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How to install a free theme

There are lots of free themes in wordpress.org website. We can easily install the themes and activate by following the steps below:

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Updated Oct 7, 2021

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There are lots of free themes in wordpress.org website. We can easily install the themes and activate by following the steps below:

STEP 1 : Login to your WordPress Dashboard and go to Appearance > Themes.

STEP 2 : Click Add New Theme.

STEP 3 : You'll see different themes of different categories. Choose your desired theme from there.

Add Themes screen with free themes to browse and choose from

STEP 4 : Click Preview if you want the preview the theme. Or click Install if you want to install that theme.

Theme card showing the Install and Preview buttons

STEP 5 : It will download the theme if you click Install. Click Activate to activate the downloaded theme.

Activate button shown after the theme finishes installing

STEP 5 : Now you can go to the Customize menu to customize the theme.

Themes screen with the Customize option for the active theme

That is the easy and simple way to download and activate a WordPress theme.

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