Note:Builder Addons requires the Themify Builder. You can use it with either any Themify theme (framework 1.9.9+) or the Builder plugin (version 1.2.2).
Installing Addons
Installing Builder Addons is exactly the same as installing WordPress plugins.
First, download the addon zip file from the link provided in your Themify Member Area
NOTE: some browsers (e.g. Safari) automatically extract zip files. Right click on the download link and select "Save Linked File As" and it will allow you to download as a zip file.
Login to your site's admin area
Navigate to WP Admin > Plugins > Add New
Click the "Upload Plugin" link
Select "Browse" and navigate to the plugin ZIP file which you downloaded in the first step, and then select the "Install Now" button
This will initiate the plugin installation process, and once finished, you can then activate the plugin
Using the Addons
Once addon is installed, you will find the addon module in the Themify module panel. The addon modules are available in both backend and frontend edit mode (just like all standard modules).
In the backend: you can find the modules in the Themify Custom Panel.
On the frontend: you can see the modules after turning on the Builder from top admin bar > Themify Builder > Turn On Builder.
Importing the Addon Demo Layout
Each addon zip file contains a sample Builder data file which you can import to your site. It helps you to understand how the addon demo is created.
To import the addon demo data:
First, extract addon zip file to your local computer
You should have a folder of the addon. Inside there is a folder named "sample", which should also contain a Builder data file in zip format (eg. "addon_name_sample-builder-layout.zip")
To import the Builder layout, login to admin and then go to the page frontend where you want to import the Builder layout. From the top admin bar > select Themify Builder > Import / Export > Import, upload the sample zip file
To install themes with the WordPress theme uploader:
Download the "theme.zip" file from the Member Area
Note: some browsers (eg. Safari) auto extract zip files automatically. Right-click on the download link and select "Save Linked File As". This will allow you to download the theme as a zip file.
Login to your site's WP Admin.
Go to Appearance > Themes.
Click on the "Add New" button, then click on the "Upload Theme" button
Upload the theme.zip file (note: it is the theme.zip, not the theme-psd.zip that you just downloaded from the Member Area).
Activate the theme
FYI: You can also install themes with FTP method. Read the Installing Themes tutorial for more info.
Demo Import
If you are starting a fresh site, importing the demo content will help you understand how the theme demo is built. The Demo Import feature will import the contents (posts, pages, comments, etc.), Themify panel settings, menus, and widgets setup from our demo to your site. You can erase the demo content afterward.
To import the demo setup:
Go to WP Admin > Themify > Settings > Demo Import and click "Import Demo" button.
Note that the featured images will be replaced with an image placeholder for copyright reasons.
To erase the demo setup:
On the Demo Import tab, click on the "Erase Demo" button which will then remove the demo content.
FYI: If the Demo Import does not work on your site, you can use the WP Admin > Tools > Import tool to import the demo content manually.
Site Logo & Tagline
To display a logo image instead of the site name text:
Go to WP Admin > Appearance > Customize > Site Logo and Tagline.
Under "Site Logo", select "Logo Image" radio button.
Upload a logo image.
Specify the logo image width and height.
You can also change website Tagline from here:
Go to WP Admin > Appearance > Customize > Site Logo and Tagline.
Scroll down and under "Site Tagline" select "Text" radio button.
Enter your site Tagline.
Click "Save & Publish".
Main Navigation Menu
To create a custom navigation menu:
Go to WP Admin > Appearance > Menus.
Click on "create a new menu" to create a new menu (eg. Main Menu).
Add the menu items from the left panels.
To create a dropdown menu: drag the menu item towards the right (the item(s) will be indented).
When you are done adding the menu items, click "Save Menu".
To assign menu locations:
Scroll down to the bottom where it says "Theme locations" and tick the menu location checkbox.
Main Navigation = main menu on the header
Footer Navigation = footer menu on the footer (Note: some themes might not have Footer Navigation).
TIPS: You can display menus on sidebar widgets, remove the main menu, create empty links, and lightbox links. Read Custom Menus for more detailed tutorial.
Setting Up the Social Links
Step 1) To set up the social media links:
Go to WP Admin > Themify > Settings > Social Links tab.
The theme comes with some pre-filled social links. Simply enter your social profile URL in the Link input field. For example, enter 'https://twitter.com/themify' for the Twitter link.
You can choose to display either "Icon Font" or "Image".
If "Icon Font" is selected, click on "Insert Icon" to select an icon (over 320+ icons available).
If "Image" is selected, you can upload your own graphic icon by clicking on the Upload button.
To add more links, click on the Add Link button at the bottom.
To remove a link, click on the delete icon.
To arrange the display order, drag and drop the link container.
Step 2) Displaying the Social Links:
Once you have the Social Links setup, go to WP Admin > Appearance > Widgets. Drag and drop the Themify - Social Links from the Available Widgets panel to the Social Widget panel.
Optional: Customize Widget Title - such as "Follow Us". You can also "Show link name" and adjust icon size.
Hiding the RSS Icon
To hide the default RSS icon in the header:
Go to WP Admin > Themify > Settings > Theme Settings.
Under the "Exclude RSS Link", tick the checkbox that says "Check here to exclude RSS icon/button in the header".
Hiding the Search Form
To hide the default search form in the header:
Go to WP Admin > Themify > Settings > Theme Settings.
Under the "Exclude Search Form", tick the checkbox that says "Check here to exclude search form in the header".
How to Import Builder layouts
To import a pre-designed Builder layout:
Add a new Page.
On the page's Themify Custom Panel > Page Options,
select the options as you like.
