WordPress Default Theme & Header Images

How do I add a graphic to the top banner in the default WordPress theme?

If you amend the Default theme, the next time you upgrade WordPress, your changes will be overwritten. To avoid this happening, create a new customised theme and carry out all of your changes on this copy.

Copy the default theme folder and rename the new folder ‘mytheme’.

Edit style.css in the new folder and change:

Theme Name: WordPress Default

to

Theme Name: My Theme

Activate My Theme and then make the changes below:

1. Create an image 760px by 200px,
2. Save it as kubrickheader.jpg
3. Upload your new image to wp-content/themes/mytheme/images

Remember to press CTRL and F5 simultaneously when viewing the updated site. This should ensure that your web browser fetches a fresh copy of the site rather than serving up an out-dated copy from your own cache.