Installing
Installing by WP plug-in installer
- Extract the zip file downloaded from CodeCanyon.
- Navigate to Plugins > Add New page in your WordPress admin.
- Click on the Upload button on the top.
- Click on Choose File and choose masterslider-installable.zip file from extracted zip file. then hit the Install Now button.
- WordPress may ask you to enter your FTP details. After entering, hit the “proceed” button .
- Now you should see Master Slider WP in plugins list. Click on Activate Plugin to activate Master Slider WP.
WordPress codex also contains instructions on how to do the steps above.
In this method the server that hosts your website should allow upload limits greater than 6 MB. Most hosting providers, provide only up to 2MB file upload limit.
In this case you need to upload the theme by FTP or contact your host provider to increase the upload limit.
Installing by FTP
First, you need a tool for uploading plugin files to your site. you can use filemanager from cPanel or any FTP client. Some good FTP clients are :
- Extract the zip file downloaded from CodeCanyon.
- Open extracted folder and extract masterslider-installable.zip file. After the extraction, you should see the MasterSlider folder.
- Connect to you server by FTP application then navigate to /wp-content/plugins/.
- Upload the MasterSlider folder, extracted previously.
- Login to your WordPress admin area and navigate to the Plug-ins page, then click the Activate below Master Slider WP.
Server Minimum Requirements
- WordPress 3.6 or greater
- PHP version 5.2.4 or greater
- MySQL version 5.0 or greater