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WordPress uses themes, which are professionally designed templates that control your website’s appearance and layout. Whether you are building a personal blog, business website, online store, portfolio, or nonprofit website, there are thousands of free and premium WordPress themes available to help you create the look you want.
Most WordPress themes can be customized without writing code, allowing you to change colors, fonts, page layouts, menus, headers, footers, and other design elements. Many themes also work seamlessly with page builders, simplifying creating custom pages using drag-and-drop tools.
Hosted.com® WordPress Hosting provides an optimized environment to install, customize, and manage WordPress themes with ease.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
How to Install a WordPress Theme
1. Login to the Hosted.com® Client Portal using your account credentials.
2. Click the Manage Services dropdown menu and choose WordPress Hosting.
3. On the next page, choose Manage next to your domain.
4. Click Login to access cPanel.
5. In cPanel, choose WordPress Manager by Softaculous and Login.
6. Access your WordPress Dashboard through your hosting management tools.
7. Select Appearance and then Themes from the WordPress menu.
8. Click Add New to browse the WordPress Theme Directory.
9. Search for a theme that matches the type of website you wish to create.
10. Preview the theme before installing it to ensure it meets your requirements.
11. Click Install, then select Activate to apply the theme to your website.
12. Customize your new theme using the WordPress Site Editor or Customizer, depending on the theme you have selected.
Additional Information
- WordPress offers thousands of free themes through the official WordPress Theme Directory.
- Premium themes are available from many third-party developers and often include additional features and support.
- Most modern themes are responsive, allowing websites to display correctly on desktops, tablets, and smartphones.
- Themes can usually be customized without requiring programming knowledge.
- You can switch themes at any time, although some design settings may need to be adjusted afterwards.
- Many themes are designed for specific industries, including online stores, blogs, restaurants, agencies, and portfolios.
- Before installing a new theme on a live website, it is recommended that you test it in a staging environment when available.
- Keeping your themes regularly updated helps maintain website security, compatibility, and performance.
Login to Hosted.com® Account
1. Go to the Hosted.com® website Account Login page.
2. Enter your Email and Password and click the Sign In button.
3. You will see the Hosted.com® Dashboard, displaying the Manage Account menu on the left and your Account Information, Account Overview and Open Support Tickets on the right.
Login to cPanel from your Hosted.com® Dashboard
4. Click on Manage Services to view the sub-dropdown menu and select the hosting package for the domain you want to work with – in our example we are using WordPress Hosting.
5. Click the Manage button to the right of the domain name you want to access.
6. The display will now show Product Information, Quick Manage, Resource Usage and Site Statistics for that domain name.
7. Under Product Information, scroll down to Control Panel, which will display cPanel to the right, and click on the Login button.
8. The cPanel Dashboard will now be display