We recommend setting to fullwidth, no sidebar, and hide page title.
Optional: on the Themify Custom Panel, click on "Page Appearance" tab to set the design appearance of this particular page.
On the Discussion panel, uncheck "Allow discussion" checkbox (this will disable the comments on the page).
Publish and view the page frontend.
Turn on the Builder on frontend, on the top admin bar, select Themify Builder > Layouts > Load Layouts.
A lightbox window will appear where you'll be able to toggle between Pre-designed, Parallax, Custom Builder, or Theme layouts. Click on "Theme" tab and click on a thumbnail image to import.
Pre-design tab consists of all Layouts in the Builder.
Parallax tab consists of all Layouts that have parallax scrolling effect.
Custom tab is where you find your own custom Layouts.
Theme tab consists of the layouts built specifically for this theme.
When it asks to replace or append the layout, click "Replace Existing Layout".
Now you may replace the images and text as you like.
Designing Pages with the Builder
The video below shows how to create the Corporate demo homepage using the Builder. Follow the step by step and the video to learn it.
Step 1) To create the demo pages using our Builder as shown on our demo:
In admin, go to Pages > Add New
Enter page title
On Themify Custom Panel:
Sidebar Option = No Sidebar
Content Width = Fullwidth
Hide Page Title = Yes
On Discussion panel, uncheck "Allow comments" to disable comments on this page
Publish the page and click "View Page" to view the page on frontend
Step 2) Using the Builder to construct the page content and layout:
From top admin bar, select Themify Builder > Turn On Builder
First row:
To start, drop in a Text module on the first row and enter your text. In our demo, we have two line of text: first line says "Welcome" is heading 2 and second line is heading 3.
Then drop in a Video module below the Text module and insert the video URL (we have this video URL http://vimeo.com/100751417 in our demo).
To customize the row: hover the menu icon located on top-left of the row > select Options.
In the row options, enter the following options:
Background: Pick a background color using the color picker (we have purple color #654e9c in our demo)
Font: Pick a font color (we have white color #ffffff)
Padding: Enter 4% top padding and 0 bottom padding (padding means the spacing within the row container)
Additional CSS Class: Enter 'animated-bg'
animated-bg is a unique feature available in this theme.
If you want the row to have animating background colors, enter 'animated-bg' as the Additional CSS Class.
To customize the animating colors, go to Themify > Settings > Theme Settings
Second row:
Now drop another Text module on the second row and enter the text as you like (e.g. enter "Services" in heading 2 format)
Again, hover the row menu icon and select Options, enter the following options:
Background: Pick white background color (#ffffff) or any color as you like
Font: Pick a font color (we have black color #000000)
Padding: Enter 4% top padding and 4% bottom padding (you can enter any top and bottom padding as you like)
Third row:
On the third row, drag the right edge column divider toward left to split the row into 3-column (you can drag the column dividers left and right to arrange the column spans)
Then drop in a Feature module (it is for the circle icon with text) on the first column and enter the following options:
Feature Title = "WordPress Themes" or any text as you like
Editor = enter your text (we have random text "Pellentesque mi mi, sollicitudin quis purus vitae, viverra dapibus quam. Cras in nisl lorem.")
Layout = select the center alignment layout icon
Circle = Percentage: 80, Stroke: 3px, Color: 73b70b, Size: Medium (you can enter your desired preference here)
Icon Type = Icon: fa-desktop, Color: ffffff, Background: 73b70b (again, you can enter your desired preference)
After you're done with the first Feature module, duplicate it and drag it to the second column then change the Feature options as you like.
Repeat the above step to duplicate another Feature module to the third column.
Again, hover the row menu icon and select Options, enter the following options:
Background: Pick white background color or any color as you like
Font: Pick a font color (we have black color 000000)
Padding: Enter 4% top padding and 4% bottom padding (you can enter any top and bottom padding as you like)
Fourth row:
On the fourth row, drop in a Text module and insert the heading 2 and heading 3 text like previous step (e.g. enter "Portfolio" in heading 2 format)
Drop in another Text module below and insert the Portfolio shortcode (refer to the Portfolio Post Type in this documentation for more info about the Portfolio shortcode): [themify_portfolio_posts style="grid4" limit="8" display="excerpt" post_date="yes" post_meta="yes" image_w="500" image_h="500"] Note: make sure you have added Portfolio posts first, otherwise this themify_portfolio_posts shortcode won't show anything
Go to the fourth row > Options and enter the following:
Row Width: Fullwidth
Background: Pick a blue background color (91e9ff)
Font: Pick black (111111) font color
Link: Pick black (000000) link color
Padding: Enter 4% top padding (try to use the same top padding as the previous rows to maintain consistency)
Fifth row:
Similar to the above step, drop in a Text module and insert the heading 2 and heading 3 text (e.g. enter "Testimonials" in heading 2 format)
Drop in a Testimonial module below the Text module, select "All Categories" and the other options as you likeNote: make sure you have added Testimonial posts first, otherwise this Testimonial module won't show anything
Go to the fifth row > Options and enter the following:
Background: Pick a green background color (c4df9b)
Font: Pick black (333333) font color
Link: Pick black (000000) link color
Padding: Enter 4% top padding
Sixth row:
Drop in a Text module and insert the heading 2 and heading 3 text (e.g. enter "Our Team" in heading 2 format)
Drop in another Text module below and insert the Testimonial shortcode (refer to the Testimonial Post Type in this documentation for more info about the Testimonial shortcode):[themify_team_posts style="grid3" display="excerpt" limit="3" image_w="362" image_h="362"] Note: make sure you have added Team posts first, otherwise this themify_team_posts shortcode won't show anything.
