Theme Installation
Latest update: October 10, 2019 | Reading time: 3 to 4 minutesDownloading and Extracting Package
Now it’s time to load our new theme on the site. First, download the package from your ThemeForest Account. The package contains a number of files and folders. Don’t upload the package to your installation as it is not going to be accepted as a theme. You need to extract the package contents locally on your computer. Inside the package, you’ll find:
- a .zip file with the theme
- a .zip file with the child theme
- a folder with the theme (extracted)
- a folder with the child theme (extracted)
- a .zip file with the theme documentation
You may wonder why is there so much content? The theme comes bundled with the child theme to save you some time from authoring one. We strongly recommend using a child theme to maintain settings and any modification made even after theme update. We have included both of them as .zip files (for easier uploading and extracting on the server) and the theme folders (for reference). Both compressed and uncompressed, these folders contain the same files. We have also included a file with the documentation for easy access if you are deploying offline.
Package Extraction & Installation Methods
There are two ways to upload the theme.
The first is simply by visiting Dashboard > Themes and by clicking the button Add New and selecting Upload on the next screen.
The second way is to upload the theme via an FTP account.
In both ways, you’ll first need to extract the downloaded package.
After obtaining the theme package from your ThemeForest Account, extract its contents locally on a folder on your computer. Locate the two .zip files with the theme: {themename}.zip and {themename}-child.zip. Upload those files either through Dashboard > Themes or using an FTP client on wp-content/themes/.
Using FTP: Extract the contents of those files in wp-content/themes/. Note, that some FTP clients do not support local extraction of compressed files. In that case, try uploading and extracting theme files using the file explorer of your hosting administration panel (like cPanel and Plesk desk). In any case, the idea is having two new folders inside wp-content/themes; the main theme folder and the child-theme folder. If you manage to extract them in there, you’re set.
Activating Theme
After successfully uploading the theme, go to WordPress Dashboard > Appearance > Themes and activate the theme. We recommend activating the child theme as this will ensure that all settings and modifications will remain intact even after theme update. Also, using the child theme will keep the theme safe even if you decide to heavily customize the website, as the original configuration will always be recoverable by a simple copy-and-paste action.
To complete the installation, log in to the Dashboard and install the requested plugins. Note that the theme is dependent on two plugins: Plethora Features Library and WPBakery Page Builder. If you don’t install and activate these, the theme will not work. Without Page Builder, the theme will work but without most of the main content elements. We have also included a number of plugins to enrich the experience but you are free to deactivate them if you don’t need them. In any case, we recommend installing all plugins to ensure your theme is installed and ready to go.