This guide will show you how to quickly install a WordPress theme to your website/blog.
A theme is in essence a template that customises your website and allows it to look a certain way. There are thousands of themes available to users, both without charge and paid for. Typically you’ll find the difference between a paid for and free of charge template will be the number of editable features available. However, it has become more common for an author to release a free template with the option to pay a fee to upgrade and release all of the content.
These premium themes vary in cost but are generally priced between $30 – $60 dollars. Along with extra features, the user also tends to receive priority support and help should they have any queries or encounter a problem.
Personally, I feel a premium WordPress theme is usually worth the money. A recommended site for templates is ThemeForest. Just make sure that the theme you purchase is compatible with WordPress as they do provide templates in various formats.
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To add a theme, simply follow these instructions:
To install a WordPress theme featured on wordpress.org:
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Login to your WordPress admin area, usually www.yourdomain.com/wp-admin
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From the dashboard you should navigate to ‘Appearance’ > ‘Themes’
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You’ll be presented with a display of your current installed themes. To add a new one click ‘Add New’.
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On the page that loads you will see 15 featured themes. To view more simply click one of the other headings: Popular, Latest, Favourites.
Once you’ve found a theme you like it’s recommended to view the preview – this will show you the template in more detail. If you are ready to add it to your site hit the ‘Install’ button.
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Once installed all you need to do is click ‘Activate’ and the theme will then be active on your domain.
To install a WordPress theme you have already downloaded:
If you have purchased a theme and wish to make it active on your site the instructions are similar to adding a site from the Dashboard.
You’ll need to follow steps 1 – 3 above – log into the WordPress back office, navigate to ‘Themes’ and click ‘Add New’.
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This time we’re going to click ‘Upload Theme’ at the top left hand side…
This opens up a box where you will select the location of your zip file from your local machine. Once found, hit ‘Install Now’. It may take a few minutes whilst the data is uploaded to your site.
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When the transfer has finished you will be see a message saying ‘Theme installed successfully. To make it active, click ‘Activate’
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