Suppose you are in the travel industry. You can look for themes that have been designed to keep your industry in mind. You can save your time and money purchasing a ready-made theme for your industry. A ready-made theme comes with support and regular updates. Most developers have a huge online community to help your theme-related issues. You can create a WordPress theme from scratch if you don’t find any good options.
As a blogger, you may have some questions related to WordPress theme installation in your mind?
How do I install a WordPress theme? How to install a WordPress theme on cPanel, Godaddy, Bluehost, or localhost? How to upload a WordPress theme from Admin Dashboard? How to install a WordPress theme using FTP?
How to Install A Theme on WordPress?
A paid WordPress theme is provided in the form of a .zip file. It can be installed either from the Admin dashboard or by using a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) client. Most people prefer uploading a theme from their WordPress dashboard. This option is easy and user-friendly, but sometimes an error may occur. FTP-method is usually preferred by users when the server security doesn’t allow the installation of themes from the dashboard. Hence, it is important to know both the protocols to install the WordPress theme manually, depending on the situation. Let’s look at both methods to install a WordPress theme.
How to Install a WordPress Theme from Directory?
WordPress has a theme directory. You can download the free theme of your choice. There are a few premium themes with more functionality. Hereunder are the steps to install and activate a WordPress theme for the theme directory.
Log in to WordPress Dashboard. Click on the Appearance.
You’ll get the Add New button to install a new theme. Click on it to proceed.
On the page, you’ll see themes available in the WP theme directory. You can search and install your desired theme. You can use the feature filter to find a niche-specific theme. After finding a suitable theme, hover the mouse pointer on it to see the Install button. Click on it to install that theme.
After the WordPress theme installation, you’ll see the Activate button. You need to click that button to activate the theme for your WordPress website.
After activating a new theme, you can customize it using the Customize menu. A few premium themes come with their own theme panel to customize them. tagDiv’s Newspaper theme for WordPress is the best example of such themes.
How to Upload a WordPress Theme from Dashboard?
Download the .zip file of the ready-made theme that you want to install. Then, follow these steps:
Log in to WordPress Dashboard. Click on the Appearance menu.
You can see the Add New button on the top of the dashboard. Click on it to proceed to the next step.
On the top of the page, you see an Upload Theme button. Click on it!
You get the choose file button. Click on it to browse the .zip file of your WordPress theme.
The Install Now button will be enabled. Click on it to install the theme.
Wait for the WordPress theme installation to finish. 6. Click on the Activate button. You are done!
How to Upload a WordPress Theme using FTP?
To use this method, either your control panel should offer FTP access, or you need to have independent FTP software. It would also be best if you had software that can unpack the .zip file (WINRAR, etc.) In this method, the theme is extracted and uploaded directly to the themes folder of the website. Follow these steps: You should select a fast-loading and simple to use them for a better user experience. You may need to set up many things at the server for your website’s optimal performance and functioning. Different themes require different server settings, scripts, and resources to work fine at the frontend and backend. For instance, a theme may break or not function if the WordPress installation is not updated to the most recent version. It is called compatibility issues. Moreover, theme settings are saved in the WP database. It would be best to optimize your database to improve your website and theme’s overall performance. You should always update your WordPress, plugins, themes, and sometimes server settings. Like the theme, plugins are essential parts of a WordPress website. Here is a guide on how to install WordPress Plugins. I hope this helps you and puts you one step closer to setup and install a WordPress theme. This way, your visitor will get a fast-loading and easy-to-navigate website.
