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Magento theme installation

This theme is not compatible with Magento 1.9 engine. It will work with the Magento 2.1.7 engine only.

If you already have a Magento store and want to apply the theme, follow the instruction below.

Install Theme on Live Store

To install the theme you only need to upload all the theme files (the app folder) to your server and then enable the theme in the admin panel.

If you don't want to spend your time installing the theme, don't hesitate to order installation service using our live-chat.

But to avoid unexpected problems after installation, you should first prepare your Magento. Please strictly follow the steps described in this guide:

Content:

1. Backup Magento files

2. Disable the cache

3. Upload the app folder

4. Unzip the app folder

5. Run the console

Attention!

Please DO NOT import sample data if you have a live website as it will completely replace your database contents, and all your website data will be LOST.

First of all, please make sure your Magento installation version meets the template requirements. The detailed Magento update guide you will find on the Magento User Guide.

*It is recommended to install the theme on a test server before you install it on a live store.

Step 1. Backup Magento files

Backup Magento files and the store database.

Important: creating backup before installation of any themes or extensions in Magento is extremely important, especially if you are working on a live store.

On the Admin sidebar, tap System. Then under Tools, choose Backups.

In the upper-right corner, tap the button for the type of backup you want to create:

System Backup	-	creates a complete backup of the database and the file system. During the process, you can choose to include the media folder in the backup.
Database and Media Backup	-	creates a backup of the database and the media folder.
Database Backup	-	creates a backup of the database.

To put the store into maintenance mode during the backup, mark the checkbox. When the backup is complete, maintenance mode is turned off automatically.

For a system backup, mark the Exclude checkbox if you do NOT want to include the media folder. Then when prompted, confirm the action.(press OK)

The backaps files stored under the var > backups folder.

In case of Error 503 DELETE the maintenance.flag file from var folder.

Step 2. Disable the cache

Disable all cache systems which you have in your Magento.

Important: when developing your Magento store, in order to be able to see changes immediately, you should completely disable the cache. You can enable it after you finish configuring your store.

On the Admin sidebar, tap System. Then under Tools, choose Cache Management.

Choose Select All from the Mass Action dropdown.

Then you need to select Disable from the Action dropdown and press the Submit button.

Do not forget to enable the cache after the theme installation and configuration.

Step 3. Upload the app folder

Now you need to copy the zipped content of the theme folder (the app folder) to the root folder of your online shop.

theme

contains Magento theme files and directories that should be uploaded to the root directory of your Magento installation .
- app

Find the theme > app folder. You need to archive (.zip) the app folder to upload it to the server. Use the WinZip 9+ (for Windows) or Stuffit Expander 10+ (for Mac) to compress the app folder.

Log into cPanel > navigate to the Files section and click on the File Manager icon.

Once you select your directory, click on the Go button.

Open the root folder of your online store.

Click on the Upload icon.

Make sure you've set the correct permissions type for the app folder. The permissions should be CHMOD 755 or 777, depending on your server configuration.

Click on the Browse button.

Find the app.zip. Click Open.

Once the process is completed press on the Go Back to link.

Step 4. Unzip the app folder

Select the uploaded zip file and click the Extract icon

Make sure the right folder is indicated. Press the Extract File(s) button.

Then press the Close button and Reload the File Manager page.

You can delete the .zip folder after unzipping.

Step 5. Run the console

After unzipping run the console and navigate to the root directory of your store.

Attention!!!

Due to the peculiarities of the engine you will have to use any console environment with the command line. Module configuration will be mainly performed via the command line. If you perform changes on the hosting server, you can contact your hosting provider for help and use the hosting command line.

Run the following commands in the command line, one by one:

bin/magento setup:upgrade
bin/magento index:reindex
bin/magento cache:clean

Then follow the instructions for setting up the theme.

We will show how configure your theme the same way as in our Live Demo template, without affecting your products data.

After the theme installation, no difference will appear on your site frontend.

Activate the new theme

Open Magento admin panel and navigate to the Content > Configuration menu.

In the list of stores click edit in the "Action" column against the Global-Main Website.

In the Default Theme section select the required theme in the Applied Theme option drop-down list and, then click Save Configuration button.

Pages, static blocks and widgets import

In order to make your template look exactly like our Live Demo, you need to import the store pages, static blocks and widgets. Please follow the instructions below in order to import store pages, static blocks and widgets.

