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Fondness Pro

1.Theme Installation

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

1.1.Approach I : From your admin dashboard.

  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 fondness-pro.zip theme in your computer.
  6. Select fondness-pro.zip and click Install Now.

1.2.Approach II : Upload and install theme through FTP client

Users can use FTP clients like FileZilla to connect to your web server.

  1. Unzip fondness-pro.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 fondness-pro.zip theme.
  3. Now, log into the WordPress Dashboard with your login details.
  4. Select the Appearance panel, then Themes.
  5. Users will see the theme in the list.
  6. Then, click the Activate button.
  7. Now, the theme will be activated, and go through the following options to set up the theme step-wise.

2.How to set Homepage setting?

From Customize section, go to Homepage Setting you will see two option.

  • Your latest posts: When you choose this option then you will see these options.
  • Your Latest Posts Title : This option only works if Static Front Page is set to “Your latest posts.” This option allows to set the title.
  • A static page: you will be able to set a page as Front Page and you will find Post Page option as well.

Note: All the custom sections of homepage will only be visible on Homepage setting once you set a page for the Homepage Setting option.

From Homepage : you can set any page as Homepage .

From Posts Page : you can set any page as Blog.

    • Enable content : Check to display Homepage’s content. If this option is enable then the content of homepage is displayed. For Example “Home” is set as the front page then content of home is displayed at home page design after enable this option.


3.How to manage Site Title, Logo, Tagline and Site Icon?

1. From the Customize section, go to Site Identity.

2. From Site Identity, the User will be able to incorporate different site identity options from Site Identity, such as:

  • Logo( Only available in WordPress version greater than or equal to 4.5 ): This allows the users to set and modify the site’s main logo.
  • Site Title: This allows the users to modify the title of the site.
  • Tagline: This section allows the users to modify and set the tagline of the website.
  • Display Site Title and Tagline: This option allows the users to enable and disable the display of the title and the tagline from the site.

  • Site Identity Extra OptionsThis section allows the users to choose different options to display the title, logo, and tagline.

    • Hide All: Users can enable this to display anything in the header.
    • Show All: Users can enable this to display the logo title tagline in the header.
    • Title Only: Users can enable this to display only titles in the header.
    • Tagline Only: Users can enable this to display only taglines in the header.
    • Logo + Title: Users can enable this to display the logo and title in the header.
    • Logo + Tagline: Users can enable this to display the logo, and tagline in header then click this option.
  • 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.

4.How To Set and Manage the Color Settings?

1. From the Customize section, go to Colors.

2. On the Colors section, there will be the following different options:

  • Site Title Color: This modifies the site’s title color.
  • Site Tagline Color: This modifies the Site’s tagline text color.
  • Background Color: This modifies the background color of the site.
  • Theme Version: This modifies the theme version of the site, i.e light, and dark.
  • Color Scheme: This modifies the theme color of the site.


5.How to manage Header Image ?

1. From Customize section, go to Header Image
2. From Header Image, you will have these options:

    • Header Image This changes the header image.

6.How to manage Background Image?

1. From Customize section, go to Background Image.
2. From Background Image, you will see:

Background Image:

    •  This will change the background image for the entire site.

7.How To Create and Manage Menus?

There are two ways of creating a menu
Note: Fondness theme has Three menu locations provided as Primary and Social.

  • Menu Options :

    • To create a menu, users need to go to the Admin Panel / Appearance / Menu.

    OR

    You need to create a menu from / Customize / Menus / Create Menu.

    You can similarly create more menus. After creating the menu, you need to add pages to that menu.

    To add pages to the menu, you need to create some pages (For e.g: “About Us”, “Blogs”). After creating pages you need to add those pages to the menu.

    After you added the pages to the menu, set the menu location from / Customize / Menus / Menu Locations.

  • Menu locations:

    • Three locations are available:

    • Primary: This setting allows the user to change or set the Primary/Main menu.
    • Social: This setting allows users to change or set social menus.
    • Footer Menu: This setting allows the user to set and edit the footer menus.

  • Header Menu:

    • Make Menu Sticky: This option is for menu sticky. If menu sticky is enabled then the menu is fixed when the user scrolls.
    • Enable Search Icon: This option is to show/ hide the search icon in the primary menu.
    • Enable Social Menu: This option is to show/ hide the search menu in the primary menu.

