Photomania

After you purchase and download your theme from Theme Palace you can choose either of the approaches given below to install your theme.

1. Log in to the WordPress Administration Panels.
2. Select the Appearance panel, then Themes.
3. Select Add New.
4. Then select Upload Theme.
5. Click Browse Locate photomania.zip Theme in your computer.
6. Select photomania.zip and click Install Now.

You can use FTP client like FileZilla to connect your web server.

1. Unzip photomania.zip to your Desktop.
2. Using an FTP client to access your host web server, go to /wp-content/themes/ and upload your new copy of PhotoMania Theme.
3. Now, log into the WordPress Dashboard with your login details.
4. Select the Appearance panel, then Themes.
5. You will see the theme in the list.
6. Then click Activate button.
7. Now the theme will be activate and go through the following options to set up the theme step wise.

1. From Customize section, go to Site Identity.
2. From Site Identity, you will be able to add various options related to site identity like:

• Logo ( Only available in WordPress version greater than or equal to 4.5 ): It changes the main logo of the site.
• Site Title: It changes the main site title of the site.
• Tagline: It changes the tagline (i.e:Description) of the site.Just below site title.
• Site Icon: The Site Icon is used as a browser and app icon for your site.Icon must be square, and at least 512px wide and tall.

1. From Customize section, go to Background Color.
2. Select the color for Background available on the options.
3. After the selection , click on Save and Publish to apply recently selected Background Color.

1. From Customize section, go to Background Image.
2. Select the image for Background available on media library or upload from the other location.
3. If the preview is fine, click on Save and Publish to apply recently selected/uploaded image as Background Image.

1. From Customize section, go to Theme Options.
2. From Theme Options, you will see different sections. They are:

The above section are described below:

1. From Customize section, go to Theme Options.
2. From Theme Options, you will see Header Options.
3. In Header Options you will see:

• Show Site title: To show the site title on header.
• Show tagline: To show the site tagline in header.

1. From Customize section, go to Theme Options.
2. From Theme Options, you will see Layout Options.
3. In Layout Options you will see:

• Global Layout: This is for theme global layout. Here you can see different options select one that you would prefer.
• Archive Layout: This options is for archive content layout. Select option that suits your site.
• Image in Single Post/Page: This option is for changing the image in single post/page, choose available options from drop down. No Image and Large are the available options.

1. From Customize section, go to Theme Options.
2. From Theme Options, you will see Home Page Options.
3. From here you can show/hide Home Content.
Note: This option work if you have selected static page to be displayed in Front page displays option.

1. From Customize section, go to Theme Options.
2. From Theme Options, you will see Footer Options.
3. In Footer Options you will see:

• Copyright Text: From here you can write the copyright text for your site.
• Show Social Icons: This option enables the social icons in the footer section. (Note:You need to manage location of social menu from Admin Panel -> Menus)
• Show Go To Top: This option enables the go to top icon in the site.

1. From Customize section, go to Theme Options.
2. From Theme Options, you will see Blog Options.
3. In Blog Options you will see:

• Excerpt Length: Enter excerpt length in words.
• Read More Text: You can change text for Read More form here.
• Exclude Categories in Blog: Enter category ID to exclude in Blog Page. Seperate with comma if more than one.

1. From Customize section, go to Theme Options.
2. From Theme Options, you will see Breadcrumb Options.
3. Under Breadcrumb Options you will see:

• Breadcrumb Type: Choose your breadcrumb type from here. The available options are Disabled and Simple.

1. From Customize section, go to Theme Options.
2. From Theme Options, you will see Social Share Options.
3. Under Social Share Options you will see:

• Show in Archive: From here you can show/hide Show in Archive. Note: This option will allow you to show/hide in Archive page.
• Show in Single Post: From here you can show/hide Show in Single Post. Note: This option will allow you to show/hide in Single Post.

1. From Customize section, go to Theme Options.
2. From Theme Options, you will see Advanced Options.
3. Here you will see a box to write your custom CSS code.
4. If preview is fine, Click on “Save and Publish” to save the changes.

