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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.

ManufacturerThemeUserManual AppendixB

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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.