How to Add New Wordpress Skin?

There are many themes available for download that will work with your WordPress installation.

This tutorial demonstrate how to install new wordpress skin on your blog.

If the theme that you are installing provides instructions, be sure to read through and follow those instructions for the successful installation of the theme.

To add a new theme to your WordPress installation, follow these basic steps:

1. Download the theme archive and extract the files it contains. You may need to preserve the directory structure in the archive when extracting these files. Follow the guidelines provided by your theme author.
2. Using an FTP Client to access your host web server, create a directory to contain your theme in the wp-content/themes directory provided by WordPress. For example, a theme named Test should be in wp-content/themes/test. Your theme may provide this directory as part of the archive.
3. Upload the theme files to the new directory on your host server.
4. Once theme is uploaded, you need to select and set this theme as Active theme.
5. Log in to the WordPress Administration Panel.
6. Select the Presentation subpanel.
7. From the Available Themes section, click on theme title (or theme screenshot) for the theme you wish to activate.
8. To view the new look, click View Site at the top of the Panel’s screen.

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