Go to row > Options and enter the following
Background: Pick white (ffffff) background color
Font: Pick black (000000) font color
Padding: Enter 4% top padding
Seventh row:
Drop in a Text module and insert the heading 2 and heading 3 text (e.g. enter "WooCommerce Shop" in heading 2 format)
Drop in another Text module below and insert the WooComerce recent_products shortcode:[recent_products per_page="4" columns="4"] Note: make sure you have WooCommerce plugin enabled with Products, otherwise this recent_products shortcode won't work
Go to row > Options and enter the following:
Background: Pick a light gray (f0f0f0) background color
Padding: Enter 4% top padding and 4% bottom padding
Eighth row:
Drop in a Text module and insert the heading 2 and heading 3 text (e.g. enter "More Demos" in heading 2 format)
For the buttons, we use the Themify Button shortcode:[themify_button link="https://themify.org/corporate/home/features/" style="white outline"]Features[/themify_button]
To insert a Themify Button shortcode: click on the Themify Smiley icon on the editor > select "Button" and enter the desired parameters
In this row options, we will show you how to insert a row Video Background:
Background:
Background Image = upload a fallback image of video background because mobile devices don't support video background
Background Mode = Fullcover
Background Video = upload a mp4 video (e.g. https://themify.org/corporate/files/2014/09/clips_of_the_aurora.mp4)
Background Color = pick a background color that matches the video background
Font: Pick white (ffffff) font color
Link: Pick white (ffffff) link color
Padding: Enter 14% top padding and 14% bottom padding
Save: don't forget to save the Builder when you are done with each step
FYI: There are more features available in the Builder. Please refer to the Builder documentation for more info.
ScrollTo Row Anchor Menu (Single-Page Menu)
To achieve scrollTo row anchor:
Step 1) First enter the Row Anchor name in Builder > Row > Options (e.g. "portfolio").
Step 2) Then in the WordPress menu link (WP Admin > Appearance > Menu), insert the anchor name as link URL = "#portfolio" (basically add # in front of the anchor name).
Step 3) On the page where you want to have the single page menu, select the menu in Themify Custom Panel (the Themify Custom Panel is located below the content editor when you add/edit the page).
Result: When the #portfolio link is clicked or when users go the URL with the #portfolio anchor (eg. http://yoursite.com#portfolio), it will scroll to the row where it specified Row Anchor = "portfolio".
Full Height Builder Row
Full height row will set the height of the row in 100% viewport height and the row content will automatically align in the middle vertically.
The animated background colors can be inserted in any Builder row. To defined the colors, go to Themify > Settings > Theme Settings (you can leave this as default).
To set animated background colors in Builder rows:
With the Builder turned on > Row > Options
Insert "animated-bg" in the row "Additional CSS Class"
Setting Custom Front Page
You can set any page as the front (home) page. This means you can use the Builder to design the page and assign it as the front page. To set the Front Page:
Go to WP Admin > Settings > Reading
Select the "A static page (select below)" option and then select a "Front page"
Leave the "Posts page" default. If you want to create a custom Blog page, read this tutorial instead of setting the "Posts page"
Portfolio Post Type
Adding Portfolio Posts:
To create a Portfolio post, select "Add New" under the "Portfolios" admin menu
Enter the portfolio title and content
In the Themify Custom Panel, enter the options as you like:
Featured Image = Upload or select an image from the media library for the project.
Image Dimensions = This image dimensions will be used for the featured image in the single post view (leave blank will have the default dimensions).
Hide Post Title = This option is used to set whether the post title will be displayed in the single post view.
Unlink Post Title = This option is used to set whether the post title will be linked in the single post view.
Hide Post Date = This option is used to set whether the post date will be displayed in the single post view.
Hide Post Meta = This option is used to set whether the post meta will be displayed in the single post view.
Hide Featured Image = This option is used to set whether the featured image will be displayed in the single post view.
Unlink Featured Image = This option is used to set whether the featured image will be linked in the single post view.
External Link = This option is used to link the post featured image and title to a custom URL.
Lightbox Link = This option is used to link the post featured image and title to open a URL in a lightbox. This defaults to expecting an image URL.
iFrame URL = If checked, this will open the URL as an iFrame within the lightbox and can be used to open external URLs such as other pages or sites.
Add zoom icon on lightbox link = This option sets whether a zoom icon will be shown on the featured image when set to a lightbox link.
Header Wrap Background:
Header Wrap = Select whether you would like to display a solid background (i.e. Image or solid color), or if you'd like to use the Transparent header.
Background = (Visible for Solid Background option only) Here you can choose to have a solid color, or select an image from your media library.
Background Repeat = (Visible for Solid Background option only) This option is if you select an image from your media library. Choose how you'd like to showcase your image.
Header Wrap Text Color = Select header text color. Note: This will overwrite changes done through the customization panel.
Header Wrap Link Color = Select header link color. Note: This will overwrite changes done through the customization panel.
Top Featured Area in Single View = "Top Featured Area" is the background area behind the feature image, under the header (see screenshot.)
Background = Here you can choose to have a solid color, or select an image from your media library.
Background Repeat = This option is if you select an image from your media library. Choose how you'd like to showcase your image.
Featured Area Text Color = Select header text color. Note: This will overwrite changes done through the customization panel.
Featured Area Link Color = Select header link color. Note: This will overwrite changes done through the customization panel.
