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title: How to Manually Install a WordPress Theme
description: "You can easily install a WordPress theme and activate it manually. Please, follow the steps below to do so. **1.** Log in to the WordPress dashboard. **2. **From the Dashboard menu, go to **Appearance** and click on **Themes**. ![wp-dashboard-apperance-themes.gif](https://clients.domaincentral.com.au/img/wp-dashboard-apperance-themes.gif)   **3. **Click on **Add New**. ![wp-themes-add-new-button.gif](https://clients.domaincentral.com.au/img/wp-themes-add-new-button.gif) **4.** Choose **Upload…"
url: "https://www.domaincentral.com.au/help/manually-install-wordpress-theme/"
updated: "2026-09-03"
category: WordPress
---

# How to Manually Install a WordPress Theme

You can easily install a WordPress theme and activate it manually. Please, follow the steps below to do so.

**1.** Log in to the WordPress dashboard.

**2. **From the Dashboard menu, go to **Appearance** and click on **Themes**.
 ![wp-dashboard-apperance-themes.gif](https://clients.domaincentral.com.au/img/wp-dashboard-apperance-themes.gif)

 

**3. **Click on **Add New**.
 ![wp-themes-add-new-button.gif](https://clients.domaincentral.com.au/img/wp-themes-add-new-button.gif)

**4.** Choose **Upload Theme**.
 ![wp-themes-upload-theme-button.gif](https://clients.domaincentral.com.au/img/wp-themes-upload-theme-button.gif)

**5.** Click on **Browse** and choose the theme from your computer. Click on **Install Now**.
 ![wp-themes-upload-theme-browse-zip.gif](https://clients.domaincentral.com.au/img/wp-themes-upload-theme-browse-zip.gif)

**6.** It will take a few moments to install. After that, click on **Activate**.
 ![wp-themes-upload-theme-activated.gif](https://clients.domaincentral.com.au/img/wp-themes-upload-theme-activated.gif)

**Congratulations**, you have installed and activated a new WordPress theme.