WordPress Tutorial – How to Activate a New WordPress Theme
May 17th, 2009 by admin
This Intermediate-level WordPress tutorial shows how to change your theme when your site is hosted on wordpress.com. It also shows you how to find a new theme on a site like themes.wordpress.net, download it to your computer, unzip and upload it to the wp-content – themes folder on your web hosting server, and activate it using Dashboard – Presentation. If you need help with using FTP software (required for this tutorial) just send me a comment.
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May 17th, 2009 at 12:48 am
i can’t activate some themes, the ones I like the most, he stuck en then there is no activation button..
May 17th, 2009 at 12:48 am
I’ve learned A LOT from your videos, thank you for taking the time to do these. Ok, this has been driving me absolutely crazy and maybe you know the answer – I need the very simplest of themes, just an empty box – that’s it. No nav. buttons, nothing, zip.. and I can’t find it anywhere. I don’t really want to learn how to create themes unless thats my only option – any suggestions? It just has to look clean, I can adjust background color.
May 17th, 2009 at 12:48 am
thanks a bunch
May 17th, 2009 at 12:48 am
Hey McBuzz – great tut there! Thought I’d share mine with you as I am sure your readers may want to know of this free software (no, I am not paid for sharing this software). I just happen to have a wordpress blog.
May 17th, 2009 at 12:48 am
Hi Unique,
In WordPress version 2.3 and earlier, the Theme option is located under the “Presentation” tab. In tutorial about how to change a theme, this is what you see. My tutorial was done when v 2.3 was current.
However, in earlier this year, WordPress version 2.5 was released. In this new version of WordPress, there is no longer a “Presentation” tab. Instead, it’s called the “Design” tab. If you click on the “Design” tab, you will see the Themes option, where you can select a new theme.
May 17th, 2009 at 12:48 am
um….i have been working on my website for the past 3 days. People keep telling me to click the “presentations” button buthow do and get there (where can i find it). its so confusing. i want to make my own theme as well…..n e advice
May 17th, 2009 at 12:48 am
Then you don’t have to pay to change the theme? well I just don’t know how you uploaded the theme, i think you already had a window opened when you dragged the files to that window. where do i find that window?
May 17th, 2009 at 12:48 am
No. You can always change your theme. What happens when you try to follow the tutorial?
May 17th, 2009 at 12:48 am
do you have to upgrade your account to change the theme? cause i’ve been trying to do this sinceeeeeeeee………….
May 17th, 2009 at 12:48 am
U R Welcome, fizdosani! -Mark McLaren
May 17th, 2009 at 12:48 am
thanks mark, it help me alot !
thanks for info
May 17th, 2009 at 12:48 am
Cool. My pleasure. Let me know what other topics you would like to know about. I need some ideas.
-Mark
May 17th, 2009 at 12:48 am
Great Tutorial help me a lot .
Thanks dude rly:)
May 17th, 2009 at 12:48 am
FTP software is required for this tutorial. If you need help with FTP software, just send me a comment. -Mark McLaren