{"id":79257,"date":"2017-02-21T10:20:05","date_gmt":"2017-02-21T15:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/?p=79257"},"modified":"2017-07-12T03:34:06","modified_gmt":"2017-07-12T07:34:06","slug":"monstroid-2-manual-update-main-theme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/monstroid-2-manual-update-main-theme.html","title":{"rendered":"Monstroid 2. Manual Update of the main theme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manually replacing your current version of<strong> &#8216;Monstroid 2&#8217;<\/strong> with an updated version is as easy as 1-2-3!<\/p>\r\n <div class=\"video-container\">\r\n\t<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W4lzR46Fb-o\"><\/iframe>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"inline-banner\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/service-center\/\">\r\n<img src=\"\/help\/files\/banners\/inline\/Banner-3-(835-x100).jpg\" \/>\r\n<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p>First off, you&#8217;ll need to <strong>download the updated version<\/strong> 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.).<\/p>\r\n<p>Next on, <strong>installing<\/strong> it, the child theme and <strong>export-import<\/strong> steps are due:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li><p>Afterwards you&#8217;ll need to <strong>backup<\/strong> some of the settings, just in case:<\/p>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<ol>\r\n\t\t\t<li><p>Backup the Customizer&#8217;s options. To do that go to   your <strong>Monstroid admin dashboard<\/strong> >  then on your left go to the <strong>&#8216;Customizing&#8217;<\/strong> section > <strong>Export\/Import<\/strong>:<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n<a class=\"darkbox\" href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Monstroid_2_Manual_Update_of_the_main_theme_1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Monstroid_2_Manual_Update_of_the_main_theme_1.png\" alt=\"Monstroid_2_Manual_Update_of_the_main_theme_1\" width=\"756\" height=\"504\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Monstroid_2_Manual_Update_of_the_main_theme_1.png 756w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Monstroid_2_Manual_Update_of_the_main_theme_1-150x100.png 150w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Monstroid_2_Manual_Update_of_the_main_theme_1-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<p>And hit <strong>&#8216;Export&#8217;<\/strong> button:<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n<a class=\"darkbox\" href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Monstroid_2_Manual_Update_of_the_main_theme_2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Monstroid_2_Manual_Update_of_the_main_theme_2.png\" alt=\"Monstroid_2_Manual_Update_of_the_main_theme_2\" width=\"875\" height=\"710\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Monstroid_2_Manual_Update_of_the_main_theme_2.png 875w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Monstroid_2_Manual_Update_of_the_main_theme_2-150x122.png 150w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Monstroid_2_Manual_Update_of_the_main_theme_2-300x243.png 300w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Monstroid_2_Manual_Update_of_the_main_theme_2-768x623.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 875px) 100vw, 875px\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p>Afterwards proceed to the<strong> &#8216;Appearance&#8217;<\/strong> ><strong> &#8216;Themes&#8217;<\/strong> menu, switch to any other default <a href=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/wordpress-themes.php\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress Themes\">WordPress theme<\/a> as your current one:<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n<a class=\"darkbox\" href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Monstroid_2_Manual_Update_of_the_main_theme_4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Monstroid_2_Manual_Update_of_the_main_theme_4.png\" alt=\"Monstroid_2_Manual_Update_of_the_main_theme_4\" width=\"701\" height=\"452\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Monstroid_2_Manual_Update_of_the_main_theme_4.png 701w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Monstroid_2_Manual_Update_of_the_main_theme_4-150x97.png 150w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Monstroid_2_Manual_Update_of_the_main_theme_4-300x193.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li><p>Save the<strong> &#8216;\/wp-content\/themes\/monstroid2\/&#8217;<\/strong> folder (duplicate it), just so it stays somewhere on your web server, let&#8217;s say in a folder named <strong>&#8216;main monstroid backup&#8217;<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n<a class=\"darkbox\" href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Monstroid_2_Manual_Update_of_the_main_theme_3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Monstroid_2_Manual_Update_of_the_main_theme_3.png\" alt=\"Monstroid_2_Manual_Update_of_the_main_theme_3\" width=\"1045\" height=\"366\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Monstroid_2_Manual_Update_of_the_main_theme_3.png 1045w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Monstroid_2_Manual_Update_of_the_main_theme_3-150x53.png 150w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Monstroid_2_Manual_Update_of_the_main_theme_3-300x105.png 300w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Monstroid_2_Manual_Update_of_the_main_theme_3-768x269.png 768w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Monstroid_2_Manual_Update_of_the_main_theme_3-1024x359.