Precious Lite WordPress Theme Documentation

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing a WordPress Theme. This documentation consists of several parts and shows you the entire process of setting up and administering a WordPress Website from scratch.

What is WordPress CMS?

WordPress is a free and open source blogging tool and a content management system (CMS) based on PHP and MySQL. It enables you to build Websites and powerful on-line applications and requires almost no technical skills or knowledge to manage. Many aspects, including its ease of use and extensibility, have made WordPress the most popular Web site software available. Learn More

What is a WordPress template

A WordPress template is a skin for a website built with the WordPress CMS platform. In other words, you can easily change your WordPress Web site appearance by installing a new template in a few easy steps. With all its simplicity, a WordPress template is provided with all the necessary source files and you are free to edit or extend it the way you need.

Help and Support

Files structure

The template package you have downloaded consists of several folders. Let's see what each folder contains:

  • documentation - contains documentation files.
    • documentation.html - the main documentation file. You are right here :)
  • screenshots - contains template screenshots. Not for production.
  • theme - contains WordPress theme files.
    • theme####.zip - this folder content all the necessary files for the theme.
    • sample_data - contains files that can make your WordPress website look like our live demo.
      • sample_data.xml - contains all template sample data (posts, pages, categories, etc.).
      • various images and other media files
    • manuall_install - contains files that can make your WordPress website look like our live demo.
      • uploads - contains theme images.
      • theme#####.sql - database backup file (contains theme content).
  • license.txt - contains license details.
  • readme.txt - contain information about theme images path and font use and usage scritps.

Template installation

Template installation is very easy process. The installation process includes only two simple steps: theme installation and sample data installation.

All installation steps can be done within WordPress interface. It makes process comfortable and fast.

Step 1. Theme installation

  1. Go to the menu Appearance > Themes and click the Add New Theme button.
  2. Click the Upload link.
  3. Click the Browse button and navigate to the unzipped template package on your computer.
  4. Look for a file called precious-lite-pro.zip Click on it to select, then click OK.
  5. Click the Install Now button and wait until the installation is complete.
  6. Click the Activate link to change the current layout of the site to the theme your purchased.

Congratulations, your theme have been successfully installed!

Step 2. Sample Data Installation

To make your WordPress website look like our live demo, please follow the instructions below.

  1. Go to the tools Select import option and select wordpress and install then browse xml file and you'r done. See below screenshot.

How to set up homepage

Setup welcome section

Before you proceed to setting up welcome section, Go to Appearqance >> Theme Options >> Sections >> Section 1.

Go to Appearance >> Theme Options >> Section >> Add title and content.

Shortcode for Services Box Section
     	[services icon="download" title="Easy to Install"]Donec a mattis augue. Fusce porttitor, risus ac tincidunt gravida, libero eros ullamcorper massa, ac fringilla felis magna id nisi. Vivamus tortor metus, venenatis[/services][services icon="tablet" title="Responsive Design"]Donec a mattis augue. Fusce porttitor, risus ac tincidunt gravida, libero eros ullamcorper massa, ac fringilla felis magna id nisi. Vivamus tortor metus, venenatis[/services][services icon="compass" title="Superb Documentation"]Donec a mattis augue. Fusce porttitor, risus ac tincidunt gravida, libero eros ullamcorper massa, ac fringilla felis magna id nisi. Vivamus tortor metus, venenatis [/services][services icon="life-ring" title="Dedicated Support"]Donec a mattis augue. Fusce porttitor, risus ac tincidunt gravida, libero eros ullamcorper massa, ac fringilla felis magna id nisi. Vivamus tortor metus, venenatis[/services]
If you want to change the background color or hide any section. Go to >> Appearance >> Theme Options >> Sections >> Select Section.

Setup Who we are Section

Go to Appearance >> Theme Options >> Sections >> Section 2.

