Especio - Documentation v1.0.16

Thank you for purchasing our theme. We are happy that you are one of our customers and we assure you will not be disappointed. We do our best to produce top notch themes with great functionality, premium designs, and clear code.

License

With ThemeForest regular license you are licensed to use this theme to create one single End Product (the final website customized with your content) for yourself or for one client.

What is allowed with the single regular license:

You can create 1 website (on a single domain) for yourself or for your client. You can then transfer that website to your client for any fee. In that case, the license is also transferred to your client.
You can install the theme on your test server for testing/development purposes (this installation should not be available to the public).
You can modify or manipulate the theme, you can combine it with other works to create the End Product.
The theme updates for the single End Product (website) are free.

What is not allowed:

With a single regular license you are not allowed to create multiple websites. For multiple websites you will need multiple regular licenses.
To resell the same website (Single End Product) to another clients. You will need to purchase an extended license for this.

For more information regarding license regulations and policies, see the links below:

PSD Files & Images

IMPORTANT! We do not include theme-related .PSD files into the theme package, because it significantly increases the theme archive size. If you need those files, feel free to submit a support request.

All the clipart images included in this theme are copyrighted to their respective owners and are not available for download with this theme. Clipart images can not be used without express permission from the owner and/or need to be purchased separately.

Nevertheless, you can request the clipart-related image IDs/references and .PSD files by contacting our support department.

Bundled Plug-ins

The theme package contains a number of bundled plug-ins. Please click here to view the list of plug-ins that come included into the theme.

If a new version of a bundled plug-in is available, it will be included in the next theme's release. You can also request it by submitting a support ticket.

Bundled plug-ins are fully functional without the activation using a registration license key. In case you are willing to receive automatic updates and support from the plug-in team, you will need to purchase the plug-in separately. Only the direct buyers get the plug-in license key.

Support Policy

In order to receive a technical support assistance, you need to have a valid purchase code. To get the code, please navigate to your ThemeForest "Downloads" page and click on the theme download link. Check this guide for more details.

PLEASE NOTE! As authors of this theme we do provide support only for the theme-related features.

We do not provide support for additional customization, 3rd party plug-ins integration or any other compatibility issues that might arise. Nevertheless, there is an exception that is only applied to the plug-in(s) we have developed and integrated ourselves.

If you have any questions that are beyond the scope of this help file, feel free to contact us. We will respond as soon as possible (within 24 – 48 hours, usually faster). We are open from 10am to 7pm (CET), from Monday till Friday.

Please be aware that some questions are posted on our website in "Common Questions" section. So, before submitting a new ticket, please try searching our website for an answer, as well as checking our Video Tutorials and Articles. Our website has its own inner search and also has been indexed by Google, so if you can not find your answer with our website search, it is worth typing it into Google too. Please make sure you have looked at all the available resources before submitting a support request.

Third-party Extensions

Unfortunately, we do not provide support for third-party extensions. Please contact the author of the extension if needed. If you feel that you might have troubles with installing an extension, we advise you to order a professional installation service.

Articles & Video Tutorials

For more information regarding the theme's functionality, we suggest checking our Video Tutorials and Articles.

WordPress Information

To install this theme you must have a working version of WordPress already installed. Below are some useful links regarding WordPress information.

WordPress FAQ - General information about WordPress.
WordPress Documentation - A great knowledge-base for WordPress beginners.
PHP Function References - Detailed information on WordPress PHP functions and a lot of usage examples.

Theme Requirements

To use this theme you must be running at least WordPress 5.0, PHP 5.6.20 or higher.
External plug-ins may require additional limitations, like WooCommerce - PHP 7.2+, etc.
If you use a hosting service with limited resources (e.g. GoDaddy!), you may experience issues with the "one-click" demo data installation.

We recommend that you contact your web hosting service provider to make sure that your server PHP configuration limits are as follows:

max_execution_time 600
memory_limit 128M
post_max_size 32M
upload_max_filesize 32M

If you are running unmanaged dedicated server or VPS, you should check your php.ini file. Alternatively, you can edit .htaccess file in the root of your website and add the following values:

php_value max_execution_time 600
php_value memory_limit 128M
php_value post_max_size 32M
php_value upload_max_filesize 32M

Setting these values will ensure you will not get error messages during the installation. To safeguard your website, please use secure passwords and the latest version of WordPress and plug-ins.

