WordPress and Theme Installation

WordPress Installation | Organic Theme Installation

WordPress Installation

First, check with your hosting. They may have a WordPress installation option. If your hosting does not offer WordPress installation, download the latest WordPress software here. Once it’s downloaded, consult the Famous 5 Minute Installation process:

(Note: If this is seems like too much of a hassle, or you don’t want to deal with the WordPress installation process, refer to our Green Thumb Installation services.)

The Famous 5 Minute Installation

  1. Download and unzip the WordPress package, if you haven’t already.
  2. Create a database for WordPress on your web server, as well as a MySQL user who has all privileges for accessing and modifying it.
  3. Rename the wp-config-sample.php file to wp-config.php.
  4. Open wp-config.php in your favorite text editor and fill in your database details as explained in Editing wp-config.php to generate and use your secret key password.
  5. Place the WordPress files in the desired location on your web server:
    • If you want to integrate WordPress into the root of your domain (e.g. http://example.com/), move or upload all contents of the unzipped WordPress directory (but excluding the directory itself) into the root directory of your web server.
    • If you want to have your WordPress installation in its own subdirectory on your web site (e.g. http://example.com/blog/), rename the directory wordpress to the name you’d like the subdirectory to have and move or upload it to your web server. For example if you want the WordPress installation in a subdirectory called “blog”, you should rename the directory called “wordpress” to “blog” and upload it to the root directory of your web server.Hint: If your FTP transfer is too slow read how to avoid FTPing at : Step 1: Download and Extract.
  6. Run the WordPress installation script by accessing wp-admin/install.php in your favorite web browser.
    • If you installed WordPress in the root directory, you should visit: http://example.com/wp-admin/install.php
    • If you installed WordPress in its own subdirectory called blog, for example, you should visit: http://example.com/blog/wp-admin/install.php

Organic Theme Installation

The Easy Install
This method can be a bit buggy, and doesn’t always work perfectly. ZIP files containing more than one theme will not install correctly. If you are experiencing trouble, we recommend the Traditional Install.

  1. After purchasing and downloading an Organic Theme, navigate to Appearance > Add New Themes within the WordPress admin.
  2. Choose the Upload option from the top of the page.
  3. Select the .zip file of the downloaded Organic Theme and click Install Now.
  4. Navigate to Appearance > Themes and activate the theme.
  5. You’re done!

The Traditional Install
For the purists. There’s a little more work involved installing a WordPress theme the traditional way.

  1. Download and unzip the theme, if you haven’t already.
  2. Next you will need an FTP program such as Transmit or Filezilla.
  3. Login to your server using the FTP software.
  4. Upload the theme in to the /wp-content/themes/ directory.
  5. Navigate to Appearance > Themes and activate the theme.
  6. You’re done!