StartIt Theme - A Fresh Startup Business Theme

# StartIt Theme

## A Fresh Startup Business Theme

- created: 11/04/2015
- latest update: 12/16/2015
- by: Select Themes
- select-themes.com/
- email: support@select-themes.com

StartIt - A Fresh Startup Business Theme

### 1. Getting Started

Hi, and welcome to the StartIt User Guide. The User Guide covers all the information needed to use the StartIt theme to build an amazing website, as well as some helpful tips and tricks that will make your experience working with the StartIt theme easier and more enjoyable. If you need any additional assistance while using our theme, you can always submit a ticket to our support forum at http://select.ticksy.com/ and our support team will be glad to help you out.

You can navigate through different sections of the User Guide by clicking on the links in the menu to the left of your screen. You will also notice that we have highlighted certain parts of the text throughout the User Guide, such as important pieces of information, useful tips, and helpful code snippets, with different formating for an easier overview. Here are some examples of the different formating we use for Important Notes, Useful Tips, and Code Snippets:

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In this first section of the StartIt User Guide we will go through the essential steps required to start building your website with the StartIt theme. We will explain how to install the theme, import the included demo content, as well as how to update the theme. At the end of this section you will also find a set of Frequently Asked Question related to troubleshooting the theme.

#### Installing StartIt

After downloading the StartIt installation file from ThemeForest, extract it and in the extracted folder locate the startit.zip file. You can then install the StartIt theme using one of the two following installation methods:

1. WordPress upload - For most users, this is probably the simplest installation method. To install the StartIt theme using this method, please follow these steps:
   1. Login to your WordPress admin panel
   2. Navigate to Appearance > Themes > Add New > Upload Theme
   3. Click on Choose File and select startit.zip
   4. Click on Install Now
2. FTP upload - If you would like to install the StartIt theme via FTP, please follow these steps:
   1. Extract the startit.zip file you previously located. You should now see a folder named startit
   2. Using an FTP client, login to the server where your WordPress website is hosted
   3. Using an FTP client, navigate to the /wp-content/themes/ directory under your WordPress website's root directory
   4. Using an FTP client, upload the previously extracted startit folder to the themes directory on your remote server

Once the installation is complete, your StartIt theme will be ready for use. Now all you need to do is navigate to Appearance > Themes and activate the StartIt theme. After you have done this, you should see Select Options appear in the left navigation bar of your WordPress admin panel.

You should also see a notification at the top of the screen that required plugins need to be installed. Please install and activate all of the required plugins, since they are necessary for the theme to function properly.

Make sure to install the "Select Core" plugin, since this plugin is of critical importance for proper theme functioning. This plugin includes the custom post types that come with the theme (Portfolio, Testimonials, Select Carousel), and without this plugin you will not be able to create any of these custom post types or the elements in the theme that require them.
If writing permissions aren't set for folders containing CSS and JS files on your server, you will see a warning message at the top of the theme options page. In order to remove that message, you need to change permissions for the wp-content/themes/startit/css and wp-content/themes/startit/js folders and set them to 755. We recommend setting writing permissions in order to optimize your site performance. If you have any issues with this, please contact your hosting service provider. Alternatively, you can submit a ticket to http://select.ticksy.com/ with FTP access for your site, and our support team will take a look.

#### Importing Demo Content

With the StartIt theme, you have the option to either start creating your site from scratch, or choosing to import one of the included demo sites to use as a starting point, and then modifying it to suit your needs. In this section we will explain how to do the latter.

If you plan on building an online shop with StartIt, please read the WooCommerce section of this User Guide before installing the demo content.

StartIt comes with a one-click import module. To import one of the included demo sites, please follow these steps:

1. Login to your WordPress admin panel
2. Navigate to Select Options > Import

3. From the Import dropdown menu, choose the demo site that you would like to import

4. From the Import Type dropdown menu, choose what type of content you'd like to import:
   - All - imports pages, content, widgets, and settings. We recommend this for users who would like to import a demo site exactly as it appears on our live demo.
   - Content - imports only pages and their content. This option is recommended for users who would like to see how we've created our page layouts, but who want to keep their own settings in Select Options.
   - Widgets - imports only widgets. This option is recommended for users who would only like to populate the theme’s widget areas with the widgets from their chosen demo. No other content is imported.
   - Options - imports settings in Select Options only. This option is recommended for users who would like to achieve the same look and feel of their chosen demo site, but do not want to import any additional content.
5. If you also wish to import media files (images, videos, sounds), make sure to set the Import attachments option to "Yes".
6. Click on the Import button and wait for the import process to finish.

Please note that the images we use on our demo sites are copyrighted, and if you'd like to publish them on your site, you would need to purchase them separately. We bought most of our images on Shutterstock.

#### Updating StartIt

You can update your theme by performing the following steps:

1. Download the latest theme .zip file from ThemeForest
2. Extract it and locate startit.zip
3. Extract startit.zip and locate the startit folder
4. Copy/Replace the contents of the startit folder to the /wp-content/themes/startit folder of your web site.

#### Troubleshooting FAQ

##### 1. Why can't I save my menu?

WordPress by default has a limited number of menu items. When you import our demo content, which contains a lot of menu items, you might not be able to save changes you make to a menu. You can fix this problem by contacting your hosting and asking them to add the following lines to the php.ini file:

    suhosin.post.max_vars = 5000
    suhosin.request.max_vars = 5000

##### 2. Why is there a smiley displayed on blank pages?

This problem is most likely related to JetPack and memory settings of your hosting. You can either disable JetPack or read what the JetPack developer wrote: Regarding the memory limit, please refer to the WordPress Codex section concerning this problem. Some sites that load many plugins alongside WordPress ultimately require a higher memory limit than WordPress defaults to, but since this is limited to specific hosts and configurations, it must be dealt with on an individual basis. You'll find the Codex article at: http://codex.wordpress.org/Common_WordPress_Errors#Allowed_memory_size_exhausted

##### 3. How do I optimize my site?

Please use this tool to investigate reasons for slow loading: https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/?hl=en

##### 4. How to translate or rename default theme labels?

You can use the Poedit software (http://poedit.net/wordpress) to translate/rename all the theme's labels. Another solution is to edit the theme folder/languages/en_US.po file directly in a text editor and manually edit the labels you want to translate.

##### 5. Why do I see a white screen when importing demo content?

If you get a white screen or some other error when trying to import our demo content, this probably happens because of the maximum execution time limit. You need to increase the maximum execution time (upload time) setting of your web server. The default maximum execution time on web servers is 30 seconds. Please increase it to 120 seconds. Possible ways of achieving this are:

- By Wp-config.php changes - set_time_limit(120);
- In htaccess - php_value max_execution_time 120;
- In php.ini file - max_execution_time = 120

Ask your hosting provider to take care of this for you.

### 2. Using StartIt

Once you've installed StartIt, you can start building your site. In this section of the User Guide we will explain how you can set up your header, upload your logo, create your menu, set up your footer area, customize the general look and feel of your website, and create your first pages.

#### Setting Up the Header

One of the first things you might want to do after you have installed and activated your StartIt theme is to set up your header area. The header contains the logo, menu, search bar, side area icon, and other optional widgets.

To set up your header, navigate to Select Options > Header from your WordPress admin panel. The settings you define here will be the default settings for all pages on your site. If you need any help in further understanding any of these options, please refer to the Select Options section of this User Guide.

Some options, such as the header skin and background color, can be overridden on a page to page basis from a specific page’s backend. For more information on how local page settings work, please refer to the Pages section of this User Guide.

#### Uploading Your Logo

To add your logo to the header, navigate to Select Options > Logo from your WordPress admin panel and click the upload button next to the Logo Image – Default field. After you upload your image and save the options, you should have a visible logo in your header area. For more information regarding the various logo types that can be uploaded, please refer to the Select Options section of this User Guide.

#### Menu Creation

To create a new menu, navigate to Appearance > Menus from your WordPress admin panel and click on Create a new menu. Enter a name for your new menu and then click Create Menu.

Every page that you have created will be listed in the section on the left named Pages. Simply check the pages that you would like to add to your menu and click the Add to Menu button. Once you have added pages to your menu, you can click and drag the menu items to rearrange them, or nest them one underneath the other.

In the Menu Settings section (which is located underneath the Menu Structure section), check the checkbox next to Main Navigation and click Save Menu. This will activate the menu you have just created, and you should now see a functional menu in your header.

#### Footer

To set up your footer, navigate to Select Options > Footer from your WordPress admin panel.

The settings you define here will be the default settings for all pages on your site. If you would like both the top and bottom footer areas to be displayed, make sure that both the Show Footer Top and Show Footer Bottom options are enabled. If you need any help understanding any of these options, please refer to the Select Options section of this user guide.

Content is added to your footer via widgets. Navigate to Appearance > Widgets from your WordPress admin panel. On the right side of your page you will see the widget areas for your footer. The widget areas for the top footer are named Footer Column 1, Footer Column 2, Footer Column 3, and Footer Column 4. On the left side of the Widgets page you will see the available widgets. To add a widget to one of the Footer widget areas, simply drag the desired widget to one of the Footer Column widget areas on the right.

To add content to the bottom footer, simply add widgets to the Footer Bottom widget area, or the Footer Bottom Left and Footer Bottom Right widget areas.

#### General Look and Feel

Now let’s set up the general look and feel of your site. If you have imported a demo site and would like to keep its general look and feel, then you do not need to do anything else. Otherwise, go to Select Options > General and in the Font Family field set a default font family for your site. Next, in the First Main Color field set a default main color for your site.

Now that you have set up the basic elements for your site, you’re ready to start building your pages.

#### Building Pages

To create a new page, navigate to Pages > Add New from your WordPress admin panel. In the text field near the top of the screen enter a title for your page. After you have added a title, choose the “Full width” template from the section on the right named Page Attributes. This will allow you to add sections to your page that span across the whole width of the screen.

In the bottom section of your screen you will find local page settings. Any settings that you define here will override the global settings set in Select Options.

It is generally considered good practice to set up the look and feel of your site on a global level, and override the settings when necessary on a local level. This will save you a lot of time, unlike if you were to set up every page separately.

To start adding elements to your page, first make sure that you are in the backend editor view. If the blue button near the top left of the page says BACKEND EDITOR, click on it to enable the Visual Composer page builder view. Once you’re in the Visual Composer view, the blue button will say CLASSIC MODE. You can now click on the Add Element button to start adding elements to your page. You can learn more about elements in the Custom Shortcodes section of this user guide.

Please note that the Frontend view for Visual Composer has been intentionally disabled since some of the added custom shortcodes require page reload because of script calculations, and due to this do not appear on the page while building with the Frontend view. The Frontend view can be used. However, while building your page some elements might not display properly until you refresh the page. If you would like to use the Frontend view, you can enable it by going to Appearance > Editor, opening the extend-vc.php file and finding the following piece of code if(function_exists('vc_disable_frontend')){vc_disable_frontend();} and either removing or commenting it out. To disable the Frontend view again you just need to uncomment or return this code.

Finally, click the Publish button in the upper right section of the page. (If you made some changes on an already published page, you will see an Update button instead).

### 3. Pages

In this section of the User Guide we will discuss page creation in more detail, including the various page templates available in the theme, and all the page specific options.

When creating a new page, one of the first things you will probably want to do is to choose an appropriate template for your page. To this this, visit your page from the backend (or create a new page by going to Pages > Add new), and locate the Page Attributes section on the right side of the screen. StartIt comes with a variety of page templates to choose from:

- Default Template - Select this template if you would like to create a standard page with your content inside the grid.
- Blog: Masonry* - Select this template to display a list of your blog posts on the page. The blog list will be displayed in a Masonry type grid.
- Blog: Masonry Full Width* - Select this template to display a list of your blog posts on this page. The blog list will be displayed in a Masonry type grid that spans the width of the page.
- Blog: Standard* - Select this template to display a list of your blog posts on this page. The blog list will be displayed in the Standard layout (post info text located underneath the featured image).
- Blog: Standard Whole Post* - Select this template to display a list of your blog posts on this page. The blog list will be displayed in the Standard layout, with the whole post text visible on the blog list page.
- Full Width - Select this template if you would like to create a standard page with your content spanning across the full width of the page.
- Landing Page - With this template you can create a default landing page for your site, which you can use for example as a “Coming Soon” page. Pages that have been set to the Landing Page template will not display a header and footer.
- WooCommerce - Select this template for your WooCommerce “Shop” page.

