To begin with, you need a working version of WordPress 4.7 or above, already installed. After you finish setting up your WordPress, you should carefully check all the steps listed below.
Before installing or updating the Theme, you must download the necessary theme files from your ThemeForest account.
Please make sure that you do not upload the ZIP file downloaded directly from Themeforest, because the ZIP file you downloaded contains extra files such as demo files and licensing. Upload the zip file containing the WordPress files only.
Install Theme
Step 1 Get the theme files by going to your Envato account → Downloads → “Theme Name”→ Download → Installable WordPress file only.
Step 2 Navigate to Appearance → Themes, then click Add New button. Next, check Upload Theme – click this and in the new opened window, see Choose File.
Step 3 Upload your theme, by picking up the ThemeName.zip archive downloaded earlier from ThemeForest and click Install Now.
Step 4 After uploading process is finished, click Activate, in order to activate your theme.
Step 5 Install and activate all required and recommended plugins.
Update Theme
In order to update your theme, you could choose from the following two ways: WordPress Dashboard and File Transfer Protocol. Both methods require you to download the theme files from ThemeForest first.
It is always best practice and recommended to complete a full site backup and a database backup before you update any software. This ensures you can revert to a working version of the theme if anything unexpected occurs.
Keep in mind You will not lose your content or theme settings after update. But if you did customizations to theme’s core files (add/edit code), such as PHP files, will be lost unless you’re using a child theme.
WordPress Dashboard
Deactivate your theme by activating any other theme. Once the theme is not active you can delete this theme. After removing it, upload and install the new updated theme and activate it.
Step 1 Deactivate your Theme located in the WordPress Dashboard → Appearance → Themes. In order to deactivate, simply switch to a different theme, like the default WordPress Twenty Seventeen theme.
Step 2 After deactivating you need to delete your Theme. In order do this, click on the theme thumbnail, then you will see the Delete button in the bottom right corner of the new opened window. While removing theme, you’re not actually deleting your content, like posts, pages or images.
Step 3 Get the theme file by going to your Envato account → Downloads → Theme Name→ Download → Installable WordPress file only.
Step 4 Go to your WordPress Dashboard → Appearance → Themes click on Add New button near the top of the page; then click the Upload Theme button and Choose File button will appear. Click on it and select ThemeName.zip file you have already downloaded from ThemeForest. Once uploaded, click on Install Now button.
Step 5 When the Theme installation has completed successfully, you need to activate the theme by clicking the Activate button.
File Transfer Protocol
If you update via FTP, it’s important that you delete (not replace or overwrite) the old theme folder. So, remove the current theme folder ThemeName from wp-content → themes and upload the new one. The steps for doing this are listed below:
Step 1 Log into your server using FTP, navigate to the wp-content → themes folder and find the Theme folder.
Step 2 Backup the theme folder by saving it to your computer and then you can delete it from the server. While removing theme files, you’re not actually deleting your content, like posts, pages or images.
Step 3 Get the theme file by going to your Envato account → Downloads → ThemeName → Download → Installable WordPress file only. Extract ThemeName.zip file to get the theme folder, then drag and drop the new folder into the wp-content → themes directory.
Bundled Plugins
When buying theme from us, you, as our customer, are allowed to use theme bundled plugins, like WPBakery or Revolution Slider, even if a Notifications appears in your Dashboard from these plugins. As long as you don’t need specific support from WPBakery (the team behind WPBakery plugin) and ThemePunch (the team behind Revolution Slider) or other premium products related to these plugins, you can use them by this way, without registering or activating.
Keep in mind You don’t need to insert any (purchase) code for bundled plugins (like WPBakery or Revolution Slider) in order to work, as they already work well on your site. You may use them without registering or activating. Bundled plugins don’t need to be registered.
However, in case you would like to access other plugins’ addons or premium services, such as the Free Template import, you will have to register the plugin which need you to buy a separate license.
Recommended PHP Configuration Limits
Sometimes it may happen that you get some errors while installing theme, importing demo content or activating plugins like white screen or PHP errors. They may be caused by low PHP configurations limits. In this case, you need to increase some values. You can do this by your own or contact your hosting providers with the following requirements:
- memory_limit 256M
- max_input_time 600
- max_execution_time 600
- post_max_size 128M
- upload_max_filesize 128M