Verity Pro

Verity is a modern blog and portfolio WordPress theme that oozes class. It is super light, yet will fully satisfy all the needs of any blogger, illustrator, or photographer, and is sure to create a trendy online presence.

Verity comes natively with basic-but-crucial features, like hero content and header media options, to create a fully functional and portfolio website. However, if you wish to further increase its functionality with features such as portfolio and testimonials, you can use Jetpack’s Custom content Types plugin or Catch Themes’ own Essential Content Types plugin. Essential Content Types plugin is inspired by Jetpack’s plugin. However, it has only the “essential” features that WordPressers use most. To learn more about Essential Content Types plugin, here’s the link.

The design elements of Verity were made by Tung Do, one of the best WordPress theme designers today. This WordPress theme for blog and portfolio is created using rock solid HTML5 and CSS3 codes which ensure top-notch security and speed. To top it all off, this theme is translation ready.

Check out Support Forum at https://catchthemes.com/support-forum/forum/verity-pro-premium/ and Demo at https://catchthemes.com/demo/verity/

Features in Verity Free Version

Responsive Design
Site Identity: Option to add/edit Custom Logo, option to enable/disable logo
Colors: Option to change Header Text Color, Header Text Color and Background Color
Header Media: Option to add Custom Header Video or embed video from Youtube, display/hide Header Image
Background Image: Option to add Background Image
Menus: Option to use Primary and Social Menu
Breadcrumb: Option to enable/disable Breadcrumb
Header Media Option: Option to change Header Media Text
Menu Options: Option to select from two menu types: 1. Default and 2. Classic
Layout Options:
1. Singular Content Layout: Singular Content Layout is for singular Post Types like Post,Page.Option to choose from 1. Left Sidebar(Primary Sidebar,Content) and 2. No Sidebar
Excerpt Options: Option to change Excerpt Length and Read More Text
Homepage/Frontpage Options: Select option to show post from selective category
Pagination Options: Option to choose Pagination type from Default(Older Posts/Newer Posts), Numeric, Infinite Scroll (Click), Infinite Scroll (Scroll)
Scrollup Options: Option to enable/disable Scroll Up
Hero Content: Option to select Page as Hero Content
Additional CSS: Option to add your own CSS style to change the design as per you need
Widget Areas: 4 widgetized (Sidebar) areas that are 1. Sidebar, 2. Footer Area One, 3. Footer Area Two and 4. Footer Area Three
Widgets: 3 widgets to choose from i. CT:Instagram, ii. CT:Recent Posts and iii. CT:Social
Header Media Option: Option to change Header Media Text
Content Types: To get content types you can either use Jetpack or Essential Content Type.
JetPack Support: You can get following option if you use JetPack
1. Content Option
2. Feature Content
3. Custom Content Type
  1. Portfolio
  2. Testimonials
4. Infinite Scroll
Essential Content Type: You can get following option if you use Essential Content Type plugin
1. Custom Content Type
  1. Portfolio
  2. Testimonials
  3. Featured Content

