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Balen

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 balen.zip theme in your computer.
  6. Select balen.zip and click Install Now.

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

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

  1. Unzip balen.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 Balen 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 activated and go through the following options to set up the theme step wise.

2.Demo File

If you want to import the demo content manually, then here is the demo file for you. Just click on the button to download the demo file

3.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.

    3.1.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.

    3.2.How to manage Colors?

    1. From Customize section, go to Colors.

    2. From Colors, you will have these options:

    • Header Title Color: This changes the header text color.
    • Header Tagline Color : This changes the header tagline text color.
    • Background Color: This changes the background color of the site.

    3.3.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.

    3.4.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.

    3.5.How to create a menu?

    Note: This theme has two menu locations provided as Primary and Social.

    • Menu Options :

      • To create menu, you need to go to Admin Panel / Appearance / Menu .

      OR

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

      You can create more menus in similar way. After creating 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 that pages to the menu.

      After you added the pages to the menu set the menu location from / Customize / Menus / Menu Locations /.
      Two locations are available.(Primary Menu and Social Menu).

      Primary Menu : This setting allows the user to change or set the Primary/Main menu.

      Social Menu : This setting allows users to change or set social menus on footer section.

    • Header Menu:
      • Make Menu Sticky : This option is for menu sticky. If menu sticky is enable then the menu is fixed when user scroll.

    3.6.How to create a Widget?

    1. From Customize section, go to.

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

    Note:
    If you want to a add widget area in the footer then you must add widgets in Footer Widget 1, Footer Widget 2, Footer Widget 3, Footer Widget 4 and Footer Widget 5
    Sidebar: This sidebar is default sidebar area. This sidebar area is displayed on the blog pages, single blog posts, and pages.

    4.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. Hero Banner
    2. About Us
    3. Our Services
    4. Testimonial
    5. Connect

    These section’s content are display when you choose a static page option on Homepage Setting.

    You can see the divided sections in the image below :

    The image below shows customizer options for the sections shown above :

    4.1.Hero Banner

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

    In this panel, you will find these options:

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

      • After Hero Banner section is enabled, you will see following options

      • Section Title : This setting allow user to set number of slider posts to show.
      • Enable Social Menu: Check to enable on social menu otherwise Uncheck to hide.
      • Date of Birth : This setting allow user to set Date of Birth
      • Date of Birth Title : This setting allow user to set the title of the date of birth

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

      • Content Title : This setting allow user to set Content Title of this section content.
      • Select Mutiple Page : This setting allows user to select multiple page and display the page title.
      • Know More : This setting allow user to set Button Text of this section content.
      • Scroll Down Button Text : This setting allow user to set Scroll Down Button Text of this section content.

    4.2.About Us

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

    In this panel, you will find these options:

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

      • After About Us section is enabled, you will see following options

      • Section Sub Title : This setting allow user to sub title of this section.
      • Excerpt Length : This setting allow user to set total description words to be displayed in about posts.

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

      • Button Label : This setting allow user to set Button Text of About section content.
      • Select Mutiple Page : This setting allows user to select multiple page and display the page title.

    4.3.Our Services

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

    In this panel, you will find these options:

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

      • After Our Services section is enabled, you will see following options

      • Section Sub Title : This setting allow user to set sub title of this section.
      • Section Title : This setting allow user to set title of this section.
      • Background Image : This setting allow user to add image in this section.

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

      • Excerpt Length : This setting allow user to set total description words to be displayed in this section posts.

    4.4.Testimonials

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

    In this panel, you will find these options:

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

      • After Testimonials section is enabled, you will see following options

      • Section Sub Title : This setting allow user to set sub title of this section.
      • Section Title : This setting allow user to set title of this section.
      • Background Image : This setting allow user to add image in this section.

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

      • Select Designation : This setting allow user to set designation of the Testimonials

    4.5.Connect

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

    In this panel, you will find these options:

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

      • After Connect section is enabled, you will see following options

      • Section Title : This setting allow user to sub title of this section.
      • Section Sub Title : This setting allow user to title of this section.
      • Image : This setting allow user to sub title of this section.

      • Button Text : This setting allow user to set Button Text of this section content.
      • Button Link : This setting allow user to set URL of the Button.

    5.How to manage Theme Options?

    You will see following sections under Theme Options:

    1. Breadcrumb
    2. Excerpt
    3. Layout
    4. Blog/Archive
    5. Single Post
    6. Pagination
    7. Footer Option

    The above sections are described below.

    5.1.How to manage Breadcrumb?

    This option is used to enable/disable Breadcrumb.

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

    • Enable Breadcrumb : This enables the breadcrumb image when the page is fully not loaded.

      • After enable Breadcrumb You will see following option

      • Seperator: This setting allow user to select the seperator.

    5.2.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.

    3. In Layout Options you will see:

    • Site Layout : This option is for Site Layout. You can change the layout of site
    • Global Sidebar Position : This option is for Global Sidebar Position. You can choose either Right sidebar or Left Sidebar .
    • Posts Sidebar Position : This option is for Posts Sidebar Position. You can choose either Right sidebar or Left Sidebar
    • Pages Sidebar Position : This option is for Pages Sidebar Position. You can choose either Right sidebar or Left Sidebar

    5.3.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:

    • Column Layout: This option allows user to change column layout of Blog/Archive Page

    5.4.How to manage Blog/Archive Options?

    1. From Customize section, go to Theme Options.

    2. From Theme Options, you will see Blog/Archive.

    3. In Blog Page you will see:

    • Column Layout : This setting allow user to set column layout of blog/archive.
    • Hide Category: This option allows user to enable/disable Post Category assigned in blog post.

    5.5.How to manage Single post Options?

    1. From Customize section, go to Theme Options.

    2. From Theme Options, you will see Blog/Archive.

    3. In Single post you will see:

    • Hide Date: This option allows user to enable/disable date assigned in single post.
    • Hide Pagination : You can hide the pagination on single post.

    5.6.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.

    1. From Customize section, go to Theme Options.

    2. From Theme Options, you will see Footer Options.

    3. In Footer Options you will see:

      To configure footer widget, you need to go to Admin Panel / Appearance / widgets / Footer widget.

      You can add 5 Footer Widget fields.

    • Copyright text : This changes the copyright text of Copyright content.
    • Display Scroll Top Button: You can easily hide or display scroll buttons.

    6.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.

    7.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.

    8.Updating Theme Using FTP

    To update Theme though FTP, follow these basic steps:

    1. Download the latest version of Balen theme from your Theme Palace member My Account to your Desktop
    2. Unzip balen.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 Balen theme which shall replace the old files.
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