8.How To Create and Manage Sidebars and Widgets?

1. From Customize section, go to Widgets.

2. From Widgets, user will be able to Add and Remove widgets.

Note:
If you want to add widget area in footer then you must add widgets in Footer Widget 1, Footer Widget 2, Footer Widget 3, Footer Widget 4
Sidebar: This sidebar is default sidebar area. This sidebar area is dispaly at blog page, single blog pages, pages.

9.How to setup front page as shown in the demo?

The demo of the front page can be divided into different sections as shown below.

  1. Home Page Layout
  2. Main Slider
  3. About Us
  4. CTA
  5. Our Solution
  6. Testimonial
  7. Our Work
  8. Latest Posts
  9. Subscription
  10. Instagram
  11. Counter
  12. Services
  13. Team
  14. Gallery Posts
  15. Featured Posts
  16. Popular Posts

The demo content for this section can be displayed when the user chooses a static page option on Homepage Setting.

Recommended plugins for this theme are:
Catch Themes Demo Import The “Catch themes demo import: “is recommended in this theme to import the demo pages.

  • First Install Catch Themes Demo Import Plugin and active this plugin.
  • Then go to Dashboard-> Appearance -> Import Demo Data
  • Then click the Import demo data button.

*Note: You need to import demo data in fresh wordpress otherwise existing posts, pages, categories, images, custom post types or any other data will be deleted or modified.


Instagram FeedSmash Balloon Instagram Feed is recommended in this theme to display beautifully clean, customizable, and responsive Instagram feeds..

JetPack Jet pack is recommended in this theme for better security performance and to keep the site protected.

WooCommerce Contact Form 7 is recommended in this theme to manage multiple contact forms, plus you can customize the form and the mail contents flexibly with simple markup.

User can see the divided sections in the image below :

The customizer for the front-page setting options has the following sections shown below:

9.1.Home Page Layout

To configure the Home Page Layout section, you need to go to the Admin Panel / Appearance / Customize / Front Page / Home Page Layout.

In this home page layout panel, it will include:

  • Select Homepage layout: This setting allows the user to change the home page layout and set required sections.

9.2.Main Slider

To configure the Main Slider section, you need to set the homepage layout to Pro design and go to Admin Panel / Appearance / Customize / Front Page /Main Slider.

In this section the panel, it will include:

  • Main Slider Section Enable: Check to enable Slider on home-page otherwise Uncheck to hide.

    • After enabling Slider section, user will see following options

    • Autoplay: This setting allows the user to enable/Disable the slider auto play.
    • Slider Button Label: This setting allows the user to set the button label for the slider
    • Number of Slides : This setting includes the number of posts/ pages to display.

      • *Note: Min 1 & Max 20. Please input the valid number and save. Then refresh the page to see the change.

    • Excerpt Length:This setting sets the excerpt length for the description words on slider

    • Content Type : This setting allows the user to select the kind of content to choose from. It contains select options ( Pages, Post, and Category) which allow the user to select a page/post/ category to display as a Slider
      • Pages: Selecting Pages as Content Type allows the user to choose Pages from Select Page setting where the title of that selected Pages is displayed.

        • Pages Options : After selecting the content type as pages user needs to select the following:

        • Sub Title: This setting allows the user to set the sub title for the slides.
        • Select Page: This setting allows the user to select page to get featured image and content of that page.

      • Posts: Selecting Posts as Content Type allows the user to choose Posts from Select Post setting where featured image and content of that selected posts is displayed.

        • Posts Options : After selecting the content type as posts user needs to select the following:

        • Sub Title: This setting allows the user to set the sub title for the slides.
        • Select Post : This setting allows the user to select post to get featured image and content of that post.

      • Category: After selecting the content type as category, this would allow users to select any category to display on the slider Section.

        • Category Options : After selecting it as content type user needs to select the following:

        • Sub Title: This setting allows the user to set the sub title for the slides.
        • Select category : This setting allows the user to choose a category and obtain the featured picture and content for the section.

9.3.About Us Section

To configure the About Us section, you need to set the homepage layout to Pro Design and go to Admin Panel / Appearance / Customize / Front Page / About Us Section.

In this section the panel, it will include:

  • About Us Section Enable: This will enable /Disable the display of the About Us section.

