Change Your Tumblr Theme

Changing your Tumblr theme can give your Tumblr the personalization and customization you want. Here's how to do it!

Steps

Find a theme you like. You can find themes by browsing the 'theme' tag on Tumblr, or you can search for themes online.
Click to view the working theme for the code.
Save or copy the code. The code link should open up to something that looks like this. Save it for later.
Log into your Tumblr account.
Find the gear icon at the top of your Tumblr dashboard.
Click on the gear icon to access your Account page.
Find your blog name on the settings sidebar to the left of the Account page.
Click on your blog. Then scroll down and click on "Customize.".
Click the "Edit HTML" button.
Find and highlight the code of your existing theme. Delete it so the box is empty.
Copy your desired theme code. Go back to the code of the theme you chose at the beginning. Highlight and copy it.
Paste your new theme code into the empty HTML box you cleared on your Tumblr. Once you've pasted it, click "Update Preview" and "Save."
Click 'Appearance' at the top of the page to close the box. Make sure your work is saved and then reload the page.
Scroll down to 'Appearance' on the Customize side bar. Upload a picture of your choosing from your picture library.
Customize your colors and links as desired.
- To add links from within your Tumblr, put a / followed by the page you want to link to (e.g. /submit).
- To add external links, delete the '/' and just copy and paste the link from the other website.
- Make sure to to give your links a name under "Link Title."