# Installing Theme

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**Important!** if you download the All Files archive from ThemeForest and try to upload it to your WordPress, you will receive this error: **Theme is missing the style.css stylesheet.** Please make sure you unzipped the main archive and are uploading the correct file to your WordPress.
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When you are ready to install a theme, you must first upload the theme files and then activate the theme itself. The theme files can be uploaded in two ways:

## 1. Using Theme Uploader

Follow the steps as instructed in the images below:

> 1. From the dashboard go to _**Apperance > Themes > Add New > Upload Theme**_
> 2. Click on **“Choose File”** and select **Dora.zip**
> 3. Click on **“Install Now”**.
> 4. Active the Theme

<figure><img src="https://3281403326-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FFOhqSHMFHJ9sCAG64z6u%2Fuploads%2FGG6pW9KAONckGxK1JexN%2Fimage%201.png?alt=media&#x26;token=fc42723d-8fc9-49d8-a244-2cb1a6219f19" alt=""><figcaption><p><em><strong>Appearance</strong> -> <strong>Themes</strong> -> <strong>Add New</strong></em></p></figcaption></figure>

<div align="left"><figure><img src="https://3281403326-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FFOhqSHMFHJ9sCAG64z6u%2Fuploads%2FNwt9lG3aUaRfv3h396eA%2Fimage%201.png?alt=media&#x26;token=4b8f95ec-7f2b-4367-a30b-813221be7bf1" alt=""><figcaption><p><em>Click on “<strong>Choose File</strong>” and select <strong>Dora.zip</strong> and Click on “<strong>Install Now</strong>”.</em></p></figcaption></figure></div>

<figure><img src="https://3281403326-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FFOhqSHMFHJ9sCAG64z6u%2Fuploads%2F79QBK699jDRISQGFjAyK%2Fimage%201.png?alt=media&#x26;token=3b9a3a3f-80a9-4309-8b4e-cc6245940a39" alt=""><figcaption><p><em>Active Dora Theme</em></p></figcaption></figure>

## 2. Using FTP Clients

Follow the following steps to upload your theme using FTP clients:

> 1. Use an FTP such as FileZilla and go to your WordPress installation director
> 2. Navigate to **/wp-content/themes/** folder and upload the theme folder there
> 3. Log in to your WP Admin Dashboard and open the _**Appearance > Themes**_ menu
> 4. You will now see **Dora** Theme listed among the other themes. **Click on Activate** and you’re done!