Shortcode for Who we are section:
      	<div class="center">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Fusce vitae est at dolor auctor faucibus.<br> Aenean hendrerit lorem eget nisi vulputate, vitae fringilla ligula dignissim. Phasellus feugiat quam efficitur</div>[column_content type="one_half"]<h3>One Page Design</h3>Contrary to popular belief, Lorem Ipsum is not simply random text. It has roots in a piece of classical Latin literature from 45 BC, making it over 2000 years old. Richard McClintock not simply.<ul><li> There are many variations of passages.</li><li> Contrary to popular belief, Lorem Ipsum is not simply random text.</li><li> Finibus Bonorum et Malorum (The Extremes of Good and Evil) by Cicero.</li><li> Finibus Bonorum et Malorum (The Extremes of Good and Evil) by Cicero.</li><li>But I must explain to you how all this mistaken idea.</li></ul>Sed ut perspiciatis unde omnis iste natus error sit voluptatem accusantium dolorem que laudantium, totam rem aperiam, eaque ipsa quae ab illo inventore veritatis et quasi architecto beatae vitae dicta sunt explicabo.<br><a class="read" href="#">Read More</a>[/column_content][column_content type="one_half_last"]<img src="http://yourdomain.com/wp-content/themes/precious-lite-pro/images/display-banner.png" />[/column_content]

Setup Team Section

For setting up team section first of all you need to add some posts by using Our Team post type. Follow below instruction to add Team.

Once you added team post in the Our team post type after that you just have to add team shortcode in the sections content area and you'r done.

Team Shortcode:
[ourteam]
Note: You must use the social icons name from font awesome.

Setup Our Facts Section Section

For setting up Feature section Go to >> Appearance >> Theme Options >> Sections >> Select Section 4.

Facts Section Content/Shortcode:
<div class="intro">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Fusce vitae est at dolor auctor faucibus. </div>[stat title="Finished Projects" count="300" icon="suitcase"][stat title="Client Worked With" count="200+" icon="users"][stat title="Award Won" count="53" icon="trophy"][stat title="Hours of work done" count="7265" icon="clock-o"]

Setup Blog Section

For setting up blog section first of all you need to add some posts by using Posts. Follow below instruction to add post articles.

Once you added posts in the post type after that you just have to add blog shortcode in the sections content area and you'r done.

Blog Shortcode:
[blogposts show="3"]

Setup Logo/Banner Section

For setting up Feature section Go to >> Appearance >> Theme Options >> Sections >> Select Section 6.

See this screenshot:

Logo/Banner section Shortcode/code:
<img src="http://yourdomain.com/wp-content/themes/precious-lite-pro/images/icon-wp.png" /><img src="http://yourdomain.com/wp-content/themes/precious-lite-pro/images/icon-html5.png" /><img src="http://yourdomain.com/wp-content/themes/precious-lite-pro/images/icon-css3.png" /><img src="http://yourdomain.com/wp-content/themes/precious-lite-pro/images/icon-php.png" /><img src="http://yourdomain.com/wp-content/themes/precious-lite-pro/images/icon-joomla.png" /><img src="http://yourdomain.com/wp-content/themes/precious-lite-pro/images/magento.png" /><img src="http://yourdomain.com/wp-content/themes/precious-lite-pro/images/icon-boot.png" /><img src="http://yourdomain.com/wp-content/themes/precious-lite-pro/images/icon-jquery.png" />

Setup Our Skills Section

For setting up Feature section Go to >> Appearance >> Theme Options >> Sections >> Select Section 7.

