Jul/090
Uploading WordPress Themes
This is a tutorial for beginners to WordPress, who want to add themes to their blog.
Here is a video to help you out:
All the applications downloads can be found in this blog.
1) First you want to find the theme you want.
You can find WordPress themes all over the web, but not all themes are free. Here are some places you can find themes:
100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes
2) Once you find a theme and click download, it will probably be in a .zip file. I use the WinRAR program to open these files, although WinRAR is not necessary to open .zip files, it is necessary to open .rar files if any of the themes come in that format.
3) In you un-zipping program, i choose to un-zip the theme file to my desktop, but you can choose where, just make sure you remember where you un-zipped them.
4) Now, you may use the FTP program of you choice, or use a web-bassed FTP client, but if you want a free desktop FTP program you can use FileZilla.
FileZilla Download (Windows XP-7/Mac/Linux)
(For FileZilla) Configure your web server settings in the File>Site Manager… Menu. Then connect to your site. Now go to the following directory: /public_html/wp-content/themes and place the theme file in the themes directory.
Relax, it may take a bit to upload all of the files depending on the size of the theme.
(Note: Some themes may come with multiple files. Files like: Theme, Plug-ins, ect. Just places the content of those files in the corresponding file under the wp-content directory. )
5) Now, log into your WordPress account by going to: http://www.(yourdomain).com/wp-admin
Then go under your Appearance, and Themes.
You should now see the theme you uploaded on the list. Just click on the theme, and preview it, and in the upper right-hand corner of that windows, click Activate (What ever Theme is is) to apply it to your site.
Hope that helped. If you need further help on your WordPress website, please contact me at: contact@youonpictures.com or send me a message on on of the following YouonPlaces, you can find on the right side of this website. Thanks!
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