# Automatic Update

To take advantage of a convenient automatic theme updates you need to have Envato Market (opens new window) installed on your website. This plugin allows to view and install all themes and plugins purchased from ThemeForest or CodeCanyon using Envato Market API (opens new window) Once your purchased products are installed, WordPress will periodically check for any available updates, so you will always have your items up to date.

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If you have all of required and recommended plugins already installed than you’re likely to have Envato Market (opens new window) installed as well. In that case you don’t need to install it for the second time. Instead, skip the installation step and start with API Connection Setup.

# Plugin Installation

  1. Download 📄 envato-market.zip plugin archive from the link above.
  2. Login to your WordPress admin panel and go to Plugins menu.
  3. Click Add New and select the downloaded archive.
  4. Activate the plugin.
You should see a new menu item Envato Market appeared in the left menu in admin panel.

# API Connection Setup

The plugin Settings tab allows you to configure your Envato API Personal Token. An API Token is a special sequence of letter and numbers generated from build.envato.com (opens new window) It allows WordPress to communicate with Envato servers and securely receive items updates.

Create a new API Token with the permissions as listed on the screenshot
Copy your new API token. If you lose it you'll need to re-create it again.
Paste this API token in the Token field of Envato Market plugin in WordPress admin panel.

# Testing API Connection

If you did everything correctly than you should see the lists of your purchased themes and products. However there is an extra step to ensure the proper work of the products updates. Click Test API Connection button in the plugin Settings tab.

Testing the API Connection

If you're getting an error message, then you'll need to generate a new API token (you can't change the permissions on the previously generated tokens) and set the correct permissions exactly as mentioned in the message:

  1. View and search Envato sites.
  2. Download your purchased items.
  3. List purchases you've made.
Make sure to set the correct permissions to the generated token.

Then try to test the API connection again.

# Getting the Updates

Once a theme update is released, you will get a notification where you can install the update by clicking Update Available link. An update release notes are always available there in changelog.

Example of notification for an available theme update