Greetings! Bellow you will find complete documentation for HRG Host theme.
First of all, we want to say thank you! We are very grateful that you have chosen our theme for your website. We will do everything we can to provide you the best support possible. Before you get started, please be sure to always check out these documentation files. We outline all kinds of good information, and provide you with all the details you need know to use HRG Host Theme. Feel free asking us if you need more help. If you are unable to find your answer here in the documentation, please search our Support Forum and watch our Video Tutorials. If you still can't find it, you can open a new topic on our Support Forum with all the details we need.
In this section we will go over the process of setting up WordPress environment, next I will show you how to install and activate your brand new theme. Finally you will learn how to setup all of the key features of HRG Host theme.
If you already have WordPress installed on your server just skip to the next section. If you haven't yet installed WordPress on your server here you will find a complete guide on this topic. Just follow the steps and you will be ready in a blink of an eye with your shiny new WordPress website.
Each WordPress Theme can be installed in this ways: via ftp client, through the admin panel:
Installing WordPress Theme via FTP client:
After installing and activating the theme you will see a yellow popup at the top of the page. Saying: "This theme requires the following plugins..." please click the 'Begin Installing plugins' link. You will be redirected to 'Install Required Plugins' page, here you will find all of the theme required plugins. To install them just check all of them and from the drop down select install once installed do the same to activate them.
After installing plugins you need to activate them. So Click "return to Required Plugins Installer".
Select all the plugins, choose "Activate" in select field and click "Apply".
Required plugins:
Visual Composer - page builder plugin. It takes full control over your WordPress site with Frontend and Backend editors. Build any layout you can imagine with drag and drop page builder plugin – no programming knowledge required.
By installing the demo content, your theme will look like the one you see on our demo. This install is not necessary but will help you get the core pages, categories and meta setup correctly. This action will also let you understand how the theme works by allowing you to modify a content that is already there rather than creating it from scratch. With the theme installed and activated go to Appearance>Import Demo Data. Select Demo Site > HRG Host Demo, and Import Type > All. Press the Import button to start importing the content.
Yoe need to wait for a few minutes when demo content is importing. Then you'll see the notice: All done. Have fun!.
After installation and activation it is time to set up your website. First thing you will notice is the 'Theme Options' Tab added into the WordPress Admin sidebar. This section contains all of the custom HRG Host options (see image bellow). The default options set in the panel are similar to those in the ThemeForest preview.
Notice: Before leaving the 'Theme Options' tab make sure to click the 'Save' button at the top of the panel, otherwise your changes will be lost.
In tab you will find all of the basic settings divided into few sections:
GeneralNotice: Before leaving the 'Theme Options' tab make sure to click the 'Save Changes' button at the top of the panel, otherwise your changes will be lost.
HeaderNotice: Before leaving the 'Theme Options' tab make sure to click the 'Save Changes' button at the top of the panel, otherwise your changes will be lost.
FooterNotice: Before leaving the 'Theme Options' tab make sure to click the 'Save Changes' button at the top of the panel, otherwise your changes will be lost.
SingleNotice: Before leaving the 'Theme Options' tab make sure to click the 'Save Changes' button at the top of the panel, otherwise your changes will be lost.
Register / LoginNotice: Before leaving the 'Theme Options' tab make sure to click the 'Save Changes' button at the top of the panel, otherwise your changes will be lost.
SocialsYou can create and edit additional menus in footer bottom line.
Notice: Before leaving the 'Theme Options' tab make sure to click the 'Save Changes' button at the top of the panel, otherwise your changes will be lost.
Custom codeNotice: Before leaving the 'Theme Options' tab make sure to click the 'Save Changes' button at the top of the panel, otherwise your changes will be lost.
DocumentationYou can find link on this documentanion here
Backup You can Import a Backup your options setting to this theme and/or Export and Download Backup options settings from this theme using this section.
You can Reset All Option if it required.
Notice: Before leaving the 'Theme Options' tab make sure to click the 'Save Changes' button at the top of the panel, otherwise your changes will be lost.
Reading settings. Follow Settings in WordPress Admin Panel and select Reading. Then choose: A static page and select Front page and Post page. Make sure to click 'Save Changes' button, otherwise your changes will be lost.
Creating page. To create pages click the Pages tab in the WordPress Admin Panel. To create new page click the 'Add New' button.
Enter the page title. Fill the page with all necessary you need. You can also select Featured image. Before leaving, make sure to click the 'Publish' button at the right side of the panel, otherwise your changes will be lost.
To setup the Menu first you need some pages, if you haven't setup any yet please see the first section of this chapter. Once all your pages are created (of course you can edit/add/remove them at any point) go to the Appearance>Menus to create your new menu.
Adding items to a menu
Once a menu is created, you can add items into it. On the left column you can find different custom links, pages or categories that can be added to your menu.
To create posts click the Posts tab in the WordPress Admin Panel. To create new post click the 'Add New' button. Enter the post title and add some text to the field.
For each post you can choose a 'Post Format'. HRG Host theme supports 5 post formats: Standard, Video, Gallery, Audio, Quote. Please, add some tags, related to your post in "Tags". And you have an opportunity to set Featured image to post in "Featured Image". You can also add some media - just click "Add media" and select what you want: "Insert Media", "Create Gallery", "Set Featured Image" or "Insert from URL". If you add some media, be sure to click "Insert into post" to save changes. After finishing - click "Publish".
