{"id":615,"date":"2025-12-26T07:35:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T06:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/?post_type=manual_kb&#038;p=615"},"modified":"2026-02-04T16:08:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T15:08:07","slug":"how-to-install-a-theme-on-a-wordpress-based-website","status":"publish","type":"manual_kb","link":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-to-install-a-theme-on-a-wordpress-based-website\/","title":{"rendered":"How to install a theme on a WordPress-based website?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"translation-block translation-block-merged\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Installing a new <em><strong>theme on WordPress<\/strong> <\/em>is a simple process that can be done in a few simple steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Log in to your WordPress dashboard:<\/strong> Navigate to your website&#8217;s URL and add \/wp-admin to the end. Enter your login credentials to access the dashboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"mybox-3966444445\" class=\"mybox-content mybox-entity-placement\"><div class=\"early-access-banner-inpost\">\r\n  <div class=\"banner-left-inpost\">\r\n    <div class=\"icon-box-inpost\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/square-info-icon.svg\" alt=\"Info\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"text-box-inpost\">\r\n      <span class=\"label-inpost\"><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Early access<\/span><\/span>\r\n      <h4><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Still need help?<\/span><\/h4>\r\n      <p><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Contact our customer service team.<\/span><\/p>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"banner-right-inpost\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/panel.mybox.com\/helpdesk2\/v\/list\/\" class=\"banner-button-inpost\"><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Message us<\/span><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"translation-block translation-block-merged\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Go to Appearance:<\/strong> Once you&#8217;re logged in, go to Appearance in the left sidebar menu. This will take you to the themes page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Search for a theme:<\/strong> When you click <strong>the Add<\/strong> button, you can search for a specific theme or browse through the available options. You can filter themes by feature, layout, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"758\" src=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/wpthemes-website-1024x758.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/wpthemes-website-1024x758.png 1024w, https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/wpthemes-website-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/wpthemes-website-768x569.png 768w, https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/wpthemes-website-16x12.png 16w, https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/wpthemes-website.png 1202w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"translation-block translation-block-merged\">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Install the theme:<\/strong> Once you&#8217;ve found a theme you like, hover over it and click the Install button. <em><strong>WordPress<\/strong> <\/em>will download and install the theme for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Theme Activation:<\/strong> Once the theme is installed, you can activate it by clicking on the Activate link. This will make the theme live on your website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By following these steps, you can easily install a new theme on your <em><strong>WordPress<\/strong><\/em> website. Keep in mind that you can always change or remove a theme if you&#8217;re not happy with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, you can also install the theme by uploading the theme in .zip format. To do this, go to <strong>Appearance &gt; Themes &gt; Add &gt; Upload Theme to the server<\/strong>, then select the theme&#8217;s zip file from your computer and click <strong>Install<\/strong> Now.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","manualknowledgebasecat":[25,125],"manual_kb_tag":[190,2796,2797,2798,2799,2800,2801,2802,2803,2804],"class_list":["post-615","manual_kb","type-manual_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","manualknowledgebasecat-hosting","manualknowledgebasecat-websites","manual_kb_tag-wordpress","manual_kb_tag-wordpress-dashboard","manual_kb_tag-wordpress-admin","manual_kb_tag-install-wordpress-theme","manual_kb_tag-install-theme","manual_kb_tag-theme-installation","manual_kb_tag-theme-activation","manual_kb_tag-activate-theme","manual_kb_tag-upload-wordpress-theme","manual_kb_tag-upload-theme"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb\/615","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/manual_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb\/615\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4197,"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb\/615\/revisions\/4197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"manualknowledgebasecat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manualknowledgebasecat?post=615"},{"taxonomy":"manual_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb_tag?post=615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}