Rock Star is an incredibly sleek and responsive music WordPress theme, built for artists, musician and bands aiming to promote their music and events. Created using HTML5 and CSS3, this aesthetically engaging theme is very easy to use. Simple modules and features are available so you can build a complete and custom website right away. Knowing the importance of the vast potential of social media, Rock Star allows you to update your followers regarding any activity, track release or event using the integrated social media support option. Its homepage is dominated by your logo, tagline, and a full-screen background image. With features like layouts, news ticker, featured content, featured slider, tours, breadcrumb, videos, social icons and instagram images gives you plenty of customizing power. This theme is translation ready. For more details check out Theme Instructions
Features
Theme Options
The most powerful feature of Catch Themes is its Theme Options which will allow you to easily customize your website with clicks. So, now you no longer need to be a designer or a programmer to build customized websites. Theme Options allow you to toggle on and off features, adjust layouts, change colors, fonts, logo, favicon, background, add social links and custom CSS.
Responsive Design
One of the key features of our themes is that your website will magically respond and adapt to different screen sizes delivering an optimized design for iPhones, iPads, and other mobile devices. No longer will you need to zoom and scroll around when browsing on your mobile phone.
Webmaster Tools
Webmaster Tools option helps you to minutely manage your site. Firstly, it helps to verify the site in Google, Yahoo and Bing. Additionally, whether it is something like site optimization, keeping track of your site traffic or overseeing and altering your display settings, you can call the shots for you site through Webmaster tools. These tools also allow you to add to your site Header and Footer Scripts like Google Analytics, Site Stats, Facebook, twitter and much more.
Custom Widgets
Our themes have widgetized areas commonly known as sidebar. Here, you can add up various widgets and customize their display to satisfy your unique needs.
Incredible Support
We have a great line of support team and support documentation. You do not need to worry about how to use the themes we provide, just refer to our Tech Support segment. Further, if you need to do advanced customization to your website, you can always hire our theme customizer!
Featured Page Slider
Featured Page Slider is an option that is helpful to highlight noteworthy pages on your site. You can have columns of content as well as selected images set on your page slider. The fun part is, you get to decide for how long a page stays on your page before something else comes up on the slider. How will you make that happen? By exercising your control over different slide effects and their timing!
WordPress Standard Codes
Our code is secure and optimized. We do proper data validation and sanitization and follow core theme guidelines. Our developers are active contributors to WordPress theme review and WordPress core. Our themes will always be updated as things change in WordPress.
More Features
- Theme Options
- Responsive Design
- Featured Slider
- Webmaster Tools
- Featured Thumbnail
- Threaded Comments
- Dropdown Menu
- Excerpt Length
- Gravatar Ready
- Localized for translations
- Custom Header / Logo
- Custom Favicon
- Custom Menu
- Custom Background
- Custom Layout
- Custom Widget
- Custom CSS
- Support
Free Vs Pro (Premium)
| Free | Features | Pro (Premium) |
|---|---|---|
| Responsive Design | ||
| Super Easy Setup | ||
| Color Options for various sections | ||
| Header Media | ||
| Primary Menu | ||
| Menu Options | ||
| Preloader Image | ||
| Breadcrumb | ||
| Comment Options | ||
| Excerpt Options | ||
| Font Family Options | ||
| Footer Editor Options | ||
| Default Layout: Primary Sidebar,Content | ||
| Default Layout: Content,Primary Sidebar | ||
| Default Layout: No Sidebar(Content Width) | ||
| Default Layout: No Sidebar(One Column) | ||
| Default Layout: No Sidebar(Full Width) | ||
| Single Page/Post Layout: Primary Sidebar,Content | ||
| Single Page/Post Layout: Content,Primary Sidebar | ||
| Single Page/Post Layout: No Sidebar(Content Width) | ||
| Single Page/Post Layout: No Sidebar(One Column) | ||
| Single Page/Post Layout: No Sidebar(Full Width) | ||
| Archive Content Layout: Excerpt Image Left | ||
| Archive Content Layout: Excerpt Image Right | ||
| Archive Content Layout: Excerpt Image Top | ||
| Archive Content Layout: Show Full Content(No Featured Image) | ||
| Single Page/Post Image | ||
| WooCommerce Layout | ||
| Pagination Options | ||
| Scroll Up Options | ||
| Search Options | ||
| Single Post Navigation | ||
| Feed Redirect | ||
| Update Notifier | ||
| WooCommerce Options | ||
| Featured Slider: Post | ||
| Featured Slider: Page | ||
| Featured Slider: Category | ||
| Featured Slider: Custom | ||
| News Ticker: Post | ||
| News Ticker: Page | ||
| News Ticker: Category | ||
| News Ticker: Custom Text | ||
| Featured content Options: Widget | ||
| Featured content: Post | ||
| Featured content: Page | ||
| Featured content: Category | ||
| Featured content: Custom | ||
| Featured Content Background Settings | ||
| Custom Social Links | ||
| WPML Ready | ||
| WooCommerce Ready |
Theme Instructions
#How to install theme?
