Manage your WordPress themes

Definitions

A WordPress theme is a pre-designed template that provides a visual layout and style for your WordPress website.

Before you start

✅ You can install and use any type of theme you’d like on your WordPress website.

❌ Avoid using themes with no recent updates or deprecated (outdated) code.

⚠️ Perform theme management actions one by one to avoid crashing your website or generating errors.

Step by step

Activate a theme

1. Log in to your WordPress admin dashboard

2. Hover over Appearance

3. Click on Themes

4. Click on the Add New Theme button

5. Search for a theme

6. Once you’ve found a theme, hover over the theme and click on the Install button

7. Once installed, click on the Activate button

Deactivate a theme

1. Log in to your WordPress admin dashboard

2. Hover over Appearance

3. Click on Themes

4. Find the new theme you want to activate and hover over it

5. Click on the Activate button on the new theme. This will automatically deactivate your previous theme.

Delete a theme

1. Log in to your WordPress admin dashboard

2. Hover over Appearance

3. Click on Themes

4. Hover over the theme you want to delete and click the Theme Details button

5. Click Delete