📄Theme Update
Before updating, it's recommended you make a backup of your theme folder (wp-content/themes/theme_name).
Best practice & important notes:
Create a backup: whenever you update it’s always a good idea to make sure that you have a current backup of your website and database. There are several plugins available that completely automate that process. You can also ask your host to perform a free backup for you.
Save Theme Options: go to Theme Options - Backup - Export & Download (Download Json); these settings shouldn't be touched by the update, but it's recommended you keep a backup.
Clear cache: it's always recommended to clear your browser cache, server cache, or optimization plugins after the update to avoid any visual issues.
Update using Envato Market Plugin
The Envato Market Plugin helps you to receive updates to your themes purchased through Envato Market (ThemeForest). The plugin Settings Page allows you to configure your Envato API Personal Token.
This API Token is generated from build.envato.com and will allow WordPress to securely receive item updates. Once the Envato API connection is made from the Settings page, a list of available themes will be shown.
Manual Update
If you don’t want to or can’t use the plugin, you can always update the theme manually in two ways:
From WordPress admin:
Download the latest version of the theme from your ThemeForest account.
Go to Appearance - Themes and upload theme_name.zip; confirm the update.
Update required plugins (if prompted)
Using FTP:
Remove theme folder from wp-content/themes/ and upload it again
Go to your WordPress admin - Themes and check if theme version is updated
Important: After updating the theme, make sure you also update the required plugins. This should come up as a prompt right after the update.
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