Update Theme

There are three ways to update your theme: you can use the Envato Market Plugin for automatic updates directly from ThemeForest, or manually update the theme either via FTP by downloading and uploading the latest theme files, or through WordPress by uploading the theme files via the admin dashboard. Each method provides flexibility depending on your preferred approach to managing theme updates.

After updating the theme, all your content such as pages, options, images, and posts will remain intact and will not be lost or erased. However, any customizations made to the theme’s core files, such as PHP files or language files, will be lost during the update process. To preserve these customizations, it’s recommended to use a child theme for making modifications to the theme. Additionally, if you have translated the theme, ensure to backup the language files to avoid losing any translations.

Automatic Updates

The Envato Market plugin facilitates the installation of WordPress themes and plugins purchased from ThemeForest & CodeCanyon by connecting with the Envato Market API using a secure OAuth personal token. Once installed, WordPress will regularly check for updates, allowing you to keep your themes and plugins up to date with just a few clicks.

  1.  Download the WP Envato Market plugin.
  2. Install and activate the plugin. To install the plugin, go to Plugins > Add New in your WordPress dashboard. Click on the Upload Plugin button at the top of the page. Select the envato-market.zip file that you downloaded from GitHub, then click Install Now. After installation, click the Activate Plugin link.
  3. If you have translated the theme and the language files are located in themes/savior/languages/, you need to upload them to wp-content/languages/themes/. This ensures that after updating the theme, your customizations to the theme’s core files, such as PHP files and language files, are preserved.
  4. Click on the Envato Market menu in WordPress and follow the prompts to connect to the Envato Market API.
  5. Don’t forget to update the required plugins.

If you need more detailed instructions, you can find a comprehensive tutorial on using this plugin here.

Manual Update Via WordPress

Here is a step-by-step guide to update your theme manually via WordPress:

  1. Download the Installable theme from ThemeForest from the Download section. Extract the downloaded file on your computer.
  2. Navigate to Appearance > Themes in your WordPress dashboard. Deactivate the Savior theme by switching to a different theme, such as the default WordPress Twenty Seventeen theme.
  3. If you have translated the theme and the language files are located in themes/savior/languages/, you must upload them to wp-content/languages/themes/. This ensures that after updating the theme, any customizations to the theme’s core files, such as PHP files and language files, are preserved.
  4. After deactivating the theme, you can delete it. Hover over the theme thumbnail, click on Theme Details, and in the bottom right corner of the window, click the Delete button. Note that deleting the theme will not delete your content such as pages, options, images, and posts, but any customizations to the theme’s core files, such as PHP files, will be lost. To preserve these customizations, use a child theme.
  5. Upload the updated theme files, install them, and then activate the theme.
  6. Don’t forget to update the required plugins to ensure compatibility with the updated theme.

Following these steps will help you successfully update your theme while preserving your content and customizations.

Manual Update Via FTP

Here are the steps to manually update your theme via FTP:

  1. Download the Installable theme from ThemeForest in the Download section. Extract the downloaded file on your computer.
  2. Access your server using an FTP or SFTP client (such as Filezilla, which is recommended and free).
  3. If you have translated the theme and the language files are located in themes/savior/languages/, make sure to backup these files. Then upload them to wp-content/languages/themes/. This step ensures that after updating the theme, any customizations to the theme’s core files, such as PHP files and language files, are preserved.
  4. Navigate to wp-content/themes/ on your server.
  5. Locate and delete the current theme folder named “savior“.
  6. Upload the new theme folder that you downloaded in Step 1 to the wp-content/themes/ directory on your server.

Following these steps will allow you to manually update your theme via FTP, ensuring that your theme is updated while preserving any customizations you have made.

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