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# 1. How to Update Sumi theme

### Method 01: Manual Update Via WordPress

Step 01: Download Sumi theme. Read our Download The Package Theme to know how to download the package theme.

Note: Before updating the theme, you need to backup all datas on your site. If you don\’t backup, all modification files will be lost.

Step 02: Go to Appearance > Themes and deactivate Sumi theme. To deactivate, simply switch to a different theme. For example, the default WordPress Twenty Fifteen theme.

Step 03: After deactivating Sumi theme, you can go ahead and delete it. To do this, hover over the Sumi theme thumbnail then click \”Theme Details\”. In the bottom right corner of the window, click the ‘Delete’ button. All your content such as pages, options, images and posts will not be lost or erased by doing this. However, any customization to the theme’s core files, such as PHP files will be lost. So you need to the child theme to customize the theme.

Step 4: Upload, Install and Active the Sumi theme new version. Read our Install Sumi via WordPress to know how to install Sumi via WordPress.

Step 5: Don’t forget to update the required plugins

### Method 02: Manual Update Via FTP

Step 01: Download Sumi theme. Read our Download The Package Theme to know how to download the package theme.

Step 02: Before updating the theme, you need to backup all datas on your site. If you don\’t backup, all modification files will be lost. Log into your hosting space via an FTP software (Use a FTP client like FileZilla) and navigate to the wp-content > theme folder and download it to your computer.

Step 03: Upload, Install and Active the theme. Read our Install Sumi via FTP to know how to install Sumi via FTP.

Step 4: Don’t forget to update the required plugins

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