Skill Bar Shortcode:
[column_content type="one_half"][tabs]
	[tab title="Title 1"]
		Ut nunc enim, cursus in nunc vel, posuere porta leo. Ut sodales fringilla purus, sed molestie nunc cursus a. Quisque laoreet sodales lacus quis facilisis. Pellentesque fermentum mi ut diam bibendum, at scelerisque ante tempor. Mauris aliquet faucibus eros, quis tincidunt risus dapibus sit Ut nunc enim, cursus in nunc vel, posuere porta leo. Ut sodales fringilla purus, sed molestie nunc cursus a. Quisque laoreet sodales lacus quis facilisis. Pellentesque fermentum mi ut diam bibendum, at scelerisque ante tempor. Mauris aliquet faucibus eros, quis tincidunt risus dapibus sit Ut nunc enim, cursus in nunc vel, posuere porta leo. Ut sodales fringilla purus, sed molestie nunc cursus a. Quisque laoreet sodales lacus quis facilisis. Pellentesque fermentum mi ut diam bibendum, at scelerisque ante tempor. Mauris aliquet faucibus eros, quis tincidunt risus dapibus sit
	[/tab]
	[tab title="Title 2"]
		Vestibulum congue dapibus lacus et finibus. Donec condimentum, justo et sodales scelerisque, quam dui pellentesque sapien, ac congue ante ipsum in est. Vivamus venenatis imperdiet auctor. Integer volutpat, odio vel dapibus laoreet, lacus ante dictum magna, eu iaculis est leo id velit. Phasellus vel sapien et nunc tincidunt sollicitudin et ut mi. Donec enim ipsum, posuere ac rutrum id, luctus at sapien. Suspendisse iaculis eleifend eros et vulputate. Aenean pharetra luctus blandit. Sed eget ligula non quam accumsan auctor sed ac nisl. 
	[/tab]
	[tab title="Title 3"]
		Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Cras vel lobortis magna, sit amet suscipit augue. Quisque nec nisi lectus. Sed ac nulla mauris. Fusce vel convallis nibh. Curabitur ipsum urna, tincidunt eget ultricies et, tristique a nibh. Proin eleifend tellus tortor, vel imperdiet tortor posuere dictum. Cras sit amet nisl accumsan eros malesuada auctor. Phasellus volutpat consequat elit quis lobortis. 
	[/tab]
[/tabs][/column_content][column_content type="one_half_last"][skill title="HTML5" percent="90" bgcolor="#d6181a"] [skill title="CSS3" percent="95" bgcolor="#d6181a"][skill title="WordPress" percent="80" bgcolor="#d6181a"][skill title="PHP" percent="75" bgcolor="#d6181a"] [/column_content]

Setup Testimonial Section

For setting up testimonial section first of all you need to add some testimonials by using Testimonial post type. Follow below instruction to add testimonials.

  • Go to Testimonial >> Add New >> Add title, Content and Featured Image. See below screenshot.

Once you added testimonials in the testimonial post after that you just have to add testimonial shortcode in the sections content area and you'r done.

Testimonial Shortcode:
[testimonials]

Setup Contact Section

Go to Appearance >> Theme Options >> Sections >> Section 11.

Contact Shortcode:
[column_content type="column-2"]
<h2>Feedback Form</h2>[contactform to_email="test@example.com" title="Contact Form"]
			[/column_content]

[column_content type="column-2_last"]
<h2>Address</h2><p>Precious Lite, Donec Rutrum, 1234 N Duis lacinia velit,<br />123 Magna, OR 4567</p>[hr]<span>Phone:</span> +088 123 4567 890<br /><span>Email:</span> <a href="mailto:info@precious.com">info@precious.com</a>[hr]<span>Working Hours:</span> <br />Monday to Friday 10.00A.M. to 7.00P.M.
[/column_content]

Page Templates and Sidebars


Page Templates

  • Default Template (the default page template with a right sidebar position)
  • Full Width Page (a page template with one column without a sidebar)
  • Left Sidebar (a page template with left sidebar position)
  • No Sidebar (a page template have space on left and right.)
  • Blog (Full Width) (a blog templates with one column without sidebar)
  • Blog (Left Sidebar) (a blog templates with left sidebar position)
  • Blog (Right Sidebar) (a blog template with right sidebar position)

Posts, Categories and Post Formats

Adding category

Review the following article for more information on adding categories: http://codex.wordpress.org/Manage_Categories_SubPanel

  1. Log into your WordPress Administration Panel (Dashboard).
  2. Click the Posts tab.
  3. With that done, click Categories for blog posts.
  4. Type in the name of your new category.
  5. After that, click the Add New Category button.
Click the Publish button.

Creating a Blog post

  1. Log into your WordPress Administration Panel (Dashboard).
  2. Click the Posts tab.
  3. Click the Add New tab.
  4. Type in your post content. For more information on adding posts, please check the following link http://codex.wordpress.org/Posts_Add_New_SubPanel.

Adding a Gallery post

Gallery items are essentially a custom post type http://codex.wordpress.org/Post_Types#Custom_Types which means that they are different from common posts. That allows us to manage the content of the site really easily.

Adding a portfolio post

  1. Log into your WordPress Administration Panel (Dashboard).
  2. Click the Photo Gallery tab.
  3. And now the Add New one.
  4. Fill in all the required fields (title, content).
  5. Upload your image through the Featured Image option (click the Set featured image link).
  6. And click the Publish button.

