Higher Education Pro

Higher Education Pro—A Education WordPress theme for schools and academic institutions has been especially crafted to put your education website in the limelight. It is made with care for customizing with zero need of programming and coding. Higher Education Pro is designed for clarity with clean typography. The theme provides you with crucial features for your education website to be striking such as background images, courses, events, featured content, featured slider, logo slider, hero content, news, our professors, portfolio, testimonials, promotion headline, site identity, and more. The theme is extremely responsive and adaptable to all screens and browsers. Higher Education Pro has everything to put your education website forward. The theme is clean impressive, simple yet feature-rich, and aesthetically pleasing education WordPress theme for schools and academic institutions that provides a flexible framework. Higher Education Pro provides you the perfect online niche that is dynamic, multifunctional and straight. To top it all, Higher Education Pro is translation ready.

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

Features in “Higher Education” Free Theme:

  1. Responsive Design
  2. Site Identity: Option to add/edit Custom Logo, Move Site Title and tagline before logo, enable/disable Site title and tagline and option to add Site Icon(FavIcon/Webclip Icon)
  3. Header Media: Option to add Custom Header Video or embed video from Youtube, display/hide Header Image
  4. Colors: Option to change header text color and background color
  5. Header Image: Option to change Custom Header, Enable/Disable Featured Header Image, edit Page/Post Featured Image Size, Edit: Title, Content and Button Text, Add/Edit Button Link and open link in new window/tab
  6. Background Image: Option to choose Background Images
  7. Menu: Option to use Primary Menu and Footer Menu
  8. Breadcrumb Options: Option to enable/disable Breadcrumb on Homepage/Frontpage or Entire site and Option to change separator
  9. Course: Option to choose Page course type as , further option to enable/disable course in HomePage/Frontpage, move courses above Footer, enable/disable slider, change Headline and Subheadline, no of courses and display content
  10. Events: Option to choose Page as event, further option to enable/disable events in HomePage/Frontpage, move events above Footer change Headline and Subheadline, no of events, enable/diable title, event date and event time
  11. Excerpt Options: Option to change Excerpt Length(words) and Read More Text
  12. Featured Content: Option to select Page as Featured Content further option to enable/disable content on Entire site and Homepage/Frontpage, select featured content layout, move above Footer, edit Headline and Subheadline for Featured content, select no of featured content, Display Content and enable/disable title
  13. Featured Slider: Option to choose Page as Featured Slider,further option to enable/disable slider on Homepage/Frontpage and Entire Site, Select Transition Effect, Transition Delay and Transition Length, Image Loader, choose No of Slides and choose numbers of sliders
  14. Hero Content: Option to enable/disable Hero Content in Homepage/Frontpage and entire site. Select content type as Page, option to choose no of Hero content
  15. Homepage/Frontpage Setting: Select option to show post from selective category
  16. Layout Options:
    1. Default Layout: Option to choose from: i. Content,PrimarySidebar and i.No Sidebar (Content Width)
    2. Single Page/Post Layout: i. Content,PrimarySidebar and i.No Sidebar (Content Width)
    3. Archive Content Layout: Option to choose from i. Show Excerpt (Image left) and ii. Show Full Content (No Featured Image)
    4. Single Page/Post Image Layout: Option to choose various page/post layouts
  17. Logo Slider: Option to choose logo slider as Page, further option to change transition delay, transition length, change Title, number of Items and number of visible items
  18. News: Option to choose news as Page, further option to choose layouts, edit headline and subheadline, number of items and enable/disable title
  19. Our Professors: Option to choose Page as our professors, further option to select layout, edit headline and subheadline, choose number of items and enable/disable title
  20. Pagination Options: Option to choose Pagination type from i. Default(Older Posts/Newer Posts), ii. Numeric (Requires WP-PageNavi Plugin) and iii. Infinite Scroll)
  21. Portfolio: Option to enable/disable Portfolio in Homepage/Frontpage and entire site, layout options and option to use Custom Post Type (requires Essential Content Type Plugin ).
  22. Promotion Headline: Option to enable/disable Promotion Headline on Homepage/Frontpage or Entire site, choose Page as Promotion Headline
  23. Scroll Up: Option to enable/disable scroll up options
  24. Search Options: Option to edit Default Display text in search
  25. Single Post Navigation: Option to enable/disable Single Post Naviagtion
  26. Higher Education: Option to choose 31 social link
  27. Testimonials : Option to enable/disable Testimonials in Homepage/Frontpage and entire site. Select content type as Post, Page, Category, Image and Custom Post Type (requires Essential Content Type Plugin ). Option to select layout for testimonials
  28. Additional CSS: Option to add your own CSS style to change the design as per you need
  29. Widgets Areas: 4 Widget areas to choose from 1. Primary Sidebar, 2. Footer Area 1, 3. Footer Area 2, 4. Footer Area 3
  30. Widgets: Option to choose CT: Social Icons
  31. Portfolio :Option to enable/disable Portfolio in Homepage/Frontpage and entire site. (requires Essential Content Type Plugin ).
  32. Testimonials : Option to enable/disable Testimonials in Homepage/Frontpage and entire site. (requires Essential Content Type Plugin )
  33. Reset all Settings: Option to reset all the settings to default

Features in “Higher Education” Premium Theme:

