{"id":3989,"date":"2020-09-13T17:16:42","date_gmt":"2020-09-13T17:16:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentials.pixfort.com\/knowledge-base\/?p=3989"},"modified":"2024-04-15T21:32:42","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T21:32:42","slug":"how-to-update-essentials-theme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentials.pixfort.com\/knowledge-base\/how-to-update-essentials-theme\/","title":{"rendered":"How to update Essentials theme"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row pix_particles_check=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column]<div class=\"alert position-relative d-flex flex-column flex-sm-row justify-content-between align-items-center alert-light   vc_custom_1683669298657 rounded-10 shadow-sm\" role=\"alert\" ><div class=\"pix-alert-icon mb-2 mb-sm-0 order-2\"><div class=\"mr-0 mr-sm-3 text-primary\" style=\"width:30px;height:30px;position:relative;line-height:30px;text-align:center;\"><svg width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"> <defs><\/defs> <g stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"> <circle fill=\"#000000\" opacity=\"0.3\" cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"><\/circle> <rect id=\"Rectangle-9\" fill=\"#000000\" x=\"11\" y=\"10\" width=\"2\" height=\"7\" rx=\"1\"><\/rect> <rect id=\"Rectangle-9-Copy\" fill=\"#000000\" x=\"11\" y=\"7\" width=\"2\" height=\"2\" rx=\"1\"><\/rect> <\/g> <\/svg><\/div><\/div><div class=\"pix-alert-title mr-2 flex-grow-1 mb-2 mb-sm-0 order-2\">Note: It's always recommended to backup your site before updating any plugin or theme, as well as WordPress itself. In case an update causes issues with your site, having a backup ready to restore it to its previous state can save you a lot of time.<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=&#8221;yes&#8221; pix_particles_check=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1713216688938{padding-top: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1713213821976{margin-bottom: 15px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}&#8221;]Choose your current theme version:[\/vc_column_text]<div id=\"pix-el-1709854695549-8e3c3e4b-a5d5\" class=\" \"><div class=\"pix_tabs_container pix-waiting\" data-icons-pos=\"\"><div class=\"nav  nav-pills pix_tabs_btns justify-content-start  pix-pills-solid mb-4 \" data-anim-type=\"\" role=\"tablist\" data-anim-delay=\"0\" id=\"v-pills-tab\"  aria-orientation=\"vertical\"><div class=\"nav-item\"><a class=\"nav-link pix-tabs-btn text-24 pix-px-25 py-1 py-md-2 my-2 font-weight-bold\" data-id=\"1713211475006-40bb6f31-0d15\" role=\"tab\" id=\"pix-tab-btn-1713211475006-40bb6f31-0d15\" data-toggle=\"pill\" href=\"#pix-tab-1713211475006-40bb6f31-0d15\"  aria-controls=\"pix-tab-1713211475006-40bb6f31-0d15\">v3.2.6 and Newer<\/a><\/div><div class=\"nav-item\"><a class=\"nav-link pix-tabs-btn text-24 pix-px-25 py-1 py-md-2 my-2 font-weight-bold\" data-id=\"1709854695555-bd523cf5-b90e\" role=\"tab\" id=\"pix-tab-btn-1709854695555-bd523cf5-b90e\" data-toggle=\"pill\" href=\"#pix-tab-1709854695555-bd523cf5-b90e\"  aria-controls=\"pix-tab-1709854695555-bd523cf5-b90e\">v3.2.5 and Older<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"pix_tabs_content \" data-anim-type=\"\" data-anim-delay=\"0\"><div class=\"tab-content \"><div class=\"tab-pane  show  \" role=\"tabpanel\" data-toggle2=\"tab\" id=\"pix-tab-1713211475006-40bb6f31-0d15\" data-bold=\"font-weight-bold\" data-italic=\"\" data-secondary=\"\" data-id=\"1713211475006-40bb6f31-0d15\" data-icon=\"\" data-title=\"v3.2.6 and Newer\" aria-labelledby=\"pix-tab-1713211475006-40bb6f31-0d15\"><div id=\"1608864319275-fb39a3c2-408e\" class=\"pix-feature-el  media \"><div class=\"rounded-circle d-inline-block mr-3 feature_img bg-primary-light \"   style=\" width:40px;height:40px;position:relative;line-height:40px;text-align:center;\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;font-size:20px;line-height:20px;\" class=\"text-primary align-middle\">1<\/span><\/div><div class=\"media-body text-left\"><h5 class=\"font-weight-bold   text-heading-default  \" style=\"padding-top:4px;\"  >Update the theme<\/h5><div class=\"text-text-gray      \" style=\"padding-top:20px;\"  ><\/div><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]You will receive new theme updates automatically. When a new update is available, a notification will appear in your WordPress Dashboard. To update the theme, go to <strong>WordPress Dashboard \u2192 Updates<\/strong>, select the theme, and click &#8216;<strong>Update Themes<\/strong>&#8216;:[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"d-flex w-100 pix-h-auto justify-content-center  \"><div  style=\"\" class=\" vc_custom_1713211153137  text-left d-inline-block rounded-10\"  ><video class=\"pix-video-bg-element d-block pix-bg-image2 rounded-10 bg-video\" width=\"100%\"  preload=\"metadata\"   autoplay muted playsinline loop>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<source src=\"https:\/\/essentials.pixfort.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/wordpress-update-theme-kb-1.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYour browser does not support the video tag. