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Pretty Travel Theme

How to install your theme

How to install your theme

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 …

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Change the Plane Icon

If you would like to change the plane icon at the top of your site in the subscription widget to something else, navigate to Appearance > Editor and then look for the following area of your CSS. and change the content value to whatever Font Awesome Icon you’d like to use.  Click here to see …

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Everything looks too small or too big?

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.

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Favicon

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 …

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Google Adsense, Analytics, or any Tracking Code

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 …

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Gravatars

Gravatars

  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 …

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Helpful HTML Codes

Add an image anywhere on your site: Insert a linked image

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Pretty Travel: Start Here

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 …

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Install Notes, Theme Extras, and Updates

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. …

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Landing Page Template

Landing Page Template

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 …

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Pinterest – Claim/Verify Your Site

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 …

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Regenerate Thumbnails

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. 

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Simple Social Icons Troubleshooting

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 …

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Site Identity

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.

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Skinny Page Template

Skinny Page Template

This theme has SEVEN different layout options, to use the new Skinny page option, simply select it from your layout options in Genesis Theme Settings to be your default if you like, or on your individual pages and posts. Look for this area:

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Spinning Globe

The spinning globe in the Footer One Widget Area is a Font Awesome icon. The code for it is below, simply copy and paste it into a text widget, and click save. <i class="fa fa-globe fa-5x fa-spin alignleft" aria-hidden="true"></i> The Pretty Travel WordPress Theme is a travel theme built for sharing your adventures with the …

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Travel Pretty Color Hex Codes

Teal: #a0d9ca Navy Blue: #173c6e

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Travel Pretty Script Font

If you would like to purchase the script font seen in the demo logo, you’ll find the link below.  Powered by Creative Market

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Travel Pretty Sidebar User Profile Code

Travel Pretty Sidebar User Profile Code

Here is the exact code used on the demo site in the User Profile Widget.  <img src="https://prettydarncute.com/demos/travelpretty/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/HeyTherePic.jpg" /> <img class="alignleft" src="https://prettydarncute.com/demos/travelpretty/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/HeyThere1.jpg" width="75" />I'm so glad you're here! This theme has been a labor of love for over a year, something I've put so much thought into in hopes it makes your life easier and a …

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Travel Pretty: Add Location to Blog Posts

Travel Pretty: Add Location to Blog Posts

The Travel Pretty Theme allows you to add in a location to your blog posts.  This location will display below your post title in blog posts. To Add Location to a Blog Post First, you need to create a custom field.  Create a new post, and then scroll down to Custom Fields.  If you don’t …

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Travel Pretty: FAQ Page

Use this code as a template to create your own FAQ page, as seen on the Travel Pretty Demo Site, here. Copy and paste this code into a page using the “text” tab, not “visual”, and edit to display whatever content you like. 

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Travel Pretty: Footers One, Two, and Three

Pretty Travel: Footers One, Two, and Three

The Travel Pretty theme displays three footer widgets below the secondary navigation, and above the Instagram Widget. To add content into each of these widgets, go to Dashboard > Appearance > Widgets > Footer One > drag your desired widget into this location. Repeat for Footers Two and Three. The demo displays the following (right …

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Travel Pretty: Genesis Theme Settings

Pretty Travel: Genesis Theme Settings

Below are screenshots of the Genesis Theme Settings configuration on the Demo site.  You’ll find these options under your Genesis menu in your dashboard. Genesis > Theme Settings. 

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Travel Pretty: Graphics and Logo Templates

Download the PSD files created with Photoshop.  Here’s a quick tutorial showing you how to modify a PSD file in photoshop:

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Travel Pretty: Grid Page Template

The Travel Pretty theme provides a flexible Grid Page Template, which gives you the flexibility to choose how to display content on this page. SETTINGS USED BY THE DEMO: Create a New Page (Dashboard > Pages > Add New)  Assign the Grid Template in the drop down in Page Attributes.  Add a featured image, then …

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Travel Pretty: Header

Travel Pretty: Header

The Travel Pretty theme allows you to upload your own custom header image.  To Add a Header Image Go to Dashboard > Appearance > Header > click “Add New Image” > browse through your Media Library to select your desired Header image (recommended header image size is 1000px by 500px) > click “Crop Skipping” > Save …

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Travel Pretty: Highlight A Widget

Travel Pretty: Highlight A Widget

If you would like a gray background to appear behind your widget, simply add the word highlight to the css class of your widget, as seen in the screenshot below. 

