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Upgrading Puro Theme from Free to Premium (Puro & Ultra)

2 min read Updated Sep 2026 General WordPress

To upgrade the free Puro theme or Ultra to Premium, go to AppearancePuro Premium and enter your order number. In Ultra the screen is Ultra Premium. The free theme must be active.

This page covers the Puro theme and Ultra. Polestar Premium is a plugin. See Installing Polestar Premium.

Get Your Order Number

Buy Premium on the Puro theme page or the Ultra page. Payment is by PayPal. We email the order number to your PayPal address. If it does not arrive in 15 minutes, check your spam folder, then use the order form.

Upgrade From the Premium Screen

  1. Go to AppearanceThemes and make sure the free theme is active.
  2. Go to AppearancePuro Premium. In Ultra, go to AppearanceUltra Premium.
  3. Click Already Paid? at the top of the screen.
  4. Enter your order number in Order Number and click Enable Upgrade. The result opens in a new tab.
  5. When the order number is valid, the page says “We’ve validated your order number.” Click Update Theme.
  6. Read the warning and click OK.

The Puro Premium upgrade screen in the free Puro theme

The update replaces the theme files. Code changes you made to the free theme are lost. Your content, images and settings stay.

When the update finishes, the Premium settings appear in the Customizer. The Premium screen under Appearance is gone.

Customizer

  1. Go to AppearanceCustomizeTheme SettingsPuro Premium. In Ultra, the section is Ultra Premium.
  2. Enter your order number in Order Number and click Publish.
  3. Go to DashboardUpdates and update the theme.

The Puro Premium section in the Customizer with the order number field

If the Update Fails

The Premium screen shows a message when it cannot reach our validation server, or when it does not accept the number. Try again later. You can also upgrade with the zip file we sent you. Follow Update Theme Using ZIP File, then enter your order number in the Customizer as above. With a valid order number, the updates screen offers Premium updates.

If the email never arrives or the number is refused, contact us with your PayPal receipt.

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