Go to this link
#How to update theme to the latest version?
Go to this link
#How to add Demo Content?
Go to this link
#Download Demo content files?
Click on the button below to download the demo zip files which contain, customizer.dat (Customizer Settings File), demo-content.xml (Content File), and widgets.wie (Widget Settings File) files.
#Always Set Featured Images
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 in px:
Slider
Width: 1920
Height: 1080
Featured
Width: 840
Height: 630
Landscape
Width: 385
Height: 257
Post Thumbnail Size:
Width: 420
Height: 280
Custom Header Image
Width: Flexible (recommended width 1900px)
Height: Flexible (recommended height 600px)
#How to add Featured Image in Post/Page?
Go to this link.
#Regenerate Thumbnails
For regenerate thumbnails got to this link
#Widget Area (Sidebar)
Rock Star currently has 7 widgetized (Sidebar) areas that are 1. Primary Sidebar, 2. Footer Area One, 3. Footer Area Two, 4. Footer Area Three, 5. Before Content and 6. After Content “Appearance => Widgets” or “Appearance => Customize => Widgets” in WordPress.
#Menus
Rock Star 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 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
#How to enable/disable Site Title and Tagline
Go to this link
#How to add Site Icon (Favicon/Web Clip Icon)?
Go to this link
Header Image #
Go to this link
#How to Change and Enable Custom Header Image?
- Go to “Appearance => Customize => Header Image”
- Now, select enable options in “Enable Featured Header Image on”
- Click on “Add New Image” to add new header image
- Then you can either upload the image from your computer or select the existing image from your media library
- Click on “Select and Crop” and you can either crop image or skip cropping
- 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:
- Go to Add/Edit option of Page/Post
- There you can find Rock Star Options
- Then click on Header Featured Image Options
- You can select “Enable” option for Header Featured Image
- 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:
- Go to Add/Edit option of Page/Post
- There you can find Rock Star Options
- Then click on Single Page/Post Image Layout
- You can select desired option
- Finally Click on “Publish/Update”
#Breadcrumb
Go to this link
#Additional CSS
Go to this link
#How to Change the Excerpt Length and Read More Text?
Go to this link
#How to Set Certain Categories to Display in Homepage/Frontpage?
Go to this link
#Layout Options
Rock Star has 3 Default Layout options, 3 Single Page/Post Layout, 2 Archive Content Layout and 4 Single Page/Post image size 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 “Parallax-frame Options => Layout Options”, which you shall find below individual posts and pages, when you click on them for adding/editing.
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 “Parallax-frame Options => Single Page/Post Image Layout”, 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 Size
Once you are in Layout Options, you can check the box below “Single Page/Post Image Size” which will set image size for single page/post
#How to change Pagination Options?
Go to this link
#How to enable/disable Scrollup feature?
Go to this link
#How to change default text in search box?
Go to this link
#Featured Content
Rock Star supports Page as Featured Content. For Featured Content Options, go to “Appearance => Customize => Featured Content => Featured Content Options”
Go to this link
#News Ticker
Rock Star supports Page as News Ticker. For News Ticker, go to “Appearance => Customize => News Ticker”.
Go to this link
#Featured Slider
Rock Star supports Featured Page Slider. For Featured Slider Options, go to “Appearance => Customize => Featured Slider”.
Go to this link
#Widgets
Rock Star has 7 Widgets to choose from. They are: 1. CT: About, 2. CT: Background Image, 3. CT: Featured Posts, 4. CT: Instagram, 5. CT: Social Icons, 6. CT: Tours and 7.CT:Video Embeds. 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
Go to this link for more detail.
How to add “About” information in widget area(CT: About)? #
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”
How to add “Background Image” in widget area(CT: Background Image)? #
This widget is used to add Background Image.
