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In today's session, we will discuss choosing and installing the right theme for you.
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Here are the learning objectives for this workshop.
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To differentiate between the four different types of themes, to find and evaluate themes, to install and update your theme and lastly to access support for your theme.
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Let's get going.
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In short, a theme is basically a website template with a certain layout and design.
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When you use WordPress, your content is completely separated from its presentation.
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This means that the look and feel of your site can change completely by just using a different theme, while your content will remain the same.
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Let's look at an example.
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Here I am using the 2023 default theme.
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And in the next example, I have installed and activated the bounce theme, which has a very different look and feel to it.
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But the content remains the same.
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It is also important to highlight that your site won't look the same as the thumbnail or example pages of the theme you install and activate.
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It is merely an example of what can be achieved and sometimes requires specific plugins to be installed to achieve the initial appearance.
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There are thousands of free themes available in WordPress, but there are also premium themes available outside of the theme repository.
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But please take note, many free versions also offer premium packages.
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You might be asking, what type of themes are there?
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There are four types of themes to take note of.
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Block themes, classic themes, hybrid themes and universal themes.
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It might be helpful to mention that block themes and classic themes are most commonly used and that block themes are the future of WordPress.
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Let's then start by looking at block themes.
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A block theme uses blocks for all parts of a site, including navigation menus, headers, content and footers.
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Block themes allow you to edit and customize all parts of your site within the site editor.
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Let's see a block theme in action.
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I will make my way to appearance and click on themes.
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I have activated a block-based theme called 2023 and in the left sidebar, you will notice we have access to the editor.
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If we click on editor, we will be taken to the site editor and here you are able to create and edit pages.
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You can create a draft page or edit one of your existing pages.
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Next, we can also change the site-wide styles of our site or we can customize the appearance of specific blocks for the whole site.
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The site editor also allows you to set up templates.
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You can add new templates or edit the templates that come with your theme.
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And lastly, you can also manage a variety of patterns, patterns that you have created yourself or header and footer template part patterns that we of course add to templates.
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I realized that some folks might be unfamiliar with terms like styles, templates, etc.
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So please check out the resources below this video to learn more.
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There is also a wonderful new feature that allows you to preview a block theme before switching.
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When you hover over the block theme, you will see a button live preview.
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When you click on live preview, you will be taken into the site editor.
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So not only are you able to preview the site but you also get a taste of the site editor.
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And now you can go ahead and make any changes or customizations as you please.
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I will for example change the style variation and also change the font of the text.
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And now we can explore our pages, our templates, etc.
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And if you like what you see, you even have the option to activate and save the theme and the changes you have made.
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A classic theme does not use the block editor to manage the site layout beyond posts and pages.
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These use the customizer, menus and widgets to make changes to theme settings.
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And since classic themes have been around the longest, there are many more to choose from.
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Let's take a closer look at an example of a classic theme.
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When we make our way to appearance and click on themes, you will notice I have activated the 2016 theme.
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And in the sidebar settings, you will have access to the customizer and more.
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And when you open the customizer, you will be able to change all your theme settings from year.
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Please note block themes on the other hand provide great flexibility for designing and customizing your website.
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A hybrid theme is a classic theme that adopts some features of site editing like the template editor.
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A hybrid theme such as Excel still uses the customizer to make changes while also being able to create your own custom templates.
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So let's make our way to pages, open one of your pages and go to the sidebar settings on the right.
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Click on templates and here you are able to assign a page to a different template or go to a different page.
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And here you are able to assign a page to a different template or create a custom template.
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And lastly, a universal theme is a theme that can be configured completely either way as a block theme or classic theme.
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In this example, I have installed the universal theme emulsion and as you will notice, you have access to the customizer as well as the editor.
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Next, let's talk about searching and adding a new theme.
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To add a new theme, go to appearance and click on themes and at the top click on add new.
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You can search for the most popular themes, the latest themes that's been added and there's even a designated area for block themes.
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When you click on a theme, you will be able to see more details about the theme as well as a preview.
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When you click on feature filter, you will be able to search for themes according to subject, features and layout.
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What makes a good theme?
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To review a theme, make your way to WordPress.org, hover over download and extend and then click on themes.
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Here you can search for a variety of themes.
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Once you find the theme you are looking for, click on more info to find out more about the specific theme.
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On the right hand side, you will find all the information you need to make an informed decision.
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When you look at the version updates, active installations and ratings, it will give you a good sense of the overall experience others have had with this theme.
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How do I install a theme?
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To install a new theme, make your way to appearance, click on themes and select add new.
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Once you find the theme you are looking for, click on install.
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And once installed, don't forget to click on activate.
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If you have a theme in the form of a zip file, you can install it manually.
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Click on add new and then at the top, select upload theme.
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And then you can upload it from your computer.
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What about updates?
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If there are updates available, you will be notified in the top menu bar as well as the dashboard menu.
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You can navigate to the updates page and scroll down.
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And here you will find a single theme or a list of themes that have updates available.
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And from this page, you can choose to update individual themes or all at once.
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Remember to back up your site before making any updates or you can consider using a child theme.
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A child theme is a sub-theme that inherits the look and feel of the main theme and all of its functions.
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Using a child theme lets you upgrade the parent theme without affecting the customizations you've made to your site.
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Customizations are kept separate from the main theme's files, but I'll add a link to this in the resources below.
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Another option is to make your way to appearance, click on themes and go to the theme that needs to be updated.
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And at the top, you will have the option to select update now or click on theme details.
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And at the top, you will also be able to update.
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And lastly, you also have the option to enable auto updates for this specific theme.
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How do I delete a theme?
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To delete a theme, select the relevant theme and at the bottom right, you will have the option to delete.
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And lastly, how do I get support?
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To get support, make your way to the theme directory, select the relevant theme and scroll down to support.
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The best way to get help with a theme is by going to the themes related support forum to ask questions or view other tickets.
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I trust you will find the right theme that meets all your needs.
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