Complete WordPress Theme Installation Tutorial and Precautions, and Where to Download Themes

Previously sharedWordPress Plugin Installation Tutorial, now let's introduceHow to Install a WordPress Theme, and also tell you where to download WordPress themes and the pitfalls to watch out for during installation.There are two main methods for installing WordPress themes: online installation and upload installation.Below are the detailed steps for theme installation methods.

Installing Themes Online via the Backend

Installing themes online from the backend's Theme interface is the most convenient method. The steps are as follows:

1. 在WordPressIn the backend, navigate to Appearance → Themes.
2. Click the „Add“ button to access the WordPress Theme Directory.

3. Continue searching for the desired theme. You can browse the „Feature Filter“ option, which allows you to filter your search by subject, features, and layout. Additionally,if you know the name of the desired theme, you can directly search for the theme you want to install.。 4. Once you have found the selected theme, click the „Install“ button to initiate the theme installation.5. After successful installation, click the „Activate“ button to set it as the default theme. You can also preview how the theme will look on your site via live preview. That„s it! Your theme has been successfully installed and activated. Tip: Due to network issues, servers in China may currently experience failures when installing themes using this method.

Installing via Backend Upload

Installing themes via the Admin Dashboard upload method is suitable for themes downloaded from websites or purchased themes not found in the backend search. The specific steps are as follows:

1. Go to the „Appearance“ section in the WordPress Dashboard.
2. Click the Add New button, then select the Upload Theme button.
3. Click the „Choose File“ button to select the .zip file of the chosen theme, then click „Install Now“.

4. After installing the theme, you can activate it by clicking the „Enable“ button.

Installing via FTP Upload

FTP is not suitable for beginners; uploading via FTP achieves the same effect as uploading a theme from the Admin Dashboard. Before uploading a theme via FTP, remember to unzip the theme.

1. Log in to your server using FTP and go to the wp-content/themes/ folder in the remote site column.
2. Find your theme folder in the left window, right-click and upload it to the server's theme folder.
3. Once uploaded, you can see the new theme in the WP Appearance interface.

After uploading the theme, visit your WordPress Admin Dashboard to activate the theme. 4. In the WordPress Admin Dashboard, navigate to Appearance → Themes. 5. Find the theme you just uploaded and click the „Activate“ button. You can also perform a live preview.

Where to Download WordPress Themes

Download WordPress themes; since it's downloading, you'll definitely go online to get them. 1. The first recommended website isWordPress official theme directoryhttps://cn.wordpress.org/themes/That is, the theme section in the WP Admin Dashboard. It's more convenient to view on the website than in the blog Admin Dashboard; you can connect to the theme author's published page to see the Demo.2. Another recommendation is those found via Baidu search,dedicated WordPress theme sharing websites.However, be careful: this is just to share where you can find nice themes on those sites, but it is recommended that once you find the corresponding theme, download it from the theme author's website to ensure the theme's security.3.themeforest, a website dedicated to selling paid WordPress themes https://1.envato.market/We2DOthemeforest Theme Forest, many excellent paid themes. If you have a commercial website, you can find many excellent themes there, ready to install and use. A small amount of money saves the cost of hiring someone to customize a theme, offering high cost-effectiveness.

Precautions for Installing WordPress Themes

1. Do not install cracked WordPress themes.Unless you are 100% certain that thecracked WordPress themeyou downloaded is safe, do not install it. For the security of your website, it's better to forgo that theme than to install a cracked theme downloaded from the internet.2. Read the theme instructions before installing.Different themes may have different requirements, such as PHP version, required plugins, settings needed after installation to make it work, etc. Review these carefully; otherwise, the site may not open or display a white screen after installation, which would be troublesome.3. Read theme prompts carefully; do not click buttons randomly.This mainly targets the scenario of installing from the WordPress admin dashboard online. Many foreign WordPress themes, especially the more flashy ones, will prompt you after installation that to achieve the complete theme effect, you need to install corresponding plugins and import demo data. However, these prompts are in English. If you don't understand English, don't click randomly. First, use translation software to translate the prompts, then proceed. Otherwise, you might mess up your website's data (the data won't be lost, but it will add a lot of English content, which can be manually deleted). Finally, for beginners, consider purchasing a paid theme within your budget. This can save you a lot of time, allowing you to focus your energy on blog content creation.4. Pay Attention to Font Modification and Blocking for English ThemesForeign themes basically reference Google Fonts, which are unusable in China. This can cause the website to fail to open or open slowly. Therefore, you need to disable Google Fonts to ensure domestic access is not affected. If you don't know how to modify the code, simply install a plugin. Disable Google FontsWordPress Plugin Installation TutorialThe above is the WordPress theme installation tutorial and WordPress theme precautions shared by Naibabiji.

How to Delete a WordPress Theme?

If you have tested many themes and don't like them, how do you delete them? There are two methods to delete a WordPress theme. Method 1: Directly in the WordPress admin dashboard Themes section, hover your mouse over the theme you want to delete, then click Details, and then click Delete. Method 2: Delete directly via FTP in the themes directory. (Method 1 is recommended) The above content isHow to Install a WordPress Themeand the method to uninstall a WordPress theme.

What to Do If WordPress Theme Installation Fails

You might encounterWordPress Theme Installation FailureThe general reasons and solutions are as follows:

1. Environment does not meet requirements, e.g., PHP version is too low;
2. Theme download is incomplete;
3. Theme upload location is incorrect;
4. Theme folder permissions are incorrect;
5. Issues with the theme itself;
6. Theme requires companion plugins to work.

The points above are common situations for WordPress theme installation failure. You just need to diagnose and solve them one by one.