Cantab – Theme Documentation

Theme Installation

Theme Installation

After purchasing Cantab, please download the package from ThemeForest. All you need to do is moving your mouse over your login name at the right top corner – after you log in ThemeForest, and then click Downloads.

Here you will find all the items that you have purchased. Hover to Download button next to Cantab, you will see these download options:

  • Installable WordPress file only which you can upload when installing the theme
  • All files & documentation (full zip folder). You will need to extract and locate the installable WordPress file to upload when installing the theme

If you are updating your website theme from an older version then please make sure taking Backup of the complete website Files and the Database for any future reference.

Install theme via WordPress

Step 1: Navigate to Appearance > Themes

Step 2: Click Add New, then click Upload Theme > Choose File

Step 3: Navigate to the Cantab.zip file on your computer, then click Install Now

Step 4: When the installation completes, click Activate. You will be redirected to the Themes page with Cantab activated.


Install theme via FTP

Step 1: Unzip zip file package – the zip package is inside the Cantab files folder you have downloaded from ThemeForest Cantab.

Step 2: Connect to your FTP server and navigate to the folder where your WordPress is installed

Step 3: Go to wp-content/themes/ and upload theme folder (the path will look like this: wp-content/themes/cantab)

Step 4: Open the WordPress admin panel (navigate through the web browser to the folder where you have installed WordPress e.g www.yourdomain.com/wp-admin/) and go Appearance > Themes on the admin sidebar. Activate Cantab.