Studio Pro: One Click Demo Import
Studio Pro comes with the One-Click Demo Import functionality to help get you up and running in no time. Below is a short video with step by step instructions on how to use the One Click Demo Importer:
Studio Pro Theme
Installing WordPress
To install this theme you must have a working version of WordPress already installed. For information regarding the installation of the WordPress platform, please see the WordPress Codex: http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress
Set a Static “Home” Page (Front Page)
1. Create a “Home” page Skip this step if you have imported the theme demo content. In your site dashboard add a new page, and title your new page “Home”. Then, add another page titled “Blog”. Be sure to publish these 2 pages. 2. Set a Static Front Page Launch the Customizer and click on the Static Front …
Installing Your Theme
The following video shows how to install a child theme, the Genesis Framework and the theme’s recommended plugins. It uses the Business Pro theme but applies to all of our Genesis child themes. Installing the Genesis Framework and a child theme follows the same process for installing any WordPress theme, except that you have …
Adding your Site Logo
Adding your Site Logo Open Appearance > Customizer and click on the Site Identity section. In the section that opens out, click the Select button to open the Media Manager. Upload a new image, or select one that’s already in your Media Library. Click Set as logo, and you will see your logo appear in the preview window. Click the Save & Publish button at …
Changing the Number of Blog Posts per Page
The Genesis Portfolio Pro plugin allows you to easily change the number of Portfolio Items shown on the Portfolio Archive page. From the admin, navigate to Settings → Reading Enter the number you want to display into the Blog pages show at most field. Click Save Changes
Create a Custom Menu
To add your first custom menu, follow these steps: 1. Create a Custom Menu From your WordPress admin, click Appearance > Customize. In the Customizer, click the Menus tab. If your theme already has a default/primary menu, you can click on it to begin editing. If your theme doesn’t have a default/primary menu, click + Add a Menu instead. Type in a name for …
Change the Number of Portfolio Items per Page
The Genesis Portfolio Pro plugin allows you to easily change the number of Portfolio Items shown on the Portfolio Archive page. From the admin, navigate to Portfolio Items → Archive Settings → Items Per Page Enter the number you want to display into the Archives show at most field Click Save Changes
Adding Excerpts to Your Pages
Page excerpts allows you to display a short description about any post or page below the page title. To do this simply navigate to the page editor for the desired page. Find the ‘Excerpt’ box and enter your subtitle. If the excerpt box is not visible, click on the ‘Screen Options’ button in the top …
How to Change the Footer Credits
The snippet below may be used to customize the credit text in the site footer. Note: If you are a beginner user, you might find the Simple Edits plugin helpful as it presents an easier method of customizing the credit text. Below is the code to customize the credits text on your site. The code snippet …
Adding and Configuring Widgets
In your Customizer, click on the Widgets tab. Your theme’s available widget areas will be displayed (and might look slightly different to this): To add a widget, first click on a widget area. In the panel, click on Add a Widget. The Customizer will show all of the available widgets that you can add. Scroll the alphabetically …
Studio Pro: Site Wide Widget Areas
Header Right The Header Right widget area contains one Simple Social Icons widget. The background color of these icons is set to transparent and the setting will be ignored: Simple Social Icons Primary Sidebar The Primary Sidebar widget area contains a Custom HTML widget, Search widget, Tag Cloud widget, Recent Posts widget and a Simple …
Changing a Page Template
On the WordPress editing page for Pages, there’s a sectioned labeled Page Attributes, which contains a choice of templates that you can use to override default settings for that individual page. Please note the choices in the Template field are set by your theme. If you use a different theme, you may have different choices in the Template field. …
Using the Page Builder Template
The Page Builder template creates a blank canvas for you to work with. This is useful for page builder plugins such as Beaver Builder, Elementor or SiteOrigin Page Builder. Please note that our themes do not include a page builder. Page builder templates used in theme demos are created with page builder plugins. To assign …
How to Regenerate Thumbnails
After installing the Genesis Framework and your child theme, we highly recommend regenerating the thumbnails for any existing images on your site. This will ensure that all image sizes that are defined in the theme are available in your site as you work to configure all the settings described in this theme setup guide. To …
Changing the Theme Colors
All themes include the option to change the colors of some of the elements within the theme. Go to Appearance > Customize > Colors to change the colors, if desired. Click Select Color to reveal the color picker and choose a new color for each available setting. Please note that all themes have different color settings. The …
Adding a Header Image
The Header Image, also known as the hero image is a large web banner image, generally placed in the front and center of the Home page. If you are experiencing issues getting the Header Image to display it is most likely an issue with the overlay color opacity. See this article for instructions on How to change the theme colors. …
Changing the Number of Blog Posts per Page
The Genesis Portfolio Pro plugin allows you to easily change the number of Portfolio Items shown on the Portfolio Archive page. From the admin, navigate to Settings → Reading Enter the number you want to display into the Blog pages show at most field. Click Save Changes
Creating a Portfolio Page
Themes using the Genesis Portfolio Pro plugin will add a new “Portfolio” post type where you can add portfolio entries with images and galleries to show of your visual content. The default template and styles will create a portfolio grid showing your featured images in a landscape format. These will link to a simple page …
Changing the Number of Portfolio Items per Page
The Genesis Portfolio Pro plugin allows you to easily change the number of Portfolio Items shown on the Portfolio Archive page. From the admin, navigate to Portfolio Items → Archive Settings → Items Per Page Enter the number you want to display into the Archives show at most field Click Save Changes
Studio Pro: Recommended Plugins
Upon activating your theme, an admin notice will appear in the WordPress dashboard: Below is a list of the plugins should you need to find them: Display Posts Shortcode Genesis Connect WooCommerce Genesis Portfolio Pro Genesis Simple FAQ Genesis Testimonial Slider Genesis eNews Extended Icon Widget One Click Demo Import Simple Social Icons WP Featherlight …
Adding a Featured Image
To upload a Featured Image, navigate to the Edit Page screen of the post or page. Locate the Featured Image field just below the Update button. Click Set featured image and select the background image. Click Update to save changes. Recommended minimum size for featured images is 1280px wide and 720px tall.