{"id":2215,"date":"2017-01-05T08:38:49","date_gmt":"2017-01-05T08:38:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nativewptheme.net\/support\/?p=2215"},"modified":"2022-04-11T10:27:16","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T10:27:16","slug":"getting-started","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nativewptheme.net\/support\/first-steps\/getting-started","title":{"rendered":"Getting Started"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WordPress is one of the most popular and simple-in-use CMS in the world that makes it the best choice for your website.<\/p>\n<p>You can install the WordPress from the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/\">official website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To get more information on the WordPress, you may visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/\">WordPress Codex page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Theme requirements<\/h3>\n<h4>Check the recommended server configuration for proper theme functioning:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>PHP version 5.6 and higher<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>memory_limit<\/strong> &#8211; 128M<\/li>\n<li><strong>max_execution_time<\/strong> &#8211; 120<\/li>\n<li><strong>max_input_time<\/strong> &#8211; 60<\/li>\n<li><strong>upload_max_filesize<\/strong> &#8211; 30M<\/li>\n<li><strong>max_input_vars<\/strong> &#8211; 3000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Make sure your server is set up properly and the theme and content will be loaded correctly. Enough server configuration will also ensure fast speed and increase performance.<\/p>\n<h3>Theme Installation<\/h3>\n<h5>Watch the video tutorial on <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/sH6pk5dUpxg\">Native theme installation<\/a> for more details.<\/h5>\n<p>After purchasing the <strong>Native<\/strong> theme you have to install it to on your\u00a0site.<br \/>\nYou can find the detailed instructions on how to accomplish the installation\u00a0below.<\/p>\n<p>The theme can be installed on your site in two ways:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>via WordPress admin Panel<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>via FTP<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Before theme installation, there are some preparatory steps to be followed.<\/p>\n<p>Navigate to <del>Themeforest<\/del> account and access <del>Downloads<\/del> in the profile.<br \/>\nYou\u2019ll see the<strong> Download<\/strong> button in front of <strong>Native<\/strong> theme. After you click it, you\u2019ll get the options to download all files in zip-archive, licenses and purchase code, or installable pack only.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019d recommend you to install all files of the theme.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12482\" src=\"http:\/\/nativewptheme.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/download-theme-new-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"978\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nativewptheme.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/download-theme-new-logo.jpg 978w, https:\/\/nativewptheme.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/download-theme-new-logo-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nativewptheme.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/download-theme-new-logo-768x530.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 978px) 100vw, 978px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Please, unzip the archive on your computer. You\u2019ll get the <strong>themeforest-19200310-native-powerful-startup-development-tool<\/strong> folder. All the information you may need is located in it.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>WordPress Admin Panel Installation<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4>Below you may find short instruction on Native theme\u00a0installation.<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Access the site\u2019s Dashboard. You\u2019ll find the default WordPress themes in <del class=\"support-arrow-right\">Appearance<\/del> <del>Themes<\/del> section.<\/li>\n<li>Click <del class=\"support-arrow-right\">Add new<\/del> <del>Upload<\/del> and then select the dfd-native.zip archive from the main themeforest-19200310-native-powerful-startup-development-tool folder.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note! You do NOT have to upload the <strong>themeforest-19200310-native-powerful-startup-development-tool.zip<\/strong> archive to install the theme, only the inner theme archive.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2221 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/nativewptheme.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Upload-theme.jpg\" width=\"978\" height=\"689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nativewptheme.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Upload-theme.jpg 978w, https:\/\/nativewptheme.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Upload-theme-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nativewptheme.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Upload-theme-768x541.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 978px) 100vw, 978px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Run the importer and wait till all the files are properly set on your server.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>FTP Installation<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Access the server WordPress folders any convenient way (CPanel or any FTP-client).<\/li>\n<li>You\u2019ll see the list of wp-admin, wp-content, wp-includes folders and files.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2224 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/nativewptheme.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FTP.jpg\" width=\"978\" height=\"596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nativewptheme.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FTP.jpg 978w, https:\/\/nativewptheme.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FTP-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nativewptheme.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FTP-768x468.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 978px) 100vw, 978px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Access the <strong>wp-content\\themes\\<\/strong> folder and copy the theme files to it.<\/li>\n<li>You can firstly unzip the dfd-native.zip archive on your computer and then simply drag-n-drop the native folder to <strong>wp-content\\themes\\<\/strong> folder.