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Multipurpose WordPress Theme

Customizer

Customizer is a WYSIWYG theme settings interface. You can setup typography, navigation, widgets positioning, background images and colors settings here. Our theme installation will provide you with a wider range of settings, such as social networks configuration, page layouts setting, sidebars, block setting and much more. The main advantage is that you can see the result immediately, and you can change it in no time flat without having to work with the files or code.

There are two ways to start configuring. First is to navigate to Appearance > Customize section. Second way is to press on Customize at the top left corner of site. This way allows you to edit the page you’re currently viewing. And the first way initially shows the site front page by default.

Left side of the site interface lists the available settings. Page template is displayed at the right side of the screen. After adding the changes you can save them by pressing the Save & Publish button.

Customizer Screen

Below is the list of settings which can be customized according to your needs:

Site Identity

Here you can setup site identity.

Site Title

Your website title goes here.

Tagline

This a short statement similar to a subtitle or advertising slogan.

Show Tagline after Logo

This property specifies whether to show or hide tagline after logo.

Show ToTop Button

This property specifies whether to enable or disable topTop button.

Page Preloader

Here you can select the layout pattern for the page preloader

  • show page preloader
    show/hide page preloader;
  • preloader cover background color
    select color for preloader background;
  • preloader image upload
    select color for preloader image upload;
  • preloader retina image upload
    select color for preloader retina image upload.

General Site Settings

Here you can customize logo & favicon, breadcrumbs, social links and page layout.

Logo & Favicon

You can configure logo and favicon here.

Logo

Select image for logo from Media Library;

Site Icon

Icon image that is displayed in the browser address bar and browser tab heading. Icons must be square. Max icon (.ico) size is 32x32 px. You can also upload favicon for retina displays. Max retina icon size: 512x512 px. Also you can Enable Retina optimization and Show preloader when open a page via selecting the checkbox.

Here you can set up site breadcrumbs.

  • enable breadcrumbs
    show / hide breadcrumbs;
  • enable breadcrumbs on front page
    enable/disable breadcrumbs on front page;
  • enable page title in breadcrumbs area
    show page title in breadcrumbs area;
  • show full / minified breadcrumbs path
    select whether full or minified breadcrumbs display mode.

Page Layout

Here you can select the layout pattern for the header, content and footer containers.

Page Layout Style

Select style of page layout from the dropdown list.

Container Width (px)

The width of main website container in pixels.

Sidebar Width

The width ratio of the sidebar and main template container, can take two values: 1/3 or 1/4.

Color Scheme

Here you can set up site color scheme.

Regular Scheme
  • accent color (1)
    first version of the main theme color;
  • accent color (2)
    second version of the main theme color;
  • text color
    color of the text;
  • link color
    color of the links;
  • link hover color
    color of the links on hover;
  • H1 color
    color of the H1 title;
  • H2 color
    color of the H2 title;
  • H3 color
    color of the H3 title;
  • H4 color
    color of the H4 title;
  • H5 color
    color of the H5 title;
  • H6 color
    color of the H6 title.
Additional Colors
  • light color (1)
    first version of light color;
  • grey color (1)
    first version of grey color;
  • dark color (1)
    first version of dark color.

Colors

Here you can set up the main background color of template.

Background Image

You can choose the background image for your website.

  • Background repeat:
    • no repeat;
    • tile;
    • tile horizontally;
    • tile vertically.
  • Background position:
    • left;
    • center;
    • right.
  • Background attachment:
    • scroll;
    • fixed.

Typography

Here you can configure headers and text typography.

