# Theme Update

Keeping your theme up-to-date is crucial for optimal performance and security. This guide walks you through updating, ensuring your website stays current and secure.

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**Best practice & important notes:**

* Create a backup: whenever you update it’s always a good idea to make sure that you have a current backup of your website and database. There are several plugins available that completely automate that process. You can also ask your host to perform a free backup for you.
* Save Theme Options: go to Theme Options - Backup - Export & Download (Download JSON); these settings shouldn't be touched by the update, but it's recommended you keep a backup.
* Clear cache: it's always recommended to clear your browser cache, server cache, or optimization plugins after the update to avoid any visual issues.
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## Update using Envato Market Plugin

The [Envato Market Plugin](https://envato.com/market-plugin/) helps you to receive updates to your themes purchased through Envato Market (ThemeForest). The plugin Settings Page allows you to configure your Envato API Personal Token.

This API Token is generated from [build.envato.com](https://build.envato.com/create-token/) and will allow WordPress to securely receive item updates. Once the Envato API connection is made from the Settings page, a list of available themes will be shown.

Learn more about the Envato Market Plugin and its features by visiting: [https://www.envato.com/lp/market-plugin/](https://www.envato.com/lp/market-plugin/)

## **Manual Update**

With the Manual Update Methods, you can manually upload the theme files via FTP or WordPress. Before you can update manually, you have to download the theme files from Themeforest. Continue reading below for instructions on how to download the theme files and how to upload them.

### **From WordPress admin**

1. Get the latest version of the theme from ThemeForest.
2. Go to Appearance - Themes and upload theme\_name.zip; confirm the update.
3. Update required plugins (if prompted)

### **Using FTP**

1. Get the latest version of the theme from ThemeForest.
2. Remove theme folder from wp-content/themes/ and upload it again
3. Go to your WordPress admin - Themes and check if theme version is updated
4. Update required plugins (if prompted)

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Important: After updating the theme, make sure you also update the required plugins. This should come up as a prompt right after the update.
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