Installing a WordPress Theme

Important: If you get a message that says Error: missing style.css stylesheet, then you must open the theme package you just tried to upload and install the theme .zip file inside of the package.

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Install Theme via Theme Uploader

  1. Download and unzip the theme package (Note: Some browsers such as Safari will also unzip the contents when you download them, so you must rezip the theme folder in order to upload the theme via WordPress uploader.)
  2. Log in to your WordPress Dashboard (i.e.: examplesite.com/wp-admin)
  3. Click on Appearance > Themes
  4. On the Themes page, click the Add New button on the top of the page
  5. Click the Upload Theme button
  6. Choose the [themename].zip from your theme package download.
  7. Press the Install Now button
  8. Back on the Themes page, click on Activate

Install Theme via FTP

  1. Download and unzip the theme package
  2. Locate the [Theme Name] folder inside the the theme package folder
  3. Connect to your server using a FTP client and open the wp-content folder
  4. Open the themes folder
  5. Upload the [Theme Name] folder from the theme package folder and place inside the wp-content/themes folder on your server
  6. Log in to your WordPress Dashboard (i.e.: examplesite.com/wp-admin)
  7. Click on Appearance > Themes
  8. Back on the Themes page, click on Activate