#How to install theme?

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#How to update theme to the latest version?

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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:

Post Thumbnail
Width: 480
Height: 480

Slider
Width: 1920
Height: 823

Hero Content
Width: 635
Height: 476

Thumbnail Size
Width: 80px
Height: 80px

Featured
Width: 910
Height: 683

Featured Full
Width: 1280
Height: 549

Custom Header Image
Width: Flexible (recommended width 1920px)
Height : Flexible (recommended height 823px)

#How to add Featured Image in Post/Page?

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#Regenerate Thumbnails

For regenerate thumbnails got to this link

#Widget Area (Sidebar)

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

Decree 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 Footer Menu to display Menu in Footer Area

#Customizer (Theme Options)

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

#Header Image

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#How to add Header Image?

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Note: If you want to move header Image Position, choose the position of header below “Featured Header Image Position”

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

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#Featured Content

Decree supports Featured Page Content. For Featured Content Options, go to “Appearance => Customize => 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.
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Decree support page as featured slider. Features 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.
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# Header Right Sidebar Options

  1. Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Header Right Sidebar Options”
  2. Click on “Check to disable Header Right Sidebar”
  3. Further you can add “Call Text”, “Call Number”, “Button Text” and “Button Link” options
  4. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

#How to enable/disable date Fixed Header?

  1. Go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Header Top Options”
  2. Click on “Check to disable date” to disable date
  3. Finally, click on “Save & Publish”

#Hero Content

Decree supports Page as Hero Content. For Hero Content Options, go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Hero Content”.
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#Layout Options

Decree has 2 Default Layout options, 2 Home/Archive Page Layout options, 2 Archive Content Layout options and 3 Single Page/Post image layout to choose from “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Layout Options”

Default Layout
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 “Decree Options => Layout Options”, which you shall find below individual posts and pages, when you click on them for adding/editing.

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 “Decree Options => Single Page/Post Image Layout”, which you shall find below individual posts and pages, when you click on them for adding/editing.

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 Decree Options
  3. Then click on Layout Options
  4. You select required option under “Default”
  5. Finally Click on “Publish/Update”

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 Decree 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”

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 Decree Options
  3. Then click on Header Featured Image Options
  4. You can select option “Enable or Disbale”
  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 Decree Options
  3. Then click on Single Page/Post Image Layout
  4. You can select various size options under Single Page/Post Option
  5. Finally Click on “Publish/Update”

#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. Decree supports Page as logo slider.
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#How to change Pagination Options?

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#How to enable Infinite Scroll using JetPack Plugin

  1. Infinite Scroll Option requires Jetpack Plugin so first you need to download and activate Jetpack
  2. Then go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Pagination Options”
  3. Select “Infinite Scroll” under Pagination type and click on “Save & Publish”
  4. Click on link “Infinite Scroll Settings can be found here”
  5. You will see Jetpack’s setting page click on “Writing” tab, you can find “Theme enhancements” option
  6. Under “Theme enhancements” you will find options for Infinite Scroll, choose option as per you need and click on “SAVE SETTINGS”

#Portfolio

Portfolio option in Decree is used to highlight Page in your website as Portfolio.

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#How to add Promotion Headline?

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#How to enable/disable content in Homepage/Frontpage?

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

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

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#How to enable/disable Scrollup feature?

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#How to change default text in search box?

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Social Links #

Decree has custom social icons for various social networking sites. You can activate the social icons you want by adding in your social profile links through “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Social Links”, in your WordPress Dashboard.

#How to add Team?

Decree supports Page as team.
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#How to add Testimonial?

Decree Page as Testimonial.
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#Additional CSS

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#How to add Promotion Headline?

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#Widgets

Decree has 2 Widgets. They are: 1. CT:About and 2. CT: Social Icons. You can add widget in widget area as per your need.

#How to add Widgets in widget area?

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

This widget is used to add About Information

  1. Add CT:Recent Posts Widget to desired widget area. More Info
  2. Then add “Title”, “No of Posts”, “Image Alignment”, “Image Size”, “Content Type” and so on under respective fields
  3. Finally, click on “Save”

#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”

#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

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