Step 2 - Install Noelle Theme

After you download the package from ThemeForest, please unzip it. You'll see a file called noelle.zip, which is the main file needed to upload and install.

You can either choose to upload and installl the theme using WordPress theme install or use FTP function.

If you plan to customize the theme, you should install both the theme and child theme, then activate the child theme. Using a child theme allows you to custimze some parts of the parent theme without touching into the theme files.

Install via WordPress Dashboard

Step 1 – Navigate to Appearance > Themes.

Step 2 – Click the Add New button on top of the page, then the Upload Theme button.

Step 3 – Click Choose File and find the theme files you've just downloaded. If you’ve downloaded the installable WordPress file, then you do not need to unzip the file. If you’ve downloaded the Full Theme Package, you have to unzip the master noelle.zip file, therein you will see a secondary noelle.zip file, this is the one you select to install.

Step 4 - Click the Install Now button.

Step 5 – When upload and installation progresses are completed, click Activate, or go to Appearance > Themes and activate the Noelle theme.

Install via FTP

If you get any fail when install theme by Wordpress install function, we recommend to use FTP.

Step 1 - If you have downloaded the Full Theme Package from ThemeForest, please unzip the package file to get the theme file noelle.zip. Unzip the noelle.zip file, you'll get a folder Noelle.

Step 2 - Use a FTP client like FileZilla and upload the extracted folder to wp-content/themes folder on your host

Step 3 - Log in to your WordPress Dashboard and navigate to Appearance > Themes and clicking the Activate button of the Noelle theme.

Troubleshooting

Theme is missing the style.css stylesheet error

A common issue that can occur when installing a WordPress themes is “The package could not be installed. The theme is missing the style.css stylesheet.” error message being displayed when uploading or activating the theme. One of the reasons you may receive this error is if you have uploaded the incorrect file. You have 2 options for downloading your theme

• Installable WordPress file only

• All files and documentation (full zip folder). You will need to extract and locate the installable WordPress file.