    • *After enabling the About Us Section, user will see following options

    • Subtitle: This setting allows the user to set the Sub title for the section.
    • Short Description: This setting allows the user to set the Description for the section.
    • About Us button Label: This setting allows the user to set the button label for the section.
    • About Us Second button Label: This setting allows the user to set the button label for the section.
    • Number of posts: This setting includes the number of posts/ pages to display.

      • *Note: Min 1 & Max 2. Please input the valid number and save. Then refresh the page to see the change.

    • About us Excerpt length: This setting sets the excerpt length for the description words to be displayed.

    • Content Type : This setting allows the user to select the kind of content to choose from to display on the About us Section. It contains select options ( Pages, Post, and Category) which allow user to select the title from one of those.
      • Pages: Selecting Pages as Content Type allows the user to choose Pages from Select Page setting where the title of that selected Pages is displayed.

        • Pages Options : After selecting it as content type user needs to select the following:

        • Select Page: This setting allows the user to choose a page and obtain the content from that page for the About us section.

      • Posts: Selecting posts as the content type would allow users to select any post to display its featured image and content for the About us Section.

        • Posts Options : After selecting it as content type user needs to select the following:

        • Select Post : This setting allows the user to choose a post and obtain the featured picture and content from that post for the section.

      • Category: After selecting the content type as category, this would allow users to select any category to display on the About us Section.

        • Category Options : After selecting it as content type user needs to select the following:

        • Select category : This setting allows the user to choose a category and obtain the featured picture and content for the section.

9.4.CTA Section

To configure the CTA section, you need to set the homepage layout to Pro design and go to Admin Panel / Appearance / Customize / Front Page /CTA.

In this section the panel, it will include:

  • CTA Section Enable: Check to enable CTA on home-page otherwise Uncheck to hide.

    • After enabling CTA section, user will see following options

    • CTA BG Image: This setting allows the user to set the background Image for the section.
    • Subtitle: This setting allows the user to set the Sub title for the section.
    • CTA Excerpt length: This setting allows the user to set the excerpt length to display on section posts/Page.

    • Content Type : This setting allows the user to select the kind of content to choose from. It contains select options ( Pages, Post,and custom) which allow the user to select a page/post/ category to display as a CTA
      • Pages: Selecting Pages as Content Type allows the user to choose Pages from Select Page setting where the title of that selected Pages is displayed.

        • Pages Options : After selecting the content type as pages user needs to select the following:

        • Select Page: This setting allows the user to select page to get featured image and content of that page.
        • Button Label : This setting sets the label for the button.

      • Posts: Selecting Posts as Content Type allows the user to choose Posts from Select Post setting where featured image and content of that selected posts is displayed.

        • Posts Options : After selecting the content type as posts user needs to select the following:

        • Select Post : This setting allows the user to select post to get featured image and content of that post.
        • Button Label : This setting sets the label for the button.

      • Custom: The custom content type allows the user to add image, and CTA URL.

        • Custom Options : After selecting it as content type user needs to select the following:

        • Title: This setting allows the user to set the title for the section
        • Description: This setting allows the user to set the description for the section.
        • Button Label : This setting sets the label for the button.
        • Button Link : This setting sets the Link for the button.

9.5.Our Solution Section

To configure the Our Solution section, you need to set the homepage layout to Pro design and go to Admin Panel / Appearance / Customize / Front Page /Our Solution .

In this section the panel, it will include:

  • Our Solution Section Enable: Check to enable Our Solution on home-page otherwise Uncheck to hide.

    • After enabling Our Solution section, user will see following options

    • Subtitle: This setting allows the user to set the Sub title for the section.
    • Description: This setting allows the user to set the Description for the section.
    • Our Solution Excerpt length: This setting allows the user to set the excerpt length to display on section posts/Page.

    • Content Type : This setting allows the user to select the kind of content to choose from. It contains select options ( Pages, Post,and Custom) which allow the user to select a page/post/ category to display as a Our Solution
      • Pages: Selecting Pages as Content Type allows the user to choose Pages from Select Page setting where the title of that selected Pages is displayed.

        • Pages Options : After selecting the content type as pages user needs to select the following:

        • Select Page: This setting allows the user to select page to get featured image and content of that page.
        • Button Label : This setting sets the label for the button.

      • Posts: Selecting Posts as Content Type allows the user to choose Posts from Select Post setting where featured image and content of that selected posts is displayed.