Additional Features in Verity Pro

Widget Areas: Additional 10 sidebars which makes total of 14 widgetized (Sidebar), they are 1. Sidebar, 2. Footer One, 3. Footer Two, 4. Footer Three, 5. Footer Four, 6. WooCommerce Sidebar, 7. 404 Page Not Found Content, 8. Optional Homepage Sidebar, 9. Optional Archive Sidebar, 10. Optional Page Sidebar, 11. Optional Post Sidebar, 12. Optional Sidebar One, 13. Optional Sidebar Two and 14. Optional Sidebar Three
Font Family Options: Option to choose from 1.Default Font Family, 2. Site Title Font Family, 3. Site Tagline Font Family, 4. Headings Tags from h1 to h6 Font Family, 5. Content Title Font Family, 6. Content Body Font Family
Footer Editor Options: Option to add Footer content
Header Media Option: Option to change Header Media Text
Layout Options:
1. Site Layout: Option to choose from 1. Boxed and 2. Full Width
2. Singular Content Layout: This layout is for Singular Post Types like Post, Page Option to choose from, additional 2 option which makes total of 4 options, they are: 1. Primary Sidebar, Content, 2. Content,Primary Sidebar, 3. No Sidebar and 4. No Sidebar(Full Width)
3. WooCommerce Layout: This layout is for WooCommerce Pages, option to choose from 1. Primary Sidebar, Content, 2. Content,Primary Sidebar, 3. No Sidebar and 4. No Sidebar(Full Width)
Comment Options: Option to enable/disable comments, notes and website field
Feed Redirect: Option to redirect your feed to feedburner
Update Notifier: Option to enable/disable update notifications
Hero Content Options: Additional 3 options to select they are: Post, Category or Image as Hero Content
WooCommerce Options: Option to enable/disable Zoom, Lightbox and Slider effects for WooCommerce Product Gallery
Featured Content: Option to choose 4 different featured content types: i. Post, ii. Page, iii. Category and iv. Image, Option to enable/disable featured content on Homepage/Frontpage or entire site, option to select Featured Content layout from 2 columns,3 columns or 4 columns, edit Featured Content Title and Sub Title
Featured Slider: Option to choose 4 different featured slider types: i. Post, ii. Page, iii. Category and iv. Image, Option to enable/disable featured content on Homepage/FrontPage or entire site , option to select Transition Effect, Transition Delay and Transition Length of slides and option to highlight your featured pages in slider
Reset all settings: Option to reset all the setting to default
Widgets: Additional 11 widgets which makes total of 14 Widgets to choose from, they are: 1. CT:About, 2.CT:Advertisement Codes, 3. CT:Advertisement Images, 4.CT:Featured Embeds,5. CT:Featured Images, 6. CT:Featured Pages, 7. CT:Featured Posts, 8.CT:Gallery Images, 9. CT:Gallery Pages, 10. CT:Gallery Posts, 11.CT:Instagram, 12.CT:Newsletter, 13. CT: Social Icons and 14. CT: Tag Cloud

Installation Using the WordPress Administration Panel #

Download Verity from your Catch Themes site at https://catchthemes.com/themes/verity/ to your Desktop
Log in to the WordPress Administration Panel
Go to “Appearance => Themes => Add New”
Click on “Uploads” and Browse the downloaded file verity.zip from the desktop where you have it downloaded
Click on “Install Now” and then “Activate” to install the Theme

Manual Installation using FTP

To add a new Theme to your WordPress installation, follow these basic steps:

Download Verity from your Catch Themes site at https://catchthemes.com/themes/verity/ to your Desktop
Unzip verity.zip to your Desktop
Using an FTP client to access your host web server. Go to /wp-content/themes/ and make sure that you do not already have a verity folder installed. If you do, then back it up and remove it from /wp-content/themes/ before uploading your copy of Verity
Upload Verity to /wp-content/themes/
Activate Verity through “Appearance => Themes”, in your WordPress Dashboard

Updating Theme Using the Administration Panel #

You can update Themes directly from the Administration Panel using Catch Updater plugin. Click here to read details about Catch Updater plugin.

Updating Theme Using FTP

To update Theme though FTP, follow these basic steps:

Download Verity from your Catch Themes site at https://catchthemes.com/themes/verity/ to your Desktop
Unzip verity.zip to your Desktop
Using an FTP client to access your host web server, go to /wp-content/themes/ and upload your new copy of Verity Theme which shall replace the old files

Image Sizes:

Post Thumbnail
Width: 1332px
Height: 666px

First Image:
Width: 666px
Height: 666px

Featured Archive Image:
Width: 444px
Height: 444px

Hero Image:
Width: 488px
Height: 528px

Thumbnail:
Width: 90px
Height: 90px

How to add Featured Image in Post/Page?

Open the editor of the post/page where you want to display image, and locate the Featured Image module in the bottom right corner under Page Attributes. Click on Set Featured Image.
Then you can either upload the image from your computer or select the existing image from your media library and click on Set Featured Image.Click to view screenshot
For more detail, click here to watch video Screencast

Regenerate Thumbnails #

If you have just changed your theme then you need to regenerate image thumbnail for post published before activating this theme. You can simply install Regenerate Thumbnails Plugin. Then Regenerate Thumbnails through “Tools => Regen. Thumbnails” in your WordPress Dashboard.

