Installation — SaeBlog
Installation guide for SaeBlog, with safe WordPress configuration steps and SaeTheme recommendations.
Installation
SaeBlog is a lightweight personal blog WordPress theme with Latest Posts, Premium Featured and Popular Posts, native WordPress menus and submenus, dark mode, reusable article components, advertising, licensing, and Core Web Vitals optimization.
Before installation
Use a supported WordPress and PHP version, make sure your hosting account can upload the ZIP, and keep a backup of the current site when replacing an existing production theme.
- Download
Download the correct SaeBlog ZIP from your SaeTheme account.
- Upload
Open Appearance → Themes → Add New → Upload Theme and select the ZIP.
- Activate
Activate SaeBlog, then open its setup/Customizer controls.
- Verify
Check the homepage, article pages, menus, images, sidebars, and responsive navigation before going live.
Replacing an older version
When WordPress detects the same theme folder, use the built-in replace-current-version flow. Clear all caches after the update.