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Legit News 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 legit-news-pro.zip theme in your computer.
  6. Select legit-news-pro.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 legit-news-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 Legit News Pro 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.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.

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

    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.
    • Display Site Title and Tagline: This enables/disables the site title and tagline from the site

    • Site Identity Extra Options

      • Hide All: If you don’t want to display anything in header then click this option.
      • Show All: If you want to display logo title tagline in header then click this option.
      • Title Only: If you want to display only title in header then click this option.
      • Tagline Only: If you want to display only tagline in header then click this option.
      • Logo + Title: If you want to display logo and title in header then click this option.
      • Logo + Tagline: If you want to display 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.



    2.2.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 Site Tile text color.
    • Header Tagline Color : This changes the Site tagline text color.
    • Background Color: This changes the background color of the site.
    • Theme Version: This changes the theme version of the site.(i.e: Dark version or Lite version)
    • Color Scheme: This changes the theme color of the site.


    2.3.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.

    2.4.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.

    2.5.How to create a menu?

    Note: Load free theme has two menu location provided as Primary, Social and Footer Menu.

    • 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” , “Contact”). 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 /.
      Three locations are available.

    • Header Menu:

      • Make Menu Sticky : This option is for menu sticky. If menu sticky is enable then the menu is fixed when user scroll.
      • Enable Search : This option is for primary menu. If menu search is enable then the menu show the search bar.

    2.6.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 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.

    Hero Section Sidebar: This sidebar is default sidebar area of Hero Section.

    Main Section Left Sidebar: This sidebar area is dispaly at left side of main section.

    Main Section Right Sidebar: This sidebar area is dispaly at right side of main section.

    3.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. Topbar
    2. Breaking News Section
    3. Hero Post
    4. Must Read
    5. Trending News
    6. Fashion
    7. Photography
    8. Culture
    9. Single Column
    10. Related Post

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

    Catch Themes Demo Import Plugins are high recommended Plugins in this theme. Catch Themes Demo Import Import is recommended for demo import of this theme. To import the dummy demo data:

  • First Install Catch Themes Demo Import Plugin and active this plugin.
  • Then go to Dashboard-> Appearance -> Theme Palace Demo Import
  • Then click 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.


    You can see the divided sections in the image below :

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

    3.1.Topbar

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

    In this panel, you will find these options:

    • Topbar Section Enable : Check to enable on home-page otherwise Uncheck to hide.
    • Ads Image : This setting allow user to set ads image.
    • Ads Url : This setting allow user to set ads url.

    3.2.Breaking News Section

    To configure Breaking News Section, you need to go to Admin Panel / Appearance / Customize / Front Page / Breaking News Section.

    In this panel, you will find these options:

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

      • After Breaking News section is enabled, you will see following options

      • Title : This setting allow user to set title.
      • Auto Play Enable :Check to autoplay breaking news posts otherwise Uncheck
      • Number of Breaking News : This setting allow user to set number to show posts.

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

          • Pages Options : It contains following settings

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

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

          • Posts Options : It contains following settings

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

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

          • Category Options : It contains following settings

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

    3.3.Hero Post

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

    In this panel, you will find these options:

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

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

      • Number of Hero Post : This setting allow user to set number to show posts.

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

          • Pages Options : It contains following settings

          • Select Page: This setting allows user to select page to get hero image and content of that page.
          • Button Label: This setting allows user to write button label.

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

          • Posts Options : It contains following settings

          • Select Post : This setting allows user to select post to get hero image and content of that post.
          • Button Label: This setting allows user to write button label.

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

          • Category Options : It contains following settings

          • Select Category : This setting allows user to select category to get the hero image and content of that category.
          • Button Label: This setting allows user to write button label.

    3.4.Must Read

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

    In this panel, you will find these options:

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

      • After Must Read section is enabled, you will see following options

      • Title : This setting allow user to set title.
      • Number of Posts : This setting allow user to set number to show posts.

      • Content Type : It contains select options ( Pages, Post, Category, Recent) which allow user to select title from one of those.
        • Pages: Selecting Pages as Content Type allows user to choose Pages from Select Page setting where title of that selected Pages is displayed.

