How To Import A New Template To Wordpress

This feature is available on sites with our WordPress.com Pro plan. If your site has ane of our legacy plans, this feature is bachelor on Business and eCommerce.

In improver to our collection of themes, you tin upload 3rd-political party themes to your WordPress.com site, including themes from WordPress.org, popular marketplaces like Themeforest, and fifty-fifty themes you have custom-fabricated for your website.

This guide will bear witness you how to upload whatever theme to your WordPress.com site.

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Quick Steps

To upload your theme, follow these steps:

Download the theme'south .zip file.
Go to Appearance → Themes in your site'southward dashboard.
Click the Install Theme button in the summit right corner.
Preview or activate the theme.

Continue reading this guide for more detailed steps.

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Download the Theme .goose egg File

Kickoff by downloading the theme's .zip file from wherever yous purchased the theme. Practise not unzip the file.

For themes from WordPress.org, clicking Download on any theme will relieve the .aught file to your computer.
If you (or a developer you lot hired) created your own custom theme, save it as a .zip file.
For themes purchased through Themeforest/ Envato, yous must choose the Installable WordPress file only option when downloading the theme:

From the Download options, Installable WordPress file only is the correct one. — For Themeforest themes, choose the **Installable WordPress file only**

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Upload the Theme File

One time you take the theme's .zero file, follow these steps to upload information technology to your WordPress.com site:

Go to Advent → Themes in your site'southward dashboard.
Click Install Theme:

The Install Theme button is on the top right of the Themes page.

Drag the theme's .cypher file into the box. Alternatively, yous can click the box, locate the theme's .zip file on your calculator, and double-click to add it.

When you click Install Theme, you can click the box to upload the file, or you can drag them into the section that says "Drop files or click here to upload".

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Preview or Activate the Theme

If yous're ready to start using the theme right away, click Activate:

To preview the theme before activating it, click Try & Customize to see a live preview. Here, y'all can adjust some theme settings earlier applying the theme to your site. Click Save & Activate when you're done adjusting the settings and ready to actuate the theme.

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Set up Your Theme

Afterward activating a theme on your site, y'all'll want to set up it up to look exactly how you desire. Every theme is different, just these general tips volition help you lot get started:

Refer to your theme's setup instructions. Any proficient theme volition come up with guides/ documentation that shows you how to use the theme.
Sometimes a theme will require some plugins to be used with information technology. Go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and look for a discover at the pinnacle to install the theme's recommended plugins, if whatsoever.
Check for demo content you can add together with your theme.
Get to Advent → Customize to check for any theme setup options you lot can customize.

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If yous are using a theme that WordPress.com did non create, we are express in how we can aid y'all with it. We recommend that you contact your theme'due south back up service. They will be the most familiar with the theme and tin can offer good support.

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Where to Find Themes

If you've already looked through the WordPress.com theme showcase, just haven't nonetheless found the perfect design for your site, there'due south no need to worry – there are thousands of themes out there for every type of website imaginable.

First, read our advice on choosing the perfect theme.

Here is a listing of popular places for third-party themes:

themeforest.net
templatemonster.com
thebestdesigns.com/themes/
colorlib.com/wp/free-wordpress-themes/
thebestdesigns.com/themes/
mojomarketplace.com/themes/wordpress
elegantthemes.com
themeisle.com/wordpress-themes/
rockettheme.com/wordpress/themes
themify.me

Adjacent: Create a Child Theme.