{"id":1909,"date":"2014-08-02T02:25:00","date_gmt":"2014-08-02T06:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mts-help.nick.php.dev\/after_sale_support\/Demo_movies_database\/wordpress\/article5.html"},"modified":"2018-02-12T06:15:32","modified_gmt":"2018-02-12T11:15:32","slug":"how-install-wordpress-template-using-dump-file","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/how-install-wordpress-template-using-dump-file.html","title":{"rendered":"How to install a WordPress template using dump file"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>This tutorial will help you to install the WordPress template with the sample content.<\/p>\r\n<p>First of all we will advise you to check the documentation provided with your template. <\/p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"inline-banner\">\r\n<img src=\"\/help\/files\/banners\/zmz\/tmh\/en\/1_3.png\" onclick=\"showChat()\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>For the new templates <strong>from 43118 and higher<\/strong>: please, open your template package that you have downloaded from us and find there <strong>&#8220;Documentation&#8221;<\/strong> folder.\r\n<p>Please open the <strong>Documentation (Installation and Editing).html<\/strong> file and check the installation instructions there.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li> For the templates <strong>up to 43118<\/strong>: please, open your template package that you have downloaded from us and find there <strong>dump_readme.txt<\/strong> file, you will see the installation instructions there.\r\n\t   <\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>Please be advised that the instructions in the template documentation may differ than described below. These are generic for all WordPress templates, instructions in the template package are<br \/>\r\nfor your specific template.<\/p>\r\n<p>Your WordPress engine is supposed to be installed before template installation. If you didn&#8217;t do that, please check this <a href=\"\/help\/how-to-install-wordpress-to-godaddy-server-manual-installation.html\"><strong>tutorial<\/strong><\/a>. When you install your WordPress, please follow these steps:<\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>Uploading <b>themexxx.zip<\/b> file. Usually this file is unzipped, so please zip it (If you have Wondows, please use <a href=\"http:\/\/www.winzip.com\/\">WinZip<\/a>, if Mac &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/my.smithmicro.com\/mac\/stuffitexpander\/download.html\">Stuffit Expander<\/a>). There are 2 ways to upload your file: <\/li>\r\n<ul class=\"list\">\r\n<li>Please go to your wordpress admin panel -> <b>Appearance > Themes<\/b> you will see there the button upload, please browse the folder themexxx.zip and upload it.<\/li>\r\n<p><a href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/How_to_install_a_WordPress_template_using_dump_file_1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/How_to_install_a_WordPress_template_using_dump_file_1-300x60.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"How_to_install_a_WordPress_template_using_dump_file_1\" width=\"300\" height=\"60\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-22097\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/How_to_install_a_WordPress_template_using_dump_file_1-300x60.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/How_to_install_a_WordPress_template_using_dump_file_1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<li>Please upload the file directly to the <strong>wp-content\/themes<\/strong>, and unzip it there.<\/li>\r\n<p><a href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/How_to_install_a_WordPress_template_using_dump_file_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/How_to_install_a_WordPress_template_using_dump_file_2-300x45.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"How_to_install_a_WordPress_template_using_dump_file_2\" width=\"300\" height=\"45\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-22098\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/How_to_install_a_WordPress_template_using_dump_file_2-300x45.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/How_to_install_a_WordPress_template_using_dump_file_2.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<li>After you upload the template, please activate it in the admin panel <b>Appearance > Themes > Activate theme<\/b><\/li>\r\n<p><a href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/How_to_install_a_WordPress_template_using_dump_file_5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/How_to_install_a_WordPress_template_using_dump_file_5-300x120.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"How_to_install_a_WordPress_template_using_dump_file_5\" width=\"300\" height=\"120\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-22099\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/How_to_install_a_WordPress_template_using_dump_file_5-300x120.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/How_to_install_a_WordPress_template_using_dump_file_5.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t    <\/ul>\r\n<li>The main files of the template have been successfully uploaded, now please upload the plugins. There are also 2 ways to do it:\r\n<ul class=\"list\">\r\n<li>With the help of Dashboard. Please go to the <b>admin panel > Plugins > Add new > Upload<\/b> and choose the plugin from the <b>sources\/plugins<\/b>, and then activate it. Please upload all the plugins one-by-one.<\/li>\r\n<p><a href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/How_to_install_a_WordPress_template_using_dump_file_3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/How_to_install_a_WordPress_template_using_dump_file_3-300x60.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"How_to_install_a_WordPress_template_using_dump_file_3\" width=\"300\" height=\"60\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-22100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/How_to_install_a_WordPress_template_using_dump_file_3-300x60.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/How_to_install_a_WordPress_template_using_dump_file_3.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<li>With the help of FTP. Please upload zipped plugins to the <b>wp-conent\/plugins<\/b> folder and unzip them there.<\/li>\r\n<p><a href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/How_to_install_a_WordPress_template_using_dump_file_4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/How_to_install_a_WordPress_template_using_dump_file_4-300x60.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"How_to_install_a_WordPress_template_using_dump_file_4\" width=\"300\" height=\"60\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-22101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/How_to_install_a_WordPress_template_using_dump_file_4-300x60.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/How_to_install_a_WordPress_template_using_dump_file_4.