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Best Practices Please always keep an untouched copy of your theme stored on your computer. The original zip file is ideal. You will also want to keep an updated version of your theme files stored on your computer, in the case that you accidentally make a mistake and need to use that copy to fix …
If you would like to change your header/logo image you can do so by navigating to: Appearance > Customize > Header Image
A number of the Pretty Darn Cute Design Themes feature a Category Grid Archive; this archive displays categories as thumbnails, with a post title (rather than the blog archive layout). Make sure that you have added a featured image to each post which you assign to a category. If you have lots of posts without …
This usually means you’ve accidentally zoomed in or out in your browser. Holding down the “Command” key and pressing “+” zooms in. Holding down the “Command” key and pressing “-“ zooms out. Holding down the “Command” key and pressing “0” (zero) will reset your browser to it’s normal100%. If you’re using a PC, use Control instead of Command.
That cute little icon that shows in your browser (currently a bow) can be easily changed, pretty neat. Just navigate to Appearance > Customize > Site Identity and upload your preferred image there. Keep in mind this will also be used the icon when someone saves your website to their phone. So cool how simple …
In your dashboard, navigate to Genesis > Theme Settings. Scroll down to the bottom of that page until you see 2 boxes, one will say Header Scripts, the other will say Footer Scripts. Any tutorial asking you to paste a code in your header, goes into the header box. Any tutorial asking you to paste …
The image that appears in your User Profile widget is automatically drawn from your Gravatar.com account. If you do not have a Gravatar.com account, you can sign up for one here. This image will appear anywhere on the internet where your corresponding email is used to comment. From Gravatar.com “Your Gravatar is an image …
Add an image anywhere on your site: Insert a linked image
YAY! It’s so exciting to give your website a new look, and it’s my hope you’re able to do so quickly and efficiently by following the setup instructions that follow. Be sure and follow these setup instructions in order, this will ensure you have any required plugins installed before you get to their various configuration …
To make setup easier, we have included the Demo Site’s Home Page Widget Content file for you to download here and import. This will populate the widgets exactly as seen on the demo site. Please ensure you’ve installed the plugins for your theme first. Download the widgets import file Import Widget Settings Install and activate …
Fonts Used Fonts are already installed and ready to go, however, if you wish to download them for your personal use here are the links. I recommend keeping fonts cohesive throughout your imagery and branding if possible. Source Sans Pro Best Practices Please always keep an untouched copy of your theme stored on your computer. …
Landing pages are known for their high conversion rates. You can use this template for sales, announcements, subscription forms etc. The possibilities are endless, and these pages can be customized however you like, to fit whatever event etc. you may be looking to promote or emphasize. To get started, go to Pages > Add New …
A lot of people have asked for the Home Top area of the home page to have a full width background instead of the tiled/repeated background option. If you are one of those people, all you have to do is add the following code under Appearance > Customize > Additional CSS: .home-top { background-attachment: no-repeat; …
Codes used throughout the demo: (These are not necessary, but a nice addition to any page.) Portfolio Page Widget Area: Formatting used in the footer 2 widget area: Author Box Button: Add an image anywhere on your site (I used this to add an image to the full width image widget area on the home …
Fonts Used: Fonts are already installed and ready to go, however, if you wish to download them for your personal use here are the links. Montserrat Light – Titles & Nav Links Open Sans – Content
Setting up Footer 1 The Footer 1 widget area in the Pretty Creative theme demo uses a BNE Testimonials slider widget to display a slideshow of testimonials. Navigate to Appearance > Widgets > Footer One Drag and drop the BNE Testimonial slider into the Footer One Widget Area. The slider will automatically display its default settings. …
Navigate to Genesis > Theme Settings and adjust your Content Archives in order to have your Blog page display as the demo.
