Monstroid²
Template Installation
TemplateMonster theme is built as a WordPress theme, so you need to have WordPress engine installed first. If you have not installed it yet, please refer to the Engine Installation section.
WordPress installation
Download the required WordPress version. You can check which release is required on the template preview page in the requirements list. Make sure you download the correct version.
You can download the WordPress platform on the official WordPress.org website: Download WordPress . If you need another release, follow this link: WordPress versions archive . Once the platform is downloaded, you'll need to unpack the files. You can use any file archiver that supports ZIP format to unpack the ZIP file.
These tutorials will show you how to unpack the archived files, if you have Windows OS (using WinZip) and if you have MAC OS (using StuffitExpander) .
- Archived Files Extraction
- WinZip Downloading and Installation
- Archived Files Extraction for Windows
- Template Extraction on MAC OS
Once the WordPress platform files and folders are unpacked, you need to upload them to the hosting server.
Upload the files and folders to the server into the PUBLIC_HTML or WWW directory.
You can also take a look at these tutorials that give detailed information on how to upload the files to a hosting server:
Next, you need to create a database for the WordPress platform.
You can create it using the database management tool in the hosting cpanel (usually it is PhpMyAdmin). With the help of phpMyAdmin you can create a new database in 3 simple steps (check the slides below):
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Click the Database button at the top navigation menu to see the list of databases.
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Enter database name in the "Create new database" field.
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Click the "Create" "button.
You will see the new database in the list now. Click on its name to access it.
If you face any difficulties while creating the database, contact your hosting provider for tech support.
You can also check the following tutorials:
Enter the WordPress directory path into the browser address bar and click Enter. WordPress installation will begin.
Creating the configuration file
WordPress installation screen will inform you that the configuration file is missing. Click "Create Configuration File" to create it.

Database details
You need to enter the WordPress database connection details here.

Website details
You need to enter the next details:
- website name
- administrator login and password
- website e-mail
Click "Install WordPress"

If you have entered the correct details, you will see a successful installation message and the WordPress dashboard access button.

You can also take a look at these video tutorials:
Manual Installation
Now you can proceed to theme installation: theme_name.zip.Follow the steps listed below:
Extract the template package

Navigate to the Appearance > Themes section at the admin panel of the site and open the "theme" folder
Locate the archive named as theme-name.zip and install the theme by pressing "Install Now".

Next please press on 'Activate' link.

TM Wizard Installation
After theme activation you will get a notice which offers you to install TM Wizard plugin. To continue plugins and demo contents installation with TM Wizard just hit Begin installing plugin link. You will be transfered to the page where you can select the needed plugins

Then please click on Install link

After TM Wizard plugin has been successfully installed and activated click on Return to the Dashboard link

Plugins Installation
After installation and activation TM Wizard plugin you will get a notice which offers you to continue the plugins and demo contents installation with TM Wizard. Then click on START INSTALL on the top of the page to start installation of the recommended plugins

On the Wizard Home page you can check if your server configurations meet WordPress minimal requirements. If any doesnt't meet you can continue the installation process, but it will take more time and can drive to bugs.
If your server configurations meet WordPress minimal requirements please click on NEXT link

Then you have to select the skin and click on SELECT SKIN link. Also you can view demo

If you want to fill the website with your content and optimally install it use Lite Install
The full version of the template will be suitable for you if you need its COMPLETE functionality, without additional settings. It contains more images and pages of the specific plugins content; some skins contain more plugins. Make a sure you need Full version. If you have opted for Full Install version, please click on Full Install
PAY ATTENTION!
If your server configurations don't meet the WordPress minimal requirements and you couldn't install Full Version, try Lite one

Green Install Plugin box means the installation process has been successfully completed.

Red Install Plugin box means the installation process hasn't been completed. Press on Details link you will see where is the problem and please refer to TemplateMonster Support department.

After plugins installation you will get a notice which offers to append demo content to your existing content or completely rewrite it.
When you have taken the option please click on START
PAY ATTENTION!
If you select Replace my existing content with demo content your whole content will be completely and irreversibly deleted!

If you select Replace my existing content with demo content you will have to enter your password to confirm and start content replacing and importing sample data will start

On this step TM Wizard plugin regenerates thumbnails for all imported images. This process may take some minutes

Import is finished. TM Wizard plugin offers you to select options VIEW YOUR SITE or CUSTOMIZE YOUR THEME

NOTICE!
To manage MotoPress Slider you have to go to MotoPress menu, choose 'Edit Slides' > 'Edit'.

Slide settings will open. Click on 'Save Slide' to save the settings again.

Upload via FTP
To use this method, you need to have access to your WordPress site files on FTP through the File Manager of your hosting control panel or an FTP client like Filezilla, CuteFTP, Total Commander, etc.
- Unzip the theme-name.zip files to any folder on your hard drive (first, right-click each of the .zip files, select Unzip to… theme-name respectively, so you get the one folder called theme-name).
- Upload the theme-name folder to the /wp-content/themes/ directory on your FTP server.
- Log in to your WordPress admin panel (add /wp-admin after your domain name in the browser address bar).
- Go to the menu Appearance > Themes.
- Under the Available Themes section find theme-name and activate it by clicking the Activate button.
Manual sample data installation
For installing the sample data manualy please follow the instructions listed below.
1. Open the theme\manual_install folder of your downloaded template package.
2. Upload the “uploads” folder to the wp-content directory of your WordPress installation, accept folder(s) replacement. Please note that your images may be replaced with sample images.
3. Open the theme-name.sql file that is located in the theme/manual_install/ folder in any text editor (preferably Sublime Text or Notepad) and replace all instances of "your_website_url_here" with your website URL in the entire document using the Find and Replace tool (hit Ctrl+H hot keys to open this window). E.g.: http://www.mywebsite.com. Please, make sure that you do not have the forward slash "/" sign at the end of the address and the url starts with http://www. Save your changes and close the file.

4. Now you can import the dump file with the phpMyAdmin tool or some other database management tool.
5.Open your WordPress database using a database management tool. Usually, the database tool is called PhpMyadmin.
6. Go to the Import tab and import the .sql file.

7. Go to Settings->Permalinks.
8. Click the Save Changes button.
9. Refresh your home page. That's it, the template has been installed with demo sample content.
Manual Update
Manually replacing your current version of Monstroid 2 with an updated version is as easy as 1-2-6! First off, you’ll need to download the updated version of the theme, which includes both the main theme and the child theme (which serves as a backup for all the custom changes you make to your styles etc).
Next on, installing it, the child theme and export-import steps are due.
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Afterwards you’ll need to backup some of the settings, just in case:
1.1 Backup the Customizer’s options. To do that go to your Monstroid admin dashboard → then on your left go to the “Customizing” section → Export/Import → Export ‘em.
1.2 Save the "wp-content/themes/monstroid2" folder (duplicate it), just so it stays somewhere on your web server, let’s say in a folder named “main monstroid backup”
3.1 Open the WordPress admin panel and go to the "Appearance → Themes" section.
3.2 Click the "Add new" button and click "Upload theme."
3.3 After that, repeat the same steps for the Child theme, which you’ve previously unpacked from that same file as the main theme.
Then tick all the checkboxes for the listed plugins and click the “Update All” button at the top.

5.1 To do that go to your Monstroid admin dashboard ->> then on your left go to the “Customizing” section → Export/Import → and choose the “Import” option.
5.2 Click the "Add new" button and click "Upload theme."