Here is the list of web hosting service providers we recommend:

BlueHost (Exclusive Offer for our Customers: -70% OFF)
SiteGround
InMotion Hosting

Theme Installation

Unpacking the theme

Before installing the theme, please make sure you unpacked the archive and extracted the theme files. Some of the folders names may slightly vary. Treat the screenshot below as an example only.

The main package contains archives with the main theme, child theme and documentation.

If you try to install the wrong files, you will get the missing style.css error. This is the most common error that means you are trying to install an incorrect package.

In order to install the theme, you need to have a working version of WordPress installed on your server first. Check out this guide for detailed information on how to install WordPress. We also highly recommend updating your WordPress to the latest stable version.

There are 2 ways to install the theme:

via FTP:
1. Log into your web server with FTP client software.
2. Unzip the especio.zip file and ONLY use the extracted /especio theme folder.
3. Upload the extracted especio theme folder into /wp-content/themes.
4. Navigate to the Appearance > Themes tab and activate the theme.
via WordPress admin panel:
1. Log into the WordPress admin panel.
2. Navigate to Appearance > Themes and click on Add New and Upload Theme.
3. Select the especio.zip folder and click Install Now button.
4. After the successful installation, click on Activate or navigate to the Appearance > Themes and click on Activate button to activate the newly installed theme.
5. Install and activate ThemeREX Addons plug-in.

You can also watch our video tutorial on how to install a WordPress theme.

Attention! If you want to make changes in theme’s templates or functions, we recommend activating a child theme before demo data installation. Please see the Child Theme section for more information.

Plug-ins Installation

Below is the list of the plug-ins that come included into the theme.
Some of these plug-ins can also be installed from the WordPress.org repository.

Contact Form 7
Cookie Information (formerly WP GDPR Compliance)
Elegro Crypto Payment
Gutenberg (required, not included) - if you are using WordPress 4.9 or lower, please install this plug-in yourself from WordPress repository;
MailChimp for WordPress
Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed (formerly Instagram Feed)
ThemeREX Addons (required)
ThemeREX Updater
TI WooCommerce Wishlist
WooCommerce
YITH WooCommerce Compare

You can find a detailed overview of each plug-in in the Plug-ins section of this documentation file.

There is only one required plug-in for proper theme functioning, and that is ThemeREX Addons. The rest of the plug-ins are recommended for installation, but not required.

To make the theme look exactly as on the demo page, you would need to install the recommended plug-ins:

After the installation/activation of ThemeREX Addons plug-in, you will see a prompt with a list of plug-ins to install. Click on the Begin installing plugins link or go to Appearance > Install Plugins.
Check the plug-ins you want to install, select the Install option and click Apply. Installation may take a few minutes, please be patient and do not refresh the page.
Now, activate the plug-ins. Go to Appearance > Install Plugins, check all the listed plug-ins, choose Activate option and click Apply.

In case you are running a shared hosting with limited resources (e.g. GoDaddy), we do recommend enabling only the essential plug-ins (e.g. ThemeREX Addons) and disable the rest. Otherwise, it may significantly increase the memory consumption, which might lead to unwanted issues.

Child Theme

If you want to make changes to the theme's files and functions, we recommend installing a child theme. This ensures that your theme customizations stay in place after the theme update. If you are not planning to change the core theme files, you are free to skip this chapter.

IMPORTANT! Install the child theme before importing the demo data. Otherwise, all of your theme options will be reset.

A child theme is installed the same way you install a parent theme. Locate the especio-child.zip file in the theme package and upload it via the WordPress admin panel. Alternatively, you can unzip it and upload via FTP (see main theme installation chapter).

Using a Child Theme

Your child theme has its own functions.php file. Use it to copy modified functions from the parent theme's functions.php, or register new functions.

You can copy all files from the parent theme into the child theme except files located in the following folders:

/includes
/plugins
/theme-options
/theme-specifics

In the /front-page folder, you can copy all files except front-page.options.php.

If the file you want to edit is in one of these folders, you need to copy the required function from that file, and register it in the child theme's functions.php.

The rest of the files can be copied and edited directly in the child theme folder.

When copying parent theme files into the child theme, preserve the original folder structure. Create respective folders and make sure that the file path is the same as in the parent theme.

Demo Content

Our theme includes a simple One-click demo data installation, which allows your site to look exactly as on the theme demo.