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/video><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tab-pane  show  \" role=\"tabpanel\" data-toggle2=\"tab\" id=\"pix-tab-1709854695555-bd523cf5-b90e\" data-bold=\"font-weight-bold\" data-italic=\"\" data-secondary=\"\" data-id=\"1709854695555-bd523cf5-b90e\" data-icon=\"\" data-title=\"v3.2.5 and Older\" aria-labelledby=\"pix-tab-1709854695555-bd523cf5-b90e\">[vc_column_text]You can easily update your Essentials theme using<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/envato.com\/market-plugin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Envato Market WordPress Plugin<\/a> <\/strong>which comes with the theme, <strong>to activate the plugin please follow these steps<\/strong>:[\/vc_column_text]<div id=\"1709854893862-ccd7cf7f-5c6b\" class=\"pix-feature-el  media \"><div class=\"rounded-circle d-inline-block mr-3 feature_img bg-primary-light \"   style=\" width:40px;height:40px;position:relative;line-height:40px;text-align:center;\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;font-size:20px;line-height:20px;\" class=\"text-primary align-middle\">1<\/span><\/div><div class=\"media-body text-left\"><h5 class=\"font-weight-bold   text-heading-default  \" style=\"padding-top:4px;\"  >Enable WordPress Theme updates from Envato Market<\/h5><div class=\"text-text-gray      \" style=\"padding-top:20px;\"  ><\/div><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text]To enable the updates in Envato plugin you should link the plugin with your Envato account to check for new updates and download the new versions into your site, to do this go to <strong>Envato Market<\/strong> tab (in the left sidebar of your WordPress admin panel) then open <strong>Settings<\/strong> tab.<br \/>\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/essentials.pixfort.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rounded-lg shadow-sm pix-mt-20 aligncenter wp-image-4021 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/essentials.pixfort.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/1-1024x635.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/essentials.pixfort.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/1-1024x635.png 1024w, https:\/\/essentials.pixfort.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/1-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/essentials.pixfort.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/1-768x477.png 768w, https:\/\/essentials.pixfort.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/1.png 1402w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Envato Market plugin Settings page<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6><strong>After that follow the &#8220;Getting Started (Simple)&#8221; steps.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h6>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li>Generate an Envato API Personal Token by\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/build.envato.com\/create-token\/?default=t&amp;purchase:download=t&amp;purchase:list=t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">clicking this link<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Name the token eg \u201cMy WordPress site\u201d.<br \/>\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/essentials.pixfort.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rounded-lg shadow-sm pix-my-20 aligncenter wp-image-4022 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/essentials.pixfort.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/2-1024x497.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/essentials.pixfort.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/2-1024x497.png 1024w, https:\/\/essentials.pixfort.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/2-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/essentials.pixfort.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/2-768x373.png 768w, https:\/\/essentials.pixfort.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/2.png 1402w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Ensure the following permissions are enabled:\n<ul>\n<li>View and search Envato sites<\/li>\n<li>Download your purchased items<\/li>\n<li>List purchases you&#8217;ve made<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Copy the token into the box in the Envato Market plugin Settings page.<\/li>\n<li>Click the &#8220;Save Changes&#8221; button.<\/li>\n<li>A list of purchased Themes from Envato Market will appear (including Essentials).<em><a href=\"https:\/\/essentials.pixfort.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/3.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rounded-lg shadow-sm pix-my-20 alignnone wp-image-4023 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/essentials.pixfort.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/3-1024x629.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/essentials.pixfort.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/3-1024x629.png 1024w, https:\/\/essentials.pixfort.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/3-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/essentials.pixfort.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/3-768x472.png 768w, https:\/\/essentials.pixfort.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/3.png 1412w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/em>When Essentials theme gets an update you will see an update notification in the the Envato Market plugin page and in WordPress Appearance page as well.