Update Theme

Update Using FTP

Please follow below steps to update kartpro theme.

Step #1 Backup

Step #2 Download Theme

Login into your account and download the latest version of the theme. Extract the downloaded file.

Step #3 Put Website in Maintenance Mode

It is a good practice to put your website in maintenance mode during update process.

Home > Administration > Configuration > Development > Maintenance mode

example.com/admin/config/development/maintenance

Step #4 Connect Using FTP

Connect to your hosting server via FTP. You can use any free FTP client like FileZilla to connet to your hosting server.

Step #5 Navigate to the Theme Directory

Once connected via FTP, locate your Drupal installation folder. The theme files are usually located under:
/themes/ or /web/themes/ or /themes/custom/ or /web/themes/custom/ in your Drupal root directory.

Step #6 Upload New Theme Files

Upload the new theme files to the correct theme folder.

• During upload select overwrite the current files with the new files.
• Make sure to upload all the files without any error message.

Step #7 Apply Custom Changes

If you have made any custom modification / change in any theme file, re-apply those changes in the new theme files. If you have added custom files to the theme, make sure those files are not deleted during the update.

Step #8 Save Theme Settings

Navigate to theme settings page and save theme settings. This is required because the new version can have new settings. Your old theme settings will remain unchanged.

example.com/admin/appearance/settings/kartpro

Step #9 Clear Drupal Cache

After uploading the updated theme files, you’ll need to clear the Drupal cache for the changes to take effect.

Navigate to Administration > Configuration > Performance and click on Clear all caches.

example.com/admin/config/development/performance

Step #10 Make Website Online

Take your site out of maintenance mode.

Home > Administration > Configuration > Development > Maintenance mode