Title: Upgrades and Layout.css
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Upgrades and Layout.css

 *  [mythusmage](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mythusmage/)
 * (@mythusmage)
 * [22 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upgrades-and-layoutcss/)
 * My host provides WP 1.0. I’d like to upgrade to 1.2, how is that best done?
    
   Also, I’d like to change the layout css to Kings “Dots”. How do you get that 
   done? Finally. Do you think the answer to the second question could be added 
   to the wiki? Alan

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 *  [Root](https://wordpress.org/support/users/root/)
 * (@root)
 * [22 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upgrades-and-layoutcss/#post-52074)
 * OK. When you say your host provides WP that is fine. But WP does not need access
   to any part of your server except your own web space. There is therefore nothing
   to prevent you installing Word Press in any directory in your domain. I am assuming
   you have ftp. You do not need to trouble the server admins at all. What you will
   need though is to be on a server that includes at least on mysql db in your account.
   As to Q2 all things to do with style are in the file wp-layout.css.You can download
   the css for any site you like (assuming the owner doesn’t mind ) and simply upload
   the file to the directory with the file named as wp-layout.css Worth keeping 
   a copy of the original file of course in case it blows up. To alter the file 
   if you need to I would strongly advise that you do not use the edit template 
   function in wp admin which is for emergency use only when you are away from your
   own machine. Instead simply open your local copy in any text editor and have 
   a good look at it. When you are ready – start hacking. Then ftp it to your server.
   Good Luck. Post again by all means.
 *  Thread Starter [mythusmage](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mythusmage/)
 * (@mythusmage)
 * [22 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upgrades-and-layoutcss/#post-52077)
 * Root, unfortunately not all if your reply is showing up in the field. It is, 
   in a word, getting truncated.
 *  Thread Starter [mythusmage](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mythusmage/)
 * (@mythusmage)
 * [22 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upgrades-and-layoutcss/#post-52079)
 * BTW, pestering them is what a host’s tech support is for.
 *  [Root](https://wordpress.org/support/users/root/)
 * (@root)
 * [22 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upgrades-and-layoutcss/#post-52086)
 * My post looks fine from here. But I am on Firefox. Performance in other browsers
   can be erratic.
 *  [NuclearMoose](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nuclearmoose/)
 * (@nuclearmoose)
 * [22 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upgrades-and-layoutcss/#post-52102)
 * mythusmage,
    Most of the templates will have installation instructions with them.
 *  [carthik](https://wordpress.org/support/users/carthik/)
 * (@carthik)
 * [22 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upgrades-and-layoutcss/#post-52104)
 * mythusmage,
    Download the version of wp you want and install it yourself. [http://wiki.wordpress.org/index.php/StyleCompetition](http://wiki.wordpress.org/index.php/StyleCompetition)
   thats the link to the instructions in the wiki.

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