Displaying Portfolio Posts on Pages:
First, create a new Page (in admin, select "Add New" under the "Pages" admin menu)
In Themify Custom Panel, click "Query Portfolios" tab, select either "All Categories" or a Portfolio category and select the other options as you like:
Portfolio Category = This option is used to set which categories will be included or excluded in the post list.
Order = This option is used to set whether posts will be ordered in ascending or descending order.
Order By = This option is used to set the attribute that the order of the post will be based on.
Portfolio Layout = This option is used to set the layout of portfolio posts, such as grid columns, list posts, etc.
Portfolios Per Page = This option is used to set the number of portfolio posts shown per page.
Display Content = This option is used to set what content is output for each portfolio post (None, Excerpt, or Full Content).
Image Dimensions = This option is used to set the dimensions the portfolio images will be displayed at.
Hide Portfolio Title = This option is used to set whether the post title will be displayed.
Unlink Portfolio Title = This option is used to set whether the post title will operate as a link.
Hide Portfolio Date = This option is used to set whether the post date will be displayed.
Hide Portfolio Meta = This option is used to set whether the post meta will be displayed.
Hide Featured Image = This option is used to set whether the featured image will be displayed.
Unlink Featured Image = This option is used to set whether the featured image will operate as a link.
Hide Page Navigation = This option is used to set whether the page navigation for portfolio posts will be displayed.
Displaying Portfolio Posts using shortcodes:
You can use the [themify_portfolio_posts] shortcode to display the Portfolio posts anywhere in the content editor, Text widget, and the Builder Text module. Below are some sample portfolio shortcodes using different parameters:
= display latest Portfolio posts from portfolio categories Web Design and Illustration, given that their text slugs are "web-design" and "illustration".
Available parameters:
limit = number of post to query/show
category = category ID number or category name (default = all categories)
image = show post image or not (yes or no)
image_w = featured image width
image_h = featured image height
title = show post title (yes or no)
display = display whether full content, excerpt or none (content, excerpt, or none)
post_meta = display post meta (yes or no)
post_date = display post date (yes or no)
style = layout style (grid4, grid3, grid2). You may also add custom css class in here (e.g. style="grid4 custom-class"). Custom CSS class is only required for developers to apply styling.
order = specifies ascending or descending order (ASC or DESC)
orderby = criteria used to order posts (author, comment_count, date, menu_order, rand, title)
unlink_image = remove the link on featured image (yes or no)
unlink_title = remove the link on the post title (yes or no)
more_link = display a custom more link after the posts
more_text = text that will appear in more_link
Designing Portfolio with the Builder
You can use the Builder to design any page and post including the custom post type like Portfolio in Corporate theme. The Builder helps you to make rich media layouts easier by dragging and dropping elements on the page. Below is a sample portfolio single we designed:
To create a Portfolio single with the Builder:
In admin, select "Add New" under the "Portfolios" admin menu
In the Themify Custom Panel (Portfolio Options Tab):
Content Width = Select Fullwidth
Featured Image = Upload or select an image from the library
Hide Post Title = Yes
Hide Post Date = Yes
Hide Featured Image = Yes
Header Wrap = Select Transparent Background
Header Wrap Text Color = Input the color that you'd like your header text to appear. For our demo we chose white (#ffffff)
Header Wrap Text Color = Input the color that you'd like your header text to appear. For our demo we, chose white (#ffffff)
The above will hide all the elements in the Portfolio single because we will use the Builder to layout the content. If you want to have transparent header, select "Transparent Background" under the Header Wrap option
Then publish and view the portfolio post on frontend
From the top admin bar, select Themify Builder > Turn On Builder (this process is very similar like above on how to build pages with the Builder)
First row:
Drop in a Text module and insert the text as you like
In Row > Options:
Row Height (Row Tab) = select "
Fullheight (100% viewport height)" (this will make the row full height)
Go to the Styling Tab:
Background Type = Select image
Background Image = upload a large background image (e.g. 1400 x 800px)
Background Mode = select "Parallax Scrolling" from the dropdown
Background Color = pick black
Font = pick white color
Link = pick white color
Second row:
Drop in a Text module and insert the text as you like
In Row > Options:
Row Height (Row Tab) = select "
Fullheight (100% viewport height)" (this will make the row full height)
Go to the Styling Tab:
Background Type = Select Video
Background Video = Upload or select a video from your media folder
Background Image = This is the fallback image of your video background. Make sure to upload a fallback image as video background don't work on mobile devices. Upload a large background image (e.g. 1400 x 800px)
Font = pick white color
Link = pick white color
Third and fourth row:
Repeat the step from above "Designing Pages with the Builder" where it shows how to make the second and third row (basically you just need to drop in a Text module for the heading and drop in Feature modules on the row below)
Fifth row:
Drop in a Text module and then specify a parallax scrolling background image in the Row > Options
Sixth row:
Drop in a Text module to insert customer testimonial text
Save the Builder and you are done!
Setting the Portfolio Layouts
To set the portfolio layout options, go to Themify > Settings > Portfolio Settings
Default Index Portfolio Layout = refers to the portfolio archive view (i.e. portfolio posts queried with shortcodes, Query Portfolio pages, portfolio category pages, etc.)
Default Single Portfolio Layout = refers to the single post view of the portfolio (project)
Changing the Portfolio Permalink Slug
To change the portfolio post base slug, go to Themify > Settings > Portfolio Settings.
The default portfolio base slug is 'project' (e.g. it would be http://yoursite.com/project/portfolio-name). You may change it to anything (only lowercase letters, numbers, dash and underscore allowed).