Before installing demo data, please make sure you have installed all the required plug-ins, check the Plug-ins installation section for more information.

In order to import the demo content go to Theme Panel (WP Dashboard) > Theme Dashboard > Demo Data.

On the page that showed up set the required parameters.

Partial Import

When choosing the partial demo data import, the new content will be added to your existing data.

Although this will not overwrite your existing content, we still recommend backing up your website before doing this.

Note, that the pages are imported without the original images. Instead, the image placeholders are used. This is done to keep your existing content intact.

Full Import

When choosing this option, all the existing content of your website will be lost and replaced with the new data. We recommend using this option for new WordPress installations only.

Use the full import option if you want to have an exact copy of the theme demo. It enables you to import all media files, pages, theme options, and plug-in settings.

Some plug-ins increase the memory consumption. For example, BuddyPress and bbPress (not included into the theme's package) require additional 60-80Mb. If you are having trouble installing the demo data, deactivate massive plug-ins and try again.

In case demo data installation is stuck and you see "Error load data from the file ... " error message, you can manually install it by downloading the demo.zip archive from our server. Extract the archive to demo/ folder and upload this demo/ folder to wp-content/themes/especio directory.

Treat the screenshot below as an example only. The list of folders inside a theme package may vary.

If the issue persists, please contact your hosting service provider to make sure that your server configuration meets the Theme Requirements. Otherwise, please refer your request to our support department.

Installation FAQs

"Link is expired - Try again" when uploading the theme in admin panel.

There are two ways to solve this problem.

Contact your web hosting service provider to increase your upload_max_filesize to 32M.
Upload the extracted theme package via an FTP client to wp-content/themes directory.

Fatal error: Allowed memory size of xx bytes exhausted (tried to allocate xx bytes).

The error occurs because of the low memory_limit. You can increase memory_limit on your server in several ways, namely by editing:

wp-config.php file: define('WP_MEMORY_LIMIT', '128M');
php.ini: memory_limit = 128M;
.htaccess file: php_value memory_limit 128M;

Fatal error: Call to undefined function `mb_strtolower()` in ….

Please contact your web hosting service provider to enable mbstring PHP function in server settings. The function is needed for some languages, such as Japanese, Chinese etc. In case you can not enable the settings, please contact the support team to get assistance with disabling the function in the theme.

If you get a message to enter your FTP details when uploading the theme, this is connected with different file/folder owners.

Edit wp-config.php file and add the following lines after database information:

define( 'FS_METHOD', 'direct' );
define('FS_CHMOD_DIR', 0770);
define('FS_CHMOD_FILE', 0660);

Demo data import does not work.

Please contact your web hosting service provider to make sure that your PHP configuration limits are as follows:

max_execution_time 600
memory_limit 128M
post_max_size 32M
upload_max_filesize 32M

Then re-import demo data - it will be successful. In case you still have any issues, please contact our support team.

The import is stuck on Media.

Please unselect "Media" in the list on the "Install demo data" screen and import the rest of the data. Our Support team can provide the demo media archive, so you could upload media via FTP, just submit a support ticket.

Theme Update

This step is required if you received the notification that a new version of the theme is available. You can see this information in Changelog section at the bottom of the item's details page.

Before you go ahead with the update make sure to backup your old theme's folder. Download it to your computer locally.

Update Option 1. Update using the ThemeREX Updater plug-in
(for theme version 1.0.2 and above only!)

Please make sure the ThemeREX Updater plug-in is installed and activated. This plug-in is provided with the theme.
Navigate to Appearance > ThemeREX Updater and enter your purchase code to get the latest versions of bundled plug-ins and theme updates through the WordPress admin panel. To get the code, please navigate to your ThemeForest "Downloads" page and click on the theme download link. Check this guide for more details.
We recommend you to check the "Create backups" option to allow the system create backups for plug-ins versions and the theme automatically.
Proceed to WP Dashboard > Updates and check if any updates are available.
Choose the options for an update (plug-in, theme, etc.) and click on Update button.
You can restore the backups created by the system in WP Dashboard > Updates or in Appearance > ThemeREX Updater (if the "Create backups" option was checked before the update).

