Installation
Getting YOOtheme Pro up and running takes no longer than a minute.
Install YOOtheme Pro into your existing WordPress site or start with one of our thematic demo websites. They are available as a WordPress demo package which is a full WordPress installation including YOOtheme Pro and the corresponding theme demo content. This is great if you don't want to start from scratch or if you would like to have a peek at how everything is put together. After the installation you can start modifying the demo website with all the layouts, images and style.
YOOtheme Pro Theme
Download the YOOtheme Pro theme yootheme_wp_VERSION.zip and install it by following the official WordPress theme installation instructions.
Note Make sure you have not downloaded a WordPress demo package. It's a full WordPress installation and cannot be installed into an existing WordPress site. Layouts and styles from all YOOtheme Pro demo packages can be loaded into your existing site within YOOtheme Pro itself.
WordPress Demo Packages
Browse the Themes page and download one of the WordPress demo packages NAME_demo_package_wordpress.zip. Unzip it to your web server directory. Now just follow the regular WordPress installation instructions.
Most WordPress demo packages make additional use of third-party plugins. They are free and already preinstalled and configured in the demo package. Here is the list of all plugins.
| Name | Description | Documentation |
|---|---|---|
| Jetpack | Assign widgets to different pages. The plugin needs to be activated manually. | View |
| Advanced Custom Fields | Add custom fields to post types and taxonomies | View |
| Custom Post Type UI | Create custom post types and taxonomies | View |
| Advanced Posts per Page | Define the number of posts per page for custom post types, taxonomies, the search, date and author archives | View |
| Post Types Order | Manually sort posts and post types objects | View |
| Category Order and Taxonomy Terms Order | Manually sort terms like categories and tags | View |
| WordPress Popular Posts | Order post types by the number of views or comments | View |
Some third-party plugins require further actions after installing the demo package. Open Plugins in the WordPress administration to check which plugins are used in the demo package.
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The Jetpack plugin needs to be activated manually. Watch the widget visibility tutorial on how to activate it.
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If the Advanced Custom Fields plugin is installed, the demo package most likely uses the Repeater field, which is only available in the Advanced Custom Fields Pro plugin. This is a commercial plugin and is not bundled with the demo package. You can install it afterwards, and the demo website will look just like on our demo server. If you don't have ACF Pro, the demo package will not look the same, but to achieve a similar result, you can create a fixed number of separate custom fields instead.
API Key
To enable 1-click updates for YOOtheme Pro and to load layouts from the library, you have to register your YOOtheme API key. Read the updating documentation for more information.