<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row pix_particles_check=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1713216742587{padding-top: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column]<div  class=\"pix-heading-el text-left  vc_custom_1683665850174\"><h6 class=\"text-heading-default font-weight-bold h6 heading-text el-title_custom_color mb-12\" style=\"\" data-anim-type=\"\" data-anim-delay=\"0\">How to update the theme?<\/h6><\/div>[vc_column_text]You can easily update your Essentials theme using<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/envato.com\/market-plugin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Envato Market WordPress Plugin<\/a> <\/strong>which comes with the theme, <strong>to activate the plugin please follow these steps<\/strong>:[\/vc_column_text]<div id=\"1713216667731-efa4d382-885c\" class=\"pix-feature-el  media \"><div class=\"rounded-circle d-inline-block mr-3 feature_img bg-primary-light \"   style=\" width:40px;height:40px;position:relative;line-height:40px;text-align:center;\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;font-size:20px;line-height:20px;\" class=\"text-primary align-middle\">1<\/span><\/div><div class=\"media-body text-left\"><h5 class=\"font-weight-bold   text-heading-default  \" style=\"padding-top:4px;\"  >Enable WordPress Theme updates from Envato Market<\/h5><div class=\"text-text-gray      \" style=\"padding-top:20px;\"  ><\/div><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text]To enable the updates in Envato plugin you should link the plugin with your Envato account to check for new updates and download the new versions into your site, to do this go to <strong>Envato Market<\/strong> tab (in the left sidebar of your WordPress admin panel) then open <strong>Settings<\/strong> tab.<br \/>\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/essentials.pixfort.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rounded-lg shadow-sm pix-mt-20 aligncenter wp-image-4021 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/essentials.pixfort.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/1-1024x635.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/essentials.pixfort.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/1-1024x635.png 1024w, https:\/\/essentials.pixfort.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/1-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/essentials.pixfort.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/1-768x477.png 768w, https:\/\/essentials.pixfort.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/1.png 1402w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Envato Market plugin Settings page<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6><strong>After that follow the &#8220;Getting Started (Simple)&#8221; steps.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h6>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li>Generate an Envato API Personal Token by\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/build.envato.com\/create-token\/?default=t&amp;purchase:download=t&amp;purchase:list=t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">clicking this link<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Name the token eg \u201cMy WordPress site\u201d.<br \/>\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/essentials.pixfort.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rounded-lg shadow-sm pix-my-20 aligncenter wp-image-4022 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/essentials.pixfort.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/2-1024x497.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/essentials.pixfort.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/2-1024x497.png 1024w, https:\/\/essentials.pixfort.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/2-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/essentials.pixfort.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/2-768x373.png 768w, https:\/\/essentials.pixfort.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/2.png 1402w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Ensure the following permissions are enabled:\n<ul>\n<li>View and search Envato sites<\/li>\n<li>Download your purchased items<\/li>\n<li>List purchases you&#8217;ve made<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Copy the token into the box in the Envato Market plugin Settings page.<\/li>\n<li>Click the &#8220;Save Changes&#8221; button.<\/li>\n<li>A list of purchased Themes from Envato Market will appear (including Essentials).<em><a href=\"https:\/\/essentials.pixfort.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/3.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rounded-lg shadow-sm pix-my-20 alignnone wp-image-4023 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/essentials.pixfort.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/3-1024x629.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/essentials.pixfort.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/3-1024x629.png 1024w, https:\/\/essentials.pixfort.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/3-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/essentials.pixfort.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/3-768x472.png 768w, https:\/\/essentials.pixfort.