Title: Updating theme
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Updating theme

 *  Resolved [kinkate18nic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kinkate18nic/)
 * (@kinkate18nic)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updating-theme-8/)
 * Hello,
 * I have version 2.0.4 as of now, am new to wordpress so want to know how I can
   update to new theme. Just download the latest and install, or I have to follow
   some procedure to keep the settings intact.
 * Thanks

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 *  [Alexander Agnarson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alxmedia/)
 * (@alxmedia)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updating-theme-8/#post-4551233)
 * Hi!
 * >  How to upload it: You can do one of the following:
   > 1. Delete the current theme in admin panel, upload the new zip file via admin,
   > activate it
   >  2. Delete the current theme folder via ftp and upload the new 
   > one 3. Change the old theme folder name to eg. theme-old via FTP, then upload
   > the new zip via admin
   > Your admin panel settings will be saved, so you don’t have to worry about them.
   > You may need to press save once in Theme Options for the settings to be re-
   > added.
 *  Thread Starter [kinkate18nic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kinkate18nic/)
 * (@kinkate18nic)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updating-theme-8/#post-4551246)
 * thank you very much

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 * Last reply from: [kinkate18nic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kinkate18nic/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updating-theme-8/#post-4551246)
 * Status: resolved