DIY Thesis Skins
Thesis is a theme created by DIY Themes for use with the WordPress blogging platform. Thesis allows users to customize their blog layouts using a built-in design options panel, which enables users without knowledge of PHP or CSS to make their blog unique. You can also download and install a Thesis skin that will dramatically alter your blog's style with new CSS and images. Some Thesis skins have special settings that you'll need to update manually in the Thesis Options panel, but most skins can be installed by uploading the skin's files to the right place.
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Instructions
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Download the Thesis skin and extract the contained files and folder to a directory on your computer.
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Launch your FTP client. Type your Web server's FTP address, user name and password into the provided text fields. Click "Connect."
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Navigate to your extracted Thesis skin directory in the local pane of the FTP program window.
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Browse to your WordPress installation directory in the server pane of the FTP program window.
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Click to open the "wp-content" folder in the server pane. Open the "themes" folder.
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Open the "Thesis" folder, then open the "custom" folder.
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Drag and drop all the extracted skin files and folders from the local pane to the server pane. Click "OK" if prompted to overwrite the existing files in the server pane.
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Launch your Web browser and type your domain name, followed by "/wp-admin/," in the address bar, then press "Enter." Type your user name and password in the displayed text fields, then click "Log in."
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Click the "Add New" link in the "Plugins" menu.
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Type "Thesis Import/Export" in the "Search" field, then click "Search Plugins."
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Click the "Install Now" link in the "Thesis Import/Export" entry, then click "OK."
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Click "Activate Plugin."
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Click "Thesis Import/Export" in the "Appearance" menu.
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Click the "Choose File" button next to "Upload Layout" under the "Thesis Options" section. Click to select the skin's options DAT file (typically "options.dat" or some variation containing the word "layout") from the extracted skin files, then click "Open." Click "Import Options."
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Click the "Choose File" button next to "Upload Layout" under the "Design Options" section. Click to select the skin's design DAT file (typically "design.dat") and click "Open." Click "Import Layout."
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Click the "Choose File" button next to "Upload OpenHook Content." Click to select the skin's OpenHook DAT file, then click "OK" and "Import OpenHook."
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Click your blog title at the top of the page to view your blog with the new skin and design/layout options uploaded.
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