StudioPress themes are WordPress themes, but unlike just any WordPress theme, StudioPress themes are developed to the highest standards of performance, SEO, design and security. The whole range of StudioPress themes are built on top of the world’s most popular WordPress theme framework, the Genesis Framework. This means your site will be faster, more secure, more accessible, more mobile responsive, and more search engine friendly.

Step 1: Back up your site. Make sure you have a full site backup in place. If something goes wrong, you’ll have a clean restore point to work from.

Step 2: Navigate to Your WordPress Themes Section. Go to Appearance > Themes within WordPress and click Add New.

Step 3: Install Your WordPress Theme. To choose from the thousands of free themes that are available, simply search for one using the drop-down menus on the Add Themes page. If you’ve bought a premium theme, you’ll be provided with a ZIP file. This can be installed by using the Upload Theme link on the same page, and then using the Choose File dialog to locate the file.

Step 4: Activate Your New WordPress Theme. For premium themes, you’ll usually see an activation link on a confirmation screen after the installation process is complete. If not, you can view all of your currently installed themes by heading back to the Appearance > Themes screen. To apply a new one, simply hover over it and click on the Activate button. Once that’s finished, you can check out your new theme on the front end of your site!

If you have any issues, check out the full instructions or please reach out to our award-winning support team, who are available 24/7.

There are many places online where you can find premium WordPress themes, including right from your WP Engine dashboard, but we suggest you start with our curated selection of third-party StudioPress Theme developers.

WP Engine websites include everything you need to build your digital experience but you will, of course, need your usual branding assets such as logos, photography, and copy to fill out your site, and as your site grows in sophistication, you should consider checking out WordPress plugins for adding more advanced features.

Quickly and easily build incredible websites with our premium WordPress themes, plugins and block editor tools. All are included for free with every WP Engine plan. With prices starting at $30, all of our WordPress hosting plans are completely customizable to tailor to the broad range of businesses we host from freelancers to the largest enterprise brands.