Vmagazine

• created: 04/23/2018
• latest update: 04/25/2018
• by: AccessPress Themes
• accesspressthemes.com/
• email: support@accesspressthemes.com

Installation Via Administration Panel

• Buy Vmagazine Theme and Download the theme in your computer.
• Vmagazine comes bundled with theme zip file, documentation Zip file etc.
• So unzip/extract the download file.
• Login to the WordPress Administration Panel.
• Go to Appearance > Themes > Add New
• Click on Upload Theme button at the top and browse the vmagazine.zip file from the extracted/unzipped zip in your computer.
• Click on Install button
• Activate to install the Theme

Installation Via FTP/Cpanel

• Buy Vmagazine and Download the theme in your computer.
• Vmagazine comes bundled with theme zip file, documentation, theme and demo data zip file.
• Unzip the downloaded file. After you unzip the file you will see addition folders and ziped file. Now unzip the vmagazine.zip.
• Upload the unzipped Vmagazine in to /wp-content/themes/
• Now, activate the theme by going to Appearance > Themes in the WordPress dashboard.
• Activate the Vmagazine

Vmag Pro Theme Update

• Get a Copy of Latest version of Vmagazine Theme.
• Vmagazine comes bundled with theme zip file, documentation file.
• So unzip/extract the download file.
• Log in to the WordPress Administration Panel.
• Go to Appearance > Themes.
• Activate a theme other than Vmagazine theme.
• Click on 'Theme Details Page' of Vmagazine theme.
• Delete the Vmagazine theme.
• Upload the unzipped Vmagazine in to /wp-content/themes/
• Now, activate the theme by going to Appearance > Themes in the WordPress dashboard.

The theme comes with four pre duilt beautiful demos. You can import any demo and get start configuring your website.

To import demo first you will have to install all recommended plugins.

Installing Recommended Plugins

• Go To Appearance >> Welcome
• Click on Actions Required tab
• Install the shortcode plugin designed for Vmagazine theme to add shortcodes to your posts and pages
• Click on Recommended Plugins tab
• Install all the recommended plugins provided on this section

Import Demo

Before importing demos make sure that you have installed and activated the plugin Page Builder by SiteOrigin 

• Go to Appearance >> Welcome
• Click on Import Demos
• You will be aked to install to install demo importer plugin if you already have not installed it
• Now choose any demo and click on install


Note: On demo import you have option to reset your database if you want to clean all your database then enable the option and install demo.

This theme is completely based on widgets. The theme comes with 22 different widgets with different layouts inside each widgets. The widgets are designed carefully with advanced options to meet the needs.

The theme is compatible with the plugin Page Builder by SiteOrigin, with it's help you can create any layout as you need.

• Go to Dashboard > Pages > Add New
• Add Title For the page
• Choose "Blank Page" as page template from page attributes at right side
• Click on "Page Builder" from the text editor tab
• Start creating row as needed and add widgets to the row

Adding Full Width Sections

• Go to Dashboard > Pages > Add New
• Add Title For the page
• Choose "Blank Page" as page template from page attributes at right side
• Click on "Page Builder" from the text editor tab
• Click on "Add Row" 
• Set row layout to 1(100%)
• Click "Layouts" from Row Styles at right side
• Under Row Layout select "Full Width Stretched"
• And click on Insert

Now start adding widget to the row you have just created and it will be displayed as full width.

Setting Homepage as front page

After adding elements to home page you will have to set it as static front page to display it as homepage

• Go to Dashboard > Settings > Reading
• Click on "A static page (select below)" under Your homepage displays
• Under Homepage Choose the page you have created earlier

Configuring Primary Menus

• Go to Dashboard > Appearance > Menus
• Create new menu
• Add items to be displayed on the menus
• Click on "Save Menu"

Configuring Mega Menus

• Go to Dashboard > Appearance > Menus
• Click on the menu you want to display as mega menu
• You will see option for mega menu
• Choose the category to display as mega menu
• Once done click on "Save Menu"

Site Identity

• Go to Dashboard > Appearance > Customize > General Setting>Site identity
• Upload an image for the logo.
• Enter your Site Title,site icon ,and Tagline.

Preloader Settings

• Go to Dashboard > Appearance > Customize > General Setting > Preloader Options
• Choose preloaders as you wish from the available options

Block Title Layout

The setting will change your widgets title layouts. The theme comes with 5 different block titles which you can choose as your wish.

• Go to Dashboard > Appearance > Customize > General Setting > Block Title Layout
• Choose layout from the available option and save settings

Colors

From this section you can change your background color and theme colors

• Go to Dashboard > Appearance > Customize > General Setting > Colors
• Choose and change background and theme color as required

Container Width

The theme has option to change it's container width as your need.

• Go to Dashboard > Appearance > Customize > General Setting > Container Width
• Enter width in pixels(default is 1200px)

Social Icons

Here you can configure your social profiles to display on the site( header & footer ).

• Choose Social icons
• Add desired URL 

To configure settings related to theme header

Go to Dashboard > Appearance > Customize > Header Setting

Header Option

• Go to Dashboard > Appearance > Customize >  Header Setting > Header Option
• Choose icon to dispaly as home icon
• Enable or Disable ajax search for header search
• Show or Hide shopping cart from header
• Sho or Hide social icons from header

Header Layouts

The theme comes with 4 pre designed beautiful header layouts, which you can change as per your need

• Go to Dashboard > Appearance > Customize >  Header Setting > Header Layouts
• Change header as you need and save the settings

Mobile Navigation Option

The theme has option to configure mobile view navigation options

• Go to Dashboard > Appearance > Customize >  Header Setting > Mobile Navigation Option
• Change Background Image, Color, Logo for mobile view

Here you can choose how to display your Archive pages, Single Posts and Pages

Archive Settings

• Go to Dashboard > Appearance > Customize > Design Settings > Archive Settings
• Choose sidebar layout, archive posts layout as per your needs from available options

Single Post Settings

• Go to Dashboard > Appearance > Customize >  Design Settings > Single Post Settings
• Choose how you want to display your sidebars
• Choose layout for single posts
• Show or Hide post reviews on single posts
• Show or Hide post author information
• Show or Hide related posts

Page Settings

• Go to Dashboard > Appearance > Customize >  Design Settings > Page Settings
• Choose how you want to display your sidebars

Homepage Settings

• Go to Dashboard > Appearance > Customize >  Additional Settings > Homepage Settings
• Enable or disable animation on pae scroll

Fallback Image Settings

If your post don't have featured image the fallback image will be used automitically to those posts.

• Go to Dashboard > Appearance > Customize >  Additional Settings > Fallback Image Settings
• Enable or disable fallback image
• Upload your fallback image

Categories Color

If you would like to change color for each and every category differently, then the theme has option for it.

• Go to Dashboard > Appearance > Customize >  Additional Settings > Categories Color
• Choose the category and change it's color

Footer Options

• Go to Dashboard > Appearance > Customize > Footer Settings > Footer Options
• Choose and change footer layouts
• Show or Hide Social Icons on footer
• Show or Hide footer menus
• Add footer logo to display on footer
• Change footer copyright text
• Change footer description text

Footer Background Option

• Go to Dashboard > Appearance > Customize > Footer Settings > Footer Background Option
• Change footer Background image Or background color as you wish

Here you can change typography for menus, paragraphs and heading tags as per your needs

Go to Dashboard > Appearance > Customize > Typography