How to Add a Header to a Wordpress Blog

Installing Your Custom Header Graphic
1. Download the free Wordpress theme of your choice. Be sure to choose one that already has a header graphic. You'll be replacing this graphic with your own custom graphic. Pick out a theme that has colors that complement the colors in your header graphic.
2. Unzip the folder containing your theme, and find the folder labeled 'images.' This is where all images for the theme are stored, and where you'll be placing your new header image.

3. Delete the file labeled 'logo.' This image file is the theme's existing graphic.
4. Replace the 'logo' file with your custom header image. Rename your image 'logo.' This tells the software that you'll be using this image as your header graphic. This step is important--if you forget it, no image will be displayed when you install your theme.
5. Upload your new Wordpress theme using your FTP software. Place it in the 'themes' folder of your Wordpress site, as you would any other theme.
Activate Your New Theme
6. Activate your new Wordpress theme from the 'Design' tab within the Wordpress software.
7. If your logo is the wrong size or only partially displays, you may need to edit the CSS stylesheet. Find the code that lists header dimensions, and replace the listed dimensions with the dimensions of your custom header.
8. Click the 'View site' button--you should see your new theme, featuring your custom graphic.