Download & install MRJ Theme (step-by-step)
1) Download the latest release from GitHub
1. Open your browser and go to: https://github.com/justin-allard/mrj-theme/releases.
2. At the top of the page you’ll see the most recent release (often labeled Latest). Click that release title if it’s not already expanded.
3. In the release details look for the Assets section. Click the ZIP file for the release. This may be named something like mrj-theme-x.y.z.zip or you can download Source code (zip) if a packaged zip isn’t provided.
4. Save the .zip file to a location on your computer where you can find it (Downloads folder, Desktop, etc.).
Tip: if you downloaded GitHub’s “Source code (zip)” the root folder inside the ZIP will include the repo name and version. That’s fine as long as the unzipped folder contains a valid theme (a style.css in the theme root and the theme templates).
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2) Upload the theme to your WordPress site (Admin dashboard method)
1. Log in to your WordPress admin dashboard (https://your-site.example/wp-admin).
2. In the left menu go to Appearance → Themes.
3. At the top click Add New.
4. Click Upload Theme (near the top).
5. Click Choose File, select the mrj-theme-… .zip file you downloaded, then click Install Now.
6. Once the upload completes, click Activate to make MRJ Theme the active theme for your site.
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3) Verify installation
1. Visit the front end of your site and check that layout, menus, and styles look right.
2. In the admin go to Appearance → Site Editor (Full Site Editing) to customize templates, Global Styles, and block patterns as needed.
3. If you see missing styles or errors, check that the ZIP you downloaded contains the theme root (with a valid style.css) and try re-uploading or installing via FTP.
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4) If you prefer FTP / SFTP (alternative upload)
1. Unzip the downloaded file on your computer.
2. Using an FTP/SFTP client, connect to your server and go to /wp-content/themes/.
3. Upload the unzipped theme folder (the folder that contains style.css, functions.php, etc.).
4. In the WP admin go to Appearance → Themes, find MRJ Theme and click Activate.
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5) Notes about updates
• If the theme is set up to push updates to WordPress’s update system (for example, if it’s hosted on WordPress.org or includes an update-checker that hooks into the dashboard), it will appear and update like other themes in Dashboard → Updates.
• If the theme is distributed from GitHub only, WordPress will not automatically receive GitHub releases as theme updates unless you add an update mechanism. To enable seamless updates you can:
• Publish the theme on the WordPress.org theme directory (then updates appear automatically), or
• Use a plugin/service that connects GitHub releases to WordPress (examples: GitHub Updater, a custom update-checker library, or an automated deployment workflow), or
• Update manually by repeating the download + upload/FTP steps above when there’s a new release.
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6) Best practices
• Before installing or updating a live site, make a full backup (files + database).
• Test the theme on a staging site first if your site is in production.
• If you customized the theme directly, consider creating a child theme so future updates won’t overwrite your changes.