First Steps

Move your first steps and learn how to properly install the theme.

Wordpress Beginner

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Installing Theme

Installation via Wordpress

Step 1. Login to your WordPress admin panel

Step 2. Navigate to Appearance > Themes

Step 3. Click Add New

Step 4. Click Upload Theme

Step 5. Click Choose File and look for the jack.zip in the Theme folder downloaded from Themeforest and click Install now (make sure you have unzipped the package downloaded from Themeforest).

Step 6. Click Activate

Installation via FTP

Step 1. Log into your hosting via an FTP client

Step 2. Unzip the jack.zip file (make sure you have unzipped the package downloaded from Themeforest).

Step 3. Upload the extracted jack theme folder into the remote folder wp-content > theme .

Step 4. Navigate to Appearance > Themes and activate the newly installed theme.

Child Theme

Once you have installed the theme, if you are planning to modify in some way the source code, we suggest you to install a child theme instead for editing the files inside the Jack theme folder.

Jack ships with a child theme located in the downloaded folder from Themeforest. Just install jack-child.zip as it would be a theme like we already showed here, then you can add or modify the files inside the newly uploaded child theme.

Installing Plugins

Once you have installed the theme you need to install and activate certain plugins.

Step 1. Navigate to Plugins a notice with required plugins you need to install will appear, now Begin Installing Plugins

Step 2. After all the plugins are installed you need to activate them, select all the plugins and Begin activating plugins

Manual Update

You can always update the theme manually in two ways.

1) Remove the theme from Appearance > Themes by selecting another (ex. TwentyFifteen) and then reinstall it.

2) Remove the folder jack via FTP and reupload it.

Whatever updating method you are choosing to follow, you need to be aware that these procedure will erase any eventual modification you have done to the theme code. That's why is always recommended to use a CHILD THEME to customize the source code.

Importing Demo Data

If you want to start build your site and avoid create everything from scratch, the easiest way is to import our demo content.

This is what will be imported:

1) Posts, pages, portfolios and products (if WooCommerce plugin is active)

2) Theme options

3) Widgets

4) Menus

Jack theme comes with one-click import module. Here's what you need to do:

Go to Appearance =>Import Demo Data. Before you begin, make sure all the required plugins are activated.

And just click Import Demo Data button.

Or you can import Jack demo data with default wordpress importer:

Step 1. Navigate to Tools > Import

Step 2. You need to install Wordpress importer Wordpress > Install Now > Activate Plugin

Step 3. Now you can upload our demo data Choose File > Select the file from theme Folrder > Upload File