Hi All! I am George Pierce. This post is about installing a theme on WordPress. Above is a snapshot of a WordPress dashboard hosted by a free WordPress hosting site called Altervista. Altervista has several advantages. In addition to being free, it is comparable to paid hosting, free monetization is already built-in ~ just click Lets Earn ~ it is set and forget easy, and Altevista has some unique themes which I will be installing in a moment. To the best of my knowledge, Altervista offers all the themes so you are not limited in your choices.
Go to your WP dashboard, click Appearance in the left column, then click Themes.
Choose the theme you like. If there is a particular theme that you want, use the search box to find it.
What you are looking for in a theme is the layout, all the images and all the text are 'placeholders'. I chose the one at the top left because I prefer 3 and 4 columns. When you choose a theme, it is going to be your HOME Page. In my opinion, a pictorial overview of your recent posts gives your visitors a better feel for what your site is about, as well as helping to lower your bounce rate.
TIP: Add a featured image to all your posts and pages.
Click on Featured Image on the right column of your page or post and add an image. If you need an image, free sites, such as Pexels and Pixaby have millions of free images to choose from. The image you choose is the image that will show up on your home page, so you want to choose images that grab attention, yet are relative.
When you have decided on the theme that you want, click Activate.
Then, click on Customize. You will see something like you are seeing above, which is the overall layout. On the left column, are the controls to help you to customize. The sample page that you see above will automatically show the most recent articles and posts, which is what I want, but you also have the option to set up a static page.
Choosing a theme is as easy as finding what you want and hitting Activate.
Customizing is easier than you think, simply go down the left column, one step at a time.
Thank you for reading.
Much success,
George Pierce
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