Update Option 2. Update using WordPress uploader

Log into your ThemeForest account and navigate to Downloads tab. Find the theme and download Installable WordPress file only.
Log into your WordPress website and go to Appearance > Themes.
Activate a default WordPress theme. Delete the older version of your theme and re-upload the new WordPress Installable files that you have downloaded from ThemeForest during the 1st step.
Once it is uploaded, activate the theme.

IMPORTANT! If you're using a child theme, do not activate the newly uploaded parent theme. Activate your old child theme instead. Otherwise, all the child theme customizations will be lost.
Update (if necessary!) the included plug-ins, if you see a notification message prompting about a newer version.
- Navigate to WP Dashboard > Plugins > Installed Plugins.
- Update ThemeREX Addons plug-in. You can click on "Update" button (if available in a particular theme) or deactivate and delete this plug-in. Then follow the prompt to install it again. This will load a new plug-in version on the site.
- Deactivate and delete the rest plug-in(s) of old version.
- Go to Appearance > Install Plugins and install the plug-in(s) like it was described in the Plugins Installation section of this documentation.

Update Option 3. Update using FTP client

Log into your ThemeForest account and get the last version of the theme as described above.
Connect to your server using desktop client software (we recommend Filezilla and CyberDuck).
Change directory to /wp-content/themes.
Remove/rename existing folder with old theme files.
Unpack theme installable files downloaded from ThemeForest and upload them to the themes folder.
Update (if necessary!) the included plug-ins in the way described above, if you see a notification message prompting about a newer version.

Now let's navigate to Appearance (WP Dashboard) > Customize to flexibly control the appearance and behavior of the whole website as well as individual types of posts, pages and categories.

IMPORTANT! Please be aware that our theme provides a special inheritance hierarchy system for "Theme Options" settings. It means that individual settings of each page may override global settings made with Customizer Panel.
Settings of "Blog", "WooCommerce" and other groups may also override default/general settings available through Customizer.

Moreover, you can see the changes of the front-end right after the alterations - when the needed parameter is selected, without switching from admin to front-end each time. When you are done with the changes, you should click on Publish button at the top of the Customizer's side menu.

IMPORTANT! Please be aware that all the Customizer's settings are also available for editing through Theme Panel (WordPress Dashboard Menu) > Theme Options section.

Logo & Site Identity

Settings of this group are responsible for managing site identity features. This is the initial place where you should upload your logo.

Site Title

The text entered into this field appears as the logo title (if the image logo is not uploaded) and as the website's title in your browser tab.

Tagline

The text entered into this field appears as the website slogan under the logo. By default, the tagline is used if no image logo is selected.

You can modify the site title and tagline appearance by inserting special characters, e.g.:

|| - line break;
{{ ... }} - modifies style and color of parts of the text;
[[ ... ]] - makes the text bold;

Site Icon (Favicon)

The site icon (favicon) is used as a browser and app icon for your site. Icons must be square, and at least 512 pixels wide and tall.

Logo-related settings

These settings allow managing your logo images (main and for mobile header), as well as their Retina versions (if "Allow retina display logo" option is checked). As a rule, the retina logo should be twice as big as the regular logo in order to be displayed properly.
Here you can also zoom the logo. 1 - original size. Please note, that the maximum size of the logo depends on the actual size of the image. This option works if max height of the logo is set in em in "Logo" shortcode (TRX Addons Layouts group) in the corresponding header layout.

Uploading Logo via Layouts

The logo uploaded in the Customizer can be overwritten by the logo image selected in the custom Header layout. This allows you to upload a different logo image for each page.

Check what header style is selected in the Appearance > Customize > Header > Header style. (You can choose a different header style for a particular page in its Theme Options.)
Navigate to the Layouts > All Layouts and open/create a header layout.
Locate the Logo shortcode (TRX Addons Layouts group) and click on top right conner of the logo area to edit the shortcode.
Upload a new logo in the panel > General tab.

General Settings

Settings of this group are responsible for managing an overall look of the site.

Body style settings:

Here you can choose the body style as well as set the page width (site content + sidebar) in pixels.

Boxed - the page's body is in the area of limited screen width, and the background image is visible.
Wide - the page's body occupies an entire screen width (background image is behind it and is not visible), and the content occupies the fixed width area in the center of the screen.

Boxed

Wide

PLEASE NOTE! In the Theme Options section of a particular page additional body styles are available: fullwidth and fullscreen.

Fullwidth - the page's body occupies almost all screen width.
Fullscreen - the page's body occupies an entire screen width.

