INTRODUCTIONTheme Customization
Theme uses native WordPress Customizer for General theme options. In order to access WordPress Customizer please select ‘Appearance > Customize’ in wp-admin console.
On the left side of the screen you will see the menu with various options and on the right side you will see website preview. Any settings you change in the Customizer will affect entire website, which means all posts and pages, so we are referring to them as global customization settings.
Each change you make will automatically update website preview (page will be refreshed). When you are satisfied with the result click ‘Save & Publish’ and do not forget to make final preview outside customization frame and logged out of WordPress to see how the site would look like to your visitors.
The important feature of Showcase is that any global setting can be overridden on any single post or page using setting keys which you will find in squared brackets next to setting names on the following pages.
Preformatted text presents possible values of setting keys. You will learn more about this overriding soon. Now, let’s explore customization settings.
SECTION 01General Settings - WordPress Customizer
On General settings panel you will find the following options:
Logo
Attachment ID or URL
Here you should select main website logo. It is displayed on pages next to the menu, on preloader screen and on sticky header. Recommended size for logo is 146px x 100px.
Alternate Sticky Header Logo
Attachment ID or URL
Here you should select website alternative logo.
This is usually light version of logo (which is supposed to be used on dark backgrounds). The logic is this:
- If you do not have Alternative logo defined, main logo will be used in all cases
- If you have Alternative logo defined, it will be used on top of the page when Content Below Menu and Sticky Header options are activated. This set up will also change the color of menu and widgets to light.
Invert Logo/Alternative Logo
True / False
Switch places of main and alternate logo.
Accent Color
Hexadecimal color code or color picker
Accent color is used as a color for links, icons, etc. If you define it, the accent color will influence the general color scheme of the site.
Alternate Color
Hexadecimal color code or color picker
Another color which influences general color scheme of the site is alternate color. Alternate color can be assigned as a color for buttons, icons, etc. If you define it, all elements with assigned alternate color will be affected.
Page Background
Attachment ID or URL
Page background image is a static image which serves as a site background if defined.
Hide Headline
True / False
This option enables you to display navigation breadcrumbs at the top of the screen. In most user scenarios this option should be set to true (checked).
Use Dark Skin
True / False
This is another option which influences general color scheme of the site. Showcase features two general skin styles – light and dark. The light skin has white colored background and dark colored main font and other ui elements. On the other hand, dark skin has dark colored background and light colored fonts.
Sidebar
No Sidebar / Left / Right
This option enables you to define if the sidebar will be visible globally or not.
By customizing this option, user can globally enable (place it on the right or left side) or disable sidebar. Sidebar content can be edited under Appearance > Widgets (from main WordPress menu).
You can choose one of three predefined sidebar layouts:
- No Sidebar – No sidebar is displayed
- Left – Sidebar is displayed on the left side of main content
- Right – Sidebar is displayed on the right side of main content.
Use Dash in Widgets
Default / Boxed
This option enables you to define if the dash will display below widgets.
Disable Preloader
True / False
This option enables you to define if the preloading animation will be displayed globally throughout the site or not. By changing this option, users can globally enable or disable the preloader animation.
Preloader Text
Any text
This option enables you to define the text on preloading screen. The preloader needs to be enabled in order to see the effect of this option.
Animations Autoplay Interval (ms)
Any number
Set the interval for animation autoplay. If the field is empty animations will not autoplay.
Custom CSS
Custom CSS code
This option enables you to define global Custom CSS code. Enter any CSS code you want here and it will apply to all pages.
Custom JS (Top / Bottom)
Custom JS code
This option enables you to define global Custom JS code. Enter any JS code you want here and it will be embedded in the element of all pages throughout the site.
This is where you should paste your custom site wise JavaScript, such as Google Analytics script.
Reset Theme Settings
This is not really a setting, so no override. Reset button will just reset all global settings to default values.
SECTION 02Site Identity
Under “Site Identity” panel in Customizer, you can set Site Title, Tagline and Site Icon. When working with site icon, please pay attention to recommended Icon size.
You’ll see the changes in the preview pane to the right. When you’re done, click Save and Publish.
