Bootscout

Installing and updating the theme

Bootscout is not available from the WordPress store. Before you begin this step please make sure you have downloaded the most up-to-date theme from here.

Installing the theme for the first time

  1. From the WordPress dashboard navigate to Appearance -> Themes
  2. At the top left of the screen click Add New
  3. At the top left of the screen click Upload theme and select bootscout.zip which should have been downloaded as part of the before you began these steps
  4. Click Install now
  5. Once installed click activate. This can also be done from within Appearance -> Themes

Updating the theme

There are two methods to update Bootscout which will depend on if your WordPress installation supports upgrading a theme or plugin from a file or not. Both methods are listed below. At the moment auto-updates are not supported so you will need to occasionally check if there are any new releases before manually updating the theme.

With theme upgrade

  1. From the WordPress dashboard navigate to Appearance -> Themes
  2. At the top left of the screen click Add New
  3. At the top left of the screen click Upload theme and select bootscout.zip which should have been downloaded as part of the before you began these steps
  4. Click Install now
  5. Once prompted, agree to replace the previously installed Bootscout theme with the new version. This prompt will include various requirements for the theme such as minimum PHP version. If any of these are highlighted in red you may wish to upgrade them before proceeding to ensure compatibility.

Without theme upgrade

  1. From the WordPress dashboard navigate to Appearance -> Themes
  2. Enable any theme other than the current version of Bootscout that is installed
  3. Delete the version of Bootscout installed. This action will not remove any settings applied.
  4. At the top left of the screen click Add New
  5. At the top left of the screen click Upload theme and select bootscout.zip which should have been downloaded as part of the before you began these steps
  6. Click Install now
  7. Once installed click activate. This can also be done from within Appearance -> Themes