Museum Pro wordpress theme Documentation

Introduction

We appreciate you purchasing our WordPress theme. This guide demonstrates various steps of the full configuration and management process for a WordPress website.

What is WordPress CMS?

WordPress is a PHP and MySQL-based open source website creation utility. It is a robust blogging platform and a content management system (CMS) that is entirely free. You can create reliable online applications and websites with this CMS. To manage it, you hardly need any information or technical skills. Because of its many benefits, including its flexibility and ease of use, WordPress has emerged as the most popular website creation platform.Learn More

What is a WordPress template

A WordPress template serves as the skin for webpages built using the WordPress content management system. A WordPress template is very simple to setup. You can quickly alter the appearance of your WordPress website by installing a new template. A WordPress template comes with all the necessary source files, and you are free to modify and expand it however you see fit.

Help and Support

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Files structure

The template package that you got is divided into various folders. Let's examine the contents of each folder:

  • Screenshots : includes screenshots of templates. Not for manufacturing.

  • Theme : folders for the WordPress themes.

  • tc-museum-pro.zip: All of the assets required for the theme are contained in this folder.

  • license.txt : information of the license.

  • readme.txt : feature details on the theme's image paths and font usage instructions.

TC Key Activation

The steps for activating a TC key are as follows.

As you will get the License Key on your Email, use that key to Activate License.

Follow the following Process to Activate License.

Go to the Dashboard Appearance TC Key Activation Enter Key Save Changes.

After Entering The Key Activate Licence.

After you Activate Licence,Once the key is operational, you can Getstarted with the Theme.

This will enable you to turn on your Licence Key.

My site was working fine before? Who changed the File Permissions?

Incorrect file permissions can block WordPress from creating folders, upload images, or run some scripts

WordPress needs permissions to manage files and create folders on the server.

  • After that select all folders in root directory and then right click to select ‘File Permissions’.
  • wp-config >> permissions dialog box >> click on checkbox read and write >> Click on the OK button to continue
  • same process repeated for wp-content folder

Template Installation

Installing a template is a simple procedure.

Step 1. Theme Installation

Logging into your WordPress admin area is the first step you need to take. then select on

Go to the menu Appearance Themes

Once you are on the themes page, click on the Add New button at the top.

Click on upload theme button.

Click on Browse Button then select your tc-museum-pro.zip theme and click on Install Now Button..

Your theme will now be installed by WordPress, and you will see a success message with a link to activate it or watch a live preview.

Step 2. Install a Theme using FTP

The theme can be uploaded using FTP, which is your second installation choice. To use this technique, first log into your website using FTP and navigate to the wp-content/themes folder. Simply extract the Total folder from the theme file you got and upload it to your server.

then sign in to your WordPress website and go to Appearance Themes to activate total folder.

Plugin Installation.

Plugins are ways to extend and add to the functionality that already exists in WordPress.

How to activate plugins If you want these functionalities in your theme for which you need to activate plugin. Follow these instructions to activate plugin in your theme.

To install a WordPress Plugin manually by .zip archive and follow the below steps for Upload plugin .

Install Required Plugins:

Museum Pro Posttype plugin, Contact Form 7

In order to use Museum theme you need to install and activate Museum Pro plugin without this theme you can not display your content on your site.

1.Add Plugin : Go to Dashboard Add New Upload plugin..

click on the install now button and activate.

One-Click Demo Content Importer

To set up your theme, simply select to import sample content. You can follow the instructions in this content to create your website for website creation.

Go toDashboard >> Appearance >> Get started

Then select "Run Importer" after selecting "Demo Content Importer".

Section Ordering

How to Arrange and Reordering Section

Section reordering basically means to arranage the section as per our requirement. in order to proceed with this section you need to drag section on top or bottom where you need it. when you will drap any section top or bottom your front view will change according customizer values.

You can reorder sections by simply dragging and dropping the choices into the desired order.

In order to proceed with Section Ordering.

Step 1 Go to Dashboard >> Appearance >> Customizing >> Plugin Setting >> Section Ordering

After selecting "Demo Content Importer," click "Run Importer."

How to set up homepage

The index page with the most recent post will be present when you visit your site after the theme has been activated. You must now configure the home page design so that your front page displays the entire demo area.


Setup Home Page

Set up your home page by following these steps.

1. Create Page to set template : Go to Dashboard Pages Add New Page.

Select the template.

2. Set the front page: Go to Setting Reading Set the front page display static page to home page.

When you're finished, the top page will display the entire demo.

Site Identity

The steps listed below should be followed to continue with Site Identity.

Site Identity

Go to Appearance Customize Site Identity .


Setup Header

Follow the procedures listed below to set up the header.

Go to Dashboard Pages Add New

For menus you need to create menu and add menus from Add menu items.

Go to Appearance Customize Theme Settings Header.



If you want to add more pages, follow the same procedures again.

In this way you can add the Header section.


Setup Slider

In order to proceed with slider.

Go to Appearance Customize Theme Settings Slider Settings.