  1. Colors: Additional option to choose from base color scheme (default, dark, gray, red and yellow), background color, page background color, link color, link hover color, main text color, secondary text color, header text color and border color
  2. Header Image: Option to change Custom Header, Enable/Disable Featured Header Image, edit Page/Post Featured Image Size, Edit: Title, Content and Button Text, Add/Edit Button Link and open link in new window/tab
  3. Background Image: Option to choose Background Images for various sections like: Course Background Settings, Events Background Settings, Featured Content Background Settings, Footer Sidebar Area Background Settings, Hero Content Background Settings, Logo Slider Background Settings, News Background Settings, Our Professors Background Settings, Promotion Headline Background Settings, Testimonial Background Settings
  4. Menus: Option to use Primary Menu, Secondary Menu and Footer Menu
  5. Menu Options: Option to enable/disable Primary Menu, enable/disable Primary Menu Social icons and enable/disable Primary Menu Search
  6. Comment Options: Option to use WordPress setting for comments or disable it completely or in pages
  7. Course: Option to choose course type as Post, Page, Category and Image
  8. Events: Option to choose events as Post, Page, Category and Image
  9. Excerpt Options: Option to change Excerpt Length(words) and Read More Text
  10. Featured Content: Option to select Page, Post, Category and Image as Featured Content
  11. Featured Slider: Option to choose Page, Post, Category and Image as Featured Slider
  12. Font Family Options: Option to choose Site Title Font Family, Default Font Family, Site Tagline Font Family, Content Title Font Family, Content Body Font Family, Headings Tags from h1 to h6 Font Family and reset fonts
  13. Footer Editor Options: Option to edit Footer Left Content and Footer Right Content
  14. Hero Content: Select content type as Page, Post, Category and Image further option to choose no of Hero content, Display Content and enable/diable title
  15. Homepage/Frontpage Setting: Select option to show post from selective category
  16. Layout Options:
    1. Default Layout: Option to choose from: i. Primary Sidebar,Content, ii. Primary Sidebar, Content, iii. No Sidebar (Content Width) and iv. No Sidebar(Full Width)
    2. Single Page/Post Layout: ii. Primary Sidebar,Content, ii. Primary Sidebar, Content, iii. No Sidebar (Content Width) and iv. No Sidebar(Full Width)
    3. Archive Content Layout: Option to choose from i. Show Excerpt (Image left), ii. Show Excerpt(Image Right), iii. Show Excerpt(Image Top) and iv. Show Full Content (No Featured Image)
    4. Single Page/Post Image Layout: Option to choose various page/post layouts
    5. WooCommerce Layout: i. Primary Sidebar,Content, ii. Primary Sidebar, Content, iii. No Sidebar (Content Width) and iv. No Sidebar(Full Width)
  17. Logo Slider: Option to choose logo slider as Page, Post, Category and Image
  18. News: Option to choose news as Post, Page, Category and Image
  19. Our Professors: Option to choose Post, Page, Category and Image as our professors
  20. Portfolio :Option to enable/disable Portfolio in Homepage/Frontpage and entire site, layout options and option to choose content from Post, Page, Category, Image and Custom Post Type (requires Essential Content Type Plugin ).
  21. Promotion Headline: Option to enable/disable Promotion Headline on Homepage/Frontpage or Entire site, choose Post, Page, Category and Image as Promotion Headline, edit Promotion Headline Text, edit Promotion SubHeadline Text, edit Promotion Headline Button Text, add/edit Promotion Headline Link and open link in new tab
  22. Single Post Navigation: Option to enable/disable Single Post Naviagtion
  23. Social Links: Additional option to edit social icon size and enable/disable social icons on footer
  24. Social links custom: Option to add as many social custom links as per your need
  25. Testimonials : Option to enable/disable Testimonials in Homepage/Frontpage and entire site. Select content type as Post, Page, Category, Image and Custom Post Type (requires Essential Content Type Plugin ). Option to select layout for testimonials
  26. Update Notifier: Option to enable/disable update notifier
  27. WooCommerce Options: Option to enable/disable Zoom, Lightbox and Slider effects for WooCommerce Product Gallery
  28. Additional CSS: Option to add your own CSS style to change the design as per you need
  29. Widgets Areas: Additional 10 widget areas which makes total of 14 Widget areas to choose from 1. Primary Sidebar, 2. Footer Area 1, 3. Footer Area 2, 4. Footer Area 3, 5. Footer Area 4, 6. 404 Page Not Found Content, 7. WooCommerce Primary Sidebar, 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
  30. Widgets: Option to choose CT: Social Icons
  31. Reset all Settings: Option to reset all the settings to default
  32. WooCommerce for e-commerce
  33. WPML Ready for multi-language

Installation Using the WordPress Administration Panel #

You can download Themes directly to your blog by using the Add New Themes option in the Appearance sub-menu.

  1. Download Higher Education Pro from your Catch Themes member My-Account to your Desktop
  2. Log in to the WordPress Administration Panel
  3. Go to “Appearance => Themes => Add New”
  4. Click on “Uploads” and Browse the downloaded file higher-education-pro.zip from the desktop where you have it downloaded
  5. 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:

  1. Download Higher Education Pro from your Catch Themes member My-Account to your Desktop
  2. Unzip higher-education-pro.zip to your Desktop
  3. 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 hiogher-education pro folder installed. If you do, then back it up and remove it from /wp-content/themes/ before uploading your copy of higher-education-pro
  4. Upload Higher Education Pro to /wp-content/themes/
  5. Activate higher-education Pro 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:

  1. Download the latest version of higher-education Pro from your Catch Themes member My-Account to your Desktop
  2. Unzip higher-education pro.zip to your Desktop
  3. Using an FTP client to access your host web server, go to /wp-content/themes/ and upload your new copy of Higher Education pro Theme which shall replace the old files

This theme relies heavily on Featured Images. If your post is missing a Featured Image, the post image will not show up on homepage, on archived pages and on Featured Page Slider Content. Click Here to see how to add Featured Image in your Post/Page.

Image Sizes:

Featured Slider
Width: 1400px
Height: 640px

Featured Image: Excerpt Image Top
Width: 920px
Height: 550px

Featured Sections (Used in Archive Left/Right, Portfolio & Recent Courses)
Width: 440px
Height: 440px

Featured Content
Width: 320px
Height: 320px

Hero Content (Used in Hero Content & Professors)
Width: 440px
Height: 560px

Custom Header Image
Width: Flexible (recommended width 1400)
Height : Flexible (recommended height 640)

How to add Featured Image in Post/Page?

