{"id":47578,"date":"2019-09-19T08:16:48","date_gmt":"2019-09-19T13:16:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/?p=47578"},"modified":"2021-08-16T15:57:01","modified_gmt":"2021-08-16T19:57:01","slug":"troubleshooting-a-wordpress-theme-you-bought-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/themes\/troubleshooting-a-wordpress-theme-you-bought-online\/","title":{"rendered":"Troubleshooting a WordPress Theme You Bought Online"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\nWordPress themes get more sophisticated every day. But does your theme look like it&#8217;s lagging behind in the latest design trends? You may need an upgrade. In most cases, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/services\/wordpress-website-design\">hiring a designer<\/a> is the best way to get a custom site. But, if that&#8217;s not in your budget, you may want to invest in a premium third-party <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/themes\/which-wordpress-themes-are-best-for-dedicated-server-accounts\/\">theme<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n\n<p>\nIn this article you&#8217;ll learn about troubleshooting a theme you bought online in the following sequence:\n<\/p>\n\n<div id=\"text-table-of-contents\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#org5ccbfb1\">Why Buy a Third-Party Theme?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#orgeb04762\">Different Installation Packages<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#orgb4f62ed\">The Theme Does Not Appear As Advertised<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"alert alert-info\">\nFor hosting any kind of WordPress site, you should check out the InMotion Hosting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/wordpress-hosting\">WordPress Hosting<\/a> packages. They give you speed and security right out of the box so you can get back to building your site.\n<\/p>\n\n<div id=\"outline-container-org5ccbfb1\" class=\"outline-2\">\n<h2 id=\"org5ccbfb1\">Why Buy a Third-Party Theme?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"outline-text-2\" id=\"text-org5ccbfb1\">\n<p>\nWordPress offers many free themes from their theme marketplace. You can install any of these on your site. However, because they&#8217;re free, a lot of websites use them. And this means someone may have a site that looks very similar to yours.\n<\/p>\n\n<p>\nBuying a third-party theme means far fewer users will be running the same theme. Often, third-party themes also provide higher quality designs because larger teams of developers are working on them and being compensated. Likewise, they can often provide support if you&#8217;re having trouble launching the theme.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"outline-container-orgeb04762\" class=\"outline-2\">\n<h2 id=\"orgeb04762\">Different Installation Packages<\/h2>\n<div class=\"outline-text-2\" id=\"text-orgeb04762\">\n<p>\nBe mindful of the installation procedure your theme outlines. It may differ from the theme installation process you&#8217;ve gone through in the past.\n<\/p>\n\n<dl class=\"org-dl\">\n<dt>Master themes<\/dt><dd>Some themes are built from a master theme, and thus you&#8217;ll need to install the master before installing the &#8220;child&#8221; theme.<\/dd>\n<dt>Addons<\/dt><dd>Some themes hook into popular plugins and install\/activate them for you. This means the initial theme installation process may take longer than expect.<\/dd>\n<dt>Multiple files<\/dt><dd>If your theme was delivered with multiple files, don&#8217;t worry, just make sure to check the instructions that were emailed to you.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n\n<p>\nMost third-party theme installations are simple. If you&#8217;re having any trouble, be sure to check your support options. \n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"outline-container-orgb4f62ed\" class=\"outline-2\">\n<h2 id=\"orgb4f62ed\">The Theme Does Not Appear As Advertised<\/h2>\n<div class=\"outline-text-2\" id=\"text-orgb4f62ed\">\n<p>\nDon&#8217;t worry if the theme doesn&#8217;t look like what you bought. Usually, a third-party theme will come with demo content you need to install alongside the theme. If you haven&#8217;t installed the demo content then your theme is going to look drastically different than what you thought you were buying. \n<\/p>\n\n<p>\nCheck the theme options and there will probably be a button you can press to install the demo content. If not, again check the <a href=\"\/support\/amp\/how-to-get-great-technical-support\/\">support options<\/a> you have available from the theme providers. \n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Learn more about the power of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/themes\/\">WordPress Themes<\/a> and how they can simplify your website building and maintenance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WordPress themes get more sophisticated every day. But does your theme look like it&#8217;s lagging behind in the latest design trends? You may need an upgrade. In most cases, hiring a designer is the best way to get a custom site. 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