What are WordPress themes and how do you use them? | WordPress for beginners

This video about WordPress themes is part of the free online WordPress for beginners training. Learn more about creating and maintaining a WordPress website in our free online course at https://academy.yoast.com/courses/wordpress-for-beginners/. This course includes reading materials and quizzes. ► About this video A WordPress theme handles the way your site looks. It takes care of the visual representation of WordPress content and data, like pages and posts. In this video, we explain where you can find WordPress themes and how to choose one that fits your needs. 👍Did you enjoy this video? Don’t forget to click the like button! #WordPress #themes #WordPressTutorial #Yoast #YoastSEOacademy #WordPressForBeginners ► Items discussed in this video 0:00:13 - What does a theme do? 0:00:40 - Preinstalled themes 0:00:58 - Theme directory 0:01:28 - Choosing a theme ► What should you watch next? Do you want to know how to select and install a theme? Then check out this video: https://youtu.be/ZMZYW1o6yBg Or watch one of our videos about: ‣ The WordPress Customizer: https://youtu.be/sDvn5IYyC88 ‣ WordPress Widgets: https://youtu.be/9WiV-FSZRp4 ‣ WordPress Plugins: https://youtu.be/OqmNUV25Hao ► About the WordPress for beginners training Whether you want to create your own personal blog, an online store, or a business website – with WordPress, creating your own website is easy as pie. If you know what you’re doing, of course. In this free online WordPress for beginners course, we’ll guide you through every step of setting up, creating, and maintaining your own WordPress website. All content for this course is created by the SEO and WordPress experts at Yoast. They’re the creators of the #1 SEO plugin for WordPress worldwide. Combined, they have over a 100 years of WordPress experience! ► Yoast The mission of Yoast is 'SEO for Everyone'. We want to give everyone the opportunity to rank in the search engines. Our SEO plugin, blog posts, and online courses should enab