Getting Started

This article is intended to help you get started creating your site with July.

1. Requirements

Some requirements for hosting, configuring PHP, let the theme can run better.

To use July, please make sure you are running WordPress 4.1 or higher, PHP 5.3 or higher, and MySQL 5.6 or higher. We have tested it with Mac, Windows, and Linux. Besides, please check the recommended server configuration for proper theme functioning:

Minimum server configuration

• PHP version - 5.6 and < 8.0

• MySQL version - 5.6 or higher

• memory_limit – 128M

• max_execution_time – 180

• max_input_time – 2000

• upload_max_filesize – 32M

Recommended server configuration

• PHP version - 5.6 and < 8.0

• MySQL version - 5.6 or higher

• memory_limit – 128M

• max_execution_time – 180

• max_input_time – 3000

• upload_max_filesize – 32M

2. File Included

Steps to download July Theme and included file information.

When you purchase our theme on ThemeForest, you need to download the theme package from your ThemeForest account. Navigate to your downloads tab on ThemeForest and find July. Click the download button to see the two options. All files & documentation contain everything, the Installable WordPress Theme is just the installable WordPress theme file. Below is a full list of everything that is included when you download the main files, along with a brief description of each item.

• july.zip: the main theme file that needs to be uploaded to the host to install the Golo theme.

• july-child.zip: the basic child theme file for people who want to customize the theme.

• Documentation: documentation folder that contains documentation files.

• Plugins: contains all plugins which are required/recommended by this theme.

3. WordPress Hosting

Picking a hosting provider is a matter of choice based on its location, pricing, and services. This is an important decision at the start and we strongly suggest you choose a WordPress-friendly hosting provider for using our theme.