{"id":2235,"date":"2020-05-22T22:17:14","date_gmt":"2020-05-22T22:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/the7kennisbank.nl\/?p=2235"},"modified":"2020-05-22T22:39:35","modified_gmt":"2020-05-22T22:39:35","slug":"installation-basic-setup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the7kennisbank.nl\/en\/user-guide\/installation-basic-setup\/","title":{"rendered":"Installation &#038; Basic Setup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><head><meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><br \/>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Install WordPress<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/download\/\">Download<\/a> and Install the newest version of WordPress.<\/p>\n<p><strong id=\"install\">2. Upload Theme<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Before proceeding<\/strong>, please make sure that following plugins are not installed or deactivated:<br \/>\u2013 WP-pagenavi;<br \/>\u2013 WP-less;<br \/>\u2013 Options Framework;<br \/>\u2013 any plugin that uses <strong>tgmpa<\/strong> (TGM Plugin Activation) and <strong>lessc<\/strong> (lessPHP) classes.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve downloaded the whole theme package (see fig. 1.1), unzip it. Inside you will find the theme installation file (called \u201cdt-the7_v.zip\u201d), quick start guide, license folder, folder with PSD files, etc.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_34\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter c1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/guide.the7.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/01-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-34 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/the7kennisbank.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/01-1-3.jpg\" alt=\"Fig. 1.1. Theme Package.\" width=\"312\" height=\"131\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fig. 1.1. Theme Package.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Alternatively you can simply download the installable WordPress file (see fig. 1.2).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_36\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter c1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/guide.the7.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/01-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-36 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/the7kennisbank.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/01-2.jpg\" alt=\"Fig. 1.2. Installable file.\" width=\"312\" height=\"131\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fig. 1.2. Installable file.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>To install the theme, in your WordPress Admin Panel (wp-admin) go to <em>\u201cAppearance &gt; Themes &gt; Add New &gt; Upload Theme &gt; Browse\u201d<\/em> (see fig. 2) and choose the theme installation file.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/guide.the7.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/2014-06-26_1345.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-862\" src=\"https:\/\/the7kennisbank.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2014-06-26_1345.png\" alt=\"2014-06-26_1345\" width=\"162\" height=\"211\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/guide.the7.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/2014-06-26_1319_0011.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-867\" src=\"https:\/\/the7kennisbank.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2014-06-26_1319_0011.png\" alt=\"2014-06-26_1319_001\" width=\"406\" height=\"110\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/guide.the7.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/2014-06-26_1321.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-864\" src=\"https:\/\/the7kennisbank.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2014-06-26_1321.png\" alt=\"2014-06-26_1321\" width=\"448\" height=\"145\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_868\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter c2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/guide.the7.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/2014-06-26_1321_001.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-868 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/the7kennisbank.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2014-06-26_1321_001.png\" alt=\"Fig. 2. Choose theme to install.\" width=\"920\" height=\"295\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fig. 2. Choose theme to install.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>If any <strong>error<\/strong> appears, most probably, your hosting has <strong>file size limit<\/strong>. You can contact your hosting provider and ask to ease this restrictions (e.g 32MB will do).<\/p>\n<p>Otherwise <strong>you can install theme via FTP<\/strong>. Simply unzip the installable file and upload the theme folder via FTP into \u201cyour_site\/wp-content\/themes\/\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><em>If above steps did not yield any results, please don\u2019t hesitate to address this issue directly to your<\/em><em>hosting company<\/em><em>. Since this is most likely a server-related problem, we will not be able to help you!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Activate Theme<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In <em>\u201cAppearance &gt; Themes \u201c<\/em> activate the Theme by hitting the correspondent \u201cActivate\u201d link.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2625\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter c3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/guide.the7.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/2017-02-24_1646.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2625\" src=\"https:\/\/the7kennisbank.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/2017-02-24_1646.png\" alt=\"Fig. 3.1. Theme activation.\" width=\"446\" height=\"292\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fig. 3. Theme activation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong id=\"register\">4. Theme registration<\/strong><br \/>After theme activation you will see a \u201cThe7\u201d menu (fig.4.1). Please enter your <a href=\"https:\/\/help.market.envato.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/202822600-Where-Is-My-Purchase-Code-\">Item Purchase Code<\/a> into the appropriate Dashboard field in order to register the theme and get access to pre-made websites, premium plugins, one-click updates and more:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2988\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter c4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/guide.the7.