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Installing and configuring themes

The process of installing a WordPress theme is super simple, even for a person who has no prior experience with CMS. WordPress includes a few basic themes upon initial installation and activates the latest theme on your site. The Twenty Seventeen theme is the one activated by default in the latest version of WordPress.

Let's go through the process of installing a theme:

First, you have to log in as administrator and go to the Appearance | Themes section. You will see a list of available themes, with the first one being the active theme. You can change the theme by clicking the Activate button of other available themes in the list.
Once the new theme has been activated, the previous one will be automatically ...

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