How to install a theme on WordPress
One of the most popular tools for designing and setting up a website is WordPress. You don't need programming knowledge to use WordPress and you can easily use this great tool to have a great site.
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When you start designing a website with WordPress, one of the requirements you should know is the use of themes. The theme or skin gives your site appearance and style, and in addition to appearance, it gives you facilities that speed up your work. One of the most important factors that made WordPress popular worldwide was the theme or skins that were installed on it and helped you to launch your site in the shortest possible time. In this article, we teach you how to install WordPress theme without programming. And get a steady income by placing it on your website. If you do not have technical knowledge and are not interested in programming, you can easily start your site by using a theme and installing it on WordPress. Stay with us until the end of this article so that we can fully teach you how to install the theme on WordPress.
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Themes in the WordPress dashboard
In the WordPress dashboard and in the "View" section, there is a title called Themes, which can be used to install themes, customize, and also enable and disable themes. Using this section, you can activate skins and other tasks and make the necessary changes in your theme. By using the customization option, you will be able to adjust the theme according to your taste and enjoy it.
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Ways to install a theme on WordPress
To install a theme on WordPress, you can use three methods:
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1.???Installing a theme on WordPress from the WordPress repository: In this method, you install your theme by entering the WordPress dashboard and using ready-made and free WordPress themes.
2.???Installing a custom theme via upload: In this method, you install a pre-downloaded or purchased theme on WordPress.
3.???Installing the theme on the host: In this method, you enter the management panel of your host and try to install your theme through it.
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1.???Steps to install the theme on WordPress through the WordPress repository
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Step 1: Login to WordPress
In the first step, you need to login to your WordPress site. For this, it is enough to add wp-admin to the end of your website address to open the WordPress site login page for you. You can see the relevant image below. It is enough to enter the username or email address of the site in the first part and then the password (if you are asked to enter the security code) and then click on login to enter your WordPress site counter.
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Note: The username and password are the same as the username and password you created when installing WordPress.
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Second step: go to the theme section
?On the page that opens for you, you should look for an option called "appearance" and click on the "Themes" option from among its subcategories. Below you can see its image:
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As you can see in the image above, in the display option, in addition to skins, there are other items such as "customize", "widgets", "Menus" and "Theme file editor", each are used to improve the appearance and theme of your site.
Step 3: Add the theme
On the page that opens, you can see the theme that are already installed by default on WordPress. You can choose and manage one of them or you can choose a new theme and install it. Now, in order to find the theme or theme you want from the WordPress repository, you need to click on the "Add" option. You can see how it works in the image below:
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Step 4: Choose the desired theme
Search for the theme you want: By clicking on the "Add" option in the previous step, a page will open for you. On this page, there are five options that you can use to find the WordPress you want:
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Special: In this section, there are special themes that you can use for your site.
Popular: By clicking on this option, themes that are very popular will be displayed for you and you can use them.
Newest: In this section you will also see themes that have been recently presented.
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Favorites: By clicking on this option, you can get the themes that you have added to your favorites on wordpress.org.
Features filter: In this section you can specify what filters should be applied to search for the skin you want. For example, if you are looking for a skin with four columns, you can do this in the design section by activating the "four columns" check box. After choosing a filter or filter, you need to click on apply filters and then go to search.
Below you can see the image of the search page and the four options:
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As shown above, just search for the name of the theme you want in the designated section. After a few seconds, the themes you want will be found and you will be able to install it.
Step 5: Install the theme
Now that you have found your theme in the WordPress repository, you need to install it. If you like, you can learn more about this theme or theme by clicking "Details & Preview" before installing.
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In the image above, you can see how easy it is to start the installation process or easily see the preview of this theme. Start installing the theme on WordPress by clicking on "Install". By clicking on this option, you will see an image like the one below, which shows that the installation of the theme is in progress, and the installation will be finished in a very short time:
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Step 6: Activate the theme
After the installation is complete, you will see an option called "Activate" which will ask you to activate the theme you have installed. You can see the relevant image below:
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At this stage, you just need to click on this option so that the theme you installed will be activated for you. The side option is also for you to view the shell live. For example, if we click on "live preview" for the twenty seven theme before activation, we will see the image of our site in the form of this theme. Once you click Activate, your theme installation is finished and you can see your activated theme in the " theme" section.
