Tip: Some themes will have been pre-installed

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Tip: Some themes will have been pre-installed for you when WordPress was set up, but what if you want more themes to use from? Use the “Add New” button to search all the WordPress themes available. You’ll need to install themes before you can activate them.

Understanding Free vs Premium Themes
Many WordPress themes are completely free. They won’t have advanced features but argentina phone number resource usually look great and function well—especially if you choose popular free themes and install them through your WordPress admin area, as shown above.

Other WordPress themes are “premium” or “paid” themes. These will cost you anything from about $20–$200+, depending on the complexity of the theme.

Premium themes will often include lots of extra functionality—anything from the option to choose your color scheme to a full page builder—and many offer a free version to get you started.

If you want some theme recommendations, check out this guide to my favorite WordPress themes (free and paid).

Adding Plugins to WordPress
One of the best things about WordPress is that you can add new functionality to your website using “WordPress plugins”—which are like little apps for your website. These take just a couple of clicks to install and set up, and they make running a website so much easier.

There are thousands of WordPress plugins available, doing all sorts of things. As with themes, some plugins are free, and others are more complex pieces of software that you’ll need to pay for. Many premium plugins do have a limited free version to try, too.

To install a plugin, go to Plugins→ Add New in your WordPress admin area. You’ll automatically see some popular plugins, but you can search for any type of plugin you want by typing in a keyword (such as “contact form”).

Screenshot showing how to add a WordPress plugin
I’ve got a list of the best WordPress plugins here, but when you’re just starting out with WordPress, these are 4 of the most useful plugins to install.