System Requirements
To get the most out of the Ecommerce Watch Store Pro theme, we recommend that your web server have the following minimal system settings.
- WordPress 6.4 or Above
- PHP 7.4 and Above
- MySQL 5.6 (or greater) | MariaDB 10.0 (or greater)
- Need php ini file configration -
- post_max_size = 256M
- upload_max_filesize = 256M
- max_execution_time = 5000
- max_input_time = 5000
- memory_limit = 1000M
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. WordPress has become the most accepted website development software available because of it’s varied aspects like it’s easy usage and flexibility. 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 with all the necessary source files, and you are free to change and expand it however you see fit.
Help and Support
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File Structure
The template package you downloaded is divided into several folders. Let's take a look at what's in each folder:
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Screenshots
-contains template screenshot. Not for production.
- theme -contains wordpress theme files
- "vw-halloween-party-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 may prevent WordPress from creating folders, uploading images, or running certain scripts.
WordPress requires server permissions to manage files and create folders.
- Then, select all folders in the root directory and right-click to select 'File Permissions'.
- wp-config >> permissions window >> check the box read and write >> To proceed, click the OK button.
- The same procedure should be followed for the wp-content folder.
Template Installation
The process of installing a template is very straightforward and easy.
All installation steps can be completed through the WordPress interface. It makes the process more comfortable and faster.
There are two methods for installing the system.
To install a theme using WordPress admin, follow these steps:/h4>
First, log in to your WordPress admin dashboard.
1.Next, navigate to the "Appearance" menu and select "Themes."
2. Once you are on the themes page, click on the "Add New" button located at the top of the page.
3. Select the Upload Theme button.
4. Click the "Browse" button, select the VW Halloween Party Pro, and then click the "Install Now" button.
5. WordPress will now proceed with installing your selected theme, and upon completion, you will see a success message that includes options to activate the theme or preview it live. Congratulations! Your theme has been successfully installed and set up.
2-Install a Theme using FTP
The second method of installation is to upload the theme via FTP. To use this method, first connect to your site via FTP and navigate to the wp-content/themes folder. Unzip the downloaded theme file 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 manually install a WordPress Plugin, download the.zip archive and follow the steps below for Upload plugin.
Install Required Plugins:
vw-halloween-pro-posttype Plugin, Contact Form 7.
Go to Dashboard >> plugin >> Add New >> Upload plugin.
Install and activate by clicking the Install Now button.
Section Ordering
Section Arrangement and Reorganization
Section Arrangement and ReorganizationSection reordering essentially means rearranging the section to meet our needs. To proceed with this section, drag the section to the top or bottom of the page where you want it. When you drag any section top or bottom, the front view changes based on the customizer values.
Section re-ordering is as simple as dragging and dropping options into any order you desire.
In order to move on to Section Ordering.
Step 1 Go to Dashboard >> Appearance >> Customizing >> Theme Settings >> Section Ordering
Then, select "Demo Content Importer" and then "Run Importer."
Section Color/Font Pallette
Color/font selection is a simple process. These options are available in all sections of the customizer. It is a complete image that demonstrates the colour and font palette. You can change the colour and fonts of the headings, paragraph, and buttons with a single click.
Depending on the number of options available in that section, each individual section has the option to set the colour palette for Headings, Title/Text, Paragraph, Button Text, and Button Background.
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 Customizer and Gutenberg-based demo content.
You can use this video to configure your demo content.
Setup Homepage Template
Setup Home Page Template
To configure the Home page, follow these steps.
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 template
- 2. Set the front page: Go to Setting >> Reading >> Set the front page display static page to home page
Theme Configuration
9.1. Setup Header Section
To proceed with the Header Section,
9.1.1. Topbar
Follow the steps below to configure the Topbar.
Go to Navigate to the Theme Settings section within the Appearance customization options, and then select Topbar option..
9.1.2. Setup Site Identity
Follow the steps below to configure the Site Identity..
Go to Navigate to the Theme Settings section within the Appearance customization options, and then select Site Identity option..
9.1.3. Setup Header
Follow the steps below to configure the Header.
Go to Appearance >> Customize >> >> Theme Setting >>Header.
Sticky Header :
When you scroll down the page, the header navigation menus become fixed and remain at the top of the page.
Setup Menus
Follow the steps below to configure the Menus.
Go to Dashboard >> Pages >> add new page Add an image if you want, and assign the page to that section. You can repeat this process several times to create multiple pages to allot in the same section.
For menu you need to add pages from Pages >> Add new and then add them to the Appearance >> Menus
If you want to add more pages, follow the same procedure.
You can add the menu section this way.
This allows you to create a final header with menu navigation.
9.2. Setup Slider Section
Follow the steps below to proceed with the slider Section..
Go to Appearance >> Customize >> Theme Settings >>Slider Settings
This is how you add the slider section.
9.3. About Us
To proceed with the Search Tour Section,
Go to Appearance >> Customize >> Theme Settings >> About Us
You can set up Search About Us in this manner.
9.4. Party Host
To proceed to the Party Host Section,
Go to Appearance >> Dashboard >> Arists >> Add New
Go to Appearance >> Customize >> Theme Settings >> Party Host
This is how you set up the Party Host section.
9.5. Promotion Section
To proceed with the Promotion Section,
Go to Appearance >> Customize >> Theme Settings >> Promotion Section
This way, you can configure Promotion Section.
9.6. Gallery Section
To proceed with the Gallery Section,
Go to Dashboard >> Gallery >> Add New
Go to Appearance >> Customize >> Theme Settings >> Gallery Section
This is how you set up the Gallery Section.
