Recipes Docs

Updating

When a new version of the theme is available, you will get an email notification from ThemeForest.

Before updating the theme (and the included Recipes Plugin) it is highly recommended to make a backup of your site. Read more about WordPress backups.

Backup WordPress is a useful plugin to help you to do the backup.

If you have made changes to the theme files, please make backup of these files as well.

How to install an update? #

There are a couple of possible ways to install a new version.

Envato Market Plugin #

Using the Envato Market Plugin is highly recommended.

The easiest way is to use the Envato Market Plugin, which makes installing and updating all your purchases from ThemeForest super easy.

See https://envato.com/market-plugin/ for details on how to use the Envato Market Plugin.

Uploading with FTP #

Advanced users can also install the new version with FTP. Just upload and overwrite the theme folder with the updated version.

Uploading via the dashboard #

One option is to install the new version by uploading it manually via the WordPress dashboard.

  1. Go to Appearance → Themes → Add New → Upload Theme
  2. Click Browse and select the theme-x.x.x.zip file
  3. Click Install Now

You will most likely get an error saying that the destination folder already exists.

The reason for this is because you already have a theme folder on your server with the same name as the folder inside your zip file.

Now you can either rename the theme folder on your server, or rename the folder inside the zip file.

Updating Recipes Plugin #

Recipes Plugin is an essential part to keep the theme working correctly. Once you have updated the theme, the plugin should have been updated automatically.

Sometimes the automatic updating does not work, and you will need to update the plugin by yourself. Go to Plugins → Installed Plugins, find Recipes Plugin. If there is a link Update Required under the plugin title, click the link to go to the plugin update page. Now click Update, and the plugin is updated to the latest version.

Save the options after updating #

After you have successfully updated the theme and the plugin go to Recipes Options and click Save Changes. Occasionally updates include new features which require the options to be saved.

Sometimes there are new options added, so you should check those as well.