        • Posts Options : After selecting the content type as posts user needs to select the following:

        • Select Post : This setting allows the user to select post to get featured image and content of that post.
        • Button Label : This setting sets the label for the button.

      • Custom: The custom content type allows the user to add image, and Our Solution URL.

        • Custom Options : After selecting it as content type user needs to select the following:

        • Image: This setting allows the user to set the featured image for the section.
        • Title: This setting allows the user to set the title for the section
        • Description: This setting allows the user to set the description for the section.
        • Button Label : This setting sets the label for the button.
        • Button Link : This setting sets the Link for the button.

9.6.Testimonials

To configure the Testimonials section, you need to set the homepage layout to All Design and go to Admin Panel / Appearance / Customize / Front Page / Testimonials.

In this section the panel, it will include:

  • Testimonials Section Enable: This setting will enable/Disable the display of the Testimonial section.

    • *After enabling the Testimonials section, user will see following options

    • Autoplay: TThis setting allows the user to enable/Disable the auto play for the section./li>
    • Section SubTitle : This setting will allow users to set the section subtitle.
    • Section Title : This setting will allow users to set the section title.
    • Number of testimonials : This section will allow user to set the number of testimonials

      • *Note: Min 1 & Max 20. Please input the valid number and save. Then refresh the page to see the change.

    • Content Type : This setting allows the user to select the kind of content to choose from to display on the Testimonial section. It contains select options ( Pages, Post, and Category) which allow user to select title from one of those.
      • Pages: Selecting Pages as Content Type would allow users to choose from different existing pages.

        • Pages Options : After selecting the content type as pages user needs to select the following:

        • Select Page: This setting allows the user to choose a page and obtain the featured picture and content from that page for the Testimonial section.
        • Author Position: This setting allows the user to set the Author Position.

      • Posts: Selecting Posts as Content Type would allow users to select any post to display its featured image and content for the Testimonial section.

        • Posts Options : After selecting it as content type user needs to select the following:

        • Select Post : This setting allows the user to choose a post and obtain the featured image and content from that post for the section.
        • Author Position: This setting allows the user to set the Author Position.

      • Category: Selecting Category as Content Type would allow users to select any category to display on the Testimonial section.

        • Category Options : After selecting it as content type user needs to select the following:

        • Author Position: This setting allows the user to set the Author Position.
        • Select category: This setting allows the user to choose a category and obtain the featured image and content for the section.

9.7.Our Work Section

To configure the Our Work section, you need to set the homepage layout to Pro Design and go to Admin Panel / Appearance / Customize / Front Page / Our Work Section.

In this section the panel, it will include:

  • Our Work Section Enable: This will enable /Disable the display of the Our Work section.

    • *After enabling the Our Work Section, user will see following options

    • Subtitle: This setting allows the user to set the Sub title for the section.
    • Title: This setting allows the user to set the title for the section.
    • Short Description: This setting allows the user to set the Description for the section.
    • Number of Slides: This setting includes the number of slides to display.

      • *Note: Min 1 & Max 100. Please input the valid number and save. Then refresh the page to see the change.

    • Content Type : This setting allows the user to select the kind of content to choose from to display on the Our Work Section. It contains select options ( Pages, Post, and Category) which allow user to select the title from one of those.
      • Pages: Selecting Pages as Content Type allows the user to choose Pages from Select Page setting where the title of that selected Pages is displayed.

        • Pages Options : After selecting it as content type user needs to select the following:

        • Select Page: This setting allows the user to choose a page and obtain the content from that page for the Our Work section.

      • Posts: Selecting posts as the content type would allow users to select any post to display its featured image and content for the Our Work Section.

        • Posts Options : After selecting it as content type user needs to select the following:

        • Select Post : This setting allows the user to choose a post and obtain the featured picture and content from that post for the section.

      • Category: After selecting the content type as category, this would allow users to select any category to display on the Our Work Section.

        • Category Options : After selecting it as content type user needs to select the following:

        • Select category : This setting allows the user to choose a category and obtain the featured picture and content for the section.

9.8.Latest Post Section

To configure the Menu section, you need to set the homepage layout to Pro Design and go to Admin Panel / Appearance / Customize / Front Page / Latest Post Section.