2.???Steps to install a custom theme on WordPress
As you know, many WordPress themes are not free, and therefore you have to buy them from theme and plugin sales sites, such as Themeforest, and then install them on your WordPress. For this, you need to go through steps in WordPress that are really very simple and convenient.
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First step: enter the themes section
Enter the " theme" section in the "appearance" section of the WordPress dashboard and click on the "Add" option in that section. So far, everything is similar to installing the theme from the WordPress repository. Most likely, you have already guessed what to do when a new page opens. Just click on the "upload theme" option to upload the theme you downloaded. Below you can see the image related to this work:
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Second step: loading the theme
When you click on "Upload theme", a section like the one below will appear for you, where you can upload your theme. Just click on Choose File and then upload your downloaded theme as a zip. Below you can see the image related to this work:
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Step 3: Install the downloaded theme
After you have uploaded your theme, it is time to install it. Just click on the install option next to your file to start your installation.
Step 4: Activate the installed theme
After you click install, the process of installing your theme will begin and the installation will be finished in a very short time (of course, how long it takes to install a theme depends on its volume and the heavier your file is, the more it installs It will also take longer). After the installation is finished, like installing through the WordPress repository, you will be presented with two options: Activate and Live Preview. By clicking on the preview, you can see your site in the form of this theme before activating it. Click on "Activate" to activate the theme for you.
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3.???Theme installation steps in cPanel
Although it is much easier to install a theme or theme through WordPress itself, sometimes you have to install it through a host for some reason. Learning to install the WordPress theme through hosting has its own benefits. In this section, we want to explain to you how to install the theme in cPanel:
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Step 1: Log in to your host
At this stage, you must first enter your management panel. For this, you need to enter your username and password and enter the CPanel management panel. After entering it, click on file manager and enter it.
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Step 2: Navigate to your themes folder
Enter your themes folder via /public_html/wp-content/themes/. You can see its image below:
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Step 3: Upload the theme
Now at this stage, click on the Upload section above to upload your theme zip file, now you need to unzip the theme you downloaded. This is easily possible and you can easily do this by clicking on your uploaded file and selecting the Extract option.
Step 4: Log in to your WordPress
After extracting the zip file, log in to your WordPress and go to view and "themes" to see your installed theme there (if you don't see it, then there must be something wrong). Activate the installed theme by clicking on the "Activate" option and use it.
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Download the skin or theme from GitHub
GitHub is one of the most prominent websites for downloading all themes of software for programmers and developers. You can visit this site to download all kinds of themes. The address of this site is www.github.com. If you are not a member of this site, you must register first. Just click on the green sign up option and easily become a member by entering the requested information. To download the theme you want, just enter the themes section and after choosing your theme, click on the green Clone Or Download option and at the end click on the Download ZIP option so that the desired file and format is downloaded and you can use it. Save in our computer system.
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How to edit a theme in WordPress?
Through the WordPress editor, you will be able to easily make changes in your themes. Before making changes, be sure to make a backup copy of all your themes so that you can use them in case of problems. To edit and change the theme or theme in WordPress, you need to go to View> Theme Editor, open the editing page. You can see the relevant image below:
When you click on "WordPress Editor", a page will open for you that looks like this:
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In the section indicated above, you must select a theme to edit. In the lower part, which is marked with blue color, you can edit the header, footer, sidebar, posts, pages, theme function and other things. After you've made your changes, you can click "Update File" to save your changes.
Install your site theme now!
The WordPress theme shapes your WordPress site's appearance and you can use it to attract people better. You can choose a suitable theme according to your needs and install it according to one of the methods described in this article. We have fully explained these things in the WordPress training course, so you can learn all these things in more detail. Was the article on installing a theme on WordPress useful for you? Have you encountered any problems while installing the theme on your WordPress? Share your comments and questions below this post for us.