{"id":7280,"date":"2017-06-01T10:18:51","date_gmt":"2017-06-01T10:18:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mageworx.com\/?p=7280"},"modified":"2022-03-24T09:18:01","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T09:18:01","slug":"how-to-install-a-theme-in-magento-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mageworx.com\/blog\/how-to-install-a-theme-in-magento-2","title":{"rendered":"How to Install a Theme in Magento 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- SEO Ultimate (http:\/\/www.seodesignsolutions.com\/wordpress-seo\/) - Code Inserter module -->\n<!-- Google Tag Manager (noscript) -->\r\n<noscript><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/ns.html?id=GTM-5DTCW7B8\"\r\nheight=\"0\" width=\"0\" style=\"display:none;visibility:hidden\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\r\n<!-- End Google Tag Manager (noscript) -->\n<!-- \/SEO Ultimate -->\n\n<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p>A theme is the perhaps the most important part for any ecommerce store. Whatever you sell online, your website\u2019s outlook has to be at its best so that it attracts the customers enough to stay on the store. It helps boost sales as well, but if your theme is not up to the mark then there is a huge probability that your customer might not even return.<\/p>\n<p>Magento 2 is one of the best ecommerce platforms, and is widely used by millions of merchants worldwide. You can get many <a href=\"https:\/\/magenticians.com\/best-free-magento-themes-2017\/\">free Magento 2 themes<\/a>, and once you have selected the one you like, you can use this tutorial to learn how to install the theme on your Magento 2.0-2.2.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s begin.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Download the Theme<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Download the zipped version of your favourite Magento 2 free theme. Then unzip the archive folder and you will get two directories: <strong>app and pub<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Upload the Theme<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Go to the root directory of your Magento 2 store. You can use <strong>FileZilla<\/strong> for it. Upload the app and <strong>pub<\/strong> folder in the root directory of your store that you got after extracting the zipped folder of your theme.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Run Commands:<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nConnect your store via SSH and go to the root directory of your store.<\/p>\n<p>First, upgrade the setup by running this command:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"theme:github font:courier-new font-size:16 line-height:18 lang:default decode:true \">php bin\/magento setup:upgrade\n<\/pre>\n<p>Deploy the static content by running this command:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"theme:github font:courier-new font-size:16 line-height:18 lang:default decode:true \">php bin\/magento setup:static-content:deploy<\/pre>\n<p><strong>Apply the Theme<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Open the admin panel of your store and go to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Content \u2192 Configuration<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mageworx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/image2.png\" alt=\"image2\" width=\"531\" height=\"622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mageworx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/image2.png 531w, https:\/\/www.mageworx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/image2-512x600.png 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now click on <strong>Edit<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7282\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mageworx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/image3-1200x405.png\" alt=\"image3\" width=\"1200\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mageworx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/image3-1200x405.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.mageworx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/image3-600x202.png 600w, https:\/\/www.mageworx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/image3-768x259.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mageworx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/image3.png 1326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Select the theme from the <strong>Applied Theme<\/strong> drop-down menu which you have uploaded. Now just click on <strong>Save Configuration<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>All done! You can now visit your store and you will see your new theme.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mageworx.com\/magento-installation-service.html?utm_source=MW_blog&amp;utm_medium=banner&amp;utm_campaign=installation_service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11017 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mageworx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/banner4-1200x153.png\" alt=\"MageWorx Installation Services\" width=\"1200\" height=\"153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mageworx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/banner4.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.mageworx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/banner4-600x77.png 600w, https:\/\/www.mageworx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/banner4-768x98.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mageworx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/banner4-250x32.png 250w, https:\/\/www.mageworx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/banner4-696x89.png 696w, https:\/\/www.mageworx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/banner4-1068x136.png 1068w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are many things involved in the success of every ecommerce store, but a great theme is one of the most prominent ones. The best part is that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mageworx.com\/magento-installation-service.html\">installation<\/a> process is as simple as that of Magento 1.<\/p>\n<p>I believe that after following this simple guide you should be able to install a theme in Magento 2. If you still have any confusion or want to discuss anything, use the comment section below to let us know!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>A theme is the perhaps the most important part for any ecommerce store. Whatever you sell online, your website\u2019s outlook has to be at its best so that it attracts the customers enough to stay on the store. 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