Installation
Installation instructions for the Omega theme
ThemeForest
How To Download the Theme Video
Downloading from ThemeForest
To get your copy of the theme follow the instructions below.
Log in to your themeforest account and then goto the
account menuand click the
Downloadsoption from the dropdown
Then you can select your purchased theme and click the
Downloadbutton, followed by the
All files & documentationoption.
Zip file contents
Once you have downloaded the zip file, you can on unzip it using your favourite ZIP software. When it has finished you should have a folder with the following files & directories inside.
| Folder | Contents |
|---|---|
| icons | Set of hi resolution flat icons |
| demo | Demo content data for import |
| documentation | contains theme's documentation |
| licensing | theme licence files |
| psds | all the themes layered PSD files for Adobe Photoshop |
| omega-theme-ver.zip | the wordpress theme zip file ( for installation into WordPress ) |
| omega-child-theme-ver.zip | the wordpress Child theme zip file |
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Installing the theme
How To Install Video
The video below shows you how to upload the Omega theme, install the demo content and activate it in WordPress. Also, it shows how to install the theme plugins.
Installation methods
There are two ways to install the Omega theme.
Via WordPress (Recommended)
- Login to the wordpress administration panel
- Go to Appearance > Themes
- Click the Install Themes tab
- Click the Upload link at the top of the page
- Click the choose file button in the Install a theme in .zip format box
- Browse for the theme zip inside the theme folder and click Install Now.
- The Installed Theme from uploaded file will display the resolts of the installation.
- Once you have uploaded the theme, you need to activate it by going to Appearance > Themes, and activate Omega.
Via FTP
- Connect to your website host, using some of many FTP clients, for example FileZilla.
- Go to your default WordPress themes folder, and upload Lambda into that folder. Properly uploaded theme should have path like this : ../wp-content/themes/lambda
- Once you have uploaded the theme, you need to activate it by going to Appearance > Themes, and activate Lambda.
Child theme
We have provided a child theme in case you want to modify the theme while keeping it up to date. The child theme is included within the main download zip file.
To use the child theme upload it as the standard theme and then activate it in Appearance > Themes from the WordPress menu.
How To Install Theme Plugins Video
Installing the theme plugins is now a piece of cake( since theme version 1.8 )! Follow the instructions on the video to see for yourself:
Install Plugins Instructions
This applies to theme versions < 1.8. For versions >= 1.8, see this section
Now that you have installed and activated Omega, navigate to the Appearance->Install Plugins menu. There, you will see a list of the plugins that we recommend you install for use with the theme. Install/activate
the plugins one by one.
It is not essential to install all plugins that come with the theme, just the ones you need to make your site. Some of the demo content packages require you to install certain plugins, more on that in the demo content page
Troubleshooting
Here are some solutions for common problems when installing a theme
Are you sure you want to do this
If when installing the theme you see this error: Are you sure you want to do this?, you will need to change the following parameters in your php.ini file:
- post_max_size
- 25M
- upload_max_filesize
- 25M
If you don't have access to php.ini, please contact your host. Or try adding the following lines to your .htaccess file.
php_value post_max_size 25M php_value upload_max_filesize 25M