Tutorial
How To: Install A WordPress Theme
Installing an Organic Theme onto your site is a straightforward process. The video above demonstrates how to install a theme through your site’s dashboard as well as through FTP (the FTP client in the video is called ‘Transmit’). The instructions below describe the same process.
Note: If you do not have a copy of your theme’s files, then you can download them in your Organic Themes’ account page.
WordPress dashboard
- Navigate to Appearance > Themes within your site’s WordPress dashboard.
- Click the ‘Add New‘ button at the top of the page.
- Then click the ‘Upload‘ button at the top of the page.
- Choose the .zip file of your Organic Theme from your computer and click ‘Install Now.
- Activate your theme when ready.
Note: If you downloaded your theme files using the Safari browser, then it’s possible that they may have been unzipped automatically. If this is the case, then you will need to re-zip your theme folder (this is the ‘compress’ option in OSX) before attempting the upload.
FTP
- Unzip your zipped theme folder.
- Access the location on your server which has the ‘wp-content’ folder.
- Navigate to wp-content > themes.
- Upload your unzipped theme folder to the ‘themes’ folder.
- Access your site’s dashboard, and navigate to Appearance > Themes to confirm that the theme has been succesfully uploaded.
- Activate your theme when ready.