SECTION 03Header and Footer
On Header and Footer settings panel you will find the following options:
Menu Type
Horizontal Left / Horizontal Centered / Horizontal Right / Horizontal Left Below Logo / Horizontal Right Below logo / Horizontal Center Below Logo / Vertical Left / Vertical Right
Showcase theme features numerous header layouts giving you a great degree of freedom when it comes to customization of your site. The menu type options include:
1. Horizontal Left menu:
2. Horizontal Centered menu:
3. Horizontal Right menu:
4. Horizontal Left Below Logo:
5. Horizontal Right Below Logo:
6. Horizontal Center Below Logo
7. Vertical Left:
8. Vertical Right:
Boxed Menu
True / False
Boxed menu means that the header content (including menu) will be fitted into the page wrap of 1336px.
If the menu is boxed it will be fitted into this width. If it is not boxed, that means that it will be streached across entire viewport.
Content Below Menu
True / False
This setting provides another header layout option. If the content flows below menu, the menu will be over the top section of the page.
If this option is set to false, the menu will be above the top section.
Check if you want to show content below menu.
Show Top Widgets in Menu Area
True / False
Select if the top widgets will display next to menu or above it.
Sticky Header
True / False
Sticky header will stay at the top even when you scroll down the page. Make sure to check this option if you want the sticky menu active.
Hide Menu
True / False
Showcase theme allows you to hide (collapse) the menu. This means that the menu is going to be initially collapsed. The user can always expand it by clicking on the menu icon.
Use Dark Skin in Footer
True / False
This option allows you to define the overall color scheme of the footer area.
Available options are:
1. Light – this will set the main footer color scheme to light:
2. Dark – this will set the main footer color scheme to dark:
Custom Footer Text
Any text
Any text entered here will be shown in footer, e.g. copyright notice.
SECTION 04Typography
On Typography settings panel you will find the following options:
Body Font
No Change / Any Google font
Body text font. Using this setting you can set the main font family that’ll be applied throughout the website. Showcase uses Google webfonts.
Heading Font
No Change / Any Google font
Heading text font. Using this setting you can set the font family for Main Headings.
Heading Supertitle Font
No Change / Any Google font
Heading Supertitle text font. Using this setting you can set the font family for supertitles in Main Headings.
Heading Subtitle Font
No Change / Any Google font
Heading Subtitle text font. Using this setting you can set the font family for subtitles in Main Headings.
Menu Font
No Change / Any Google font
Using this setting you can set the font family for menus.
SECTION 05Blog
On Blog settings panel you will find the following options:
Ghost Slider
True / False
Check if you want single posts to have overlay image.
Grid Gallery Columns
3/4/5/6
Here you can define the number of columns for grid gallery on single posts. On this example, four columns were set.
You can set the post grid gallery format by choosing Gallery as Post format, add the images to the post in the settings panel and check the Grid Gallery setting.
Grid Gallery Gap
0 - 10 / 15 / 20
You can define gap between grid gallery items in pixels using this setting. If you choose 0, the images will be “glued” to each other without any gap in between.
Archive Layout
Standard / Columns / Simple
Showcase offers three layouts for blog archive pages – standard, columns and simple. Please take a look at the following examples of these layouts:
This setting will affect layout of the main Blog page, as well as the Archive, Category, and Tag pages.
Single Post Layout
Standard / Columns
Showcase offers two layouts for single blog post pages – standard and columns. Standard layout features post content in one column while columns layout introduces two columns – one for featured image / grid gallery / video, and one for the content itself.
Here is the example of standard layout:
Here is the example of columns layout:
Show Author Name
True / False
This option enables you to set whether to display author name under post title or not.
Show Post Date
True / False
This option enables you to set whether to display post date under post title or not.
Show Author Avatar in List
True / False
Show Author Info in Post
True / False
Show information about author in single posts (you can add or update the text in Users > Your Profile > Biographical Info from main WordPress menu).
Share on Facebook
True / False
Share on Twitter
True / False
Share on Google Plus
True / False
Share on LinkedIn
True / False
Share on VK
True / False
Sharing options for single posts. If checked, the share icons will be present in posts.
Use Dash in Headlines
True / False
Showcase offers two types of headlines on blog archive pages and individual post pages.
Check to use dash separator in headlines.
Sticky Posts in Grid/Tiles
True / False
This option enables you to set if you want to show sticky posts in grid/tiles.
You can make a sticky post by checking the “Stick this post to the front page” option in the “Publish” section of Post editor.
If checked, the post will be placed at the top of the front page of posts, keeping it there until new posts are published.
Settings Page Slug
Page slug
Showcase has a unique way of enabling you to create custom templates for single post pages. You can create a static page, add content to it and set desired global settings overrides. Then you can use it as a template for single post pages.
