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We’ll be posting a short video tutorial here every Saturday during Zero to Hero, to help out you visual learners. Today, we’ll walk you through choosing and activating a theme.
If you’ve been following along with Zero to Hero, you should have tried out a few different themes this week. If you weren’t quite clear on how best to explore and try out our over 200 themes, don’t worry! We’re here to help with this video tutorial.
Let’s go pick a theme!
Beautiful!
Hungry for more info about themes? Check out these resources:
- Theme Showcase at theme.wordpress.com
- How I Chose My Theme: Bloggers Chime In
- Let’s Talk About Themes, Shall We?
- Premium Theme support forums — get help from the theme authors of your premium theme
- Theme Thursdays on the WordPress.com blog — new themes announced every Thursday!
Is there a specific WordPress.com feature or task you’d love to see covered in video format? Let us know in the comments!
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I’m still playing around with that twentyfourteen theme. Lots of features I didn’t know existed before!
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This is so useful! I always get lost in the dashboard, there are so many features and settings! Thanks!
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I did it! I changed my theme! I feel like I have graduated from kindergarten to first grade. I’m not a hero, but I am moving in the right direction. Thanks so much for these wonderful daily tips. I am loving them.
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How do I access a saved draft of a new post?
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Go to Dashboard > Posts > All Posts and hover over the draft post title and then click “Edit”.
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I accidentally clicked on “activate” instead of “preview” and instantly lost my current premium theme. I guess there is no recourse for me in this case…sighs.
I would love a feature that searched all the details of the themes better. I’d like to search by the term “serif fonts” or “easy readability”, which might also include darker font colors. Many people cannot read the tiny, skinny, pale, blue-gray, fonts. Trying out each theme is time-consuming. And, as I’ve proven, can be dangerous.
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