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Gardenia Pro Theme Documentation


Introduction

Thank you for purchasing Gardenia Pro. Before you get started, please be sure to always check out these documentation files. We outline all kinds of good information, and provide you with all the details you need know to use Gardenia Pro Theme.

If you are unable to find your answer here in the documentation, please contact us on our Support desk.

What is included in the price?

  • Gardenia Pro WordPress Theme
  • Child Theme
  • 1 Year Free Updates
  • Theme Documentation
  • Premium Support - To our support desk.

Thanks!
FasterThemes Team

Theme Installation via WordPress

After the purchase you will be able to download the theme .zip file.
When done, you should see gardeniapro.zip (zip file name can be changed from version to version).

Please, follow the steps below to install Gardenia Pro Theme.

Step 1 - Login to your WordPress Dashboard.

Step 2 - Go to Appearance > Themes. Click Add new button, located at the top of the screen or Add new theme ( see screenshots below ).




Step 3 - Click on Upload button at the top of the screen.

Step 4 - Choose gardeniapro.zip.

Step 5 - Wait while the theme is uploaded and installed , when done Activate the Gardenia Pro theme. (see screenshots below )


Step 6 - Congratulation you are ready to use Gardenia Pro, but first Activate your license key.

Common Theme Installation Problems

“Are you sure you want to do this?”
If you get the “Are you sure you want to do this” message when installing gardeniapro.zip file via WordPress, it means you have an upload file size limit. Install the theme via FTP if this happens, or ask your hosting company to increase the limit.

Missing stylesheet file
If you get an error saying that the stylesheet is missing, then you have uploaded the wrong folder. Please check that you are uploading the gardeniapro.zip within the Theme Files folder.

Theme Installation via FTP

If you are going to install the theme using FTP, you will need an FTP Client, such as FileZilla.

After the purchase you will be able to download the theme .zip file.
When done, you should see gardeniapro.zip(folder name can be changed from version to version).

Please, follow the steps below to install Gardenia Pro theme via FTP:

Step 1 - Log into your hosting space (server) via FTP client.

Step 2 - In extracted archive folder, find gardeniapro folder

Step 3 - Upload the gardeniapro folder to your server in path .../wp-content/themes/

Step 4 - The uploaded path should be like this: .../wp-content/themes/gardeniapro/


Step 5 - Login to your WordPress Dashboard and go to Appearance > Themes and activate the Gardenia Pro Theme. (see screenshots below )


Step 6 - Congratulation you are ready to use Gardenia Pro, but first Activate your license key.

Additional Links

Installing new theme
FileZilla Free FTP Client

Theme License Activation

After installing the theme the first step to take will be activating the theme license. Enter the license key and you'll get access to theme support.

Follow the below instruction to activate the theme license.

Step 1 - Go to your WordPress Dashboard > Appearance > Theme License.

Step 2 - Now, you need to enter the license key and click on Activate License. ( see screenshots below )

Step 3 - The final step is to click on Save Changes.

Plugins Installation

After activating the theme and the license a notice should appear on the top of the screen, click on Begin installing plugins.

Follow the below instruction to activate all the necessary plugins.

Step 1 - Go to your WordPress Dashboard and click on Begin installing plugins.

Step 2 - Select all the plugin, change Bulk Actions drop to Install then click Apply. (see screenshots below)

Step 3 - Once the plugins are installed go back to Install required plugins and Activate them all.

Setting up the Demo Content

Before importing the dummy data Make sure you have installed all the plugins and set the permalinks.

Once the theme will be activated you will see the option for importing demo.

Step 1 - Log into your WordPress Dashboard.

Step 2 - Go to Settings > Permalinks select Post name & click on save changes.

Step 1 - Go to Appearance > Gardenia Pro Demo Setup

Step 2 - click on Import Demo Data.

Step 3 - Done! Menu and Home Page will be automatically set.

Theme Options

Go to Appearance > Theme Options and you'll find below options where, you can make the changes as per your requirements.




1. Theme Colors

Under theme color, you can change your theme text color and text hover color.




2. Theme Fonts

Under theme fonts, you can change your theme fonts.




3. Site Logo

In this section, you can change logo.




4. Favicon

In this section, you can change favicon.




5. Breadcrumbs

Under breadcrumbs, you can manage your breadcrumbs and title.




6. Single post layout

Under single post layout, you can select your post layout.




7. Banner Slider

Under banner slider, you can manage your banner slider.




8. Title Bar

Under title bar, you can manage your home page title and also add short description.




9. First Section

Under first section, you can manage your home page content.




10. Our Portfolio

Under our portfolio section, you can manage your portfolio options, such as title, portfolio info, layout and number of items.




11. Latest Posts

Under latest posts section, you can manage your latest posts and also set your post title, short description and category.




12. Testimonial

Under testimonial section, you can manage your testimonials and also change it's title and excerpt length.




13. Get in Touch

Under get in touch section, you can manage your get in touch form and also you can change your background image, button text, link and text.




14. Social Settings

Under social setting you can add or manage your social links.




15. Blog Page Settings

Under blog page settings, you can set your title, post excerpt length and show & hide blog meta elements.










16. Portfolio Page Settings

Under portfolio page settings, you can set your portfolio title, info, layout and number of items.













22. Contact Settings

Under contact settings, you can manage your contact information.




23. Footer Settings

Under footer settings, you can add your copyright text and remove credit links.






24. Export & Import Data

In this section, you can write your script and import/export it anywhere.