{"id":12,"date":"2014-06-29T06:26:59","date_gmt":"2014-06-29T05:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buyerlinkage.com\/?p=12"},"modified":"2017-09-02T09:20:23","modified_gmt":"2017-09-02T08:20:23","slug":"install-wordpress-themes-or-templates-in-4-easy-steps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buyerlinkage.com\/install-wordpress-themes-or-templates-in-4-easy-steps\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Install WordPress Themes or Templates in 4 Easy Steps"},"content":{"rendered":"
WordPress is one of the best and the most popular content management systems or\u00a0platforms <\/strong>available today. It can offer some highly interactive interface as well as other great features.\u00a0WordPress<\/span><\/a>\u00a0is a web software you can use to create a beautiful website or blog but what makes it even more beautiful is the theme or template you use. In this article, we'll be looking at how anyone can install WordPress theme or template in 4 easy steps.\u00a0<\/span>The good news with WordPress is that you are not limited by the theme to install as you can always change your WordPress theme or template any time you wish to do so.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n To download a theme, all you need to do is to go through search engine on your browser and simply type “WordPress themes”. You will be presented with two options: free themes<\/strong> and premium themes<\/strong>. There are several free but great templates that you can choose from, but remember you may not be able to access some features, which may be important for your website or blog\u2019s performance.<\/p>\n Alternatively, you can choose to purchase the premium WordPress themes or templates. When it comes to this, you will need to carry out some research on websites with premium WP themes and find those that offer competitively priced themes and a wide variety to choose from. Once you settle on either free or premium template then run a demo of it to see how it will appear on your site or blog. You can the click the download link. You will receive your archived theme on your download folder.\u00a0There are lots of reliable Premium themes at affordable prices on Themeforest<\/a><\/p>\n You remember that file you downloaded was archived (.zip). In order to install it, you will need to extract it onto your PC. Ensure that you extract it to a folder that is easy to access. If possible, you can extract it to your desktop. You may need to have installed WinZip or any other good archiver if your computer does not have it already.<\/p>\n Once you have completed the extraction, you can now upload the complete folder of your template installation into a folder with the name of yourwebsite.com\/wp-content\/themes\/. So far, the best way to effect such uploads is via File Transfer Protocol (FTP) using a trustworthy FTP client like Filezilla<\/a> or CuteFTP<\/a>.<\/p>\nSteps For Installing a WordPress Theme or Template<\/h2>\n
Step 1: Download the theme or template online<\/h3>\n
Step 2: Extract the theme<\/h3>\n
Step 3: Upload the files or folder<\/h3>\n