Fullwidth

Fullscreen

Sidebar-related settings

Sidebar position - moves sidebar to the right or left hand side of the page, or hides it.

Additional options for "Left/Right" sidebar position:
1. Sidebar position on mobile - select the position of the sidebar on mobile devices: above/below the content area or as a floating bar.
2. Sidebar widgets - specify which widget set to show in the sidebar area.
3. Sidebar width - specify the width of the sidebar (in pixels).
4. Sidebar gap - specify the gap between content and sidebar (in pixels).
Expand content - expands the content width when the sidebar is hidden.

Widgets-related settings

Here you can specify widget sets for such locations as top page, above content, below content and bottom page. Check the Widgets section for more information.

Design & Effects-related settings

Here you can specify images/buttons hovers.

Below you can find an example of image's hover effect with the option set to "Dots".

Miscellaneous setting

This setting is responsible for specifying SEO-related parameters.

Text with Privacy Policy link

Specify the text for the checkbox in a default form (built using "Form" shortcode from "TRX Addons Blocks" group in the Gutenberg backend editor) and in registration form ("Layouts: Login Link" shortcode from "TRX Addons Layouts" group). This text will be displayed before the Privacy Policy link.

In order to add/customize the Privacy Policy link, navigate to Settings (WP Dashboard) > Privacy and specify the page that will be used as a Privacy Policy one.

PLEASE NOTE! In case you are planning to use default forms without consent checkboxes, just leave the "Text with Privacy Policy link" option empty!

Header

Settings of this group allow you to manage an overall look and behavior of the header elements.

You can set up header settings for a specific page in the Theme Options > Header section of that page.

Style-related settings

These settings allow managing the style ("Default", "Burger", "Box", "Plain" or "Custom") and position of the header area as well as zooming the header title. For custom header style you can specify the header layout (available only if the ThemeREX Addons plug-in is activated) and follow the direct link for editing the selected custom layout if needed.

Important! Please be aware that this theme does not provide any examples of custom header layouts. Feel free to create your own ones.

All elements of custom header areas can be edited in Dashboard > Layouts tab, using user-friendly Gutenberg. Check the Layouts section for more information.

Available Pre-built Header Styles:

Header Default
Header Burger
Header Box
Header Plain

The header areas in "Default", "Burger", "Box" and "Plain" styles are created via the Global Customize settings (Appearance > Customize). You can also navigate to the .../wp-content/themes/especio/templates folder and edit the corresponding template file header-default.php, header-burger.php, header-box.php or header-plain.php.

The social icons inherit the links (URLs) to your social profiles specified in the Theme Panel (WP Dashboard) > ThemeREX Addons > Socials tab.

Header Position

The Header position setting controls the way your header behaves in regards to the main body area.

Default - the default header position. The header occupies a separate section and does not collide with other website elements.
Over - ideally is used for pages with sliders. The header elements overflow the section that follows next, and the header background becomes transparent.
Under - sets the header area stuck behind the content area when scrolling down the page.

Widgets-related setting

Here you can specify the widgets set for the header area.

Main Menu-related setting

This setting allows choosing menu position.

Header Background Image-related setting

This setting allows selecting a header background image.

Mobile header setting (for Default/Burger/Box/Plain styles)

Here you can specify additional information about your business, such as telephone number, open hours, etc. This information appears below the menu on the mobile header.

Header FAQs

Where can I change the header style for my website?

Go to Appearance > Customize > Header and adjust the Header Style setting.

Where to customize a header style?

Check which header style you are currently using in Appearance > Customize > Header > Header Style.

"Default", "Burger", "Box" and "Plain" styles are created via the Global Customize settings (Appearance > Customize). You can also navigate to the .../wp-content/themes/especio/templates folder and edit the corresponding template file header-default.php, header-burger.php, header-box.php or header-plain.php.

For"Custom" header style

Check which custom header Layout you are currently using in Appearance > Customize > Header in the Select custom layout option.
In the WordPress admin panel, go to Layouts > All Layouts, and open the currently active custom header layout. If you do not see the Layouts menu item - activate the ThemeREX Addons plug-in first.
Make the required changes and save it.

For more information on how to change, customize and create Layouts, see the Layouts section.

Where to change the header logo?

By default, the header logo settings can be adjusted in Appearance > Customize > Logo & Site Identity.

