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Themes allow you to change the design of your blog at anytime. Changing your theme will not affect the primary content of your site.
 
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==How to change your theme==  
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===How to change your theme===
Changing the theme is a simple as clicking the "Appearance" tab in the lower left column of the dashboard. Then select a theme by clicking "Activate", listed below each option. If there is any uncertainty about the theme click preview and quickly see how the blog could potentially look.
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Once you've logged into your site and accessed the Dashboard
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# Click '''Appearance > Themes''' in the left column of the dashboard
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# Browse through the listing of available themes. Note their layout features, and whether or not they allow for easy customizations.
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# Choose '''Preview''' to quickly see how your blog will look using that theme
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# Choose '''Activate''' to select that theme for your site
  
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===About theme support===
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Please keep in mind that although these themes may work today, they are not guaranteed by the theme developers and may not stay current with the latest release of WordPress. We do our best to test all themes before making them available on blogs.evergreen.edu but they may need to be removed if they pose a security threat or stop functioning after a WordPress update. Latest news on [http://blogs.evergreen.edu/blog/category/themes/ blogs.evergreen.edu themes updates].
  
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Latest revision as of 17:00, 14 August 2017

Themes allow you to change the design of your blog at anytime. Changing your theme will not affect the primary content of your site.

How to change your theme

Once you've logged into your site and accessed the Dashboard

  1. Click Appearance > Themes in the left column of the dashboard
  2. Browse through the listing of available themes. Note their layout features, and whether or not they allow for easy customizations.
  3. Choose Preview to quickly see how your blog will look using that theme
  4. Choose Activate to select that theme for your site

About theme support

Please keep in mind that although these themes may work today, they are not guaranteed by the theme developers and may not stay current with the latest release of WordPress. We do our best to test all themes before making them available on blogs.evergreen.edu but they may need to be removed if they pose a security threat or stop functioning after a WordPress update. Latest news on blogs.evergreen.edu themes updates.