In this section the panel, it will include:

  • Latest Post Section Enable: This will enable /Disable the display of the Latest Post section.

    • *After enabling the Latest Post Section, section, user will see following options

    • Section Sub title: This setting allows user to set the subtitle for the section.
    • Section Title:This setting allows user to set the title for the section.
    • Number of Post : This setting includes the number of Category to display.

      • *Note: Min 3 & Max 30. Please input the valid number and save. Then refresh the page to see the change..

    • Content Type : This setting allows the user to select the kind of content to choose from. It contains select options ( Pages, Post, and Category) which allow the user to select a page/post/ category to display as a Latest Post
      • Pages: Selecting Pages as Content Type allows the user to choose Pages from Select Page setting where the title of that selected Pages is displayed.

        • Pages Options :After selecting the content type as pages user needs to select the following:

        • Select Page: This setting allows the user to select page to get featured image and content of that page.

      • Posts: Selecting Posts as Content Type allows the user to choose Posts from Select Post setting where Featured image and content of that selected posts is displayed.

        • Posts Options :After selecting the content type as posts user needs to select the following:

        • Select Post : This setting allows the user to select post to get featured image and content of that post.

      • Category: After selecting the content type as category, this would allow users to select any category to display on the Latest Posts Section.

        • Category Options : After selecting it as content type user needs to select the following:

        • Select category : This setting allows the user to choose a category and obtain the featured picture and content for the section.

9.9.Subscription Section

To configure the Subscription section, you need to set the homepage layout to Pro Design and go to Admin Panel / Appearance / Customize / Front Page /Subscription.

*Note: To activate this section you need to install Jetpack Plugin and activate subscription module.

In this section the panel, it will include:

  • Subscription Section Enable: This will enable /Disable the display of the Subscription section.

    • *After enabling the Subscription ,section, user will see following options

    • Section Title : This setting allows the user to set the section title.
    • Description : This setting allows the user to set the description for the section
    • Button label : This Setting allows the user to set the button label

9.10.Instagram

To configure the Instagram section, you need to set the homepage layout to All design and go to Admin Panel / Appearance / Customize / Front Page /Instagram.

*Note: Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed should be active and site should be connected to instagram account for this section to work.

In this section the panel, it will include:

  • Instagram Section Enable: This will enable /Disable the display of the Instagram section.

9.11.Counters

To configure the Counters section, you need to set the homepage layout to Business Design and go to Admin Panel / Appearance / Customize / Front Page / Counters.

In this section the panel, it will include:

  • Counter Section Enable: This setting will enable/Disable the display of the Counters section.

    • *After enabling the counters section, user will see following options

    • Counter Background Image: This setting allows the user to add the background Image for the section.
    • Section Sub Title : This setting allows the user to set the section sub title.
    • Section Title : This setting allows the user to set the section title.
    • Number of Posts : This setting allows the user to set the number of counters to show for the section.

      • *Note: Min 1 & Max 12. Please input the valid number and save. Then refresh the page to see the change.

    • Column Layout: This option allows the user to set the column layout of the Section.
    • Value : This setting allow user to set value for the counter.
    • Label: This setting allows the user to set label for the counter.

9.12.Services Section

To configure the Service section, you need to set the homepage layout to Business Design and go to Admin Panel / Appearance / Customize / Front Page / Service Section.

In this section the panel, it will include:

  • Service Section Enable: This will enable /Disable the display of the Service section.

    • *After enabling the Service Section, section, user will see following options

    • Section Subtitle: This setting allows the user to set the title for the section.
    • Section Title: This setting allows user to set the subtitle for the section.
    • Number of Services posts: This setting includes the number of posts/ pages to display.

      • *Note: Min 1 & Max 50. Please input the valid number and save. Then refresh the page to see the change.

    • Service Excerpt length: This setting sets the excerpt length for the description words to be displayed.

    • Content Type : This setting allows the user to select the kind of content to choose from to display on the Service Section. It contains select options ( Pages, Post, and Category) which allow user to select the title from one of those.
      • Pages: Selecting Pages as Content Type allows the user to choose Pages from Select Page setting where the title of that selected Pages is displayed.

        • Pages Options : After selecting it as content type user needs to select the following:

        • Service Icon: This setting sets the icon for the selected page of the section
        • Select Page: This setting allows the user to choose a page and obtain the content from that page for the Service section.