Content:

1. Pages Import

2. Static blocks Import

3. Widgets Import

Pages Import

Navigate to the Stores > Settings > Configuration section.

Then choose the TEMPLATEMONSTER > Theme Options in the left side menu and you'll move to the module settings interface.

Click on the Store View: Default Config. Select a Main Website from the option dropdown.

Confirm the scope switching in the pop-up window. Press "OK" to confirm.

Go to the Sample Data Installer tab > CMS pages.

Select files you want to import. You need to select Cms Page.
Set the Override option to "Yes" if you want to replace your store pages with new ones in case of duplicate key.
Press the Import button.

You will see the confirmation message. The message will inform you about the total number of imported pages.

Static blocks Import

When you are done with the pages import, you need to import the static blocks. The procedure is similar to the previous.

Go to the Sample Data Installer tab > CMS Blocks.

Select files you want to import. You need to select Cms Block.

Set the Override option to "Yes" if you want to replace your blocks with new ones in case of duplicate key.

Press the Import button.

You will see the confirmation message. The message will inform you about the total number of imported blocks.

Widgets Import

Now you need to import the widgets. The procedure is almost the same as the previous one.

Go to the Sample Data Installer tab > Widgets.

Select the layout (if you have any) you want to import widgets from. You need to select the Widgets Intanse.

Set the Override option to "Yes" if you want to replace your widgets with new ones in case of duplicate key.

Press the Import button.

You will see the confirmation message. The message will inform you about the total number of imported widgets.

Remember to save the settings.

Pages configuration

Navigate to the Content > Pages section in the admin panel of you shop.

Here you can find the list of all the store pages. The imported pages: Home page, About Us, Privacy and Cookie Policy, 404 Not Found, Enable Cookies should already be available.

You need to make pages visible on your site. If you want pages be available on each store view, you need open each page settings. In order to do this, press the edit button.

Navigate to the Page in Websites tab. Select All Store Views option.

In case, you need to add a new page, click the "Add New Page" button in the top right corner.

Remember to save the page.

Widgets Configuration

Due to the FilmSlider module complex structure, you can NOT import ones. To make widget appear on your website, you have to create a NEW FilmSlider * widgets.

* See TM Extensions Settings > FilmSlider.

CMS Static Block widget type configuration

Banners-1 widget

To configure the banners-1 widget, navigate to Content > Widgets. Click the widget title to open the setting interface.
Navigate to Widgets Options tab. Press the Select Block button.
Select the banners-1 static block for this widget. You can use the search field to simplify the process.
Save the settings.

You also can change the block content. In order to do this, go to the Content > Blocks section. Select Edit from the Action option dropdown. You will see CMS block settings interface. Now, you're able to edit the block content in the content field. Full HTML support is provided. Remember to save the settings.

How to change the banners-1 link

To change the banner link go to the Content > Blocks section.
Find the static block you want to change (it's the banners-1 block in our case).
Select Edit from the Action option dropdown.
You will see CMS block settings interface. Now, you're able to edit the block content in the content field. Full HTML support is provided.
Find the <a href="XXX.html"> code. Replace the XXX with the needed page or category URL Key.
Remember to save the settings.

How to change the banners-1 image

To change the banner link go to the Content > Blocks section.
Find the static block you want to change (it's the Banners-1 block in our case; see the Template Settings table).
Select Edit from the Action option dropdown.
You'll see the static block content field.
Select the code which is responsible for the image display:

Delete the code and press the Insert Image button.
Upload the new banner image (click Browse) and press on the Insert File button.
You should get the code:

Save the block settings.

How to change the banner image

Navigate to Content > Widgets. Open the Featured Products widget to edit.
Go to the Widgets Options > Banner tab.
You'll see the banner content field.
Select the code which is responsible for the image display.

Delete the code and press the Insert Image button.
Upload the new banner image (click Browse) and press on the Insert File button. (banner image size — 308x462 px)
Save the widget settings.

How to change the banner text

Navigate to Content > Widgets.

Open the Featured Products widget to edit (click on the widget title). Open the Widgets Options > Banner tab.

You'll see the banner content field.

Enter the new text for the banner replacing the previous one.

Save the widget settings.

