Introduction
We appreciate you purchasing our WordPress theme. This article demonstrates several steps of the full configuration and management process for a WordPress website.
What is WordPress CMS?
WordPress is an open source website creation tool that uses PHP and MySQL as its foundation. It is a robust blogging platform and a totally free content management system (CMS). Using this CMS, you may create reliable online applications and websites. To manage it, you scarcely need any technological expertise or understanding. Because of its many benefits, including ease of use and flexibility, WordPress has emerged as the most popular website construction tool on the market.Learn More
What is a Wordpress Template?
A WordPress template serves as the skin for websites built using the WordPress content management system. A WordPress template is incredibly simple to setup. You may quickly modify the appearance of your WordPress website by installing a new template. A WordPress template comes complete with all the necessary source files, and you are free to change and expand it anyway you see fit.
Help and Support
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SupportFile Structure
The template bundle that you downloaded is divided into various directories. See what each folder contains. contains:
- Screenshots -contains template screenshot. Not for production.
- theme -contains wordpress theme files
- "vw-magazine-pro-1.0.zip" -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
Template Installation
Installing a template is a simple process.
Within the WordPress interface, all installation procedures may be completed. It facilitates a quick and comfortable process.
There are two ways to complete the installation process:
1-To install a theme using WordPress admin, follow these steps:
First, log in to your WordPress admin dashboard.
Next, navigate to the "Appearance" menu and select "Themes"
2. After you have navigated to the themes page, click on the Add New button at the top.
3. Choose your vw-magazine-pro.zip theme by clicking the Browse button, and then hit the Install Now button.
4. To upload a theme, click the button.
5. Your theme will now be installed by WordPress, and you will see a success message with a link to activate it or view a live preview.
Congratulations!! Your theme has been set up successfully.
2-Install a Theme using FTP
The theme can be uploaded using FTP, which is your second installation option. To use this method, first log into your website using FTP and navigate to the wp-content/themes folder. Just extract the Total folder from the theme file you got and upload it to your server.
Next log into your WordPress site and navigate to Appearance >> Themes to activate Total.
Demo Content Importer
To set up your theme, simply click to import sample content. You can use this information to help you develop a website for website creation.
Go to Dashboard >> Appearance >> Get Started
After selecting "Demo Content Importer," click "Run Importer."
Theme Setup
The index page with the most recent post will be visible when you access your site after activating the theme. You must now configure the home page design such that it displays the entire demo area on your front page.
Setup Home Page Template
Set up your home page by following these instructions.
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- 2. Set the front page: Go to Setting -> Reading --> Set the front page display static page to home page
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When you're finished, you can view the entire demo collection on the top page.
To set a template for a new page, navigate to the Dashboard, click on Pages, and then select Add New Page. Give the page a name, such as "Home," or any other desired label. Next, choose the "home-page" template from the dropdown menu of available templates.
Section Ordering
How to Reorder and Organize Section
To reorder a part simply means to arrange it according to our needs. Drag the segment to the top or bottom as necessary to continue with this section. Your front view will change in accordance with customizer options when you drag any portion to the top or bottom.
You can reorder sections by simply dragging and dropping the options into the desired order.
to continue with Section Ordering.
Go to Appearance >> Customize >> Theme Settings >>Section Ordering
Setup Typography Setting
You can adjust the Body Font family, font size in pixels, Body colour, H1 font, H1 colour, and many more parameters for the entire theme here.
Before moving on to typography,
Go to Appearance >> Customize >> Theme Settings >>Typography Settings
Setup Header Section
Header will now be finished.
Go to Appearance >> Customize >> Theme Settings >>Header Section.
Social Icon Section
Go to Appearance >> Customize >> Theme Settings >>Social Icon.
Site Identity
Go to Appearance >> Customize >> Theme Settings >>Site Identity.
For next step you have to refer to the header section.
Your output will look like this.
Menus Section
For this section refer to the navigation menu.
