MyBlog: Choosing a theme

Your blog’s appearance can be changed by switching to a different theme. This guide will explain how to change your blog’s theme.

Theme’s change how your blog appears. They can also change how your blog functions. Some themes will place all of your blog posts on the home page, others will add content that works more like a website.

Themes can be changed at any time without affecting the posts you’ve uploaded. Themes can also be previewed first before making changes.

The default theme for new blogs is Twenty Twenty Four, there are an additional 25 themes that can be chosen for you blog.

Open the MyBlog homepage and log in with your UAL username and password

The MyBlog login page with the username and password fields highlighted
The login fields on the MyBlog homepage

Select your blog from the list of available sites (click View all your sites if your site isn’t listed in the visible cards)

The My Sites page on MyBlog, showing a list of all a user's registered sites.
The My sites page on MyBlog, showing a list of all a user’s registered sites.

Open the Dashboard of your site using the menu bar. (Site name > Dashboard)

A MyBlog page with the menu bar visible and the dashboard link highlighted
The Dashboard link in the MyBlog menu bar

Select Appearance then Themes

The themes menu item on the MyBlog Dashboard
The themes menu link on the MyBlog Dashboard

All themes are listed on the Themes page. Scroll down to explore the available options.

The MyBlog themes page, displaying a grid of preview images of available themes
The MyBlog themes page

The default theme for new blogs is Twenty Twenty Four, this will be displayed in the top left corner. Scroll through the page to explore available themes.

Once you’ve found a theme you’d like to try, click the Preview button to see how your blog will look once the theme is applied. If you’re happy with the theme, click Apply theme

The Activate and Live Preview buttons on one of the theme tiles displayed on the theme page
The Activate and Live Preview buttons on a theme tile

You’ll see a confirmation message at the top of the Themes page. Click Visit site to view the changes

The new theme activated confirmation message at the top of the themes page.
The new theme activated confirmation

You’ll see the theme change on your blog homepage.

If you don’t like the new theme, you can return to the Themes page (Dashboard > Appearance > Themes) and choose another.

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