*All of the blog templates listed above are used for displaying blog posts in various manners.

Now that you have chosen an appropriate template, let’s go over the custom fields available for pages.

Please note that any settings you save here will override the global settings you've set in Select Options. It is generally considered good practice to set up the look of your pages on a global level, and then override settings on a local level, if necessary. This will save you a lot of time, unlike if you were to set up every page locally.

##### Select Content Bottom

- Enable Content Bottom Area - Choose "Yes" to enable the content bottom area of your page.
  - Sidebar to Display - Choose a custom widget area to display in the content bottom area of your website. You can create custom widget areas by navigating to Appearance > Widgets and there creating your custom widget areas.
  - Display in Grid - Set this option to "Yes" if you would like the content bottom to be fitted in a centraly positioned gird.
  - Background Color - Choose a background color for the content bottom area.

##### Select Footer

- Disable Footer for this Page - Set this option to "Yes" to disable the footer on this page.

##### Select General

- Page Background Color - Set a background color for this page.
- Slider Shortcode - If you wish to have a slider on the top of your page, copy and paste the slider shortcode here.
- Show Comments - Set this option to "Yes" to display comments on this page.

##### Select Header

- Header Skin - Here you can choose a header style to be applied to the header on this page. The "Light" header style displays white navigation text and the "Light" logo version, while the "Dark" header style displays black navigation text and the "Dark" logo version. If you wish to use the default colors and logo, leave this field empty.
- Enable Header Style on Scroll - By enabling this option, you will enable the header to change styles ("Light" or "Dark") on scroll, depending on row settings. You can define whether the header will be "Light" or "Dark" when located over a certain row on your page by going to edit that row and setting your desired header skin in the Header Style field.
- Scroll Amount for Sticky Header Appearance - Set the scroll amount (how many pixels you need to scroll down the page) at which the sticky header will appear when enabled.

##### Select SEO

- Meta Title - Enter a relevant meta title for your page here. This is the title that will appear on search engine listings.
- Meta Keywords - Enter relevant keywords for your page here, separated by commas.
- Meta Description - Enter a short description for your page. This description will appear on search engine listings.

##### Select Sidebar

- Layout - Choose the desired layout for your sidebar. You can also disable the sidebar here by choosing "No Sidebar".

##### Select Title

- Show Title Area - Choose whether you would like the title area to be visible on this page. By default this option is set to "Yes".
  - Title Area Type - Chose a type for your title area. You can choose between "Default" and "Breadcrumb", the difference being that if you choose "Breadcrumb", instead of the page title being displayed the whole breadcrumb path will be shown in your title area. You also have the option to enable breadcrumbs when using the "Default" title area, and in this case the title area will display both the page title and breadcrumbs.
    - Enable Breadcrumbs - Set this option to "Yes" to display breadcrumbs along with the page title when using the "Default" title area type.
  - Animations - Choose an entry animation for the title area content.
  - Vertical Alignment - Define the vertical alignment setting for the title area content on this page. You can choose to vertically align the title area content from the bottom of the header, or from the top of your browser window.
  - Horizontal Alignment - Chose a horizontal alignment for the title area content on this page.
  - Title Color - Set a color for the page title text.
  - Breadcrumb Color - Set a color for the breadcrumb text.
  - Background Color - Set a background color for the title area.
  - Hide Background Image - Set this option to "Yes" to hide the title area background image.
    - Background Image - Chose a background image for the title area.
    - Background Responsive Image - Set this option to "Yes" to make the title area background image responsive.
      - Background Image in Parallax - Set this option to "Yes" to enable the Parallax effect on the title area background image. You also have the option to additionaly enable a "zoom out" effect on the background image.
  - Height - Set a height for the page title area. This option is not available if you previously set Background Responsive Image to "Yes".
  - Subtitle Text - Enter subtitile text to be displayed in the page title area.
  - Subtitle Color - Choose a color for the subtitle text.

### 4. Blog

In this section of the User Guide we will discuss the creation of blog posts and all the available options for each post, setting up pages to display blog listings, as well as how to change the date format for your posts.

#### Blog Posts

To create a new blog post, go to Posts > Add New from your WordPress admin panel.

First, you need to enter a title for your blog post in the text field near the top of the screen. Then choose a format for your blog post in the Format section on the right side of the screen.

Let's take a look at the available blog post formats:

- Standard - This is the default blog format. You can start adding content with the Visual Composer page builder.
- Gallery - this format features an image gallery slider. In order for it to work, you need to add a gallery at the top of your page. A field named Select Gallery Post Format will appear at the bottom section of the page, and here you can upload and add your gallery images.
- Link - a field named Select Link post format will appear at the bottom section of the page. Here you can enter the full URL of the page you would like to link to.
- Quote - a field named Select Quote post format will unfold at the bottom section of the page. Here you can enter the quote you would like to display.
- Video - a field named Select Video post format will appear in the bottom section of the page. Here you can enter your video links. You can link videos from YouTube or Vimeo, or alternatively, host your own videos. If you decide to self-host your video files, you need to upload the video files via the Media section, and then enter the path to your video files in the corresponding fields. We recommend uploading videos in all three formats (WEBM, MP4, and OGV) in order to ensure compatibility with all modern browsers. In the Video Image field you can upload a background image that will be visible while the video is loading.
- Audio - a field named Select Audio post format will appear in the bottom section of the page. Here you can enter the path to an audio file you have previously uploaded to the Media Library.

Now it's time to categorize this post:

1. Beneath the Format section you will see a section named Categories. Here you can select the categories that you would like to add this post to. If you would like to create a new category, click on the + Add New Category link. A text field will appear in which you can enter a category name, and then click Add New Category.
2. Once you've selected the categories you would like to add your post to, click the Publish button. Congratulations, you've just published your first blog post!
3. Beneath the Categories section you will see the Tags and Featured Image sections. Here you can add tags to your post, and set a featured image which will be displayed for this post on blog list pages.

Now that we have published our first blog post, let’s go over the available custom fields for blog posts.

Note that most of them are the same custom fields you'll find when creating standard pages.

##### Select Content Bottom

- Enable Content Bottom Area - Choose "Yes" to enable the content bottom area of your page.
  - Sidebar to Display - Choose a custom widget area to display in the content bottom area of your website. You can create custom widget areas by navigating to Appearance > Widgets and there creating your custom widget areas.
  - Display in Grid - Set this option to "Yes" if you would like the content bottom to be fitted in a centraly positioned gird.
  - Background Color - Choose a background color for the content bottom area.

##### Select Footer

- Disable Footer for this Page - Set this option to "Yes" to disable the footer on this page.

##### Select General

- Page Background Color - Set a background color for this page.
- Slider Shortcode - If you wish to have a slider on the top of your page, copy and paste the slider shortcode here.
- Show Comments - Set this option to "Yes" to display comments on this page.

##### Select Header

- Header Skin - Here you can choose a header style to be applied to the header on this page. The "Light" header style displays white navigation text and the "Light" logo version, while the "Dark" header style displays black navigation text and the "Dark" logo version. If you wish to use the default colors and logo, leave this field empty.
- Enable Header Style on Scroll - By enabling this option, you will enable the header to change styles ("Light" or "Dark") on scroll, depending on row settings. You can define whether the header will be "Light" or "Dark" when located over a certain row on your page by going to edit that row and setting your desired header skin in the Header Style field.
- Scroll Amount for Sticky Header Appearance - Set the scroll amount (how many pixels you need to scroll down the page) at which the sticky header will appear when enabled.

##### Select SEO

- Meta Title - Enter a relevant meta title for your page here. This is the title that will appear on search engine listings.
- Meta Keywords - Enter relevant keywords for your page here, separated by commas.
- Meta Description - Enter a short description for your page. This description will appear on search engine listings.

##### Select Sidebar

- Layout - Choose the desired layout for your sidebar. You can also disable the sidebar here by choosing "No Sidebar".

##### Select Title

- Show Title Area - Choose whether you would like the title area to be visible on this page. By default this option is set to "Yes".
  - Title Area Type - Chose a type for your title area. You can choose between "Default" and "Breadcrumb", the difference being that if you choose "Breadcrumb", instead of the page title being displayed the whole breadcrumb path will be shown in your title area. You also have the option to enable breadcrumbs when using the "Default" title area, and in this case the title area will display both the page title and breadcrumbs.
    - Enable Breadcrumbs - Set this option to "Yes" to display breadcrumbs along with the page title when using the "Default" title area type.
  - Animations - Choose an entry animation for the title area content.
  - Vertical Alignment - Define the vertical alignment setting for the title area content on this page. You can choose to vertically align the title area content from the bottom of the header, or from the top of your browser window.
  - Horizontal Alignment - Chose a horizontal alignment for the title area content on this page.
  - Title Color - Set a color for the page title text.
  - Breadcrumb Color - Set a color for the breadcrumb text.
  - Background Color - Set a background color for the title area.
  - Hide Background Image - Set this option to "Yes" to hide the title area background image.
    - Background Image - Chose a background image for the title area.
    - Background Responsive Image - Set this option to "Yes" to make the title area background image responsive.
      - Background Image in Parallax - Set this option to "Yes" to enable the Parallax effect on the title area background image. You also have the option to additionaly enable a "zoom out" effect on the background image.
  - Height - Set a height for the page title area. This option is not available if you previously set Background Responsive Image to "Yes".
  - Subtitle Text - Enter subtitile text to be displayed in the page title area.
  - Subtitle Color - Choose a color for the subtitle text.

#### Blog Lists

After you have created enough posts, you need to also create a blog list on which all of these posts will be displayed. To create a blog list, you first need to create a new page on which your blog list will be displayed, and in the page's backend find the Templates dropdown on the right side of the screen. Then simply choose from one of the following options:

- Blog: Masonry
- Blog: Masonry Full Width
- Blog: Standard
- Blog: Standard Whole Post

By choosing one of the blog templates you will have set this page to automatically show a list of your blog posts. All you need to do now is publish the page.

#### Date Format

If you wish to change the date format on blog posts, navigate to Settings > General > Date Format from your WordPress admin, and select your format of choice.

### 5. Portfolio

In this section of the User Guide we will discuss the creation of portfolio items, as well as how to add portfolio lists to your website pages.

#### Portfolio Items

To create a new portfolio item:

1. Navigate to Portfolio > Add new from your WordPress admin panel.
2. Enter a title for your portfolio item in the text field near the top of the page.
3. On the right side of the screen you will see a section named Portfolio Categories. Here you can select the categories that you would like to add this portfolio item to. If you would like to create a new category, click on the + Add New Category link. A text field will appear in which you can enter a category name, and then click Add New Category.
4. Once you have checked the categories you would like to add your post to, click the Publish button.

Beneath the Portfolio Categories section are the Portfolio Tags, Attributes, and Featured Image sections. In the Portfolio Tags section, you can enter tags for this portfolio item. In the Attributes section, you can set the order in which you would like this portfolio item to appear in portfolio lists. In the Featured Image section, you can set an image to be displayed for this item on portfolio lists.

Now that you have set up your first portfolio item, let’s go over the available custom fields for portfolio items.

Note that most of them are the same custom fields you'll find when creating standard pages.

##### Select Content Bottom

- Enable Content Bottom Area - Choose "Yes" to enable the content bottom area of your page.
  - Sidebar to Display - Choose a custom widget area to display in the content bottom area of your website. You can create custom widget areas by navigating to Appearance > Widgets and there creating your custom widget areas.
  - Display in Grid - Set this option to "Yes" if you would like the content bottom to be fitted in a centraly positioned gird.
  - Background Color - Choose a background color for the content bottom area.

##### Select Footer

- Disable Footer for this Page - Set this option to "Yes" to disable the footer on this page.

##### Select General

- Page Background Color - Set a background color for this page.
- Slider Shortcode - If you wish to have a slider on the top of your page, copy and paste the slider shortcode here.
- Show Comments - Set this option to "Yes" to display comments on this page.

