Introduction
Thank you for buying our WordPress Theme. The complete procedure to configure and manage a WordPress Website from the beginning is shown in this documentation in different portions.
What is WordPress CMS?
WordPress is an open source tool which is based on PHP and MySQL to create websites. It is a completely free content management system(CMS) and a strong blogging platform. With this CMS, you can develop websites and solid online apps. You hardly require any knowledge or technical capability to manage it. WordPress has become the most accepted website development software available because of it’s varied aspects like it’s easy usage and flexibility. Learn More
What is a Wordpress Template?
A WordPress template serves as the skin for websites built using the WordPress content management system. A WordPress template is incredibly simple to setup. You may quickly modify the appearance of your WordPress website by installing a new template. A WordPress template comes with all the necessary source files, and you are free to change and expand it however you see fit.
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File Structure
The template package you have downloaded consists of several folders. Let's see what each folder contains:
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Screenshots
-contains template screenshot. Not for production.
- theme -contains wordpress theme files
- "bwt-sports-pro-zip" -this folder contains all the necessary files for the theme.
- "license.txt" -contains license details
- "readme.txt" -contain information about theme images path, font use and usage script
My site was working fine before? Who changed the File Permissions?
WordPress may be unable to create directories, upload photos, or execute some scripts if file permissions are set incorrectly.
To manage documents and establish directories on the server, WordPress needs permissions.
- Then, choose "File Permissions" from the context menu when you right-click on all of the folders in the root directory.
- wp-config >> permissions dialog box >> click on checkbox read and write >> Click on the OK button to continue
- The similar procedure was repeated for the wp-content folder during the installation of the template.
Template Installation
The installation of a template is a simple process.
Within the WordPress interface, all installation procedures may be completed. It facilitates a quick and comfortable process.
There are two ways to complete the installation process.
1-Utilize the WordPress admin to install a theme
The first step is to log in to your WordPress admin dashboard. then click on
1.Go to the Dashboard > Appearance > Themes
2. When arriving at the themes page, select Add New from the menu at the top.
3. Once you are on the themes page, click on the Upload Theme button at the top and upload zip file (bwt-sports-pro-zip)
4. WordPress will now complete the installation of your theme and display a success message and a link to activate or view a live preview.
Congratulations!! Your theme has been installed successfully.
2-Theme installation using FTP
The theme can be uploaded using FTP, which is your second installation option. To use this method, first log into your website using FTP and navigate to the wp-content/themes folder. Just extract the Total folder from the theme file you got and upload it to your server.
To activate Total, first log into your WordPress website and go to Appearance >> Themes
Plugin Installation.
The following instructions for uploading a plugin can be used to manually install a WordPress plugin from a.zip archive.
To install the required plugins for the BWT Sports Pro theme, click "Begin installing plugins."
You will be redirected to the "Install Required Plugins" page, which contains a list of all the theme's required plugins.
To install these plugins, simply select all of them, change the "Bulk Actions" dropdown to "Install," and then click "Apply."
When the installation is complete, it should look like this.
Then navigate to Plugins >> Installed Plugins. Check all of them, then select "Activate" from the drop-down menu and click "Apply."
This notice appears after you have activated all required plugins.
One Click Demo Importer
Import demonstration content with a single click to get your theme up and running. This content will walk you through the process of creating a website.
Check that you have installed and activated all of the plugins as instructed in the previous steps.
Section Ordering
How to Reorder and Organize Section
To reorder a part simply means to arrange it according to our needs. Drag the segment to the top or bottom as necessary to continue with this section. Your front view will change in accordance with customizer options when you drag any portion to the top or bottom.
You can reorder sections by simply dragging and dropping the options into the desired order.
To continue with Section Ordering.
Step 1 Go to Dashboard >> Appearance >> Customizing >> BWT Theme Settings >> Section Ordering
Padding Top Settings
Section Padding and Top Settings When the location of the sections is changed, the top or bottom sections may overlap. To prevent this issue, you must apply padding top for those parts in either pixels or percentages.