Adding a Testimonials post

Adding a Testimonials post

  1. Log into your WordPress Administration Panel (Dashboard).
  2. Click the Testimonials tab.
  3. Then click the Add New tab.
  4. Fill in all the required fields (title, content).
  5. Upload your image with the help of the Featured Image option (click the Set featured image link).
  6. Hit the Publish button.

Adding an Our Team post

Adding an Our Team post

  1. Log into your WordPress Administration Panel (Dashboard).
  2. Click the Our Team tab.
  3. And now the Add New button.
  4. Fill in all the required fields (title, content).
  5. Upload your image using the Featured Image option (click the Set featured image link).
  6. Members Info: Add designation and members social links.
  7. Click Publish.

Gallery page

Creating a Gallery page

Creating a Portfolio page

Gallery/Portfolio pages can be created with the help of the pages.

  1. Log in to your WordPress Administration Panel (Dashboard).
  2. Click the Pages tab.
  3. Click the Add New tab.
  4. Type in your page name, for example Portfolio page.
  5. Add [photogallery] shortcode in the content area.
  6. With that done, click the Publish button.

Shortcodes

A shortcode is a powerful content building tool http://codex.wordpress.org/Shortcode. Shortcodes are easy to use. First of all, make sure that the editing mode is set to Visual.

All available shortcodes are conditionally divided into these groups:

  • Testimonials - used for testimonials output.
  • Our Team - used for our team output.
  • Gallery - used for gallery output.
  • Social icon - used for social icon output.
  • One half, one third, one fourth, one fifth - used for display content on columns.
  • Tabs - used for display tabs.
  • Toggle content - used for display toggle.
  • Accordion content - used for display accordion.
  • Gradient Button - used for small, medium, large, xtra large gradient button.
  • Simple Button - used for small, medium, large, xtra large simple button.
  • Round Button - used for light, dark round button.
  • Message Boxes - used for success, error, warning, info, about message boxes.
  • Search - used to display search form.
  • List style - used to display lists.
  • Blogpost - used to display blog post.
  • Skill Bar - used to display skills percentage.
  • Services Box - used to display services box.

Testimonial


[testimonials]

Our Team

[ourteam]

Elements


One half
[column_content type="one_half"]Column 1 Content goes here...[/column_content]
[column_content type="one_half_last"]Column 1 Content goes here...[/column_content]

Description: used to display column content. You can also use type="one_third OR one_fourth OR one_fifth" make sure to add _last for the last column.


Tabs
[tabs]
[tab title="TAB TITLE 1"]Tab Content goes here...[/tab]
[/tabs]

Description: use to display tab content.


Toggle content
[toggle_content title="Toggle Title 1"]Toggle Content goes here...[/toggle_content]

Description: use to display toggle content.


Accordion Content
[accordion]
[accordion_content title="ACCORDION TITLE 1"]Accordion Content goes here...[/accordion_content]
[/accordion]

Description: use to display accordion content.


Gradient Button
[gradient_button size="small" bg_color="#000000" color="#ffffff" text="text here"  title="title here" url="#" position="left"]

Description: use to display gradient button. you can use small, medium, large, xtra lareg sizes.


Simple Button
[simple_button size="small" bg_color="#000000" color="#ffffff" text="text here"  title="title here" url="#" position="left"]

Description: use to display simple button. you can use small, medium, large, xtra lareg sizes.


Round Button
[round_button style="light" text="text here"  title="title here" url="#" position="left"]

Description: use to display round button. you can use light or dark style.


Horizontal rule
[hr]

Description: used to display a horizontal line.


Succes Message Box
[message type="success"]This is a sample of the 'success' style message box shortcode. To use this style use the following shortcode[/message]

Description: use to display success message box. you can also use error, warning, info, about types.


Search
[searchform]

Description: use to display search form.


List Style
[unordered_list style="list-1"]<li>List style 1</li>[/unordered_list]

Custom Widgets

Theme Options

The following theme contains the Settings option. These settings allow you to change the theme’s color palette, order of items, turn items on/off and do lots of other things. In order to use these settings, please go to Appearance → Theme Options.

Basic Settings

Sections

Slider Settings

Shortcode