Follow these instructions to download and prepare the Edvik theme for your Moodle site.

 Step 1: Download from ThemeForest

1. After purchasing Edvik from ThemeForest, go to your ThemeForest account.
2. Navigate to the Downloads tab.
3. Click on the download button and choose:
   “All Files & Documentation” (Full ZIP folder).

 Step 2: Unzip the Downloaded File

1. Once the ZIP file is downloaded, extract/unzip it.
2. You will see a folder structure like this:

1. Inside the unzipped folder, you’ll find Moodle version-specific folders. You can choose the version that matches your Moodle installation.
2. Important: Each version is optimized specifically for its supported Moodle release. Forward or backward compatibility between different Moodle versions is not guaranteed.
3. Access Demo Files via link.txt:
   • Inside the root of the package, open the link.txt file.
   • It contains links for:
     •  Demo Moodle core files link
     •  Demo Moodledata folder link
     •  Documentation link

 These demo files will help you replicate the exact layout and functionality shown in the theme demo.

Theme Installation & Demo Setup

Follow these steps to successfully install the Edvik demo content on your Moodle site.

 Step 1: Create a Database

1. Log in to phpMyAdmin
2. Create a new database

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 Step 2: Import Demo SQL File

1. Open your newly created database in phpMyAdmin.
2. Click on Import.
3. Choose and import the edvik.sql file from the demo package.

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 Step 3: Upload Files

1. Inside the unzipped demo folder, open the links.txt file to get the download link for demo_files.zip.
2. Download demo_files.zip.
3. Upload and extract it on your web server (e.g., inside var/www/htdocs/ or your domain root).

Use an FTP client like FileZilla to upload the extracted demo_files folder to your web server.

4. Then upload the following:
   • edvik.zip (theme file) → into: /your_root_path/theme/
   • blocks.zip (all blocks) → into: /your_root_path/blocks/

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 Step 4: Upload Moodle Data Files

1. Open the links.txt file to find the download link for moodledata.zip.
2. Download moodledata.zip.
3. Upload and extract it outside your webroot (e.g., /var/www/moodledata/).

 Important: Ensure the moodledata directory has read and write permissions.
Refer to Moodle.org for more on file permissions.

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 Step 5: Configure config.php

1. Open the config.php file located in your Moodle root directory.
2. Update the following:
   • $CFG->directorypermissions – typically 0755 or 0775 depending on your server configuration.
   • $CFG->dbhost – usually localhost or 127.0.0.1.
   • $CFG->wwwroot – use your actual site URL.
   • $CFG->dataroot – path to your moodledata directory.
   • $CFG->directorypermissions – typically 0777 or 0755.

 Step 6: Log In

1. Visit: {your-site-url}/login/index.php
2. Use the following admin credentials:

Username: edvik  
Password: EdvikPass1@

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 Step 7: Replace Demo URL Placeholder

1. Go to: {your-site-url}/admin/tool/replace/
2. Enter the old URL
3. Replace it with your current site URL

Replace all placeholder URLs with your actual Moodle site URL:

Placeholder	        Replace With
https://%%WWWROOT%%	https://your-site-url
https://{{WWWROOT}}	https://your-site-url

4. Click Submit to complete the URL update.( This may take a few minutes. Be patient.)

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Note: If the Find & Replace tool from the Moodle dashboard does not work on your server, open the demo .sql file using a code editor such as VS Code and manually replace the placeholder URLs with your actual site URL.

Placeholder	        Replace With
%%WWWROOT%%	        https://your-site-url
{{WWWROOT}}	        your-site-url

After updating the SQL file placeholders, open phpMyAdmin, select your database, and import the updated SQL file.

 Step 8: Purge Moodle Cache

1. Visit: {your-site-url}/admin/purgecaches.php
2. Click ‘Purge all caches’

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 Final Step: Change Admin Password

For security reasons, please change the administrator password after your first login.