Upload and Install a WordPress Theme

 

Upload and Install a  free/premium/own Theme in WordPress

What is WordPress (WordPress.org)? And How to process on it?

WordPress is a CMS (content management system) which is used by over 33% of the websites. It’s a free and open-source CMS which is written in PHP.

As we know, WordPress is mostly used CMS. If you want to use WordPress as a CMS, Simply go to your hosting and install it.

After that, you need to change your WP theme as you want. Remember, WordPress theme is a bundle of files which make your website or blog more beautiful and add essential functionality to incorporate with.

We’re going to provide you each and every process to find, upload and install a WP theme on your website in WordPress. It’ll be your ultimate step by step guide for adding WP free themes from the WordPress theme treasure and also for premium themes from any marketplace or your own designed WP theme.

There are a lot of sources where you can find out WordPress themes. But you can choose a free theme you like from WordPress repository or you can simply upload your premium theme through your WordPress dashboard. We’re going to show you each process to upload a free WordPress theme & premium theme as well and how to install booths in WordPress.

We’re going to cover

How do I install a free theme on WordPress

How to upload and install a WordPress premium theme manually

FAQs

WordPress free theme installing process step by step

1. Login to your wordpress dashboard

2. On your wordpress dashboard, on the left side you’ll find Appearance, select Appearance and then select themes. This is the area where you can manage all your themes, WordPress by default shows some themes here.

3. Then click on add new button, then search typing your website category in wordpress repository.

4. Now select a theme which suits your website (you can use the preview function to make a decision) and click on the install button.

5. Then click activate button

This is how you can add a free wordpress theme and install it to your website.

How to upload and install a premium WordPress theme manually

There are a lot of sources where you can navigate and choose the best wordpress theme for your Blog or websites. You can also hire a theme developer to create unique and custom themes for your WP websites.

WordPress premium theme installing process step by step

1. Firstly, you have to choose a beautiful theme from any marketplace, then buy it from them.

2. Download your theme, it’ll be a .ZIP file.

3. Then login to your WordPress dashboard and click on Appearance and then Themes

4. select add new then click upload theme

5. Now choose Upload Theme and click on Choose file (choose .zip theme file from your file location and click open) then click on open.

6. now click install button

7. A new (theme name) segment will be added in your WordPress dashboard 

8. You may need to install some plugin and activate it to work your theme properly. You’ll find them in you Plugins area.

Hopefully, this step by step guide helps you to upload & install a free or premium theme in wordpress.

FAQs

Can you install themes on free WordPress?

Yes obviously, you can install free themes in wordpress. You can either follow our steps on themes from wordpress repository or if you downloaded a free theme from anywhere, you can follow the steps shown in WordPress premium theme installing process step by step.

Can I upload my own theme to WordPress?

Yes, you can do so. You may follow the steps shown in WordPress premium theme installing process step by step.

How to add theme in wordpress

Simply follow the process, login to your WordPress dashboard then, Appearance>themes>add new> search wordpress free themes from wordpress repository “or” upload .zip file of a premium/free wordpress theme for your websites or blog>install.

How to install wordpress theme from zip?

Sometimes, uploading a premium WordPress theme is not being so easy. When you buy a WP theme from a third party they provide you a .zip file. But sometimes it can’t be uploaded cause they have a main theme .zip file inside the .zip file. In this situation, you need to unzip that file, then upload your .zip theme file. Now it’ll be done.

When you buy a theme from Envato they provide both main & child themes inside the downloadable .zip file. Simply unzip then upload theme or child theme in your WordPress dashboard and install then activate it. All done.

How to install wordpress theme manually

Simply follow, From your WordPress dashboard go to Appearance>themes>add new> search WordPress free themes from WordPress repository “or” upload .zip file of a premium/free WordPress theme for your websites or blog>install.