Step 1 Go to Dashboard >> Appearance >> Customizing >> BWT Theme Settings >> Section Ordering
Section Color and Font Scheme
The method of changing the colour or font is quite simple. These choices are available in all customizer areas. It is a comprehensive graphic that demonstrates the typeface and colour palette. You can change the colour and font of the headings, paragraphs, and buttons with a single glance or click.
Depending on the number of options accessible in each part, there is an option to change the colour scheme for the headings, title/text, paragraph, button text, and button background.
Standard Color and Font settings
Theme Setup
After activating the theme, you will see the index page with the most recent post. Now you must configure the home page template to display all of the demo sections on your front page.
Setup Home Page Template
Set up your home page by following these instructions.
- 1. Build a page to establish a template: Go to Dashboard >> Pages >> Add New Page.
You can label it anything you like, such as "home." then pick the "home-page" template from the template menu.
- 2. Establish the home page: Go to Setting -> Reading --> Set the home page as the front page display static page.
When you're finished, you can view the entire demo collection on the top page.
Setup Header
In order to configure the Header section. Follow these steps to set up site Identity first.
Setup Site Identity.
Go to Appearance >> Customize >> Site Identity
2. Follow these steps to create a Menu Section.
Go to Dashboard >> Pages >> Add New.
Repeat for additional pages.
For creating menu...
Go to Dashboard >> Appearance >> Menu.
Make a menu, add pages, and choose a header menu.
You can configure the menu section in this manner.
Go to Appearance >> Customize >> BWT Theme Settings >> Header
Sticky Header
When you click the button and scroll down the page, the header navigation moves to the top and stays there.
This is how you set up the Header section.
Setup Slider
In order to configure the slider section. Take the following steps.
Go to Appearance >> Customize >> BWT Theme Settings >> Slider
It will appear like this on the front end
Setup Latest Result Section
Follow these steps to configure Latest Result.
Go to Appearance >> Customize >> BWT Theme Settings >> Latest Result
This is how you set up the Latest Result Section.
Setup Our Records
Follow these steps to set up Our Record.
Go to Appearance >> Customize >> BWT Theme Settings >> Our Record
You can set up Our Record Section in this manner.
Setup About Us Section
Follow these steps to configure About Us.
Go to Appearance >> Customize >> BWT Theme Settings >> About Us
This is how you can create an About Us section.
Setup Winning Awards Section
Follow these steps to set up Winning Awards.
Go to Appearance >> Customize >> BWT Theme Settings >> Winning Awards
This is how you set up the Winning Awards Section.
Setup Upcoming Match Section
Follow these steps to configure Upcoming Match.
Go to Appearance >> Customize >> BWT Theme Settings >> Upcoming Match
This is how you set up the Upcoming Match Section.
Setup Our Team Section
Follow these steps to proceed to the Our Team Section.
You must first install and activate the bwt-sports-pro Posttype Plugin. Team sections appeared on your dashboard after you activated the plugin.
Go to Dashboard >> Team >> Add New
Go to Appearance >> Customize >> Theme Settings >> Our Team
This is how you can set up the Our Team section.
Setup Our Leaderboard Section
Follow these steps to set up Our Leaderboard.
Go to Appearance >> Customize >> Theme Settings >> Our Leaderboard
You can set up Our Leaderboard Section in this manner.
Setup Game Highlights Section
To proceed with the Game Highlights Section
You must first install and activate the bwt-sports-pro Posttype Plugin. Game Highlights post appeared on your dashboard after you activated the plugin.
Go to Dashboard >> Games >> Categories >> Add New Categories
Go to Dashboard >> Games >> Add New
Go to Appearance >> Customize >> Theme Settings >> Game Highlights
On the front end, it will look like this.
Setup Our Shop Section
To proceed with Our Shop Section,
You must first install and activate the Woocommerce Plugin.
Go to Dashboard >> Products >> Add New
Go to Appearance >> Customize >> Theme Settings >> Our Shop
On the front end, it will look like this.