The Featured Products 2 and Featured Products 3 widgets can be configured the same way.

How change the store_info block Font Icon

Navigate to your Magento store admin panel. Then go to the Content > Blocks section.
Find the store_info block and open it to edit. Select Edit from the Action option dropdown.
You will see CMS block settings interface.
Find the <i class="XXX" aria-hidden="true"></i> line and replace XXX with a new icon class.)
Remember to save the settings.

You can find the font icon css class here.

How to change the store_info block text

Navigate to your Magento store admin panel. Then go to the Content > Blocks section.
Find the store_info block and open it to edit. Select Edit from the Action option dropdown.
You will see CMS block settings interface. Now, you're able to edit the block content in the content field. Full HTML support is provided. (the text you can see on the frontend is between the <span>text</span> tag)
Remember to save the settings.

How to change the newsletter text

Navigate to your Magento root folder on your server. Then, go to the app\design\frontend\TemplateMonster\themeXXX\Magento_Newsletter\templates folder. (XXX — your theme number)

Open the subscribe.phtml file. Enter the text you want to display within the newsletter block (replacing the old one). Remember to save the file.

*The text displayed within the newsletter block (e.g. Sign Up for Our Newsletter; Enter your email address) will always be after the echo __(' code part.

After each block, page or widget configuration, you should clear cache and reindex the data. You need to do this in order new pages, widgets and blocks appear on your website.

Check the tutorials below:

Slider settings

To add new slider click Add New Slider button in the top right corner.
On the slider configuration screen in General Options section you can see all available slider settings. Slider Items section allows you to add slides to your slider.

General Settings

Main settings

#	Option Name	Option Value
1.	Status	Enable
2.	Slide width	100%
3.	Slide height	500

Image settings

#	Option Name	Option Value
1.	The aspect ratio	2
2.	Image Scale Mode	Cover
3.	Allow Scale Up	Enable
4.	Auto Height	Disable
5.	Center Image	Enable
6.	Orientation	Horizontal
7.	Force Size	None

Slides settings

#	Option Name	Option Value
1.	Slide Animation Duration	700
2.	Height Animation Duration	700
3.	Visible Size	auto
4.	Start Slide	0
5.	Shuffle	Disable
6.	Loop	Enable

Fade Animation settings

#	Option Name	Option Value
1.	Fade	Disable
2.	Fade Out Previous Slide	Enable
3.	Fade Duration	500

Auto Play settings

#	Option Name	Option Value
1.	Auto Play	Enable
2.	Auto Play Delay	5000
3.	Auto Play Direction	Normal
4.	Auto Play On Hover	Pause

Controls settings

#	Option Name	Option Value
1.	Arrows	Disable
2.	Fade Arrows	Enable
3.	Buttons	Enable
4.	Keyboard	Enable
5.	Full Screen	Disable
6.	Fade Full Screen	Enable

Responsive settings

#	Option Name	Option Value
1.	Responsive	Enable
2.	Touch Swipe	Enable
3.	Touch Swipe Threshold	50
4.	Small Size	480
5.	Medium Size	758
6.	Large Size	1024

Caption settings

#	Option Name	Option Value
1.	Fade Caption	Enable
2.	Caption Fade Duration	5000

Layers main settings

#	Option Name	Option Value
1.	Wait For Layers	Disable
2.	Auto Scale Layers	Enable
3.	Auto Scale Reference	1000

You can add new slides only after saving the slider. Click Save and Continue Edit button in the top right corner. When the slider is saved, switch to Slider Items tab.

Click Add Slider Item to add a new slide.

Slider Items Settings

First Slide settings

Slide Information

#	Option Name	Option Value
1.	Slide title	item-1
2.	Status	Enable

Slide Images

#	Option Name	Option Value
1.	Image	slide-1.jpg. You can find the image under the sourses\pub\media\wysiwyg folder.

Layers list

Layers list section allows you to add layers to your slide. You can add image layers and text layers. Use corresponding buttons to add layers.

By clicking on Add layer image you'll see an image library where you can select from available images or upload images from your computer. By clicking Add layer text, you'll see new text layer added and layer settings became associated with your new particular layer.

