Manufacturer Theme Documentation
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TableofContents
GettingStarted.............................................................................................................................3
Introduction....................................................................................................................................3
SystemRequirements.....................................................................................................................4
InstallingtheTheme........................................................................................................................4
Whattodoifthethemeinstallationfails....................................................................................5
InstallPlugins...................................................................................................................................6
ImportingtheDemoContent..........................................................................................................7
ImportantFeaturesoftheManufacturerWordPressTheme.......................................................10
BootstrapFramework...............................................................................................................10
PluginsInstalledwiththeTheme..............................................................................................10
SettingUpyourWebsite.............................................................................................................12
CustomizingtheTheme.................................................................................................................13
MainThemeOptions.................................................................................................................13
Typographysettings..................................................................................................................14
SettingUptheHeaderandFooter................................................................................................15
AddingMenustoyourWebsite....................................................................................................17
SettingUptheStandardMenus................................................................................................17
LocalizingorChangingtheLanguageoftheTheme......................................................................18
AddingContent..........................................................................................................................19
MiscellaneousFeatures..............................................................................................................20
AddingaBlogtoyourWebsite......................................................................................................20
IncorporatingaWooCommerceShopinyourWebsite................................................................21
Updatingthetheme...................................................................................................................22
UpdatingviatheWordPressAdminPanel(usingDashboard>Updates).....................................22
UpdatingviatheWordPressAdminPanel(usinganExtraPlugin)................................................23
UpdatingviaFTP............................................................................................................................23
ManufacturerThemeUserManual Installation
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GettingStarted
IntroductionManufacturerthemeisintunewithalldevices,browsersandplatforms,retinareadyandcomeswithsuper-fastanduser-friendlyElementorpagebuilder.AllcustomizationoptionsareavailableontheFrontEndeditorandnocodingskillrequiredtocreateoreditcontent.
SomeofthefeaturesoftheManufacturerThemeinclude:
• OnlineandOfflinePayments-MakeapaymentonlinefromyourwebsiteviaPayPalorcash.• TaxesandFees–Setpricingonallaccommodationcharges:addmandatoryfees,
accommodationtaxes,servicetaxes.Theguestscanseethesummaryandtotalofchargesbeforemakingabooking.Allthisinfooneachbookingisstoredintheadmindashboardaswell.
• GDPRCompliant-Yourguestswillfindthecheckboxforopt-inconsentbeloweachbookingformtoacceptyourwebsitetermsandconditionsbeforereservation.
• MultilingualSupport-Easilytranslateawebsitetoanylanguage.• Responsive&MobileFriendly-Manufacturerisfullyresponsiveandlooksgreatonall
devices.• BuiltwithSASS–themoststableandpowerfulprofessionalgradeCSSextensionlanguage• CompatiblewithFirefox,Safari,Chrome,EdgeandIE10+• Bootstrap-basedResponsiveLayouts• AbilitytohaveaBackgroundimageforyourwebsite• Abilitytouseanyof800+GoogleFonts• Elementordrag&droppagebuilder• WooCommercecompatibility• CustomSVGandFontAwesomeicons• One-clickdemocontentimport• RetinaReady• SEOready
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SystemRequirementsToinstalltheManufacturerThemeyoumusthaveaworkingversionofWordPressalreadyinstalled.ForinformationregardingtheinstallingoftheWordPressplatform,pleaseseetheWordPressCodexathttp://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress.
InstallingtheThemeYoucaninstallthethemejustasyouwouldinstallanyotherWordPressTheme.
Note:Inordertoinstallatheme,youwouldneedtologintoyourWordPressadminareawithAdministratorrights.
Toinstallthetheme:
1. IntheWordPressDashboard,clickonAppearance>ThemestoopentheThemesscreen.
2. ClickontheAddNewbuttontoopentheAddThemesscreen.
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3. ClickontheUploadThemebuttonanduploadthezippedthemefileyouhavereceived
fromStyleMixThemes.
