Getting Started

1. Introduction

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First of all a huge thank you for purchasing XXX Theme. If you have any questions that are beyond the scope of this help file, please join my Support Center. You can also follow me to keep track of all theme updates and future themes.

Watch the video below for a quick overview of how it works, and read below for more examples and settings.

2. Dependencies

Minimum Requirements for Running:

WordPress requires at least the PHP 5.3+
Requires at least: WP 4.6.
Tested up to: WP 4.6.*, WP4.7.*, WP4.8.*

3. Installation & Upgrade

3.1. Using WordPress Admin

Step 1.
Log in to the WordPress Administration Panels.

Step 2.
Click on Dashboard » Appearance » Themes » Add New

Step 3.
Use the Upload Theme button to upload a zipped of Theme shadower-pro.zip.

Step 4.
Once your theme is installed, you will see a success message along with the link to "Activate" and preview the theme.

Step 5.
Once you activate the premium theme you will see a notice on the top of your wordpress admin screen asking you to install the some recomended plugins. If you don’t want to use these plugins just click dismiss this notice. Otherwise click the begin installing plugins link.

Step 6.
After activating it, please note there is an important first step after installing the Backstage theme. You need to navigate to Dashboard » Settings » Permalinks and click on the "Save Changes" button.
Setting your WordPress Permalinks and click on the save button, even if you haven’t made any changes.
3.2. Using FTP

Step 1.
Log into your hosting via an FTP software.

Step 2.
Unzip the installable file and upload into wp-content/themes folder.

Step 3.
Once your theme is installed, you will see a success message along with the link to "Activate" and preview the theme. Go to Dashboard » Appearance » Themes and activate the theme.

Step 4.
After activating it, please refer to the steps 4-6 of "3.1. Using WordPress Admin".
3.3. Troubleshooting
- 3.3.1. Zip file upload size is limited
  
  If you can see an error message saying: "The uploaded file exceeds the upload_max_filesize directive in php.ini" or "Are you sure you want to do this? Please try again." The solution is as follows：
  - In this case, you can simply unzip the installable theme file and install Theme via FTP:
    Download the theme archive/files on your local computer and upload the files in the theme folder /wp-content/themes/. Then you will have the theme in your Dashboard and you can activate it from there.
  - If you are using wamp for your localhost then click on the wamp green icon that is running and press on PHP directory, then you will see "php.ini" file.
    If you dont use wamp software, then just find the "php.ini" file and open it. and search for "upload_max_filesize". you should find rows like the bellow one:
    upload_max_filesize = 2M
    By default the upload_max_filesize is 2 megabyte. Just simply change it to
    upload_max_filesize = 20M (20 megabyte), then save your php.ini file and restart your services and it will work.
- 3.3.2. Theme is missing the style.css stylesheet error
  
  This is a common issue that can occur when installing a WordPress themes. For the details of solution, please have a look at this article.
3.4. Update Theme Manually

Step 1.
Navigate to Dashboard » Appearance » Themes

Step 2.
You should see the theme that you uploaded listed there. Bring your mouse on bottom of that other theme and click on the "Activate" button.
Any theme can be, update current theme will only spend you 1 to 3 minutes.

Step 3.
Click the deactivated theme to see "Theme Details" and click "Delete" button in the right bottom corner of it.

Step 4.
Upload your latest zipped of Theme shadower-pro.zip again.

3. Installation & Upgrade

3.1. Using WordPress Admin

Step 1.
Log in to the WordPress Administration Panels.

Step 2.
Click on Dashboard » Appearance » Themes » Add New

Step 3.
Use the Upload Theme button to upload a zipped of Theme shadower-pro.zip.

Step 4.
Once your theme is installed, you will see a success message along with the link to "Activate" and preview the theme.

Step 5.
Once you activate the premium theme you will see a notice on the top of your wordpress admin screen asking you to install the some recomended plugins. If you don’t want to use these plugins just click dismiss this notice. Otherwise click the begin installing plugins link.

Step 6.
After activating it, please note there is an important first step after installing the Backstage theme. You need to navigate to Dashboard » Settings » Permalinks and click on the "Save Changes" button.
Setting your WordPress Permalinks and click on the save button, even if you haven’t made any changes.
3.2. Using FTP

Step 1.
Log into your hosting via an FTP software.

Step 2.
Unzip the installable file and upload into wp-content/themes folder.

Step 3.
Once your theme is installed, you will see a success message along with the link to "Activate" and preview the theme. Go to Dashboard » Appearance » Themes and activate the theme.