1. From Customize section, go to Homepage Sections.
2. You will see two sections under Homepage Sections as shown below in figure.

The above Sections are described given below.

1. From Customize section, go to Homepage Sections-> Manage Sections..
2. Under Slider Options you will see:

• Portfolio: This will enable the portfolio sections.
• Call To Action: This enables the call to action sections.

Note: The sections are sortable as well. To sort the section simply drag and drop the section as you wish.

1. From Customize section, go to Homepage Sections-> Call To Action Sections..
2. Under Call To Action options you will see:

• Title: You can change the title of the call to action sections from here.
• Description: You can enter the description of the call to action sections from here.
• Primary Button Text: You can change the text to be displayed in the primary button .
• Primary Button URL: You can enter the link from here for primary button.
• Secondary Button Text: You can change the text to be displayed in the primary button .
• Secondary Button URL: You can enter the link from here for secondary button.

1. From Customize section, go to Homepage Sections-> Portfolio Sections..
2. Under Portfolio Options you will see:

• Title: You can change the title of the portfolio sections from here.
• No Of Posts : You can select the no of posts.
• Select Category: Here select the option from dropdown . You can then select the category you want to display in this sections.
• Enable Popup : This will enable the popup.
• Enable Social Share : This will enable the social share.
• Enable Browse Button : This will enable the Browse Button.

1. From Customize section, go to Featured Slider.
2. You will see two sections under Featured Slider as shown below in figure.

The above Sections are described given below.

1. From Customize section, go to Featured Slider-> Slider Type.
2. Here you will see different options. They are:

• Enable Slide on: Select Option from the drop down. Available Options are Disabled and Static Front Page Only.

1. From Customize section, go to Featured Slider-> Slider Option..
2. Under Slider Options you will see:

• Transition Effect: This is for the transition effect for the slider (Effect when the slider images changes).
• Transition Delay: This is for the slider image transition delay.
• Transition Duration: This is for the slider transition duration.
• Enable Caption: This will enable caption in the slider.
• Enable Arrow: This will enable arrow navigation in the slider.
• Enable Pager: This will enable pager navigation in the slider.
• Enable Autoplay: This enables the autoplay of the slider.
• Enable Search form: This enables the search form in the slider section.

1. From Customize section, go to Menus.
2. From Menus, click “Add a Menu” button and you will be able to create a menu.
3. Now, click Add Items and you will be able to Add or Remove Menu Items according to your requirement.
4. Select the Menu locations.
5. If the preview looks fine, save the changes by clicking on Save and publish button.

1. From Customize section, go to Menus and inside it you will find Menu Locations.
2. Here you can:

• Select the menu for Primary Menu. Primary menu appears as a main menu in header section.
• Select the menu for Footer Menu. Footer menu appears on the footer section.
• Choose the Social Menu, which shows the social links title as a menu.
• Select the menu for 404 Menu. This menu appears on 404 page.

3.If the preview looks fine, save the changes by clicking on Save and publish button.

1. From Customize section, go to Widgets.
2. From Widgets, you will see different sections to add widget where you will be able to Add a Widget or Remove widgets by going to particular widget section.
3. And the added widget will be displayed in particular section that you have added.

The theme’s available widgets are described below:

• You will find options and settings in this widget. Now setup the widget according to your need. See the below image.

• You will find options and settings in this widget. Now setup the widget according to your need. See the below image.

• You will find options and settings in this widget. Now setup the widget according to your need. See the below image.

1.From Customize section, go to Static Front Page .
2.From Static Front Page, You will be able to set any page as A Static page and you will find Your Latest Posts page option as well.

To update Theme though FTP, follow these basic steps:

1. Download the latest version of PhotoMania from your Theme Palace member My-Account to your Desktop.
2. Unzip photomania.zip to your Desktop.
3. Using an FTP client to access your host web server, go to /wp-content/themes/ and upload your new copy of PhotoMania theme which shall replace the old files.