Widget Area (Sidebar)#

Verity currently has 5 widgetized (Sidebar) areas there are: 1. Sidebar, 2. Footer Area One, 3. Footer Area Two, 4. Footer Area Three and 5. Footer Area Four. Go to “Appearance => Widgets” or “Appearance => Customize => Widgets” in WordPress.

Menus #

Verity offers exciting Menu Options! This theme supports and recommends using “Custom Menus”. You can create Custom Menu through “Appearance => Menus” from your WordPress Dashboard.

Select Menu Locations
You can assign your custom menu in 5 different locations. You assign it either from “Appearance => Customize => Menus => Manage Location” or from “Appearance => Menus => Manage Location”
Select your Custom Menu as Primary Menu to display it as the Main Menu, which will replace the default Page Menu
Select your custom menu as Social Menu to display Menu in Header Top or inside Serach icon

Customizer (Theme Options) #

You can customize this theme using cool additional features through Customizer at “Appearance => Customize” from your WordPress Dashboard.

How to add Logo? #

Go to “Appearance => Customize => Site Identity
You can replace the default logo by clicking on it or clicking on Change Image
Then you can either upload the image from your computer or select the existing image from your media library
Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

How to disable Site Title and Tagline? #

Go to “Appearance => Customize => Site Identity
Uncheck “Disable Site Title and Tagline” and it will not dispaly Site Title and Tagline
Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

How to add Site Icon (Favicon/Web Clip Icon)? #

Go to “Appearance => Customize => Site Identity => Site Icon”
Click on “Select Image” and then you can either upload the image from your computer or select the existing image from your media library
Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

How to add Header Video? #

Go to “Appearance => Customize => Header Media”
To upload your video, click on “Select Video” option, then you can either upload the video from your computer or select the existing video from your media library, video must be less than 8mb
To embed video from Youtube, you can enter YouTube URL
Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

How to add Header Image? #

Go to “Appearance => Customize => Header Media”
To upload header image click on “Add New Image” or existing Header Image, then you can either upload the image from your computer or select the existing image from your media library
Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Breadcrumb”
Check option, “Check to enable Breadcrumb” to enable and uncheck to disable
Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Footer Editor Options”
Under “Footer Content”, you can either add html or plain text
Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Note: To reset Footer Content check option “Check to reset Footer Content”

How to add/edit Header Media Text? #

Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Header Media Option”
Under “Header Media Text” change the text
Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Menu Option”
Choose option under “Menu Type”
Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Layout Options #

Verity Pro has 2 Site Layout, 4 Singular Content Layout options and 4 Woocommerce Layout options image layout to choose from “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Layout Options”

Site Layout
Once you are in Layout Options, you can Check the option below “Site Layout” which will set our site layout.

Singular Content Layout
Singular content layout is for singular post types like Post,Pages. There are option to choose from: i. Left Sidebar(Primary Sidebar,Content), ii. No Sidebar, iii. No Sidebar:Full Widht and iv. Right Sidebar(Content,Primary Sidebar)

WooCommerce Layout
Select layout for your WooCommerce pages. Option to choose from 5 Layout Options: i. Left Sidebar(Primary Sidebar,Content), ii. No Sidebar, iii. No Sidebar:Full Widht and iv. Right Sidebar(Content,Primary Sidebar)

How to Change the Excerpt Length and Read More Text? #

Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Excerpt Options”
Type in the Excerpt Length as in, the number of words, and Read More Text
Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Comment Options #

Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Comment Options”
Under “Comment Option” select desired option from Use WordPress setting, Disable in Pages and Disable Completely
To disable note below comments box, check option “Check to Disable Notes”
To disable website field, check option “Check to Disable Website Field”
Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Feed Redirect #

Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Feed Redirect”
Add Feed link below “Feed Redirect”
Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Note: If you custom feed(s) are not handled by Feedblitz or Feedburner, do not use Redirect Options.