  • Logo
    logo text typography options.
  • Body text
    main website text typography options.
  • H1 Heading
    H1 heading font settings.
  • H2 Heading
    H2 heading font settings.
  • H3 Heading
    H3 heading font settings.
  • H4 Heading
    H4 heading font settings.
  • H5 Heading
    H3 heading font settings.
  • H6 Heading
    H4 heading font settings.
  • Custom Font Style
    custom font style font settings.
  • Breadcrumbs
    breadcrumbs font settings.
  • Misc
    enable / disable Word Wrap.
  • Every category of listed above contains the following settings:

    • font family
      this property specifies the font-family for an element;
    • font style
      this property specifies the font style for a text;
    • font weight
      this property sets the font weight of the text;
    • font size
      this property sets the font size;
    • line height
      this property specifies the line height;
    • letter spacing
      this property increases or decreases the space between characters in a text;
    • character set
      this property specifies the character set for an element;
    • text align
      this property specifies the horizontal text alignment inside the element.
    • You can set header items here.

      Styles
      • Background Transparent
        enable/disable background transparency.

      Your theme supports 5 menus. Select which menu appears in each location. You can also place menus in widget areas with the Custom Menu widget.

      Locations List:
      • top - select navigation menu, that will be displayed in the top area;
      • main - select primary navigation menu;
      • footer - select navigation menu, that will be displayed in the footer area;
      • social - select navigation menu, that will be used for social networks.

      Here you can configure the position of template sidebars.

      Sidebar Position:
      • no sidebars
        no sidebar will be displayed;
      • sidebar on left side
        sidebar will be displayed on the left side;
      • sidebar on right side
        sidebar will be displayed on the right side.

      MailChimp

      Here you can setup MailChimp settings for subscribe widget.

      MailChimp API Key

      If you want to set up an integration with your MailChimp account, you'll need to generate an API key, and insert in this field.

      MailChimp List ID

      Each MailChimp list has a unique List ID that integrations, plugins, and widgets may require to connect and transfer subscriber data.

      After the template installation you'll see the following message: "Please set up MailChimp API key and List ID" instead of the subscribe and follow form.

      Subscribe and follow form will be displayed, after you paste MailChimp API key and MailChimp list ID

      For more information, please visit official documentation.

      Widgets

      You can configure widgets and their positions here. Main theme functionality is focused in widgets. Each template has a specific set of Widget Areas.

      Widget Creating

      In order to add a widget to template page you should first decide where will it be displayed on the website by selecting one of the Widgets Areas available. Next press the + Add a Widget button on the list of widgets that appears. After doing this you can define the order of widgets appearance by pressing Reorder button.

      Settings for the website footer section.

      Footer Styles:
      • copyright text
        set custom copyright text for your footer area;
      • footer background color
        here you can define the footer area background color;
      • footer color
        here you can define the footer area background color.

      Ads Management

      This option allows you to add various kinds of ads to the website. Just add a particular shortcode to any of the listed sections:

      • header;
      • front page before loop;
      • post before content;
      • post before comments.

      Blog

      Here you can configure your blog.

      • layout
        select the grid layout pattern for pages with custom blog layout;
      • pagination type
        select the pagination type for pages;
      • sticky label type
        text label, font icon, text with icon;
      • icon for sticky post
        select the specific icon for sticky post;
      • post content
        select how you want to display the post content in blog listing;
      • number of words in the excerpt
        define number of words in the excerpt;
      • show Read More button
        show / hide Read More button;
      • show post author
        show / hide post author;
      • show publish date
        show / hide publish date;
      • show categories
        show / hide categories;
      • show tags
        show / hide tags;
      • show comments
        show / hide comments.
      • show views counter
        show / hide views counter;
      • show rating
        show / hide rating;
      • show social sharing buttons
        show / hide social sharing buttons.

      Homepage Settings

      Your theme supports different homepage settings.

      Front Page Displays:
      • your latest post - front page shows a list of site posts that were recently added;
      • a static page - this setting allows to choose site main and blog pages among the list of the available ones.

      Social Sharing Buttons

      Here you can set up site social sharing buttons.

      • visibility on posts listing
        displays the list of social sharing buttons on posts listings;
      • visibility on single post
        displays the list of social sharing buttons on single post.

      Additional CSS

      This section allows you to add custom CSS and instantly see how your changes affect your site. The live prewiew allows you to work quickly without page refreshes slowing you down.