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When a new version of your theme is available you will see a yellow notice at the top of your WordPress Dashboard.
We recommend you to keep always your theme updated, to ensure that it is fully compatible with the latest WordPress version available and has the latest features.
1. Download the New Version of Your Theme
Login to your member dashboard and download the latest version of your theme. Optionally you can check the changelog to see what files were modified.
2. Install the New Version
Don’t forget to backup “custom.css” file and /languages/ folder if you added any custom stylesheets in the custom.css file or translated your theme in a different language.
Browse for .zip file with the new theme version on your computer, and click Install Now
Theme updated successfully.
You’ll probably get the following message when you’ll try to install the new version: This theme is already installed.
Simply click on the blue button “Replace current with uploaded“.
That’s all.
No customizations or changes made to Widgets, Menus, Customizer (Fonts, Colors, Logo, etc.) will be affected when deleting your current theme and installing the new version manually. Make sure to backup only changes you made directly in theme files.
Known Issues
The theme looks broken? Sometimes, after a major update it’s possible that your theme to look broken or some elements may be misaligned. You can fix this easily by clearing your browser cache or do a hard refresh in the tab with your website in your browser (CMD+Shift+R on Mac in Chrome or Ctrl+Shift+R on Windows in Chrome). View more instructions here and here.
I have updated the theme but the yellow bar still shows in dashboard The theme version is contained in the style.css file, so even if this file wasn’t listed as modified in the changelog, you still have to update it or manually change version, editing the file via Theme Editor.
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