After you changed the base slug, go to WP admin > Permalinks and click on "Save changes" button to refresh the setting.
Team Post Type
Team post type enables you the ability to showcase your team members (employees) on your site.
Adding Team Posts
To create a new Team post, select "Add New" under the Teams admin menu.
Enter the team member name in title and biography section in the content
In the Themify Custom Panel, enter the options as you like:
Featured Image = Upload or select an image from the media library for the team member picture.
Image Dimensions = The selected dimensions will be applied to the featured image in the single post view (leaving it blank will lead to default dimensions).
Team Member Position = State the job position of the team member.
Skill Set = Showcase your team members' skills/expertise through the skill set bars. You can use the progress bar shortcode in this field.
Social Links = Team members' social network can be linked to the social network icons. You can use the Themify Icon shortcode in this field.
Shortcode ID = After customizing an individual post a shortcode will appear. Use the shortcode provided here to show this individual post.
You can categorize the team posts by assigning categories in the "Team Categories" panel (e.g. Billing Department, Support, Executive Level). The team posts are then displayed separately by categories.
Team Social Icons
Use the Themify Icon shortcode to display social icons in the team post. To insert a Themify Icon shortcode:
You can use the Themify Smiley icon on editor to generate the [themify_icon] shortcodes. The shortcode will then be inserted in the content editor. Cut the generated shortcode and paste it anywhere you want to insert the icon.
Or insert the shortcodes manually by writing the shortcodes like the sample usages provided below:
[themify_icon label="Twitter" link="http://facebook.com/themify" icon="fa-facebook" icon_bg="#67C7E5" icon_color="#fff" style="large rounded"] Available parameters:
icon = icon to display. Available icons: FontAwesome
label = text to show next to the icon
link = URL to link the icon and label to
style = style of the button. You can combine the following options (e.g style="large yellow rounded fa-bell"):
available sizes: small, large, xlarge
available styles: rounded, squared
color = background color of the button (e.g. color="#ddd")
link = link of the button (e.g. link="https://themify.me")
text = font color of the button text (e.g. text="#ccc")
target = link target (e.g. target="_blank" will open link in a new window)
icon_bg = icon color in hexadecimal format (e.g. color="#ddd")
icon_bg = icon background color in hexadecimal format (e.g. color="#fc9")
FYI: Refer to the Themify Icon documentation for more info.
Displaying Team Posts:
To display the Team posts, simply enter the shortcode in the post/page content box. You can configure the result by adding various parameters such as the following examples:
= display latest (first) 8 Team posts from Team Category ID 13 in grid2 layout
Available parameters:
style = grid4, grid3, grid2
limit = number of post to query (e.g. enter limit="4" will query 4 posts, enter -1 to query all posts)
category = category ID number or text slug (default = all categories). To find category ID number or text slug, click on "Team Category" link located under the Team admin menu
image = show featured image or not (yes, no, default = yes)
more_link = display a custom more link after the posts
more_text = text that will appear in more_link
Testimonial Post Type
Testimonial post type is designed to showcase customer reviews, client feedbacks, or testimonials from your clients.
Adding Testimonial Posts:
To create a new Testimonial post, select "Add New" under the Testimonials admin menu.
Enter a post title and the customer feedback in the content.
In the Themify Custom Panel, enter the options as you like:
Featured Image = Upload or select an image from the media library for the testimonial author picture.
Image Dimensions = The selected dimensions will be used for the featured image in the single post view (leave blank will have the default dimensions).
Author Name = Name of the author of the testimonial.
Title = Job position or title of the author of the testimonial.
External Link = This option is used to link the post featured image and title to a custom URL.
Lightbox Link = This option is used to link the post featured image and title to open a URL in a lightbox.
iFrame URL = If checked, this will open the URL as an iFrame within the lightbox and can be used to open external URLs such as other pages or sites.
Add zoom icon on lightbox link = This option sets whether a zoom icon will be shown on the featured image when set to a lightbox link.
Shortcode ID = after customizing an individual post a shortcode will appear. Use the shortcode provided here to show this individual post.
You can categorize the Testimonial posts by selecting or adding new categories in the "Testimonial Categories" panel.
Displaying Testimonial Posts:
To display the Testimonial posts simply enter the shortcode in the post/page content box. You can configure the result by adding various parameters such as the following examples:
[themify_testimonial_posts]
= display the Testimonial posts with default settings
= display latest Testimonial posts from 'client' (slug) category
[themify_testimonial_posts style="slider"]
= display Testimonial posts in slider format
Available parameters:
style = grid4, grid3, grid2
limit = number of post to query (e.g. enter limit="4" will query 4 posts, enter -1 to query all posts)
category = category ID number or text slug (default = all categories). To find category ID number or text slug, click on "Testimonial Category" link located under the Testimonial admin menu
image = show featured image or not (yes, no, default = yes)
more_link = display a custom more link after the posts
more_text = text that will appear in more_link
Progress Bar Shortcode
The Progress Bar shortcode is used to show the animated color bars with text label. To display the progress bars: simply enter the shortcode in the post/page content box. You can configure the result by adding various parameters such as the following examples:
= display a progress bar labelled "Site Construction" with the bar being the hex color '2b99ee' and filled to 60%
Available parameters:
label = sets a label for the bar that will be displayed.
color = sets the color the bar will be filled with.
percentage = defines the percentage of the bar to be filled when animated.