##### Select Header

- Header Skin - Here you can choose a header style to be applied to the header on this page. The "Light" header style displays white navigation text and the "Light" logo version, while the "Dark" header style displays black navigation text and the "Dark" logo version. If you wish to use the default colors and logo, leave this field empty.
- Enable Header Style on Scroll - By enabling this option, you will enable the header to change styles ("Light" or "Dark") on scroll, depending on row settings. You can define whether the header will be "Light" or "Dark" when located over a certain row on your page by going to edit that row and setting your desired header skin in the Header Style field.
- Scroll Amount for Sticky Header Appearance - Set the scroll amount (how many pixels you need to scroll down the page) at which the sticky header will appear when enabled.

##### Select Portfolio Images (multiple upload)

This section allows you to upload multiple images at once:

1. Click the Upload button.
2. Fill your gallery with images. You can do this by simply dragging and dropping them into the window. Alternatively, click on Add to Gallery on the left, and select files from your media library to add.
3. Once added to the gallery, you can write captions for the images and reorder them by clicking and dragging.
4. Click the Update gallery button.

##### Select Portfolio Images/Videos (single upload)

This section is meant for uploading single files. The advantage of using this method is that you can upload videos, whereas in multiple upload, only images can be used. Note that you can combine both upload methods.

##### Select Additional Portfolio Sidebar Items

If you wish to add additional items to your portfolio sidebar, you can do so here by clicking the Add New Item button.

##### Select SEO

- Meta Title - Enter a relevant meta title for your page here. This is the title that will appear on search engine listings.
- Meta Keywords - Enter relevant keywords for your page here, separated by commas.
- Meta Description - Enter a short description for your page. This description will appear on search engine listings.

##### Select Sidebar

- Layout - Choose the desired layout for your sidebar. You can also disable the sidebar here by choosing "No Sidebar".

##### Select Title

- Show Title Area - Choose whether you would like the title area to be visible on this page. By default this option is set to "Yes".
  - Title Area Type - Chose a type for your title area. You can choose between "Default" and "Breadcrumb", the difference being that if you choose "Breadcrumb", instead of the page title being displayed the whole breadcrumb path will be shown in your title area. You also have the option to enable breadcrumbs when using the "Default" title area, and in this case the title area will display both the page title and breadcrumbs.
    - Enable Breadcrumbs - Set this option to "Yes" to display breadcrumbs along with the page title when using the "Default" title area type.
  - Animations - Choose an entry animation for the title area content.
  - Vertical Alignment - Define the vertical alignment setting for the title area content on this page. You can choose to vertically align the title area content from the bottom of the header, or from the top of your browser window.
  - Horizontal Alignment - Chose a horizontal alignment for the title area content on this page.
  - Title Color - Set a color for the page title text.
  - Breadcrumb Color - Set a color for the breadcrumb text.
  - Background Color - Set a background color for the title area.
  - Hide Background Image - Set this option to "Yes" to hide the title area background image.
    - Background Image - Chose a background image for the title area.
    - Background Responsive Image - Set this option to "Yes" to make the title area background image responsive.
      - Background Image in Parallax - Set this option to "Yes" to enable the Parallax effect on the title area background image. You also have the option to additionaly enable a "zoom out" effect on the background image.
  - Height - Set a height for the page title area. This option is not available if you previously set Background Responsive Image to "Yes".
  - Subtitle Text - Enter subtitile text to be displayed in the page title area.
  - Subtitle Color - Choose a color for the subtitle text.

##### Select Portfolio Settings

- Portfolio Type - Choose a layout for your portfolio single project. You can choose from the following portfolio types:

###### Portfolio Big Images

###### Portfolio Big Slider

###### Portfolio Small Images

###### Portfolio Small Slider

###### Portfolio Gallery

You can also choose one of the Portfolio Custom types, if you would like to build your portfolio from scratch via shortcodes, like you would any other page.

- "Back To" Link - Chose the page you would like the "back to" link to lead to
- Portfolio External Link - This applies to portfolio lists. If you wish to take viewers to an external site once they click on this portfolio item, enter its full URL here. If you enter a URL in this field, when you click on this portfolio item in the portfolio list, instead of opening the portfolio item it will open the URL you entered.

#### Portfolio Lists

A portfolio list displays a listing of your portfolio items, each of which can be clicked on for a detailed overview of the single portfolio item.

Portfolio lists are added to pages via the Portfolio List shortcode. You also have the option to create a portfolio slider using the Portfolio Slider shortcode. To add a portfolio list to a page, navigate to the backend of that page and add the Portfolio List element to the page via VIsual Composer (by clicking on the Add Element button, and then choosing the Portfolio List element from the element selection screen). For a comprehensive overview of all the options provided in the Portfolio List and Portfolio Slider elements, please see the Custom Shortcodes section of this User Guide.

### 6. Menus

In this section of the User Guide we will discuss menus and menu creation, as well as the creation of anchor links for One Page site functionality.

#### Menu Creation

To create a menu, navigate to Appearance > Menus from your WordPress admin panel.

In the upper left corner of your screen you will see two tabs: Edit Menus and Manage Locations.

In the Manage Locations tab you can assign menus to two different locations: Main Navigation and Fullscreen Navigation.

Note that you must assign your menu to a location in order for it to be visible.

You can also assign the current menu to a location in the Edit Menus tab, by scrolling down to the Menu Settings section.

You can edit your menus in the Edit Menus tab. When editing menus, you can click on the small triangle icon on each menu item to open a list of editable settings:

- Navigation Label – You can enter a navigation label for this menu item. This is the text that will appear on your menu. By default, the navigation label is set to the title of the page.
- Title Attribute – The title attribute will appear when a user hovers over the navigation label.
- Anchor – If you would like the menu item to lead viewers to a certain section on the page it links to, you can enter the section’s anchor ID in this field.
- Don’t Link – Enable this option if you don’t want the menu item to be a clickable link.
- Don’t Show – Enable this option if you want to hide this menu item from your menu. This is useful when creating a wide menu in which you need to set a 2nd level menu item to hold your 3rd level menu items, but you don’t want the 2nd level menu item to be displayed in the menu.
- Type – You can choose between 3 menu types. If you leave this field empty, a regular dropdown menu will be displayed. The other two available options are "Wide" menu, and "Wide with icons" menu. Note that you only need to set this option for the parent menu item, and all the child items will inherit the setting you set for their parent item.
- Wide Menu Position – Set an alignment for your wide menu. This option is useful if you don't have many columns and would like to set a certain position for them.
- Icon Pack - Choose the icon pack you would like to use for your menu icons. Icons are displayed in the default and "wide with icons" menu types, but not in the "wide" menu type.
- Icon – You can use this field to set an icon to appear next to this menu item.

##### Wide Menu

- Custom Widget Area – You can choose a custom widget area to appear beneath the menu item. This only applies to wide menus, and is recommended for 3rd level menu items.

#### Anchor Links (One Page Site Functionality)

You can link menu items to sections on your page using anchor links. This way, when clicked, the menu item will scroll the page down to the section you linked it to.

In order to create an anchor link, you need to follow these steps:

1. You need to set anchor IDs for your rows when editing your page. You can achieve this by editing the row element in Visual Composer. In the Anchor ID field of the of the row item’s options, type in the name of your anchor. You can use any text without empty spaces.

2. You can repeat step 1 for as many rows on as many pages as needed.
3. When you go to edit your menu in Appearance > Menus, find the page (or pages) containing your rows with anchors and drag as many instances of them into your menu as needed.
4. Edit each of the newly added menu items, and for each one type in its corresponding anchor ID in the Anchor field.

### 7. Select Options

This section of the User Guide provides a comprehenisve overview of all the settings available in the Select Options section of your WordPress admin panel. The settings found here are applied globally and will affect all pages on your website. However, note that many of these options can be overridden locally by applying settings on individual pages or on shortcode elements.

#### General

##### Design Style

- Font Family - Set the default font family for your website.
- Additional Google Fonts - Set this option to "Yes" if you would like to add aditional Google Fonts to your website. These fonts are not set on any specific elements, just added to the site stylesheet, so they can be added to elements via custom css, or used in the Custom Font element.
- First Main Color - Set a first main color for your website.
- Page Background Color - Set a background color for your pages.
- Text Selection Color - Set a color for text selection.
- Boxed Layout - Set this option to "Yes" to enable the boxed layout. If you choose a boxed layout for your site, the content will be fitted in a centrally positioned grid.
  - Page Background Color - Set a background color for outside the boxed content.
  - Background Image - Set a background image for the content outside the box.
  - Background Pattern - Set a background pattern for the content outside the box.
  - Background Image Attachment - Choose whether the background image will be fixed or can be scrolled.
- Initial Width of Content - Choose the initial width of your content in grid. This option only takes effect on pages set to the "Default Template" and rows set to "In Grid".
- Preload Pattern Image - Set a preload pattern image to be displayed until images are loaded.
- Element Appearance - For animated elements, set the distance (related to browser bottom) at which the animation will start.

##### Settings

- Smooth Scroll - Set this option to "Yes" to enable a smooth scrolling effect on your pages.
- Smooth Page Transitions - Set this option to "Yes" if you would like to enable smooth loading transitions between pages on your website.
- Element Animation on Mobile/Touch Devices - Set this option to "Yes" to enable entry animations for elements when viewed on mobile/touch devices.
- Show "Back to Top" Button - Set this option to "Yes" to display a "Back to Top" button on your website.
- Responsiveness - Set this option to "Yes" to enable responsiveness on your website.

##### Custom Code

- Custom CSS - You can input any custom CSS into this field and it will take effect on your site.
- Custom JS - You can input any custom Javascript into this field and it will take effect on your site. The entered code will be executed on domready. If using jQuery, please note that the jQuery selector is "$j" because of the conflict mode.

##### SEO

- Disable SEO - Set this option to "Yes" to disable SEO
  - Meta Keywords - Input relevant keywords seperated by commas to improve your websites SEO
  - Meta Description - Enter a short description of your website for SEO.

#### Logo

- Hide Logo - Set this option to "Yes" to hide the logo from your website.
  - Logo Image - Default - Upload a default logo for your website.
  - Logo Image - Dark - Upload a logo to be displayed on the "Dark" header skin.
  - Logo Image - Light - Upload a logo to be displayed on the "Light" header skin.
  - Logo Image - Sticky - Upload a logo to be displayed on the sticky header.
  - Logo Image - Mobile - Upload a logo to be displayed on the mobile header.

#### Header

- Choose Header Type - Choose the type of header you would like to use. Below we will describe the options for each header type separately.

- Choose Header Behaviour - Choose a header behaviour type.
- Top Bar - Set this option to "Yes" to enable the top bar on the header.
  - Choose Top Bar Layout - Set a layout for the top bar.
    - Choose Columns Width - Set the width of the top bar columns..
    - Top Bar in Grid - Set this option to "Yes" if you would like the top bar content to be displayed in grid.
      - Grid Background Color - Set a background color for the top bar contents that are in grid.
      - Grid Background Transparency - Set a background transparency for the top bar contents that are in grid.
    - Background Color - Set a background color for the top bar.
    - Background Transparency - Set a background transparency for the top bar.
    - Top Bar Height - Set a height for the top bar.
- Header Skin - Choose a predefined header skin in order to display all header elements in the style of that skin.
- Enable Header Style on Scroll - Set this option to "Yes" to enable the header to change style on scroll, depending on the row it is located over and the header skin set in the row options.

##### Header Standard Options

###### Menu Area

- Header in Grid - Set this option to "Yes" to set the menu area in grid.
  - Grid Background Color - Set a background color for the menu area in grid.
  - Grid Background Transparency - Set a background transparency for the menu area in grid.
- Background Color - Set a background color for the menu area.
- Background Transparency - Set a background transparency for the menu area.
- Height - Set a height for the menu area.

##### Sticky Header

- Scroll Amount for Sticky - Enter a scroll amount (how much you will scroll from the top of the page) for the sticky header to appear at.
- Sticky Header in Grid - Set this option to "Yes" to set the sticky header in grid.
  - Grid Background Color - Set a background color for the sticky header when set to in grid.
  - Grid Background Transparency - Set a background transparency for the sticky header when set to in grid.
- Background Color - Set a background color for the sticky header.
- Sticky Header Transparency - Set a backgorund transparency for the sticky header.
- Sticky Header Height - Set a height for the sticky header.
- Sticky Header Menu - Set styles for the sticky header menu.

