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# How to install a Ghost theme in two minutes
- URL: https://samadesign.dev/install-a-ghost-theme/
- Published: 2026-09-02T09:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-02T09:00:00.000Z
- Description: Upload, activate, import the demo: the three steps, and the two settings people forget.
- Author: Nora Lindgren
- Tags: Guides, #Import 2026-10-07 01:33

Installing a theme on Ghost takes two minutes and needs no code. Here is the whole process.

## 1\. Upload the zip

In Ghost Admin, open **Settings → Design & branding → Change theme**, click **Upload theme** and select the zip you downloaded. Do not unzip it first.

## 2\. Activate it

Once uploaded, click **Activate**. Your site uses the new design immediately; your posts, pages and members are untouched.

## 3\. Import the demo (optional)

To start from a site that already looks finished, import the demo file in **Settings → Advanced → Import/Export**. Do it on a fresh site: importing over existing content creates duplicates.

## The settings people forget

Theme settings are not part of an import. Open **Design & branding → Customize** and check each section of the homepage, then set your navigation in **Settings → Navigation**.