Title: How do install a theme
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# How do install a theme

 *  [kmkprophet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kmkprophet/)
 * (@kmkprophet)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-do-install-a-theme/)
 * I use yahoo hosting and it provides wordpress but I dont know how to install 
   a new theme.I tried uploading the zip file and it uploaded but I still couldnt
   find the theme.Then I tried to unzipping the file but when i tried to up load
   the whole file it wouldnt let me.Can some one please help?Thanks!!

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 *  [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/)
 * (@whooami)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-do-install-a-theme/#post-980644)
 * watch the video(s):
 * [http://www.village-idiot.org/theme-howto](http://www.village-idiot.org/theme-howto)
 *  Thread Starter [kmkprophet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kmkprophet/)
 * (@kmkprophet)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-do-install-a-theme/#post-980751)
 * Well that didnt do me a bit of good.I dont own winzip..So how do i fix it so 
   when I unzip the files they work by clicking the folder once?Wouldnt it be easier
   if they downloaded the way they have to upload?I mean really!! Why cant that 
   be done? just download then upload..why is not that simple?
 *  [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/)
 * (@whooami)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-do-install-a-theme/#post-980758)
 *  [annieloi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/annieloi/)
 * (@annieloi)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-do-install-a-theme/#post-980805)
 * dear kmkprophet, The same for me. I don t own winzip. Hope somebody will tell
   us more about uploading templates. !!
    Thank you
 *  [mikey1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikey1/)
 * (@mikey1)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-do-install-a-theme/#post-980806)
 * Hi there, you don’t beed to own winzip there are plenty of open source pieces
   of software, like 7 zip for example.
    [http://www.7-zip.org/](http://www.7-zip.org/)
   [@kmkprophet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kmkprophet/) you’re gonna have
   to learn about zipped files, for themes,plugins, and of course wordpress itself,
   with auto install and auto upgrade its getting easier by the day but still essential
   to know how to do it manually. watch the videos on the link whoami gave for you,
   they are excellent. Also the tutorials by figaro will be of great help. [http://educhalk.org/blog/?p=91](http://educhalk.org/blog/?p=91)
   good luck. mike.

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