Layer-text-1 (Beyond the Sea)

Layer text settings

#	Option Name	Option Value
1.	Layer text/html	Beyond the Sea
2.	Layer Width	400
3.	Text color	#ffffff
4.	Font size	16
5.	Line height	16
6.	Font style	Normal
7.	Font weight	400

Layer position settings

#	Option Name	Option Value
1.	Horizontal Position	75
2.	Vertical Position	160

Layer animation settings

#	Option Name	Option Value
1.	Layer Position	Top Left
2.	Show Transition	Right
3.	Show Offset	500
4.	Show Duration	500
5.	Show Delay	500
6.	Hide Transition	Down
7.	Hide Duration	200

Layer-text-2 (Landscapes)

Layer text settings

#	Option Name	Option Value
1.	Layer text/html	Landscapes
2.	Layer Width	400
3.	Text color	#ffffff
4.	Font size	42
5.	Line height	42
6.	Font style	Normal
7.	Font weight	700

Layer position settings

#	Option Name	Option Value
1.	Horizontal Position	75
2.	Vertical Position	206
3.	CSS Class	title-1

Layer animation settings

#	Option Name	Option Value
1.	Layer Position	Top Left
2.	Show Transition	Right
3.	Show Offset	700
4.	Show Duration	700
5.	Show Delay	700
6.	Hide Transition	Down
7.	Hide Duration	200

Layer-text-3 (shop now!)

Layer text settings

#	Option Name	Option Value
1.	Layer text/html	<a class="btn-slider style-1" href="XXX.html">shop now!</a>. If you want to chande the button link, replace The XXX with the needed page, category or product URL Key.

Layer position settings

#	Option Name	Option Value
1.	Horizontal Position	75
2.	Vertical Position	275

Layer animation settings

#	Option Name	Option Value
1.	Layer Position	Top Left
2.	Show Transition	Up
3.	Show Offset	800
4.	Show Duration	800
5.	Show Delay	800
6.	Hide Transition	Down
7.	Hide Duration	200

Second Slide settings

Slide Information

#	Option Name	Option Value
1.	Slide title	item-2
2.	Status	Enable

Slide Images

#	Option Name	Option Value
1.	Image	slide-2.jpg. You can find the image under the sourses\pub\media\wysiwyg folder.

Layers list

Layers list section allows you to add layers to your slide. You can add image layers and text layers. Use corresponding buttons to add layers.

Layer-text-1 (Geometric Designs)

Layer text settings

#	Option Name	Option Value
1.	Layer text/html	Geometric Designs
2.	Layer Width	400
3.	Text color	#333333
4.	Font size	16
5.	Line height	16
6.	Font style	Normal
7.	Font weight	400

Layer position settings

#	Option Name	Option Value
1.	Horizontal Position	75
2.	Vertical Position	150

Layer animation settings

#	Option Name	Option Value
1.	Layer Position	Top Left
2.	Show Transition	Down
3.	Show Offset	500
4.	Show Duration	500
5.	Show Delay	500
6.	Hide Transition	Down
7.	Hide Duration	200

Layer-text-2 (abstract)

Layer text settings

#	Option Name	Option Value
1.	Layer text/html	abstract
2.	Layer Width	400
3.	Text color	#333333
4.	Font size	42
5.	Line height	42
6.	Font style	Normal
7.	Font weight	700

Layer position settings

#	Option Name	Option Value
1.	Horizontal Position	75
2.	Vertical Position	207
3.	CSS Class	title-1

Layer animation settings

#	Option Name	Option Value
1.	Layer Position	Top Left
2.	Show Transition	Right
3.	Show Offset	700
4.	Show Duration	700
5.	Show Delay	700
6.	Hide Transition	Down
7.	Hide Duration	200

Layer-text-3 (shop now!)

Layer text settings

#	Option Name	Option Value
1.	Layer text/html	<a class="btn-slider" href="XXX.html">shop now!</a> If you want to chande the button link, replace The XXX with the needed page, category or product URL Key.

Layer position settings

#	Option Name	Option Value
1.	Preview Width	400
1.	Horizontal Position	75
2.	Vertical Position	75

Layer animation settings

#	Option Name	Option Value
1.	Layer Position	Top Left
2.	Show Transition	Up
3.	Show Offset	800
4.	Show Duration	800
5.	Show Delay	800
6.	Hide Transition	Down
7.	Hide Duration	200

Third Slide settings

Slide Information

#	Option Name	Option Value
1.	Slide title	item-3
2.	Status	Enable

Slide Images

#	Option Name	Option Value
1.	Image	slide-3.jpg. You can find the image under the sourses\pub\media\wysiwyg folder.

Layers list

Layers list section allows you to add layers to your slide. You can add image layers and text layers. Use corresponding buttons to add layers.

