To get this theme you must have WordPress already installed. If you need help installing WordPress, follow the instructions in WordPress Codex. Below are some useful links on WordPress information:
WordPress Codex – general information about WordPress and how to install it on your server.
When purchasing Brainez theme from Themeforest, you will be able to download Brainez files from your Themeforest account. The main_files contains all files, you have to find brainez.zip and upload it on your directory.The video below will show you how to install Brainez theme.
Install & Activate Required Plugins
After install & register Brainez theme you are ready to install required plugins. The video below will show you how to install & activate required plugins.
Import demo data
Import Demo Data – Now users can quickly and easily import our demo content with only one click to the button. This is the preferred method because it's the fastest and easiest way to get our demo content. It will import all our pages, posts, sliders etc.. If you wish to use our One Click Demo Content Importer, please see the video below.
Note : Demo data is only for theme testing purpose. Do not install demo data on a production website.
Elementor, Other Plugins & Permalink Settings
Please follow the video before start edit theme content.
Theme options
Using theme options, you can control every setting on the theme. Let’s start learning theme options. Go to Brainez > Theme Options
Important: Theme Option works globally. But Page / Post Settings can overwrite the theme option. So if you change something from the theme option and its not appear on an individual page then please go to that individual page settings and check if it overwrites the Theme option or not. If yes, just set that option default ( Default will correspond with the theme option ) Or select an option you want to use.
General Options
Primary Color : — Select theme primary color
Secondary Color : — Select theme secondary color
Enable Preloader : — Enable or disable preloader
Preloader Image : — Upload preloader image
Preloader Background Color : — Select theme secondary color
Typography
You can change theme typography from here
Primary Font: — Select primary ( body ) typography.
Note : You will find all others theme options like (Banner options, Blog page, Single post, Archive page, search page, 404 page Footer options etc) in this options list. See them all for customize theme easily. ( You can override theme options from individual page / post. )
Header & Footer
The video below will show you how to Change / Edit Header & Footer.
Important: You changed Header / Footer but it's not appear an individual page? Please note that, Theme Option works globally. But Page / Post Settings can overwrite the theme option. So if you change something from the theme option and its not appear on an individual page then please go to that individual page settings and check if it overwrites the Theme option or not. If yes, just set that option default ( Default will correspond with the theme option ) Or select an option you want to use.
Page / Post / Custom post Settings
When you create or edit a page or post you will see few options for page or post settings on page/post bottom. You can change page/post layout, Header, Footer , hide /show banner, change banner title, images from these metabox options
Sidebar & Widgets
This theme provide multiple widget area. 1. Blog/Post Sidebar 2.Service Sidebar, 3.Footer Widgets. You can edit/add/Remove widgets from Appearance -> Widgets Options
Theme Updates
There are 3 methods to update WordPress themes to the newer version. These new updates are essential if you want to have a bug free website as we give new features and improvements to the theme over time. Some of these updates might be needed in order to make the theme compatible with WordPress newer versions. There is no risk of losing your settings and pages (If you don't edited theme core files). However, if you had done modifications in parent theme files, then they will be lost.
Please note that before updating a theme, we recommend you to make a backup of your modified files. Also, we recommend deactivating its current version and then upload the zip file with new theme version then activate and update the theme.
Update Through WordPress Admin Panel
Navigate to Appearance > Themes Activate another theme to deactivate the Brainez theme
Delete the installed Brainez theme.
Unzip the file you just downloaded from ThemeForest and locate the WordPress Theme Brainez.zip
Still within the Themes section, on the header tab, click on “Install Themes” , then on the header second tab click “Upload” .
Click “Browse…”and locate the new theme file Brainez.zip
The “Upgrade existing theme?” option choose “Yes” from the dropdown list.
Click “Install Now”.
Click “Activate”.
Using FTP
Login in to your Themeforest account and go to downloads (Dashboard > downloads)
Download the theme into your computer
Install an FTP program (Filezilla is free)
Retrieve your FTP login information from your hosting admin panel and login into your hosting via FTP
Unzip the item main file
Locate the Brainez.zip file and unzip it. Make sure your unzipping software does not create an extra directory with the same name nested into each other.
Drag and drop theme main folder into your FTP program with the destination: “YOUR_HOSTING_ROOT/YOUR_SUBDIRECTORY/wp-content/themes/”
FTP program will give a warning that there is an existing with the same directory name, choose replace all.And wait until all files are replaced