How to Set Certain Categories to Display in Homepage/Frontpage? #

Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Homepage/Frontpage Options”
Then select the category you want, and you may select multiple categories by holding down the CTRL key(windows)/Command Key(Mac)
Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

How to change Pagination Options? #

Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Pagination Options”
Under Pagination Type, select desired option
Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

How to enable/disable Scrollup feature? #

Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Scrollup Options”
Check option “Check to disable Scroll Up”
Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

How to enable/disable update notifications? #

Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Update Notifier”
Check option “Check to disable update notifications” to disable and uncheck to enable
Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

How to choose Hero Content Option? #

Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Hero Content Option”
Choose Type as “Post,Page,Category or Image”
Then, select desired option under “Post” if you select Type as Post, “Page” if you select Type as Page and so on
Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Note: To disable Title for Hero Content check option “Check to disable title”

How to enable/disable Zoom, Lightbox and Slider effects for WooCommerce Product Gallery? #

Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => WooCommerce Options”
Check option “Check to disable Product Gallery Zoom”, to disable Product Gallery Zoom
Check option “Check to disable Product Gallery Lightbox”, to disable Product Gallery Lightbox
Check option “Check to disable Product Gallery Slider”, to disable Product Gallery Slider
Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Additional CSS #

You can add your custom CSS that will overwrite the theme CSS for further design customization through “Appearance => Customize => Additional CSS”, in your WordPress Dashboard.

Note: If you are doing heavy customization and adding lot of custom css then we recommended to build Child Theme and add it in your child theme style.css file. Read More about child theme…

Content Types

If you want content type option in your theme you can either use Jepack or our free plugin Essential Content Type. The details are listed below:

Jetpack Support #

Verity supports different features from Jetpack like: 1. Portfolio, 2. Testimonial, 3. Content Options and 4. Featured Content. To get these option you need to install Jetpack. To use these features you can simply install Jetpack Plugin, by following the steps provided by the link.

Portfolio and Testimonial(Using Jetpack)#
The Portfolio custom post type gives you an easy way to manage and showcase projects on your site.
The Testimonial custom post type allows you to add, organize, and display your testimonials.
You can follow this link for Portfolio and Testimonial Content Post Types

Content Option(Using Jetpack)#
Content Options gives an easy way to make small visual modifications across the site. Content Options supports four main features: Blog Display, Author Bio, Post Details, and Featured Images.
Follow this link to know more about content option Content Option

Featured Content#
Featured Content allows you to easily feature all the post with the “featured”tag or tag of your choice, you can feature up to 3 posts in its feature content area.
For more details about featured content follow the steps mentioned in this link Featured Content

Frontpage Elements

How to add Portfolio in Homepage/Frontpage using Jetpack?#
Follow these steps to showcase projects on your site:

First you need to install Jetpack and activate Custom Content Type Module to get Portfolio option
After that you can find Portfolio option in your WordPress Dashboard
Click on “Portfolio”, there you can see “Add New” option then you can add New Project title and Content, select Featured Image of your choice
Click on “Publish” button on your right side
Then go to “Customize => Portfolio” and choose number of items to show in frontpage
Click on “Publish” button on your right side
Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Note: To edit Portfolio Archive Title, Acrhive Content and Archive Featured Image, go to Customize => Portfolio”

How to add Portfolio in Homepage/Frontpage using Jetpack?#
Follow these steps to showcase projects on your site:

First you need to install Jetpack and activate Custom Content Type Module to get Portfolio option
After that you can find Portfolio option in your WordPress Dashboard
Click on “Portfolio”, there you can see “Add New” option then you can add New Project title and Content, select Featured Image of your choice
Click on “Publish” button on your right side
Then go to “Customize => Portfolio” and choose number of items to show in frontpage
Click on “Publish” button on your right side
Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

How to add Testimonial in Homepage/Frontpage using Jetpack?#
Follow these steps to add, organize and display Testimonials:

First you need to install Jetpack and activate Custom Content Type Module to get Testimonial option
After installation of Jetpack you can find Testimonial option in your WordPress Dashboard
Click on “Testimonial”, there you can see “Add New” option then you can add New Testimonial title and Content, select Featured Image of your choice
Click on “Publish” button on your right side
Then go to “Customize => Testimonials” and choose number of items to show in frontpage
Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Note: To edit Testimonial Archive Title, Archive Content and Archive Featured Image, go to Customize => Testimonials”

Essential Content Type #

You can install our free plugin Essential Content Type from this link and follow the steps provided by the link.