However, you can specify the logo in your custom header Layout using the Logo shortcode (TRX Addons Layouts group) in the Gutenberg backend editor.

IMPORTANT! The logo specified in your custom header Layout overwrites the logo set in the Customizer.

How can I add a mobile header?

There are 2 ways to add a mobile header:

For "Custom" header style: via header Layouts - navigate to Layouts (WP Dashboard) > All Layouts. Check the Layouts section of this documentation file for more information.
For pre-built "Default", "Burger", "Box" and "Plain" header styles: mobile header is already created. You can customize it via code.

Footer

Setting of this group is responsible for choosing the style of the footer area.

Style-related settings

These settings allow choosing footer style: "Default" or "Custom". Please note that custom footer layouts are available only if the ThemeREX Addons plug-in is activated. You can also follow the direct link for editing the selected custom layout if needed.

Available Custom Footer Layouts:

Footer Default
Footer Default Center
Footer Extra

Please also see footer-related layouts section of this documentation file. All elements of custom footer layouts can be edited in Dashboard - Layouts tab. Check the Layouts section for more information.

Available Pre-built Footer Style:
In the example below the footer widgets set is not specified.

The footer area in "Default" style is created via the Global Customize settings (Appearance > Customize). You can also navigate to the .../wp-content/themes/especio/templates folder and edit the corresponding template file footer-default.php in any text editor.

Additional options for Default Footer styles:

Footer widgets - select a preferred footer widget set. Check the Widgets section for more information.
Footer columns - set the necessary columns quantity to display the widgets in. Choose 0 to autodetect the number of columns based on how many widgets you have got in the set.
Footer fullwidth - expands the footer for the whole width of the page.
Copyright - enter the copyright message. Use the {Y} symbol to indicate the current year.

Menus

Settings of this group are responsible for managing Menus. Each menu location is available for filling with any of the predefined menu sets.

Menus are also available for editing through the "Appearance > Menus" options.

Below are predefined Menu locations:

Main Menu - displays the main menu.
Mobile Menu - displays the menu on mobile devices.

Predefined Menu sets:

Within custom header & footer layouts, you can add menus using the Menu shortcode.

Widgets

Widgets are the blocks of content that can be placed into specifically designed widget areas.

You can find the list of available widgets and widget areas under Appearance (WP Dashboard) > Widgets. Here it is possible to create additional widget sets that can be assigned to available default widget areas. This is useful when you have different widget sets for different pages.

IMPORTANT! Our theme supports both Classic Widgets Editor and New Block Widgets Editor (WordPress 5.8+). You can easily switch between the editors using the "Disable new Widgets Block Editor" option in Theme Panel (WP Dashboard) > ThemeREX Addons > General section.

By default our theme supports 7 widget areas:

Header
Sidebar
Top of the page
Above the content
Below the content
Bottom of the page
Footer

You can add widgets into widget areas by simply dragging and dropping.

But in order to see them on your website, you need to make sure you have a particular widget set assigned to a particular default widget area. You can assign widget sets either for the whole website (in Appearance > Customize), or for a specific page (single Page > Theme Options > Widgets/Header/Footer).

Widget Sets Assignment for the Whole Site

Header widgets can be assigned in Appearance > Customize > Header section.

Body widgets (for sidebar, top of the page, above the content, below the content, and bottom of the page) are accessible in Appearance > Customize > General Settings section.

Footer widgets are available for managing in Appearance > Customize > Footer section. Footer widgets work for Default Footer Style only! Otherwise, you need to customize footer widgets in the corresponding footer Layout.

Widget Sets Assignment for a Specific Page

If you want to specify a widget set for a separate page, open that page in your WordPress admin and in the Theme Options section choose the required widgets. The widgets assigned in Theme Options would be applicable only for that particular page.

Customizing Widget Sets that are already enabled on a Specific Page

Depending on the selected page that is available for editing with Customizer's tools, you can notice a different kind of widgets sets included to a particular page. The same can be done through Appearance (WP Dashboard) > Widgets.

Below are options responsible for managing widgets/blocks.

Add a Widget (for Classic Widgets Editor) or Add a Block (for New Block Widgets Editor): just click on "Add a Widget/Block" button to see the available widgets, then choose the one you want to use: Click on the block itself to open its settings (for New Block Widgets Editor).
Reorder the position of widgets using three icons:
- Move - moves the widget to another sidebar.
- Down - moves the widget down.
- Up - moves the widget upwards.

