Desilog User Guide

Desilog

Theme Name: Desilog
Current Version: 1.0.0
Created By: tiktalk
Contact Information: tiktalk

Desilog is a minimal and creative blog WordPress Theme. Desilog fits for a range of business, resource & corporation like design, store, photographer, media agency, web studios, designers, freelancers, events, marketing, artistic agencies etc.

Made for a freelancer, Resource site or smaller corporations who are looking for Design Resource & Design Content. The overall minimalist coming near is the one of Desilog key point besides consumer-friendly experience and super layout. Compatible on WordPress 4.6

The following document is a detailed user guide to help you get your new website up and running. Please take your time and read through the document carefully and diligently. If you require further assistance, please feel free to contact us. Table of Contents How to Install and Activate a Theme

I highly recommend you to update to the latest version of WordPress (stable version). (currently 4.6) This will help to ensure that you are able to utilize all of the latest features of WordPress.

If your theme is not working here’s what you should do (common issue is missing stylesheet): CLICK HERE

Installing Desilog is just like installing any other WordPress theme. Its a simple process in the 5 steps below.

  • Go to Appearance >> Themes
  • Click Add New Button
  • After that click the button “Upload Theme”
  • Click “browse” button and new window will pop up, please select the zip files of the theme you want to install
  • If everything is done please click the button “Install Now” button and then you’re done…

Next is, we will activate the theme so that you can use it.

  • Go to Appearance >> Themes
  • Hover on the theme screenshot and click “Activate” button.

Once your done, their is a notification message that says “New theme activated.” click on the link to visit your site.

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We will first create the menu we want

  • Go to Appearance
  • After that click “Menus”
  • Once you are their just click on “create a new menu” button in right area of the “Edit Menus” tab
  • you will then see a textfield with “Menu Name”, please enter your desire menu name
  • once you already added menu name in your textfield, please click button “Create Menu”

  • After that please select “Pages” box in left side boxes and check the pages you want to display in your “Menu Structure”
  • After that please click the button “Add to menu”
  • Once done you have the ability to drag and drop the menus (you can change order using this)
  • In your Menu Settings below please check the box “Primary Menu”
  • After you change order of the menus you can then click the button “Save Menu” and your done.

Back to top Theme Shortcodes Desilog Theme Includes 14 shortcodes button tinymce

Just activate it in plugins directory and your done.

How to Install:

  • You will see this message above “This theme requires the following plugin: codeex Shortcodes.” and you will have two links, click on the “Begin installing plugin”
  • or use this “Appearance >> Install Plugins” and you will see “codeex Shortcodes” mouse hover it and you will see a link “Install” click it and your done..

Please use this button for theme shortcodes

Back to top How to use Child Theme for Desilog

Desilog WordPress Theme comes with child theme ready folder located “desilog-child”
More Information about how to create child theme, click here

Here’s how to install child theme and Understanding Child Themes here

Use CHILD THEME to avoid hassle when updating to new version, please make sure parent theme is also in your themes directory. Back to top How to disable the responsive style go to “Appearance >> Customize >> General >> Main >> Disable Responsive Layout?” and select “Yes” if you want to disable the responsive style

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How to add company logo go to “Appearance >> Customize >> Site Identity >> Site Logo” and click select image button

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How to add retina logo go to “Appearance >> Customize >> Site Identity >> Site Retina Logo” and click select image button

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How to add favicon in your site go to “Appearance >> Customize >> Site Identity >> Site Icon” and click select image button

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How to change pagination style go to “Appearance >> Customize >> General >> Main >> Select your pagination type” and select your choices.

