Themes can be downloaded to your computer desktop and then uploaded to your website using FTP  (file transfer protocol) and placed into the correct directory on your server.

In order to do this you will need FTP software which will transfer your downloaded files to your server. Many of these programs are available free online, the one that I use is called Filezilla.

When using filezilla   to upload your files for the first time,  you will need access to the welcome E-mail which was sent to you by your hosting company. This e-mail contains your FTP username and password which you will have to enter into your file manager.This information only needs to be entered once, after the first time you will be to connect your server using the quick connect button.

When adding a theme using this method, on the remote side of your FTP program click on  >public_ HTML   >your domain   >wp-content  >themes ….then drag-and-drop your new theme into the themes directory.

When you return to your WordPress blog administration area,  by entering  “www.yourdomain.com/wp-admin”  in the browser window and entering your username and password. Look at your dashboard on the left-hand side, click on appearance,  click on themes and your new theme should be on the page in front of you.

One tip that I can give you in order to keep things organized on your computer  is to have a file on your desktop which is called WordPress . Inside this WordPress file you need to keep one file called WordPress themes and another one called WordPress plug-ins. Then as you set up new websites you can upload your favourite themes and plug-ins to your server from one location.

Please be patient when you learning how to use an FTP program for the first time. It can be a little tricky finding your way around. If you upload something and it doesn’t work go back to your FTP program and remove the file that you uploaded and try to see what you did wrong. Usually you will find that you transfer the file an incorrect directory.

Using an FTP program will become an important part of your daily routine.

]]> http://kickinit4cash.com/how-to-upload-a-wordpress-theme-using-filezilla/feed/ 0 http://kickinit4cash.com/how-to-change-a-wordpress-theme/ http://kickinit4cash.com/how-to-change-a-wordpress-theme/#comments Sun, 02 May 2010 04:25:44 +0000 Rob http://kickinit4cash.com/?p=65 In the last video we went through how to install a WordPress blog.

This video will show you how to change a wordpress theme.

Once you get used to the process it doesn’t take more than a few minutes to go through and complete the whole installation.  Each time you go through the procedure it gets easier and quicker, you will become an expert in a very short space of time.

Very soon it will only take you five minutes to install wordpress from beginning to end.

Once you have your wordpress  theme installed it is time to change the standard default theme to another theme more in keeping with the particular industry you’re involved or your niche or micro-niche.

There are literally thousands and thousands of free  WP themes available with a simple search on Google or any search engine. Many of these themes will be perfect to your particular needs, sometimes you just need to spend some time looking through all the pages until you find a theme that suit your needs.

In this method you will select a new inside your wordpress admin area from the “add new” tab, you use the custom selector or choose from popular/recent/updated themes that wordpress suggests.

Pick one that suits your needs.

If you are happy with this particular theme, click on the activate button to install the theme on your domain. You can then click on the visit site button to see what your new website looks like.

The appearance of a new theme will be pretty basic at this time, but in the next video we will be going over some important steps to make your website look much better both for human visitors and SEO spiders from Google and other search engines.

Please watch the video below which will take you through how to change your WordPress theme.

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One of the best FTP programs is one that I use myself -  filezilla.

This program is free to download and there are numerous tutorials on Google and YouTube so that you can learn how to use it correctly.

In a future video we will go over how to upload a theme and a plug-in using filezilla.

With all of the different  themes available today all over the internet you can make your web site look any way you want.

In this particular instance I’m not talking about a hosted blog on WordPress.com but your own website on your own domain.

There are a couple of things you will need to do before you can carry out
this procedure:

• Keyword research
• Decide on a domain name
• Get your own hosting account
• Point your name servers

It’s important to decide on a market, or niche prior to buying your domain name. If your site is related to one particular niche, carry out keyword research so that your domain name contains the keyword or some of the important words in the key word phrase.

For example if your site is about dog training, which is a fairly broad term, then try to get a domain name that contains the phrase for instance “dogtraining.com.”

Next set yourself up with a hosting account, there are many good ones to choose from. If you search on Google you can usually find discount coupons for these services and you should be able to secure yourself  hosting at a reasonable rate.

Your hosting company will send you a welcome e-mail which will list your domain servers (DNS), take this information back to your registrar, log into your account and change your name servers to point them to your new hosting company.

This may sound complicated but you are just telling your registrar where your domain name is hosted.

You will also need the username and password from your welcome e-mail to enable you to log into your c panel. Please keep this information is safe but easy to find.

To log into your c panel type  www.yourdomain.com/cpanel  into your browser window.

So if you’re at this point congratulations you now have your own domain name and hosting account. Click on the video below to see how easy it is to install WordPress on your new domain.

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