How to use FTP and Install a WordPress theme | start a blog and make money
TweetThe 5th step of the coaching series – “Start a blog and make money” a video is available for you to watch below.
After you had successfully installed WordPress blogging platform on your domain, now is the time to install a good looking theme. and we are going to need an FTP software for this.
there are lots of good FTP softwares around but I personally use Core FTP Lite. it’s a free software available for download so there’s no need to worry…
you can download it here: http://www.coreftp.com/download/coreftplite.exe or just simply search on google for the keyword “core ftp”.
FTP softwares btw are softwares used to upload files from your computer to your desktop or vice-versa, download files from your website to your computer.
anyways, after you had successfully downloaded the file, install it on your computer and you’re good to go. ;)
Open up the file and this is what you’ll see:
Just type in the required information. all you’ll need to fill up are the site name, host/ip/url, username and password area. after that’s done just hit hit connect and you’re ready to upload a theme for your website.
on the video I’m going to show you, I used the Ultimate blogging theme as The example theme that we will be using for this tutorial. if you don’t have the UBT yet, I recommend you getting one since it’s the best theme I found online so far, and good price too!
you can however download a Free WordPress theme just about anywhere on the net by simply google-ing it. but I would always recommend the ultimate blogging theme for you to use since it’s very user and google friendly plus it looks good so you might as well get one. ;)
Check out UBT here: http://www.elie-palima.com/ultimatebloggingtheme
after that’s done, Watch the video below on how to install a wordpress theme using ftp:
here’s a full screen version of the video:
http://www.elie-palima.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/THEME/THEME.html
here’s a summary of what I did to install the theme:
- downloaded core ftp
- installed core ftp and configured it on my computer
- downloaded a theme (in this case, I used “UBT” ultimate blogging theme)
- Uploaded UBT to – public_html/wp-content/themes directory
- Logged in wordpress control panel by typing “http://mydomain.com/wp-admin
- Activated UBT on my wordpress control panel
after you had successfully installed a blogging theme on your blog, now is the time to get to know about how to use wordpress a little bit. which I am going to talk about on the next lesson on how to start a blog and make money.
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July 11, 2010
5:36 pm #comment-1
Do you know any other site offering the Ultimate Blogging Theme for free? :(
I need it really badly for my blog :D
regards,
jaja
July 12, 2010
11:25 pm #comment-2
Actually, just got it today FOR FREE after spending hours searching for it in Google :)
I’m so happy I didn’t have to spend money for it :D
July 13, 2010
2:55 am #comment-3
Cool. You just told The Whole world that you’ve just downloaded Carl ocab’s theme Illegally. lols.
July 31, 2010
7:28 am #comment-4
I don’t really think it’s illegal. I mean, I didn’t make use of any bots or hacks or so. Anyway, I respect your opinion. I think it is very unfair for others too.
August 1, 2010
1:05 am #comment-5
you should pay for it.. :-P it’s a good product you know. and what are you talking about? it’s completely illegal.. it’s just like you’re stealing from carl ocab.
August 1, 2010
2:20 am #comment-6
Hmm.. I kinda get your point.
Anyway, it doesn’t necessarily have to be that way.
As long as you didn’t hack or won’t abuse it, it’s not considered illegal. Plus, do I have to contact Carl and say, I downloaded the UBT for free. Now I’m going to pay it.
Again, I do respect your opinion and I hope you would respect mine too.
Thanks
August 1, 2010
3:29 am #comment-7
well, I sure hope you do pay for it. :-)
if I’m not mistaken, I remember it to be a $97 product, and you’re currently using it FOR FREE… well, that sounds very ‘un-illegal’ to me…
oh, and yeah. That’s a good idea. you should definitely tell carl about it. just to clear your conscience up a bit. lols
btw, What I said was not an opinion, those were facts. and yeah it’s totally unfair for others who paid for the theme.
I guess that’s what separates the good guys from the ‘bad’ lols.
November 4, 2010
2:21 am #comment-8
money making is the name of my game,i like to make money online and offline ..
December 3, 2010
2:02 am #comment-9
money making is really needed if you want to have some financial security for your own life :*`
January 25, 2011
7:52 pm #comment-10
*”, I am very thankful to this topic because it really gives useful information -:;
March 31, 2011
3:44 pm #comment-11
Blog is very important technique from SEO point of view and to make it more efficient there are many ways. Thanks for your post I do not know about this.