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Travel Pretty: Home Middle

Pretty Travel: Home Middle

The Home Middle Widget is a flexible widget area. The demo is set to display three Genesis Featured Page widgets, but you can choose to change the number of posts/pages etc. to display in this location. To Set Up Like the Demo Go to Dashboard > Appearance > Widgets > Home Middle  Drag Three Genesis …

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Travel Pretty: Home Page Layout 2

Pretty Travel: Home Page Layout

Widgets – What Goes Where (As seen in the demo) Subscribe Widget Header Primary Navigation Nav Widget Home Slider Widget Home Middle Widget Primary Sidbear Footers One, Two, and Three Secondary Navigation Instagram Widget

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Travel Pretty: Home Slider

Pretty Travel: Home Slider

The Travel Pretty Theme displays a Soliloquy Slider in the Home Slider Widget. To configure the slider like the Demo:  Install and activate the  Soliloquy Lite plugin Go to Dashboard > Soliloquy > Add New > Upload your desired Images Refer to the image below for the settings Once the slider has been saved, go …

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Pretty Travel: Import Demo Content

First Install and activate your theme Install and setup any required plugins mentioned in your theme’s setup tutorials. Then – Import Demo Content Download the Demo Content File Unzip the file you have just downloaded. It contains a file called sample.XML. This is the demo content. You will need to unzip the file prior to …

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Pretty Travel: Import Widget Settings

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 …

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Pretty Travel: Nav. Widget

The Nav Widget area on the Travel Pretty Theme displays your social icons. To set these up, Navigate to: Dashboard > Appearance > Widgets > Nav Widget Area Drag and drop the Simple Social icons widget into that location Configure using the settings shown in the screenshot below, adding links to your own social media …

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Pretty Travel: Plugins

These will all open in a new tab so you can keep this setup page open. Genesis eNews Extended – Your email subscription widget. Genesis Featured Images – Sets a default image for post thumbnails for the Genesis framework. Genesis Sandbox Featured Content Widget – Based on the Genesis Featured Widget Amplified for additional functionality which allows …

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Travel Pretty: Primary & Secondary Navigation

Travel Pretty: Primary & Secondary Navigation

The Travel Pretty Theme has 2 built in Navigation Menu Locations, After Header Menu and Before Footer Menu After Header Menu The after header menu is located just below your header, and directly above the home page slider. Before Footer Menu The before footer navigation menu is located directly beneath your footer widgets, and above …

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Travel Pretty: Primary & Secondary Sidebars

Pretty Travel: Primary & Secondary Sidebars

Popular Posts Widget Settings The Travel Pretty theme demo displays a “fixed widget” at the bottom of the primary sidebar: To enable a fixed widget at the bottom of your Primary Sidebar Install and Activate the  Q2W3 Fixed Widget Plugin Go to Dashboard > Fixed Widgets > add settings per screenshot: To add a Fixed …

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Travel Pretty: Subscribe Widget

Travel Pretty: Subscribe Widget

The Travel Pretty Theme displays a subscribe widget in the following areas: Subscribe Widget After Entry Widget How to Configure the eNews Widget Settings This theme uses the Genesis eNews Extended plugin.  Add your incentive text (e.g. “sign up for updates”) in the Text to show before form field Follow the setup instructions for your third …

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Travel Pretty: User Profile Sidebar Widget

Travel Pretty: User Profile Sidebar Widget

Below is the code used in the user profile widget of the Travel Pretty Demo. Place this code into a text widget. You’ll find the graphic templates available for download  here. Simply replace the images with your own image urls. This widget area also has the “highlight” css class applied to it in order to …

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Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting

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 …

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Use Shortcodes in Archive Descriptions

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.

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