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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.

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

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

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

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

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