Introduction
Thank you for buying our WordPress theme. The complete procedure to configure and manage a WordPress website from the beginning is shown in this documentation in different portions.
What is WordPress CMS?
WordPress is an open source tool which is based on PHP and MySQL to create websites. It is a completely free content management system (CMS) and a strong blogging platform. With this CMS, you can develop websites and solid online apps. You hardly require any knowledge or technical capability to manage it. Because of its varied aspects, like its ease of usage and flexibility, WordPress has become the most accepted website development software available. Learn More
What is a Wordpress Template?
A WordPress template acts as a skin for the websites that are created on the WordPress CMS. The installation of a WordPress template is very easy. With the help of an installed new template, you can change the look of your WordPress website very easily. All the requisite source files are provided with a WordPress template, and you can freely go about editing and increasing them the way you want.
Help and Support
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File Structure
The template package you have downloaded consists of several folders. Let's see what each folder contains:
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Screenshots
-contains template screenshot. Not for production.
- theme -contains wordpress theme files
- "vw-christmas-holiday-pro" -this folder contains all the necessary files for the theme.
- "license.txt" -contains license details
- "readme.txt" -contain information about theme images path, font use and usage script
My site was working fine before? Who changed the File Permissions?
Incorrect file permissions can block WordPress from creating folders, upload images, or run some scripts
WordPress needs permissions to manage files and create folders on the server.
- After that select all folders in root directory and then right click to select ‘File Permissions’.
- wp-config >> permissions dialog box >> click on checkbox read and write >> Click on the OK button to continue
- same process repeated for wp-content folder
Template Installation
Template installation is very easy process.
All installation steps can be done within WordPress interface. It makes process comfortable and fast.
The installation process can be done in two ways
1-Install a theme using wordpress admin
First thing you need to do is to login to your WordPress admin area. Next, click on
1.Go to the menu Appearance >> Themes
2. Once you are on the themes page, click on the Add New button at the top.
3. Click on upload theme button.
4. Click on Browse Button then select your VW Christmas Holiday Pro theme and click on install now button.
5.WordPress will now install your theme and show you a success message along with the link to activate or live preview.
Congratulations!! Your theme have been successfully installed.
2-Install a Theme using FTP
Your second installation option is to upload the theme via FTP. For this method first log into your site via FTP and browse to your folder located at wp-content/themes. Unzip the theme file you downloaded and upload only the extracted Total folder to your server.
Next log into your WordPress site and navigate toAppearance >> Themes to activate Total.
Plugin Installation.
To install a WordPress Plugin manually by .zip archive and follow the below steps for Upload plugin .
Install Required Plugins:
vw-christmas-holiday-pro-posttype Plugin, Contact Form 7.
Go to Dashboard >> plugin >> Add New >> Upload plugin.
click on the install now button and activate.
Section Ordering
How to Arrange and Reordering Section
Section reordering basically means to arranage the section as per our requirement. in order to proceed with this section you need to drag section on top or bottom where you need it. when you will drap any section top or bottom your front view will change according customizer values.
For Section Re-ordering,you just need to simply drag-and-drop options into any order as per your wish .
In order to proceed with Section Ordering.
Step 1 Go to Dashboard >> Appearance >> Customizing >> Theme Settings >> Section Ordering
Click on "Demo Content Importer" and then "Run Importer".
Section Color/Font Pallette
Color/Font is very easy process. We have given these options in all sections of customizer. It is a complete image to show you about color and font pallete. At a single glance of click you can set the color and fonts of the Headings, Paragraph and Buttons
Every individual section have an option to set the color pallete for Headings, Title/Text, Paragraph, Button Text and Button Background depending upon the number of option that are available in that respective section.
Default Color/Font settings
Theme Wizard
* This is new feature added in the version (1.0.1)
Follow the following steps to import content using Theme Wizard
1) Go to Dashboard >> Getstarted
2) Insert your key.
Refer video for Licence key activation:
3) CLick on Wizard and then start now.
4) Install Plugins.
5) Import your demo content based on Customizer and Gutenberg.
You can refer this video for setup your demo content based on
Setup Homepage Template
Setup Home Page Template
Follow these instructions to setup Home page.