Transparent Header
To set transparent header of individual post and page:
In the Themify Custom Panel, under the Header Wrap Background:
Header Wrap = Select the "Transparent Background" radio button will have transparent header
If "Solid Background" radio button is selected, you have options to:
Background = Pick background color and upload background image
Background Repeat = select repeat mode of the background image
Header Wrap Text = Pick text color in the header
Header Wrap Link = Pick link color in the header
Custom Page Menu
This theme allows you to assign a custom menu in the Main Navigation Menu of each individual page. Remember that this custom menu option is only available in Pages (not Posts).
To set custom Page menu:
First, make sure you have created the menu in Appearance > Menus
Then add or edit any page where you want to have a custom menu
In the Themify Custom Panel, under the "Custom Menu", select a menu from the dropdown
Go to WooCommerce > Settings to configure your shop such as selling locations, tax, checkout page, shipping, and email notifications.
To add Products, go to Products > Add new (refer to this documentation on how to add products)
If you need help on the WooCommerce plugin, refer to their documentation
WooCommerce comes with a few shortcodes that can be used with the Builder. To insert the WooCommerce shortcodes, drop in a Text module and paste in the shortcode
Show recent products: [recent_products per_page="12" columns="4"]
Show featured products: [featured_products per_page="12" columns="4"]
Show a single product by ID: [product id="99"]
Show multiple products by IDs: [products ids="1, 2, 3, 4, 5"]
Show "add to cart" button of a single product by ID: [add_to_cart id="99"]
Show products from specific category: [product_category category="tshirts" per_page="4" columns="4"]
Show on-sale products: [sale_products per_page="12"]
Show best-selling products: [best_selling_products per_page="12"]
Show top rated products: [top_rated_products per_page="12"]
In admin, go to Settings > Menu Cart Setup to customize the appearance of the menu cart
Adding Widgets
To add widgets to widgetized areas (e.g. sidebar and footer widgets):
Go to Appearance > Widgets.
The big panel on the left side shows all available widgets. The small panels on the right are the widgetized areas.
To add a widget: drag and drop the widget from the left panel to the right panel.
To remove the widget: drag the widget back to the left panel (Available Widgets panel). If you want to keep the widget setting for future use, drag it to the Inactive Widgets instead of the Available Widgets panel; it will save your widget settings. To retrieve the widget, drag the widget from Inactive Widgets panel instead of the Available Widgets panel.
It will take you to the Customize panel with live preview where you can style the appearance of the theme design (i.e. color, background, font, spacing, border, etc.)
FYI: Refer to Customize documentation for more info.
Setting Default Post and Page Layouts
Generally, the theme works out of the box. All the sidebar options and image dimensions are pre-defined in the theme. If you need to change the default sidebar options, featured image dimensions, content/except display, post meta, etc., it can be done in the WP Admin > Themify > Settings > Default Layouts.
There are three default layout options under Themify > Settings > Default Layouts:
Archive Sidebar Option: refers to the default home page, category, search, archive, tag pages, etc.
Default Post Layout: is the post page direct URL (also known as "Single Post").
First, create a new Page (go to WP Admin > Pages > Add New), name it "Blog" or any page title as you want.
View the page on the frontend, click "Turn On Builder".
Drop in a Post module and configure the options as you like.
Setting a Custom Front Page
You can set any page as the front (home) page. This means you can use the Builder to design the page and assign it as the front page. To set the Front Page:
Go to WP Admin > Settings > Reading.
On the Front page displays, select the "A static page (select below)" option and then select a "Front page".
Leave the "Posts page" default. If you want to create a custom Blog page, read this tutorial instead of setting the "Posts page".
Adding Widgets
To add widgets to widgetized areas (eg. sidebar and footer widgets):
Go to WP Admin > Appearance > Widgets.
The big panel on the left side shows all available widgets. The small panels on the right are the widgetized areas.
To add a widget: drag and drop the widget from the left panel to the right panel.
To remove the widget: drag the widget back to the left panel (Available Widgets panel). If you want to keep the widget setting for future use, drag it to the Inactive Widgets instead of the Available Widgets panel. It will save your widget settings. To retrieve the widget, drag the widget from Inactive Widgets panel instead of the Available Widgets panel.
Go to WP Admin > Themify > Skins, select a skin by clicking on the thumbnail and click Save.
Styling The Theme
To style the theme frontend appearance:
Go to WP Admin > Appearance > Customize.
It will take you to the Customize panel with live preview where you can style the appearance of the theme design (ie. color, background, font, spacing, border, etc.).
FYI: Refer to Customize documentation for more info.
Footer Widgets
To set the Footer Widget column layout, go to WP Admin > Themify > Settings > Theme Settings.
To drop the widgets in the Footer Widgets, go to WP Admin > Appearance > Widgets.
Footer Text
To replace the footer credit links:
Go to WP Admin > Themify > Settings > Theme Settings and enter the footer text.
HTML tags are allowed in the Footer Text.
To have empty footer text, tick the hide footer text checkbox.
The third post for our 'Customer Stories' series covers, Sander Spolspoel, a Senior Motion Graphic Designer for Sworl who was able to use Themify's builder feature to easily create and design his new website.
Hi! My name is Sander Spolspoel. I am a Senior Motion Graphic Designer for Sworl, a website that helps companies communicate their stories through animations. We build scenarios that translates products and services into narratives, craft a graphic style, pick a voice-over, and bring it all together in an animation. (more…)
The leaves are changing colours, the weather is starting to get cooler, and the Themify Fall Sale is starting. All hallmarks of the seasons changing from Summer to Fall!