Layers list

Layers list section allows you to add layers to your slide. You can add image layers and text layers. Use corresponding buttons to add layers.

Layer-text-1 (Original Abstract Painting)

Layer text settings

#	Option Name	Option Value
1.	Layer text/html	Original Abstract Painting
2.	Layer Width	400
3.	Text color	#ffffff
4.	Font size	16
5.	Line height	16
6.	Font style	Normal
7.	Font weight	400

Layer position settings

#	Option Name	Option Value
1.	Horizontal Position	75
2.	Vertical Position	160

Layer animation settings

#	Option Name	Option Value
1.	Layer Position	Top Left
2.	Show Transition	Down
3.	Show Offset	500
4.	Show Duration	500
5.	Show Delay	500
6.	Hide Transition	Down
7.	Hide Duration	200

Layer-text-2 (abstract)

Layer text settings

#	Option Name	Option Value
1.	Layer text/html	abstract
2.	Layer Width	400
3.	Text color	#ffffff
4.	Font size	42
5.	Line height	42
6.	Font style	Normal
7.	Font weight	700

Layer position settings

#	Option Name	Option Value
1.	Horizontal Position	75
2.	Vertical Position	207
3.	Vertical Position	title-1

Layer animation settings

#	Option Name	Option Value
1.	Layer Position	Top Left
2.	Show Transition	Right
3.	Show Offset	700
4.	Show Duration	700
5.	Show Delay	700
6.	Hide Transition	Down
7.	Hide Duration	200

Layer-text-3 (shop now!)

Layer text settings

#	Option Name	Option Value
1.	Layer text/html	<a class="btn-slider style-1" href="XXX.html">shop now!</a>. If you want to chande the button link, replace The XXX with the needed page, category or product URL Key.
2.	Layer Width	400

Layer position settings

#	Option Name	Option Value
1.	Horizontal Position	75
2.	Vertical Position	275

Layer animation settings

#	Option Name	Option Value
1.	Layer Position	Top Left
2.	Show Transition	Up
3.	Show Offset	800
4.	Show Duration	800
5.	Show Delay	800
6.	Hide Transition	Down
7.	Hide Duration	200

Parallax settings

Content:

1. General settings
2. Layer 1 settings
3. Layer 2 settings
4. Add parallax block to the Home page

To add and configure parallax block, navigate to TEMPLATE MONSTER > Parallax Block.

You'll see the "Add new item" button with the help of which you can add a new parallax block and a list of existing blocks.

While creating or editing a parallax block, two tabs become available. They are General Settings & Parallax Block Item.

General settings

#	Option Name	Option Value
1.	Block Name	Video
2.	Is Full Width	Disable
3.	Status	Enable

Parallax Block Items

In this section, you can see the "Add item" button that is needed for adding a new layer, with the parallax or not. This button appears after a new parallax block creating only (once you click on the "Save block" or "Save and Continue edit" button).

While creating or editing a layer you might deal with the following settings:

Layer 1 (video)

General Settings

#	Option Name	Option Value
1.	Item name	Video
2.	Status	Enable
3.	Type	Background Video
3.	Video Format	Static Video. In order to download the video click on the Browse... button. Find the needed video file on your computer and press Open. (available video formats: Mp4, Web)
4.	Offset	0
5.	Inverse	Disable
6.	Layout speed	0
7.	Sort Order	0
8.	Fade	Disable

Item 2 (text)

General Settings

#	Option Name	Option Value
1.	Item name	text
2.	Status	Enable
3.	Type	Text; content: <h1>THE Grace Martin COLLECTION</h1> <p>Watch and learn from Grace Martin as she discusses remembering your "why" day-in and day-out as the most important factor of success.</p>
4.	Offset	0
5.	Inverse	Disable
6.	Layout speed	0
7.	Sort Order	1
8.	Fade	Disable

Add parallax block to the Home page

To add parallax to your Home page, navigate to Content > Widgets.
Open the Video widget to edit (click the widget title).
Navigate to Widgets Options tab. Press the Select Block... button.

