Title: Please Help Change Header.php
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Please Help Change Header.php

 *  [Suz123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/suz123/)
 * (@suz123)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/please-help-change-headerphp/)
 * Hi, I was told that for my site (VirtualAssistantAce.com) I need to manually 
   edit the header.php and upload the picture to the server. Can somebody please
   provide a clear step by step on how to do this? I tried to find info on this 
   before, but I have not found a clear guide that is easy to follow.
 * Thanks,
    Suzanna

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 *  [Josh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/josh401/)
 * (@josh401)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/please-help-change-headerphp/#post-2567128)
 * You should never modify core files because the changes will be overwritten whenever
   you update your theme.
 * However, if you still want to do this… you can go to your admin panel -> appearance-
   > editor
 * Then, select the `header.php` file from the list on the right.
 *  Thread Starter [Suz123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/suz123/)
 * (@suz123)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/please-help-change-headerphp/#post-2567134)
 * Thanks. I got that far, but what do I do after selecting header.php? How do I
   actually replace the old image with my new one?
 * Thanks,
    Suzanna
 *  [Pioneer Web Design](https://wordpress.org/support/users/swansonphotos/)
 * (@swansonphotos)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/please-help-change-headerphp/#post-2567145)
 * You can do this fairly easily using an FTP client such a FileZilla and without
   actually editing header.php.
 * First use a browser or a tool such as Firebug to identify the image file name
   and path.
 * Second, download that file (for safe keeping).
 * Third, create a file of same file type, file name, and dimensions. Upload that
   file overwriting the existing one.
 * Refresh browser to see new image (and clear server cache if in use).
 * Done.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 3 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [Pioneer Web Design](https://wordpress.org/support/users/swansonphotos/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/please-help-change-headerphp/#post-2567145)
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