How to add Portfolio in Homepage/Frontpage using Essential Content Type?#
Follow these steps to showcase projects on your site:

First you need to install Essential Content Type
After that you can find Essential Content Type option in your WordPress Dashboard
Click on “Essential Content Type”, there you can see “Portfolio/Projects” option then you need to on the button of Portfolio/Projects option(This option is enabled by default)
Then go to “Customize => Portfolio” and choose number of items to show in frontpage
Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Note: To edit Portfolio Archive Title, Acrhive Content and Archive Featured Image, go to Customize => Portfolio”

How to add Testimonials in Homepage/Frontpage using Essential Content Type?#
Follow these steps to showcase projects on your site:

First you need to install Essential Content Type
After that you can find Essential Content Type option in your WordPress Dashboard
Click on “Essential Content Type”, there you can see “Testimonial” option then you need to on the button of Testimonials option(This option is enabled by default)
Then go to “Customize => Testimonial” and choose number of items to show in frontpage
Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Note: You can further edit Portfolio Archive Title, Acrhive Content and Archive Featured Image, go to Customize => Portfolio”

How to add Featured Content in Homepage/Frontpage?#
Follow these steps to add, organize and display Featured Content:

First you need to install Essential Content Type
After that you can find Essential Content Type option in your WordPress Dashboard
Click on “Essential Content Type”, there you can see “Featured Content” option then you need to on the button of Testimonials option(This option is enabled by default)
Then go to “Customize => Featured Content” and edit Featured Content Archive Title, Featured Content Archive Content and Featured Content Archive Featured Image as per your need/li>
Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Post (Featured Content):

Featured Post Content is created to highlight your Post in the featured content. So, first you need to create a Post and then add Featured Image to the Post.

How to enable Featured Post Content?#

Make sure featured content is enabled
Under “Select Content Type”, you need to select “Post”
Then add Post ID under Post 1, Post 2 and so on
Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Note:
When you select post, make sure your Post have Featured Image. Click here to watch our Video Screencast to add Featured Image.

Page (Featured Content):

Featured Page content is created to highlight your Page in the featured content. So, first you need to create a Page and then add Featured Image to the Page.

How to enable Featured Page Content?#

Make sure featured content is enabled
Under “Select Content Type”, you need to select “Page”
Then select page under Page 1, Page 2 and so on
Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Note:
When you select page, make sure your Page have Featured Image. Click here to watch our Video Screencast to add Featured Image.

Category (Featured Content)

Featured category content is created to highlight your posts from specific categories in the featured content. So, first you need to create a Post, add Featured Image to the post and assign posts to specific category.

How to enable Featured Category Content?#

Make sure featured content is enabled
Under “Select Content Type”, you need to select “Category”
Then, Select Categories
Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Note:
When you select categories, make sure your Posts in those categories have Featured ImageClick here to watch our Video Screencast to add Featured Image.

Image (Featured Content):

Featured Image Content is created to highlight independent images in the featured content. This option gives you full control to upload your own independent image, with title (optional), content (optional), optional link and target. Just use the following simple steps to add in the Featured Image Content.

How to enable Featured Image Content?#

Make sure featured content is enabled
Under “Select Content Type”, you need to select “Image”
Then, under Featured Content #1, Featured Content #2 and so on add “Image”, “Link”, “Title” and “Content” as per your need
Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Featured Slider #

Verity Pro supports 4 featured slider types they are: 1. Post , 2. Page, 3. Category and 4. Image. For Featured Slider Options, go to “Appearance => Customize => Featured Slider”.