After you reorder the position of the widgets/blocks in the sidebar, save your changes.

See the example of how the Sidebar Widgets Set may look like:

Custom Widgets

Moreover, our theme provides a few Custom Widgets that are available in Appearance > Widgets section (for New Block Widgets Editor - under "Widgets" group).

ThemeREX Audio Player: Shows an audio player to play an audio file uploaded locally (from your Media library) or an external one (through embed html code). The system ignores the "Audio caption" and "Author name" options, if the embed code is used.
ThemeREX Banner: Displays a regular banner image linked or not as well as any object inserted using html code (banner, iFrame for video, audio, etc.).
ThemeREX Blogger: Shows posts, pages or custom post types from a specified category or group. By default, the widget outputs single posts.
ThemeREX Calendar: Displays a regular WP calendar. This widget allows you to choose the way of shortening the weekday names: to one (first) letter or to three letters.
ThemeREX Categories list: Shows a list of post or products categories/tags/formats, layouts. By default, it inserts post categories.
ThemeREX Google map: Shows Google map with specified address. Please make sure there is a valid API key in the "Google API Key" field in the Theme Panel (WP Dashboard) > ThemeREX Addons > API tab.
ThemeREX Instagram Feed: Shows the latest photos from your Instagram account or demo photos in a form of a feed on your WordPress website. You can connect to your Instagram account in the Theme Panel (WP Dashboard) > ThemeREX Addons > API section (you need a valid Instagram Access Token).
Demo mode means that the images will be taken from your demo folder (/wp-content/uploads/).
Alternatively, you can use photos from Instagram without connecting to your account: by using a hashtag #... or by specifying an Instagram username (WITHOUT a hash symbol).
ThemeREX Layouts: Displays already built custom layout from the Layouts (WP Dashboard) > All Layouts menu.
ThemeREX Recent News: Displays the most recent news.
ThemeREX Recent Posts: Inserts the most recent posts.
ThemeREX Slider: Displays the slides via Posts (Swiper) Slider.
ThemeREX Socials: Shows the links to social network profiles. The social icons inherit the links (URLs) to your social profiles specified in the Theme Panel (WP Dashboard) > ThemeREX Addons > Socials tab.
ThemeREX Universal Posts Listing: Displays posts from any post type.
ThemeREX Video Player: Displays a video player.
ThemeREX WooCommerce Search: Displays advanced search form for products (works on shop page).

Homepage Settings

Settings of this group are responsible for selecting the way to display the homepage (front page), as a blog stream or a static one and specifying the pages to be set as a static homepage and as posts page.

IMPORTANT! Please be aware that these settings are also available for editing through Settings > Reading section.

Front Page Builder

As a free addition to this theme we provide it with The Front Page Builder. A special tool that helps you manage entire content of your website in just few clicks without using Gutenberg. You can enable the Front Page builder in the General tab.
The Page Builder provides a few different areas for customization. Feel free to discover them and make any changes to the content you want.

IMPORTANT! The Front Page Builder works only if the homepage (front page) is built using "Default template" page layout and the homepage (front page) is set as a static page in the "Your homepage displays" option. See the previous chapter of this documentation file.

Check the video below for more information on how to properly use The Front Page Builder.

Blog > Posts page

Settings of this group allow you to manage an overall look and behavior of posts pages.

These settings are applied to all types of blog pages, including Posts pages defined in the WordPress settings (Posts), as well as pages created via the Blog Archive template (unless no custom settings are specified in the Theme Options panel of a particular page/post).

Please check our article or visit this video tutorial for more information on how to add/customize the Posts pages.

Posts page settings

Blog style - choose in which style the blog posts should be displayed.
Posts content - displays either the full post length or a post excerpt.
Excerpt length - regulates the length of the post excerpt (in words). If the post excerpt is explicitly specified - it appears unchanged.
Pagination style - select between page numbers, older/newest posts links, load more button, or infinite scroll.
Animation for the posts - choose one of the post animation styles. Do not use any animation for pages with a full-screen scrolling behavior, such as Chess 2 columns.

Header-related settings

These settings allow selecting header style and position. For custom header style you can specify the header layout and follow the direct link for editing the selected custom layout if needed.