Update Typer and its plugins

Updates bring new features, security fixes and compatibility with new versions of WordPress, PHP and plugins. The Typer changelog lists what changed in every version.

Before you update

1. Back up your files and database. Most hosts offer one-click backups; a plugin such as UpdraftPlus works too.
2. Use a staging copy for big version jumps. Test there, then update the live site.
3. Keep your changes in the child theme. An update replaces every file in the typer folder, so edits made there are lost. See Typer child theme.
4. Update WordPress first, then Typer, then the plugins.

Update the theme with Envato Market

Typer is sold on ThemeForest, and Envato’s free Envato Market plugin delivers theme updates straight to WordPress.

1. Install Envato Market. It is listed on the Plugins tab of the Typer Panel (Appearance > Typer Panel) once Typer Core is active; click Install, then Activate. You can also download it from Envato and upload it in Plugins > Add New Plugin > Upload Plugin.
2. Create a personal token at build.envato.com. Keep only the permissions View and search Envato sites, Download your purchased items and List purchases you’ve made.
3. Copy the token (Envato shows it only once), paste it in Envato Market in WordPress admin and click Save Changes.
4. The Themes tab now lists your purchases. When a new version is out, click Update Available there, or update from Dashboard > Updates.

Building a site for a client? Do not give the client a token for your whole account. In Envato Market, choose Add Item and use a single-item token with the theme’s item ID (24818607 for Typer).

Update the premium plugins

The premium plugins that come with Typer are updated by us, not by their authors, because you do not get a separate license for them. See bundled premium plugins.

1. Update Typer first. Each version knows the plugin versions it works with.
2. Go to Appearance > Typer Panel and open the Plugins tab.
3. Plugins with a newer version show Update available. Click Update on each one.

Premium plugin downloads need a registered theme. Plugins from WordPress.org, such as Elementor or BuddyPress, update from Dashboard > Updates as usual.

Manual update by FTP

Use this when Envato Market is not an option.

1. Download the latest version from ThemeForest (Downloads > All files & documentation) and unzip it. Take typer.zip from its WordPress folder and unzip it too.
2. Connect to your server by FTP or SFTP and open wp-content/themes/.
3. Download the current typer folder to your computer as a backup.
4. Delete the files inside typer on the server, then upload the files from the new typer folder. Do not touch typer-child.
5. Clear your caches (caching plugin, server cache, CDN, browser).

You can also upload the new typer.zip in Appearance > Themes > Add New Theme > Upload Theme and choose Replace active with uploaded.

After the update

• Open Appearance > Typer Panel and check the Plugins tab for plugins that need an update.
• Clear all caches and check the main pages: home, a post and an author profile.
• Something broke? Go through Troubleshooting an issue, then open a ticket.

Update errors

“Update failed: Download failed. A valid URL was not provided.” An old theme version can block Envato Market. Activate a default WordPress theme (for example Twenty Twenty-Five), run the update, then activate Typer Child again. Your settings are kept.

“Destination folder already exists.” You uploaded the zip without choosing Replace active with uploaded. Upload again and choose replace, or use FTP.