How to enable Featured Slider?#

Go to “Appearance => Customize => Featured Slider” from your WordPress Dashboard
To enable slider, select “Homepage/Frontpage or Entire Site” option under “Enable on”
Under “Select Slider Type”, Select Slider Type as “Page , Page , Category or Image”
Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Post (Featured Slider)

Features Post slider is created to highlight your Post in the slider. So, first you need to create a Post and then add Featured Image to the Post.

How to enable Featured Post Slider?#

Make sure featured slider is enabled
Under “Select Slider Type”, Select Slider Type as “Post”
Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Note:
When you select post, make sure your post have Featured Image. Click here to watch our Video Screencast to add Featured Image.

Page (Featured Slider)

Features page slider is created to highlight your Page in the slider. So, first you need to create a Page and then add Featured Image to the Page.

How to enable Featured Page Slider?#

Make sure featured slider is enabled
Under “Select Slider Type”, Select Slider Type as “Page”
Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Note:
When you select page, make sure your page have Featured Image. Click here to watch our Video Screencast to add Featured Image.

Category (Featured Slider)

Features category slider is created to highlight your posts from specific categories in the slider. So, first you need to create a Post, add Featured Image to the post and assign posts to specific category.

How to enable Featured Category Slider?#

Make sure featured slider is enabled
Under “Select Slider Type”, Select Slider Type as “Category”
Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Image (Featured Slider):

Features Image Slider Content is created to highlight selected Images in the Slider Content.

How to enable Featured Image Slider?#

Make sure featured slider is enabled
Under “Select Slider Type”, Select Slider Type as “Image”
Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

How to change Transition Effect, Transition Delay and Transition Length on Slider?#

Make sure featured slider is enabled
Go to “Appearance => Customize => Featured Slider” from your WordPress Dashboard
To change Transition Effect, select option under “Transition Effect”
To change Transition Delay, change number of second(s) under “Transition Delay” as per your need
To change Transition Length, change number of second(s) under “Transition Length” as per your need
Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Image Loader#

Go to “Appearance => Customize => Featured Slider” from your WordPress Dashboard
Under “Image Loader”, select “True, False or Wait” as per your need
Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Note:
True: Fixes the height overlap issue. Slideshow will start as soon as two slider are available. Slide may display in random, as image is fetch.
Wait: Fixes the height overlap issue. Slideshow will start only after all images are available.

How to change number of slides in featured slider?#

Make sure featured slider is enabled
Go to “Appearance => Customize => Featured Slider => Featured Slider Options” from your WordPress Dashboard
Under “No of Slides”, select the number slides as per your need
Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Note: To see changes in No of Slides please refresh the customizer page.

Widgets #

Verity Pro has 14 Widgets to choose from. They are: 1. CT:About, 2.CT:Advertisement Codes, 3. CT:Advertisement Images, 4.CT:Featured Embeds,5. CT:Featured Images, 6. CT:Featured Pages, 7. CT:Featured Posts, 8.CT:Gallery Images, 9. CT:Galley Pages, 10. CT:Galley Posts, 11.CT:Instagram, 12.CT:Newsletter, 13. CT: Social Icons and 14. CT: Tag Cloud. You can add widget in widget area as per your need.

You can add widgets to your widget area from two location
1. Go to “Appearance => Widget”, then drag the widget to the widget area or you can click in the widget then list of widget area will appear, now you can choose desired widget area and click on “Add Widget”.

2. Go to “Appearance => Customize => Widgets”, then you can find list of widget area. Click on the any widget area and you will see “Add a Widget” option by click on it you can find list of Widget which you can add to respected widget area.

This widget is used to add About Information

Add CT:About Widget to desired widget area. More Info
Then add “Title”, “Image Title”, “Image Url”, “Image Link”, “Image Alt Text”, “About Text”, “More Link” and “More Text” under respective fields
You can check “Check to Open Link in new Tab/Window” option to open link in new tab
Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

This widget is used to add Code as Advertisement.