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/2019-09-02_1051.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2988 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/the7kennisbank.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/2019-09-02_1051.png\" alt=\"Fig. 4.1. The7 menu.\" width=\"884\" height=\"530\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fig. 4.1. The7 menu.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Note that in case you want to use your purchase code on other domain name (e.g. when you are moving a site from one domain to another) you\u2019ll need to deregister the theme first (fig. 4.2):<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2989\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter c5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/guide.the7.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/2019-09-02_1048.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2989 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/the7kennisbank.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/2019-09-02_1048.png\" alt=\"Fig.4.2. Deregister the theme.\" width=\"827\" height=\"397\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fig. 4.2. Deregister the theme.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Also note that running multiple websites on a single license is a copyright violation. In other words it is a serious legal offence and is strictly prohibited. Remember <strong>1 site = 1 purchased license<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Now you can start installing plugins (fig.4.3):<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2638\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter c6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/guide.the7.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/2017-02-24_1717.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2638\" src=\"https:\/\/the7kennisbank.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/2017-02-24_1717.png\" alt=\"Fig.3.4. Install bundled plugins.\" width=\"602\" height=\"314\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fig. 4.3. Install bundled plugins.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Please refer to these articles for details on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Installing Plugins\" href=\"https:\/\/guide.the7.io\/user-guide\/plugins\/installing-plugins\">plugins installation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Updating Plugins\" href=\"https:\/\/the7kennisbank.nl\/user-guide\/plugins\/updating-plugins\/\">plugins update<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong id=\"demo\">5. Import Pre-made Websites<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can import pre-made websites (also called \u201cdemo websites\u201d, \u201cdemo content\u201d or just \u201cdemos\u201d) via <strong>The7 &gt; Pre-made Websites<\/strong> interface (fig. 5):<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2991\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter c7\"><a href=\"https:\/\/guide.the7.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Fig.5._Website_import_options..png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2991 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/the7kennisbank.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Fig.5._Website_import_options..png\" alt=\"Fig.5. Website import options.\" width=\"1004\" height=\"596\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fig. 5. Website import options.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Please refer to these articles for details: <a href=\"https:\/\/the7kennisbank.nl\/user-guide\/pre-made-websites\/\">Import demo content<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong id=\"update\">6. Update Theme<\/strong><br \/>You can update the theme in a usual WP way through Appearance -&gt; Themes (fig.6).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2654\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter c8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/guide.the7.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/2017-02-24_1815.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2654\" src=\"https:\/\/the7kennisbank.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/2017-02-24_1815.png\" alt=\"Fig.6. Theme update.\" width=\"353\" height=\"341\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fig. 6. Theme update.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Then go to Dashboard -&gt; The7 -&gt; Plugins and update plugins.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, update database (if popup message show up) \u2013 see fig. 7.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2871\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter c9\"><a href=\"https:\/\/guide.the7.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Fig.-7.-Update-database..png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2871\" src=\"https:\/\/the7kennisbank.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Fig.-7.-Update-database..png\" alt=\"Fig. 7. Update database.\" width=\"634\" height=\"223\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fig. 7. Update database.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. Install WordPress Download and Install the newest version of WordPress. 2. 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If you\u2019ve downloaded the whole theme package (see fig. 1.1), unzip it.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3288,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-installation-and-basic-setup","category-user-guide","category-11","category-9","description-off"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/the7kennisbank.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2235","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/the7kennisbank.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/the7kennisbank.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/the7kennisbank.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/the7kennisbank.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2235"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/the7kennisbank.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2235\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2544,"href":"https:\/\/the7kennisbank.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2235\/revisions\/2544"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/the7kennisbank.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3288"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/the7kennisbank.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/the7kennisbank.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/the7kennisbank.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}