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How to change google map pin go to “Appearance >> Customize >> Contact >> Google Map >> Map Pin Icon” and click select image button

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How to change theme preloader icon go to “Appearance >> Customize >> General >> Main >> Preloader Icon” and click select image button

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How to add your own Custom CSS codes go to “Appearance >> Customize >> Typography >> Styles >> Custom CSS” and add your own customize code here, if it’s overwriting the old css code try adding (!important) at the last (ex: margin-top:2px !important;)

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How to make your header sticky go to “Appearance >> Customize >> Header >> Main >> Disable Sticky Header?” and select “Yes”

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How to change your header style go to “Appearance >> Customize >> Header >> Main >> Select Header Layout” and select your choice

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How to add a link of your login button go to “Appearance >> Customize >> Header >> Buttons >> Custom Login Link” and add your login link

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How to add a link of your register button go to “Appearance >> Customize >> Header >> Buttons >> Custom Register Link” and add your register link

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How to change color scheme of your theme go to “Appearance >> Customize >> Typography >> Color Schemes” and click select color button

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How to add social icons go to “Appearance >> Customize >> Header >> Social Media” and add your social usernames, link or ID

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How to add author list go to “Users >> Add New” and fill the fields available and dont forget to select “Role as ‘Contributor'”

to add profile image, please register your email address here: Gravatar once email address is added it will automatically pulled/display your profile image to your site/theme..

You can also upload profile image here “Users >> All Users >> Edit User >> Custom Avatar” and click upload button.

Back to top How to set up register form

Below are the steps on how to set up membership/registration form

  • Go to “Settings >> General”
  • Once you are their find “Membership” field and tick the box “Anyone can register”
  • click “Save Changes” button and your done.

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Below are the steps on how to set up single language translations.

  • Please make sure you added your .po/.mo files in this folder “wp-content/languages”, create languages folder if folder not exist.
  • open this file “wp-config.php” in your main WordPress files using PHP or HTML editor.
  • find this code (below)
    define(‘WPLANG’, ‘es_ES’); //es_ES change it to your own language
  • Save the file.
  • once done you can check your language selection here “Settings >> General >> Site Language”

Back to top Where is desilog import demo files?

Below are the steps where the desilog demo import files located

  • In your Download Package you will see folder “theme-demo-contents” open it
  • Import this file “desilog.wordpress.xml”
  • Done

Back to top How to change google map color scheme and style?

Below are the steps on how to change the google map color scheme and styles

  • In your Download Package you will see this file “map_style.json” in your root folder, open it and
  • Get your desire google map color scheme here
  • Copy and Paste the code given from snazzymaps and overwrite current code of the file.
  • Save the file and your done.

Back to top How to create Default Homepage

Below are the following steps on how to set up default homepage

  • Click on Pages Menu.
  • Select Add New and fill the fields needed to create your page (add homepage).
  • In your page attributes “Template” section select “Homepage”.
  • Click Publish button and your done adding home page.
  • Now go to Settings >> Reading >> Front page displays
  • Select “A Static Page” in your Front page select “Homepage”
  • Click the “Save Changes” button and your done

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Below are the following steps on how to set up about page

  • Click on Pages Menu.
  • Select Add New and fill the fields needed to create your page.
  • In your page attributes “Template” section select “About”.
  • Click Publish button and your done.

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Below are the following steps on how to set up this page

  • Click on Pages Menu.
  • Select Add New and fill the fields needed to create your page.
  • In your page attributes “Template” section select “Blog”.
  • Click Publish button and your done.

Back to top How to create Fullwidth page

Below are the following steps on how to set up this page

  • Click on Pages Menu.
  • Select Add New and fill the fields needed to create your page.
  • In your page attributes “Template” section select “Fullwidth”.
  • Click Publish button and your done.

Back to top How to create Left Sidebar page

Below are the following steps on how to set up this page

  • Click on Pages Menu.
  • Select Add New and fill the fields needed to create your page.
  • In your page attributes “Template” section select “Left Sidebar”.
  • Click Publish button and your done.

Back to top How to create contact page

Below are the following steps on how to set up contact us page

  • Click on Pages Menu.
  • Select Add New and fill the fields needed to create your page.
  • In your page attributes “Template” section select “Contact”.
  • Click Publish button and your done.

