Totally new – please help (customizing theme)

  • ra-ra

    (@ra-ra)


    14 years, 7 months ago

    Hi,

    I am totally new to WP and I need some help please.

    I’ve installed WP via cPanel and I found the look I want for my site in “Install Themes” so I have installed/activated it successfully.
    But now I have no idea what to do from here to customize it.
    When I click on my site address, I can see my site’s appearance has been changed to this theme, which is great, other than my website’s name on the top, obviously everything else (photos etc) need to change and I don’t know what to do.

    I’ve spent hours googling and read forum and WP website trying to find the step-by-step guidance, but I can’t seem to find the direction.
    If someone can guide me to the right direction – either advise me what is the next step / I should be doing other steps before this, or simply direct me to the right tutorial/post/document etc, that would be much appreciated.

    Thank you.

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  • PremiumWP

    (@premiumwp)

    14 years, 7 months ago

    If your using a free WordPress theme, and you want to customize it your pretty much on your own really. You won’t find any step-by-step guidance as every theme and customization is different. To customize a theme you need to be familiar with html, CSS and the architecture of WordPress themes: http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Development

    If your not familiar with html and CSS, I can only suggest you learn some of the basics in order to make changes to your site, or maybe hire a WordPress developer to make the customizations for you. Another alternative is a theme from a premium or commercial provider which includes support and some customization assistance.

    All the best

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