Note:DependingonthespeedofyourInternetconnection,itmaytakesometimetouploadthezipfile.
4. OncethefileisuploadedclickontheInstallNowbuttontoinstallthetheme.
Note:Ifyouhavetroubleinstallingthetheme,pleaseseethenextsection:Whattodoifthethemeinstallationfails.
WhattodoifthethemeinstallationfailsIftheimportstallsandfailstorespondafterafewminutes,orifWordPressgivesyouanerrormessage,youaresufferingfromPHPconfigurationlimitsthataresettoolowtocompletetheprocess.Youshouldcontactyourhostingproviderandaskthemtoincreasethoselimitstoaminimumasfollows:
• max_execution_time600• memory_limit128M• post_max_size32M• upload_max_filesize32M
YoucanverifyyourPHPconfigurationlimitsbyinstallingasimplepluginfoundhere:http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-php-info.YoucanalsocheckyourPHPerrorlogstoseetheexacterrorbeingreturned.
ManufacturerThemeUserManual DemoImport
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InstallPluginsOncethethemeisinstalled,youhavetoinstallallrequiredpluginsviaAppearance>InstallPluginsmenu.SelectAllpluginsandInstallthemviabulkApply:
Afterinstallationofallplugins,Activatethem:
Nowallpluginsinstalledandactivatedcorrectly:
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ImportingtheDemoContentDon’tknowwheretostartonbuildingupyoursite?Wehavecreatedanoptionforyoutorecreateourthemedemositewithjustoneclick.
Tip:Beforeimportingthedemocontent,youcancheckoutthevariousdemosathttp://manufacturer.stylemixthemes.com/landing/.Youcanseethedifferentdemosanddecideonwhichonesuitsyourfirmthebest.
ClickonAppearance>ImportDemoDataintheWordPressmenu:
Tip:Youcanusethedemocontentasastartingpointforyourwebsiteandmodifythecontenttosuityourneeds.Inthatcase,selectthedemolayoutthatismostappropriateforyourwebsite.
Eachdemolayoutrequiresanumberofpluginstofunctionproperly.Fortunately,StyleMixThemeshasmadeiteasyforyoutoinstallthepluginsandtheywillbeinstalledautomaticallyduringdemosetupproceed.Inordertostarttheimportproceed,clickontheImportbutton.
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Note:DependingonthespeedofyourInternetconnection,itmaytakesometimetoinstallallthepluginsandimportthedemocontent.
Note:Iftheimportfailsorstalls,pleasetrytoreloadthepageandclickonSetuplayoutbuttononceagainorseetheprevioussection:Whattodoifthethemeinstallationfails.
SetupLayoutfeatureinstallsallrequiredplugins,importsthechosendemolayoutandwidgets.AfterfinishingtheproceedyoucanvisityoursitefrontpageinordertoseeallreadyfeaturesJ
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Tip:Ifyouwanttostartfromscratchafterviewingthedemocontent,youcanremovethedemocontentusingtheResetWPplugin(https://wordpress.org/plugins/reset-wp/).ThispluginresetstheWordPressdatabasebacktoitsdefaults.Itwilldeleteallcustomizationsandcontent,butitdoesnotmodifyfiles;itonlyresetsthedatabase.Pleaseseetheabovelinkformoredetails.
ManufacturerThemeUserManual ThemeFeatures
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ImportantFeaturesoftheManufacturerWordPressThemeThissectiondescribessomenoteworthyfeaturesofthistheme.
BootstrapFrameworkTheManufacturerThemeusestheBootstrapframework,soyoucanhavealayoutgridofupto12columnstodesignyourpages.Further,eachwidgethasitsownmaximumandminimumwidths,soyouhavetheflexibilityofadjustingthewidthsofthewidgetsdependingonthelayoutofthepages.
PluginsInstalledwiththeTheme
Plugin Required/Optional Howithelpsyou…
AddToAnyShareButtons
Recommended Allowsyoutoshareyourpostsandpageson100+sharingandsocialmediasitesincludingFacebook,Twitter,Pinterest,Google,WhatsApp,LinkedIn,Tumblr,andReddit.
