Title: Cannot Install New WordPress Theme Using Filezilla
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Cannot Install New WordPress Theme Using Filezilla

 *  [nobigwhoop](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nobigwhoop/)
 * (@nobigwhoop)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-install-new-wordpress-theme-using-filezilla/)
 * Hi there, my site is [http://www.nobigwhoop.net](http://www.nobigwhoop.net)
    
   I’ve been trying to install a new theme that I downloaded from this website- 
   [http://topwpthemes.com/](http://topwpthemes.com/) but have been unsuccessful.
   I followed the instructions on the site, and it told me to download Filezilla.
   I trust that most of you have used Filezilla, so you’ll understand when I say
   that it asks you for a HOST, USERNAME, and PASSWORD. For host i put [http://www.wordpress.com](http://www.wordpress.com),
   and enter my wordpress username and password accordingly. It then tells me that
   it “could not connect to server”
 * Am I putting in the proper information?
    Is there an article that guides you 
   step by step on how to install a wp theme using filezilla, because it is tremendously
   confusing for me.
 * Thanks in advance.

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 *  [stenberg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stenberg/)
 * (@stenberg)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-install-new-wordpress-theme-using-filezilla/#post-1206269)
 * Hey, I am not so good at this either, but take a look at this, might help: [http://wpordpress.com/free-themes/wordpress-articles/how-to-install-a-new-wordpress-theme-with-filezilla-and-cpanel](http://wpordpress.com/free-themes/wordpress-articles/how-to-install-a-new-wordpress-theme-with-filezilla-and-cpanel)
 * I think you shouldn’t put [http://www.wordpress.com](http://www.wordpress.com)
   as the host, but rather your webpage, so [http://www.nobigwhoop.com](http://www.nobigwhoop.com)(
   or whatever your webpage is). However, it could be that you should write [http://ftp.nobigwhoop.com](http://ftp.nobigwhoop.com),
   I am not sure about that.
 * Either way, give it a try, might help 🙂
 * //Anton

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