How to Turn Your HTML Code Into a WordPress Theme

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first ,If you have these ;

  • index.html
  • assets/ (with css, js, images, etc.)

And you want this to be your WordPress website, but still keep your WordPress dashboard.

🟢 The Problem

WordPress doesn’t know what to do with index.html.
It only understands something called a theme, and themes need a file called index.php (not .html).

We “wrap” your files into a theme folder so WordPress accepts it.
That means you’ll:

open your laptop or computer , go to file manager

  1. Make a new folder → call it mytheme.
  2. Move your files inside:
    • Copy your index.html into it.
    • Rename it to index.php (same content, new name).
    • Copy your whole assets folder into it.
  3. Create one extra file in the folder → name it style.css.
    • Paste this inside it: /* Theme Name: My Custom Theme Author: Me Version: 1.0 */
    (This is just “theme info” for WordPress. Nothing fancy.)

Now your folder looks like this:

  1. Zip the folder → turn mytheme into mytheme.zip.
  2. Go to WordPress dashboard → Appearance → Themes → Add New → Upload Theme.
  3. Upload mytheme.zip → click Activate.

✅ Now WordPress sees your HTML/CSS/JS site as a theme.

  • Your site will look like your design.
  • You still have /wp-admin for the dashboard.

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