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title: How To Install A WordPress Theme
description: "# How To Install A WordPress Theme To install and activate a new WordPress theme using the WordPress administration interface, follow these steps: 1. Log in to WordPress as the administrator. (https://example.com/wp-admin) ![clicking on apperance then themes in wordpress Conor…"
url: "https://conorbradley.co.uk/kb/how-to-install-a-wordpress-theme/"
updated: "2022-05-05"
category: Website Software Setup Guide
tags:
  - hosting
---

# How To Install A WordPress Theme

# How To Install A WordPress Theme

To install and activate a new WordPress theme using the WordPress administration interface, follow these steps:

1. Log in to WordPress as the administrator. (https://example.com/wp-admin)

![clicking on apperance then themes in wordpress Conor Bradley Digital Agency](https://conorbradley.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/clicking-on-apperance-then-themes-in-wordpress-Conor-Bradley-Digital-Agency.png)

1. On the left-sidebar select appearance then themes

![clicking on add new on the wordpress themes dashboard](https://conorbradley.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/clicking-on-add-new-on-the-wordpress-themes-dashboard.png)

1. Click Add New.

![installing wordpress themes conor bradley digital agency](https://conorbradley.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/installing-wordpress-themes-conor-bradley-digital-agency.png)

1. There are two options you have for selecting your new theme. You can either search the available themes on WordPress then click activate.
2. The other option is to upload a theme you have downloaded in a .ZIP file.
3. To upload this file press the upload theme box
4. Click choose file. This will open a dialogue box where you need to select your downloaded theme
5. Hover over the theme you've uploaded and selected Activate.

 

 

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