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Installation & Activation

🧱 Getting Started

Before installing the theme, you must have a working WordPress installation.
If you haven't installed WordPress yet, please refer to the official guides:

Once WordPress is set up and running, download the All Files & Documentation package from ThemeForest and extract the ZIP file.
Inside, you'll find the following:

  • inspiry-real-places.zip — Main theme file
  • inspiry-real-places-child.zip — Child theme file
  • Documentation, licensing info, and more

📸 Sample Folder Structure
Upload Theme Step 1

📥 Theme Installation via WordPress Dashboard

  1. Go to Dashboard → Appearance → Themes
  2. Click Add New, then select Upload Theme Upload Theme Step 1 Upload Theme Step 2
  3. Upload the inspiry-real-places.zip file and click Install Now Install Theme
  4. After the theme uploads successfully, do not activate it yet.
    Instead, return to the Themes screen to install the child theme. Skip Activation
  5. Repeat Step 2, this time uploading inspiry-real-places-child.zip, and click Install Now Install Child Theme
  6. Once the child theme is uploaded, go ahead and Activate it Activate Child Theme

🎯 Always use the child theme to ensure your customizations remain intact after theme updates.

If you encounter any issues uploading via the dashboard, follow the FTP method below.

🌐 Theme Installation via FTP (Alternative)

  1. Use an FTP client like FileZilla to access your website's files.
  2. Navigate to the wp-content/themes/ directory of your WordPress installation.
  3. Extract inspiry-real-places.zip and upload the extracted folder to the themes directory.
  4. Similarly, extract and upload the inspiry-real-places-child.zip to the same location.
  5. Go to Dashboard → Appearance → Themes and activate the Real Places Child Theme.

✅ After activation, you’ll be redirected to the themes page.

🔌 Install Required Plugins

Once the Real Places Child Theme is activated:

  1. A notice will appear at the top of the dashboard recommending required and optional plugins. Plugin Notice

  2. Click Begin Installing Plugins.
    This will take you to Dashboard → Appearance → Install Plugins. Install Plugins Screen

  3. Select and Install all the recommended plugins. Installing Plugins

  4. After installation, click the option to Return to Required Plugins Installer. Return to Plugin Installer

  5. Now, Activate all the installed plugins. Activate Plugins

  6. Finally, go to Dashboard → Inspiry Real Estate → Settings and click Save Changes once to initialize default settings. Save Plugin Settings

✅ Once all of the above steps are complete, you are ready for the next step:
👉 Importing Demo Content