In this way you can add the slider section.


Setup Content Area Section

To continue, go to the Content Area Section.

Go to Appearance Customize Theme Setting Content Area .



You can configure the Content Area Section in this way.


Setup history Section

In order to continue with Museum History.

Go to Appearance Customize Theme Settings History Of Museums.




You can set up History Of Museum in this manner.


Setup On View Of Museum

Go to Appearance Customize Theme Settings View Of Museum.





You can set up View Of Museum in this manner.



Setup Our Collection

To set up the Our Collection Section, simply follow these instructions. To begin, you must upload and activate the Museum Pro Posttype plugin.

The dashboard will display a choice for the How It Works section after installation.

Go to Dashboard collection Add New .

Go to Appearance Customize Theme Settings Our Collection.


In this way you can setup Our Collection


Setup Upcoming Exhibitions

for the purpose of continuing with upcoming exhibitions.

To further configure this part, please refer to the screenshots below. To begin, you must upload and activate the Museum Pro Posttype plugin.

Go to Dashboard Exhibitions Add New .

Go to Appearance Customize Theme Settings Upcoming Exhibitions.


In this way you can setup Upcoming Exhibitions


Setup What our visitors Section

To further configure this part, please refer to the screenshots below. To begin, you must upload and activate the Museum Pro Posttype plugin.

Go to Dashboard Testimonials Add New.

Go to Appearance Customize Theme Settings What our visitors .


In this way you can our visitors.


Setup Our Client

Go to Appearance Customize Theme Settings Our Client.


In this way you can Our Client.


Setup Our Venues Section

To access the section on Our Venues,

To further configure this part, please refer to the screenshots below. To begin, you must upload and activate the Museum Pro Posttype plugin.

Go to Dashboard Exhibitions Add New.

Go to Appearance Customize Theme Settings Our Venues .


You can access our venues section in this way.


Setup Our Blogs

Go to Dashboard Posts Add New .

Go to Appearance Customize Theme Settings Latest From Our News.


In this way you can setup Our Blogs


Setup Footer Widgets Section


Footer Text

In order to proceed with Footer Text section,

Go to Appearance Customize Theme Settings Footer Text..

The footer text box allows for the selection of copyright material.

The content in the footer will be similar to this on the website.


Setup Contact Page

In order to setup the Contact Page you need upload and activate contact form 7 plugin.

Go to Dashboard Contact Add New .


Go to Dashboard Pages Add New .


Go to Appearance Customize Theme Settings Contact.



Contact Page will be appear on page like this

Themes Plugin

  • Plugins are ways to extend and add to the functionality that already exists in WordPress.

    If you want these functionalities in your theme for which you need to activate plugin. Follow these instructions to activate plugin in your theme.

    How to activate plugins

    Go to Plugins Installed Plugins Museum Pro Posttype. Activate

Page Templates and Sidebars

Page Templates

  • Default Template (The default page template with a right sidebar position)

  • Home Page Template (Front page with the demo content)

  • Blog Full Width Extend (Page template with no sidebar position)

  • Blog with Left Sidebar (A page templates with left sidebar position)

  • Blog With Right Sidebar (A page template with right sidebar position)

  • Page with Left Sidebar (A page templates with left sidebar position)

  • Page With Right Sidebar (A page template with right sidebar position)

  • Contact Template (The default Contact template with no sidebar position)

Posts, Categories and Post Formats

Adding category

For more details on adding groups, look at the following article: click here

  • Access your WordPress Administration Panel by logging in. (Dashboard).

  • Click the Posts tab.

  • With that done, click Categories for blog posts.

  • Your new category's name should be typed in.

  • After that, click the Add New Category button.

Click the Publish button.

Creating a Blog post

  • Access your WordPress Administration Panel by logging in. (Dashboard).

  • Click the Posts tab.

  • Click the Add New tab.

  • Enter the text for your message. Please click the accompanying link for more details on adding posts. click here

Shortcodes

A shortcode is an effective instrument for creating content. click here Utilizing shortcodes is simple. Make sure the editing option is initially set to Visual.

Woocommerce Product Shortcodes : [products per_page="12" columns="4" orderby="date" order="ASC"]

Contact Form : [contact-form-7 id="5" title="Contact form 1"]

Instagram Feed: [instagram-feed]

Custom Widgets

To continue with the Widget part,

Go to Dashboard Appearance Widgets.

It will be appear on page like this

How to Setup Additional Theme Add Ons

1.The component must first be downloaded from the source (which will be a zip file). ( Post Type plugin.zip). Then, access the Plugins » Add New page in the WordPress admin area.

2.Then, select the Upload Plugin button located at the top of the screen.

3.Select the Upload Plugin option that is at the screen's top after that.

4.After choosing the file, you must pick the install now option.

5.The plugin file from your machine will now be uploaded to WordPress, where it will be installed. After installation is complete, a notification like this will appear.

6.To use the plugin after installation, select the link that says "Activate Plugin."