# Importing Demo Content
When you first install any WordPress theme, it will not contain all the extra content that you may have seen in the live demo.
To import the demo data you need to make sure that you actually have it downloaded. For more information please refer to What’s included section.
TIP
- No existing posts, pages, categories, images, custom post types or any other data will be deleted or modified.
- Posts, pages, images, widgets, menus, and other theme settings will get imported.
Make sure you have the set of files in the 📁 Demo Content
folder as follows:
📄 customizer.dat
📄 demo-content.xml
📄 widgets.wie
Let’s manually install a plugin for the hassle-free demo import. It’s called One Click Demo Import (opens new window) and it's available for download from the official WordPress plugins repository.
# ▶️️️️️ Step 1.
In admin panel go to Plugins → Add New
.
# ▶️️️️️ Step 2.
Search for keywords one click demo
and Install Now
.
# ▶️️️️️ Step 3.
Wait till the installation is complete and click Activate
.
# ▶️️️️️ Step 4.
You should have a new menu item in Appearance → Import Demo Data
WARNING
Before you start the demo import process, please make sure all the required plugins are activated. Otherwise you may experience issues.
# ▶️️️️️ Step 5.
Choose 3 demo files according to the screen sections from your .zip package in 📁Demo Content
folder.
# ▶️️️️️ Step 6.
Now wait till the demo import is finished. Don’t close or refresh this page during the active import process!
Demo import fails or takes too long?
90% of problems with demo import are due to low PHP configuration limits on your server hosting. To check your current PHP environment please refer to Troubleshooting article.