There are some great WordPress website themes out there on the internet and most are free.It can be a difficult job to pick the best WordPress theme for your new website and if you cannot find what you want then I suggest you make your own with this simple program.

I definitely still use this program when building websites for local community groups. It gives the website a personality of its own.

Here is a more detailed post about using Artisteer to make your own website templates.

When you are building a website from scratch, installing a WordPress theme onto your WordPress installation is both easy and very important. Even if you already have a WordPress website you can easily go back and change the theme at a later date. I am a bad example for this and seem to change my themes at least once a month. It’s not my fault that the WordPress theme designers keep releasing fantastic looking FREE themes for me to download! I always find the best WordPress themes after I have just spent hours customizing one.

Install a theme – Video tutorial

In this video you will see how to install a new WordPress theme from the themes available at WordPress.org and from a downloaded theme on your computer.

Every so often WordPress gets updated and the Install theme or Add new button might move positions. Just take a good look around and you will find the right button to push.

When you are first staring out you might want to use a free WordPress Theme. I recommend premium WordPress Themes for creating a business or blog you intend to make money from.

Here are some of my favorite sites for free WordPress website themes:

http://wordpressthemesbase.com/

http://www.freewpthemes.net/

http://www.themes2wp.com/

If you have any questions about how to install a theme then please leave a comment below.