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How To Install The Extra Theme

Installing our themes is a snap using the WordPress Dashboard theme installer.

Updated over a year ago

Download Extra Theme

This tutorial will install your theme using the Upload feature in your WordPress Dashboard.

  1. Log in to your Elegant Themes account

  2. From the Account Menu item, click Products Download

    Product Downloads

  3. Click the Download Extra button.

    Download Extra

This will download the zip file containing the Extra theme.

Important Note: Some browsers (such as Safari on OSX) will automatically unzip that folder for you. In this case, you must compress the Extra folder by right-clicking the folder and choosing Compress from the contextual menu.

Install Extra theme

  1. Log in to your WordPress dashboard.

  2. Go to Appearance → Themes.

  3. Click the Add New Theme button at the top. This will load the WordPress theme library, where we can upload our theme zip file.

    WordPress theme library

  4. Click the Upload Theme button at the top. This will show an upload form.

    Click upload theme

  5. Drag and drop the divi.zip file you downloaded from your ET Members Area, or click the Choose File button to navigate to the downloaded file on your computer.

    Drag and Drop the Divi Theme to upload it to your WordPress website

  6. Click the Install Theme button.

  7. Click to Activate the Divi Theme

How to Authenticate Your Divi Account

To access future Extra updates and Premade Layout Packs, link your Elegant Themes membership with the Divi install on your WordPress website.

Add your Elegant Themes username and API Key to the Divi Theme Options to do so.

  1. First, log into your Elegant Themes account, navigate to Account API Keys, and copy your API Key.


    If you do not have any API keys generated, click the Generate New API Key button. Above each API key is an input field where you can add a title (like what site you are using the API key on), which is especially handy if you're using Divi to design and build client websites.

    How to add your Elegant Themes API Key
  2. Go to your WordPress Dashboard → Extra Theme Options Updates.

  3. Enter your username and API key in the appropriate fields.

    Extra Updates Tab

  4. Click Save Changes.

Now you have the Extra Theme installed on your website, which means you can now use all the functionalities and exceptional design capabilities Extra has to offer to build your dream website!

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