How To Install A WordPress Theme Easily (3 Methods To Check Out)

In this blog, we will look at three popular methods to install a WordPress theme on your site. Though there are many themes to choose from WordPress repository, we recommend to pick only those that are attention-grabbing, SEO-optimized, and have 4+ ratings.

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With that finished, now it’s time to get back to the main subject of this content. However, prior to that you must have a look at the introductory part as well.

Beautiful themes are the foundation of gorgeous-looking WordPress websites. The role of these themes become even greater when it feels compatible with all the other elements on your site. So, in order to avoid any issues created by themes, it is important to install them from trusted sources only. Because if you install a theme from untrustworthy sources, it could hinder your website performance. Apart from that, you could also lose out your current active theme that was working properly in the first place.

Now, let’s see what are the different ways to install a WordPress theme on your site.

Method 1: Install And Activate Themes Through Your WordPress Dashboard

Let me make it clear before you proceed any further that this method is actionable to install themes from the WordPress repository only. The nice thing about this method is you don’t really need to download the themes manually and then upload it on your site. Instead everything can be done just within your WordPress website.

To search themes, go to Appearance > Themes > Add New.

Here you will see multiple themes that can be used to give a new look to your site.

If you like any of the displayed themes on your computer screen, simply take your mouse pointer to that theme and click on the Install button.

Post this action, WordPress will download that theme and prepare it for your use. If you want you can activate it immediately or leave it for later.

In the same way, you can search for any theme and install it on your website.

What you may like about your search experience in the WordPress repository is that as soon as you type something in the search box, the search function starts finding it from the available data. That means, you can view results even before you hit Enter.

Besides that, if you don’t like what you see, you can click on other tabs like Popular and Latest and find the theme of your choice.

Even better, use the Feature Filter option to find out the themes that suit your liking.

In a rare case, if you don’t find any theme that matches up your taste simply contact our Wordpress developer experts to get specifically designed custom themes. For your service we have deployed skilled designers and developers that are perfect at creating elegant and SEO-optimized custom themes for your WordPress website.

Taking a U-turn from that, now it’s time to dive into the the second method to install a WordPress theme:

Method 2: Upload Your Favorite Theme Through Your WordPress Dashboard

To help you understand better, I must say this method is similar to WordPress plugin installation that you might have done before.

Now, let’s start the theme installation process by going to Appearance > Themes > Add New > Upload. Select your theme file by using the “Choose File” button and then gently press Install Now.