Back to top How to create login page

Below are the following steps on how to set up login page

  • Click on Pages Menu.
  • Select Add New and fill the fields needed to create your page.
  • In your page attributes “Template” section select “Login”.
  • Click Publish button and your done.

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Below are the following steps on how to set up register page

  • Click on Pages Menu.
  • Select Add New and fill the fields needed to create your page.
  • In your page attributes “Template” section select “Register”.
  • Click Publish button and your done.

Back to top How to Create Blog Post

Below are the steps on how to create posts

  • Click on Posts Menu
  • Click Add New Menu in posts submenu.
  • Enter the name of Title, Content and what ever fields needed.
  • Select any of the 5 post format required (Standard, Image, Audio, Video and Gallery)
  • Select a Featured Image for your blog post
  • Click Publish button when your done.

Back to top How to Create Post Category

Below are the following steps on how to create post categories

  • Click on Posts Menu
  • and then Select “Categories”.
  • Enter your desire name of your new category and the fill other fields.
  • Click “Add New Category” button and your done.

Back to top How to Create Video Blog Post

Below are the following steps on how to post a video blog

  • Click on Posts Menu
  • Click Add New Menu in posts submenu.
  • Enter the name of Title, Content and what ever fields needed.
  • Click Featured Image (located right side) to create a video thumbnail and click “Set Featured Image” thickbox will pop up.
  • Select a Video post format in “Format” box located in your right side
  • Scroll at the bottom and you will see “Post Options” box and now select “Video” tab
  • Click Publish button when your done.

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Below are the following steps on how to post a audio blog

  • Click on Posts Menu
  • Click Add New Menu in posts submenu.
  • Enter the name of Title, Content and what ever fields needed.
  • Select a Audio post format in “Format” box located in your right side
  • Scroll at the bottom and you will see “Post Options” box and now select “Audio” tab
  • Click Publish button when your done.

Back to top How to Create Image Blog Post

Below are the following steps on how to post a image blog

  • Click on Posts Menu
  • Click Add New Menu in posts submenu.
  • Enter the name of Title, Content and what ever fields needed.
  • Click Featured Image (located right side) to create a video thumbnail and click “Set Featured Image” thickbox will pop up.
  • Select an Image post format in “Format” box located in your right side
  • Click Publish button when your done.

Back to top How to Create Gallery Blog Post

Below are the following steps on how to create gallery blog

  • Click on Posts Menu
  • and then click Add New.
  • Enter the name of Title, Content and what ever fields needed.
  • Select gallery post format in “Format” box located in your right side
  • Click the button “Add Media” single or multiple images for your blog images.
  • once thickbox popup just click “Upload Files” tab
  • once their just click the button “Select Files” or drop the images and it will automatically uploaded
  • Click Publish button when your done.

Now close the (x) button of the thickbox(popup) Don’t click the “Insert to post” button because we are not inserting the images into your post description. Once thickbox(popup) is close click button “Publish”

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How to add google map 1. go to “Appearance >> Customize >> Contact >> Google Map >> Map Latitude” and add your desire map latitude value
2. go to “Appearance >> Customize >> Contact >> Google Map >> Map Longitude” and add your desire map longitude value

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How to add your email address go to “Appearance >> Customize >> Contact >> Main >> Email Address” and add your email address

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How to add mobile number go to “Appearance >> Customize >> Contact >> Main >> Mobile Number” and add your business mobile or phone number

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How to add your company address go to “Appearance >> Customize >> Contact >> Main >> Company Address” and add your company address

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How to add your own contact form

You need to install the plugin “Contact Form 7” just download the plugin directly here

Example code for contact forms

[text* fname placeholder “Name”]

[email* your-email placeholder “Email Address”]

[text your-subject placeholder “Website”]

[textarea* message placeholder “Message”]

[submit “Submit”]

Back to top Credits: Links/Images/Icons/Patterns and Tutorials Used

– Demo images are not included in the download package – Back to top Useful Links and Tools

These links we have here is not own by us, we just make some research on how to help you dealing with this situation. Thank you!

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