Find the Parallax block you've just created. Click on the parallax block title to add it to the widget.
Save the settings.

Template Settings

Configuration of display static blocks/widgets on different layouts shown in the table below.

Home page configuration

#	Page Name	Page HTML (Content tab)	Page XML (Design tab)	Layout
1.	Home Page	sources\demo\pages\home_page.phtml	sources\demo\pages\home_page.xml	2 columns-left
2.	About Us	sources\demo\pages\about_us.phtml	NA	1 column
3.	Customer Service	sources\demo\pages\customer_service.phtml	NA	1 column
4.	Privacy Policy	sources\demo\pages\privacy_policy.phtml	NA	1 column

Static blocks configuration

#	Block Name	Block Title	Identifier	Content
1.	Footer column content 1	Footer column content 1	footer_col_1	sources\demo\blocks\footer_col_1.phtml
2.	Footer column content 2	Footer column content 2	footer_col_2	sources\demo\blocks\footer_col_2.phtml
3.	Footer column content 3	Footer column content 3	footer_col_3	sources\demo\blocks\footer_col_3.phtml
4.	Footer column content 4	Footer column content 4	footer_col_4	sources\demo\blocks\footer_col_4.phtml
5.	banners-1	banners-1	banners-1	sources\demo\blocks\banners-1.phtml
6.	store_info	store_info	store_info	sources\demo\blocks\store_info.phtml
7.	logo-footer	logo-footer	logo-footer	sources\demo\blocks\logo-footer.phtml
8.	info-banners	info-banners	info-banners	sources\demo\blocks\info-banners.phtml

Widgets configuration

#	Widget Name	Widget type	Content
1.	HomeSlider	TM FilmSlider	Custom Slider
2.	banners-1	CMS Static Block	banners-1 static block
4.	Featured Products	Featured Products	custom products + banner
5.	Catalog images grid	Featured Products	custom products + banner
6.	Kitchen Electronics	Featured Products	custom products + banner
7.	Blog	Blog Latest Posts	custom blog posts
8.	Video	Parallax Block	custom parallax block

Articon Documentation

Magento theme installation

If you already have a Magento store and want to apply the theme, follow the instruction below.

Install Theme on Live Store

To install the theme you only need to upload all the theme files (the app folder) to your server and then enable the theme in the admin panel.

Content:

Step 1. Backup Magento files

Step 2. Disable the cache

Step 3. Upload the app folder

Find the theme > app folder. You need to archive (.zip) the app folder to upload it to the server. Use the WinZip 9+ (for Windows) or Stuffit Expander 10+ (for Mac) to compress the app folder.

Step 4. Unzip the app folder

Step 5. Run the console

Activate the new theme

Pages, static blocks and widgets import

Content:

Pages Import

Static blocks Import

Widgets Import

Pages configuration

Widgets Configuration

CMS Static Block widget type configuration

Banners-1 widget

How to change the banners-1 link

How to change the banners-1 image

Featured Products widget type configuration

Featured Products widget

How to change the banner image

How to change the banner text

How change the store_info block Font Icon

How to change the store_info block text

How to change the newsletter text

Check the tutorials below:

Slider settings

Content:

General Settings

Main settings

Image settings

Slides settings

Fade Animation settings

Auto Play settings

Controls settings

Responsive settings

Caption settings

Layers main settings

Slider Items Settings

First Slide settings

Slide Information

Slide Images

Layers list

Layer-text-1 (Beyond the Sea)

Layer-text-2 (Landscapes)

Layer-text-3 (shop now!)

Second Slide settings

Slide Information

Slide Images

Layers list

Layer-text-1 (Geometric Designs)

Layer-text-2 (abstract)

Layer-text-3 (shop now!)

Third Slide settings

Slide Information

Slide Images

Layers list

Layers list

Layer-text-1 (Original Abstract Painting)

Layer-text-2 (abstract)

Layer-text-3 (shop now!)

Parallax settings

Content:

General settings

Parallax Block Items

Layer 1 (video)

General Settings

Item 2 (text)

General Settings

Add parallax block to the Home page

Template Settings

Home page configuration

Static blocks configuration

Widgets configuration