subject: How to install wordpress theme [print this page] Wordpress is the most popular and most advanced platform to create a blog. Unlike other blog platforms, wordpress has a huge collection of plugins that can increase the efficiency of your blog dramatically. You can sign up for a free blog at wordpress.com, however, hosting your blog with a reputable hosting provider will allow you to be more flexible.
Wordpress themes are very popular. With just few clicks you can have a completely fresh and professionally designed wordpress blog for free. There are many resources you can find free wordpress themes, simple google the term " free wordpress themes " and a great list of themes will come up. The disadvantage with free themes is that sometimes they contain broken links which will cause problems during installation. Premium wordpress themes however, are more flexible, come with more editing options and there is full support by the developer.
The next thing to do after getting the theme you like is installing it. How to install a wordpress theme?
There are basically two ways:
Manually The first thing to do is download the theme you like at your computer. Unzip the folder and have it ready. Then, using an ftp client ( filezilla ) login to your ftp account and go to directory Blog then Content and then Themes. Simply, upload your unzipped theme folder, without making any changes on the files and log out. Now, login to your wordpress admin panel and go to Appearances, the new theme should be listed there, simply activate it and you are ready to blog.
Automatically Installing a theme automatically is faster, however, sometimes themes may not be installed properly because of slow speeds or broken links. To upload a theme automatically, login to your wordpress admin panel, go to plugins, search for a theme and simply install it. You will be required to provide the host and ftp information. Once installation is complete, go to Appearances and activate the theme you installed.
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