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/3.png 1412w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/em>When Essentials theme gets an update you will see an update notification in the the Envato Market plugin page and in WordPress Appearance page as well.<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row pix_particles_check=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1663445157589{margin-top: 40px !important;margin-bottom: 60px !important;border-top-width: 2px !important;border-right-width: 2px !important;border-bottom-width: 2px !important;border-left-width: 2px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;border-left-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.05) !important;border-left-style: dashed !important;border-right-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.05) !important;border-right-style: dashed !important;border-top-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.05) !important;border-top-style: dashed !important;border-bottom-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.05) !important;border-bottom-style: dashed !important;border-radius: 10px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Side Note: <\/em><\/strong><em>it&#8217;s possible also to manually update the theme by removing the theme from your WordPress site then download the new version from your themeforest account then upload the new version to your site.\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div id=\"1621111993452-e11c9b68-f278\" class=\"pix-feature-el  media \"><div class=\"rounded-circle d-inline-block mr-3 feature_img bg-primary-light \"   style=\" width:40px;height:40px;position:relative;line-height:40px;text-align:center;\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;font-size:20px;line-height:20px;\" class=\"text-primary align-middle\">2<\/span><\/div><div class=\"media-body text-left\"><h5 class=\"font-weight-bold   text-heading-default  \" style=\"padding-top:4px;\"  >Update included plugins from Essentials Dashboard<\/h5><div class=\"text-text-gray      \" style=\"padding-top:20px;\"  ><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"alert position-relative d-flex flex-column flex-sm-row justify-content-between align-items-center alert-warning   vc_custom_1683665924464 rounded \" role=\"alert\" ><div class=\"pix-alert-title mr-2 flex-grow-1 mb-2 mb-sm-0 order-2\"><strong>Important:<\/strong> after updating the theme open Essentials dashboard and click on <strong>Install plugins button<\/strong> if there is an update for the plugins.<\/div><button type=\"button\" class=\"close order-1 order-sm-3 text-right text-sm-center\" data-dismiss=\"alert\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"d-flex w-100 pix-h-auto justify-content-center  \"><div  style=\"max-width:100%;width:100%;\" class=\"  shadow-sm text-left d-inline-block rounded-xl\"  ><video class=\"pix-video-bg-element d-block pix-bg-image2 rounded-xl bg-video\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\" preload=\"metadata\"   autoplay muted playsinline loop>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<source src=\"https:\/\/pixfort-space.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wordpress\/essentials\/admin-panel\/update-pixfort-core.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYour browser does not support the video tag. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/video><\/div><\/div><div class=\"pix-el-text w-100 text-center  vc_custom_1622166615049\" ><p class=\"text-sm  text-body-default text-center font-weight-bold\" >Essentials Dashboard<\/p><\/div><div id=\"1621112283143-0a1ea98c-5da1\" class=\"pix-feature-el  media \"><div class=\"rounded-circle d-inline-block mr-3 feature_img bg-primary-light \"   style=\" width:40px;height:40px;position:relative;line-height:40px;text-align:center;\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;font-size:20px;line-height:20px;\" class=\"text-primary align-middle\">3<\/span><\/div><div class=\"media-body text-left\"><h5 class=\"font-weight-bold   text-heading-default  \" style=\"padding-top:4px;\"  >Refresh theme options<\/h5><div class=\"text-text-gray      \" style=\"padding-top:20px;\"  ><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"alert position-relative d-flex flex-column flex-sm-row justify-content-between align-items-center alert-warning   vc_custom_1683665943411 rounded \" role=\"alert\" ><div class=\"pix-alert-title mr-2 flex-grow-1 mb-2 mb-sm-0 order-2\"><strong>Important:<\/strong> after updating the theme and the plugins go to Theme options and click on the Save button to refresh the options values.<\/div><button type=\"button\" class=\"close order-1 order-sm-3 text-right text-sm-center\" data-dismiss=\"alert\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1709519427709{border-top-width: 2px !important;border-right-width: 2px !important;border-bottom-width: 2px !important;border-left-width: 2px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;border-left-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.05) !important;border-left-style: dashed !important;border-right-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.05) !important;border-right-style: dashed !important;border-top-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.05) 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