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1045px) 100vw, 1045px\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t<\/ol>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t\r\n\t<li><p>Returning now to the ZIP file of the updated version of the theme that you&#8217;ve downloaded previously, be sure to perform the following steps:<\/p>\r\n\t\t<ol>\r\n\t\t\t<li><p>Open the WordPress admin panel and go to the<strong> &#8216;Appearance&#8217;<\/strong> >  <strong>&#8216;Themes&#8217;<\/strong> section;<\/p><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p>Press the<strong> &#8216;Add new&#8217;<\/strong> button and click <strong>&#8216;Upload theme&#8217;<\/strong>;<\/p> \r\n\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p>After that, repeat the same steps for the <strong>Child theme<\/strong>, which you&#8217;ve previously unpacked from that same file as the main theme (two above steps). <\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n<a class=\"darkbox\" href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Monstroid_2_Manual_Update_of_the_main_theme_5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Monstroid_2_Manual_Update_of_the_main_theme_5.png\" alt=\"Monstroid_2_Manual_Update_of_the_main_theme_5\" width=\"1253\" height=\"544\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Monstroid_2_Manual_Update_of_the_main_theme_5.png 1253w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Monstroid_2_Manual_Update_of_the_main_theme_5-150x65.png 150w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Monstroid_2_Manual_Update_of_the_main_theme_5-300x130.png 300w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Monstroid_2_Manual_Update_of_the_main_theme_5-768x333.png 768w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Monstroid_2_Manual_Update_of_the_main_theme_5-1024x445.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1253px) 100vw, 1253px\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t<\/ol>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<p> After installing this updated Monstroid theme, proceed to <a href=\"\/help\/wordpress-how-to-update-plugins-automatically-and-manually.html\" target=\"_blank\">update the Plugins<\/a>, by going to the sidebar on your left > <strong>&#8216;Plugins&#8217;<\/strong> menu;<\/p><\/li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\t<p> Now you&#8217;ll need to <strong>import back <\/strong>those settings which you&#8217;ve exported in a previous step;<\/p>\r\n\t\t<ol>\r\n\t\t\t<li><p>To do that go to your Monstroid admin dashboard ,  then on your left go to the <strong>&#8216;Customizing&#8217;<\/strong> section;<\/p><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li><p>Open <strong>&#8216;Export\/Import&#8217;<\/strong> tab and choose the<strong> &#8216;Import&#8217;<\/strong> option;<\/p><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li><p>Click the <strong>&#8216;Browse&#8217;<\/strong> button, locate the file to import customization settings for this theme and click<strong> &#8216;Import&#8217;<\/strong>:<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n<a class=\"darkbox\" href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Monstroid_2_Manual_Update_of_the_main_theme_6.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Monstroid_2_Manual_Update_of_the_main_theme_6.png\" alt=\"Monstroid_2_Manual_Update_of_the_main_theme_6\" width=\"867\" height=\"686\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Monstroid_2_Manual_Update_of_the_main_theme_6.png 867w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Monstroid_2_Manual_Update_of_the_main_theme_6-150x119.png 150w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Monstroid_2_Manual_Update_of_the_main_theme_6-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Monstroid_2_Manual_Update_of_the_main_theme_6-768x608.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 867px) 100vw, 867px\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t<\/ol>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<li><p>Following that, to save your custom styles, locate the <strong>&#8216;main monstroid backup&#8217; <\/strong>folder on your web server (1.3 in the list of steps);<\/p><\/li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<p>Open <strong>&#8216;style.css&#8217;<\/strong> file for editing and copy those parts of the code that you&#8217;ve changed there into the <strong>&#8216;styles.CSS&#8217;<\/strong> file that&#8217;s located in the new folder of an updated Monstroid version. You can skip this step in case you did not perform any changes to <strong>&#8216;style.css&#8217; <\/strong>file previously:<\/p>\r\n\t\r\n<a class=\"darkbox\" href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Monstroid_2_Manual_Update_of_the_main_theme_7.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Monstroid_2_Manual_Update_of_the_main_theme_7.png\" alt=\"Monstroid_2_Manual_Update_of_the_main_theme_7\" width=\"1019\" height=\"593\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Monstroid_2_Manual_Update_of_the_main_theme_7.png 1019w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Monstroid_2_Manual_Update_of_the_main_theme_7-150x87.png 150w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Monstroid_2_Manual_Update_of_the_main_theme_7-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Monstroid_2_Manual_Update_of_the_main_theme_7-768x447.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1019px) 100vw, 1019px\" \/><\/a>\t\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n    <li>\r\n\t<p>Remove an old version of Monstroid theme (<strong>\/wp-content\/themes\/monstroid2\/ <\/strong>directory on your server).<\/p><\/li>\t\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n<p>This is the end of the tutorial. Now you know how to update Monstroid theme to the latest version manually.<\/p>\r\n<p>Feel free to check the detailed video tutorial below:<\/p>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=W4lzR46Fb-o?width=1280&amp;height=720\" rel=\"prettyPhoto\">Monstroid 2. 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