  1. 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.
  2. 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
  3. 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.

Widgets Areas (Sidebar)#

Higher Education Pro currently has 14 widgetized areas(Sidebar) they are 1. Primary Sidebar, 2. Footer Area 1, 3. Footer Area 2, 4. Footer Area 3, 5. Footer Area 4, 6. 404 Page Not Found Content, 7. WooCommerce Primary Sidebar, 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 You can add a variety of Widgets to this theme from “Appearance => Widgets” or “Appearance => Customize => Widgets” in WordPress.

How to select optional sidebar for individual Page/Post?
This can be achieved through custom meta box by following the steps below:

  1. Go to Add/Edit option of Page/Post
  2. There you can find Higher Education Options
  3. Then click on Select Sidebar
  4. You can make the required changes by clicking on options under “Select Sidebar”
  5. Finally Click on “Publish/Update”

Customizer (Theme Options) #

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

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

How to enable/disable Site Title and Tagline #

  1. Go to “Appearance => Customize => Site Identity”
  2. Uncheck “Display Site Title and Tagline” and it will display Site Title and Tagline
  3. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

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

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

How to add Header Video? #

  1. Go to “Appearance => Customize => Header Media”
  2. 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
  3. To embed video from Youtube, you can enter YouTube URL
  4. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Color Option#

  1. Go to “Appearance => Customize => Colors”
  2. Under Base Color Scheme: Select the color scheme as desired from Dark, Grey, Red, Yellow or default color scheme
  3. Select different colors for different parts of the site like Background Color, Page Background Color, Secondary Background Color, Link Color, Main Text Color, Secondary Text Color, Heading Text Color and Border Color
  4. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Header Image #

Custom Header Image is different from site logo. It’s a large global image in the header to obtain a much more personalized look and feel. To add header image, you need to go to “Appearance => Customize => Header Media => Header Image ”. Here, you can add/change/hide Header Image, select option to Enable Featured Header Image on, Size and add in links and alt tag as per your website need.

Options to Enable Header Featured Image

When you are in “Appearance => Customize => Header  Media =>Header Image”, you will see option “Enable Featured Header Image on”. There are 7 options, which gives you flexibility to add Header Image as per your website need.

Option 1: Homepage/Frontpage
This option will show header image in Homepage/Frontpage only.

Option 2: Excluding Homepage
This option will show header image throughout the site, excluding Homepage.

Option 3: Excluding Homepage, Page/Post Featured Image
This option will show header image throughout the site excluding Homepage. But in Page/Post, your header image will be replaced by Featured Image.

Option 4: Entire Site
This option will show header image throughout the site.

Option 5: Entire Site, Page/Post Featured Image
This option will show header image throughout the site. But in Page/Post, your header image will be replaced by Featured Image.

Option 6: Page and Post
This option will show Header Image in Page and Post only. But in Page/Post, your header image will be replaced by Featured Image.

Option 7: Disable
This option will disable Header Image completely.

  1. Go to “Appearance => Customize => Header media =>  Header Image”
  2. Now, select enable options in “Enable Featured Header Image on”
  3. Click on “Add New Image” to add new header image
  4. Then you can either upload the image from your computer or select the existing image from your media library
  5. Click on “Select and Crop” and you can either crop image or skip cropping
  6. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

How to enable/disable Header Featured Image for individual Page/Post?
This can be achieved through custom meta box by following the steps below:

  1. Go to Add/Edit option of Page/Post
  2. There you can find Higher Education Options
  3. Then click on Header Featured Image Options
  4. You can select “Enable” option for Header Featured Image
  5. Then add “Title”, “Content”, “Button Text” and “Button Link” under respective boxes
  6. Finally Click on “Publish/Update”

How to enable/disable Header Featured Image Options in different Pages/Posts?
This can be achieved through custom meta box by following the steps below:

  1. Go to Edit option of Page/Post you want to edit
  2. There you can find Higher Education Options
  3. Then click on Header Featured Image Options
  4. You can select “Enable” option for Header Featured Image
  5. Finally Click on “Publish/Update”

How to select Single Page/Post Image Layout for individual Page/Post?
This can be achieved through custom meta box by following the steps below:

  1. Go to Add/Edit option of Page/Post
  2. There you can find Higher Education Options
  3. Then click on Single Page/Post Image Layout
  4. You can select desired option
  5. Finally Click on “Publish/Update”

How to change Background Images for different sections?

Higher Education Pro allows you to changes background images for different section for this you need to follow steps:

  1. Go to “Appearance => Customize => Background Images”
  2. Here you can see various sections to change background images, select the respective section and upload desired image for the section
  3. Finally Click on “Save & Publish”

Higher Education Pro 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 3 different locations. You assign it either from “Appearance => Customize => Navigation” or from “Appearance => Menus => Manage Locations”
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 Secondary Menu to display Menu below Primary Menu
Select your custom menu as Footer Menu to display Menu in Footer Area

Note: If you do not see Navigation Option in “Appearance => Customize”, it will mean you have not created any menu. Go to “Appearance => Menus” to create menu first.

How to enable Breadcrumb and change separator? #

  1. Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Breadcrumb Options”
  2. Check option “Check to enable Breadcrumb” to enable Breadcrumb
  3. To enable Breadcrumb on Homepage, check option “Check to enable Breadcrumb on Homepage”
  4. To change the separator between Breadcrumbs, use desired separator below “Separator between Breadcrumbs”
  5. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Comment Options #

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

Courses #

Higher Education Pro Supports 4 Content Types, they are: 1.Post, 2. Page, 3. Category and 4. Image. For Courses Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Courses”.

