Title: Install new theme Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # Install new theme * [jsing802003](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jsing802003/) * (@jsing802003) * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-new-theme/) * I have a new issue. First question is that I used Godaddy Host connection to install WordPress and I use “www.nestinvestors.com” as the root directory. Should I change that in order to upload the new template, because after I FTP the file it’s not giving me the option to select the theme from the “design” menu, what should I do? Viewing 7 replies - 1 through 7 (of 7 total) * [Roy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gangleri/) * (@gangleri) * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-new-theme/#post-799784) * You just upload the theme to your themes folder (/wp-content/themes) and make sure you don’t have “nested folders” (/wp-content/themes/**themename/themename**) then things should be just fine. * Thread Starter [jsing802003](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jsing802003/) * (@jsing802003) * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-new-theme/#post-799786) * Ok, so in other words I just need to set up the directory folders and leave the folders empty, because if I used host connection to set up wordpress all I need to do is point my files to the folders? Would that be a safe assumption? * [Roy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gangleri/) * (@gangleri) * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-new-theme/#post-799787) * Actually no. How did you get the WP files on your server? I only know the FTP- way myself. In any case, when you download and unzip the WP file, you will already have folders, such as /wp-admin or /wp-content and subfolders such as /wp-content/ themes. When you put the WP pack on your server, the folders will automatically be there (that is to say: you uploaded them yourself). When you look on your server (with FTP or the file manager of your control panel), you can see the WP folders, right? * [konzine](https://wordpress.org/support/users/konzine/) * (@konzine) * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-new-theme/#post-799788) * Im just going to use Root in place of “www.nestinvestors.com”. * The folders you should see as soon as you open the ftp connection should be : 1. images included wp-admin wp-content wp-includes * And a whole bunch of other junk. Open the folder “Content”. Open the folder “ Themes”. Make a new folder in here, and for now lets name it “Example”. * So, it would be (including root for fun) Root/Wp-Content/Themes/Example. You HAVE to have a few things in order for your theme to appear. You need : 1. index.php (note the small case “i” on index..) style.css * If these things are NOT in the directory, your theme aint showin up bub. * Thread Starter [jsing802003](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jsing802003/) * (@jsing802003) * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-new-theme/#post-799796) * Well Gangleri I uploaded wordpress using godaddy “Host Connection” and they automatically uploaded it to my computer. However the root directory is “www.nestinvestors. com.” This is were I get lost, because it then after, gives me this page to modify my directory [CLICK HERE](http://codex.wordpress.org/Giving_WordPress_Its_Own_Directory), at this point this is when I try to modify it and as you can see Konzine, that’s when I get all that junk and start from starch again. * [konzine](https://wordpress.org/support/users/konzine/) * (@konzine) * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-new-theme/#post-799799) * My suggestion. * Get an FTP handling software, like fireftp for mozilla. * Download a fresh, brand spanking new .zip’d WordPress. * Empty the contents of the .Zip, to a folder on your Desktop. * Take everything INSIDE the folder on the desktop (So you want to be grabbing all that “junk” we were talking about before) and drag it INTO your root directory. * THEN! Go through the install process again. * Once installed, upload a theme as stated in my previous post. * Go to your Admin tools, change the theme, have wordpress and then somehow profit. * Thread Starter [jsing802003](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jsing802003/) * (@jsing802003) * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-new-theme/#post-799808) * Will do, thanks! Viewing 7 replies - 1 through 7 (of 7 total) The topic ‘Install new theme’ is closed to new replies. * 7 replies * 3 participants * Last reply from: [jsing802003](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jsing802003/) * Last activity: [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-new-theme/#post-799808) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics