Update the theme and Companion
The theme, until it is in the directory
LanternWP is on its way to the WordPress.org theme directory. Until it is listed there, Dashboard → Updates does not offer its new versions: you upload each one yourself, as you did the first time.
- Download the latest version from lanternwp.com.
- Go to Appearance → Themes → Add Theme → Upload Theme, choose the file, then select Install Now.
- WordPress says "This theme is already installed." and shows the version you have beside the one you uploaded. Select Replace installed with uploaded.
WordPress replaces only the theme's files: your products, pages and the changes you made in the Site Editor stay as they are.
The theme, once it is in the directory
Once LanternWP is listed, Dashboard → Updates offers its new versions as it does for any theme from the directory, also on a store that uploaded it from lanternwp.com. The first version in the directory is numbered above the last one on lanternwp.com, so it arrives as an update.
Companion
LanternWP Companion's updates come from lanternwp.com: Dashboard → Updates offers a new version as it does for plugins from the directory. It needs no upload.
Which version you have
- The theme: in Appearance → Themes, select Theme Details on LanternWP.
- Companion: Plugins shows its version under its description.