How To Have A Great Blog using WordPress Themes

Posted on September 21, 2007

Having a great looking blog is made easy with WordPress Themes. There are hundreds of Themes the choose from to give your site a unique look. WordPress makes it easy to Install different WordPress themes. Let’s walk through four easy steps to get you on the way.

1. Pick your favorite theme using the WordPress theme viewer. Using the viewer you can test run themes to see what they will look like. You could always use Google to find great WordPress themes. Today I came across Karen Blundell’s website that has a some XHML template themes. Once you’ve located a theme you will need to download it.

2. Upload your theme. After downloading the theme you will need to extract and upload it to the themes directory on your site. The theme directory is located wp-content >> themes.

3. Activate your theme by accessing the Presentation page in the admin section of WordPress. In your admin area locate and click the Presentation link. The presentation page will show your active theme and all available themes you have uploaded. Click on the theme and it will active it.

4. Edit your theme using the Theme Editor. For those feeling a bit adventuresome you may want to add your own logo, background picture, or make minor changes to the look of your theme. To make those changes you will use the Theme Editor. The Theme Editor is located on the Presentation page. From this page you can really do some damage to your page… or not. The Theme Editor will allow you to: