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BeTop – Coaching & Speaker WordPress Theme Documentation
Also available Online manual and Video tutorials.
© 2001 – 2019 Stylemix LLC
TableofContents
GettingStarted.............................................................................................................................4
Introduction....................................................................................................................................4
SystemRequirements.....................................................................................................................5
InstallingtheTheme........................................................................................................................5
Whattodoifthethemeinstallationfails....................................................................................8
ViewingSystemStatus....................................................................................................................9
ImportingtheDemoContent........................................................................................................10
GettingHelp..................................................................................................................................14
InstallPlugins.................................................................................................................................15
ImportantFeaturesoftheBeTop–Coaching&SpeakerWordPressTheme...............................16
BootstrapFramework...............................................................................................................16
PluginsInstalledwiththeTheme..............................................................................................16
SettingUpyourWebsite.............................................................................................................18
CustomizingtheTheme.................................................................................................................19
MainThemeOptions.................................................................................................................19
Maincolorsettings....................................................................................................................20
Typographysettings..................................................................................................................20
SettingUptheHeaderandFooter................................................................................................21
AddingMenustoyourWebsite....................................................................................................23
SettingUptheStandardMenus................................................................................................23
LocalizingorChangingtheLanguageoftheTheme......................................................................24
AddingContent..........................................................................................................................25
TypesofPosts................................................................................................................................25
SettingupandchangingtheTitleofCustomPostTypes..........................................................26
MiscellaneousFeatures..............................................................................................................27
AddingaBlogtoyourWebsite......................................................................................................27
IncorporatingaWooCommerceShopinyourWebsite................................................................28
AddingTrainingClasses.................................................................................................................28
Updatingthetheme...................................................................................................................33
UpdatingviatheWordPressAdminPanel(usingDashboard>Updates).....................................33
UpdatingviatheWordPressAdminPanel(usinganExtraPlugin)................................................34
UpdatingviaFTP............................................................................................................................34
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GettingStarted
Introduction
BeTop–Coaching&SpeakerWordPressThemeisintunewithalldevices,browsersandplatforms,retinareadyandcomeswithsuper-fastanduser-friendlyElementorpagebuilder.AllcustomizationoptionsareavailableontheFrontEndeditorandnocodingskillrequiredtocreateoreditcontent.
SomeofthefeaturesoftheBeTop–Coaching&SpeakerWordPressThemeinclude:
• GDPRCompliant-Yourguestswillfindthecheckboxforopt-inconsentbeloweachbookingformtoacceptyourwebsitetermsandconditionsbeforereservation.
• MultilingualSupport-Easilytranslateawebsitetoanylanguage.• Responsive&MobileFriendly-BeTopisfullyresponsiveandlooksgreatonalldevices.• BuiltwithSASS–themoststableandpowerfulprofessionalgradeCSSextensionlanguage• Elementordrag&droppagebuilder• 19 Exclusive Custom Modules for Elementor• Flexible Page Layouts• Product Catalog with WooCommerce• Sell Courses, Classes with WooCommerce• CompatiblewithFirefox,Safari,Chrome,EdgeandIE10+• Bootstrap-basedResponsiveLayouts• AbilitytohaveaBackgroundimageforyourwebsite• Abilitytouseanyof800+GoogleFonts• Custom Fonts, icons• One-clickdemocontentimport• RetinaReady• SEOready• ContactForm7-Ready• MailChimp-Ready
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SystemRequirementsToinstalltheBeTop–Coaching&SpeakerWordPressThemeyoumusthaveaworkingversionofWordPressalreadyinstalled.ForinformationregardingtheinstallingoftheWordPressplatform,pleaseseetheWordPressCodexathttp://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress.
InstallingtheThemeYoucaninstallthethemejustasyouwouldinstallanyotherWordPressTheme.
Note:Inordertoinstallatheme,youwouldneedtologintoyourWordPressadminareawithAdministratorrights.
Toinstallthetheme:
1. IntheWordPressDashboard,clickonAppearance>ThemestoopentheThemesscreen.
2. ClickontheAddNewbuttontoopentheAddThemesscreen.
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3. ClickontheUploadThemebuttonanduploadthezippedthemefileyouhavereceived
fromStylemixThemes.
Note:DependingonthespeedofyourInternetconnection,itmaytakesometimetouploadthezipfile.
4. OncethefileisuploadedclickontheInstallNowbuttontoinstallthetheme.
Note:Ifyouhavetroubleinstallingthetheme,pleaseseethenextsection:Whattodoifthethemeinstallationfails.
5. Oncethethemeisinstalled,youneedtoactivatethethemetoenabletheHotelloThemedemosandthemeautoupdatefeature.ClickonActivatetoactivatethetheme.Youwillthenhavetogenerateatoken.
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Stepsforactivatingthetheme:
1)ClickontheGenerateaPersonalTokenlink.AnewwindowwillopenthattakesyoutotheEnvatoAccountsign-inpage.
2)SigninusingthecredentialsofthesameaccountyouusedtopurchasetheHotellotheme.
3)Enteranameforthetoken.(Thisnameistoidentifythistokenanytimelater.)
4)SelectthefollowingcheckboxesfromthePermissionsNeededsection:
*ViewYourEnvatoAccount Username, *DownloadYourPurchasedItems, *VerifyPurchasesYou’veMade,and *ListPurchasesYou’veMade.
5)SelectthecheckboxtoagreetothetermsandconditionsandthenclickontheCreateTokenbutton.
6)Anewpagewillloadwithatokeninabox.SelectthetokentextandcopyittotheclipboardbypressingCtrl+Conyourkeyboard.
Pastethegeneratedtokenhere.
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6. PastethetokenintheprovidedboxandclickontheSubmitbutton.Ifactivationissuccessful,youwillseeagreencheckmark.
Youcanfollowthismanualifactivationfails.
WhattodoifthethemeinstallationfailsIftheimportstallsandfailstorespondafterafewminutes,orifWordPressgivesyouanerrormessage,youaresufferingfromPHPconfigurationlimitsthataresettoolowtocompletetheprocess.Youshouldcontactyourhostingproviderandaskthemtoincreasethoselimitstoaminimumasfollows:
• max_execution_time600• memory_limit128M• post_max_size32M• upload_max_filesize32M
YoucanverifyyourPHPconfigurationlimitsbyinstallingasimplepluginfoundhere:https://wordpress.org/plugins/debug-info/.YoucanalsocheckyourPHPerrorlogstoseetheexacterrorbeingreturned.
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ViewingSystemStatusYoucanalsoviewsomeofyourWordPresssystemsettingsbygoingtotheConsultingThemeSystemStatuspage.(ClickonConsulting>SystemStatusintheWordPressmenu.)ThispagewillprovideinformationaboutyourWordPressenvironmentandyourserverenvironment.
Anyitemsthatrequireyourattentionwillbehighlightedinyellow.
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ImportingtheDemoContentOncethethemeisinstalled,youwillfindanewBeTopmenuintheWordPressdashboard.Youcanusethismenutoaccessthedifferenttheme-relatedpages.Don’tknowwheretostartonbuildingupyoursite?Wehavecreatedanoptionforyoutorecreateourthemedemositewithjustoneclick.
Tip:Beforeimportingthedemocontent,youcancheckoutthevariousdemosathttp://becoach.stylemixthemes.com/.Youcanseethedifferentdemosanddecideonwhichonesuitsyourfirmthebest.
ClickonBeTop>InstallDemosintheWordPressmenu.
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Tip:Youcanusethedemocontentasastartingpointforyourwebsiteandmodifythecontenttosuityourneeds.Inthatcase,selectthedemolayoutthatismostappropriateforyourwebsite.
Pleasenote:Alldemositeimagesreplacedwithplaceholdersduetolicensingpolicy.
Eachdemolayoutrequiresanumberofpluginstofunctionproperly.Fortunately,StyleMixThemeshasmadeiteasyforyoutoinstallthepluginsandtheywillbeinstalledautomaticallyduringdemosetupproceed.Inordertostarttheimportproceed,clickontheSetupLayoutbutton.
Note:DependingonthespeedofyourInternetconnection,itmaytakesometimetoinstallallthepluginsandimportthedemocontent.