      • Posts: Selecting posts as the content type would allow users to select any post to display its featured image and content for the Service Section.

        • Posts Options : After selecting it as content type user needs to select the following:

        • Service Icon: This setting sets the icon for the selected page of the section
        • Select Post : This setting allows the user to choose a post and obtain the featured picture and content from that post for the section.

      • Category: After selecting the content type as category, this would allow users to select any category to display on the Service Section.

        • Category Options : After selecting it as content type user needs to select the following:

        • Service Icon: This setting sets the icon for the selected page of the section
        • Select category : This setting allows the user to choose a category and obtain the featured picture and content for the section.

9.13.Team

To configure the Team section, you need set the homepage layout to Business Design and go to Admin Panel / Appearance / Customize / Front Page / Team.

In this section the panel, it will include:

  • Team Section Enable: This setting will enable/Disable the display of the Team section.

    • *After enabling the Team section, user will see following options

    • Section Title :This setting allows the user to set the title for the Team section.
    • Section Title :This setting allows the user to set the subtitle for the Team section.
    • Column Layout: This option allows the user to set the column layout of the Section.
    • Number of Posts :This setting includes the number of posts/ pages to display.

      • *Note: Min 1 & Max 30. Please input the valid number and save. Then refresh the page to see the change.

    • Excerpt length: This setting sets the excerpt length for the description words to be displayed.

    • Content Type : This setting allows the user to select the kind of content to choose from to display on the team section. It contains select options ( Pages, Post, and Category) which allow user to select title from one of those.
      • Pages: Selecting pages as the content type would allow users to choose from different existing pages.

        • Pages Options : After selecting the content type as pages user needs to select the following:

        • Select Page: This setting allows the user to select icon for team.
        • Select position: This setting allows the user to set the position of the team members.
        • Social link: This setting allows the users to set the social link of the selected team members.

      • Posts: Selecting posts as the content type would allow users to select any post to display its featured image and content for the Team section.

        • Posts Options : After selecting it as content type user needs to select the following:

        • Select post: This setting allows the user to choose a post and obtain the featured picture and content from that post for the section.
        • Select Postition : This setting allows the user to set the position of the team members.
        • Social Link: This setting allows the users to set the social link of the selected team members.

      • Category: Selecting Category as Content Type allows the user to choose Category from Select category setting where featured image and content of that selected Category is displayed as section content.

        • Category Options : After selecting it as content type user needs to select the following:

        • Select Category : This setting allows the user to choose a category and obtain the featured picture and content for the Team section.
        • Select Position: This setting allows the user to set the position of the team members
        • social link: This setting allows the users to set the social link of the selected team .

To configure Gallery section, you need to go to Admin Panel / Appearance / Customize / Front Page / Gallery.

In this section the panel, it will include:

  • Gallery Section Enable: This setting will enable/Disable the display of theGallery section .

    • *After enabling the Gallery section, user will see following options

    • Section subtitle : This setting will allow users to set the section subtitle..
    • Sub Title : This setting will allow users to set the section title.
    • Number of Posts : This setting allow user to set number of post to show.

      • * The number of posts should be Min 3 & Max 21. Please input the valid number and save. Then refresh the page to see the change.

    • Content Type : This setting allows the user to select the kind of content to choose from to display on the Gallery section. It contains select options ( Pages, Post, recent, and Category) which allow user to select title from one of those.
      • Pages: Selecting pages as the content type would allow users to choose from different existing pages.

        • Pages Options : After selecting the content type as pages user needs to select the following:

        • Select Page: This setting allows the user to choose a page and obtain the featured picture and content from that page for the Gallery section.

      • Posts: Selecting posts as the content type would allow users to select any post to display its featured image and content for the Gallery section.

        • Posts Options : After selecting it as content type user needs to select the following:

        • Select Post : This setting allows the user to choose a post and obtain the featured image and content from that post for the section.

      • Category: After selecting the content type as category, this would allow users to select any category to display on the Gallery section.

        • Category Options : After selecting it as content type user needs to select the following:

        • Select Category : This setting allows the user to choose a category and obtain the featured image and content for the section.

      • Recent: After selecting the content type as recent, this would allow users to select any category to display on the Gallery section.

        • Recent Options : After selecting it as content type user needs to select the following:

        • Select excluding categories: This setting will allow the user to select any category to exclude while displaying.

