#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: 470px
Height: 470px

Portfolio
Width:1920px
Height: flexible

Archive Image Top
Width: 990px
Height: 557px

Featured Slider
Width: 1920px
Height: 884px

Testimonial Image
Width: 180
Height: 180

Featured Content Image
Width: 697px
Height: 392px

Hero Content Image
Width: 592px
Height: 592px

#How to add Featured Image in Post/Page?

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#Regenerate Thumbnails

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#Widgets Areas (Sidebar)

Simple Persona currently has 4 widgetized areas(Sidebar) they are 1. Sidebar, 2. Footer Area 1, 3. Footer Area 2 and 4. Footer Area 3. 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 Simple Persona 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.

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#How to enable/disable Site Title and Tagline

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

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#Header Image

Custom Header Image is different from site logo. It’s a large global image in the header to obtain a much more Simple 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 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 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 Simple Persona 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 Simple Persona Options
  3. Then click on Single Page/Post Image Layout
  4. You can select desired option
  5. Finally Click on “Publish/Update”

 

How to select date for events using 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 Simple Persona Options
  3. Then click on Events
  4. You can select desired Date Day and Date Months for your events
  5. Finally Click on “Publish/Update”

 

Simple Persona 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 2 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 Social Menu

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.

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

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#Featured Content

Simple Persona requires Custom Post Type(requires Essential Content Type Plugin ) for featured content. For Featured Content Options, go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Featured Content”

#How to use Featured Content using Custom Post Type?

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Simple Persona supports Page as Featured Slider. For Featured Slider Options, go to “Appearance => Customize => Featured Slider”.
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#Hero Content

Simple Persona supports Page as Hero Content. For Hero Content Options, go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Hero Content”.
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#How to Set Certain Categories to Display in Homepage/Frontpage?

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#Layout Options

Simple Persona has 2 Site Layout, 2 Default Layout, 2 Homgepage/Archive Layout, 2 Archive Content Layout, enable/disable Single Page/Post image layout to choose from “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Layout Options”

Site Layout
Choose your site site layout as Fluid or Boxed

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

Homepage/Archive Layout
Once you are in Layout Options, you can Check the box below “Homepage/Archive Layout” which will set our layout for Homepage/Archive Page. Further, you have the choice of selecting custom layout for individual pages and posts through “Simple Personal Trainer 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

#How to change Pagination Options?

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Note: WP-PageNavi Plugin is recommended for Numeric Option(But will work without it).

#Portfolio

Simple Persona requires Custom Post Type(requires Essential Content Type Plugin ) for portfolio. For Portfolio, go to “Appearance => Customize => Theme Options => Porfolio”

Custom Post Type (Portfolio)#

For Custom Post Type Content, install Essential Content Type
Plugin

#How to add Portfolio in Homepage/Frontpage using Essential Content Type?

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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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#Testimonials

Simple Persona supports Custom post type for testimonials. To use this featured, install Essential Content Type Plugin

How to add Testimonials in Homepage/Frontpage using Essential Content Type?#

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#Widgets

Simple Persona 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
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#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

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