You can manage your themes at any time by visiting the Themes page in your WordPress dashboard. For customers with cPanel as part of their Turbify hosting plan, you can also manage themes within the cPanel interface. 

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• WordPress dashboard  

  • Change your theme

  • Add a new theme

  • Update a theme

• cPanel Interface 

  • Change your theme  

  • Add a new theme  

  • Update a theme

Manage themes through your WordPress dashboard

Change your theme

1. Sign in to your WordPress dashboard.

2. Mouseover Appearance then select Themes.
   

3. Mouseover one of the themes. Click the Live Preview button to see a preview of the theme. If you decide to choose this theme, click the Activate button.
   

Add a new theme

1. Sign in to your WordPress dashboard.

2. Mouseover Appearance then select Themes.
   

3. Click the Add New Theme module.
   

4. On the Add Themes page:

   • If you already have a theme, click the Upload Theme button.

   • You can browse for new themes by selecting a theme category, use the Feature Filter option, or by searching for a new theme using keywords.

   
   

5. If you choose a theme from the gallery, mouseover the theme and click the Preview button to see a preview or the Install button to install the new theme.
   

Note: Once the new theme is installed, follow the steps above to change your theme.

Update a theme

You will be notified if there are any WordPress updates available. When you sign in to your dashboard, the number of updates will be displayed next to the Updates link. Update notifications can be for plugins, themes, or if an updated version of WordPress is available.

1. Sign in to your WordPress dashboard.

2. Click Updates.
   

3. In the Themes section on the WordPress Updates page:

   • Select which themes you wish to update by selecting an individual theme or by selecting Select All.

   • Click the Update Themes button.

   

Manage themes through the cPanel interface  

Change your theme 

1. Sign in to your My Services page.

2. Click the Hosting link.
    

3. Click the WordPress Management link on the left toolbar. Note: WordPress Management is not available for the WordPress Essentials Hosting plan.   

   

4. Click the Themes tab for the selected site you wish to update. 
   

5. From this menu, you can easily change your theme by clicking the Active toggle next to your desired theme. 
   

   • This will swap out your existing theme with the one you choose to be the active theme.

   • Once activated, we recommend reviewing your site to ensure it has the desired look and feel.   

Add a new theme 

If you wish to browse for new themes, you can use the instructions below. 

1. Sign in to your My Services page.

2. Click the Hosting link.
   

3. Click the WordPress Management link on the left toolbar. Note: WordPress Management is not available for the WordPress Essentials Hosting plan. 

   

4. Click the Themes tab for the selected site you wish to update. 
   

5. Click the + Install button to open the installation modal. 
   

6. From here, we recommend using the Search bar to find your desired theme (you can upload a theme or browse as well). 
   

   • As you search, the results will auto-populate results for you to choose from.

   • You can also use the Filter menu to search for only themes based on ratings or number of installs.

   • To see a preview of a site build with a given theme, hover on the theme's image and click the Preview button to open a new window with a sample site 
     

7. Once you've decided on a new theme, click the Install button next to the name of the theme you want. 
   

   • The button should then change to say "Installing" and will update to "Installed" with a green check when the installation is finished. 
     

8. When you're done installing your new theme(s), click the gray X to exit the theme installation menu. You should then see that your new theme(s) is listed as available to activate. 

Update a theme

cPanel's WordPress Toolkit allows you to easily update individual themes or set them to Autoupdate to automatically keep them updated for maximum security. 

1. Sign in to your My Services page.

2. Click the Hosting link.
   

3. Click the WordPress Management link on the left toolbar. Note: WordPress Management is not available for the WordPress Essentials Hosting plan. 

   

4. Click the Themes tab for the selected site you wish to update. 
   

5. If you have individual themes with updates available, they will display with an Updates link next to them. Click the Updates link for the theme you wish to update to load the update modal.
   

6. Check the boxes for the items you wish to update, or check the Name box to check all of the boxes at once. 
   

   1. If you have Smart Update activated, you'll be invited to test out the theme update before committing it to your live site.

   2. If you do not have Smart Update activated, click the Update button to run the update on your theme.

7. Once all updates are complete, you can click the gray X to exit the modal and return to the main WordPress Themes menu.   

Note: If you decide you no longer want to manage updates manually, you can toggle the Autoupdate for your themes to have it taken care of as updates become available (recommended). This feature is recommended to ensure your themes don't fall out of date, which can open your site to security vulnerabilities. You can either activate Autoupdate for all themes by clicking the Autoupdate all themes toggle or activating the Autoupdate toggles for individual themes.

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