# Install Theme

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You must unzip file (extract all files) from theme package that you have downloaded from themeforest. If you see error "**zip does not contain a valid theme: missing template "layout/theme.liquid"** while you install theme that means you are trying to upload wrong zip file.  
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### Download theme package

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**Steps :** 

1. Download theme package from Themeforest. [**https://themeforest.net/downloads**](https://themeforest.net/downloads)
2. Extract/Unzip all files from downloaded package.
3. Find **“vogal-install-me.zip”** file. This is theme **Demo Home 1** zip file. Please install this file on your shopify store.
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### Upload  theme on your store.

Once you have the theme file ready, you can upload it to your shopify store.

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**Steps :** 

1. From your store admin, click to **Online store  -> Themes -> Add theme -> Click Upload zip** 
2. In the Upload theme modal, click **Add file** and select the file **vogal-install-me.zip**
3. Click on Upload file button
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Please wait until the uploading process get finished. Then click Customize button to activate the theme and start theme set up on your store 

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### Install different home skins ( Other demos )

All you need to do is copy all data from **index.json** and **settings\_data.json** file from any preset folder file (demo you want to install) and paste it on same theme file on your store as explain below.

Please follow all above steps then do continue from below.

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**Steps:**

1. Go to the **"Demo Preset "** folder that you downloaded from themeforest.net
2. In the Preset folder, you can see a folder for all available home. Please open any home folder that you would like install.
3. You can see 2 files : **index.json** and **settings\_data.json**. [**Click here** ](https://www.adornthemes.com/avone/)to see all available home skins/demos. Keep both these files open. You need to copy all data from both files one by one.
4. From your Shopify store admin, go to **Themes** -> F**ind Vogal ->** **Actions** **->** **Edit Code**
5. Find **Templates** folder -> open **index.json** file -> **SELECT ALL and DELETE** then **paste preset folder file data** and click save( **index.json** file data from preset folder. see step 3)&#x20;
6. Find **Config** folder -> open **settings\_data.json** file -> **SELECT ALL and DELETE** then **paste preset folder file data** and click save ( **settings\_data**.json file data from preset folder. see step 3)&#x20;
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By Default your uploaded theme is unpublished. Another theme is active on your store. You can publish new theme when you are done with theme configuration and setup. Click on **Publish** button to publish new theme