<\/li>\n<li>After this access the site\u2019s Dashboard. You\u2019ll find the default WordPress themes in <del class=\"support-arrow-right\">Appearance<\/del> <del>Themes<\/del> section and activate the <strong>Native<\/strong> theme.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"activation\"><strong>Theme activation<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>As soon as theme is activated in <del class=\"support-arrow-right\">Appearance<\/del> <del>Themes<\/del> section go to <del>Native<\/del> section and activate the theme with the <a href=\"https:\/\/help.market.envato.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/202822600-Where-Is-My-Purchase-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">purchase code<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>After the theme is installed and activate proceed to the next &#8211; <strong>Setup wizard.\u00a0<\/strong>It will take less than 5 minutes for your to install all the necessary plugins on the site.<\/p>\n<h3>Setup Wizard<\/h3>\n<h4>It will\u00a0install the required WordPress plugins and provide you with some information about\u00a0the support.<\/h4>\n<p>In order to run the Setup Wizard, navigate to \u00a0<del class=\"support-arrow-right\">Appearance<\/del> <del>Setup Wizard<\/del> section of your admin area. The new window with the setup will be opened.<\/p>\n<h5>Watch the video tutorial on <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/6_xUNdzmIYM\">plugins installation<\/a> for more details.<\/h5>\n<p>The setup is achieved in 4 steps only.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Welcome to the setup wizard for Native.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In order to proceed, click on<strong> Let&#8217;s go!<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2227 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/nativewptheme.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/setup-1.jpg\" width=\"978\" height=\"609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nativewptheme.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/setup-1.jpg 978w, https:\/\/nativewptheme.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/setup-1-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nativewptheme.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/setup-1-768x478.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 978px) 100vw, 978px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Plugins<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Install all the required plugins for your site by pressing the <strong>Continue<\/strong> button. They will be automatically installed and activated on your site.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12025\" src=\"http:\/\/nativewptheme.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/default-plugins-new.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"978\" height=\"661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nativewptheme.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/default-plugins-new.jpg 978w, https:\/\/nativewptheme.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/default-plugins-new-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nativewptheme.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/default-plugins-new-768x519.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 978px) 100vw, 978px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Special attention should be paid to <strong>DFD Extensions plugin<\/strong> which is required for the theme work. It contains all the shortcodes handcrafted for the Visual Composer plugin by DFDevelopment, as well as custom post types (such as portfolio and gallery items) and theme options section for customizing the appearance of your site. It is automatically activated via Setup Wizard and cannot be deactivated.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Customization<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Check the introductory information on theme customization.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2229 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/nativewptheme.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/customization.jpg\" width=\"978\" height=\"899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nativewptheme.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/customization.jpg 978w, https:\/\/nativewptheme.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/customization-300x276.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nativewptheme.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/customization-768x706.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 978px) 100vw, 978px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Help and Support<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This theme includes 6 months item support from purchase date (with the option to extend this period). This license allows you to use this theme on a single website. Check more information in Help &amp; Support section of the <strong>Setup Wizard<\/strong> or below right now.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2230 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/nativewptheme.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/support.jpg\" width=\"978\" height=\"950\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nativewptheme.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/support.jpg 978w, https:\/\/nativewptheme.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/support-300x291.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nativewptheme.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/support-768x746.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 978px) 100vw, 978px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ready<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Now all the required plugins are successfully installed on your site you may proceed to customize\u00a0the theme options, creating pages, posts etc.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2232 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/nativewptheme.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ready.jpg\" width=\"978\" height=\"728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nativewptheme.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ready.jpg 978w, https:\/\/nativewptheme.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ready-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nativewptheme.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ready-768x572.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 978px) 100vw, 978px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WordPress is one of the most popular and simple-in-use CMS in the world that makes it the best choice for your website. 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