Installation — BanterNews
Installation guide for BanterNews, with safe WordPress configuration steps and SaeTheme recommendations.
Installation
BanterNews is a fast WordPress news and magazine theme with responsive navigation, editorial homepage modules, sidebar layouts, article tools, social features, advanced advertising, licensing, and protected updates.
Before installation
Use a supported WordPress and PHP version, make sure your hosting account can upload the ZIP, and keep a backup of the current site when replacing an existing production theme.
- Download
Download the correct BanterNews ZIP from your SaeTheme account.
- Upload
Open Appearance → Themes → Add New → Upload Theme and select the ZIP.
- Activate
Activate BanterNews, then open its setup/Customizer controls.
- Verify
Check the homepage, article pages, menus, images, sidebars, and responsive navigation before going live.
Replacing an older version
When WordPress detects the same theme folder, use the built-in replace-current-version flow. Clear all caches after the update.