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AllthepluginswhicharenotfreecomeunderourExtendedLicense,soyoudon’tneedtopayfortheirlicensetousethem.Someofthemmighthavemessagesrequiringactivation,buttheyarealreadyactivatedonourside.Nopurchasecodeneeded.Whenusingthemunderourlicenseyouwillneedtowaitforthepluginupdatesinourregularthemeupdates.Ifyouwanttobeabletoautoupdatethemfromwp-admin,youwillneedtobuyyourownpersonallicenseforthat.However,wealwaysincludethelatestversionsofthepluginsineveryupdateofthetheme.
SetupLayoutfeatureinstallsallrequiredplugins,importsthechosendemolayoutandwidgets.Afterfinishingtheproceedyoucanvisityoursitefrontpageinordertoseeallreadyfeatures.
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Tip:Ifyouwanttostartfromscratchafterviewingthedemocontent,youcanremovethedemocontentusingtheResetWPplugin(https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-reset/).ThispluginresetstheWordPressdatabasebacktoitsdefaults.Itwilldeleteallcustomizationsandcontent,butitdoesnotmodifyfiles;itonlyresetsthedatabase.Pleaseseetheabovelinkformoredetails.
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GettingHelpYourBeTop–Coaching&SpeakerWordPressThemecomeswithsixmonthsoffreesupport.
IncaseyouarefacingproblemswithusingtheBeTop–Coaching&SpeakerWordPressTheme,youcangethelpinthefollowingways:
• Readouronlinedocumentation.• Watchonlinevideotutorialstolearnhowtocustomizethetheme.• VisitourCommunityForum.• SubmitaHelpTicket.
ClickonBeTop>SupportintheWordPressmenutoaccesstheSupportpage.
Note:YoucanalsogetextendedsupportthroughsubscriptionsviaThemeForest.
Clickonthisbuttontocreateasupportaccountifyouhaven’talready
createdone.
Youwillneedaccesstothesupportaccounttosubmitahelpticket.
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InstallPluginsOncethethemeisinstalled,youhavetoinstallallrequiredpluginsviaAppearance>InstallPluginsmenu.SelectAllpluginsandInstallthemviabulkApply:
Afterinstallationofallplugins,Activatethem:
Nowallpluginsinstalledandactivatedcorrectly:
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ImportantFeaturesoftheBeTop–Coaching&SpeakerWordPressThemeThissectiondescribessomenoteworthyfeaturesofthistheme.
BootstrapFrameworkTheBeTop–Coaching&SpeakerWordPressThemeusestheBootstrapframework,soyoucanhavealayoutgridofupto12columnstodesignyourpages.Further,eachwidgethasitsownmaximumandminimumwidths,soyouhavetheflexibilityofadjustingthewidthsofthewidgetsdependingonthelayoutofthepages.
PluginsInstalledwiththeThemePlugin Required/Optional Howithelpsyou…
AddToAnyShareButtons
Required Allowsyoutoshareyourpostsandpageson100+sharingandsocialmediasitesincludingFacebook,Twitter,Pinterest,Google,WhatsApp,LinkedIn,Tumblr,andReddit.
ContactForm7 Required Allowsyoutoeasilydesignandaddformstoyourwebsite.
GDPRCompliance&CookieConsent
Required Your guests will find the checkbox for opt-in consent below each booking form to accept your website terms and conditions before reservation.
MailChimpforWordPress
Required HelpsyouaddsubscriberstoyourMailChimplistsusingvariousmethods.Youcancreategoodlookingopt-informsorintegrateMailChimpwithotherformsonyoursite.
WooCommerce Required Helpsyousetupyouronlinestoretosellthingsonyourwebsite.
WooCommerceWishlistPlugin
Required WooCommerceWishlistisasimplebutpowerfultoolthatcanhelpyoutoconvertyoursitevisitorsintoloyalcustomers.
Elementor Required Themostadvancedfrontenddrag&droppagebuilder.Createhigh-end,pixelperfectwebsitesatrecordspeeds.Anytheme,anypage,anydesign.
Header,Footer&BlocksforElementor
Required CreateHeaderandFooterforyoursiteusingElementorPageBuilder.
STMWidgets Required BeTopElementorWidgets.
STMTThemeOptions
Required Containsglobalsettingsofthetheme.