Add CT:Advertisement Code to desired widget area. More Info
Add “Title”, change “Columns” and “Layout” under respective fields
Then under “Code” you can add codes inside box
Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Note: Please do not add CT:Advertisement Code widget in Header Top Left and Header Top Right widget area

This widget is used to add Image as Advertisement.

Add CT: Advertisement Images to desired widget area. More Info
Add “Title”, change “Layout” and “No of Items” under respective fields
Then under “Image Url” add Url of image, you can further add “Image Link” and “Alt Text”
Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Note: Please do not add CT:Advertisement Images widget in Header Top Left and Header Top Right widget area

How to add “Featured Embeds” in widget area(CT:Featured Embeds)? #

This widget is used to add Featured Embeds Codes.

Add CT:Featured Embdes to desired widget area. More Info
Add “Title”, change “Layout” and “No of Items” under respective fields
Then under “Code” you can add codes inside box
Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

How to add “Featured Images” in widget area(CT:Featured Images)? #

This widget is used to add Featured Images.

Add CT:Featured Images to desired widget area. More Info
Add “Title”, change “Layout”, “No of Items”, “Image Alignment” under respective fields
Then under Image# add “Title”, “Image Url”, “Image Link”, “Alt Text” and “Content” in respective fields
Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

How to add “Featured Pages” in widget area(CT:Featured Pages)? #

This widget is used add Featured Image.

Add CT:Featured Pages to desired widget area. More Info
Add “Title”, “Page ID”, “Layout” under respective fields
Then under “Image Alignment”, “Image Size”, “Content Type”, “Limit content” and “More Text” you can change as required
You can further find option to “Disable Image” and “Disable Title”
Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

How to add “Featured Posts” in widget area(CT:Featured Posts)? #

This widget is used add Featured Image.

Add CT:Featured Posts to desired widget area. More Info
Add “Title”, change “Select Post From”, “No of Post”, “Order By”, “Order”, “Layout”, “Image Alignment” and “Image Size “under respective fields
You can further change “Post Meta Info”
Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

How to add “Gallery Images” in widget area(CT:Gallery Images)? #

This widget is used add Gallery Image.

Add CT:Gallery Images to desired widget area. More Info
Add “Title”, change “Layout” and “No of Items”
Then under Image# add “Title”, “Image Url”, “Image Link”, “Alt Text” and “Content” in respective fields
Further you can click in “Check to Open Link in new Tab/Window” to open link in new tab
Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

How to add “Gallery Pages” in widget area(CT:Gallery Pages)? #

This widget is used to dispaly gallery page with thumbnail.

Add CT:Gallery Pages to desired widget area. More Info
Add “Title”, “Page ID”, change”Layout”, “Image Size”, “Content Type”, “Limit content” and “More Text”under respective fields as per required
You can further find option to “Disable Title”
Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

How to add “Gallery Posts” in widget area(CT:Gallery Posts)? #

This widget is used to display post with thumbnails.

Add CT:Gallery Posts to desired widget area. More Info
Add “Title”, change “Select Post From”, “No of Post”, “Order By”, “Order”, “Layout”, “Image Size”, “Content Type” and “More Text” under respective fields
You can further change “Post Meta Info” and “Disable Title”
Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

How to add “Instagram” in widget area(CT:Instagram)? #

This widget is used to display your latest Intagram photos

Add CT:Instagram to desired widget area. More Info
Add “Title”, “Username”, change “Layout”, “Number of photos”, “Instagram Image Size and “Link Text” under respective fields
To open in new tab check “Check to Open Link in new Tab/Window” option
Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

This widget is used to display posts with thumbnails.

Add CT:Newsletter to desired widget area. More Info
Add “Title”, “Text To Show Before Form”, “Text To Show After Form”, change “Service” under respective fields
Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

How to add “Recent Posts” in widget area(CT:Recent Posts)? #

This widget is display featured posts with thumbnails.

Add CT:Recent Posts to desired widget area. More Info
Add “Title”, change “No of posts”, “Image Alignment”, “Image Size” under the respective field.
Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

This widget is used to add social icons as a widget.

Add CT:Social Icon to desired widget area. More Info
Add “Title” under the respective field.
Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

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