Theme Update
General Method –
1. Log into FTP Account using FileZilla or similar program.
2. Go to wp-content/themes directory
3. Move to the theme directory that you want to update.
4. Now, download the latest version of theme from ThemeForest.net/downloads
5. If you have downloaded the zip, extract it. Find the theme folder. It generally has style.css file in it.
6. Upload all files in that folder to the directory on FTP we found in step.
Envato Market Plugin Method –
Summary – How to Update Envato ThemeForest Themes
Here’s a quick summary of steps required to update Envato ThemeForest themes.
1. Download and Install the Envato Market plugin.
2. Activate the plugin and go to the Envato Market tab to configure the plugin.
3. Click on the link to generate an Envato API Personal Token. Copy-paste the token and save changes.
4. You should now see all of your Envato purchases including ThemeForest themes that you can install and update.
Installing Envato Market Plugin to Update WordPress Themes
Unlike other WordPress plugins, the Envato Market plugin is not available to install from the official WordPress plugins repository. So, you won’t be able to search and install from your Plugins page within the WordPress dashboard.
The Envato Market Plugin is hosted on GitHub and you can download the plugin from this Envato plugin page.
Step 1 : Use the plugin download link on the this Envato Market plugin page.
Although hosted on Github, the plugin authors do not recommend downloading directly from Github repository “Download ZIP” as Github does not package the plugin correctly.
Step 2 : Save the Envato Market Plugin archive.
Step 3 : Go to Plugins > Add New > and click on Upload Plugin at the top.
Step 4 : Click on Choose File and select the envato-market.zip file from where you saved and click on Install now.
Step 5 : Click on Activate Plugin to activate the Envato Market Plugin.
You can also install the plugin by unzipping the archive and uploading the envato-market folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory using an FTP program.
Step 6 : After the plugin is active, go to Envato Market tab from your WordPress dashboard.
Step 7 : You will need to configure the plugin by adding an Envato API Personal Token. Click the suggested link in the instructions to generate a personal token. (You can find the link to generate a personal token with required instructions on this page).
Scroll down on the page with all the required permissions selected and click on Create Token at the end of the page.
Make sure you only enable the required permissions including;
- 1. View and search Envato sites
- 2. Download your purchased items
- 3. List purchases you’ve made
See the screenshot below for enabling the required permissions.
You can either use a Global OAuth Personal Token or a Single Use OAuth Personal Tokens.The difference is clearly explained on the page.
Step 8 : You will see a success page with an option to copy your secret token key. Copy the key and confirm that you have copied the key from the page.
Envato will not save the secret token key and if will have to generate a new key if you lose it.
Step 9 : Enter the Envato API Secret token key and click on Save Changes.
Step 10 : You should now see all of your purchased WordPress themes from your ThemeForest account.
Click on Install Now to install any of your purchased WordPress themes from your ThemeForest account.
You can also see if any updates are available for your currently installed and active WordPress themes from this page.