How to enable Courses?#

  1. Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Courses”
  2. Under “Enable Courses On” select option Homepage/Frontpage or Entire Site
  3. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Note: To move courses above footer check option “Check to Move above Footer” and to enable slider in courses check option “Check to Enable Slider”

How to select Courses Content Types?#

  1. Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Courses”
  2. Under “Select Content Type” select Post, Page, Category or Content as per your need
  3. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

How to select Courses Layout?#

  1. Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Courses”
  2. Under “Select Courses Layout” select option Homepage/Frontpage or Entire Site
  3. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

How to select Courses Layout?#

  1. Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Courses”
  2. Under “Select Courses Layout” selection option 2columns, 3columns or 4columns
  3. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Post

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

How to set Post as courses?#

  1. Make sure courses is enabled
  2. Under “Select Courses Type”, select “Post”
  3. Then, add in Post ID in Featured Post 1, Featured Post 2 and so on
  4. 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

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

How to set Page as Courses?#

  1. Make sure courses is <a href=”#enable-coursesenabled
  2. Under “Select Courses Type”, select “Page”
  3. Then add Featured Pages in “Featured Page 1”, “Featured Page 2” and so on
  4. 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

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

How to set Category as Courses?#

  1. Make sure courses is enabled
  2. Under “Select Courses Type”, Select “Category”
  3. Then, select Categories
  4. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

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

Image

Image is created to highlight independent images in the courses. 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 Image in courses.

How to set Image as Courses?#

  1. Make sure courses is enabled
  2. Under “Select Courses Type”, Select “Image”
  3. Then, upload Image, add in link, title, content as per your need
  4. 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.

How to edit Headline and Subheadline for Courses?#

  1. Make sure courses is enabled
  2. Under “Headline for Courses” add the desired headline and under “Subheadline for Courses” add the sub-headline
  3. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

How to change Number of Courses?#

  1. Make sure courses is enabled
  2. Under “No of Courses” change the number of Courses as per you need
  3. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

How to Display/Hide Content?#

  1. Make sure courses is enabled
  2. Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Courses” from your WordPress Dashboard
  3. Under “Display Content”, you can select “Show Excerpt, Show Full Content or Hide Content” to display excerpt as content, whole content as content or not display content respectively, as per you need
  4. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Events #

Higher Education Pro supports 4 events types they are: 1. Post, 2. Page, 3. Category and 4. Image. For Events, go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Events”.

How to enable Events?#

  1. Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Events” from your WordPress Dashboard
  2. To enable events, select “Homepage/Frontpage or Entire Site” option under “Enable on”
  3. Under “Select Content Type”, you need to select “Post, Page, Category or Image” as per your need
  4. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

You can further add Event Date, Date Link, Event Location and Location Links by using edit option of page/post from Higher Education Options

Post (Events)

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

How to enable Post Content?#

  1. Make sure Events is enabled
  2. Under “Select Content Type”, you need to select “Post”
  3. Then, add in Post ID in Featured Post 1, Featured Post 2 and so on
  4. 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 (Events)

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

How to enable Page Content?#

  1. Make sure Events is enabled
  2. Under “Select Content Type”, you need to select “Page”
  3. Then, select Page in Featured Page 1, Featured Page 2 and so on
  4. 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 (Events)

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

How to enable Category Content?#

  1. Make sure Events is enabled
  2. Under “Select Content Type”, you need to select “Category”
  3. Then, select Categories
  4. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

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

Image (Events)

Image Content is created to highlight independent images in the Events. 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?#

  1. Make sure Events is enabled
  2. Under “Select Content Type”, you need to select “Image”
  3. Then, upload Image, add in link, title, content as per your need
  4. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

How to Move Featured Content above Footer?#

  1. Make sure Events is enabled
  2. Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Events” from your WordPress Dashboard
  3. Check option, “Check to Move above Footer”
  4. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

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

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

Higher Education Pro supports 4 featured content types they are: 1. Post, 2. Page, 3. Category and 4. Image. For Featured Content, go to “Appearance => Customize => Featured Content”.

How to enable Featured Content?#

  1. Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Featured Content” from your WordPress Dashboard
  2. To enable featured content, select “Homepage/Frontpage or Entire Site” option under “Enable Featured Content on”
  3. Under “Select Content Type”, you need to select “Post, Featured Page, Category or Image” as per your need
  4. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Post (Featured Content)

Post 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 Post Content?#

  1. Make sure featured content is enabled
  2. Under “Select Content Type”, you need to select “Post”
  3. Then, add in Post ID in Featured Post 1, Featured Post 2 and so on
  4. 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)

Page 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 Page Content?#

  1. Make sure featured content is enabled
  2. Under “Select Content Type”, you need to select “Page”
  3. Then, select Page in Featured Page 1, Featured Page 2 and so on
  4. 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)

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 Category Content?#

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

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

Image (Featured Content)

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?#

  1. Make sure featured content is enabled
  2. Under “Select Content Type”, you need to select “Image”
  3. Then, upload Image, add in link, title, content as per your need
  4. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

How to change Featured Content Layout?#

  1. Higher Education Pro currently supports two layouts: 2 columns, 3 columns and 4 columns
  2. Make sure featured content is enabled
  3. Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Featured Content” from your WordPress Dashboard
  4. Under “Select Featured Content Layout”, you can select your desired layout from “2 columns” or “3 columns” or “4 columns”
  5. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

How to Move Featured Content above Footer?#

  1. Make sure featured content is enabled
  2. Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Featured Content” from your WordPress Dashboard
  3. Check option, “Check to Move above Footer”
  4. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

How to change Headline and Subheadline for Featured Content?#

  1. Make sure featured content is enabled
  2. Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Featured Content” from your WordPress Dashboard
  3. Under “Headline for Featured Content”, you can change the text as needed or Leave field empty if you want to remove Headline
  4. Under “Sub-headline for Featured Content”, you can change the text as needed or Leave field empty if you want to remove Sub-headline
  5. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

How to change number of Featured Content?#

  1. Make sure featured content is enabled
  2. Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Featured Content” from your WordPress Dashboard
  3. Under “No of items” set number of Featured Content as required(You need to save and refresh the page after changing number of Featured Content)
  4. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Note:For best results, it is recommended to set number of featured content to be multiple of Featured Content Layout (E.g. for 3 columns layout, 3, 6, 9 etc. will yield best results).