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Asmentionedbefore,theBeTop–Coaching&SpeakerWordPressThemerequiresanumberofpluginstofunctionproperly.Thefollowingtablegivesyouabriefdescriptionofeachoftheplugins:
Note:WeprovideextrapluginswithEXTENDEDlicensesandincludelatestupdatestoeveryversionofthethemes.Thepluginswillbeupdatedwheneveryouupgradeyourtheme.
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SettingUpyourWebsite
OncetheBeTop–Coaching&SpeakerWordPressThemeisinstalled,youwillnowhavetocustomizethethemetosuityourneeds.Thefollowingaresomeofthetasksyouneedtocompletetocustomizethetheme:
• Buildyourownheader,setupheaders,footers,andsidebarsforyourwebsite.• Chooseyourowncolorschemeandtypographyoptions.• Typeintheaddressandotherinformationaboutyourorganization.• Designandaddwidgetstoyourwebsite.• Setupthemenusofthewebsite.
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CustomizingtheThemeYoucanperformgeneralcustomizationoftheBeTop–Coaching&SpeakerWordPressThemebygoingtoDashboard>ThemeOptions(justasyouwouldnormallydoforanyothertheme).Here,youcansetupthefollowing:
• Mainsitesettingssuchasdefaultvisualizationoptions;Preloaderoptionsandothers.• Colorsscheme.• Typographysettings.• Buttonssettings.• NewsArchiveandSinglepageoptions.• Shoppagesettings.• Customposttypessettings.• GoogleMapsAPIsettings.Ch
MainThemeOptions
Hereyoucansetupglobalwebsitesettingssuchas:
• Sitebodybackground;• Titleboxsettings;• 404-pagebackground;• Preloadersettings.
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MaincolorsettingsYoucanchangethebasecolorskinofyourwebsiteintheThemeOptions->Colorssection.
TypographysettingsIfyouwanttochangeyourwebsitetypographysettings,youneedtogoThemOptions>Typography.It’spossibletochangetypographyoptionsforMain(body)andHeadingsfordifferenttypeofviews(desktop,tablet,mobile).
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SettingUptheHeaderandFooterYoucancustomizethelook-and-feeloftheheaderandFooter.Youcanalsocontrolwhatitemsappearintheheader&footerareasofyourpages.
Tosetuporcustomizethemofyourwebpages:
ClickonAppearance>HeaderFooterBuilderintheWordPressmenu.
ClickonEditwithElementorinordertomodifytheHeaderorFootertemplate.
Nowyoucaneasilymodifyincludedelementsoraddnewelementsviadraganddrop.
Header:
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Footer:
EachelementhasContentandAdvancedoptionspanelformodificationsandsettings:
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AddingMenustoyourWebsiteTheBeTop–Coaching&SpeakerWordPressThemesupportsuptofourmenus.Youcanhaveamenuatthetopofyourwebsitepagesanduptothreemenusinthesidebars.Inadditiontotheabovelocations,youcanalsoaddoneofthefourmenustoanypageyouwantusingtheElementorNavigationMenuwidget.
SettingUptheStandardMenus
Asmentionedabove,yourthemeallowsyoutohaveamenuatthetopofyourwebsitepagesanduptothreemenusinthesidebars.
TosetuptheStandardMenus:
1. ClickonAppearance>MenusintheWordPressmenutoopentheMenuspage.2. YoucannowsetupthemenusasyouwoulddoforanyotherWordPresstheme.
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LocalizingorChangingtheLanguageoftheTheme
IfyouareusingtheBeTop–Coaching&SpeakerWordPressThemeinanon-Englishspeakingcountry,youcanchangethelanguageofthethemesothatthewp-adminareawillbeinthelanguageofyourchoice.
Youcanchangeyoursite’smainlanguageviaSettings>General>SiteLanguage.ThiswillchangeallyourWordPressrelatedpromptstotheselectedlanguage,butyouwillstillhavetolocalizethethemerelatedoptionsandscreens.
It’seasytolocalizeyoursiteusingtheLocoTranslateplugin.(Youcanseearelatedtutorialinthefollowingpage:https://localise.biz/help/wordpress/translate-plugin/beginners.