##### Fixed Header

- Grid Background Color - Set a grid background color for the fixed header.
- Header Transparency Grid - Set a grid background transparency for the fixed header.
- Background Color - Set a background Color for the fixed header.
- Header Transparency - Set a background transparency for the fixed header.

##### Main Menu

###### Main Menu General Settings

- Icon Position in 1st Level Menu - Choose the position of the icons in the 1st level of the main menu.
  - Icon Size - Set a size for the icons if you set the icon position to "Top".
- Item Height in 1st Level Menu - Set a height for 1st level menu items in the main menu.
- Enable 1st Level Menu Item Borders - Set this option to "Yes" to enable borders around first level menu items.
  - Border Width - Set a width for the borders.
  - Border Radius - Set a border radius.
  - Border Style - Choose a style for the borders.
  - Border Color - Set colors for the borders.
- Enable 1st Level Menu Item Separators - Set this option to "Yes" to enable separators between first level menu items.
  - Separator Color - Set a color for the separators.
- Enable 1st Level Menu Item Text Decoration - Set this option to "Yes" to enable a text decoration style on 1st level menu items on hover and when active.
  - Menu Item Text Decoration - Choose text decoration styles for 1st level menu items.
- Main Dropdown Menu - Set styles for the dropdowns in the main menu.
- Main Dropdown Menu Padding - Set paddings for the dropdowns in the main menu.
- Main Dropdown Menu Appearance - Choose how the dropdown menu will appear.
- Dropdown Position - Set a position for the dropdown. Enter the value in percentages where 100% is the full height of the header.
- Enable Arrow Icon for Dropdown Menu - Set this option to "Yes" to enable an arrow icon to appear on 1st level menu items with a dropdown menu.
- Enable Dropdown Top Separator - Set this option to "Yes" to enable a top separator on second level menu items.
  - Dropdown Top Separator Color​ - Choose a color for the top separator.
- Enable Dropdown Menu Border - Set this option to "Yes" to display a border around the dropdown menu.
  - Dropdown Border Color - Set a color for the border around the dropdown.
- Enable Full Width Background for Wide Dropdown Type - Set this option to "Yes" to set the Wide dropdown type to span the full width of the screen.
- 1st Level Menu - Set styles for 1st level menu items in the main menu.
- 2nd Level Menu - Set styles for 2nd level menu items in the main menu.
- 2nd Level Wide Menu - Set styles for the 2nd level menu items in the wide menu.
- 3rd Level Menu - Set styles for 3rd level menu items in the main menu.
- 3rd Level Wide Menu - Set styles for 3rd level menu items in the wide menu.

##### Header Vertical Options

- Background Color - Set a background color for the header vertical.
- Transparency - Set a background transparency for the header vertical.
- Background Image - Set a background image for the header vertical.

##### Vertical Main Menu

- Main Dropdown Menu - Set styles for the main dropdown menu.
- 1st Level - Set styles for 1st level menu items.
- 2nd Level - Set styles for 2nd level menu items.
- 3rd Level - Set styles for 3rd level menu items.

#### Mobile Header

- Mobile Header Height - Set a height for the mobile header.
- Mobile Header Background Color - Set a backgorund color for the mobile header.
- Mobile Menu Background Color - Set a background color for the mobile menu.
- Mobile Menu Item Separator Color - Set a color for the separator between menu items in the mobile menu.
- Logo Height for Mobile Header - Set a height for the logo in the mobile header (on screens smaller than 1000px).
- Logo Height for Mobile Devices - Set a height for the logo on mobile devices (on screens smaller than 480px)

###### Typography

- Navigation Text Color - Set a color for the navigation text in the mobile header.
- Navigation Hover/Active Color - Set a color for the navigation in the mobile header when hovered over or active.
- Navigation Font Family - Set a font family for the navigation text in the mobile header.
- Navigation Font Size - Set a font size for the navigation text in the mobile header.
- Navigation Line Height - Set a line height for the navigation text in the mobile header.
- Navigation Text Transform - Set a text transform style for the navigation text in the mobile header.
- Navigation Font Style - Set a font style for the navigation text in the mobile header.
- Navigation Font Weight - Set a font weight for the navigation text in the mobile header.

###### Mobile Menu Opener

- Mobile Navigation Icon Pack - Choose an icon pack to use in the mobile header navigation.
- Mobile Navigation Icon Color - Set a color for the mobile menu opening icon (three-bar/hamburger icon).
- Mobile Navigation Icon Hover Color - Set a hover color for the mobile menu opening icon (three-bar/hamburger icon).
- Mobile Navigation Icon Size - Set a size for the mobile menu opening icon (three-bar/hamburger icon).

#### Footer

- Uncovering Footer - Set this option to “Yes” if you would like your footer to gradually appear as you scroll towards the end of the page.
- Footer in Grid - Set this option to "Yes" if you would like the footer content to be displayed in grid.
- Show Footer Top - Set this option to "Yes" to display the footer top.
  - Footer Top Columns - Choose a number of columns to display in the footer top.

  - Footer Top Columns Alignment - Choose the text alignment for the footer top column content.
- Show Footer Bottom - Set this option to "Yes" to display the footer bottom.
  - Footer Bottom Columns - Choose the number of columns to display in the footer bottom.

#### Title

##### Title Settings

- Show Title Area - Use this option to control whether you would like to display the title area or not on your website.
  - Title Area Type - Chose a type for your title area. You can choose between "Default" and "Breadcrumb", the difference being that if you choose "Breadcrumb", instead of the page title being displayed the whole breadcrumb path will be shown in your title area. You also have the option to enable breadcrumbs when using the "Default" title area, and in this case the title area will display both the page title and breadcrumbs.
    - Enable Breadcrumbs - Set this option to "Yes" to display breadcrumbs along with the page title when using the "Default" title area type.

  - Animations - Choose an entry animation for the title area content.
  - Vertical Alignment - Define the vertical alignment setting for the title area content on this page. You can choose to vertically align the title area content from the bottom of the header, or from the top of your browser window.
  - Horizontal Alignment - Chose a horizontal alignment for the title area content on this page.
  - Background Color - Set a background color for the title area
  - Background Image - Chose a background image for the title area.
  - Background Responsive Image - Set this option to "Yes" to make the title area background image responsive.
    - Background Image in Parallax - Set this option to "Yes" to enable the Parallax effect on the title area background image. You also have the option to additionaly enable a "zoom out" effect on the background image.
    - Height - Set a height for the page title area. This option is not available if you previously set Background Responsive Image to "Yes"

##### Typography

- Title - Set styles for the title text.
- Subtitle - Set styles for the subtitle text in the title area.
- Breadcrumbs - Set styles for the breadcrumb text in the title area.

#### Fonts

##### Headings

Here you can set up all styles for heading tags (H1-H6)

##### Text

- Paragraph - Set styles for paragraph text.
- Links - Set styles for link text.

#### Elements

##### Accordions

###### Typography

- Typography - Set styles for accordion typography.

###### Basic Accordions Color Styles

- Accordion Color Styles - Set color styles for the accordion.
- Active and Hover Accordion Color Styles - Set hover and active color styles for the accordion.

###### Boxed Accordion Title Color Styles

- Boxed Accordion Title Color Styles - Set color styles for the Boxed accordions.
- Active and Hover Title Color Styles - Set active and hover color styles for the Boxed accordions.

##### Button

###### Typography

- Typography - Set typography styles for the button.

###### Types

- Outline Type - Set styles for the "Outline" type of button.
- Solid Type - Set styles for the "Solid" type of button.

##### Tabs

###### Tabs Navigation Typography

- Tabs Navigation Typography - Set typography styles for the tabs navigation.

###### Tab Navigation Color Styles

- Tab Navigation Color Styles - Set color styles for the tabs navigation.
- Active and Hover Navigation Color Styles - Set color styles for tab navigation when active and hovered on.

#### Page

- Sidebar Layout - Choose a layout for the sidebar on pages.
- Show Comments - Set this option to "Yes" to display comments on pages.

#### Sidebar

- Sidebar Background Color - Set a background color for the sidebar.
- Padding - Set padding for the sidebar.
- Text Alignment - Set a text alignment for the sidebar.

#### Blog

##### Blog Lists

- Blog Layout for Archive Pages - Choose a blog layout for blog archive pages.
- Archive and Category Sidebar - Choose a sidebar layout for archive and category pages.
- Pagination - Set this option to "Yes" to enable pagination on blog pages.
  - Pagination Range Limit - Enter the number of numerals you want displayed in the pagination. For example, enter "3" to get "1 2 3 ..."
  - Pagination on Masonry - Choose a pagination style for Masonry blog lists.
- Masonry Filter - Set this option to "Yes" to display a category filter on Blog: Masonry and Blog: Masonry Full Width page templates.
- Number of Words in Excerpt - Set a number of words to be displayed in the excerpt.
- Standard Type Number of Words in Excerpt - Set a number of words to be displayed in the excerpt on the standard type of blog lists.
- Masonry Type Number of Words in Excerpt - Set a number of words to be displayed in the excerpt on the Masonry type of blog lists.

##### Blog Single

- Sidebar Layout - Choose a sidebar layout for blog single posts.
- Show Comments - Set this option to "Yes" to display comments on blog single pages.
- Enable Prev/Next Single Post Navigation Links - Enable navigation links on single posts, so you can navigate through single blog posts.
  - Enable Navigation Only in Current Category - Set this option to "Yes" to limit the navigation only to the current category.
- Show Author Info Box - Set this option to "Yes" to display the author info box on blog single posts.
  - Show Author Email - Set this option to "Yes" to show the author e-mail in the author info box.

#### Portfolio

##### Portfolio Single

- Portfolio Type - Choose a default type for portfolio single pages.
- Lightbox for Images - Set this option to "Yes" to enable opening images in a lightbox.
- Lightbox for Videos - Set this option to "Yes" to enable opening videos in a lightbox.
- Hide Categories - Set this option to "Yes" to hide category meta descriptions from portfolio single items.
- Hide Date - Set this option to "Yes" to hide date meta descriptions from portfolio single items.
- Show Comments - Set this option to "Yes" to enable comments on portfolio single items.
- Sticky Side Text - Set this option to "Yes" to make the side text on portoflio single pages sticky on scroll.
- Hide Pagination - Set this option to "Yes" to hide pagination from portfolio single pages.
  - Enable Pagination Through Same Category - Set this option to "Yes" to make the portfolio pagination navigate only through portfolio single items in the same category.
- Number of Columns - Choose a number of columns for the Portfolio Gallery portfolio type.
- Portfolio Single Slug - If you wish to use a different Single Project slug, please enter it here (Note: After entering slug, navigate to Settings -> Permalinks and click "Save" in order for changes to take effect).

#### Search

- Search Type - Choose a search type. Please note that the "Slide from Header Bottom" search type does not work with a transparent header.
- Search Icon Pack - Choose an icon pack for the search icon.
- Fullscreen Search Overlay Animation - Choose an overlay animation for the "Fullscreen Search" type.
- Search Area in Grid - Set this option to "Yes" to display the search area in grid.

###### Initial Search Icon in Header

- Icon Size - Set a size for the search icon in the header.
- Icon Colors - Set colors for the search icon.
- Icon Background Style - Set a backgorund style for the search icon.
- Enable Search Icon Text - Set this option to "Yes" to display the text "Search" next to the search icon in the header.
  - Search Icon Text - Set styles for the search icon text.
- Icon Spacing - Define margins and paddings for the search icon.

###### Search Bar

- Background Color - Set a background color for the search bar.
- Search Input Text - Define styles for the text in the search input.
- Search Label Text - Define styles for the "Search" label.
- Search Icon - Define styles for the search icon.
- Search Close - Define styles for the close icon ("X") for the search bar.
- Search Bottom Border - Define styles for the search text input bottom border (for the "Fullscreen Search" type).