How to enable/disable title?#

  1. Make sure featured content is enabled
  2. Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Featured Content” from your WordPress Dashboard
  3. Check option, “Check to Enable Title” to Enable Featured Content Title
  4. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

How to show/hide content in Featured Content?#

  1. Make sure news is enabled
  2. Then under “Display Content”, you need to select “Show Excerpt”, “Show Full Content” or “Hide Content”
  3. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Higher Education 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?#

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

Post (Featured Slider)

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 Post Slider?#

  1. Make sure featured slider is enabled
  2. Under “Select Slider Type”, Select Slider Type as “Post”
  3. Then, add in Post ID in Featured Post # 1, Featured Post # 2 and so on
  4. 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.

Note: Featured Post is determined according to Number of Slides.

Page (Featured Slider)

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 Page Slider?#

  1. Make sure featured slider is enabled
  2. Under “Select Slider Type”, Select Slider Type as “Page”
  3. Then, select in Featured Page in Featured Page # 1, Featured Page # 2 and so on
  4. 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.

Note: Featured Page is determined according to Number of Slides.

Category (Featured Slider)

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 Category Slider?#

  1. Make sure featured slider is enabled
  2. Under “Select Slider Type”, Select Slider Type as “Category”
  3. Then, select Categories
  4. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

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

Image (Featured Slider)

Image Slider is created to highlight independent images in the slider. This slider 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 Slider.

How to enable Image Slider?#
Page Slider Content is created to highlight your Page in the Slider Content. So, first you need to create a Page and then add Featured Image to the Page.

  1. Make sure featured slider is enabled
  2. Under “Select Slider Type”, Select Slider Type as “Image”
  3. Then under “Featured Slide #1, Featured Slide #2, Featured Slide #3 and so on”, select desired image, custom link, title and content
  4. 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.

Note: Image Slider is determined according to Number of Slides.

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

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

Image Loader#

  1. Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Featured Slider” from your WordPress Dashboard
  2. Under “Image Loader”, select “True, False or Wait” as per your need
  3. 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?#

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

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

How to select different font for different sections? #

  1. Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Font Family Options”
  2. Select desired font below each given section
  3. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”
  1. Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Footer Editor Options”
  2. Under “Footer Left Content” and “Footer Right Content” you can add html or plain text
  3. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Hero Content #

Higher Education Pro supports 4 Hero Content types to choose from:1. Post , 2. Page, 3. Category and 4. Image. For Featured Content Options, go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Hero Content”.

How to enable Hero Content? #

  1. Go to Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Hero Content
  2. To enable Hero Content, select option Entire Site or Homepage/Frontpage under “Enable Hero Content on”
  3. Under “Select Content Type”, you need to select “Post, Page, Category or Image ” as per your need
  4. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

How to change number of hero content?#

  1. Make sure hero content is enabled
  2. Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Hero Content” from your WordPress Dashboard
  3. Under “No of Hero Content”, select the number hero content as per your need
  4. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

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

Post (Hero Content)#

Select Post Content to highlight your posts as Hero Content. First you need to create post and add featured image to you post.

  1. Make sure hero content is enabled
  2. Under “Select Content Type”, you need to select “Post”
  3. Then, add in Post ID in Featured Post 1, Featured Post 2 and so on
  4. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Note: Post is determined according to Number of Hero Content.

Page (Hero Content)#

Select Page to highlight your page as Hero Content.

  1. Make sure hero content is enabled
  2. Under “Select Content Type”, you need to select “Page”
  3. Under “Page 1, Page 2, Page 3 and so on”, select desired page to show in hero content
  4. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Note: Page is determined according to Number of Hero Content.

Category (Hero Content)#

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

  1. Make sure hero content is enabled
  2. Under “Select Content Type”, you need to select “Category”
  3. Then select the category you want, and you may select multiple categories by holding down the CTRL key(windows)/Command Key(Mac)
  4. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Image (Hero Content)#

Image hero content is used to highlight the custom image, link and other content as Hero Content.

  1. Make sure hero content is enabled
  2. Under “Select Content Type”, you need to select “Custom”
  3. Then under “Hero Content #1, Hero Content #2 and so on”, select desired page title, content, button text and button link
  4. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Note: Custom is determined according to Number of Hero Content.

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

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

How to disable Latest posts/Static page on homepage? #

This is additional option on Higher Education Pro.

  1. Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Homepage/Frontpage Options”
  2. Then check option “Check to disable Latest posts/Static page”
  3. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Layout Options #

Higher Education Pro has 4 Default Layout options, 4 Single Page/Post Layout, 4 Archive Content Layout options, various Single Page/Post image layout and 4 Woocommerce Layout to choose from “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Layout Options”

Default Layout Options
Once you are in Layout Options, you can Check the box below “Default Layout Options” which will set our site layout. Further, you have the choice of selecting custom layout for individual pages and posts through “Higher Education Options => Layout Options”, which you shall find below individual posts and pages, when you click on them for adding/editing.

Single Page/Post Layout
Once you are in Layout Options, you can Check the box below “Single Page/Post Layout” which will set layout for single pages/posts.

Archive Content Layout
Once you are in Layout Options, you can Check the box below “Archive Content Layout” which will set our site archive layout.

Single Page/Post Image Layout
Once you are in Layout Options, you can Check the box below “Single Page/Post Image Layout” which will set our posts/page image layout. Further, you have the choice of selecting Single Page/Post Image Layout for individual pages and posts through “higher-education Options => Single Page/Post Image Layout”, which you shall find below individual posts and pages, when you click on them for adding/editing.

WooCommerce Layout
Once you are in Layout Options, you can Check the box below “Woocommerce Layout” which will set layout for WooCommerce pages.