Setup Post Carousel
1. For this section first you have to create category.
2. Go to Dashboard >> Category >> Add New.
3. Repeat the same step if you want to create more category,
4. For the next step you have create posts.
5. Go to Dashboard >> Posts >> Add New.
6. Whenever you will create the post add featured image, Featured Image addition is mandatory.
7. Repeat the same step if you want to create more post.
8. Go to Appearance >> Customize >> Theme Settings >> Post Carousel.
9. Assign the post in which category you want to assign,
Your output will look like this.
Setup Trending Post
1. To continue with the Trending Posts Section,
2. You must first establish categories. Within this section
3. The following step is to make a post.
4. Go to the Post Carousel Section first if you need to generate Posts and Categories..
5. Go To Appearance >> Customize >> Trending Post.
5. After that, you must assign the category..
You will then receive the result..
WHATS HOT?
1.How do we continue with WHAT'S HOT? Section,
2.For this area, you must first create categories. For categories, see the Post Carousel Section.
3.Next step is you have to create post & Post Featured Image is Mandatory, If you want to know how post will create refer to the Post Carousel Section.
2. Go to Appearance >> Customize >> Theme Settings >> Whats Hot? .
4.Then assign the category
Your output will look like this.
Setup Video News
1. You must first create a category for this area; for more information, see the Post Carousel Section.
2. Then the next step is you have to create the post ,& Post Featured Image is Mandatory Refer to the Post Carousel Section.
3. Go to Appearance >> Customize >> Theme Settings >> Video News .
4. Then assign the category.
Your output will look like this.
Setup Browse By Category
Go to Appearance >> Customize >> Theme Settings >> Browse By Category .
Output image will look like this.
Setup More News Section
To continue with the newsletter,
1. You must first establish the category; for more information, see the Post Carousel Section.
2. Then you have to create the posts,& Post Featured Image is Mandatory Refer to the Post Category Section for posts.
3. Go to Appearance >> Customize >> Theme Settings >> More News.
4. Then assign the category
Output Image
Setup Editors Pic
To continue with the Editors Photo Section,
1. You must first create the category; to do so, go to the Post Carousel Section.
2. Then create the posts and Post Featured Image is Mandatory, For post refer to the Post Carousel Section.
3. Go to Appearance >> Customize >> Theme Settings >> Editors Pic .
Then assign the category.
Output Image
Newsletter
To continue with the Newsletter Section,
1. Installing the Contact Form 7 plugin is the first step.
2. The contact form 7 plugin must be activated after installation for the contact form option to appear on the dashboard..
3. Go to Dashboard >> Contact Form >> Add new.
Go to Appearance >> Customize >> Theme Settings >> Newsletter.
Output Image
To set up the footer section, follow these steps:
The footer contains four columns, and you can add any widget to each column.
The footer widgets can be added in two different methods.
1. Go to Appearance >> Widgets.
See the screenshot below for adding widgets to the footer.
To add footer columns, you will need to select widgets such as text, image, gallery, and others that allow you to easily add text or images of your choice.
Your footer will resemble this if you add widgets to it.
Set up Footer Text
Footer Text will now be presented.
Go to Appearance >> Customize >> Theme Settings>> Footer Text .
Output Image
Child Themes and Hooks
Hook Code after Post Carousel
Hook Code after Trending Posts
Hook Code after Whats Hot
Hook Code after Video News 1
Hook Code after Browse By Category
Hook Code after More News
Hook Code after Editors Pic
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
See this screenshot for better understanding.
Page Templates and sidebars
Page Templates
- Default Template (the default page template with a right sidebar position)
- Home Page (the default Home Page with no sidebar position)
- Page (Left Sidebar) (a page templates with left sidebar position)
- Page (Right Sidebar) (a page template with right sidebar position)
- Blog (Full Width) (a blog templates with one column without sidebar)
- Blog (Left Sidebar) (a blog templates with left sidebar position)
- Blog (Right Sidebar) (a blog template with right sidebar position)
- Contact Template (the default Contact template with no sidebar position)
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