We're quite excited about the seasons changing, so we wanted to celebrate by holding a fantastic sale that lasts for all of September. That's right, for the entire month of September, everyone can get 20% off all Themify themes, plugins, and Club memberships by using the coupon code: FALLSALE.
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Since the last framework update, released last month, many users have expressed their feedbacks about the removal of the Builder backend edit mode. Simply because you want it (we heard you), we've brought back the Builder backend mode in this update! Now you can edit the Builder in both frontend and backend mode.
New Image Script
Along with this update, we've replaced the image script with a more reliable and secure script. We were using WordThumb, a PHP script that automatically crops images for you and it has been saving a lot of users' time from cropping images manually. However, its drawbacks are the security concerns and server compatibility. For this reason, we've replaced the WordThumb script with a custom script that utilizes WordPress native functions to generate images with any image dimension.
On top of that, we've added retina image support in the image options. With retina image enabled, it automatically generates and displays the 2-time resolution images for devices that have retina display. In short, your high resolution images will display nice and sharp on retina devices such as MacBook Pro, iPad, iPhone, Andriod, etc.
Note: since framework v1.8.3, the Styling panel has been replaced with the Customize panel. You may access the old Styling documentation here
Welcome to the Customize Panel Documentation, this guide contains everything that you need to know about Themify Customize Panel. It covers the entire set of features available under the Customize Panel and will guide you on how to use them, effectively.
The video covers a brief introduction and demos of all of the features available in the Themify Customize panel.
We had used the Basic theme as a base for this documentation, other themes may have different elements, however most will have the following settings available.
Structure
Themes are structured with specific areas which you can customize in the Customize Panel, here is the structure of a standard Themify theme:
How to access Customize Panel
You can acess the Themify Customize Panel from the back-end, as well as from the front-end of your site.
1. Back-end
Go to WordPress Admin > Appearance > Customize
2. Front-end
Navigate to the Top Admin Toolbar > Customize
Customize Panel
In the Customize panel you will see the following tabs:
The Body tab of the Customize panel is for altering the main body font of the theme, this is the main font style that all other text elements will inherit from. Some of these settings will be overridden in the other styling settings, such as post titles, etc.
The above is an example of the body font, however all text elements may inherit attributes set in the Body tab.
There are multiple sections under the Body tab:
Body
These are the properties applied to the entire body section of your site.
Body Font
These are the properties applied to the body font as standard.
Body Link
These are the properties applied to the body font when a link is shown.
Body Link Hover
These are the properties applied to the body font when a link is hovered over by the user.
The Layout containers tab is to customize the various containers or sections of the theme such as page wrap, page width, middle, content, and sidebar containers.
Page Wrap
These are the properties applied to the page wrap container of the theme.
Page Width
These are the properties applied to the page width container of the theme.
Middle Container
These are the properties applied to the middle container of the theme.
Content
These are the properties applied to the content container of the theme.
Sidebar
These are the properties applied to the sidebar container of the theme.
The Headings tab of the Customize panel is for applying styling to the heading tags (H1 to H6) in your content. Note that styling the heading tags might also affect the heading tags used in the templates (eg. the post title also uses H2 or H1 tag).
The Site Logo & Tagline tab of the Customize panel is to setting and customize the site logo, site title, and the site tagline. Site Logo Image To display a logo image instead of text:
Go to Appearance > Customize > Themify Options > Site Logo
Under "Site Logo", select "Logo Image" radio button
Click on the plus (+) sign button, and upload a logo image
You can also use custom site logo link (optional)
Specify the image width and height
To reposition the logo accordingly, choose the appropriate position from the Position dropdown, enter the values in "top," "right," "bottom," and "left" position.
Site Description (Tagline) To remove or edit the site description using Theme customizer
Go to Appearance > Customize > Themify Options > Site Tagline
Edit or remove the text in the Tagline field
You can customized your site's tagline using customized fonts, text effects, alignments, and colors from the available dropdown options.
To reposition the site description:
Choose the appropriate position from the Position dropdown, enter the values accordingly in "top," "right," "bottom," and "left" position.
The Post tab of the Customize panel is for customizing the blog post layout container, titles of the blog posts, post meta, post date, more link, post nav, and grid post titles on your site.
Post Container
These are the properties applied to the post container of the posts on your site.
Post Title
These are the properties applied to the titles of the posts on your site.
Post Title Hover
These are the properties applied to the post title when it is hovered over the user.
Grid4 Post Title
These are the properties applied to the fonts used in the Grid4 post title.
Grid3 Post Title
These are the properties applied to the fonts used in the Grid3 post title.
Grid2 Post Title
These are the properties applied to the fonts used in the Grid2 post title.
Grid2 Thumb Post Title
These are the properties applied to the fonts used in the Grid2 Thumb post title.
List Thumb Post Title
These are the properties applied to the fonts used in the List Thumb post title.
Post Meta
These are the properties applied to the fonts used in the post meta elements.
Post Meta Link
These are the properties applied to the post meta elements when a link is shown.
Post Meta Hover
These are the properties applied to post meta elements when a link is hovered over by the user.
Post Date
These are the properties applied to the post date elements.
More Link
These are the properties applied to the more link which can be shown on blog posts when using "Full Content" display mode or a custom excerpt.
More Link Hover
These are the properties applied to the more link when it is hovered over by the user.
Post Navigation
These are the properties applied to the base post navigation area.
Post Navigation Link
These are the properties applied to the links within the post navigation element.
Post Navigation Hover
These are the properties applied to the links within the post navigation element when they are hovered over by the user.
