To implement a WordPress Theme on your website, you first need to upload it to WordPress. The most prominent and well-known method is using Dashboard. The zip file of a WordPress Theme can be uploaded to the Dashboard from Appearance > Themes > Upload Theme. Theme gets uploaded easily and can be activated with but a single click. This is perhaps the easiest way to upload a WordPress Theme. But sometimes, it is just not enough. Users have reported a agglomeration of errors using this method some of which include file size limit exceeded, asking for FTP details and what not. It tin plough out to exist a real head ache if user is not adept at using WordPress. We volition discuss all these issues and provide solutions to them some other day as these deserve an article of their own. Today, nosotros are going to talk over an alternate arroyo to installing a WordPress Theme, using cPanel.

What is cPanel?

Co-ordinate to Wikipedia, cPanel is 'an online (Linux-based) web hosting control console that provides a graphical interface and automation tools designed to simplify the process of hosting a web site.' Without getting into the details, nosotros tin say that cPanel is where a user tin control the back-stop of their website. We can admission the server and databases from here. You tin can access your cPanel by typing http://{site URL}/cpanel. Here is what the login screen looks like-

How to upload a WordPress theme to cPanel?

It seems we have digressed from the subject. Permit's continue with the topic at mitt. We want to install a WordPress Theme using cPanel. I am assuming WordPress has already been installed and user has a fully functional Dashboard. In instance, WordPress is not installed kindly refer to the following article on the official WordPress documents –

https://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress

Now, permit'south go to it!

    1. Open the cPanel login folio.

      Blazon your site URL in address bar followed past '/cpanel'. Information technology will lead you to a login screen.
      Enter your login details. If you don't have your cPanel login details, kindly contact your web hosting service. They will provide information technology to you. The home screen looks like this (I have enabled the paper_lantern theme) –

    1. Go to File Manager > public_html > wp-content > themes directory.

      This is where the theme files are stored. You will exist able to see all the themes that have been previously installed on your site.

    1. Upload the aught file to the themes directory.

      Click on the 'Upload' Icon in the Navigation bar, browse for the file and upload it in the directory.

      The nada file of the theme now shows up in the themes directory.

  1. Select the zip file, Click on the 'Excerpt' Icon present in the navigation bar, go through the options and extract the nix file.

  2. Activate the theme in dashboard.

    Our piece of work is done at cPanel. Get back to Dashboard.
    Navigate to Appearance > Themes. The uploaded theme volition now be visible in that location.

    The theme is not nonetheless activated. Simply activate theme. It should be live on your site now.

And now, our theme is live on the site. There are many advantages to this method some of which include speed, reliability and versatility. In that location is absolutely no brake on the size of the zip file. Also, you don't accept to worry about the timing out of the procedure.
Autonomously from installing themes, the themes tin besides be deleted easily using this method. It is really very helpful in case you lot have a huge library of themes installed in your Dashboard and desire to clean upward. A single user install of WordPress allows deleting of merely ane theme at at a time. Bulk selection is currently non possible in the Dashboard for Themes. Here is a cursory expect at the process-

Just open the themes directory and select all the themes that you want deleted.

Click on the 'delete' option in the navigation bar of cPanel. All the themes should now be permanently deleted.

cPanel is surely a powerful manner to navigate through the settings of your settings. It grants you total command over your site enabling you to perform many difficult tasks rather hands.

Did I miss something? Was there a better approach to the method used? I would similar to hear your opinion in the comments.