#### Side Area

- Side Area Type - Choose a type for the side area.
  - Side Area Width - Set a width for the side area.
  - Content Overlay Background Color - Choose a background color for the overlay that will appear over the content when the side area is opened.
  - Content Overlay Background Transparency - Choose a background transparency for the overlay that will appear over the content when the side area is opened.
- Side Area Button Icon Pack - Choose an icon pack for the side area button.
  - Side Area Icon - Choose an icon for the side area.
- Side Area Icon Size - Set a size for the side area icon.
- Predefined Side Area Icon Size - Choose a predefined icon size for the side area icon.
- Side Area Icon Style - Define styles for the side area icon.
- Side Area Icon Spacing - Set paddings and margins for the side area icon.
- Icon Border - Set this option to "Yes" to enable a border around the icon.
  - Border Style - Define styles for the icon border.
- Text Alignment - Choose a text alignment for the side area.
- Side Area Title - Enter a title for the side area.
- Background Color - Set a background color for the side area.
- Padding - Define padding for the side area.
- Close Icon Style - Choose a style for the close ("X") icon.
- Close Icon Size - Set a size for the close ("X") icon.
- Title - Set styles for the side area title.
- Text - Set styles for the side area text.
- Link Style - Set styles for the links in the side area.
- Border Bottom on Elements - Set this option to "Yes" to enable a bottom border on elements in the side area.
  - Border Bottom Color - Set a color for the bottom border.

#### Fullscreen Menu

- Fullscreen Menu Overlay Animation - Choose an animation type for the fullscreen menu overlay.
- Logo in Fullscreen Menu Overlay - Upload a logo to be displayed in the fullscreen menu overlay.
- Fullscreen Menu in Grid - Set this option to "Yes" to set the fullscreen menu in grid.
- Fullscreen Menu Alignment - Choose a text alignment for the fullscreen menu.
- Background - Set a background color and background color transparency for the fullscreen menu.
- Background Image - Set a background image for the fullscreen menu.
- Pattern Background Image - Set a pattern background image for the fullscreen menu.
- 1st Level Style - Set text styles for the 1st level menu items.
- 2nd Level Style - Set text styles for the 2nd level menu items.
- 3rd Level Style - Set text styles for the 3rd level menu items.
- Fullscreen Menu Icon Size - Choose a size for the fullscreen menu icon.
- Fullscreen Menu Icon Style - Set styles for the fullscreen menu icon.
- Fullscreen Menu Icon Spacing - Set spacing (padding and margins) for the full screen menu icon.

#### Social

- Enable Social Share - Set this option to "Yes" to enable the social share functionality.

##### Show Social Share On

Here you can choose on what types of pages you would like to enable the social share functionality.

##### Social Networks

Here you can set which social networks you would like sharing to be available on. If you would like to, you can also set a custom icon for each social network.

#### 404 Error Page

- Title - Enter a title to be displayed on the 404 error page.
- Text - Enter some text to be displayed on the 404 error page.
- Back to Home Label - Enter text for the "back to home" label. This is the text that will suggest users to return to the home page from the 404 error page.

#### Parallax

- Parallax on Touch Devices - Set this option to "Yes" to enable parallax on touch devices.
- Parallax Min Height - Set a minimum height for parallax sections on small devices (phones, tablets, etc.).

#### Content Bottom

- Enable Content Bottom Area - Set this option to "Yes" to enable the content bottom area.
  - Widget Area to Display - Choose a custom widget area to display in the content bottom area of your website. You can create custom widget areas by navigating to Appearance > Widgets and there creating your custom widget areas.
  - Display in Grid - Set this option to "Yes" if you would like the content bottom to be fitted in a centraly positioned gird.
  - Background Color - Choose a background color for the content bottom area.

#### Contact Form 7

You can set multiple custom styles for contact forms, and then choose what style you would like to apply to each form you add to a page.

- Form Text Typography - Set styles for the contact form text.
- Form Label Typography - Set styles for the contact form labels.
- Form Elements Background and Border - Set the background and border styles for contact form elements.
- Elements Padding - Set up padding for contact form elements.
- Elements Margin - Set up margins for contact form elements.
- Textarea Height - Set a height for the textarea contact form elements.
- Button Typography - Set styles for text in the contact form buttons.
- Button Background and Border - Set the background and border styles for contact form buttons.
- Button Height - Set a height for the contact form button.
- Button Left/Right Padding - Set a left and right padding for the contact form button.

#### Maintenance Mode

- Maintenance Mode – Set this option to “Yes” if you would like to enable maintenance mode for your site.
  - Maintenance Page – Choose the maintenance page to display when users visit your site. You can choose any page that you have set to the “Landing Page” template.

#### WooCommerce

##### Product List

- Enable Full Width Template - Set this option to "Yes" to enable a full width template for your Shop page.
- Product List Columns - Choose a number of columns for the product list.
- Number of Products Per Page - Set the number of products you would like to display per page.
- Products Title Tag - Set a heading tag for your product titles on product list pages.

##### Single Product

- Single Product Title Tag - Set a heading tag for your single product titles.

#### Reset

You can use this option to reset all the Select Options to their default settings.

#### Import

You can use this options panel to import demo content. For more information about importing demo content please refer to the Getting Started section of this User Guide.

### 8. Custom Shortcodes

In this section of the User Guide we will take a comprehesive look at all the custom shortcodes included in the theme and their repsective options.

#### Row

The row element is a container element in which you can add other elements (shortcodes) and sort them on your page.

##### General

- Row ID - Enter an optional ID for your row. Make sure the ID you set is unique and valid according to W3C specifications.
- Extra Class Name - If you wish to style a particular content element differently, you can use this field to add an extra class name to that element and then refer to that class name in your css file.
- Row Type - Choose between a standard "Row" and a "Parallax" row.
- Content Width - Set a width for your row content. You can choose between "Full Width" and "In Grid".
- Header Style - Choose between "Light" and "Dark" header style. This option takes effect if you have set the Enable Header Style on Scroll option to "Yes" in either the page options or the global header options. The Header Style option defines whether the header will display the "Light" or "Dark" skin when scrolled over this row.
- Anchor ID - Enter an anchor ID for this row. Anchor IDs are used to create anchor links for one page site functionality. You can find out more about creating anchor links in the Menus section of this User Guide.
- Content Alignment - Set an alignment for the content in this row.
- Full Screen Height - This option is only available if you chose "Parallax" in the Row Type field. Set this option to "Yes" if you would like your parallax row to take up the full height of the screen.
  - Vertically Align Content to Middle - Set this option to "Yes" if you would like to vertically align the content of your parallax section to the middle of the screen.
- Section Height - This option is only available if you chose "Parallax" in the Row Type field. Here you can define the height of your parallax section.
- Parallax Background Image - This option is only available if you chose "Parallax" in the Row Type field. Set your parallax background image in this field.
- Parallax Speed - This option is only available if you chose "Parallax" in the Row Type field. You can define the speed of the parallax effect in this field.
- Video Background - Set this option to "Yes" to enable a video background on this row.
  - Video Overlay - Set this option to "Yes" to enable a video overlay (pattern image) on the video.
    - Video Overlay Image (pattern) - Set the overlay image you would like to use.
  - Video Background (webm) File URL - Input the URL to the WEBM version of your video.
  - Video Background (mp4) file URL - Input the URL to the MP4 version of your video.
  - Video Background (ogv) file URL - Input the URL to the OGV version of your video.
  - Video Preview Image - Set an image to be displayed while the video loads.
- CSS Animation - Choose a CSS entry animation for the row content.
  - Animation Delay - Set a delay (in milliseconds) for the CSS animation.

##### Design Options

In the Design Options tab you can set margins, borders, paddings, as well as border colors, border styles, border radius, background color, and a background image to your row.

#### Portfolio List

The portfolio list shortcode enable you to present a listing of your portfolios on a page.

##### General

- Portfolio List Template - Choose a template for your portfolio list. The template you choose will define how your portfolio list will display.
- Title Tag - Choose a heading tag for the titles in your portfolio list.
- Image Proportions - Choose the proportions of the images in your portfolio list.
- Show Load More - Set this option to "Yes" to display the "Load More" button.

##### Query and Layout Options

- Order by - Choose how you would like to order your portfolio items.
- Order - Choose between ascending and descending order.
- One-Category Portfolio List - If you would only like to display portfolios from a single category, enter the category slug in this field.
- Number of Portfolios Per Page - Choose how many portfolios you would like to display per page. Enter "-1" do display all portfolios on a single page.
- Number of Columns - Set the number of columns in which you would like to display your portfolio list.
- Show Only Projects with Listed IDs - If you would only like to display certain projects in your portfolio list, enter the IDs of those projects in this field.
- Enable Category Filter - If you would like to enable a category filter above your portfolio list, set this option to "Yes".
  - Filter Order By - Choose how you would like to order the categories in the filter.
- Enable Icons - Set this option to "Yes" to enable icons on the portfolio list.

#### Portfolio Slider

The portfolio slider shortcode enables you to display your portfolio items in an interactive slideshow which viewers can navigate through.

- Portfolio Slider Template - Choose a portfolio slider template.
- Image Size - Choose a size for the images in your portfolio slider.
- Order By - Choose how you would like to order the portoflio items in the portfolio slider.
- Order - Choose between ascending and descending order.
- Number - Choose how many portfolio items you would like to display in the slider. Enter "-1" to display all of your portfolio items.
- Number of Portfolios Shown - Select the number of portfolio items you would like to display on screen at the same time (when the slider is full width).
- Category - Enter the category slugs for the portfolio categories you wold like to display in the slider (leave empty for all categories).
- Selected Projects - Enter the project IDs of the projects you would like to display in the portfolio slider (delimited by a comma). Leave empty to show all projects.
- Title Tag - Choose the heading tag for the portfolio item title.

#### Elements Holder

The Elements Holder shortcode allows you to display any combination of elements in an organized column structure.

##### General

- Background Color - Set a background color for the elements holder.
- Columns - Choose a number of columns for the elements holder.
- Items Float Left - Check the "Make Items Float Left?" checkbox to float the element holder items to the left.

##### Width and Responsiveness

- Switch to One Column - Choose at which stage (screen size) you would like the element holder items to switch to one column.
- Choose Alignment in Responsive Mode - Choose an alignment for the content in responsive mode.

After you have set up your elements holder, you can add Elements Holder Items to it, and edit the following fields:

##### General

- Background Color - Set a background color for the elements holder item.
- Background Image - Set a background image for the elements holder item.
- Padding - Set a padding for the elements holder item.
- Horizontal Alignment - Choose a horizontal alignment.
- Vertical Alignment - Choose a vertical alignment.
- Animation Name - Choose an animation for the elements holder item.
  - Animation Delay - Set a delay time (in milliseconds) for the animation.

##### Width and Responsiveness

In this tab you can define paddings for the Elemnts Holder Item ona various stages (screen sizes).

#### Select Team

This shortcode alows you to easily present your team members.

- Type - Choose how you would like your team element to display.
- Image - Set a team member image.
- Name - Enter the name of your team member.
  - Name Tag - Choose a heading tag for the team member's name.
- Position - Enter a job position for your team member.
- Description - Enter a description for your team member.
- Icon Pack - Choose a social icon pack.
  - Icon - Set a social icon.

#### Icon

Icons are great for communicating all sorts of information.

- Icon Pack - Choose an icon pack.
- Icon - Choose an icon.
- Size - Choose a predefined size for your icon.
- Custom Size - Enter a custom size for your icon.
- Type - Choose an icon type.
  - Border Radius - Set a border radius for the "Square" icon type.
  - Shape Size - Set a size for the icon shape when using the "Circle" or "Square" icon types.
- Icon Color - Set a color for the icon.
- Border Color - Enter a color for the border when using the "Circle" or "Square" icon types.
- Border Width - Set a width for the border when using the "Circle" or "Square" icon types.
- Background Color - Set a background color when using the "Circle" or "Square" icon types.
- Hover Icon Color - Set a hover color for the icon.
- Hover Border Color - Set a hover color for the border when using the "Circle" or "Square" icon types.
- Hover Background Color - Set a hover color for the background when using the "Circle" or "Square" icon types.
- Margin - Enter a margin for the icon in a top, right, bottom, left format (ex.: "10px 20px 10px 20px").
- Icon Animation - Set this option to "Yes" if you would like to animate the icon.
  - Icon Animation Delay - Set a delay time for the icon animation (in milliseconds).
- Link - Input a URL that you would like the icon to lead to when clicked.
  - Use Link as Anchor - Check the "Use this icon as Anchor" checkbox if you would like to use the icon as an anchor link.
  - Target - Choose a target for the icon link.