How to edit individual posts/pages layout?
This can be achieved through custom meta box by following the steps below:

  1. Go to Add/Edit option of Page/Post
  2. There you can find Higher Education Options
  3. Then click on Layout Options
  4. You select required option under “Default”
  5. Finally Click on “Publish/Update”

WooCommerce Layout and Sidebars#

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WooCommerce is a powerful, extendable eCommerce plugin that helps you sell anything.

How to change layout for WooCommerce pages?#

  1. Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Layout Options”
  2. Under “WooCommerce Layout” select the desired option
  3. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

How to add different widgets to WooCommerce pages?#

  1. Go to “Appearance => Widgets”
  2. Add Widgets to “WooCommerce Primary Sidebar”
  3. Finally, click on “Save” on each added widget

Logo Slider

Logo Slider is used to add various Logos as slider. You can highlight your partners or affiliates through this section.
First you need to enable Logo Slider. Higher Education Pro has 4 Logo Slider to choose from, they are: 1. Post, 2. Page, 3. Category and 4. Image.

How to enable Logo Slider? #

  1. Go to Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Logo Slider
  2. To enable Logo Slider, select option Entire Site or Homepage/Frontpage under “Enable Logo Slider on”
  3. Under “Logo Slider Type”, you need to select “Post, Page, Category or Image” as per your need
  4. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Note: For best effect, make sure all the images are of same size on logo slider.

How to change number of logo slider items?#

  1. Make sure logo slider is enabled
  2. Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Logo Slider” from your WordPress Dashboard
  3. Under “No of Items”, select the number items you wish to add in slider
  4. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

How to change number of visible items in logo?#

  1. Make sure logo slider is enabled
  2. Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Logo Slider” from your WordPress Dashboard
  3. Under “No of visible items”, select the number items you wish to visible in slider
  4. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

How to change Transition Delay and Transition Length on Logo Slider?#

  1. Make sure logo slider is enabled
  2. Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Logo Slider” from your WordPress Dashboard
  3. To change Transition Delay, change number of second(s) under “Transition Delay” as per your need
  4. To change Transition Length, change number of second(s) under “Transition Length” as per your need
  5. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Post (Logo Slider)#

Select Post to highlight your posts as Logo Slider. First you need to create post and add featured image to you post.

  1. Make sure logo slider is enabled
  2. Under “Logo Slider Type”, you need to select “Post”
  3. Then, add in Post ID in Post 1, Post 2 and so on
  4. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Note: Post is determined according to Number of Logo Slider.

Page (Logo Slider)#

Select Page to highlight you page content as Logo Slider. First you need to create page and featured image to you page.

  1. Make sure logo slider is enabled
  2. Under “Logo Slider Type”, you need to select “Page”
  3. Under “Page #1, Page #2, Page #3 and so on”, select desired page to show
  4. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Note: Page is determined according to Number of Logo Slider.

Category (Logo Slider)#

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

  1. Make sure logo slider is enabled
  2. Under “Logo Slider Type”, you need to select “Category”
  3. Then select the category you want, and you may select multiple categories by holding down the CTRL key(windows)/Command Key(Mac)
  4. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Image (Logo Slider)#

Image is used to highlight the custom image, link as Logo Slider.

  1. Make sure logo slider is enabled
  2. Then under “Logo Slider Type”, you need to select “Image”
  3. Under “Slide #1, Slide #2 and so on”, select desired image, link, title
  4. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Note: Image is determined according to Number of Logo Slider.

News

News is created to add you page/post/category as Recent News. Higher Education supports 4 News type They are: 1. Post, 2. Page, 3. Category and 4. Image.

How to enable News? #

  1. Go to Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => News
  2. To enable News, select option Entire Site or Homepage/Frontpage under “Enable on”
  3. Under “Select Content Type”, you need to select “Post, Page, Category or Image” as per your need
  4. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

How to change headline and subheadline in news? #

  1. Make sure news is enabled
  2. Go to Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => News
  3. To change Headline, edit the field below “Headline”
  4. To change sub-headline, edit the field below “Subheadline”
  5. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

How to change number of items in News? #

  1. Make sure news is enabled
  2. Go to Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => News
  3. To change Number of items to be shown in news, edit the option below “No of items”
  4. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Post (News)#

Select Post to highlight your posts as News. First you need to create post and add featured image to you post.

  1. Make sure news is enabled
  2. Under “Select Content Type”, you need to select “Post”
  3. Then, add in Post ID in Featured Post 1, Featured Post 2 and so on
  4. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Note: Post is determined according to Number of Items.

Page (News)#

Select Page to highlight your page as News. First you need to create page and add featured image to you page.

  1. Make sure news is enabled
  2. Under “Select Content Type”, you need to select “Page”
  3. Then, select desired page in Featured Page 1, Featured Page 2 and so on
  4. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Note: Page is determined according to Number of Items.

Category (News)#

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

  1. Make sure news is enabled
  2. Under “Select Content Type”, you need to select “Category”
  3. Then select the category you want, and you may select multiple categories by holding down the CTRL key(windows)/Command Key(Mac)
  4. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Image (News)#

Image is used to highlight the custom image, link as News.

  1. Make sure news is enabled
  2. Then under “Select Content Type”, you need to select “Image”
  3. Under “Slide #1, Slide #2 and so on”, select desired image, link, title
  4. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Note: Image is determined according to Number of Items.

How to show/hide content in News?#

  1. Make sure news is enabled
  2. Then under “Display Content”, you need to select “Show Excerpt”, “Show Full Content” or “Hide Content”
  3. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Our Professors

Higher Education Pro supports 4 content types they are 1. Post, 2. Page, 3. Category and 4. Image. For Our Professors, Go to Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Our Professors.