Post Nav Link Icon
These are the properties applied to the Post Nav Icon within the post navigation element.
This feature allows you to configure the front page on your site, either choose to show your latest post or a static page which, can be selected from the dropdown box.
Widgets
Using the Customize Panel, you can also add, remove or arrange the widgets on all of the widgetized area of your site.
To add widgets using Customize with live preview
Go to Appearance > Customize
Choose the widget area, where you want to add/remove widget.
Now click on "Add a Widget" button.
A list of all the available widgets will appear, now select the desired widget.
The selected widget will be added to the widget area.
Give the title to your widget, and your widget will go live on your site.
Custom CSS
The Custom CSS tab of the Customize panel is for adding custom CSS code to the theme.
In the text area provided you can add any CSS code you wish to apply to the theme, and this will be added after any other styling of the theme.
Reset All Customization
The Reset All Customization tab allows you to reset the entire customization that you made using Customization Panel on your site including the changes in the styling done using any Custom CSS codes.
Note : Be cautious while using Reset All Customization, the changes done using this feature are irreversible.
Responsive Styling
This features allows you to style how your site looks on tablet, mobile, or desktop. This feature is found at the bottom of the Customize Panel. You can toggle on what you edit by clicking on the icons.
Notes: When you edit the styling in both tablet or mobile view, you'll notice that some of the options will not be accessible. This is because some of the theme elements are not applicable, or cannot be customized, on the tablet or mobile.
Customize Properties
There are various styling properties available to be customized, and these will vary from tab to tab, however they all fit into the following categories:
Background Image: The background-image property sets an image for the background of an element. Background images can be set by one of the following methods: selecting one of the already present backgrounds from the list of thumbnails, manually entering an image URL, or uploading an image. Checking "No Background image" will remove the background image. Background Color: The background-color property sets a color for the background of an element. You can set a background color here as well by manually enter a color code, or alternatively click the box next to the field and a color picker will appear. Background Repeat: The background-repeat property sets if/how a background image will be repeated.
Repeat = The background image will be repeated both vertically and horizontally.
Repeat X = The background image will be repeated only horizontally
Repeat Y = The background image will be repeated only vertically
Do not repeat = No repeat
Background Position: You can set the position of the background image, this will determine where the background image begins - for example, setting it to right center would start the background image from the right of the element vertically centered.
Fonts
Font Size: You can set the size of the font in the text element, and select the type of units to use from the dropdown (pixels, em, %) Font Family: The font-family property sets the font for an element. Use the dropdown menu to select a font family for the text element from a list of standard fonts. Line Height: You can set the height of each line in the text element, and select the type of units to use from the dropdown (pixels, em, %) Text Decoration: The text-decoration property specifies the decoration added to text.
Underline = Defines a line below the text
Overline = Defines a line above the text
Strike through = Defines a line through the text
None = No decoration
Color: The color property sets the color of text for an element. You can specify the color by entering a color code manually or clicking the box next to the field to open a color picker. Tip: You can also set the opacity of the color in the color picker, by adjusting the drag selector up/down to the desired value in the opacity slider. Font Weight: The font-weight property sets whether text is normal or bold. Font Style: The font-style property sets whether text is normal or italic. Font Variant: The font-variant property specifies whether or not a text should be displayed in a small-caps font. Text Alignment: The text alignment property controls the alignment of text.
Left = Aligns the text content to the left
Center = Aligns the text content to the center
Right = Aligns the text content to the right
Justify = Automatically aligns the text content between both left and right.
Text Transform: The text-transform property controls the capitalization of text.
Capitalize = Capitalizes the first letter of each word
Uppercase = Makes all words uppercase
Lowercase = Makes all words lowercase
None = No transform
Borders & Spacing
Border: Use the fields to set the color, size and style of the border on each side of an element, you can set color by entering a color code manually or clicking the box next to the field to open a color picker. Select "Apply to all" to reduce options to one setting for all sides. Margin: Margin defines the space around elements. Use the fields to set the margin amount for each side of an element. Select "Apply to all" to reduce options to one setting for all sides. Padding: Padding defines the space between the element border and the element content. Use the fields to set the padding amount for each side of an element. Select "Apply to all" to reduce options to one setting for all sides.
Width & Height
Width: You can set the width of an element, and select the type of units to use from the dropdown (pixels, em, %) Height: You can set the height of an element, and select the type of units to use from the dropdown (pixels, em, %)
Positioning
Position: You can set the position of an element.
Static = Positions the element where it is placed within the normal flow of the layout.
Fixed = Positions the element at a set position, as set below in pixels from a side of the element (top/bottom, left/right), and it will remain here even when the page is scrolled.
Relative = Positions the element at a position relative to its normal position.
Absolute = Positions the element at a position, as set below in pixels from a side of the element (top/bottom, left/right), relative to the first non-static parent element.
Display
Display (Site Logo): The display property under site logo will allow you to select between two modes:
Site Title = This will output the site's title in the site logo element.
Image = This will output an image in the site logo element. You can select "Upload" to upload an image or enter the URL manually, and also set the dimensions of your logo here.
I switched theme (or added a child theme), all my Customize settings are gone?
Note Customize data is associated to the activated theme (ie. when you switch to another theme, the Customize options will be different). To carry the Customize data from one Themify theme to another Themify theme, use the Customize's Export and Import feature located on the Customize panel).
Also note that the activated child theme is considered as a separate theme. If you see your Customize data is gone after activating a child theme, don't panic. Simply export the Customize data with the parent theme activated, then switch to the child theme and import the Customize data.
