{"id":5385,"date":"2019-07-26T09:49:53","date_gmt":"2019-07-26T04:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/docs.blossomthemes.com\/docs\/blossom-pinthis-documentation\/theme-installation-and-activation\/how-to-install-and-activate-blossom-pinthis-theme\/"},"modified":"2020-09-01T16:24:06","modified_gmt":"2020-09-01T10:39:06","slug":"how-to-install-and-activate-blossom-pinthis-theme","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/docs.blossomthemes.com\/blossom-pinthis\/theme-installation-and-activation\/how-to-install-and-activate-blossom-pinthis-theme\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install and Activate Blossom PinThis Theme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Once you have updated to the latest version of WordPress, save the downloaded Blossom PinThis theme file (blossom-pinthis.zip) somewhere handy on your computer, as you will be using the included files for the rest of the installation process.<\/p>\n<p>The Blossom PinThis theme file includes:<\/p>\n<p><strong>A WordPress Theme Files (in .zip format)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 This (blossom-pinthis.zip) is a compressed WordPress theme file containing all of the required templates, images, and icons required for the theme to function properly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note for Safari users (macOS):<\/strong>\u00a0If you are using Safari to download the theme file, the file may unzip automatically. So, make sure your theme file is in .<strong>zip<\/strong>\u00a0format. Here\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.stackexchange.com\/questions\/961\/how-to-stop-safari-from-unzipping-files-after-download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">how to stop Safari from automatically unzipping your .zip file<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5391\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.blossomthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/installation-gif.gif\" alt=\"Theme Installation Gif\" width=\"1156\" height=\"762\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now, to install and activate the theme follow these steps or the above gif:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note Regarding Parent Theme:\u00a0<\/strong>If you are installing Blossom PinThis theme offline, make sure you have Blossom Pin theme installed. You need the parent theme to install the child theme. However, if you are connected to the Internet, the parent theme (Blossom Pin) will be installed automatically from the WordPress repository so you don\u2019t have to worry about it.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Log in to WordPress Dashboard<\/li>\n<li>Go to\u00a0<strong>Appearance &gt; Themes<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Click on\u00a0<strong>Add New<\/strong>\u00a0button<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5388\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.blossomthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/add-New-theme.png\" alt=\"Add new theme\" width=\"1174\" height=\"722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/docs.blossomthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/add-New-theme.png 1174w, https:\/\/docs.blossomthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/add-New-theme-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/docs.blossomthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/add-New-theme-768x472.png 768w, https:\/\/docs.blossomthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/add-New-theme-1024x630.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1174px) 100vw, 1174px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click on\u00a0<strong>Upload Theme<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5392\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.blossomthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/upload-New-theme.png\" alt=\"Upload theme\" width=\"1157\" height=\"701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/docs.blossomthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/upload-New-theme.png 1157w, https:\/\/docs.blossomthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/upload-New-theme-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/docs.blossomthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/upload-New-theme-768x465.png 768w, https:\/\/docs.blossomthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/upload-New-theme-1024x620.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1157px) 100vw, 1157px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click on \u201c<strong>Choose File\u2026<\/strong>\u201d, select the \u201cblossom-pinthis.zip\u201d file from your computer and click Open<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5389\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.blossomthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/choose-file-theme.png\" alt=\"Choose file for the theme\" width=\"1144\" height=\"755\" srcset=\"https:\/\/docs.blossomthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/choose-file-theme.png 1144w, https:\/\/docs.blossomthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/choose-file-theme-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/docs.blossomthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/choose-file-theme-768x507.png 768w, https:\/\/docs.blossomthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/choose-file-theme-1024x676.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1144px) 100vw, 1144px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click\u00a0<strong>Install Now<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5390\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.blossomthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/install-theme.png\" alt=\"Install theme\" width=\"1156\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/docs.blossomthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/install-theme.png 1156w, https:\/\/docs.blossomthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/install-theme-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/docs.blossomthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/install-theme-768x478.png 768w, https:\/\/docs.blossomthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/install-theme-1024x638.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1156px) 100vw, 1156px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>After the theme is installed, click on\u00a0<strong>Activate<\/strong>\u00a0to use the theme on your website<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5387\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.blossomthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/activate-theme.png\" alt=\"Activate the theme\" width=\"1167\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/docs.blossomthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/activate-theme.png 1167w, https:\/\/docs.blossomthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/activate-theme-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/docs.blossomthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/activate-theme-768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/docs.blossomthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/activate-theme-1024x614.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1167px) 100vw, 1167px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once you have updated to the latest version of WordPress, save the downloaded Blossom PinThis theme file (blossom-pinthis.zip) somewhere handy on your computer, as you will be using the included files for the rest of the installation process. 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