How to enable our professors?#

  1. Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Our Professors”
  2. To enable our professors, select “Homepage/Frontpage or Entire Site” option under “Enable on”
  3. Under “Select Content Type”, Select Content Type as “Post, Page , Category or Custom” as per your need
  4. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

How to select layout for Our Professors?#

  1. Higher Education Pro currently supports two layouts: 2 columns, 3 columns and 4 columns
  2. Make sure Portfolio is enabled
  3. Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Our Professors” from your WordPress Dashboard
  4. Under “Select Portfolio Layout”, select portfolio layout as “2 columns or 3 columns or 4 columns”
  5. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Post (Our Professors)#

Post is created to highlight your post as Our Professors Section.

  1. Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Our Professors”
  2. Make sure Our Professors option is enabled
  3. Under “Select Content Type”, Select Content Type as “Post”
  4. Then, under Featured Post 1, Featured Post 2 so on, add the desired “Post Id”
  5. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Page (Our Professors)#

Page is created to highlight your page as Our Professors Section.

  1. Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Our Professors”
  2. Make sure Our Professors option is enabled
  3. Under “Select Content Type”, Select Content Type as “Page”
  4. Then, under Featured Page 1, Featured Page 2 so on, select the desired “Page”
  5. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Category (Our Professors)#

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

  1. Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Our Professors”
  2. Make sure Our Professors option is enabled
  3. Under “Select Content Type”, Select Content Type as “Category”
  4. Then select the category you want, and you may select multiple categories by holding down the CTRL key(windows)/Command Key(Mac)
  5. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Image (Our Professors)#

Image is used to highlight the custom image, link as Our Professors Section.

  1. Make sure Our Professors option is enabled
  2. Then under “Select Content Type”, you need to select “Image”
  3. Under “Professor #1, Professor #2 and so on”, select desired image, link, title
  4. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

How to change Headline and Sub-headline for Our Professors?#

  1. Make sure Our Professors option is enabled
  2. Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Our Professors” from your WordPress Dashboard
  3. Under “Headline”, you can add desired text or leave it empty if you don’t want to disable fields”
  4. Under “Sub-headline”, you can add desired text or leave it empty if you don’t want to disable fields”
  5. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

How to change number of items in Our Professors?#

  1. Make sure Our Professors option is enabled
  2. Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Our Professors” from your WordPress Dashboard
  3. Under “No of Items” you can select number of item your want to display in our professors
  4. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

How to change Pagination Options? #

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

Note: WP-PageNavi Plugin is recommended for Numeric Option(But will work without it).
Infinite Scroll Options requires JetPack Plugin with Infinite Scroll module Enabled.

Portfolio

Portfolio option in Higher Education Pro is used to highlight Page, Post, Category or Image in your website as Portfolio. There are 4 Portfolio Types to choose from. They are: 1. Post, 2. Custom Post Types, 3. Page, 4. Category and 5. Image.

How to enable Portfolio? #

  1. Go to Appearance => Customize => Theme Options =>Portfolio
  2. To enable Portfolio, select option Entire Site or Homepage/Frontpage under “Enable Portfolio on”
  3. Under “Select Portfolio Type”, you need to select “Post, Page, Category or Image” as per your need
  4. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

How to select portfolio layout?#

  1. Make sure Portfolio is enabled
  2. Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Portfolio” from your WordPress Dashboard
  3. Under “Select Portfolio Layout”, select portfolio layout as “2 columns or 3 columns or 4 columns”
  4. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

How to edit or remove Headline and Sub-headline for Portfolio?#

  1. Make sure portfolio is enabled
  2. Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Portfolio” from your WordPress Dashboard
  3. Under “Headline for Portfolio”,you can change the text as needed or Leave field empty if you want to remove Headline
  4. Under “Sub-headline for Portfolio”, you can change the text as needed or Leave field empty if you want to remove Headline
  5. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

How to change number of portfolio?#

  1. Make sure portfolio is enabled
  2. Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options =>Portfolio” from your WordPress Dashboard
  3. Under “No of Portfolio”, select the number portfolio as per your need
  4. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

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

Post (Portfolio)#

Select Post Portfolio to highlight your posts as Portfolio. First you need to create post and add featured image to you post.

  1. Make sure portfolio is enabled
  2. Under “Select Content Type”, you need to select “Post Content”
  3. Then, add in Post ID in Featured Post 1, Featured Post 2 and so on
  4. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Note: Post Portfolio is determined according to Number of Portfolio.

Page (Portfolio)#

Select Page Portfolio to highlight your page as Portfolio.

  1. Make sure portfolio is enabled
  2. Under “Featured Page #1, Featured Page #2, Featured Page #3 and so on”, select desired page to show
  3. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Note: Page Portfolio is determined according to Number of Portfolio.

Category (Portfolio)#

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

  1. Make sure portfolio is enabled
  2. Then select the category you want, and you may select multiple categories by holding down the CTRL key(windows)/Command Key(Mac)
  3. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Image Portfolio#

Image Portfolio is used to highlight the custom image, link and other content as Portfolio.

  1. Make sure portfolio is enabled
  2. Under “Portfolio #1, Portfolio #2 and so on”, select desired image, link, title and content
  3. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Note: Image Porfolio is determined according to Number of Portfolio.

Custom Post Type (Portfolio)#

For Custom Post Type Content, either install Essential Content Type
Plugin or Jetpack Plugin with portfolio Content Type Enabled

How to add Promotion Headline? #

  1. Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Promotion Headline Options”
  2. To enable Promotion Headline, select “Homepage/Frontpage or Entire Site” option under “Enable Headline on”
  3. Then, you can select “Post”, “Page”, “Category” or “Custom” as per your need
  4. If you selected type as “Post” add Post Id under “Post ID”
  5. If you selected as content type “Page” select the desired page under “Select Page”
  6. If you selected type as “Category”, select the desired category
  7. If you selected type as “Custom”, select the desired Title, Content, Button text and link
  8. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

How to disable Scrollup feature? #

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

How to change default text in search box? #

  1. Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Search Options”
  2. Change the text below “Display Default Text in Search”
  3. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

How to disable Single Post Navigation? #

  1. Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Single Post Navigation”
  2. Check option “Check to disable Single Post Navigation”
  3. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

  1. Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Social Links”
  2. Add links for social media under the mentioned box
  3. You can find further option to change social icon size under “Social Icon Size(px)”
  4. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Higher Education Pro has custom social icons for various social networking sites.