BreadcrumbNavXT
Recommended Allowsyoutosetupbreadcrumbnavigationonthepagesshowingthevisitorsthepathtotheircurrentlocationonyourwebsite.
WPFormsLite Recommended BeginnerfriendlyWordPresscontactformplugin.UseourDrag&DropformbuildertocreateyourWordPressforms.
ForceRegenerateThumbnails
Recommended Deletesallexistingthumbnailsandforcestheregenerationofthumbnails.
MailChimpforWordPressLite
Recommended HelpsyouaddsubscriberstoyourMailChimplistsusingvariousmethods.Youcancreategoodlookingopt-informsorintegrateMailChimpwithotherformsonyoursite.
WooCommerce Required Helpsyousetupyouronlinestoretosellthingsonyourwebsite.
CustomProductTabsforWooCommerce
Recommended ExtendWooCommercetoaddandmanagecustomproducttabs.Createasmanyproducttabsasneededperproduct.
Elementor Required Themostadvancedfrontenddrag&droppagebuilder.Createhigh-end,pixelperfectwebsitesatrecordspeeds.Anytheme,anypage,anydesign.
ElementorAddons&
Required AddsnewAddons&WidgetsthatarespecificallydesignedtobeusedinconjunctionwiththeElementorPageBuilder.
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Asmentionedbefore,theManufacturerThemerequiresanumberofpluginstofunctionproperly.Thefollowingtablegivesyouabriefdescriptionofeachoftheplugins:
Note:WeprovideextrapluginswithEXTENDEDlicensesandincludelatestupdatestoeveryversionofthethemes.Thepluginswillbeupdatedwheneveryouupgradeyourtheme.
Templates-SizzifyLiteHeaderFooterElementor
Required CreateHeaderandFooterforyoursiteusingElementorPageBuilder.
ManufacturerTablesShortcode
Required TablesforWooCommerce
SMWidgets Required ManufacturerElementorWidgets.
ReduxFramework
Required Reduxisasimple,trulyextensibleoptionsframeworkforWordPressthemesandplugins.
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SettingUpyourWebsite
OncetheManufacturerThemeisinstalled,youwillnowhavetocustomizethethemetosuityourneeds.Thefollowingaresomeofthetasksyouneedtocompletetocustomizethetheme:
• Buildyourownheader,setupheaders,footers,andsidebarsforyourwebsite.• Chooseyourowncolorschemeandtypographyoptions.• Typeintheaddressandotherinformationaboutyourorganization.• Designandaddwidgetstoyourwebsite.• Setupthemenusofthewebsite.
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CustomizingtheThemeYoucanperformgeneralcustomizationoftheManufacturerThemebygoingtoDashboard>ThemeOptions(justasyouwouldnormallydoforanyothertheme).Here,youcansetupthefollowing:
• Mainsitesettingssuchasdefaultvisualizationoptions;defaultHeadersettings,Preloaderoptionsandothers.
• Colorsscheme• Typographysettings.• NewsArchiveandSinglepageoptions.• Shoppagesettings.
MainThemeOptions
Hereyoucansetupglobalwebsitesettingssuchas:
• sitebodybackground;• 404-pagebackground;• HeaderonInsidePages;• Preloadersettings;• MainColorofyourwebsite.
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TypographysettingsIfyouwanttochangeyourwebsitetypographysettings,youneedtogoThemOptions>Typography.It’spossibletochangetypographyoptionsforMain(body)andHeadings,alsoParagraphs,Spacing,andButtonsettings.
ManufacturerThemeUserManual Header&Footer
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SettingUptheHeaderandFooterYoucancustomizethelook-and-feeloftheheaderandFooter.Youcanalsocontrolwhatitemsappearintheheader&footerareasofyourpages.
Tosetuporcustomizethemofyourwebpages:
ClickonAppearance>HeaderFooterBuilderintheWordPressmenu.