The field Setting page slug should contain the slug of your page which serves as a template for blog posts. Once you add the slug to this field, all blog posts will inherit settings and shortcodes of the referenced page.
So, in order to change template elements on blog posts, please locate the page with the slug entered in Settings Page Slug field and edit it.
SECTION 06Portfolio
On Portfolio settings panel you will find the following options:
Ghost Slider
True / False
Check if you want single posts to have overlay image.
Grid Gallery Columns
3/4/5/6
Here you can define the number of columns for grid gallery on portfolio items. You can set the post grid gallery format by adding the images to the post in the settings panel and check the Grid Gallery setting.
Grid Gallery Gap
0 - 10 / 15 / 20
You can define gap between grid gallery items in pixels using this setting. If you choose 0, the images will be “glued” to each other without any gap in between.
Single Project view
Standard / Columns
Showcase offers two layouts for portfolio single project pages – standard and columns.
This setting lets you choose default layout for all Portfolio single project pages.
Share on Facebook
True / False
Share on Twitter
True / False
Share on Google Plus
True / False
Share on LinkedIn
True / False
Share on VK
True / False
Sharing options for single portfolio items. If checked, the share icons will be present in posts.
Use Dash in Headlines
True / False
Showcase offers two types of headlines on blog archive pages and individual post pages.
Settings Page Slug
Page slug
Showcase has a unique way of enabling you to create custom templates for individual portfolio item pages. You can create a static page, add content to it and set desired global settings overrides. Then you can use it as a template for portfolio item pages.
The field Setting page slug should contain the slug of your page which serves as a template for portfolio items. Once you add the slug to this field, all portfolio items will inherit settings and shortcodes of the referenced page.
So, in order to change template elements on portfolio items, please locate the page with the slug entered in Settings Page Slug field and edit it.
SECTION 07Shop
These settings are used with WooCommerce plugin.
Share on Facebook
True / False
Share on Twitter
True / False
Share on Google Plus
True / False
Share on LinkedIn
True / False
Share on VK
True / False
Sharing options for single products. If checked, the share icons will be present in products.
Use Dash in Headlines
True / False
Showcase offers two types of headlines on blog archive pages and individual post pages. Header with the dash and header without it.
Check to use dash separator in headlines.
Settings Page Slug
Page slug
Showcase has a unique way of enabling you to create custom templates for individual product pages. You can create a static page, add content to it and set desired global settings overrides. Then you can use it as a template for individual product pages.
The field Setting page slug should contain the slug of your page which serves as a template for WooCommerce products. Once you add the slug to this field, all shop items will inherit settings and shortcodes of the referenced page.
So, in order to change template elements on individual product pages, please locate the page with the slug entered in Settings Page Slug field and edit it.
ARTICLE 01FAQ
In this section you will find the most common questions regarding the editing of single product pages.
Product is overlapping the menu
If the single product pages appear as they are not formatted, and are overlapping the menu, that probably means that their template page is not set correctly.
In order to fix this, make sure that the template page (Shop single) is published, and its slug is added to Settings page slug field in Appearance >Customize >Shop panel.
How to edit / remove Excerpt text?
In order to edit / remove excerpt text, navigate to the Post editor, and in Screen Options (at the top of the dashboard) enable Excerpt field.
After that, scroll to the bottom of the page editor where you’ll find Excerpt text.
How to change / remove Header background image?
The Header background image on single product pages represents featured image added to the products or their template page (Shop single). In order to replace existing image with your own, click on the image, and when redirected, select image from Media Library.
In order to entirely remove the image, click on ‘Remove featured image’ button.
*Please note that once the featured image is added to the single product pages’ template page, it will override the featured image added to the product.
How to add / remove sidebar from single products?
In order to add sidebar to single product pages, navigate to their template page (Shop single), and in Override Global Settings panel, select ‘Sidebar’ setting, and select its position (left / right).
To remove sidebar, select ‘No Sidebar’.
*Note that sidebar can also be displayed on selected products, by adding it to the product’s Override Global Settings.
How to entirely remove Header from single products?
In order to remove entire Header from single product pages, make sure to check ‘Hide Default Headline’ field in Appearance >Customize >General Settings panel, or in Override Global Settings at the bottom of the Shop single page editor:
HOW TO 01Translation
In order to translate the theme, please follow the next steps.