Setup Featured Post Section
Create posts first before configuring the Featured Post Section.
Go to Dashboard >> Posts >> Add New
Go to Appearance >> Customize >> BWT Theme Settings >> Featured Post
This is how you set up the Featured Post section.
Setup Our Partners
Follow these steps to set up Our Partners.
Go to Appearance >> Customize >> BWT Theme Settings >> Our Partners
This is what the output will look like.
General Settings
Follow these steps to configure the General Settings section.
Go to Appearance >> Customize >> BWT Theme Settings >>General Settings
You can change the page title in the left, right, and centre.
Setup Post Settings Section
Follow these steps to configure the Post Settings section.
Go to Appearance >> Customize >> BWT Theme Settings >>Post Settings
Footer Widgets Section
The footer contains four columns. Each column displays a different element. The admin pannel widget section will be used to configure these sections. You can add whatever widget you want and then update the widget.
Go to Dashboard >> Appearance >> Widgets
On the front end, it will look like this.
Footer Text
Follow the steps below to configure the Footer Text Section.
Go to Appearance >> Customize >> BWT Theme Settings >>Footer Text.
On the front end, it will look like this.
Setup Contact Section
Follow these steps to configure the Contact Section.
To set up the Contact Page, you must first upload and activate the Contact Form 7 plugin.
Create contact form
Go to Dashboard >> Contact >> Add New
Go to Dashboard >> Pages >> Contact
Insert a contact form shortcode
Go to Appearance >> Customize >>Theme Setting>> Contact
This is how you set up the Contact Section.
Setup Navigation
- Create pages first For that, go to Pages >> Add new page.
- For creating menu, Go to Appearance >> Menu
- Select the Create a new menu link option.
- Give your menu a name in Menu name and save menu button.
- Once you've created the menu. You must add pages by selecting them with checkboxes. You can drag and drop the menu list after you've added it.
- Choose a menu theme location from the checkboxes below.
- If the Header menu checkbox is selected, the menu will appear on the header.
Create a Page to configure the template go to Dashboard >> Pages >> Add new page.
Label it "home" or whatever you want. Then, from the template dropdown, select "Home page."
For a better understanding, look at this screenshot.
Sidebars and page templates
Page Templates
- Home Template (the default Home template)
- Default Template (the default page template with a right sidebar position)
- Page (Left Sidebar) (a page templates with left sidebar position)
- Page (Right Sidebar) (a page template with right sidebar position)
- Page (Right and Left Sidebar) (a page template with both left and right sidebar position)
- Blog (Full Width) (a blog templates with one column without sidebar)
- Blog (Left Sidebar) (a blog templates with left sidebar position)
- Blog (Right Sidebar) (a blog template with right sidebar position)
- Blog (Right and Left Sidebar) (a blog template with both left and right sidebar position)
- Contact Template (the default Contact template with no sidebar position)
Post Formats, Categories, and Posts
Adding a new category
For more information on adding categories, see the following article: http://codex.wordpress.org/Manage_Categories_SubPanel
- Access your WordPress Administration Panel (Dashboard).
- Click the Posts tab.
- Click Categories for blog posts.
- Enter the name of your new category here.
- After that, click the Add New Category button.
- Click the Publish button.
Creating a Blog post
- Access your WordPress Administration Panel (Dashboard).
- Click the Posts tab.
- Click the Add New tab.
- Enter your post's content. Please visit the following link for more information on adding posts. http://codex.wordpress.org/Posts_Add_New_SubPanel.
Shortcodes
A shortcode is a useful tool for creating content. http://codex.wordpress.org/Shortcode. Shortcodes are simple to implement. First and foremost, ensure that the editing mode is set to Visual.
All available shortcodes are conditionally classified into the following groups:
- Games - [bwt-sports-pro-games]
- Team - [bwt-sports-pro-team]
Games Shortcode
Go to Dashboard >> Pages >> Add New
On the front end, it will look like this.
Team Shortcode
Go to Dashboard >> Pages >> Add New.
The front end will look like this.
Custom Widgets