What is a WordPress Theme?

Written by Brad Markle
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Published: Aug 30, 2011
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WordPress themes control the aesthetic design of your website. This includes more than just color, but also fonts, layouts, columns, and much more. When you first installed WordPress, it installed the default WordPress theme. There are all types of themes available and hundreds, if not thousands, of free themes as well. Many themes are developed for specific types of businesses or personal websites and you can search through those themes in your dashboard.

There are many places where WordPress themes are available. You can find many themes at the official WordPress site, inside your WordPress Dashboard, and many other third parties as well. Some themes are free, other themes from private third parties may charge money, and some themes are free but require you to carry their copyright information.

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