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Home » How to a Install WordPress Theme Easily

How to a Install WordPress Theme Easily

December 2, 2018 Leave a Comment

As a WordPress enthusiast or a beginner trying to create your first WordPress website you may want to know how to install WordPress theme after installing the core WordPress. There are thousands of free WordPress themes available along with the premium themes that you can download and install.

install wordpress theme

A WordPress theme is the heart and soul of your website that gives your website its desired look, feel and functionality.

It doesn’t have to be complex and that’s why we have created this step-by-step tutorial to simplify WordPress theme installation.

Things to remember before you Install WordPress Theme

Installing a WordPress theme pretty simple if you install WordPress theme on a fresh WordPress installation but if you are installing a theme on an existing WordPress installation which has an old theme running then you have to take a backup first of your WordPress install and database.

Install WordPress Theme through WordPress Admin Theme Search Option

There are few different ways in which you can install WordPress theme so let’s explore how to install a theme through WordPress Admin theme search option.

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With this option you don’t have to download a theme prior to installation and by performing a simple search the wordpress.org database would pull up all the available free WordPress themes.

First Step is to login to your WordPress admin area. Next, click on Appearance » Themes.

add theme

Once you are on the themes page, click on the Add New button at the top.

add new theme

On the next screen, you will have the ability to select from various options that you see such as Featured WordPress themes, Popular WordPress themes, Latest WordPress themes, search for a specific theme, or search for themes with specific features.

theme search

Based on your search parameters you may see a single theme or a list of themes. In our case, we searched for the construction theme.

wordpress theme

When you see the theme that you want to install, simply bring your mouse on top of the image. This will reveal the install button, preview button, and details button. Go ahead and click on the install button.

install theme

WordPress will automatically install your chosen theme and show you a success message along with the link to activate or live preview.

Click on the activate button to activate the theme that you have installed.

activate theme

Note: Depending on the theme that you have chosen, it may need additional WordPress plugins that you may need to install in order to configure the theme properly and make it work.

Use Upload Method from WordPress Admin to install WordPress theme

The above theme search method to install WordPress theme only allows installing themes that are available in the WordPress.org database or theme directory.

So we are exploring this second method that allows you to install WordPress theme manually which is downloaded or purchased from a different source.

There are various websites where you can find free WordPress themes as well as paid versions of professional WordPress themes that you can install using the theme upload option through the WordPress admin.

A WordPress theme always comes in a zipped format which is compressed whenever you download it from any theme provider’s website whether it’s a free theme or a paid theme.

After you download your chosen theme the step is to login to your WordPress admin area and click on Appearance » Themes similar to the first method.

Once you are on the themes page, click on the Add New button at the top.

On the next screen, click on the Upload Theme button at the top. This upload theme button allows you to install wordpress theme from zip file.

upload theme

You will be prompted to choose the zip file that you downloaded earlier. Select the file and click Install Now.

Once your theme is installed, you will see a success message along with the link to activate and preview the theme.

Click on the activate button to activate your theme after the installation is complete.

activate upload theme

Depending on the theme that you have chosen, it may need additional WordPress plugins that you may need to install in order to configure the theme properly and make it work.

Note: The theme upload option is only available if you are using the self-hosted WordPress.

In case you are using WordPress.com then you won’t have the theme upload option if you want to install WordPress theme as mentioned above.

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