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>Now we should upload images to your site. Please upload folder Uploads that is located in your sources folder to <strong>wp-content<\/strong> folder on your server. You can do it in your FTP. Pleaese re-write the existing folder uploads on your server.\r\n<p><a href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/How_to_install_a_WordPress_template_using_dump_file_6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/How_to_install_a_WordPress_template_using_dump_file_6-300x60.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"How_to_install_a_WordPress_template_using_dump_file_6\" width=\"300\" height=\"60\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-22102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/How_to_install_a_WordPress_template_using_dump_file_6-300x60.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/How_to_install_a_WordPress_template_using_dump_file_6.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>The last thing is configuring your template. Please open the file <b>dump.sql<\/b> (usually it has the name <b>themexxx.sql<\/b>) in any test editor (We advise to use Notepad++ or Dreamweaver) and use the search function (Hot key CTRL + F) to find the next content <b>your_website_url_here<\/b> and replace it with your url (for example http:\/\/yoursite.com), please make sure to click on replace all button and save it. Find and replace dialog window should look like on screenshot below.\r\n<p><a href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/How_to_install_a_WordPress_template_using_dump_file_7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/How_to_install_a_WordPress_template_using_dump_file_7-300x120.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"How_to_install_a_WordPress_template_using_dump_file_7\" width=\"300\" height=\"120\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-22103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/How_to_install_a_WordPress_template_using_dump_file_7-300x120.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/How_to_install_a_WordPress_template_using_dump_file_7.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p class=\"attention\">Please make sure to check the following tutorial: <a href=\"\/help\/wordpress-how-to-change-database-tables-prefix-in-sql-file.html\" target=\"_blank\">WordPress. How to change database tables prefix (if necessary) and import SQL file<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<p>Now we should go into hosting control panel and access PhpMyAdmin database tool in order to import modified themeXXX.sql file to WordPress database. Open PhpMyAdmin database tool and select your database. It should look like on screenshot below. Feel free to check the <a href=\"\/help\/phpmyadmin-how-to-import-sample-data-dump-file-phpmyadmin.html\"><b>tutorial<\/b><\/a>, how to upload the SQL file to database.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/How_to_install_a_WordPress_template_using_dump_file_8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/How_to_install_a_WordPress_template_using_dump_file_8-300x120.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"How_to_install_a_WordPress_template_using_dump_file_8\" width=\"300\" height=\"120\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-22104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/How_to_install_a_WordPress_template_using_dump_file_8-300x120.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/How_to_install_a_WordPress_template_using_dump_file_8.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<p class=\"attention\">Importing the <strong>SQL <\/strong> file to your database will overwrite your existing <strong>content<\/strong> and website settings. <strong>Do not<\/strong><br \/>\r\nimport the SQL file if you want to keep the existing content<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"attention\">Note:<strong> always<\/strong> <a href=\"\/help\/phpmyadmin-how-to-backup-a-database.html\" target=\"_blank\">backup your database<\/a> before performing any modifications <\/p>\r\n<li>Click on Import tab, click Browse and select your modified themeXXX.sql file. Click on Go button after that.\r\n<p><a href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/How_to_install_a_WordPress_template_using_dump_file_9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/How_to_install_a_WordPress_template_using_dump_file_9-300x120.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"How_to_install_a_WordPress_template_using_dump_file_9\" width=\"300\" height=\"120\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-22105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/How_to_install_a_WordPress_template_using_dump_file_9-300x120.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/How_to_install_a_WordPress_template_using_dump_file_9.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>Open your site. It should look exactly like on template live demo.\r\n<p><a href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/How_to_install_a_WordPress_template_using_dump_file_10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/How_to_install_a_WordPress_template_using_dump_file_10-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"How_to_install_a_WordPress_template_using_dump_file_10\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-22106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/How_to_install_a_WordPress_template_using_dump_file_10-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/How_to_install_a_WordPress_template_using_dump_file_10.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t <\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p>Sometimes SQL file not working due to tables prefix incompatibility. Feel free to check <a href=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wordpress-how-to-change-database-tables-prefix-in-sql-file.html\"><b>how to change your table prefix<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<p>Feel free to check the detailed video tutorial below:<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"\/help\/files\/wordpress\/How_to_install_a_WordPress_template_using_dump_file.htm\" target=\"blank\">how to change Google Map location in WordPress<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This tutorial will help you to install the WordPress template with the sample content.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":22246,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[728],"tags":[580,648,581,2405],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1909"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1909"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1909\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84061,"href":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1909\/revisions\/84061"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1909"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1909"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1909"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}