A Beginner's Guide on How to install WordPress Theme

After installing Wordpress on your server, Now you need to install wordpress theme on your website. Now in this tutorial I will provide you the step by step guide on installing Wordpress theme. Here is how to install a new wordpress theme.

There are two ways to install WordPress theme on your Website/Blog. In this post I have covered the two most useful way to install Wordpress theme. Actually, it is not very hard to install a Wordpress theme. It hardly takes more than 5 minutes in installing a Wordpress theme. Here is how you can install Wordpress theme using FTP and WP Dashboard. Follow the instructions given below to install a Wordpress theme.

• How to Install a WordPress theme using Wordpress Dashboard

 Step 1. Installing a Wordpress theme

• Login into your WordPress Dashboards
• Click on the Appearance button left side.

• Now click on Themes button. 
• A new page will open with your current WordPress theme details. Now click on “Install Themes”. See the picture below.

• A new window will open, here you can search themes according the various category. You can also install a third party theme here. See the picture below.
• To install a new wordpress theme which you have already downloaded or purchased. Click on Upload button.

• Now select your Zip file of Wordpress theme by clicking on choose file link and then click on “Install Now” button.

Step 2. Activate the WordPress theme

• Now a window will open which say “Theme installed successfully”.
• Now click on Activate button, see the picture below.

• A new window will open with the details of your new theme you have just installed.

• Cheers! You have successfully installed a Wordpress theme on your site. 

• How to Install a Wordpress theme using FTP

In this method of Wordpresss theme installation, you can install your Wordpress theme using your FTP program. Learn How to install Wordpress theme using FTP.

Step 1. Installing a WordPress theme by FTP Upload

• Unzip the WordPress theme file you have download.
• Login to your FTP manager and find wp-content/themes folder.
• Now upload these non-zipped theme folder into the /wp-content/themes/ folder on your server.

Step 2. Activate Your Wordpress theme.

• Once the theme is uploaded, you need to activate it.
• Navigate to Appearance >> Themes and activate the theme you have just installed.
• That’s it. You have successfully installed a new Wordpress theme on your server. 

Hope you like this tutorial to install a Wordpress theme and will help you to installing a Wordpress theme on your blog. This is the easiest way to install a new WordPress theme. If you have still any issue regarding Wordpress theme installation feel free to ask me via comment box below.