Theme Requirements
To use this theme you must be running the following:
- WordPress 5+
- PHP 8
- MySQL 5 or higher
If you use a hosting service with limited resources (e.g. GoDaddy, One.com, etc…), you may experience issues with the theme setup wizard and prebuilt site import.
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PHP Settings
Recommend that you contact your web hosting service provider to make sure that your server PHP configuration limits are as follows:
- max_execution_time 9999
- memory_limit 512M
- post_max_size 32M
- upload_max_size 32M
The max execution is high, but setting it to that number ensures it never times out, after you’ve run the setup wizard you can change it back to your host’s default, just ensure your host increases that setting to your server’s maximum.
If you are running a managed or unmanaged dedicated server or VPS, you should check your php.ini file. Alternatively, you can edit .htaccess file at the root of your website and add the following values:
- php_value max_execution_time 9999
- php_value memory_limit 512M
- php_value post_max_size 64M
- php_value upload_max_filesize 64M
Folder Permissions
You’ll also need to make sure your /wp-content/ and /wp-content/uploads/ folders are writable by setting permissions to 755, easiest is to ask your hosting provider for assistance on that or refer to this article.
Setting these values will ensure you will not get any errors during the installation. To safeguard your website, please use secure passwords and the latest version of WordPress and plug-ins.
Theme Installation
- Login to My Account > Go to Downloads
- Find “Real Estate 7 Yearly” > Click Download (screenshot)
- Login to your WordPress admin > Appearance > Themes
- Add New
- Upload realestate-7.zip
- Activate
- Once activated you’ll be guided to the Setup Wizard
If you purchased from Themeforest, you need first to unzip the main zip file; you should now have the main download folder. Do NOT upload the main download folder. Open up the main download folder, browse the contents and find realestate-7.zip this is the file you upload to your WordPress admin.
Theme License
To receive updates and support your license key is required, you’ll be asked for this during the initial setup wizard or you can enter it later & manage the license via your WordPress admin > Appearance > Theme License panel.
Where can I find my license key?
Yearly License
- Login to your account here
- Go to Account Dashboard > License Keys
- Find Real Estate 7 – Yearly > License Key (screenshot)
Themeforest
- Log into your Themeforest account via https://themeforest.net/sign_in
- Hover the mouse over your username at the top right of the screen
- Click ‘Downloads’ from the drop-down menu or go to https://themeforest.net/downloads
- Find “Real Estate 7” > click “Download” (screenshot)
- Click ‘License certificate & purchase code’ (available as PDF or text file) (view example)
Staging Sites License Usage
For Real Estate 7 Yearly, staging websites are permitted under the following conditions:
We fully support staging environments offered by several popular hosting services in the WordPress ecosystem. Below is a list of hosting providers that provide custom staging environments, all of which are supported under your Real Estate 7 Yearly license:
- Cloudways (Recommended Hosting Provider)
- WP Engine
- InstaWP
- Kinsta
- GoDaddy
- FlyWheel
- BlueHost
- HostGator
- SiteGround
If your hosting provider is not listed, they may use a standard method for creating staging sites. In such cases, our Standard Detection rules will apply without the need for custom rules.
Standard Staging Environments
For hosting providers that do not offer a tool to create staging environments or use a typical URL structure, we support the following subdomain patterns as valid staging site URLs under your license:
*.staging.example.org*.test.example.orgstaging-*.example.orgdev.example.org
These patterns ensure your staging sites are covered under the Real Estate 7 Yearly license when using common subdomain conventions.
Manual Theme Installation
If for some reason your host has low upload limits on your server, use the steps below to manually install the theme.
- Download the realestate-7.zip file
- Connect to your server via FTP, recommend using Filezilla it’s a free download
- Unzip & Upload the theme folder into wp-content > themes
- Login to your WordPress Admin > Appearance > Themes > find Real Estate 7 > Activate
- Once activated you’ll be guided to the Theme Setup Wizard
Common Issues & Fixes
- License Activation Blocked by Bot Protection: In this scenario, contact your hosting provider to whitelist the IP address 167.99.109.13 (2600:3c02::f03c:93ff:fea4:d2ac) and the contempothemes.com domain.
- Invalid Theme License Key: This issue often occurs after moving your website from a development to a live domain, requiring an update of your license key. For instructions on how to refresh your Theme License Key, visit How do I update my theme license key?
Setup Services
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