How to Import a Demo
Simply installing and activating any WordPress theme will not automatically import any content into your site. This is how WordPress works.
When using the PatioTime theme, importing a demo is optional. This is for ease of getting started—when you install WordPress from scratch, you can import some dummy content and pre-designed layouts and styles into your website. You can then replace your own content and adjust some of the layout and colors.
Demo Import in Setup Wizard
After installing and activating the theme, if you’re using PatioTime version 2.0 (or higher), you’ll be directed to the theme’s Setup Wizard. The setup wizard will guide you through the steps to install and set up your site, including the “Demo Import” step.
Demo Import Manually
In addition to importing the demo while the setup wizard is running, you can also import it at any time by visiting your site dashboard > PatioTime dashboard > Demo Import, then selecting the demo to import.
When importing a demo:
Select a demo and click the “Import” button. This may take several minutes, so please be patient and wait for the import to complete. Please do not exit or close the page or click any buttons or links during this process.
Please note: Do not import multiple demos into the same website, as this will create duplicate data.
If you encounter any issues while importing a demo, please contact our support team for further assistance. More details can be found here.
Set Plugins After Importing Demo
MailChimp for WP
If you would like to build the newsletter subscription form with the plugin MailChimp for WordPress, please visit the settings page of the plugin, then enter your MailChimp API key, and create a form.
For the detailed steps, please read this chapter.
Yoast SEO
WooCommerce
If you also need an online shop on your site, please install and activate WooCommerce plugin. You can add your products from scratch or import some dummy data.
For the detailed guidelines, please read this chapter.
Encounter Issues when Importing Demo?
It rarely happens, but if you have problems importing the demo, it could be due to a number of possible reasons, such as poor network conditions, insufficient website resources, plugin conflicts, server transfer issues, and more.
What should I do if the import fails?
- You can try clicking the “Import Again” button. If the demo import failed due to temporary poor network conditions, re-importing may succeed.
- However, there are many possible reasons for demo import failures. We recommend contacting our support team directly and providing the following information so our technical specialists can quickly check the issue and provide the solution for you.
- Your website URL.
- Your website temporary admin login information.
- Which demo you’d like to import, so that we can help you import the demo.
- Your (or a temporary) FTP account, so that we can check the error log on your website.
- Please open a support ticket at Loft.Ocean Help Center, and send these information to our support team.