How to install Tumblr theme code

Installation Guide: How to Use, Install & Change Tumblr Themes

So you’ve bought a brand new and beautiful premium theme for your Tumblr blog but you’ve no idea how to install Tumblr themes? We’ll help you with that. In this post, we’ll show you exactly how to change a Tumblr theme and install a Tumblr theme from scratch with step-by-step instructions.

Installing a theme from the Tumblr themes directory is fairly an easy process. You just find a theme you like and click on that green Install button. But, the process is different for themes that you buy or download from a third-party marketplace. We’ll get to that in a moment.

First, we’ll show you how to use a theme from the Tumblr themes directory!

Step one: Get the theme code

Tumblr theme code is provided in a number of ways (it should look something like above). It may be hosted on Pastebin or distributed in a text file by the theme maker.

Step two: Copy all the code

Copy New Tumblr Html theme Code

You should highlight all the code contained in the file or website that has the theme code (use the shortcut “ctrl + a” (Windows) or “cmd + a” (Mac OSX), to make sure you get everything).

Then make a copy of the code, either by right clicking on the text then selecting ‘copy’ or by using the shortcut “ctrl + c” or “cmd + c” (Mac OSX).

Step three: Enter the Tumblr customizer

1. Log into Tumblr and click on the ’ human ’ cog icon and Select your blog from the right-hand column.

Click on the ’human’ cog icon

2. Click the Edit appearance option. Click the Edit appearance option

3. Click Edit theme Step four: Edit your HTML

Edit HTML

Click on the “ edit HTML " text.

Step five: Paste in new code and save

Click Update Preview

Delete all the existing text, in this section, then paste in your new theme code ("ctrl + v” [Windows] and “cmd + v” [Mac OSX])

Click Update Preview And Save

Be sure to ’ Update Preview ’ and save ! Done " How to install Tumblr theme code " finish

How To Use Tumblr Themes

Premium themes are much more customizable than free themes. You’ll be able to add sliders, header backgrounds, logos, add widgets, change colors, enable infinite scroll, create tag menus, and much more.

To use all these customization options, go back to the Edit Appearance window from your Tumblr dashboard and edit the settings however you like.

Once your new theme is installed, just click the left arrow and all your new options are available for you to configure your new theme.

How to Install a Custom Page

Copy the code from Pastebin or Github.

Navigate to Edit Theme > Add a Page.

Select Custom Layout from the dropdown menu.

Enter a URL.

Paste in the code you copied from Pastebin or Github.

Customize the page to your liking. You can view the changes made by clicking Update Preview.

Save your changes.

Summary

Installation Guide Tumblr Themes may seem like a lot of work at first, but installing a theme can be done in a few simple steps. You’ll also notice that premium themes offer lots of options for you to customize the appearance of your Tumblr blog to truly personalize it to make it look unique.