9.15.Featured Post Section

To configure the Menu section, you need to set the homepage layout to Blog Design and go to Admin Panel / Appearance / Customize / Front Page / Featured Post Section.

In this section the panel, it will include:

  • Featured Post Section Enable: This will enable /Disable the display of the Featured Post section.

    • *After enabling the Featured Post Section, section, user will see following options

    • Featured Post Background Image: This setting allows the user to add the background Image for the section.
    • Number of Featured Post : This setting includes the number of Category to display.

      • *Note: Min 2 & Max 30. Please input the valid number and save. Then refresh the page to see the change.

    • Column Layout: This option allows the user to set the column layout of a Featured post Section.

    • Content Type : This setting allows the user to select the kind of content to choose from. It contains select options ( Pages, Post, and Category) which allow the user to select a page/post/ category to display as a Featured Post
      • Pages: Selecting Pages as Content Type allows the user to choose Pages from Select Page setting where the title of that selected Pages is displayed.

        • Pages Options : After selecting the content type as pages user needs to select the following:

        • Select Page: This setting allows the user to select page to get featured image and content of that page.

      • Posts: Selecting Posts as Content Type allows the user to choose Posts from Select Post setting where featured image and content of that selected posts is displayed.

        • Posts Options : After selecting the content type as posts user needs to select the following:

        • Select Post : This setting allows the user to select post to get featured image and content of that post.

      • Category: After selecting the content type as category, this would allow users to select any category to display on the Featured Post Section.

        • Category Options : After selecting it as content type user needs to select the following:

        • Select category : This setting allows the user to choose a category and obtain the featured picture and content for the section.

9.16.Popular Post Section

To configure the Menu section, you need to set the homepage layout to Blog Design and go to Admin Panel / Appearance / Customize / Front Page / Popular Post Section.

In this section the panel, it will include:

  • Popular Post Section Enable: This will enable /Disable the display of the Popular Post section.

    • *After enabling the Popular Post Section, section, user will see following options

    • Section Title: This setting allows the user to set the title for the section.
    • Number of Post : This setting includes the number of Category to display.

      • *Note: Min 2 & Max 30. Please input the valid number and save. Then refresh the page to see the change.

    • Excerpt Length: This setting allows the user to set the excerpt length to display on Popular Post section posts/Page
    • Button Label : This setting sets the label for the button.

    • Content Type : This setting allows the user to select the kind of content to choose from. It contains select options ( Pages, Post, and Category) which allow the user to select a page/post/ category to display as a Popular Post
      • Pages: Selecting Pages as Content Type allows the user to choose Pages from Select Page setting where the title of that selected Pages is displayed.

        • Pages Options :After selecting the content type as pages user needs to select the following:

        • Select Page: This setting allows the user to select page to get featured image and content of that page.

      • Posts: Selecting Posts as Content Type allows the user to choose Posts from Select Post setting where featured image and content of that selected posts is displayed.

        • Posts Options :After selecting the content type as posts user needs to select the following:

        • Select Post : This setting allows the user to select post to get featured image and content of that post.

      • Category: After selecting the content type as category, this would allow users to select any category to display on the Popular Post Section.

        • Category Options : After selecting it as content type user needs to select the following:

        • Select category : This setting allows the user to choose a category and obtain the featured picture and content for the section.

10.How to manage Theme Options?

You will see following sections under Theme Options:

  1. Homepage Sortable
  2. Loader
  3. Breadcrumb
  4. Layout
  5. Excerpt
  6. Blog/Archive
  7. Single Post
  8. Pagination
  9. Typography
  10. Footer Option

The above sections are described below.

10.1.How to manage Homepage Sortable?

1. From the Customize section, go to Theme Options.
2. From Theme Options, you will see Homepage Sortable.
3. In Homepage Sortable you will see section lists in this Option you can change the position of section. If you want the Latest Posts section above the Featured Slider Section you can drag the Latest Posts section and drop on above Featured Slider Section.

10.2.How to manage Loader?

This option is used to enable/disable loader.

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

    • Enable Loader : This enables the loader image when the page is fully not loaded.

After enable Loader You will see following option

      • Icon: This setting allow user to select loading icon.

10.3.How to manage Breadcrumb?

This option allows user to enable/disable breadcrumb on the home-page.

