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How To Install The ModelX Theme

How To Install The ModelX Theme

This article will help you install and activate the ModelX theme on your website. To avoid any difficulties with the setup process, please read up on the theme’s requirements before starting.

Acquire the Theme Installer

Once your payment is processed and your order status changes from Pending to Active, the theme’s installation files and your license key will become available in the Vicetemple client area. Follow the steps below to get the theme installer.

Step 1

Log into our client area, click on Services, and select My Licenses from the drop-down menu.

Vicetemple Licenses

Step 2

Locate your ModelX product — for example, ModelX (Intense Indigo) — and click on it.

ModelX Product

To save the zip file containing the theme’s installer, click on the Download Now button at the top.

Download ModelX

Important: For successful installation, the installer must remain a ZIP file. Please do not extract it.

Upload the Installer to Your Website

The theme runs on the WordPress content management system, which you need to have installed on your website to install the theme in the first place. For instructions on how to install WordPress, please see the official guide by WordPress.org, or contact your hosting provider.

The theme installation process will be covered in the steps below.

Disclaimer: To avoid any issues when installing and using the theme, we recommend installing ModelX on a clean copy of WordPress.

Step 1

Log into your website using your WordPress admin credentials, hover over your website’s name in the top left corner, and select Dashboard.

ModelX Dashboard

Once the admin panel loads, locate and hover over the Plugins option and select Add New when the menu appears.

ModelX Plugins

Step 2

Click the Upload Plugin button at the top of the page.

ModelX Upload Plugin

After that, click on Browse, locate and select the downloaded ModelX Theme Installer.zip file, and click the Install Now button.

ModelX Install Plugin

Once the plugin is installed, click the Activate Plugin button, which will activate it and direct you to the ModelX Theme Installer page.

ModelX Activate Plugin

Step 3

If your web server meets the minimum requirements, the ModelX Theme Installer page will show a message stating that you may install your theme, along with an input field for your license key.

ModelX Theme Installer

Install the ModelX Theme

Now that the plugin is ready, you will need to enter your license key to download and install the ModelX theme. Follow the steps below to acquire your license key and activate the theme.

Step 1

Navigate back to the product page from which you downloaded the installer and copy the entire license key from the License Key field — including the Vicetemple part.

ModelX License Key

Step 2

Go back to the ModelX Theme Installer page on your website, paste the license key into the input field, and click Next. Then, wait until your theme is activated.

ModelX License Key