Crate

Minimalist WordPress Theme


Introduction

  • Item Name : Crate - Minimalist WordPress Theme
  • Item Version : v 1.0
  • Author : neuronthemes

Welcome to documentation. First of all thanks for purchasing our theme. We hope you will be satisfied with our work, and this theme will be useful in your projects. If you need support or just want to say hi, drop us an email at neuronthemes@gmail.com.

This documentation is to help you regarding each step of customization. Please go through the documentation carefully to understand how this template is made and how to edit this properly.

Note: If image is not readable and is very small please enlarge them by clicking on it.

Getting Started #back to top

Installing Theme & Plugins - #top

1 - Download the whole package at ThemeForest downloads.

2 - Extract all files of crate_package.

3 - Navigate to Appearance > Themes, press add new at the top.

4 - Press Upload Theme and choose crate.zip.

5 - Press the link activate.

6 - Navigate to Appearance > Install Plugins, install and activate all required plugins.


Demo Importer - #top

1 - Navigate to Appearance > Demo Importer and press Import Demo Data.


Menus - #top

1 - Navigate to Appearance > Menus, press create a new menu and name it.

2 - Add your posts or pages into the menu then assign to Main Menu on the bottom.


Permalinks & Front Page - #top

1 - To change permalinks of the website, navigate to Settings > Permalinks and pickup your most prefered one.

2 - To make portfolio or any other page your homepage you have to go at Settings > Reading and choose it as front page.

Theme Options #back to top

General Options - #top

1 - Upload your favicon, 16x16 is the preferred size in png format or jpg.
2 - You can disable the responsivity, which means with this option disabled your page will remain the same on small devices.


Header Options - #top

1 - Upload your logo in .png or .jpg format.
2 - Incase you have not uploaded any image as logo, you can write up any logo text here.
3 - Change the logo width and height.


Footer Options - #top

1 - Change the alignment of footer content, default is left.
2 - Write your copyright text, you can change between visual and text on the right.


Style Options - #top

1 - Change the color of body, default color is #fff..
2 - Change the color of header menu, default color is #303133.
3 - Change the color of wrapper holder.


Portfolio Options - #top

1 - Choose the layout of Portfolio Pages, between default and alternative.
2 - Enable Gallery fancybox, projects will open in a large fancybox where you can navigate between them.
3 - Choose the columns of Portfolio, you can choose it here for all pages or in the page option for individually page.
4 - Write how many portfolio items you want to display in portfolio, write -1 if you want to show them all.


Portfolio Item Options - #top

1 - Choose the content position, default is left, this option can be inherited to all or can be specific for each post.
2 - Select the columns of gallery in portfolio item, this option can be inherited to all or can be specific for each post.
3 - Enable Gallery fancybox, projects will open in a large fancybox where you can navigate between them.
4 - Pickup your page to get back to portfolio by icon, if blank nothing will show up.


Blog Options - #top

1 - Choose the layout of Blog, sidebar is placed on classic, grid is represented in masonry.
2 - Please select the columns, columns does work only in grid.
3 - Write how many posts you want to display in blog, write -1 if you want to show them all.

Pages #back to top

Portfolio - #top

- Navigate to Pages > Add New, select as template on the right Portfolio and write the name of page.
1 - Choose the categories from where you want to get the posts from, e.g. If you want to get the posts from Creative and Uncategorized select them both, every new post you make all you have to do is select Creative or Uncategorized to make them display on this page.
2 - Enable the filters on this page, filters will be represented by categories.
3 - Select the columns of this page, you can inherit the values also from Theme Options.
4 - Choose the style layout of the page, you can inherit the valus also from Theme Options.
5 - Enable Gallery Fancybox, all gallery images will be clickable in fancybox and let the option to be navigated between them..
6 - Enable Masonry layout, the projects will be displayed in opposite of fixed rows. No matter height of images they will stick together in vertical.
7 - Write the number how many posts you want to display on this page, default number is 9.


About - #top

- Navigate to Pages > Add New, select as template on the right About and write the name of page.
2 - Pickup the image you want at set featured image, which will be displayed below the page header.
3 - Add social media by selecting the icon and adding the url.


Blog - #top

- Navigate to Pages > Add New, select as template on the right Blog and write the name of page.
1 - Choose the categories from where you want to get the posts from, e.g. If you want to get the posts from Creative select it, every new post you make all you have to do is select Creative to make them display on this page.
2 - Choose the style of blog page, sidebar is placed on the classic, values can be inherit from Theme Options.
3 - Choose the columns, it affects only in grid style, it can override the value for the single page or can be inherited from theme options.
4 - Write the number how many posts you want to display on this page, default number is 5.


Contact - #top

- Navigate to Pages > Add New, select as template on the right Contact and write the name of page.
1 - Paste your contact form shortcode, you can get it from the submenu Contact, make sure to install and activate Contact Form 7 plugin.
2 - If you want the same form as the demo, please grab this code and paste to your Contact Form -> Contact Form Shortcode

Posts #back to top

Blog Single - #top

1 - Go to Posts > Add new, write the title on the top and the content in the editor.
2 - Make sure to select the right category to display on your desired page as we earlier explained on the blog or portfolio page.
3 - Write any related tags.
4 - Upload the featured image which will be displayed on the blog or even on portfolio.


Portfolio Item - #top

1 - While creating a new post make sure to select Portfolio Single on the type field and to write the title on the top and the content in the editor.
2 - Choose the content position, the first layout includes the content in the left and images on the right and so on.
3 - Choose the gallery columns, default is full width.
4 - Add Gallery image to your single, you can change the columns in the upper field or even make them open in fancybox, there is no limit how many photos can be added.
5 - Enable Gallery Fancybox, all gallery images will be clickable in fancybox and let the option to be navigated between them.
6 - Add embed videos in your portfolio single e.g. from youtube or vimeo.

Support Desk #back to top

Please remember you have purchased a very affordable theme and you have not paid for a full-time web design agency. Occasionally we will help with small tweaks, but these requests will be put on a lower priority due to their nature. Support is also 100% optional and we provide it for your connivence, so please be patient, polite and respectful.

Please visit our profile page or ask question neuronthemes@gmail.com

Support for my items includes:
  • * Responding to questions or problems regarding the item and its features
  • * Fixing bugs and reported issues
  • * Providing updates to ensure compatibility with new software versions
Item support does not include:
  • * Customization and installation services
  • * Support for third party software and plug-ins
Before seeking support, please...
  • * Make sure your question is a valid Theme Issue and not a customization request.
  • * Make sure you have read through the documentation and any related video guides before asking support on how to accomplish a task.
  • * Make sure to double check the theme FAQs.
  • * Try disabling any active plugins to make sure there isn't a conflict with a plugin. And if there is this way you can let us know.
  • * If you have customized your theme and now have an issue, back-track to make sure you didn't make a mistake. If you have made changes and can't find the issue, please provide us with your changelog.
  • * Almost 80% of the time we find that the solution to people's issues can be solved with a simple "Google Search". You might want to try that before seeking support. You might be able to fix the issue yourself much quicker than we can respond to your request.
  • * Make sure to state the name of the theme you are having issues with when requesting support via ThemeForest.

Version History (Changelog) #back to top

Once again, thank you so much for purchasing this theme. As I said at the beginning, I'd be glad to help you if you have any questions relating to this theme. No guarantees, but I'll do my best to assist. If you have a more general question relating to the themes on ThemeForest, you might consider visiting the forums and asking your question in the "Item Discussion" section.


Changelog

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                                    Version 1.0
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                                   - Initial Release
                                

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