How to install and manage WordPress themes

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How to install and manage WordPress themes

This tutorial will teach you how to install and manage your WordPress themes. This assumes that you already have installed WordPress and you are logged in to the WordPress Dashboard.

In order to install a new WordPress theme, follow these insutrctions:

Choose and install any theme from the official WordPress themes directory

Upload and install a theme that you have downloaded from a third party source

In order to install a new WordPress theme, you need to login to your admin Dashboard.

Once logeed in, go to Appearance >> Themes.

There, you will see a list of all the themes you have currently installed in your WordPress. To add new one, simply click on Add New.

There are two ways to add a new theme.

You can either Upload Theme from your local computer or use the Search themes... field, which will return results from the WordPress.org theme directory.

Choose and install any theme from the official WordPress themes directory

The easiest way to install themes to your WordPress is if they are listed in the official themes directory.

This allows you to search for the theme you need directly from your Dashboard.

Each theme in the official directory has to have Tags that describe its functionality allowing you to easily search for the right theme.

If you know the theme's name, you can simply search for it.

For more detailed search, you can use the Feature Filter.

For example, you can search for a White and Responsive theme.

Simply check those tags and press the Apply Filters button.

You will see a list of all themes that meet your search criteria.

Hover over any of them and you will see two options - Preview and Install. Once you choose which theme you want to use for your website, press the blue Install button.

Your WordPress will download and install the theme for you.

Now, you can either Preview the theme again, or Activate it.

Simply click the Activate link on the next page if you want to put the theme in action.

That's it!

You can now go to the front page of your website to see it's new looks.

Upload and install a theme that you have downloaded from a third party source

If you have a theme that's from a third party vendor and is not listed in the WordPress.org directory, you can simply upload it from the Themes >> Add New >> Upload Theme section in WordPress.

Now, click the Browse... button to select the archive of your theme from your local computer and press the Install Now button.

In few seconds, WordPress will upload and extract the theme archive for you.

All you need to do next is to press the Activate link under the message for successful theme installation.

That's it! You can now go to the front end of your site and see the newly activated theme.

How to install and manage WordPress themes

How to install and manage WordPress themes

This tutorial will teach you how to install and manage your WordPress themes. This assumes that you already have installed WordPress and you are logged in to the WordPress Dashboard.

In order to install a new WordPress theme, follow these insutrctions:

In order to install a new WordPress theme, you need to login to your admin Dashboard.

Once logeed in, go to Appearance >> Themes.

There, you will see a list of all the themes you have currently installed in your WordPress. To add new one, simply click on Add New.

There are two ways to add a new theme.

You can either Upload Theme from your local computer or use the Search themes... field, which will return results from the WordPress.org theme directory.

The easiest way to install themes to your WordPress is if they are listed in the official themes directory.

This allows you to search for the theme you need directly from your Dashboard.

Each theme in the official directory has to have Tags that describe its functionality allowing you to easily search for the right theme.

If you know the theme's name, you can simply search for it.

For more detailed search, you can use the Feature Filter.

For example, you can search for a White and Responsive theme.

Simply check those tags and press the Apply Filters button.

You will see a list of all themes that meet your search criteria.

Hover over any of them and you will see two options - Preview and Install. Once you choose which theme you want to use for your website, press the blue Install button.

Your WordPress will download and install the theme for you.

Now, you can either Preview the theme again, or Activate it.

Simply click the Activate link on the next page if you want to put the theme in action.

That's it!

You can now go to the front page of your website to see it's new looks.

If you have a theme that's from a third party vendor and is not listed in the WordPress.org directory, you can simply upload it from the Themes >> Add New >> Upload Theme section in WordPress.

Now, click the Browse... button to select the archive of your theme from your local computer and press the Install Now button.

In few seconds, WordPress will upload and extract the theme archive for you.

All you need to do next is to press the Activate link under the message for successful theme installation.

That's it! You can now go to the front end of your site and see the newly activated theme.

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