Whenever you install wordpress you already have noticed that there is a default blue style theme and a WordPress Classic 1.5 by Dave Shea. But for your website you of course will try some good and attractive theme. Following steps will help you.
Automatic Installation of Wordpress theme using Wordpress Administration Panel.
Step 01. Log in to the WordPress Administration Panel.
Step 02. Select the Appearance panel, then Themes.
Step 03. Select Add New Themes
Step 04. Use the sub-menu or the Search or Filter options to locate a theme you would like to use.
Step 05. Click on the Preview link to preview the theme.
Step 06. If you are satisfied with the preview use the Install link to upload the theme to your blog. You may need to provide your ftp information in this phase.
Step 07. After you install wordpress theme you will get a message like below.
Downloading install package from http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/download/......zip
Unpacking the package.
Installing the theme.
Successfully installed the theme ................
Actions: Preview | Activate | Return to Theme Installer
You will have three options. Now you need to click on Activate to apply the theme.
Alternatively, you can activate your theme from http://domain_name/wp-admin/themes.php
Manual Installation of wordpress theme
Step 01: Choose a theme to use for your site.
At first you need to find out suitable themes for your website. There are lots of free and paid wordpress themes. You can either google it or you can find it from wordpress site. After you choose the suitable theme download the theme zip file.
Step 02: Extract the theme zip file.
Once you download the theme extract the zip file using unzip or unrar utility. Review the readme.txt and any screenshot of the template. There might also have index.html file.
Step 03: Upload the theme directory into wordpress wp-content/themes folder.
After you download and extract the theme folder upload the theme folder into wordpress site's wp-content/themes directory. For example if you theme name is SkyTheme then all theme files will under under sitename/wp-content/themes/SkyTheme. You can use ftp or ssh to upload the theme files. FileZilla is an example of good ftp client software.
Step 04: Activate the theme.
The theme files are uploaded and now you need to activate the theme. To activate the theme.
- Log in to the WordPress Administration Panel.
- Select the Appearance panel, then Themes.
- From the Available Themes section, you will see your theme. Click on the theme title (or theme screenshot) for the theme you wish to activate.
- A preview of the theme will be shown.
- To activate the theme click the Activate "Theme Name" link in the top right.
Note that, if the theme preview is blank, do not activate the new theme without investigating further. Your site may not be displayed correctly, otherwise.
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