AnotherwayistoaddyourtranslationsusingthePoEditplatform.Basically,youneedtocreatea.pofilethatcontainsthetranslationsandPoEditwillgeneratea.mofileforyou.Youthenneedtouploadthe.mofiletoyourtheme’slanguagefolder(../wp-content/themes/theme-folder/languages/).
Note:Beforeaddingtranslationsforstaticstrings,youneedtorenamethelanguagefilescorrectlyaccordingyoursite’slanguage.Thethemelanguagefilesarelocatedinthe../wp-content/themes/theme-folder/languages/folder.YoucanfindalistoflanguagecodesatWordPressinyourLanguage.Asanexample,thelanguagecodeforEnglishisen_EN,soyouwouldsavethetranslatedfilesasen_EN.poanden_EN.mo.
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AddingContent
YoucanaddregularcontenttoyourwebsiteasnormalpagesandpostsusingElementorpagebuilder.ElementorisavisualpagebuilderpluginforWordPressenablingthecreationofwebpagesinalive,visualway.
Thisstep-by-stepguidewalksyouthroughhowtocreateawebsiteusingElementor.
IfyouareanElementornewbie,thisarticlewillhelpyouunderstandtheessentialsofsuccessfulpage-building.Youwilllearnabout:
1. CreateanewpageonWordPressandElementoreditorlayout.2. BuildyourfirstpagewithElementor.3. InsertTemplatestoyourpage.4. Preview&Publishyourpage.5. MakeyourpageResponsive.
Tip:HereyoucanseethefullDocumentationoftheElementor-https://docs.elementor.com/article/226-getting-started.
TypesofPostsTheBeTop–Coaching&SpeakerWordPressThemecomeswithsomebuilt-intypesofpoststhatareusefulformultiplewebsites.Thefollowingtableliststhevarioustypesofpostsavailable:
Type Usedfor…
Portfolio Displayingdetailsofportfolioofferedbyyourorganization.
Events Displayingdetailsofeventsbeingheldinyourorganization.
Services Displayingdetailsofservicesofferedbyyourfirm.
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SettingupandchangingtheTitleofCustomPostTypes
Ifyouwant,youcanchangethetitleoftheallcustomposttypes.
Tochangethetitleoftheabove-mentionedcustomposttype:
1. ClickonThemeOptionsintheWordPressmenu.
2. IntheThemeOptionsmenu,selectPostTypesandthenselectthecustomposttypeyouwanttoedit.
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MiscellaneousFeatures
TheBeTop–Coaching&SpeakerWordPressThemealsosupportsblogs.Youcansetupacustomblogpage.
TheBeTop–Coaching&SpeakerWordPressThemeisalsocompatiblewiththeWooCommerceplugin,soyoucanhaveane-commerceshoponyourwebsite.
AddingaBlogtoyourWebsiteYoucanalsohavearegularblogonyourwebsitewhereyou(oranyonewithadmin/authorrights)canputupposts.
Note:BlogpostscanbepublishedfromtheWordPressadminarea.Onlysomeonewithadminorauthorrightscanputupblogposts.
YoucanassignanypageyoucreateasthestartpageofyourblogbyclickingonAppearance>Customize>HomepageSettingsandselectingthepageinthePostspagedrop-downlist.
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IncorporatingaWooCommerceShopinyourWebsiteWooCommerceisthemostpopulare-commercepluginforWordPress.Nowyoucanhaveashopwithalle-commercefeaturesonyourWordPresssite.
Beforeyoustartaddingproducts,pleasegothroughtheWooCommercepluginsettingsandspecifyeverythingyouneedforyourshop.
Pleaseseehttps://docs.woothemes.com/documentation/plugins/woocommerce/getting-started/formoredetailsonsettingupashopusingtheWooCommerceplugin.
AddingTrainingClassesTrainingsintheBeTopthemearegroupedproductsoftheWooCommerceplugin.Also,thereisspecialcustomsettingsformakingtheproductasatrainingclass.
Tip:YoucanreadmoreabouttheWooCommercegroupedproducttypehere-https://woocommerce.com/videos/woocommerce-grouped-product-overview/
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Inordertocreateatrainingclass,youneedtogotoProducts->AddNew:
Afteraddingaclassname,youneedtogototheGroupedMembershipLimitsectionandenabletheIsrepeatabletrainingoption.Thenyouwillbeabletoselectanumberofmembersanddurationofthetraining.
