Method 1 : Installing Themes with the Uploader
To install themes with the WordPress theme uploader:
- Download the theme.zip from theme forest
- Note:some browsers (e.g. Safari) automatically extract zip files. Right click on the download link and select “Save Linked File As”, which will allow you to download it as a zip file.
- Login to WP Admin
- Go to Appearance > Themes
- Click on the “Add New” button, then click on the “Upload Theme” button
- Upload the theme.zip file (Note:it is the theme.zip, not the theme-psd.zip that you just downloaded from theme forest )
- Activate the theme
Method 2 : Installing Themes with FTP
If the WordPress theme uploader fails, you may install the theme with a FTP software. To install themes via FTP, you need to have a FTP software. If you don’t know how to use a FTP software, follow the tutorial on FTP. Here are the basic steps on uploading themes to your server:
- First, extract the theme zip (Note:it is the theme.zip) on your local computer
- Connect to your server via FTP
- Go the the WordPress root folder on your server, then go to “wp-content > themes” folder
- Upload the theme folder that you extracted from the zip onto the “themes” folder
- Then login to WordPress admin, go the Appearance > Themes
- You should see all the uploaded themes. Click on the “Activate” link to activate the theme (see screenshot below)
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