Before you start #

• Install and activate recommended plugins: Cooked, Cooked Pro, and One Click Demo Import. See Install Default Plugins.
• A fresh WordPress installation is recommended. The importer merges demo content with your existing content; it does not replace everything.
• Cooked Pro will me automatically installed with the One Click Demo Importer.
• Demo images are downloaded from the live demo site during import and may take several minutes.
• Some demo images are copyrighted and may look different on your site after import.

Live demo preview: goratech.dev/demos/basil

Import demo with One Click Demo Import #

One Click Demo Import is the recommended way to load the Basil demo. It imports content, widgets, and customizer settings.

The importer will not wipe your existing content, but it will merge demo content with what you already have. For best results, use a fresh WordPress install with only the recommended plugins active.

During import, these steps run automatically:

1. Cooked Pro is automatically installed.
2. Media is imported to your server (fetched from the demo site).
3. Posts, pages, and recipes are imported.
4. Menus are imported.
5. Customizer settings are imported.
6. Widgets are imported.

Import steps #

1. Confirm Cooked, Cooked Pro, and One Click Demo Import are installed and active.
2. Go to Appearance → Import Demo Data.
3. Select Basil Demo.
4. If prompted, allow the importer to install any missing required plugins (Cooked / Cooked Pro).
5. Click Import and wait until the process completes. Do not navigate away — this can take several minutes depending on your host.
6. When finished, open Appearance → Customize and review settings. Basil uses the Customizer, not a separate theme options panel.

After a successful import #

Basil configures several settings automatically:

• Menus: Main Menu and Mobile Menu are assigned to their theme locations.
• Reading settings: Homepage is set to homepage; blog page is set to blog.
• Cooked pages: Browse Recipes and Profile pages are linked in Cooked settings.
• Branding: Logo and site icon are set from imported media.
• Recipe taxonomies: Demo taxonomies are enabled in Cooked settings.

If your homepage does not display correctly, check Settings → Reading and confirm A static page is selected with homepage as the front page.

Fallback method: Manual import #

If one-click import fails, use the files bundled in your Basil theme under ocdi/:

File	Contents
demo-content.xml	Posts, pages, menus, media references
widgets.wie	Widget layout
customizer.dat	Customizer settings

Import XML content #

1. Go to Tools → Import.
2. Click WordPress (install the WordPress Importer plugin if prompted).
3. Upload demo-content.xml from the theme ocdi folder.
4. After import, go to Appearance → Menus → Manage Locations and assign menus if needed.

Import widgets #

1. Install and activate Widget Importer & Exporter.
2. Go to Tools → Widget Importer & Exporter.
3. Upload widgets.wie from the theme ocdi folder.

Import customizer settings #

Re-run the One Click Demo Import and select only customizer data, or configure Appearance → Customize manually to match the demo.

Set homepage #

1. Go to Settings → Reading.
2. Select A static page for Your homepage displays.
3. Choose homepage as the Homepage.

Troubleshooting #

Most import problems are caused by server limits.

Import could not complete / Error 504 (Gateway Timeout) #

PHP max_execution_time may be too low. Increase it to 120 seconds or higher (your host can help), then reload the import page and try again. If it still fails, use the manual import method above.

Import stuck or very slow #

• Increase max_input_vars if the import hangs near the end.
• Ensure Cooked Pro is installed from plugins/cooked-pro.zip in your Basil package and activated.
• Try the import again on a fresh install with only recommended plugins active.

Other issues #

If you still cannot import the demo, contact support with your host’s PHP settings (upload limits, max execution time, max input vars).

Demo images #

Demo images are fetched from the live demo during import. Some assets are copyrighted and are not redistributed in the theme package. Your site may look different from the online demo until you add your own images.