1. Downloading wordpress version as a folder as well as a zip file
To download wordpress version go to the browser and browse wordpress.org. Then you will see a download option button of writting "wordpress". Press on the button and the download will be executed as a zip file. Now unzip this file and get a folder named "wordpress".
2. Downloading WordPress based any theme
If you want to use any ready mat custom theme provided from developer outside of WordPress theme directory, otherwise any free or purchased premium theme, download that theme's .zip file from the browser or source in your pc.
3. Installing the wordpress
In your localhost c drive inside xampp folder, there is a another folder named "htdocs". Put inside htdocs this wordpress folder inside contents. Now run in the browser by writting "http://localhost". For the localhost first of all you have to run xampp server.
And, for the live server, using your web hosting cpanel details, you enter in the live server. In the live server there is a most populated folder named "public_html". Inside this folder you put this wordpress folder inside contents. Now run in the browser by writting your domain name that you provided from the domain provider.
Now when you will browse, it will want from you some info e.g. database name, password, hostname. So you should create first a database. Now fill up these fields with the info. Then after steps you will get a website general information putting field. Fill up the field and enter the WordPress dashboard after login.
Staying in wordpress dashboard, From the appearance option select any default theme or install any new theme and make active as current. Now you may customize the theme and run the website in the browser. You may see the website layout that you designed or customized.
4. Installing any WordPress Theme
There are many free and paid wordpress theme in the market. You may use free themes or can purchase premium themes. Usually I preffer premium themes for the website that can work properly. Free theme updating can cause an issue. So better to use paid themes.
For the free theme, go https://wordpress.org/themes/ site and select any theme to download. The theme will be downloaded as a zip file.
When download is completed, in the WordPress dashboard admin panel go to the appearance option and then select theme option. Now you may see "add theme" button. Click on the button and add the theme by selecting the downloaded theme zip file and then activate it. Now you are ready with the theme for your wordpress website.
5. Installing WordPress themes through FTP
If you have WordPress theme in your local pc, you can upload this theme to live hosting place through FTP. It is really for advanced user to upload or install to online server that otherwise can cause your live website to offline during deleting and modifying files. To do this follow the below steps :
You should have FTP hostname, username, password and FTP client as Filezilla.
a. Open Filezilla in the browser, put login details and click Quickconnect.
b. Then window appear two parts, as left part Local site and right part Remote site with a root directory as /rootdirectory/web/content/wp-content/themes
c. From the local site window select the theme where it is saved and upload it to the right as destination.
d. You have uploaded the theme to WordPress in your cPanel successfully. Now go to WordPress dashboard from the new browser tab and open Appearance option and activate the selected theme.
f. Now enjoy the theme.
6. Change WordPress theme safely for your site new look
When you are going to change theme for your WordPress website, then better before take backup of this site. After that try to change theme to get new look for your website. Without taking site backup before, it may cause any issue, so be careful for the change.
7. Activate WordPress theme
There has been WP theme installed. Now license key should be put for the premium theme activation that you have purchased. License key can be for one or ones more website. License period can be for one year or forever. As example, Avada license key is used to forever.
8. The themes are free on WordPress
As free, flexible and ready theme, you can use the Flash. This theme is used for multipurpose. The responsive theme is an ideal for business purpose modern and professional website. This is consist of premium features as free theme.
9. Keeping updated on themes
To keep your site as secured and better SEO supported, you need to keep the site updated up to date. During updating the site can lose the customization of any page. So to keep the site modification as current without losing design, better to use a child theme for this main theme.
The child themes have facilities for successful update of the main theme. These give safe update. Here your main theme has safe with the associated child theme update.
6. Change WordPress theme safely for your site new look
When you are going to change theme for your WordPress website, then better before take backup of this site. After that try to change theme to get new look for your website. Without taking site backup before, it may cause any issue, so be careful for the change.
7. Activate WordPress theme
There has been WP theme installed. Now license key should be put for the premium theme activation that you have purchased. License key can be for one or ones more website. License period can be for one year or forever. As example, Avada license key is used to forever.
8. The themes are free on WordPress
As free, flexible and ready theme, you can use the Flash. This theme is used for multipurpose. The responsive theme is an ideal for business purpose modern and professional website. This is consist of premium features as free theme.
9. Keeping updated on themes
To keep your site as secured and better SEO supported, you need to keep the site updated up to date. During updating the site can lose the customization of any page. So to keep the site modification as current without losing design, better to use a child theme for this main theme.
The child themes have facilities for successful update of the main theme. These give safe update. Here your main theme has safe with the associated child theme update.
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