How to update the theme

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Update using Envato Market Plugin

  1. You need to download the plugin from here.
  2. 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. See detail instruction here.
  3. Click the ‘Envato Market’ menu in WordPress Dashboard.
  4. Enter your Token and you will be able to see and update your purchased items which is included Vega theme

Update using WordPress Dashboard

  1. Backup current Theme Setting > Backup. You will get a .JSON file (just in case everything went wrong and you still have theme settings backup file to import).
  2. Also you may want to use a plugin to automate backing up your current theme and uploading the new version: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/easy-theme-and-plugin-upgrades/
  3. You need to deactivate “Vega” theme in the Appearance > Themes by simply activating a different theme. Once you activate a different theme, you can delete the Vega theme. Don’t worry. You really won’t loose any of your data.
  4. Get the “vega-v…installable.zip” file from Themeforest Account > download. If you downloaded the “Main Files” from Themeforest, then you need to unzip the archive file you received, the vega-v…installable.zip will be inside of it.
  5. Upload vega-v…installable.zip using Appearance > Themes once you uploaded successfully, activate the theme.

Update using FTP

  1. Backup current Theme Setting > Backup. You will get a .JSON file (just in case everything went wrong and you still have theme settings backup file to import).
  2. Also you may want to use a plugin to automate backing up your current theme and uploading the new version: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/easy-theme-and-plugin-upgrades/
  3. Login to your FTP account. Navigate to wp-content > themes location and backup your “vega” theme folder by saving it to your computer, or you can choose to simply delete it. Don’t worry. You really won’t loose any of your data.
  4. Get the “vega-v…installable.zip” file from Themeforest Account > download. If you downloaded the “Main Files” from Themeforest, then you need to unzip the archive file you received, the vega-v…installable.zip will be inside of it.
  5. Drag and drop the new “vega” folder into wp-content > themes and select “Replace” if you didn’t delete it.

Update using plugin

  1. You need to download and install Easy Theme and Plugin Update.
  2. After installing the plugin. Go to Apperance > Themes > Add New > Upload Theme
  3. Select“vega-v…installable.zip” file and choose “Upgrade existing theme” option to “Yes” and click “Install Now” button

Common Issues

  1. Are You sure you want to do this?
    If you get this message. Please check with your webhost upload file size limit and ask them to increase the limitation.
  2. Theme install failed destination folder already exists
    This is because WordPress allows you to have only 1 theme with the same name and folder. To get around this issue, please update theme using auto updater or FTP steps above.
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