          • Pages Options : It contains following settings

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

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

          • Posts Options : It contains following settings

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

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

          • Category Options : It contains following settings

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

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

          • Recent Options : It contains following settings

          • Select Multiple Category : This setting allows user to select multiple category.

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

    In this panel, you will find these options:

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

      • After Trending News section is enabled, you will see following options

      • Title : This setting allow user to set title.
      • Number of Posts : This setting allow user to set number to show posts.
      • Select Multiple Category : This setting allows user to select multiple category.

    3.6.Fashion

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

    In this panel, you will find these options:

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

      • After Most Viewed section is enabled, you will see following options

      • Title : This setting allow user to set title.
      • Number of Posts : This setting allow user to set number to show posts.
      • Number of Posts per slide: This setting allow user to set number to show posts per slide.

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

          • Pages Options : It contains following settings

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

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

          • Posts Options : It contains following settings

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

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

          • Category Options : It contains following settings

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

    3.7.Photography

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

    In this panel, you will find these options:

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

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

      • Title : This setting allow user to set title.
      • Number of Posts : This setting allow user to set number to show posts.

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

          • Pages Options : It contains following settings

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

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

          • Posts Options : It contains following settings

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

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

          • Category Options : It contains following settings

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

    3.8.Culture

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

    In this panel, you will find these options:

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

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

      • Title : This setting allow user to set title.
      • Number of Posts : This setting allow user to set number to show posts.

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

          • Pages Options : It contains following settings

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

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

          • Posts Options : It contains following settings

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

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

          • Category Options : It contains following settings

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

    3.9.Single Column

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

    In this panel, you will find these options:

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

      • After Single Column section is enabled, you will see following options

      • Title : This setting allow user to set title.
      • Number of Posts : This setting allow user to set number to show posts.

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

          • Pages Options : It contains following settings

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

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

          • Posts Options : It contains following settings

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

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

          • Category Options : It contains following settings

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

    3.10.Related Post

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

    In this panel, you will find these options:

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

      • After Related Post section is enabled, you will see following options

      • Title : This setting allow user to set title.
      • Column Layout : This setting allow user to set Column layout.
      • Number of Posts : This setting allow user to set number to show posts.

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

          • Pages Options : It contains following settings

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

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

          • Posts Options : It contains following settings

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

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

          • Category Options : It contains following settings

          • Select Category : This setting allows user to select category to get the featured image and content of that category.
          • Button Label: This setting allows user to write button label.

    4.How to manage Theme Options?

    You will see following sections under Theme Options:

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

    The above sections are described below.

    4.1.How to manage Weather?

    This option is used to enable/disable weather.

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

    • Enable Weather : This enables the weather image when the page is fully not loaded.

      • After enable Weather You will see following option

      • Enter Api Key: This setting allow user to add Api Key.
      • Enter Country: This setting allow user to select country.
      • Enter City: This setting allow user to select country.

    4.2.How to manage Homepage sortable?

    This option is used rearrange sections in order.

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

    4.3.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.

    4.4.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.

    4.5.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 or No Sidebar .
    • Posts Sidebar Position : This option is for Posts Sidebar Position. You 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. You can choose either Right sidebar or Left sidebar or No Sidebar or No Sidebar Content Width.

    4.6.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.
      • Read More Text Label: This option allows user to set read more text.

    4.7.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:

    • Hide Category:This option allows user to enable/disable category assigned in blog post.
    • Hide Date: This option allows user to enable/disable date assigned in blog post.
    • Hide Author:This option allows user to enable/disable author assigned in blog post.

    4.8.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 Author : You can hide the author image on single post.
    • Hide Category: This option allows user to enable/disable category assigned in single post.
    • Hide Tag: This option allows user to enable/disable views of tag in single post.

    4.9.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.

    4.10.How to manage Typography?

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

      • Choose Heading Typography : Here you can easily choose different types of typography for header section.
      • Choose Body Typography : Here you can easily choose different types of typography for body section.

    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 4 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.

    5.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.

    6.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.

    7.Updating Theme Using FTP

    To update Theme though FTP, follow these basic steps:

    1. Download the latest version of Legit News Pro theme from your Theme Palace member My Account to your Desktop
    2. Unzip legit-news-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 Legit News Pro theme which shall replace the old files.
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