- Add CT: Background Images to desired widget area. More Info
- Add “Image URL” and click on “Upload” button
- Then under “Padding” change the height of image as per you need
- Finally, click on “Save & Publish”
How to add “Featured Posts” in widget area(CT: Featured Posts)? #
This widget is used to display featured posts with thumbnails
- Add CT: Featured Posts to desired widget area. More Info
- Add “Title”, “No of Posts”, change “Image Alignment” “Image Size” as per your need
- Then under “Post Meta Info” click on the field you want to hide, Select “Content Type”, upload “Background Image Url” and change “More Text”
- Finally, click on “Save & Publish”
How to add “Instagram” in widget area(CT: Instagram)? #
This widget is used to display your latest Instagram 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”
How to add “Social Icon” in widget area(CT: Social Icon)? #
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”
How to add “Tours” in widget area(CT: Tours)? #
This widget is used to add Tours .
- Add CT: Tours to desired widget area. More Info
- Add “Title”, “No of Items”, under “Tour1” add the content in the respective fields
- Finally, click on “Save & Publish”
Note: Numbers of Tours can be added by changing No. of Items
How to add “Video Embeds” in widget area(CT: Video Embeds)? #
This widget is used to add video Embed Codes.
- Add CT: Video Embeds to desired widget area. More Info
- Add “Title” , change “No of Items” as per your need
- Then add Codes under “Code1”, “Code2” and so on
- 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.
<h2 id="webmaster-tools"#>Webmaster Tools
Go to this link
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Change Log
1.8.3 (Released: January 30, 2024)
- Updated: WordPress 6.4 ready
1.8.2 (Released: September 21, 2022)
- Added: Fitvids Option (Fixed Video Spacing issue)
1.8.1 (Released: August 22, 2022)
- Updated: Google Font hosted locally (https://make.wordpress.org/themes/2022/06/18/complying-with-gdpr-when-using-google-fonts/)
1.8 (Released: February 16, 2022)
- Updated: WordPress 5.9 ready
1.7.3 (Released: June 01, 2021)
- Added: Core Blocks Support
- Bug Fixed: Check if empty CT:Tour widget
1.7.2 (Released: September 1, 2020)
- Bug Fixed: Slider Issue on Image loader set to true on WP 5.5
1.7.1 (Released: August 11, 2020)
- Updated: WP 5.5 Compatibility
1.7 (Released: June 30, 2020)
- Updated: Theme Check Issues
- Updated: All images
- Updated: Screenshot
- Updated: data-vocabulary-org-schema deprecated now replaced by schema-org's JSON-LD
- Removed: Cycle slider shuffle not compatible with theme check so it has been removed
1.6.5 (Released: May 08, 2020)
- Bug Fixed: Blog page template
1.6.4 (Released: April 30, 2020)
- Added: Support for wp_body_open action
- Bug Fixed: Background image for larger devices
- Bug Fixed: Check isset for checkbox
1.6.3 (Released: February 15, 2019)
- Bug Fixed: Header featured image on blog page (Reported by galaxyglinda)
1.6.2 (Released: January 17, 2019)
- Added: Open in New tab check box option in CT:Tours widget
- Updated: Metabox UI
- Updated: Readme file as per new requirement
1.6.1 (Released: October 25, 2018)
- Bug Fixed: News Ticker Position (Reported by ravanh)
1.6 (Released: October 10, 2018)
- Added: Core Privacy Policy link support in footer
- Bug fixed: Metabox Single Page/Post Image Layout (Reported by ravanh)
- Updated: Upgrade to pro button css
- Updated: Content delivered through the_content filter
- Updated: Content type Label updated
1.5.1 (Released: May 24, 2018)
- Bug Fixed: Footer widget area design issue (Reported by Eduardo Aladren)
1.5 (Released: May 23, 2018)
- Bug Fixed: CT:Instagram widget image size issue
- Bug Fixed: PHP 7 compatibility for [] operator fatal error
1.4 (Released: April 11, 2018)
- Bug Fixed: Design issue with Catch Infinite Scroll plugin
- Bug Fixed: Discarded use of 'create_function'
- Code Optimization
- Updated: CT:Instagram Widget updated due to changes in instagram.com
1.3.2 (Released: January 13, 2018)
- Bug Fixed: CT: Instagram Widget thumbnail and small image sizes issue