Download package contents
Once you have downloaded and unzipped the Lotus package you will be faced with a list of files and folders. An explanation of these is as follows. Any item not mentioned here should be ignored for the moment.
Lotus.theme.zip | This is a zip archive of the theme. |
Documentation | This is the help documentation. To view simply open index.html found inside this folder |
Install Theme
Once you have downloaded the Lotus package from Themeforest.net, there are 2 ways of installing this theme. These are as follows:
Method 1
- Unzip the download package using Winzip or equivalent.
- You will see another zip archive file inside called Lotus.theme.zip, unzip this file also using Winzip or equivalent software and using an FTP client (eg. Filezilla), upload its contents to your WordPress installation. You will need to place the folder into the following location: wp-content/themes
- Now inside your WordPress admin area, go to Appearance > Themes and there you will see the Lotus Theme.
- Click Activate to activate the theme. If you do not see the theme in this screen, you have done something incorrectly. Review the last few steps again.
Method 2
- Unzip the Lotus download package. Once unzipped you will see a zip file named Lotus.theme.zip, this is a compressed version of the theme.
- Now inside your WordPresss admin area, go to Appearance > Themes > Add new > Upload theme
- Click browse and locate this Lotus.theme.zip file and upload it
- Now you will see the Lotus theme in the Themes page.
- Click Activate to activate the theme. If you do not see the theme in this screen, you have done something incorrectly. Review the last few steps again.
NOTE: After install theme, you will need to install some plugins, just click Begin installing required plugins and active it.
- Lotus Plugin
- Engobooking
- Revolution Slider
- Visual Composer
- Woocommerce
Install plugin required
Install Demo Content
Here is that the theme offer the feature of One Click to import demo database. Just go to Lotus > Import Demo Data