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BookingDeadlinesectionforselectingtheactiveperiodforbookingatrainingclass.
Finally,youneedtosetaregularpriceofthistrainingclassintheProductDatasectionandpublishyourtrainingclass(product).
Note:Astrainingclassesaren’tsimpleproducts,theyneedtobeinvisibleonthearchiveshoppage.ThusyoushouldselecttheHiddenoptionforCatalogVisibilitysetting.
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Now,youneedtocreatenewproductandsetupitasthemaintrainingpagewhichwillholdyourtrainingclasses.
Firstly,youneedtobuildatrainingpagecontentbyusingelementsoftheElementorplugin.
Lastly,shouldgotoProductDatasectionandselectaGroupedProductoption.After,youneedtoaddyourtrainingclassesintheLinkedProductssection.
Note:Trainingproductsshouldn’tbevisibleonthearchiveshoppageaswell.Therefore,youneedtoselecttheHiddenoptionforCatalogVisibilitysetting.
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Customerswillbeabletoselecttheappropriatetrainingclassandperiodonthemaintrainingpages.
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Updatingthetheme
Wewillperiodicallyprovideupdatesofyourtheme.Theseupdatesareessentialifyouwanttohaveabug-freewebsiteaswegivenewfeaturesandimprovementstothethemeovertime.SomeoftheseupdatesmightbeneededinordertomakethethemecompatiblewithnewerversionsofWordPress.
Note:Thereisnoriskoflosingyoursettingsandpageswhenyouupdatethetheme.However,anymodificationsyouhavemadetothecorethemefileswillbelost,soyoushouldbackupthosefilesbeforeyouupdatethetheme.
Tip:Afterupgradingthetheme,youcanupdateextrapluginsviaAppearance>InstallPlugins.
TherearethreewaysofupdatingourWordPressthemestonewerversions:
• UpdatingviatheWordPressAdminPanel(usingDashboard>Updates)• UpdateviatheWordPressAdminPanel(usinganextraplugin)• UpdatingviaFTP
UpdatingviatheWordPressAdminPanel(usingDashboard>Updates)TheeasiestwayofupdatingthethemeisviaDashboard>Updates.Whenanupdateisavailableforyourtheme,youwillgetanotificationinyourWordPressDashboardandyoucanupdateyourthemebyclickingonDashboard>Updatesandupdatingthetheme(justasyouwouldupdateanyotherinstalledtheme).
Tip:Afterupgradingthetheme,youcanupdateextrapluginsviaAppearance>InstallPlugins.
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UpdatingviatheWordPressAdminPanel(usinganExtraPlugin)ForthismethodyoushouldfirstinstalltheEasyThemeandPluginUpgradesplugin(http://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-theme-and-plugin-upgrades/)Thispluginwillupdateyourthemewhenyouuploadthetheme.zipfile.
OnceyouhaveinstalledtheEasyThemeandPluginUpgradesplugin:
1. Downloadthethemefileupdate.2. ExtracttheBeTop.zipfilefromthedownloadedthemefile.3. IntheWordPressdashboard,clickonAppearance>Themes>AddNew>Upload
Theme>Browse...4. SelecttheBeTop.zipfilethatyouextractedinstep2andclickonInstallNow.
Tip:Afterupgradingthetheme,youcanupdateextrapluginsviaAppearance>InstallPlugins.
UpdatingviaFTPAnotherwayofupdatingyourthemeisviaFTP.
ExtractthecontentsoftheBeTop.zipfile.ThecontentswillbeextractedtoafoldercalledBeTop\andtosubfolderswithintheBeTopfolder.
Tip:MakesureyourunzippingsoftwaredoesnotcreateanyextradirectorywiththesamenamenestedwithintheBeTop\folder.Inotherwords,makesureyouextractthefilestoBeTop\andnotBeTop\BeTop\.
UsinganFTPprogram,uploadtheBeTop\folder(anditssubfolders)to/wp-content/themes/onyourwebserver.
Note:TheFTPprogramwillgiveawarningthattheBeTop\folderalreadyexists.ChooseReplaceAll.
Tip:Afterupgradingthetheme,youcanupdateextrapluginsviaBeTop>Plugins.