Uploading new themes

Hi,
Did you try to use first some of the theme that are available in the WordPress Directory?
https://www.ads-software.com/extend/themes

video tutorial
https://www.village-idiot.org/archives/2008/06/13/how-to-upload-a-wordpress-theme/

Hi doron1974, samboll.
Thanks.
I’m currently using a default theme from wordpress, and as mentioned before wordpress (rather than webpress) is hosting my blog.
After downloading a theme, where do I upload this to?
With wordpress as host, i can only change the themes with a selection of other themes they have provided.
Also how do i change elements of the blog using the dashboard?

Thanks so much.

Simpley download some themes and upload them to the wordpress\wp-content\themes\ folder of your installation and they will be available to you in your admin panel for use. In your admin panel you can try them before actually installing them by jut clicking on any one.

thanks!

I am also new to WP – tried to upload a couple themes vai ftp to my host to the /wordpress/wp-content/themes folder. I can see the two new theme folders in the directory along with the classic and default WP theme folder. But neither of the new themes are accessible thru the admin. These are the files in one of the theme folders:

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style.css
archive.php
archives.php
author.php
comments.php
footer.php
functions.php
header.php
ie6.css
ie6hoverfix.htc
ie6pngfix.htc
ie7.css
image.php
images
index.php
js
lang
links.php
logo.png
options
page-3col.php
page-hidecomments.php
page-nosidebar.php
page.php
readme.txt
screenshot.png
search.php
searchform.php
sidebar.php
sidebar2.php
single.php

These are files in the other theme directory:

archive.php
comments-popup.php
comments.php
footer.php
functions.php
header.php
images
index.php
Installation Instructions.txt
page.php
screenshot.jpg
search.php
searchform.php
sidebar.php
single.php
style.css

Any ideas on why this isn’t working? I apologize in advance for my lack of knowledge here.

Thanks

Hey rorrot, I’m having the same problem. Figured it out yet?

Success! Finally found a guy at Godaddy who helped me – part of the problem was that I was uploading to the wrong directory! Sounds funny but the file structure on the host is hard to understand without some help if you’re like me.

But when I did find the right directory, I uploaded the zip file that was downloaded for the theme – and then unarchived it at the server right in the directory. It works now! Hope that helps hreeman. One thing I like about Godaddy is that there is always someone there to help, 7/24. Sometimes you just have to find the person that understands WordPress better than the last.

Simply reading the Codex FAQ on uploading themes would have solved your problem before it became one. There is also an excellent video on this by one of the regulars on support, whooami. Ovbiously neither of you did any research at all before doing this.