ClickonEditwithElementorinordertomodifytheHeaderorFootertemplate.
Nowyoucaneasilymodifyincludedelementsoraddnewelementsviadraganddrop.
Header:
Footer:
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EachelementhasContentandAdvancedoptionspanelformodificationsandsettings:
ManufacturerThemeUserManual Menu
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AddingMenustoyourWebsiteTheManufacturerThemesupportsuptofourmenus.Youcanhaveamenuatthetopofyourwebsitepagesanduptothreemenusinthesidebars.Inadditiontotheabovelocations,youcanalsoaddoneofthefourmenustoanypageyouwantusingtheElementorNavigationMenuwidget.
SettingUptheStandardMenus
Asmentionedabove,yourthemeallowsyoutohaveamenuatthetopofyourwebsitepagesanduptothreemenusinthesidebars.
TosetuptheStandardMenus:
1. ClickonAppearance>MenusintheWordPressmenutoopentheMenuspage.2. YoucannowsetupthemenusasyouwoulddoforanyotherWordPresstheme.
ManufacturerThemeUserManual Localization
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LocalizingorChangingtheLanguageoftheTheme
IfyouareusingtheManufacturerThemeinanon-Englishspeakingcountry,youcanchangethelanguageofthethemesothatthewp-adminareawillbeinthelanguageofyourchoice.
Youcanchangeyoursite’smainlanguageviaSettings>General>SiteLanguage.ThiswillchangeallyourWordPressrelatedpromptstotheselectedlanguage,butyouwillstillhavetolocalizethethemerelatedoptionsandscreens.
It’seasytolocalizeyoursiteusingtheLocoTranslateplugin.(Youcanseearelatedtutorialinthefollowingpage:https://localise.biz/help/wordpress/translate-plugin/beginners.
AnotherwayistoaddyourtranslationsusingthePoEditplatform.Basically,youneedtocreatea.pofilethatcontainsthetranslationsandPoEditwillgeneratea.mofileforyou.Youthenneedtouploadthe.mofiletoyourtheme’slanguagefolder(../wp-content/themes/theme-folder/languages/).
Note:Beforeaddingtranslationsforstaticstrings,youneedtorenamethelanguagefilescorrectlyaccordingyoursite’slanguage.Thethemelanguagefilesarelocatedinthe../wp-content/themes/theme-folder/languages/folder.YoucanfindalistoflanguagecodesatWordPressinyourLanguage.Asanexample,thelanguagecodeforEnglishisen_EN,soyouwouldsavethetranslatedfilesasen_EN.poanden_EN.mo.
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AddingContent
YoucanaddregularcontenttoyourwebsiteasnormalpagesandpostsusingElementorpagebuilder.ElementorisavisualpagebuilderpluginforWordPressenablingthecreationofwebpagesinalive,visualway.
Thisstep-by-stepguidewalksyouthroughhowtocreateawebsiteusingElementor.
IfyouareanElementornewbie,thisarticlewillhelpyouunderstandtheessentialsofsuccessfulpage-building.Youwilllearnabout:
1. CreateanewpageonWordPressandElementoreditorlayout.2. BuildyourfirstpagewithElementor.3. InsertTemplatestoyourpage.4. Preview&Publishyourpage.5. MakeyourpageResponsive.
Tip:HereyoucanseethefullDocumentationoftheElementor-https://docs.elementor.com/article/226-getting-started.
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MiscellaneousFeatures
TheManufacturerThemealsosupportsblogs.Youcansetupacustomblogpage.Youcanalsohavecustomsidebarsontheblog.
TheManufacturerThemeisalsocompatiblewiththeWooCommerceplugin,soyoucanhaveane-commerceshoponyourwebsite.
AddingaBlogtoyourWebsiteYoucanalsohavearegularblogonyourwebsitewhereyou(oranyonewithadmin/authorrights)canputupposts.
