Installing or upgrading a WordPress Theme
So I got a question today: How do I install a WordPress theme?
After finding your new theme it’s very easy to install your new theme. Here is the quick guide:
- Unzip your theme
- Upload your theme to the themes directory
- Enable your theme from your WordPress dashboard
You can use WinZip or my favorite zip utility WinRar to unzip your new theme. Next you’ll need to upload the theme directory to your WordPress theme directory ( /wp-content/themes/ ) using a FTP client such as SmartFTP.
The last step is to log into to your WordPress dashboard and click on Presentation or Design. Then just click on the screenshot of your new theme.
Upgrading your theme is just as simple, follow the same directions as above, the only thing you’ll do different will be to overwrite the old theme, or rename the directory incase you need to fall back to the old one.
I use an even easier method than this — I first installed the plugin one click installer then use that to install all my themes and plug ins — it has made my life so much easier!
I highly recommend it to any WP user!
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