Installing the theme
Assuming that WordPress website is already set (for setting up word press blog refer to word press set up documentation at http://codex.wordpress.org/Getting_Started_with_WordPress#Installation), the next step is to install the theme. There are 2 ways to upload the theme:
Option 1: Via FTP client
Use an FTP client such as FileZilla, FireFTP or Cyberduck (if you are a Mac user) to connect to your hosting account. Navigate to where WordPress is installed and locate the /wp-content/themes/ directory.
Find the zip file called “econo.zip” in downloaded file, unzip it and upload the folder to the folder /wp-content/themes/.
Note: Please make sure that the main files of the theme are contained within just one folder. Thus, the right way to locate your theme files is for example /wp-content/themes/econo/ but not /wp-content/themes/econo/econo/.
After all file uploaded, just go to Admin > Appearance and activate Econo theme.
Option 2: Through the native WordPress theme uploader
First you need to unzip the download file and find the zip file called econo.zip. After this you have to go in the admin panel > Appearance > Themes (see the image on the right), click on the Install Themes tab and in this section in the top left corner click on the link Upload. After that, a new form will appear to upload the theme. Select econo.zip file from your local file system and submit the form.
Plugin Installation
Installing required plugins
Now click on “Begin installing plugins” link and you will be redirected to “Install Required Plugins” page.
Click on “Install” link below each plugin name to install plugins. Also make sure you activate all plugins. Here are details of each plugin:
- CMB2: CMB2 is a developer’s toolkit for building metaboxes, custom fields, and forms for WordPress that will blow your mind. Custom Metaboxes and Fields for WordPress.
- Contact Form 7: This plugin generates different contact forms easily.
- Elementor: This is a live page builder, with no limits of design. A page builder that delivers high-end page designs and advanced capabilities, never before seen on WordPress.
- MailChimp for WordPress: This plugin helps you grow your Mailchimp lists and write better newsletters through various methods.
- Redux Framework: Redux is a simple, truly extensible and fully responsive options framework for WordPress themes and plugins.
- Econo Core: This is a Core Plugin for the the Econo WordPress Theme. Which provides core functinality of this theme. It’s a very essential to use this theme.
- One Click Demo Import: With this plugin you can import website demo content, widgets and theme settings with one click.