Note:BlogpostscanbepublishedfromtheWordPressadminarea.Onlysomeonewithadminorauthorrightscanputupblogposts.
YoucanassignanypageyoucreateasthestartpageofyourblogbyclickingonAppearance>Customize>SiteSettings>StaticFrontPageandselectingthepageinthePostspagedrop-downlist.
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IncorporatingaWooCommerceShopinyourWebsiteWooCommerceisthemostpopulare-commercepluginforWordPress.Nowyoucanhaveashopwithalle-commercefeaturesonyourWordPresssite.
Beforeyoustartaddingproducts,pleasegothroughtheWooCommercepluginsettingsandspecifyeverythingyouneedforyourshop.
Pleaseseehttps://docs.woothemes.com/documentation/plugins/woocommerce/getting-started/formoredetailsonsettingupashopusingtheWooCommerceplugin.
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Updatingthetheme
Wewillperiodicallyprovideupdatesofyourtheme.Theseupdatesareessentialifyouwanttohaveabug-freewebsiteaswegivenewfeaturesandimprovementstothethemeovertime.SomeoftheseupdatesmightbeneededinordertomakethethemecompatiblewithnewerversionsofWordPress.
Note:Thereisnoriskoflosingyoursettingsandpageswhenyouupdatethetheme.However,anymodificationsyouhavemadetothecorethemefileswillbelost,soyoushouldbackupthosefilesbeforeyouupdatethetheme.
Tip:Afterupgradingthetheme,youcanupdateextrapluginsviaAppearance>InstallPlugins.
TherearethreewaysofupdatingourWordPressthemestonewerversions:
• UpdatingviatheWordPressAdminPanel(usingDashboard>Updates)• UpdateviatheWordPressAdminPanel(usinganextraplugin)• UpdatingviaFTP
UpdatingviatheWordPressAdminPanel(usingDashboard>Updates)TheeasiestwayofupdatingthethemeisviaDashboard>Updates.Whenanupdateisavailableforyourtheme,youwillgetanotificationinyourWordPressDashboardandyoucanupdateyourthemebyclickingonDashboard>Updatesandupdatingthetheme(justasyouwouldupdateanyotherinstalledtheme).
Tip:Afterupgradingthetheme,youcanupdateextrapluginsviaAppearance>InstallPlugins.
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UpdatingviatheWordPressAdminPanel(usinganExtraPlugin)ForthismethodyoushouldfirstinstalltheEasyThemeandPluginUpgradesplugin(http://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-theme-and-plugin-upgrades/)Thispluginwillupdateyourthemewhenyouuploadthetheme.zipfile.
OnceyouhaveinstalledtheEasyThemeandPluginUpgradesplugin:
1. Downloadthethemefileupdate.2. Extractthemanufacturer.zipfilefromthedownloadedthemefile.3. IntheWordPressdashboard,clickonAppearance>Themes>AddNew>Upload
Theme>Browse...4. Selectthemanufacturer.zipfilethatyouextractedinstep2andclickonInstallNow.
Tip:Afterupgradingthetheme,youcanupdateextrapluginsviaAppearance>InstallPlugins.
UpdatingviaFTPAnotherwayofupdatingyourthemeisviaFTP.
Extractthecontentsofthemanufacturer.zipfile.Thecontentswillbeextractedtoafoldercalledmanufacturer\andtosubfolderswithinthemanufacturerfolder.
Tip:Makesureyourunzippingsoftwaredoesnotcreateanyextradirectorywiththesamenamenestedwithinthemanufacturer\folder.Inotherwords,makesureyouextractthefilestomanufacturer\andnotmanufacturer\manufacturer\.
UsinganFTPprogram,uploadthemanufacturer\folder(anditssubfolders)to/wp-content/themes/onyourwebserver.
Note:TheFTPprogramwillgiveawarningthatthemanufacturer\folderalreadyexists.ChooseReplaceAll.
Tip:Afterupgradingthetheme,youcanupdateextrapluginsviaManufacturer>Plugins.