  1. Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Social Links Custom”
  2. Then under “Number of Custom Social Icons” change the desired number of custom links you want to show
  3. Under Title, Image, Hover Image (Optional) make changes as per requirement
  4. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

How to enable Testimonial? #


Higher Education Pro support 5 types of testimonial, they are: 1. Post, 2. Custom Post Type, 3. Page 4. Category and 5. Image

  1. Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Testimonial”
  2. Under “Enable Testimonial on” select Homepage/Frontpage or Entire Site
  3. Then under “Select Content Type” select “Post”, “Jetpack Testimonial Custom Post Type”, “Page”, “Category” or “Image”
  4. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

How to select layout for testimonial? #

  1. Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Testimonial”
  2. Make sure Testimonial option is enabled
  3. Then under “Select Testimonial Layout” select the desired columns you want to display in testimonial “1 column or 2 columns”
  4. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

How to change Headline and Sub-headline for Testimonial?#

  1. Make sure testimonial option is enabled
  2. Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Testimonial” from your WordPress Dashboard
  3. Under “Headline for Testimonial”, you can add desired text or leave it empty if you don’t want to disable fields”
  4. Under “Sub-headline for Testimonial”, you can add desired text or leave it empty if you don’t want to disable fields”
  5. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Post (Testimonial)

  1. Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Testimonial”
  2. Make sure Testimonial option is enabled
  3. Under “Select Content Type” select “Post”
  4. Then Under Featured Post1, Featured Post2 and so on add Post Id, you want to display as testimonial
  5. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Page (Testimonial)

  1. Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Testimonial”
  2. Make sure Testimonial option is enabled
  3. Under “Select Content Type” select “Page”
  4. Then Under Featured Page 1, Featured Page 2 and select the page, you want to display as testimonial
  5. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Category (Testimonial)

  1. Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Testimonial”
  2. Make sure Testimonial option is enabled
  3. Under “Select Content Type” select “Category”
  4. Then select the category you want, and you may select multiple categories by holding down the CTRL key(windows)/Command Key(Mac)
  5. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Image (Testimonial)

  1. Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Testimonial”
  2. Make sure Testimonial option is enabled
  3. Under “Select Content Type” select “Image”
  4. Under “Testimonial #1, Testimonial #2 and so on”, select desired image, link, title
  5. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Custom Post Type

To use this featured, either install Essential Content Type
Plugin or Jetpack Plugin with portfolio Content Type Enabled

How to select number of Testimonial?#

  1. Make sure Testimonial is enabled
  2. Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Testimonial” from your WordPress Dashboard
  3. Under “No of Testimonial”, select number of testimonial you want to display
  4. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

Note: To see changes in No of Testimonial please save and refresh the page.

Note: To move testimoial above footer check option “Check to Move above Footer” and to enable slider in courses check option “Check to Enable Slider”

How to disable Theme Update Notifications? #

  1. Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Update Notifier Options”
  2. Check option “Check to disable update notifications”
  3. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

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

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

Widgets #

Higher Education Pro suppots CT: Social Icons. You can add widget in widget area as per your need.

How to add Widgets in widget area? #

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.

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

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

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

Embed Multimedia into Posts or Pages #

For externally hosted videos (for example a YouTube or Vimeo video), you can directly paste the link of your video page into the content editor. You do not necessarily have to paste the embed code in the content. WordPress will automatically embed the video from the link.

Webmaster Tools #

We have moved Webmaster Tools to our plugin Catch Web Tools for better management and data access. So, just install Catch Web Tools plugin and activate “Webmaster Tools” from Catch Web Tools plugin dashboard. You can verify your site on Google, Yahoo and Bing by adding in the IDs in the respective boxes through “Catch Web Tools => Webmaster Tools” in your WordPress Dashboard. Further, you can add in the Google Analytic. Adding scripts in Header and Footer does not require you to edit codes through Webmaster Tools.

How to Insert Site Verification IDs?

  1. Go to “Catch Web Tools => Webmaster Tools => Site Verification” in your WordPress Dashboard
  2. Enter the Site Verification ID (Google, Yahoo, Bing) wherever you wish to verify your site
  3. Click on Save Changes button

How to Insert Analytics / Other Scripts in Header/Footer?

  1. Go to “Catch Web Tools => Webmaster Tools => Header and Footer Scripts” in your WordPress Dashboard
  2. Here you can add in various scripts like, Google, Facebook etc.
  3. Enter the script in upper text area, for text you want to load on Header
  4. Enter the script in lower text area, for text you want to load on Footer
  5. Click on Save Changes button

Translating Your Theme with WPML#

Basic Setup

Higher Education Pro is WPML-compatible, that means all the text in this theme can be translated to the language of your choice. To begin, be sure you have the WPML Plugin installed and activated, along with WPML String Translation plugin.

For First Time Setup

To set up WPML for the first time, follow their Getting Started Guide.
To begin translating, select WPML (in the Dashboard menu) -> String Translation. You should see a list of the strings in the theme, with blue translation links to the right. Click these links to reveal the list of languages you use on your blog and the associated translations. Go to this link for more details.

Translating your content

To translate your posts, pages and custom data types, go to this link

Recommended Plugins
* Catch Web Tools for Webmaster Tools
* To Top
* Catch IDs
* Essential Content Type
* Contact Form 7 for Contact Form
* WooCommerce for E-commerce
* WPML for multi-language
* WP-PageNavi for Numeric Pagination
* Regenerate Thumbnails to for Regenerating Thumbnails
* Jetpack for Infinite Scroll, Gallery, Stats, Titled Gallery, Image CDN and many more