We get a ton of emails from our users asking how to install our Elementor templates or why it says “Invalid File” whenever they try to upload it. Often than not, the primary issue arise from the fact that they were not importing our templates to the appropriate location at all, but rather on the “Upload Theme” section of WordPress. Other cases involve extraction errors or other dependencies.
Although there are already some tutorials existing out there to fix these problems, we figured we might as well make our own version so our users won’t have to look these answers themselves.
UPDATE: Here is the quick version of this tutorial:
But before anything else, you might want to consider getting the Elementor Pro Version and get access to more cool looking and quality Elementor templates directly to your Elementor Template Library for free!
Of course, the very first thing you have to do is to immediately go to the page you want to apply the Elementor templates that you’ve downloaded. Go to your WordPress dashboard, click ‘Pages’ and then click ‘All Pages’.
Scroll down to the page that you want to apply the Elementor template and then click ‘edit’.
Step 2: Elementor Visual Editor
Upon opening, you would immediately notice a large blue button titled ‘Edit With Elemetor’. Clicking that would lead you to the Elementor Visual Editor.
The alternative method of doing that is to directly go to the page you want to edit (if it’s already existing and assuming you’re logged in to your WordPress admin), and find the same ‘Edit With Elemetor’ link at the top navigation bar.
Or if you’re paying attention, you can see the same button on Step 1.
Step 3: Elementor Template Library
Now that you’re already on the Elementor Visual Editor, you’ll see a section with a plus icon and a folder icon on your page. Click the folder icon.
An interface will popup where you would see a ton of ‘Blocks’ and ‘Page’ templates already available to you. You didn’t even need to download one in the first place!
Step 4: Importing Your Template
But of course, you’re here because you want to upload your desired and preferred template! On the interface of your template library, find the upload icon at the top (the up arrow icon) and click it.
This will prompt you to the import template panel.
If your using Windows, go the folder of your downloaded Template file and drag it to this section. Always note that your file must be either a JSON or a ZIP file. Nothing more, nothing less.
Or you can click the ‘Select File’ instead for a much more direct way.
NOTE: In case the zip file you downloaded produces an error, you can try extracting it and upload the JSON (.json) files each, especially if the contents of the zip file are in a folder or contain non-JSON files (like .doc, .txt, .css, fonts, etc).
Step 5: Final Steps
Wait for a few seconds (depending on your Internet speed of course), and after the loading has finished, go to the ‘My Templates’ tab and now scroll to the very bottom to see the Elementor templates you’ve just uploaded. Their names should be obvious!
Click ‘Insert’ button and that template will immediately be imported to your Elementor Visual Editor.
Thanks for Reaching This Far! 🙂
I hope we were able to help you with this tutorial! You can also try to install the Elementor Pro Version and get access to more Elementor templates for free!
We get a ton of emails from our users asking how to install our Elementor templates or why it says “Invalid File” whenever they try to upload it. Often than not, the primary issue arise from the fact that they were not importing our templates to the appropriate location at all, but rather on the “Upload Theme” section of WordPress. Other cases involve extraction errors or other dependencies.
Although there are already some tutorials existing out there to fix these problems, we figured we might as well make our own version so our users won’t have to look these answers themselves.
UPDATE: Here is the quick version of this tutorial:
But before anything else, you might want to consider getting the Elementor Pro Version and get access to more cool looking and quality Elementor templates directly to your Elementor Template Library for free!
Of course, the very first thing you have to do is to immediately go to the page you want to apply the Elementor templates that you’ve downloaded. Go to your WordPress dashboard, click ‘Pages’ and then click ‘All Pages’.
Scroll down to the page that you want to apply the Elementor template and then click ‘edit’.
Step 2: Elementor Visual Editor
Upon opening, you would immediately notice a large blue button titled ‘Edit With Elemetor’. Clicking that would lead you to the Elementor Visual Editor.
The alternative method of doing that is to directly go to the page you want to edit (if it’s already existing and assuming you’re logged in to your WordPress admin), and find the same ‘Edit With Elemetor’ link at the top navigation bar.
Or if you’re paying attention, you can see the same button on Step 1.
Step 3: Elementor Template Library
Now that you’re already on the Elementor Visual Editor, you’ll see a section with a plus icon and a folder icon on your page. Click the folder icon.
