What is good with the WordPress CMS is that you can change theappearance of your blog or your website whenever you want and as many times as you want, without your content being affected.

In this tutorial we will show you how to install a WordPress theme. But before we start, if you have never installed WordPress, find out How to install a WordPress blog in 7 steps.

Then, let's go back to why we are here. 

For automatically change the WordPress theme of your blog going through the dashboard, click on "Appearance" then "Themes" :

Dashboard appearance

If your blog or website is brand new, you will find the WordPress themes Twenty Seventeen, Twenty Fifteen, Twenty Sixteen or Twenty Nineteen, already installed by default. You can choose to leave them but as they are very sober, I urge you to look for another much more presentable WordPress theme.

If you do not know how to do it, discover How to search, install and activate a WordPress theme on your blog

One of the methods is to click the button "Add a theme"   below the others WordPress themes delivered natively

Dashboard add theme

You will be redirected to a new page which offers some WordPress themes free

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Go to the search bar and enter the name ou the key word of the searched WordPress theme, the list of WordPress themes will automatically filter through the feature Ajax. 

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If you don't have a specific theme name in mind, you can do a global search by applying search filters like: the color, the number of columns, the width, ... etc. Dashboard add wordpress theme

NB : For a blog, I advise you to choose a WordPress theme with two columns (the main column where the articles appear and the Sidebar), no more.

You can see the preview of any WordPress theme without having to install it, just click on the button " Overview " which is under each WordPress theme. And if you want more details about it, just click on the button " Download ".

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Once you have chosen your WordPress theme, just click on the button "Install" and then activate it. Depending on its flexibility, then you should probably go through the stage of customizing your theme (color, layout of widgets, configuration of your social network accounts, logo, etc.).

Try to make your website or blog as personal as possible, so that it is different from other blogs that use the same WordPress theme as you.

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NB : It is very important to know that once a WordPress theme is activated, the old configuration is lost. So be careful before activating any WordPress theme.

The other way is to search and download your Zip theme directly to your hard drive. Then transfer it to your blog as in the picture

On the Add Themes page, click the button Upload a theme :

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Choose the file on your computer and click on Installer.

The question that some will surely ask is: "Where to find WordPress themes? "

Well, just go to Google and type for example the query " free wordpress themes You will have dozens of free resources.

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You also have WordPress sites that offer premium resources like ThemeForest. On the latter you will find an impressive number of WordPress themes whose quality and features are significantly superior to those of free themes.

Here, be creative, have fun and above all don't forget that theappearance of your blog is just as important as its content. 

Discover also some premium WordPress plugins  

You can use other WordPress plugins to give a modern appearance and to optimize the handling of your blog or website.

We offer you here some premium WordPress plugins that will help you do that.

1. WPBakery Page Builder for WordPress

Have you ever noticed how much time you waste manually coding layouts? No more trials and no more mistakes with shortcodes or CSS! Now you have everything you need to create anything and for any page. Yes, WPBakery Page Builder works with all WordPress themes!Wpbakery page builder for wordpress

Say hello to the most popular WordPress page builder plugin! WPBakery Page Builder is easy to use with drag and drop support on its visual constructor of pages, which will help you create any layout you can imagine. Access the Frontend editor (Inline editor) or Backend at any time. Yes, Page Builder Pagers comes with 2 types of editors, allowing you to choose your preferred environment. 

In addition, WPBakery Page Builder gives you full control over the responsiveness of your layouts. Automatically create responsive websites or adjust the preferences you need to make sure your WordPress website is perfect on mobile or tablet.

Save money on purchasing different devices with WPBakery Page Builder Page Builder Responsive Preview available right out of the box.

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2. Slider Revolution

Revolution Slider is an innovative and responsive carousel WordPress plugin that displays your content beautifully. Whether it's a slider or a carousel, its visual editor drag and drop will allow you to tell for example the history of your company, to highlight your best products, your best articles and more

Slider revolution wordpress plugins create slide shows website slides

Its features are: excellent slide creation interface, slide design by drag and drop, a fully responsive layout, perfect management of multimedia content, optimized performance, multilingual support, delivered with nearly 340 graphic elements, many slide show templates offered, compatibility with the majority of WordPress themes excellent customer support, touch screen support, free and regular updates, documentation and video tutorials available and much more.

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3. Menu Hero

This plugin allows you to create your own personalized WordPress menu in a few easy steps. It allows you to easily and intuitively create an elegant and professional WordPress menu. 

Hero menu responsive wordpress mega menu plugin

From the most complex, feature-rich mega menu, to the simplest drop-down menu, the WordPress Hero Menu plugin sets up any type of menu and gets it up and running in minutes.

In terms of features it offers among others: perfect operation on PC, tablet and smartphone, from Custom CSS to add your own menu styles, a mega menu builder, several supported browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Opera, IE9 and more.

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Recommended Resources

Also check out other recommended resources that will help you optimize, personalize or secure your website or blog. 

Conclusion

Here ! That's it for this tutorial. We hope it helped you install your WordPress theme

However, you will also be able to consult our resources, if you need more elements to carry out your projects of creation of Internet sites, by consulting our guide on the WordPress blog creation or the one on Divi: the best WordPress theme of all time.

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