#### Select Call to Action

Call to Action elements allow you to display bold messages on your page, inviting viewers to follow a link or take some manner of action.

##### General

- Full Width - Set this option to "Yes" to set the call to action to span across the full width of the screen.
  - Content in Grid - Set this option to "Yes" if you would like the call to action content to be in grid.
    - ​Grid Size - Set the size of the grid.
- Type - Choose a type for your call to action.
  - Icon Pack - Choose an icon pack if you set the Type field to "With Icon".
  - Icon - Choose an icon.
- Show Button - Set this option to "Yes" to show a button on your call to action.
  - Button Position - Chose a position for the button.
  - Button Text - Enter the text you would like displayed on the button.
  - Button Link - Input a URL you would like the button to lead to when clicked.
  - Button Target - Set a target for the button link.
  - Button Icon Pack - Choose an icon pack for the button.
    - Button Icon - Choose an icon for the button.
- Content - Enter the text you would like displayed on your call to action.

##### Design Options

- Icon Size - Set a size for the icon.
- Box Padding - Enter a padding for your call to action box.
- Default Text Font Size - Enter a text size for your call to action text.
- Button Size - Choose a predefined size for your button.
- Button Type - Choose a type for the button.
- Color - Set a color for the call to action button text.
- Hover Color - Set a hover color for the call to action button text.
- Background Color - Set a background color for the call to action button.
- Hover Background Color - Set a hover color for the call to action button background.
- Border Color - Set a color for the call to action button border.
- Hover Border Color - Set a hover color for the call to action button border.

#### Select List - Ordered

You can use this shortcode to create ordered lists.

#### Select List - Unordered

You can use this shortcode to create unordered lists.

- Style - Choose a style for your unordered list.
- Animate List - Set this option to "Yes" to animate the list.
- Font Weight - Choose a font weight for the list text.
- Padding left - Enter a left padding for the unordered list.
- Content - Enter your unordered list content.

#### Select Message

Messages allow you to display hints, warnings, or any other messages that you wish to communicate to your users.

- Type - Choose a type for your message.
- Icon Pack - Choose an icon pack for your message.
- Icon - Choose an icon for your message.
- Icon Color - Set a color for the icon. This option only applies if you chose "With Icon" in the Type field.
- Icon Background Color - Set a background color for the icon. This option only applies if you chose "With Icon" in the Type field.
- Background Color - Set a background color for your message.
- Border Color - Set a border color for your message.
- Border Width - Set a border width for your message.
- Content - Enter the content of your message.

#### Select Counter

Counters are great for communicating information in the form of numbers.

##### General

- Type - Choose a type for the counter.
- Position - Chose a position for the counter content.
- Digit - Enter a digit to count to.
- Title - Enter a title for the counter.
- Title Tag - Chose a heading tag for the counter title.
- Text - Enter some text for the counter.
- Icon Pack - Choose an icon pack.
- Icon - Choose an icon.

##### Design Options

- Digit Font Size - Enter a font size for the digits.
- Digit and Icon Color - Set a color for the counter digit and icon.
- Padding Bottom - Enter a bottom padding for the counter.

#### Select Countdown

The countdown element provides a great way to display a countdown timer on your page.

##### General

- Year - Set a year to countdown to.
- Month - Set a month to countdown to.
- Day - Set a day to countdown to.
- Hour - Set an hour to countdown to.
- Minute - Set a minute to countdown to.
- Month Label - If you would like to change the "Month" label, input your desired text here.
- Day Label - If you would like to change the "Day" label, input your desired text here.
- Hour Label - If you would like to change the "Hour" label, input your desired text here.
- Minute Label - If you would like to change the "Minute" label, input your desired text here.
- Second Label - If you would like to change the "Second" label, input your desired text here.

##### Design Options

- Digit Font Size - Set a font size for the digits.
- Label Font Size - Set a font size for the labels.
- Digit Color - Set a color for the countdown digits.

#### Select Progress Bar

The Progress Bar element is great for communicating a large amount of information in a visual and easy to understand manner.

- Title - Enter a title for the progress bar.
- Title Tag - Choose a heading tag for the title.
- Percentage - Enter a percentage to display on the progress bar.
  - Percentage Type - Choose how you would like the percentage to be displayed
    - Floating Type - Chose how you would like to display the floating percentage if you set Percentage Type to "Floating".
- Progress Bar Color - Set a color for the progress bar.
- Progress Bar Active Color - Set a color for the active part of the progress bar.

#### Select Icon List Item

Icon List Items allow you to make lists using icons, rather than numbers or bullets.

- Icon Pack - Choose an icon pack.
- Icon - Choose an icon.
- Icon Size - Set a size for the icon.
- Icon Color - Choose a color for the icon.
- Title - Enter a title for the icon list item.
  - Title Size - Set a title size.
  - Title Color - Choose a title color.

#### Select Tabs

Tabs allow you to organize your content and display only what is necessary at a particular moment.

- Type - Choose a type for your tabs.

After you have chosen your type of tabs you can add tabs and change the following settings for each tab:

- Icon Pack - Chose an icon pack for this tab.
- Icon - Chose an icon for this tab.
- Title - Set a title for this tab.

Now you can add content to the tab. You can insert any shortcode inside the tab.

#### Select Pricing Tables

Pricing Tables are a great way to present your business' pricing packages.

- Columns - Choose a number of columns to display your pricing tables in.

After you have chosen the number of columns, you can add separate pricing tables and set up the following options:

- Title - Enter a title for the pricing table.
- Price - Enter a price.
- Currency - Enter your desired currency sign.
- Price Period - Enter the period (time span) for the price.
- Show Button - Set this option to "Yes" to enable a button in the pricing table.
  - Button Text - Enter text for your button.
  - Button Link - Enter a link for the button.
- Active - Set this option to "Yes" if you would like this pricing table to be marked as active.
  - Active Text - Enter text to be displayed on the active pricing table.
- Content - enter your pricing table content.

#### Select Pie Chart

Pie Charts are great for communicating information in a visual and easy to understand manner.

##### General

- Type of Central Text - Chose what you would like to be displayed in the middle of the pie chart.
- Percentage - Input a percentage to be displayed in the pie chart.
- Title - Enter a title for the pie chart.
- Title Tag - Set a heading tag for the title.
- Text - Enter text for the pie chart.

##### Design Options

- Size - Enter a size for your pie chart.
- Maring Below Chart - Set a maring below the pie chart.
- Active Bar Color - Set a color for the active part of the percentage bar.
- Inactive Bar Color - Set a color for the inactive part of the percentage bar.

#### Select Pie Chart 2 (Pie)

- Width - Enter a width for the pie chart.
- Height - Enter a height for the pie chart.
- Chart Value - Enter a value for the pie chart.
- Chart Color - Enter a color for the pie chart.
- Chart Legend - Enter a legend for the pie chart.

#### Select Pie Chart 3 (Doughnut)

- Width - Enter a width for the pie chart.
- Height - Enter a height for the pie chart.
- Chart Value - Enter a value for the pie chart.
- Chart Color - Enter a color for the pie chart.
- Chart Legend - Enter a legend for the pie chart.

#### Select Pie Chart With Icon

##### General

- Percentage - Enter a percentage for the pie chart.
- Title - Enter a title for the pie chart.
  - Title Tag - Choose a heading tag for the title.
- Icon Pack - Choose an icon pack.
- Icon - Choose an icon.
- Icon Color - Set an icon color.
- Icon Size - Set a size for the icon.
- Text - Enter text for the pie chart.

##### Design Options

- Size - Enter a size for the pie chart.
- Margin below chart - Set a margin below the pie chart.
- Active Bar Color - Set a color for the active part of the percentage bar.
- Inactive Bar Color - Set a color for the inactive part of the percentage bar.

#### Select Accordion

Accordions allow you to organize your content and display only what is necessary at a particular moment.

- Extra Class Name - If you wish to style a particular content element differently, you can use this field to add an extra class name to that element and then refer to that class name in your css file.
- Style - Choose a style for your accordions.

After you have set up the accordion holder, you can add Accordion Tabs and modify the following options:

- Title - Enter a title for the accordion.
- Section ID - Enter optional row ID
- Title Tag - Set a heading tag for the title.
- Title Background Color - Set a background color for the title.

Now you can enter content into your accordion. You can enter any shortcode into the accordion.

#### Select Blog List

This shortcode allows you to display your blog posts on a page.

- Type - Choose a type for your blog list.
- Number of Posts - Choose a number of posts to display.
- Number of Columns - Set the number of columns you would like your blog posts to display in.
- Order By - Choose how you would like to order your blog posts.
- Order - Choose between ascending and descending order.
- Category Slug - If you would like to display only blog posts from a certain category, enter the category slug in this field.
- Image Size - Choose a size for you images.
- Text Length - Enter the number of characters you would like displayed in the blog post excerpt.
- Title Tag - Choose a heading tag for your blog post titles.

#### Button

Buttons are a widely used element on the web and can be used for a variety of purposes.

##### General

- Size - Choose a predefined size for your button.
- Type - Choose a button type.
- Text - Input text for your button.
- Link - Enter a URL you would like your button to lead to when clicked.
- Link Target - Set a target for your link.
- Custom CSS Class - If you wish to style a particular content element differently, you can use this field to add an extra class name to that element and then refer to that class name in your css file.
- Icon Pack - Choose an icon pack for your button.
  - Icon - Choose an icon for your button.

##### Design Options

- Color - Set a color for your button text.
- Hover Color - Set a hover color for your button text.
- Hover Background Color - Set a hover color for your button background.
- Border Color - Set a border color for your button.
- Hover Border Color - Set a hover color for your button border.
- Font Size - Set a font size for the button text.
- Font Weight - Choose a font weight.
- Margin - Set a margin for the button in a top, right, bottom, left format (ex.: "10px 20px 10px 20px").

#### Select Blockquote

The blockquote element provides a great way to make a section of text stand out on your page.

- Text - Enter your blockquote text.
- Title Tag - Choose a heading tag for the text.
- Width - Enter a width for the blockquote in percentages.

#### Select Custom Font

If you need to use text styling that's not in one of the predefined heading or paragraph styles, you can do this by using the Custom Font shortcode.

- Custom Font Tag - Choose a heading tag for the custom font.
- Font Family - Enter the font family you would like to use.
- Font Size - Enter a font size.
- Line Height - Enter a line height.
- Font Style - Choose a font style.
- Font Weight - Choose a font weight.
- Letter Spacing - Set a letter spacing.
- Text Transform - Choose a text transform style.
- Text Decoration - Choose a text decoration.
- Color - Choose a color for the font.
- Text Align - Choose an alignment for the text.
- Content - Enter the content for your custom font.

#### Select Image Gallery

You can use the Image Gallery to display a grid or slider gallery of your images.

- Images - Upload the images for your gallery.
- Image Size - Enter an image size. You can either use one of the predefined sizes (thumbnail, medium, large, full), or enter a custom size in pixels (e.g. 200x300).
- Gallery Type - Choose the type of gallery you would like to use.
- Slide Duration - Choose how many seconds should pass before the slide changes (when using the "Slide" gallery type.
- Slide Animation - Choose an animation for the slide transtion (when using the "Slide" gallery type).
- Image Space - Set this option to "Yes" to enable a space between images (when using the "Image Grid" gallery type).
- Column Number - Choose a number of columns (when using the "Image Grid" gallery type).
- Open PrettyPhoto on click - Set this option to "Yes" if you would like to open the image in a lighbox when clicked on.
- Grayscale Images - Set this option to "Yes" if you would like the images to display in grayscale and then gain color whn hovered on (when using the "Image Grid" gallery type).
- Show Navigation Arrows - Set this option to "Yes" if you would like to show navigation arrows on the slider (when using the "Slide" gallery type).
- Show Pagination - Set this option to "Yes" if you would like to show pagination on the slider (when using the "Slide" gallery type).

#### Google Map

You can use this shortcode to display a Google Map anywhere on the page.

