Simple Shop Pro

This section is a general overview of what widgets to use to create the demo site home page for Simple Shop Pro. Note: You must have a Front Page set to create the demo home page. 1. From the WordPress Dashboard navigate to Appearance > Customize 2. In the Customizer sidebar click on Widgets 3. Select the Front Page Slider section 4. Insert a Soliloquy Slider Widget in this section. The Front Page Slider section is made for a large image, like a slider. (Example from demo site below) 5. Go back to the Widgets section of the Customizer and …

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With Simple Shop Pro you can add custom scripts and styles to the theme. 1. From the WordPress Dashboard navigate to Appearance > Theme Options 2. Select the Custom Scripts/Styles tab 3. Here you can add all of your custom styles and scripts to the page. When you’re finished click the Save Options button at the bottom of the page

Adding Your Social Media 1. From your WordPress Dashboard navigate to Appearance > Theme Options 2. Select the tab labeled Social Media 3. In the text boxes below enter the URL to the social media that is associated to the label of the textbox 4. Click Save Options in the bottom-left corner of the page (see above screenshot) Creating a Social Media Widget 1. From the WordPress Dashboard navigate to Appearance > Customize 2. In the left sidebar of the Customizer select Widgets 3. Choose the section you would like to put the widget 4. Click on the Add a …

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1. From the WordPress Dashboard navigate to Appearance > Theme Options 2. Select the Layout tab 3. Select which layout you would like for each section listed. a. There are two layouts: i. Default: A full width page ii. Primary Sidebar: A page with a Primary Sidebar on the right 4. When you are finished click the Save Options button at the bottom of the screen

1. From the WordPress Dashboard navigate to Appearance > Customize 2. On the left sidebar select the option labeled Footer 3. Select Copyright & Branding 4. To edit the copyright edit what’s in the textbox labeled Footer Copyright 5. To edit the branding edit what’s in the textbox labeled Footer Branding 6. When you are finished click the Save & Publish button in the top-right of the sidebar

The Simple Shop Recent Posts Widget lets you display your recent posts in any widget area you’d like. Simple Shop Recent Posts Widget Example Creating a Simple Shop Recent Posts Widget 1. From the WordPress Dashboard navigate to Appearance > Customize 2. In the left sidebar of the Customizer select Widgets 3. Choose the section you would like to put the widget 4. Click on the Add a Widget button 5. Select the Simple Shop Recent Posts widget 6. When the widget is created you should have two options, Title and Number of posts to show. Changing the Title will …

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Call to Action Note Widgets are Note widgets that are styled to be side by side on the Front Page of your WordPress site. Call to Action Note Widget Example Styling a Note Widget to be a Call to Action Note Widget 1. From the WordPress Dashboard navigate to Appearance > Customize 2. Find the Note widget you would like to turn into a Call to Action Note Widget or create a new Note widget. Note: If you are unsure as to how to create a Note widget see here. 3. In your Note widget settings in the Customizer there …

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The Header section of the Customizer lets you change the font family, size, and color of the Site Title and the Tagline. Site Title Changing the Color of the Site Title 1. From the WordPress Dashboard navigate to Appearance > Customize 2. In the left sidebar select Header 3. Next select Site Title 4. Select Select Color under Site Title Color 5. A color palette should pop up. When it does you can either: a. Select a color by inserting a hex value b. Drag the cursor and slider around in the color panels to get an exact color c. …

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The Navigation section of the Customizer lets you change the font family and size of your Top Navigation and Primary Navigation, and it lets you select which menu you’d like to use for your two navigation sections. Top Navigation Set Which Menu the Top Navigation Uses 1. From the WordPress Dashboard navigate to Appearance > Customize 2. On the left sidebar select Navigation 3. Next select Top Navigation 4. Under the label Top Navigation there is a dropdown menu. In that dropdown menu you can select the menu that you would like to be your Top Navigation Menu 5. Click …

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In the WordPress Customizer there is an option on the left sidebar called Content. This is the section where all of the content can get styled. Below are the four sections under Content that will let you customize the look of your content. Colors Under the Colors tab there are three colors to be edited: Archive Title The title that goes with post archives. Post TItle The title of posts. Content The body of posts, paragraphs, any form of content. To change any of these colors: 1. From the WordPress Dashboard navigate to Appearance > Customize 2. On the left …

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