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

    • Enable Breadcrumb : This option enable/disable breadcrumb.
    • Separator: Set the Separator symbol.

10.4.How to manage Layout?

This option is used to change the layout option of site also allows to change the Width of the body part.Available site layout is Wide& Boxed.

1. From Customize section, go to Theme Options.

2. From Theme Options, you will see Layout.

The layout section includes following settings:

  • Site Layout : This option is for Site Layout. User can change the layout of site
  • Global Sidebar Position : This option is for Global Sidebar Position. User can choose either Right sidebar or Left sidebar or No Sidebar .
  • Posts Sidebar Position : This option is for Posts Sidebar Position. User can choose either Right sidebar or Left sidebar or No Sidebar or No Sidebar Content Width.
  • Pages Sidebar Position : This option is for Pages Sidebar Position. User can choose either Right sidebar or Left sidebar or No Sidebar or No Sidebar Content Width.

10.5.How to manage Excerpt?

This option allows user to set the excerpt length on the archive, blog and search.

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

    • Blog Page Excerpt Length: This option allows user to set the excerpt length.

10.6.How to manage Blog/Achrive Options?

1. From the Customize section, go to Theme Options.
2. From Theme Options, user will see Blog/Archive.

This setting will include following settings:

  • Hide Banner : User can hide the banner on a blog/ archisve page.
  • Hide Date: This option allows the user to enable/disable the date assigned in a single post.
  • Hide Category: This option allows the user to enable/disable category assigned in a single post.
  • Column Layout: This option allows the user to set the column layout of a Blog Page.
  • Read more text Label: This option allows the user to set a Blog Page Button.

10.7.How to manage Single post Options?

1. From the Customize section, go to Theme Options.
2. From Theme Options, user will see Blog/Archive.

The Single Post setting includes following settings:

  • Hide Banner : User can hide the banner on a Single post.
  • Hide Date: This option allows the user to enable/disable the date assigned in a single post.
  • Hide Author : User can hide the author image on a single post.
  • Hide Category: This option allows the user to enable/disable category assigned in a single post.
  • Hide Tag: This option allows the user to enable/disable views of tag in a single post.

10.8.How to manage Pagination?

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

    • Pagination Enable: This option enables the pagination on the site.
    • Pagination type : You will see following options:
      • Numeric : This is for numeric pagination option.
      • Older Posts/Newer Posts : Default pagination option.
      • Infinite Scroll : This options allow to show infinite number of posts on scroll.

10.9.How to manage Typography?

1. From the Customize section, go to Theme Options.
2. From Theme Options, user will see Typography.
The Typography settings will include the following options:

  • Choose Menu Typography: This setting allows the users to easily choose different types of typography for Site’s menu.
  • Choose Site title Typography: This setting allows the users to easily choose different types of typography for Site’s Title.
  • Choose Site Description Typography: This setting allows the users to easily choose different types of typography for Site’s Description.
  • Choose Button Label Typography: This setting allows the users to easily choose different types of typography for Site’s button label.
  • Choose Heading Typography: This setting allows the users to easily choose different types of typography for Site’s Heading.
  • Choose Body Typography : This setting allows the users to easily choose different types of typography for the entire site’s body text.

To configure the footer widget, user need to go to Admin Panel / Appearance / widgets / Footer options.

  • Enable Footer Section: This settings allows the user to enable the footer section

    • After enabling the footer section the Copyright text option will be enabled.

  • Copyright text : This changes the copyright text of Copyright content.
  • Footer Menu Enable: This settings allows the user to enable the footer menu.
  • Footer Search Enable: This setting allows the user to enable footer search.
  • Display Scroll Top Button: User can easily hide or display scroll buttons.

    • 11.How to manage Reset all settings?

    1. From Customize section, go to Reset all settings..
    2. In Reset all settings you will see:

      • Check to reset all settings: Check the Check to reset all settings and refresh the page to reset all theme settings to default.

    12.How to manage Additional CSS?

    1. From Customize section, go to Additional CSS..
    2. Additional CSS you will see:

      • You can add your own CSS here.

    13.Updating Theme Using FTP

    To update Theme through FTP, follow these basic steps:

    1. Download the latest version of Fondness Pro theme to your Desktop
    2. Unzip fondness-pro.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 Fondness Pro theme which shall replace the old files.
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