Stylelover

Multipurpose WordPress Theme

Template Installation

This theme is built as a WordPress theme, so you need to have WordPress engine installed first. If you have not installed it yet, please refer to the WordPress Installation section.

WordPress Installation

Download the required WordPress version. You can check which release is required on the template preview page in the requirements list. Make sure you download the correct version.

You can download the WordPress platform on the official WordPress.org website: WordPress versions archive. Once the platform is downloaded, you’ll need to unpack the files. You can use any file archiver that supports ZIP format to unpack the ZIP file.

Once the WordPress platform files and folders are unpacked, you need to upload them to the hosting server.

Upload the files and folders to the server into the PUBLIC_HTML or WWW directory.

If you can’t find the PUBLIC_HTML or WWW directory on your hosting server, contact your hosting provider and find out where you should upload the website files to.

Next, you need to create a database for the WordPress platform.

You can create it using the database management tool in the hosting cpanel (usually it is PhpMyAdmin). With the help of phpMyAdmin you can create a new database in 3 simple steps (check the slides below):

  • Click the Database button at the top navigation menu to see the list of databases.
  • phpMyAdmin Welcome Screen
  • Enter database name in the Create new database field.
  • phpMyAdmin Databases List Screen
  • Click the Create button.
phpMyAdmin Databases List Screen

You will see the new database in the list now. Click on its name to access it.

If you face any difficulties while creating the database, contact your hosting provider for tech support.

Enter the WordPress directory path into the browser address bar and click Enter. WordPress installation will begin.

Creating the Configuration File

WordPress installation screen will inform you that the configuration file is missing. Click Create Configuration File to create it.

Database Details

Please note that the prefix of WordPress database tables should be wp_.

You need to enter the WordPress database connection details here.

Website Details

You need to enter the next details:

  • website name;
  • administrator login and password;
  • website e-mail.

Click Install WordPress.

If you have entered the correct details, you will see a successful installation message and the WordPress dashboard access button.

Theme Installation

Now you can proceed to theme installation: theme_name.zip.Follow the steps listed below:

1. Extract the template package.

2. Navigate to the Appearance > Themes section at the admin panel of the site and open the theme folder.

3. Locate the archive named as theme-name.zip and install the theme by pressing Install Now.

4. Next please press on Activate link.

Cherry Wizard Installation / Sample Data Installation

After theme activation you will get a notice which offers you to install Cherry Plugin Wizard. To continue plugins and demo contents installation with Cherry Plugin Wizard just hit Begin installing plugin link. You will be transfered to the page where you can select the needed plugins.

Then please click on Install link.

After Cherry Plugin Wizard has been successfully installed and activated click on Return to the Dashboard link

Plugins Installation

After installation and activation Cherry Plugin Wizard you will get a notice which offers you to continue the plugins and demo contents installation with Cherry Plugin Wizard. Then click on START INSTALL on the top of the page to start installation of the recommended plugins.

On the Wizard Home page you can check if your server configurations meet WordPress minimal requirements. If any doesnt't meet you can continue the installation process, but it will take more time and can drive to bugs.

If your server configurations meet WordPress minimal requirements please click on NEXT link.

Green Install Plugin box means the installation process has been successfully completed.

Red Install Plugin box means the installation process hasn't been completed. Press on Details link you will see where is the problem and please refer to Support Portal.

After plugins installation you will get a notice which offers to append demo content to your existing content or completely rewrite it.
When you have taken the option please click on START.


If you select Replace my existing content with demo content your whole content will be completely and irreversibly deleted!

If you select Replace my existing content with demo content you will have to enter your password to confirm and start content replacing and importing sample data will start.

On this step Cherry Plugin Wizard regenerates thumbnails for all imported images. This process may take some minutes.

Import is finished. Cherry Plugin Wizard offers you to select options VIEW YOUR SITE or CUSTOMIZE YOUR THEME.

Manual Update

Manually replacing your current version of Style Lover with an updated version is as easy as 1-2-6! First off, you’ll need to download the updated version of the theme, which includes both the main theme and the child theme (which serves as a backup for all the custom changes you make to your styles etc).

Next on, installing it, the child theme and export-import steps are due.
Export
  • Afterwards you’ll need to backup some of the settings, just in case:

      - backup the Customizer’s options. To do that go to your Style Lover Administration panel > then on your left go to the Customizing section > Export/Import > Export them;

      - save the wp-content/themes/Style Lover folder (duplicate it), just so it stays somewhere on your web server, let’s say in a folder named main Style Lover backup.

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  • Afterwards proceed to the Appearance > Themes, switch to any other default Wordpress theme as your current one, and be sure to delete the Style Lover theme from that list.
  • Returning now to the ZIP file of the updated version of the theme that you’ve downloaded previously, be sure to follow the following steps:

    - open the WordPress Administration panel and go to the Appearance > Themes section;

    - click the Add new button and click Upload theme;

    - after that, repeat the same steps for the Child theme, which you’ve previously unpacked from that same file as the main theme.

  • After installing this updated Style Lover theme anew, proceed to update the Plugins, by going to the sidebar on your left > Updates.

    Then tick all the checkboxes for the listed plugins and click the Update All button at the top.

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    Import
  • Now you’ll need to import back those settings which you’ve exported in a previous step:

    - to do that go to your Style Lover admin dashboard > then on your left go to the Customizing section > Export/Import, and choose the Import option;

    - click the Add new button and click Upload theme.

  • Following that, to save your custom styles, locate the main Style Lover backup folder on your web server (1.2 in the list of steps) > Styles.CSS file > and copy those parts of the code that you’ve changed there into the Styles.CSS file that’s located in the new folder of an updated Style Lover version.