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Old 07-17-2009, 11:21 AM How to install a free website template?
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Hi all,

I have downloaded a free website template but I don't know how to install it. These are what comes in the zipped folder: style.css, images folder, html file. Do I just upload the files to my web host through ftp?
I have only used wordpress and blogspot before.

Please kindly provide me with the steps to edit and install a free website template. Thanks.
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Old 07-17-2009, 01:07 PM Re: How to install a free website template?
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Unzip and upload all files and folders. Everything is usually there. You should end up with an index.html page in your root when done.

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Please kindly provide me with the steps to edit and install a free website template
We can't really do that without seeing the html, css, etc. You'll have to dive into that yourself or hire someone to edit your template.

Is this a Wordpress theme? Do you understand if this is an html theme, it won't be editable like a Wordpress website? This text will be hard coded into the html.

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Old 07-17-2009, 01:09 PM Re: How to install a free website template?
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First off You'll have to login with your ftp to your hosting site,
Then drag + drop to the ftp, it should upload automatically.

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Do I just upload the files to my web host through ftp?
Basically yes.

You'll have to make sure that the files, images, sytle.css are in the right place.
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Old 09-29-2009, 09:12 PM Re: How to install a free website template?
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hi i am new to the site. i just downloaded a website template,(pretty much the same setup as Forumplaces)how to i enter it into my html coding? i am typing all my coding in Notebook.

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Old 09-30-2009, 04:01 PM Re: How to install a free website template?
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how to i enter it into my html coding?
HUH ?

The template is ALREADY CODED, what more do you need ? Open the HTML files in the template and add what you need.
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Old 09-30-2009, 04:20 PM Re: How to install a free website template?
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HUH ?

The template is ALREADY CODED, what more do you need ? Open the HTML files in the template and add what you need.
i know that, but WHERE do i put it!
(beside the body tag,html tag,title tag)
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Old 10-06-2009, 01:39 PM Re: How to install a free website template?
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You can edit the HTML and CSS files with any Text Editor.

What you can do is, open the INDEX file on your computer in your browser so you can look at it. Then, open the INDEX file in notepad so you can see the source code.

You will then be able to edit the source code in notepad and chance text and anything you want. When you save the index file, you can refresh your browser to see the changes you made.

When it looks the way you want, upload all the files to your root directory where you want the template to be displayed.

You can also edit the images using a graphics editing program. If you don't have one, I would recommend GIMP. It is free and open source and just like photoshop.
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Old 10-06-2009, 01:50 PM Re: How to install a free website template?
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When they say "root" they are meaning the public_html directory, not the /home directory. fyi.... just thought you might mistake that and upload your files in the home directory.......
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Old 10-07-2009, 06:43 PM Re: How to install a free website template?
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Trying to upload and modify your own template can seem pretty daunting at first. If you have no html / hosting experience your pretty much in the dark. As others have mentioned, pull up the html file in a text editor such as notepad or textedit on mac. From there you should be able to see the areas your looking to replace in the template.
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Old 10-08-2009, 10:50 PM Re: How to install a free website template?
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Open your ftp and log in.
Unzip the theme.
Upload everything that you have unzipped to the template folder (basically found inside the public html folder.
Test the site if it's working.

You don't have to edit anything unless you want to do some modifications on the template.


If you using the wordpress with the latest version, uploading a theme is much easier. You just have click the add theme and then upload. You can even upload a zipped file there.

Good luck!

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Old 10-13-2009, 12:57 PM Re: How to install a free website template?
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Yeah make sure you open up the template and edit it before you upload to your root directory, That way you will be able to make constant changes
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Old 10-13-2009, 03:41 PM Re: How to install a free website template?
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login to your hosting site and upload them. But it should be well and clear that the format you have donwloaded is a html one..If you are not acquaint with let someone else do your job...
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Old 10-13-2009, 11:53 PM Re: How to install a free website template?
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You have a template downloaded... Assuming that it is not a template for an existing content management system, you would upload the files to your web host ftp. If you're unsure where to upload to, it is generally a www or http docs folder. If neither of these folders are in your ftp it will probably be the first directory you get to upon logging in to ftp.


That being said, to edit your html file, a WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) editor is handy. Otherwise,if you don't have a program like dreamweaver or frontpage, you will need to edit the file in notepad.


Sometimes a template will designate a css stylesheet to style the page. This is normally named style.css or stylesheet.css. It also may be found in a folder called css. Regardless of what it is named, the extension will be .css


If you don't know html you may be in trouble, unless you have a wysiwyg editor, as editing it will be overwhelming.

If anything I have said has lost you, you may want to further researching html and how to upload files to a web host.

Hope this helps.


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