For you to be better informed while choosing and installing themes, let's have a quick look at some factors to consider, and what actually makes a theme.
A WordPress theme is actually a collection of files in a folder. There are no special or unusual formats, just a few requirements for those files in the theme folder. The only requirements for a folder to be a valid WordPress theme are as follows:
It should have a
style.cssfile and anindex.phpfileThe
style.cssfile must have the basic theme information in its first five lines
There are a number of additional files that you'll find in most of the theme folders. They are as follows:
The
screenshot.pngfile is the little thumbnail that shows what the theme looks likeThe
imagesfolder is where all images associated with the theme liveA variety of files that are used for different purposes, for example
header.php,footer.php,page.php,single.php,archive.php, and so on
You don't have...