An interface will popup where you would see a ton of ‘Blocks’ and ‘Page’ templates already available to you. You didn’t even need to download one in the first place!
Step 4: Importing Your Template
But of course, you’re here because you want to upload your desired and preferred template! On the interface of your template library, find the upload icon at the top (the up arrow icon) and click it.
This will prompt you to the import template panel.
If your using Windows, go the folder of your downloaded Template file and drag it to this section. Always note that your file must be either a JSON or a ZIP file. Nothing more, nothing less.
Or you can click the ‘Select File’ instead for a much more direct way.
NOTE: In case the zip file you downloaded produces an error, you can try extracting it and upload the JSON (.json) files each, especially if the contents of the zip file are in a folder or contain non-JSON files (like .doc, .txt, .css, fonts, etc).
Step 5: Final Steps
Wait for a few seconds (depending on your Internet speed of course), and after the loading has finished, go to the ‘My Templates’ tab and now scroll to the very bottom to see the Elementor templates you’ve just uploaded. Their names should be obvious!
Click ‘Insert’ button and that template will immediately be imported to your Elementor Visual Editor.
Thanks for Reaching This Far! 🙂
I hope we were able to help you with this tutorial! You can also try to install the Elementor Pro Version and get access to more Elementor templates for free!
Hello ! Not the same look at all when I import the template.. Images are broken, fonts are not the same, backgrounds disappeared.. I tried with and without enable default color and fonds.. I am using “Book-author” template
hey i need help! I you can Wrote a letter about How To Add Emoji’s to WordPress. Pleasee Give Me Your Help Pleaseeee! I am Using Localhost. Please Please Please Please help me!
Hello! Tried to download free magazine/ blog template. I’m asked to register although im already registered. Then it says you are one step closer, but nothing happens. If I try to click ‘download’, it again asks to register. Plz check this issue.
Hi, We made the purchase but has only one file inside the .zip archive. When we upload the json file in wp. many images are broken, header and footer are not being showed. I have already installed ocean wp theme, but were not able to solve the issue. May you guys help please?
Hi Carolyn, free templates from the Elementor Pro version is already available on the designer itself. 🙂 There’s no need to get the zip since it will already be imported by default 🙂
how-to get Elementor template
My template won’t download. Wanted the following: Shop Block. Can you please help me?
images are broken, please help!
I got zip wordpress themes files and Elementor cant upload each of them…sick…
Hello ! Not the same look at all when I import the template.. Images are broken, fonts are not the same, backgrounds disappeared.. I tried with and without enable default color and fonds.. I am using “Book-author” template
I bought product Premium_DigitalAgency_v3, and it came incomplete. It came without the header and footer, and the images are broken.
hey i need help! I you can Wrote a letter about How To Add Emoji’s to WordPress. Pleasee Give Me Your Help Pleaseeee! I am Using Localhost. Please Please Please Please help me!
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Hello!
Tried to download free magazine/ blog template. I’m asked to register although im already registered. Then it says you are one step closer, but nothing happens. If I try to click ‘download’, it again asks to register. Plz check this issue.
Hi,
We made the purchase but has only one file inside the .zip archive. When we upload the json file in wp. many images are broken, header and footer are not being showed. I have already installed ocean wp theme, but were not able to solve the issue. May you guys help please?
Its not being downloaded. please help
Hi Jake, what template is not being downloaded ? 🙂
wow, I already have PRO so where is this zipped template to download? I can’t find it.
Hi Carolyn, free templates from the Elementor Pro version is already available on the designer itself. 🙂 There’s no need to get the zip since it will already be imported by default 🙂
Hi
Where we download the full “Template Kit” Digital Agency ? (ZIP)
Thank you 🙂
Hi Oliver, you can find it on the saved templates section 🙂
How do you edit the first background image please?
Mine didn’t download either.
Please tell us which template is not downloading.
Its not being downloaded. please help
How is it not being downloaded? What elementor template are you downloading? 🙂
I followed this tutorial step for step but it still says Invalid file (and yes the file is zipped). What do I do now?
What elementor template did you specifically download? 🙂
Hi Aurore! 🙂 No, Elementor templates don’t particularly depend on the theme you’re using. 🙂