Step 4.
After activating it, please refer to the steps 4-6 of "3.1. Using WordPress Admin".
3.3. Troubleshooting
- 3.3.1. Zip file upload size is limited
  
  If you can see an error message saying: "The uploaded file exceeds the upload_max_filesize directive in php.ini" or "Are you sure you want to do this? Please try again." The solution is as follows：
  - In this case, you can simply unzip the installable theme file and install Theme via FTP:
    Download the theme archive/files on your local computer and upload the files in the theme folder /wp-content/themes/. Then you will have the theme in your Dashboard and you can activate it from there.
  - If you are using wamp for your localhost then click on the wamp green icon that is running and press on PHP directory, then you will see "php.ini" file.
    If you dont use wamp software, then just find the "php.ini" file and open it. and search for "upload_max_filesize". you should find rows like the bellow one:
    upload_max_filesize = 2M
    By default the upload_max_filesize is 2 megabyte. Just simply change it to
    upload_max_filesize = 20M (20 megabyte), then save your php.ini file and restart your services and it will work.
- 3.3.2. Theme is missing the style.css stylesheet error
  
  This is a common issue that can occur when installing a WordPress themes. For the details of solution, please have a look at this article.
3.4. Update Theme Manually

Step 1.
Navigate to Dashboard » Appearance » Themes

Step 2.
You should see the theme that you uploaded listed there. Bring your mouse on bottom of that other theme and click on the "Activate" button.
Any theme can be, update current theme will only spend you 1 to 3 minutes.

Step 3.
Click the deactivated theme to see "Theme Details" and click "Delete" button in the right bottom corner of it.

Step 4.
Upload your latest zipped of Theme shadower-pro.zip again.

4. Import Demo

Once you have installed all theme Plugins you can import the Demo Content. By installing the demo content, your theme will look like the one you see on our demo. Restroe available content more than 95%. This action will let you understand how the theme works by allowing you to modify a content that is already there rather than creating it from scratch.

Step 1.

Go to Dashboard » Tools » Import in the admin panel.

Step 2.

Click on "WordPress", this will install the WordPress Importer plugin.

Step 3.

Choose the Demo-Content/shadowerpro_wordpress_demo_content.xml downloaded in the .zip above. Once selected, Click "Upload file and import".

On the next page you will be asked to assign a user to the posts you are importing. Make sure you have download and import file attachments checked. Click the "Submit" button. This will take a little while to upload.

5. Setting up the Menu

5.1. Primary Menu

Step 1.
Go to Dashboard » Appearence » Menus.

Step 2.
Click on "create a new menu" to create your first custom menu.

Step 3.
Enter a name for your new menu in the Menu Name box. Like "Main Menu".

Step 4.
Click the "Create Menu" button.
Step 5.
Adding Items to a Menu.
- Locate the pane entitled "Pages".
- Select the Pages that you want to add by clicking the checkbox next to each Page's title.
- Click the "Add to Menu" button located at the bottom of this pane to add your selection(s) to the menu that you created in the previous step.
Step 6.
Finally, you should tick the appropriate checkbox of "Primary Menu" from options as "Theme locations".

Step 7.
Click the "Save Menu" button once you've added all the menu items you want.
5.2. Footer Menu

When I create a custom WordPress theme for my clients I like to create a footer menu as well. This is useful for adding links to contact, sitemap and so on. Like this:

Step 1.
Go to Dashboard » Appearence » Menus.

Step 2.
Click on "create a new menu" to create your first custom menu.

Step 3.
Enter a name for your new menu in the Menu Name box. Like "Footer Menu".

Step 4.
Click the "Create Menu" button.
Step 5.
Adding Items to a Menu.
- Locate the pane entitled "Pages".
- Select the Pages that you want to add by clicking the checkbox next to each Page's title.
- Click the "Add to Menu" button located at the bottom of this pane to add your selection(s) to the menu that you created in the previous step.
Step 6.
Finally, you should tick the appropriate checkbox of "Footer Navigation" from options as "Theme locations".

Step 7.
Click the "Save Menu" button once you've added all the menu items you want.
5.3. Mega Menu

The Mega Menu extension gives the end-user the ability to construct advanced navigation menus. You can create one in the same way you create a regular sub menu. However, you have to choose the option of Enable Mega Menu to activate the mega-menu. The next level of submenu will be mega menu each column's title. Like this:

Step 1.
Each Menu Item has a configuration arrow on the right side of the Menu Item title, that when clicked opens the configuration box. You can see some options.

Step 2.
Select your menu item and click the check box for "Enable mega menu for this menu item".

Step 3.
The Mega Menu Structure:

Step 4.
Click the "Save Menu" button once you've added all the menu items you want.

This official document is meant to give a tutorial-like overview of create a new custom menu in WordPress. Click here to see:
Appearance Menus Screen