login and registration forms are transparent by default. This article describes how to give a colored background to these forms, in case it is needed for readability reasons.
Changing favicon
Last Updated: December 28, 2025This article describes how to change the theme's favicon, that is the icon appearing in your browser's tab when using Redmine.
Changing Redmine’s homepage in Boostmine
Last Updated: December 28, 2025For usability reasons Boostmine defines "My Page" as Redmine's homepage. This article explains how to change to Redmine's default behavior.
From sticky header to fixed header in Boostmine
Last Updated: December 28, 2025With Boostmine you can define the header to be sticky (always on top of the page) or fixed (standard behavior). In this article we explain how to change from sticky to fixed header.
Changing login and register page background in Boostmine
Last Updated: December 28, 2025With Boostmine you can use an image as background for Redmine's login, registration and lost password pages. This article explains how to change the background image.
Changing logos in Boostmine
Last Updated: December 28, 2025In Boostmine you can use your own logo, both for the login and registration page and for the application header. In this article we explain how to change Boostmine logo by your own one.
Changing fonts in Boostmine
Last Updated: December 28, 2025Boostmine comes with modern and easy to read fonts. However you could change the fonts if you need ti fulfill corporate image requirements. In this article we explain how to change the fonts in Boostmine.
Changing trackers colors in Boostmine
Last Updated: December 28, 2025Different trackers are marked with different colors. These colors can be changed. Tracker colors Tracker colors are used to differentiate different types of tasks.
Changing priorities colors in Boostmine
Last Updated: December 28, 2025Tasks with priorities different to "Normal" are highlighted in the issue list with special colors. You may change these colors if you want.
Changing header color
Last Updated: December 28, 2025Hue colors Applying different colors to any elements of an application is a huge task. Even simplifying the number of colors, there are many combinations that require color variations and a visual hierarchy. This issue is commonly solved by using predefined color palettes but for companies this isn’t a perfect solution. Boostmine solves this by...
Changing other elements colors
Last Updated: December 28, 2025Hue colors Applying different colors to any elements of an application is a huge task. Even simplifying the number of colors, there are many combinations that require color variations and a visual hierarchy. This issue is common solved using predefined color palettes but for companies this isn’t a perfect solution. Boostmine solves this by using...
What elements can I customize in Boostmine?
Last Updated: December 28, 2025Boostmine standard interface is nice, isn't it? Nevertheless you can change many elements to adapt it exactly to your requirements. In this article we indicate what elements can be changed via the customize.css file.
Hide header logo
Last Updated: December 28, 2025If you prefer not to show any logo in Redmine's header (as Redmine standard theme does), you can hide it just by commenting a couple of lines.
I can’t see the changes I’ve made to the theme
Last Updated: December 28, 2025It might occur that changes made to the theme via the customize.css file are not seen immediately. This has to do with your browser cache.
Boostmine’s compatibility with browsers
Last Updated: December 28, 2025Boostmine is compatible with: Chrome Firefox Safari Opera Edge Brave [mkb-tip]Boostmine is not compatible with Internet Explorer, since it doesn’t support variables, which we use. Explorer’s browser share is currently minor and continuously decreasing. Therefore we decided not to support Explorer per default. Nevertheless, if you absolutely need compatibility with Internet Explorer 11, you can...
Where to use your corporate color
Last Updated: December 28, 2025Boostmine colors can be easily changed by means of the hue variables used. Here we advise where to use your corporate color.
Do your themes support RTL writing systems?
Last Updated: December 28, 2025Not yet, sorry. But we have this in our roadmap.
Boostmine intense blue color
Last Updated: December 28, 2025In the video tour, we used an intense blue color to demonstrate that Boostmine can be modified to show almost any color. Nevertheless Boostmine default color is the grey-blueish color that Redmine uses. Some customer like this blue intense color for their installations. Here we give you the color codes to use to obtain this combination.
I’ve installed the theme on my Redmine but it doesn’t seem to be responsive
Last Updated: December 28, 2025Boostmine and Zenmine are responsive, as Redmine is. If your Redmine is 3.2 or higher, when responsiveness was included in Redmine, then our themes will look responsive. But they can’t convert older Redmine versions in a responsive application.
Updating Boostmine (for DIY plans or DIFM without Internet Explorer compatibility)
Last Updated: April 29, 2026BestRedmineTheme's team periodically issues theme updates that include new features or bug solutions. This is the procedure to correctly update your theme without losing the changes you might have done to standard theme.
Updating Boostmine (for DIFM plans with Internet Explorer compatibility)
Last Updated: December 28, 2025BestRedmineTheme's team periodically issues theme updates that include new features, tweaks or bug solutions. This is the procedure to correctly update your theme without losing the changes you might have done to standard theme.
Change custom priorities background colors
Last Updated: December 28, 2025In Boostmine you should be able to customize Redmine's default priorities colors. That means, priorities that hasn't been ever changed from the default Redmine installation. You will also be able to change custom priorities' background.
Agile plugin: full screen button
Last Updated: December 28, 2025Agile plugin includes a full screen button for better usability. This button is located in the filters section of the Agile board. Since filters are shown closed by default, you will have to open the filters to be able to see this button. Please see this screenshot:
Change button and select fields’ radius
Last Updated: December 28, 2025Since Boostmine's 2.1 version you can change your button and select fields' (dropdowns) radius. Default radius is total round (30 px).
Change button and select fields’ radius (DIFM plans with IE11 compatibility)
Last Updated: December 28, 2025Since Boostmine's 2.1 version you can change your button and select fields' (dropdowns) radius. Default radius is total round (30 px). If you purchased a Do It For Me plan with IE11 compatibility, please read this.
Changing sidebar position to the right
Last Updated: December 28, 2025In Best Redmine Theme we prefer the application sidebar to be shown on the left side. Now it is possible to maintain the sidebar position on the right (which is the Redmine standard position).
Boostmine’s Dark Mode
Last Updated: December 28, 2025Since 4.0 version, there’s a brand new feature in Boostmine. It has been requested by many customers and we have delivered: Dark Mode. To activate the dark mode, users just have to go to their profile page and click on the “Dark Mode” switch (no need to click on the Save button):