- 1. Create Page to set template: Go to Dashboard >> Pages >> Add New Page.
Label it "home" or anything as you wish. Then select template "home-page" from template dropdown.
- 2. Set the front page: Go to Setting >> Reading >> Set the front page display static page to home page
Theme Setup
1. Setup Header Section
In order to proceed with the Header Section
Setup Top Bar.
In order to setup the Site Identity, follow the below steps.
Go to Appearance >> Customize >> Theme Settings >> Site Identity.
In this way you can add the menu section.
Setup Site Identity.
In order to setup the Site Identity, follow the below steps.
Go to Appearance >> Customize >> Theme Settings >> Site Identity.
Setup Menus
In order to setup the Menus, follow the below steps.
Go to Dashboard >> Pages >> add new page with addition of image if you want to and allot the page to that section. You can do this several times for creating multiple pages to allot in same section
For menu you need to add pages from Pages >> Add new and then add them to the Appearance >> Menus
Go to Appearance >> Customize >> Theme Settings >> Header.
Repeat the same steps if you want to add more pages.
In this way you can add the menu section.
2. Setup Slider Section
In order to proceed with slider Section, follow the below steps.
Go to Appearance >> Customize >> Theme Settings >>Slider Settings
In this way you can add the slider section.
3. Feature Section
In order to proceed with Feature Section.
Go to Appearance >> Customizer >> Theme Settings >> Feature Section
In this way you can add the Feature Section.
4. Sale Section
In order to proceed with Sale Section.
Go to Appearance >> Customize >> Theme Settings >>Sale Section
In this way you can setup Sale Section.
5.Offer Section
In order to proceed with Offer Section,
Go to Appearance >> Customize >> Theme Settings >> Offer Section
In This Way You Can Setup Offer Section.
6. New Product Section
In order to proceed with New Product Section.
First you need to upload and activate the vw-christmas-holiday-pro-posttype plugin.
Go to Dashboard >> Product >> Add New
Go to Appearance >> Customize >> Theme Settings >> New Product Section
In this way you can setup New Product Section.
7. Feature Product Section
In order to setup the Feature Product Section, follow the below steps.
First you need to upload and activate the vw-christmas-holiday-pro-posttype plugin.
Go to Dashboard >>Product >> Add New
Go to Appearance >> Customize >> Theme Settings >> Feature Product Section
In this way you can setup Feature Product Section.
8. Limited Offer Section
In order to proceed with Limited Offer Section
First you need to upload and activate the vw-christmas-holiday-pro-posttype plugin.
Go to Dashboard >> Product >> Add New
Go to Appearance >> Customize >> Theme Settings >> Limited Offer Section
In this way you can setup Limited Offer Section.
9. Testimonials
In order to proceed with Testimonials Section, follow the below steps.
first you need to upload and activate the vw-multivendor-ecommerce-pro-posttype plugin.
In order to showcase Testimonial on home page.
Go to Dashboard >> Testimonials >> Add New
Go to Appearance >> Customize >> Theme Settings >>Testimonial
In this way you can setup Testimonial
10. Latest Post Section
In order to proceed with Latest Post Section Follow the steps given below
first you need to make the required post.For adding the post follow the belowed metioned steps
Go to Dashboard >> Posts >> Add New
Go to Appearance >> Customize >> Theme Settings >> Latest Post Section
In this way you can setup Latest Post Section.
11. Setup Footer Widgets
In order to proceed with Footer Widgets Section, follow the below steps.
Go to Dashboard >> Appearance >> Widgets
In order to proceed with Newsletter, follow the below steps.
Go to Dashboard >> Appearance >> Contact >> Add New
Follow these instructions in order to set up this section.
- Do you want this section : Here, Enable and Disable options are provided so that if you don't want this section, you can disable it here and if you want this section, just let that be enabled.
- Background Color:This option allows you to set background color of this section.
- Background Image:Instead of setting background color, if you want to set background image, you can set it with the help of this option.
- Footer Heading Color: With this option, you can set the title color of this section.
- Footer Heading Font Family: With this option, you can set the title font family of this section.
- Footer Content Color: With this option, you can set the Content color of this section.
- Footer Content Font Family: With this option, you can set the Content font family of this section.