Theme’s .pot file is located in /wp-content/themes/your-theme-name/languages folder.
Please use PoEdit – https://poedit.net/ to translate the .pot file and create respective .po and .mo files.
Please name .po and .mo files e.g. potname-nl_NL.po and potname-nl_NL.mo (nl_NL is the language code for dutch and potname is the name of the .pot file you have started from – it corresponds to text domain of the theme). For other languages’ codes, please refer to the following link: Internationalization.
In order to place .po and .mo files properly and not have them deleted when you update the theme, upload them to \wp-content\languages\themes folder. If you don’t have languages folder in your wp-content directory, please proceed and create one. Then create themes folder, and paste the files in it.
Alternatively, you can upload the .po and .mo files to your theme’s /wp-content/themes/your-theme-name/languages folder. In that case name them only using the language code (for example nl_NL.mo and nl_NL.po)
Also make sure to translate the theme’s plugin .pot file, located in \wp-content\plugins\your-theme-name\languages folder.
The steps are the same as for the theme, except the files should be named bt_plugin-nl_NL.po and bt_plugin-nl_NL.mo (with appropriate language code).
For plugin’s .po and .mo files, you should place them in \wp-content\languages\plugins folder.
You can set the site language of your WordPress installation on Settings > General. WordPress will automatically use the right language files if they exist.
HOW TO 02Child Theme
If you want to use Child Theme, please follow these steps:
- First of all, make sure that you haven’t changed the parent theme’s folder name. It needs to remain the same.
- You should be able to find the folder your_theme_name-child in the package you have downloaded from ThemeForest.
- Please copy this folder to /wp-content/themes folder on your server.
- Go to Appearance > Themes in your wp-admin console and activate child theme. Please have in mind that all required plugins need to be activated.
For more info, refer to the article Child Theme.
HOW TO 03One Page Site
In order to create one page site, please follow the instructions below:
The best way to start is to install demo content. If you want to install one page demo please refer to the article: Installing Demo Content. You will be able to see how all elements on the single page are set.
1. First of all, navigate to the Bold Page Builder and edit desired section. Insert in required Custom Tab Element ID attribute:
2. Then in Appearance > Menus add a new Custom Link and as a URL insert custom ID atribute with #.
For example: #about
HOW TO 04Update Theme
In order to update the theme, please follow the instructions below:
Once the new theme version is available, user who purchased the theme should get an email note from the Envato (ThemeForest).
There are three ways to update the theme:
1) FTP Update
Download newest theme version from ThemeForest Download section. Since you already have the theme installed, you can download just ‘Installable WordPress file only’.
In case you want to use this method, we suggest that you use Filezilla to access your server. Here is the article that explains how Filezilla works.
You need to extract theme file from the zipped folder you downloaded, and upload it to /wp-content/themes folder on your server. You will be prompted to overwrite the existing files. Select ‘Yes’, and the theme will update.
*The example is the zip file from Medicare theme but the process is the same for all themes.
2) Update theme via ZIP file upload
This method is available since WP version 5.5. Please follow these steps:
- From WP dashboard go to Appearance > Themes,
- Click Add New button,
- Click Upload Theme button,
- Click Choose File to select previously downloaded zip archive, then click Install Now,
- Wait for the upload to finish, then click Replace current with uploaded button.
3) Envato Market plugin
Enable automatic theme update with the Envato Market Plugin. Once you install and activate this plugin, every time a new theme version becomes available, you will be able to update it with just one click.
You will need to go to the WordPress Updates page and navigate to the Themes section. The new version will be included in the section just like the themes from the WordPress repository.
* Whichever of these three methods you use for theme update, you will have to update theme plugin (and possibly some other required plugins) as well.
For plugin updates, you will get notification on your dashboard when new version is available.
Please note…
If you made any changes in the source code you’ll need to reapply them to the new version of the theme or they will be lost.
To prevent this, you can use child theme.
All settings in Customize panel and your content will be preserved.
HOW TO 05RTL Support
In order to ensure that the theme you purchased / want to purchase is RTL supported, you can check on our themes’ profiles on ThemeForest.
These themes have CSS defined for RTL layout, so when you change site’s language in Settings >General on your dashboard (or via language switch if you have multilingual site), the RTL layout will automatically apply to certain elements.
However!
Some elements in Bold Builder that have alignment option (such as Icons, Images, Columns, etc…) will need to be rearranged manually to fit the RTL layout.