- Address 1 - Input an address to show on the map.
- Custom Map Style - Set this option to "Yes" if you would like to enable custom styling of the map.
  - Color Overlay - Set a color overlay for the map.
  - Saturation - Choose a level of saturation from -100 to 100
  - Lightness - Choose a level of lightness from -100 to 100
- Pin - Choose a pin (location marker) to be used on the map.
- Map Zoom - Enter a zoom factor for the map (0 = whole world visible; 19 = individual buildings visible)
- Zoom Map on Mouse Wheel - Set this option to "Yes" if you would like users to be able to zoom the map with their mouse wheel.
- Map Height - Set a height for the map.

#### Separator

Use the separator shortcode to create a visual divider between elements and sections on your pages.

- Extra Class Name - If you wish to style a particular content element differently, you can use this field to add an extra class name to that element and then refer to that class name in your css file.
- Type - Choose a type for your separator.
- Position - Choose a position for the separator.
- Color - Set a color for the separator.
- Border Style - Set a border style for the separator.
- Width - Set a width for the separator.
- Thickness - Set a thickness for the separator.
- Top Margin - Set a top margin for the separator.
- Bottom Margin - Set a bottom margin for the separator.

#### Select Video Button

You can use this element to create a "Play" button which, when clicked, will open a video in a lightbox.

- Video Link - Input a link to your video.
- Play Button Size - Set a size for the play button.
- Title - Enter a title for the button.
- Title Tag - Choose a heading tag for the title.

#### Icon With Text

This shortcode allows you to easily add icons with text to your page.

##### General

- Icon Pack - Choose an icon pack.
- Icon - Choose an icon.
- Custom Icon - Optionally, upload your own custom icon.
- Icon Position - Set a position for the icon.
- Title - Enter a title.
- Text - Enter some text.
- Link - Enter a link.
  - Link Text - Enter some link text.
  - Target - Set a target for the link.

##### Icon Settings

- Icon Type - Choose a type for your icon (This option won't take effect when Icon Position is set to "Top". In This case Icon Type is "Normal").
- Icon Size - Choose a predefined size for your icon.
- Custom Icon Size - Set a custom size for the icon.
- Icon Animation - Set this option to "Yes" if you would like to animate the icon.
  - Icon Animation Delay - Set a delay time for the animation (in milliseconds).
- Icon Margin - Set a margin for the icon in a top, right, bottom, left format (e.g. .: "10px 20px 10px 20px").
- Shape Size - Enter a size for the icon shape.
- Icon Color - Set a color for the icon.
- Icon Hover Color - Set a hover color for the icon.
- Icon Background Color - Set a background color for the icon.
- Icon Hover Background Color - Set a hover color for the icon background.
- Icon Border Color - Set a border color for the icon.
- Icon Border Hover Color - Set a hover color for the icon border.
- Border Width - Set a width for the icon border.

##### Text Settings

- Title Tag - Set a heading tag for the title text.
- Title Color - Set a color for the title.
- Text Color - Set a color for the text.
- Text Padding - Set a left padding for the text.

#### Select Social Share

You can use this shortcode to add social share icons to pages.

- Type - Choose a type of social share.
- Icons Type - Choose a type for your icons.

#### Underline Icon Box

You can use this shortcode to create a box element containing an icon, title and some text, that has a smooth slide up animation on hover.

- Icon Pack - Choose an icon pack for the icon.
- Icon - Choose your icon.
- Alignment - Choose an alignment for the icon, title, and text.
- Title - Input a title.
- Title Tag - Choose a heading tag for the title.
- Text - Input some text.
- Enable Border - Set this option to "Yes" if you would like to enable a border around the icon box.

#### Image with Icon

You can use this shortcode to set an image alongside an icon. Both the image and icon will be set inside circular containers.

- Icon Pack - Choose a font icon pack.
- Icon - Choose an icon.
- Image - Upload your image.

#### Process Holder

You can use this shortcode to visually display your creative process, or any type of process or information that can be described in steps.

- Columns - Choose a number of columns for the process items.

After you have set up your Process Holder you can start adding Process Items, and set the following options for each one:

- Icon Pack - Choose a font icon pack.
- Icon - Choose an icon.
- Title - Input a title.
- Title Tag - Choose a heading tag for the title.
- Text - Input some text.

#### Fullwidth Slider Holder

You can use this shortcode to create a fullwidth slider on your page.

- Animation Speed - Set a speed (in milliseconds) for the slide transition animation.

After you have added a Fullwidth Slider Holder to your page, you can start adding Fullwidth Slider Items and set the following options for each one:

- Image - Set an image for your slide item.
- Title - Input a title.
- Title Tag - Choose a heading tag for the title.
- Subtitle - Input a subtitle.
- Subtitle Tag - Choose a heading tag for the subtitle.
- Text - Input some text.
- Show Button - Set this option to "Yes" if you would like to display a button on the slide.
  - Button Size - Choose a predefined button size.
  - Button Type - Choose a type for the button.
  - Button Text - Input some text to be displayed on the button.
  - Button Link - Enter a URL that you would like the button to lead to.
  - Button Target - Choose a target for the button ("self" or "blank").
  - Show Button Icon - Set this option to "Yes" to display an icon on the button.
    - Icon Pack - Choose a font icon pack for the icon on the button.
    - Icon - Choose your button icon.

#### Particles

You can use this shortcode to create a section with a floating particles effect in the background.

- Type - Choose a type for the particles section.
- Height - Set a height for the particle section. This option is only available if you chose "Fixed Height" for the Type.
- Background Color - Set a background color for the particles section.
- Background Image - Set a background image for the particles section.
- Particles Density - Choose a density for the particles. A higher density means more particles will be visible on screen.
- Particles Color - Choose a color for the particles.
- Particles Opacity - Set an opacity for the particles. Please set a number between 1 and 0 (e.g. 0.6), where 0 will make the particles fully transparent, and 1 will make them fully opaque.
- Particles Size - Set a size (between 1 and 100) for the particles.
- Particles Speed - Set a movement speed (between 0 and 10) for the particles.
- Interconnecting Lines - Select the "Connect Particles with Lines" checkbox if you would like to display interconnecting lines between particles.
  - Maximum Line Length - Set a maximum length (in pixels) for the interconnecting lines.
- Hover Effects - Select the "Grab nearby particles" checkbox if you would like to enable a hover effect where interconnecting lines appear between particles that are near your mouse position.
- Click Effect - Select the "Insert new particles" checkbox if you would like to enable an effect where new particles appear when you click within the particles section.

After you have set up the Particles element you can add a Particles Front Content element inside it and set the following settings:

- Width of Content - Set a width for the content in the particle section (in percentages).If you would like the width to be automatically set, you can leave this field empty.
- Margin Top - Set a top margin (in pixels or percentages) for the particle section. This option does not take effect if the Particles Type is set to Full Screen or Fixed Height.
- Margin Bottom - Set a bottom margin (in pixels or percentages) for the particle section. This option does not take effect if the Particles Type is set to Full Screen or Fixed Height.

After you have set the Particles Front Content element you can add any shortcode inside it.

#### Dropcaps

You can use dropcaps to highlight the first letter in a paragraph. You can add the dropcaps shortcode through the Classic view, by clicking on the Select icon and choosing Dropcaps.

- Type - Choose a type for your dropcaps.
- Letter - Input the letter you would like to display in dropcaps.
- Letter Color - Set a color for the letter
- Background Color - Set a background color for the dropcaps (only for "Square" and "Circle" type).

### 9. Select Carousel

In this section of the User Guide we will discuss how to create a client carousel and add it to your page.

#### Creating a Carousel

To start creating a client carousel, navigate to Select Carousel > Add new Carousel Item from your WordPress admin panel.

Enter a title for your carousel item in the text field near the top of the screen.

You can use the following settings to edit your carousel item:

- Carousel Image – Upload an image for your carousel item.
- Carousel Hover Image – Here you can set an optional image which will replace the original image when a user hovers their mouse over the original carousel image.
- Link – Enter the URL that you would like this carousel item to link to.
- Target – Specify how the link you set in the “Link” field should open. You can choose one of two options:
  1. Self – The link will be opened in the same tab the user was on.
  2. Blank – The link will open in a new tab.

Now to add your newly created carousel item to a carousel, follow these steps:

1. On the right side of the screen, in the section named Carousels, choose the carousel that you want to add this carousel item to.
2. If you would like to create a new carousel click on the + Add New Carousel link, and a text field will appear in which you can enter the name of your new carousel. Then just click on Add New Carousel and you will have created a new carousel.
3. Once you have selected the carousel(s) which you want to add this carousel item to, click the Publish button.

Finally, in order to display your carousel on a page, go to that page from the backend and click on the Add Element button. Choose Select Carousel and fill out the following fields:

- Carousel Slider – Choose the carousel slider to display on the page.
- Order By – You can sort your carousel items by menu order, title, or date.
- Order – Here you can set whether you want the carousel items to be displayed in ascending or descending order.
- Number of items showing – Choose number of items that will be visible.
- Image Animation - Choose an animation for the carousel images.
- Show Navigation – Choose whether you would like to show or hide the navigation arrows on your carousel.

### 10. Select Slider

The Select Slider provides a powerful way to create sliders. It’s easy to create, edit and delete sliders using our custom interface.

#### Creating a Slider

In order to begin creating a new slider, go to Select Slider > Add new slide from the admin panel, and enter a title for your slide in the text field near the top. Also, on the right side of the screen you will see a section named Sliders. This is where you assign your slide to an existing slider. To assign your slide to a specific slider, just select the checkbox next to that sliders name. If you haven't created any sliders yet, you can add a new slider by clicking on the + Add New Slider link.

You can edit your slide by using the following fields:

##### Select Slide Background Type

- Slide Background Type – Choose between an image or video slide.

##### Select Slide Background Image

- Slide image – Set your slide image.

Please note that the image will be fitted across full width of the screen. We therefore recommend that your image is in full HD resolution of 1920x1080 pixels.

It is possible to display an image that doesn’t span the full height of the screen. In this case, you will have to set a custom height for your slider. Setting a custom height for your slider will be explained below in the Using your slider section.

- Overlay Image – If you wish to use an overlay (pattern) over the slide image, upload it here. The image that you upload in this field will be repeated to cover the entire slide area.

##### Select Slide Background Video

- Video – webm, mp4, ogv – Enter the path to the video file you have previously uploaded to the Media Library of your WordPress site. We recommend uploading the video in all three formats, in order to ensure compatibility with all modern browsers.
- Video Preview Image – Choose a background image that will be visible while the video is loading. The image that you upload in this field will also be displayed on touch devices.
- Video Overlay Image – Enable this option if you wish to use an overlay image (pattern) over your video.
  - Overlay Image – Set your overlay image.

##### Select Slide General

###### Slide Text Content

- Hide Slide Title – Use this setting to display or hide the slide title.
  - Title Link – If you would like the title to also be a link, you can input the URL you would like to link to and set its target here.
- Subtitle Text – Enter a slide subtitle.
- Body Text – Enter your slide text.
- Button Text – Enter the text you would like displayed on the button.
- Button Link – Input the url you would like your button to link to and set the target for the link.
- Text Content Top Margin - Set a top margin for the text contet of the slide.
- Text Content Bottom Margin - Set a bottom margin for the text content of the slide.

###### Slide Graphics

- Slide Graphic – Upload an image to use as your slide graphic.
- Graphic Link – If you wish to link the graphic, enter the full URL you would like to link to here.
- Graphic Top Padding - Set a top padding for the slide graphic.
- Graphic Bottom Padding - Set a bottom padding for the slide graphic link.

###### General Styling

- Header and Navigation Style – You can choose a skin to be applied to your header and navigation when this slide is in focus.

For more information on the header skin setting, please refer to the Select Options > Header section of this user guide.

Note that you must enable the dark/light effect for the slider in Select Slider > Sliders > Effect on header (dark/light style) and/or Effect on navigation (dark/light style) in order for this to take effect. We'll explain this in more detail later on, in Finishing Touches.

##### Select Slide Behaviours

###### Slide Image Animation

- Enable Image Animation - Set this option to "Yes" if you would like to enable a predefined motion animation on the slide image.
  - Animation Type - Choose the animation you would like to enable on the slide.

###### Slide Content Entry Animations

- Graphic Entry Animation – Set graphic entry animation in this field.
- Content Entry Animation – Set how slide content (title, subtitle, text, buttons) enters the slide using this field.
  - Animation Direction – Choose a direction for the animation.