The Home Page One Widget displays Three Featured Post widgets, showcasing blog posts. Configure the Home Page One Widget Area Navigate to Appearance > Widgets > Home Page 1 Widget Drag Three Featured Posts widgets into this location (alternatively, you can use three Genesis Featured Amplified Widgets, or three Genesis Sandbox Featured Content widgets. Depending …
UPDATE: IF YOU ARE USING VERSION 3.0, THESE WILL BE YOUR SETTINGS: SETTINGS FOR VERSION 2.1.2 or BELOW The Home Page Two widget area displays four products from your WooCommerce Shop. Configure the Home Page Two Widget Area Navigate to: Dashboard > Appearance > Widgets > Home Page 2 Drag a Genesis Sandbox Featured Content …
Setting up the Instagram Feed WordPress Plugin Go to Dashboard > Instagram Feed Click on the blue button to get your Instagram Access Token and User ID. If you are not already logged into your Instagram account, it will prompt you to log in. Copy and paste the Access Token and User ID into the relevant …
The Pretty Creative theme utilizes a fully widgetized home page. To configure your home page as seen in the demo, set your Genesis Theme settings to display your latest posts: Appearance > Customize > Static Front Page > Select Display Latest Posts > Save A Visual Guide of your Widget Areas What Goes Where (As seen …
Before getting started on creating your Portfolio Posts, you will first need to save your Permalinks. Navigate to Settings > Permalinks > Save. Configure Home Portfolio Widget Navigate to Appearance > Widgets > Home Portfolio Widget Drag and Drop a Genesis Sandbox Featured Content Widget into the Home Portfolio Widget Area Configure as seen in the screenshot below. Add Title …
The Pretty Creative Theme has the Genesis eNews Extended widget added to two locations – the Primary Sidebar, and the Home Subscribe Widget. To add Genesis eNews Extended to your Home Subscribe widget: Navigate to Appearance > Widgets > Home Subscribe Widget Drag and Drop the Genesis eNews Extended widget into the Home Subscribe Widget Area.
Full Width Image Widget The focus of the home page of the Pretty Creative theme demo is the image of a computer laptop, overlaying a black dotted background. The background is the Home Top, and the laptop image is contained in the Full Width Image Widget. The Home Top image will not display unless there …
First Install and activate your theme Install and setup any required plugins mentioned in your theme’s setup tutorials. Then – Import Demo Content The demo content for the Pretty Creative theme can be downloaded at any time
If using the customizer to adjust the colors of your theme, and if you have the enews subscription widget active on your home page, you’ll want to add the following to your CSS in order to change the white text ( #fff ) to whatever color you prefer your home page subscribe button text be …
The Pretty Creative theme comes with a logo template in the zip file. The Pretty Creative Theme header image is 1200px by 400px; and it displays at 300px by 100px in order to remain retina responsive, and mobile ready. To add a header image Navigate to: Dashboard > Appearance> Header Upload your logo If you prefer to …
The Pretty Creative Demo displays the Simple Social Icons and a Search Bar in the Primary Navigation. To set this up, Navigate to: Appearance > Widgets > Nav Widget Drag and drop the Simple Social Icons Widget and the Search Widget into the Nav Widget Area. Add links to your own social media accounts to …
The Pretty Creative Theme provides the option for a Portfolio page by installing and activating the Portfolio Post Type plugin (and then saving your Permalinks). Once your permalinks are saved, your Portfolio will display at your site’s URL/Portfolio. Create the Portfolio Page Add Text to the Portfolio Archive widget by navigating to Appearance > Widgets …
The Pretty Creative Theme Demo uses the following plugins. You can download each plugin by clicking on the links below, or you can search the plugins repository via your WordPress website’s dashboard under the Plugins menu. BNE Testimonials Adds a Custom Post Type to display Testimonials on any page, post, or sidebar. Display the testimonials …
The following changes have been made for the Pretty Creative 3.0 release: Lots of stylistic changes. Typography reworked completely. Removed font import from the CSS and placed it in the functions file. Got rid of the need for genesis featured amplified widget plugin. Replaced the Home Page 2 Widget with the Woo Commerce Product Widget. …
From time to time a plugin update may cause a change in the appearance of the demo, when that happens I post fixes for it in the forum and here in the setup instruction area. Update 7/15/2016: A recent update to the Genesis framework has caused an issue with the Category description not displaying correctly. …
This is a super simple process using the Genesis Framework. Pinterest gives you various options, but you want to go the “Use a meta tag” route. Use a meta tag Step 1: Get the meta tag On desktop web, navigate to your Account settings In the Claim Website section, enter your website URL and click …
Once you’ve installed your theme, or if you ever update your default image sizes (located in your dashboard under Settings > Media), you’ll want to run the regenerate thumbnails plugin. Once installed, you’ll find this option in your dashboard under the Tools menu.
If you have Simple Social Icons in more than one place on your site, make sure both have the exact same settings. For instance, the Pretty Fabulous theme sets the background color automatically for the header left area, but the default background color for the simple social icons plugin is #ddd (dark gray). If you …
You can change your site Title, Tagline and add a favicon (the cute little icon that displays in your navbar) all in your customization panel. From your WordPress dashboard, navigate to Appearance > Customize, then select “Site Identity. Click “Save and Publish” for your changes to take effect.
The number one culprit for any sort of error on your site is usually a plugin conflict. This means that one of your plugins is causing either your theme, or another plugin to malfunction. I’ve been developing themes since 2005, and I cannot tell you how frustrating it is to hear hosting companies “blame the …
If you would like to use shortcodes in your archive descriptions, including Custom Post Type descriptions, place the following code at the bottom of your functions.php file: If you have no idea what any of that means, no worries, just ignore this tutorial.