Quick edit is a tool which allows you to update the details for a particular blog post. You can change the title, the permalink, the slug or edit the date and publishing settings. You can also change categories, add tags, enable or disable comments, or change the status of the blog post. All these actions can be performed by following the next steps:
You can also edit multiple blog posts at once!
In the previous section i have explained the basics of the post formats and theirs additional settings (if you haven't read it please do). Below I will go over all of the post formats and explain it's additional functions.
Standard
Standard post with an image.
QuoteThis post format lets you display quote in a beautiful way, you should specify the quote in the additional field called Quote Text and quote author in a Quote Author field.
AudioThis post format lets you display an audio player at the top of the post, you have three additional fields to use: MP3 file - this field specifies the mp3 source for the audio player, OGG file - this field specifies the ogg source for the audio player. Also there is drop down which enables you to specify if you want to upload the audio file or embed it.
VideoThis post lets you display a video player at the beginning of your post. You can embed the video from vimeo, youtube etc. or upload your own as MP4, OGG file.
GalleryA gallery of images. Post will likely contain a gallery shortcode and will have image attachments.
HRG Host provides support for plenty of different addons for your page. If you are looking for shortcodes, Visual Composer components - this section is definitely for you.
To add any of the shortcodes or addons please go to visual composer, add new row and click the add button, to learn more about visual composer please read it's documentation here.
If you have trouble in setup for our custom Visual Composer components please read this detailed tutorial below. Please make sure that you carefully read the offical documentation of Visual Composer before you start.
RowThis component allows you to create new row:
Notice: don't forget to save changes!
Text Block
This component allows you to add simple text block to page:
Notice: don't forget to save changes!
Separator
This component allows you to add separator line between blocks:
Notice: don't forget to save changes!
Separator with TextThis component allows you to add separator line between blocks:
Notice: don't forget to save changes!
Single ImageThis component allows you to add simple image block:
Notice: don't forget to save changes!
Tabs
This block offers to contain Tabs Items:
General
Animation
Tabs Item
This block offers to create Tabs Item block:
Notice: don't forget to save changes!
Accordion
This block offers to contain Accordion Items:
General
Animation
Accordion Item
This block offers to create Accordion Item block:
Notice: don't forget to save changes!
Widgetised sidebar
This component allows you to add wigetised sidebar block:
Notice: don't forget to save changes!
YouTube Video
This component allows you to add video using video link url:
Notice: don't forget to save changes!
Google Maps
This block offers to create map block:
Notice: don't forget to save changes!
Raw HTMLThis component allows you to add raw HTML block:
You can add your HTML code here.
Notice: don't forget to save changes!
Raw JS
This component allows you to add raw JavaScript block:
You can add your JavaScript code here.
Notice: don't forget to save changes!
Contact Form 7
This component allows you create contact form for your page. Contact Form 7 documentation you can find here
Contact Form
This shortcode add contact form to your website (you need to create contact form before with Contact Form 7):
Notice: don't forget to save changes!
Table
This block offers to create table on page:
General
Animation
Notice: don't forget to save changes!
HeadingThis block offers to create heading block on page:
General
Animation
Notice: don't forget to save changes!
Slider
This block offers to create slider block on page, and contain slides:
General
Animation
Slide
This block offers to create slides in slider block:
General
Notice: don't forget to save changes!
Services
This block offers to create services block on page, and contain servises items:
General
Animation
Service
This block offers to create servise in services block:
Notice: don't forget to save changes!
Plan
This component allows you to add Plan block to page :
General
Animation
Notice: don't forget to save changes!
Advantages
This block offers to create advantages block on page, and contain advantages items:
General
Animation
Advantage
This block offers to create servise in services block:
Notice: don't forget to save changes!
Search
This component allows you to add Search block to page :
General
Animation
Notice: don't forget to save changes!
Features
This component allows you to add Features block to page, which contains Feature blocks:
General
Animation
This component allows you to add Features block to page, which contains Feature blocks:
General
Notice: don't forget to save changes!
Button
This component allows you to add Button to page :
General
Animation
Notice: don't forget to save changes!
Call to Action
This component allows you to add Call to Action block to page:
General
Animation
Notice: don't forget to save changes!
Support
This component allows you to add Support block to page:
General
Animation
Notice: don't forget to save changes!
Clients
This component allows you to add Clients block to page, which contains Client items:
ClientThis component allows you to add Client blocks to Clients block:
Notice: don't forget to save changes!
Process
This component allows you to add Process block to page, which contains Step items:
General
Animation
This component allows you to add Client blocks to Clients block:
Notice: don't forget to save changes!
Testimonials
This component allows you to add testomonials block to page, which contains testimonial items:
General
Animation
This component allows you to add testimonial blocks to testimonials block:
Notice: don't forget to save changes!
Blog
This component allows you to add Blog block to page:
Notice: don't forget to save changes!
Latest news
This component allows you to add Latest news block to page:
Notice: don't forget to save changes!
Message Box
This component allows you to add message box to page:
Notice: don't forget to save changes!
Once again, thank you so much for purchasing this theme. As I said at the beginning, I'd be glad to help you if you have any questions relating this theme. No guarantees, but I'll do my best to assist. If you have any suggestions on how to improve our themes or documentation please share them!
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