In this way you can add the Footer Widgets.
12. Setup Footer Text Section
In order to setup the Footer Text Section, follow the below steps.
1. Go to Appearance >>Customize >> Theme setting >> Footer Text.
In this way you can add Footer Text section.
13. Setup Pages
Page With No Sidebar.
In order to procced with this Pages With No Sidebar.
Go to Dashboard >> Pages >> Add New
In this way you can setup Pages With No Sidebar.
Page With Left Sidebar.
In order to procced with this Pages With Left Sidebar.
Go to Dashboard >> Pages >> Add New
In this way you can setup Pages With Left Sidebar.
Page With Right Sidebar.
In order to procced with this Pages With Right Sidebar.
Go to Dashboard >> Pages >> Add New
In this way you can setup Pages With Right Sidebar.
14. Setup Blog Pages
Blog With No Sidebar.
In order to setup the Blog With No Sidebar you need upload and activate contact form 7 plugin.
In order to procced with this Blog With No Sidebar.
Go to Dashboard >> Pages >> Add New
In this way you can setup Blog With No Sidebar.
Blog With Left Sidebar.
In order to setup the Blog With Left Sidebar you need upload and activate contact form 7 plugin.
In order to procced with this Blog With Left Sidebar.
Go to Dashboard >> Pages >> Add New
In this way you can setup Blog With Left Sidebar.
Blog With Right Sidebar.
In order to setup the Blog With Right Sidebar you need upload and activate contact form 7 plugin.
In order to procced with this Pages With Right Sidebar.
Go to Dashboard >> Pages >> Add New
In this way you can setup Blog With Right Sidebar.
15. Setup Contact form
In order to setup the Contact Form you need upload and activate contact form 7 plugin.
In order to procced with this contact Form
Go to Dashboard >> Contact >> Add New
Go to Dashboard >> Pages >>Add new >> Contact
In this way you can setup Contact form.
Theme Plugins
Plugins are ways to extend and add to the functionality that already exists in WordPress.
How to activate plugins If you want these functionalities in your theme for which you need to activate plugin. Follow these instructions to activate plugin in your theme. First, you need to download vw-christmas-holiday-pro-posttype plugin.from the source which will be a .zip file.
Setup VW Christmas Holiday Pro Posttype
Go to Dashboard >> Tour >> Add New
Setup Navigation
- First of all, create pages from go to Pages >> Add new page.
- Go to Appearance >> Menu
- Click on Create a new menu link
- Give a name to your menu in Menu name and click save menu button
- Once you have create menu. You need to add pages by selecting with checkboxes. After adding menu list you can arrange it by drag and drop.
- Select menu theme location from the below checkboxes
- If you checked primary menu checkbox then menu will appear on header.
1. Create Page to set template: Go to Dashboard >> Pages >> Add New Page.
Label it "home" or anything as you wish. Then select template "home-page" from template dropdown.
See this screenshot for better understanding.
Page Templates and sidebars
Page Templates
- Default Template (the default page template with a right sidebar position)
- Blog with Full Width (a blog templates with one column without sidebar)
- Blog with Left Sidebar (a blog templates with left sidebar position)
- Blog with Right Sidebar (a blog template with right sidebar position)
- Contact (the default Contact template with no sidebar position)
- Home Page (Template to show home page content)
- Page with Left Sidebar (a page templates with left sidebar position)
- Page with Right Sidebar (a page template with right sidebar position)
- Tour page (Add Tour serch page template )
- Hotel page (Add Hotel serch page template )
Post, Categories and Post Formats
Adding category
Review the following article for more information on adding categories: http://codex.wordpress.org/Manage_Categories_SubPanel
- Log into your WordPress Administration Panel (Dashboard).
- Click the Posts tab.
- With that done, click Categories for blog posts.
- Type in the name of your new category.
- After that, click the Add New Category button.
- Click the Publish button.
Creating a Blog post
- Log into your WordPress Administration Panel (Dashboard).
- Click the Posts tab.
- Click the Add New tab.
- Type in your post content. For more information on adding posts, please check the following link http://codex.wordpress.org/Posts_Add_New_SubPanel.
Custom Widgets