9.7. Party Event
To proceed with the Party Event Section
Go to Dashboard >> Tour >> Events >> Add New Event
Go to Appearance >> Customize >> Theme Settings >> Party Event
This is how you can create a Popular Tour Section.
9.8. Entry Passes
Follow the steps below to configure the Top Entry Passes.
Go to Appearance >> Customize >> Theme Settings >> Entry Passes
You can create Entry Passes in this manner.
9.9. Testimonials
Follow the steps below to proceed to the Testimonials Section.
You must first install and activate the vw-halloween-pro-posttype plugin.
In order to highlight a testimonial on the home page.
Go to Dashboard >> Testimonials >> Add New
Go to Appearance >> Customize >> Theme Settings >>Testimonial
This way, you can configure Testimonial
9.10. App Download
To set up the App Download, follow the steps below.
Go to Appearance >> Customize >> Theme Settings >>App Download
This way, you can configure App Download
9.11. Newsletter
Follow the steps below to set up the Newsletter Section.
Newsletter section you need upload and activate contact form 7 plugin.
Go to Dashboard contact >> Add New
Go to Appearance >> Customize >> Theme Settings >>Newsletter
This way, you can include the Newsletter section
9.12. Setup Footer Widgets
Follow the steps below to proceed to the Footer Widgets Section.
Go to Dashboard >>Appearance >> Widgets
To set up this section, follow the steps below.
- Do you want this section : Here, Enable and Disable options are provided so that If you do not wish to have this section, you can deactivate it here. Alternatively, if you would like to include this section, simply ensure that it is 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.
This way, you can include the Footer Widgets.
9.13. Setup Footer Text Section
Follow the steps below to configure the Footer Text Section.
1. Go to Appearance >>Customize >> Theme setting >> Footer Text.
In this way you can add Footer Text section.
9.14. Post Settings
Follow the steps below to configure the Footer Text Section.
1. Go to Dashboard >> Posts >> Add New
2. Go to Appearance >> Customize >> Theme Settings >> Post Settings
You can add a Post Settings section this way.
9.15. Blog Pages
Follow the steps below to set up the Blog Pages Section.
1. Go to Dashboard >> Pages >> Add New
You can add a Blog Page section this way.
9.16. Blog With Left Sidebar
Follow the steps below to set up the Blog With Left Sidebar Section.
1. Go to Dashboard >> Pages >> Add New
This is how you add the Blog With Left Sidebar section.
9.17. Blog With Right Sidebar
Follow the steps below to set up the Blog With Right Sidebar Section.
1. Go to Dashboard >> Pages >> Add New
This is how you add the Blog With Right Sidebar section.
9.18. Pages With No Sidebar
Follow the steps below to configure the Pages With No Sidebar Section.
1. Go to Dashboard >> Pages >> Add New
This is how you add the Pages With No Sidebar section.
9.19. Pages With Left Sidebar
Follow the steps below to configure the Pages With Left Sidebar Section.
1. Go to Dashboard >> Pages >> Add New
You can add Pages With Left Sidebar section in this way.
9.20. Pages With Right Sidebar
Follow the steps below to configure the Pages With Right Sidebar Section.
1. Go to Dashboard >> Pages >> Add New
You can add Pages With Right Sidebar section in this manner.
9.21. FAQ
Follow the steps below to configure the FAQ Page Settings.
1. Go to Appearance >> Customize >> Theme Settings >> FAQ Page Settings
This is how you add FAQ Page Settings.
9.22. 404 Page Settings
Follow the steps below to configure the 404 Page Settings.
1. Go to Appearance >> Customize >> Theme Settings >> 404 Page Settings
This is how you add 404 Page Settings.
9.23. Setup Contact form
In order to setup the Contact Form you need upload and activate contact form 7 plugin.
To proceed with this contact Form,
Go to Dashboard >> Contact >> Add New
Go to Dashboard >> Pages >>Add new >> Contact
This way, you can configure Contact form
9.24. Setup Contact Section
In order to setup the Contact Form you need upload and activate contact form 7 plugin.
To move forward with this, contact Section
Go to Appearance >> Customize >> Contact
This way, you can configure Contact Section
Theme Plugins
Plugins are ways to extend and add to the functionality that already exists in WordPress.
How to Enable Plugins If you want these features in your theme, you must activate the plugin. To activate the plugin in your theme, follow these steps. You must first download the vw-halloween-pro-posttype plugin.zip file from the source.
Setup VW Halloween Party Pro Posttype
Go to Dashboard >> Gallery >> Add New
Testimonials
When you activate this plugin, you will see the following option on the inside page.
Go to Dashboard >> Testimonials >> 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 your menu a name in Menu name and save menu button.
- Once you've created the menu. You must add pages by selecting them with checkboxes. After you've added a menu list, you can rearrange it using drag and drop.
- Select menu theme location from the below checkboxes
- If the primary menu checkbox is selected, the menu will appear in the header.
1. Create Page to set template: Go to Dashboard >> Pages >> Add New Page.
Label it "home" or whatever you want. Then, from the template dropdown, select "home-page."
For a better understanding, look at this screenshot.
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.
Shortcodes
A shortcode is a powerful content building tool http://codex.wordpress.org/Shortcode. Shortcodes are easy to use. First of all, make sure that the editing mode is set to Visual.
All available shortcodes are conditionally classified into the following groups:
- Destinations-[vw-halloween-pro-destinations]
- Tours-[vw-halloween-pro-tours]
- Testimonials-[vw-halloween-pro-testimonials]
- Hotels-[vw-halloween-pro-hotels]
Custom Widgets