##### Select Slide Content Positioning

- Text Alignment - Choose a text alignment for the slide content.
- Separate Graphic and Text Positioning - Set this option to "Yes" if you would like to position the graphic and text separately.
- Vertically Align Content to Middle - Set this option to "Yes" to vertically align all the slide content to the middle of the slide.
  - Align Content Vertically Relative to the Height Measured From - Choose whether you would like to vertically align the content relative to the bottom of the header or the top of the browser window.
- Content Holder Full Width - Set this option to "Yes" if you would like to set the content area to full width.
- Content Width - Set a width (in percentages) for the content area of the slide.
- Space Around Content in Slide - Set spacing (in percentages) around the content area in the slide.
- Choose an Alignment for the Slide Graphic - Set an alignment for the slide graphic. This option is only visible if you set Separate Graphic and Text Positioning to "Yes".
- Graphic Positioning - Set a position for the graphic and the width of the graphic holder (all in percentages). This option is only visible if you set Separate Graphic and Text Positioning to "Yes".

#### Using Your Slider

In order to display your slider on a page, you need to first go to Select Slider > Sliders and copy the shortcode string generated for your slide. Then you need to navigate to the page you would like the slider to display on and paste its shortcode into the Slider Shortcode field on that page.

The shortcode of your slider should look something like this:

    1. [no_slider slider='new' auto_start='yes' animation_type='slide' slide_animation_timeout='6000' height='' responsive_height='yes' responsive_breakpoints='set1' show_navigation_arrows='yes' show_navigation_circles='yes']

You can modify some attributes of the shortcode in order to achieve different effects:

- slider – this is the slider’s slug. You can enter a different slider slug in order to change the slider you are using on that page.
- auto_start – this determines whether slider transitions start automatically upon page load. Possible values for this attribute are “true” and “false”.
- animation_type – this controls the slider transition style. Possible values for this attribute are: slide, fade, slide-vertical-up, slide-vertical-down, slide-cover.
- slide_animation_timeout – here you can set the amount time (in milliseconds) to elapse between slide transitions.
- height – you can enter a height for your slider in pixels. For example: height=’500px’. If you leave the height attribute empty, your slider will be displayed in full screen.
- responsive_height – set whether your slider height will change with the size of the screen it is viewed on. Possible values for this attribute are ‘true’ and ‘false’, and it will only take effect if you have entered a value for the “height” attribute.
- responsive_breakpoints - define the responsive breakpoint set you would like to use. You can find out more about responsive breakpoint sets below in the Breakpoint Coefficients and Breakpoint Sets section
- show_navigation_arrows – you can show or hide navigation arrows. Possible values are "yes" and "no."
- show_navigation_circles – you can show or hide navigation control circles. Possible values are "yes" and "no."

#### Finishing Touches

You can further edit your slider by going to Select Slider > Sliders from the admin panel and selecting your slider from the list. In the slider options, you will find the following settings:

- Effect on header (dark/light style) – If your slider contains slides with predefined header and navigation styles you need to enable this option for the header styles you set to take effect.
- Effect on navigation (dark/light style) - If your slider contains slides with predefined header and navigation styles you need to enable this option for the navigation styles you set to take effect.
- Show Slide Number - Set this option to "Yes" to display the slide number.
- Parallax effect – You can enable or disable the parallax effect on your slider.

Breakpoint Coefficients and Breakpoint Sets

The Select Slider provides two sets of breakpoints which you can choose from. You can view these breakpoint sets by going to Select Slider > Sliders where all the breakpoints and default coefficients are listed, and you can choose which set you would like to use by changing the value of the “responsive_breakpoints” attribute in the slider shortcode (this attribute takes the values “set1”, or “set2”).
After you have chosen which set of breakpoints you would like to use, you can then set breakpoint coefficients for each element in the slider which contains some text (Title, Subtitle, Text, and Button). These breakpoint coefficients control the responsiveness of the text in your slider. The breakpoint coefficient can be any number between 0 and 1 (1 meaning that the text stays in its originally set size).
The size of the text is calculated by taking the original text size you set, and multiplying it with the coefficient. The result will be rounded to the nearest whole number and this will become your new text size.
For example, if you set your slider text size to 12px and are using the first set of breakpoints (set1) and the default coefficient values, then your text will stay at 12px inside the first two breakpoints (which have a default coefficient of 1, so 12 x 1 = 12). At the third breakpoint (between 1200px and 900px, according to set1), your text will shrink to 10px since the default coefficient is 0.8 (12 x 0.8 = 9.6, which is rounded to 10), at the fourth breakpoint (between 900px and 650px, according to set1), your text will shrink to 8px since the default coefficient is 0.7 (12 x 0.7 = 8.4, which is rounded to 8), etc.

### 11. Testimonials

In this section of the User Guide we will discuss how to create and how to add them to your website pages.

Testimonials are a great way to show potential clients what others are saying about your business.

To create a testimonial, navigate to Testimonials > Add New from your WordPress admin panel and enter a title for your testimonial in the text field near the top of the screen.

#### Select Testimonials

Fill in the following fields to complete your testimonial:

- Title – Set a title for your testimonial.
- Author – Enter the name of the testimonial’s author.
- Job Position - Enter the job position of the testimonial's author.
- Text – Enter the testimonial text.

You can now assign your testimonial to a category. On the right side of the screen you will see a section named Testimonial Categories. Here you can select the category that you wish to add this testimonial to. If you would like to add a new category, click on the + Add New Testimonials Category link, and a text field will appear in which you can enter a name for your new category. Then click on Add New Testimonials Category.

After you have selected the categories you want to add this testimonial to, click the Publish button.

Finally, in order to display your testimonials on a page, go to that page from the backend and click the Add Elements button, and from the elements menu select Testimonials.

You can now edit how your testimonials display on the page by filling out the following fields:

- Category – If you would like to display a specific category of testimonials, enter the category slug in this field (You can find the category slug by navigating to Testimonials > Testimonials Categories from your WordPress admin panel and clicking on your category of choice). Alternatively, you can leave this field empty to show testimonials from all categories.
- Number – Choose the number of testimonials to display on the page.
- Type - Choose a type for your testimonials.
- Show Title – Select whether you would like to display the testimonials title.
- Show Author – Select whether you would like to display the testimonial author’s name.
- Show Author Job Position - Choose whether to display the author's job position.
- Animation Speed – Set the speed of the slide animation (in milliseconds).

### 12. Widgets

In this section of the User Guide we will discuss the available widgets and widget areas in the theme.

Widgets are easy to manage and can be incredibly useful to have on your site.

For StartIt, we have developed custom widgets and widget areas in order to provide you with even more functionality. You also have the option of creating your own custom sidebars (custom widget areas).

#### Widgets

- Select Fullscreen Menu Opener - Use this widget to place the icon that opens the fullscreen menu in a desired widget area.
- Select Latest Post- Use this widget to display your latest blog posts in a widget area (for example in a sidebar).
- Select Search Opener - Use this widget to place the search icon in a desired widget area.
- Select Side Area Opener - Use this widget to place the icon that opens the side area in a desired widget area.
- Select Sticky Sidebar - You can use this widget to make a sidebar stick to the top of the screen on scroll. Add the widget above the widget in your sidebar which you would like to stick to the top of the screen.
- Select Twitter Widget - To enable the Select Twitter Widget, you first need to go to Select Options > Social > Twitter, and click the "Connect with Twitter" button. This will open your browser and ask for permission to your Twitter feed.
  After you have enabled permission, you can set the options for the widget, such as a Title for the widget, the user ID of the user whose tweets you would like displayed ( http://mytwitterid.com/ ), the number of tweets to display, whether to show the time the tweet was tweeted, and you can also set a tweet cache time. If you leave the tweet cache time empty, then your tweets will not be stored in cache and each time the page is reloaded they will be requested from Twitter. The tweet cache time is defined in seconds (only a number should be entered without a time unit, i.e. if you enter 600 the cache time will be set to 600s). If you have any issues with the Twitter feed, you can go to Select Options > Social > Twitter, and click "Reconnect to Twitter".
- Select WooCommerce Dropdown Cart - You can use this widget to display a cart icon in a desired widget area which, when hovered over, will show a dropdown with a listing of the items in your cart.

Please note that you need to have the Woocommerce plugin installed in order for the Select WooCommerce Dropdown Cart widget to appear in the widget selection.

#### Widget Area

- Sidebar - This is the WordPress default sidebar widget area for blog posts.
- Footer Column 1, 2, 3 & 4 – You can use these widget areas to add widgets to the Footer Top columns.
- Footer Bottom– You can use this widget area to add widgets to the Footer Bottom (for example, copyright text).
- Footer Bottom Left – You can use this widget area to add widgets to the left side of the Footer Bottom.
- Footer Bottom Right – You can use this widget area to add widgets to the right side of the Footer Bottom.
- Fullscreen Menu Top - You can use this widget area to add widgets above the fullscreen menu navigation.
- Fullscreen Menu Bottom - You can use this widget area to add widgets below the fullscreen menu navigation.
- Right From Main Menu - You can use this widget area to add widgets to the right side of your main menu.
- Right From Mobile Logo - You can use this widget area to add widgets to the right side of you mobile logo.
- Sticky Right - You can use this widget area to add widgets to the right side of the sticky header.
- Side Area - You can use this widget area to add widgets to your side area.

### 13. WooCommerce

In this section of the User Guide we will discuss how to install and set up the WooCommerce eCommerce plugin with StartIt.

StartIt comes with WooCommerce integration, which allows you to easily create an online shop. For more information on installing and configuring WooCommerce, please visit this page:

http://docs.woothemes.com/documentation/plugins/woocommerce/getting-started/

In order to set up WooCommerce with the StartIt theme, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to Plugins > Add New from your WordPress admin panel.

2. Type “WooCommerce” in the search field.
3. Locate "WooCommerce - excelling eCommerce" in the search results and click on Install Now.

4. Once the installation has completed, click on Activate Plugin.
5. You will now see a notice saying “Welcome to WooCommerce – You're almost ready to start selling :)". If you plan on importing demo content, click on Skip Setup. Otherwise, click Install Pages.
6. If you plan on importing demo content, you should first set the product image sizes in order to achieve the same look as on our demo sites. Navigate to WooCommerce > Settings and click the Products tab, and then the Display within the Products tab . Under the section Product Images, enter the same values that we did:

   Note: if you wish to modify these sizes at a later date, you may need to regenerate thumbnails in order for it to take effect. This can be done with the following plugin: http://wordpress.org/plugins/regenerate-thumbnails/.
7. See Importing Demo Content in the Getting Started section of this user guide and perform the process explained there.
8. Go into the backend of your shop page. This can either be a custom page you have created yourself, or the shop page from the demo site that you have imported. Under Page Attributes, choose the WooCommerce template.

### 14. Contact Form 7

In this section of the User Guide we will discuss how to install the Contact Form 7 plugin and how to add contact forms to your pages.

StartIt comes with Contact Form 7 integration, making it possible to create contact forms for various purposes.
In order to setup Contact Form 7, please perform the following steps:

1. Navigate to Plugins > Add New from your WordPress admin panel.

2. Type "Contact Form 7" in the search field.
3. Locate "Contact Form 7" in the search results and click on Install Now.

4. Once installation is complete, click on Activate Plugin.

Now when you use Visual Composer while creating your pages, you will see a new shortcode in the list of shortcodes – the Contact Form 7 shortcode.

Click on this shortcode to add a contact form to your page. There are several fields to fill in:

- Form title – Enter text to use as the contact form title. Leave blank if no title is needed.
- Select Contact Form – Choose a previously created contact form from the drop down list.
- Style – You can style each form element individually in Select Options > Contact Form 7. Here you can choose which of the predefined styles will be applied.

You can read more about the Contact Form 7 plugin at https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/.

#### 3rd Party Integration

If you wish to integrate a newsletter sending service, you need to additionally install a plugin called "Forms: 3rd-Party Integration." You can check out the link to their site here: https://wordpress.org/plugins/forms-3rdparty-integration/.

Once you've completed the installation process and activated this plugin, navigate to Contact > 3rdparty Services from your WordPress admin panel in order to set the options. For more information on setting up this plugin, check out the following link: https://wordpress.org/plugins/forms-3rdparty-integration/screenshots/.