Welcome to Tomas & Daisy
A Stylish Blog for Him & Her
Tomas & Daisy - A Stylish Blog for Him & Her
Hi, and welcome to the Tomas & Daisy User Guide. The User Guide covers all the information needed to use the Tomas & Daisy theme to build an amazing website, as well as some helpful tips and tricks that will make your experience working with the Tomas & Daisy 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 https://helpcenter.qodeinteractive.com/ and our support team will be glad to help you out.
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In this first section of the Tomas & Daisy User Guide we will go through the essential steps required to start building your website with the Tomas & Daisy 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 Tomas & Daisy
After downloading the Tomas & Daisy installation file from ThemeForest, extract it and in the extracted folder locate the tomasdaisy.zip file. You can then install the Tomas & Daisy theme using one of the two following installation methods:
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WordPress upload - For most users, this is probably the simplest installation method. To install the Tomas & Daisy theme using this method, please follow these steps:
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Login to your WordPress admin panel
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Navigate to Appearance > Themes > Add New > Upload Theme
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Click on Choose File and select tomasdaisy.zip
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Click on Install Now
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FTP upload - If you would like to install the Tomas & Daisy theme via FTP, please follow these steps:
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Extract the tomasdaisy.zip file you previously located. You should now see a folder named tomasdaisy
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Using an FTP client, login to the server where your WordPress website is hosted
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Using an FTP client, navigate to the /wp-content/themes/ directory under your WordPress website's root directory
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Using an FTP client, upload the previously extracted tomasdaisy folder to the themes directory on your remote server
Once the installation is complete, your Tomas & Daisy theme will be ready for use. Now all you need to do is navigate to Appearance > Themes and activate the Tomas & Daisy theme. After you have done this, you should see Elated 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.
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/tomasdaisy/css and wp-content/themes/tomasdaisy/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 https://helpcenter.qodeinteractive.com/ with FTP access for your site, and our support team will take a look.
Importing Demo Content
With the Tomas & Daisy 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.
Tomas & Daisy comes with a one-click import module. To import one of the included demo sites, please follow these steps:
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Login to your WordPress admin panel
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Navigate to Elated Options > Import
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From the Import dropdown menu, choose the demo site that you would like to import
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From the Import Type dropdown menu, choose what type of content you'd like to import:
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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.
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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 Elated Options.
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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.
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Options - imports settings in Elated 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.
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If you also wish to import media files (images, videos, sounds), make sure to set the Import attachments option to "Yes".
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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 Tomas & Daisy
You can update your theme by performing the following steps:
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Download the latest theme .zip file from ThemeForest
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Extract it and locate tomasdaisy.zip
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Extract tomasdaisy.zip and locate the tomasdaisy folder
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Copy/Replace the contents of the tomasdaisy folder to the /wp-content/themes/tomasdaisy 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:
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By Wp-config.php changes - set_time_limit(120);
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In htaccess - php_value max_execution_time 120;
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In php.ini file - max_execution_time = 120
Ask your hosting provider to take care of this for you.
Once you've installed Tomas & Daisy, 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.
One of the first things you might want to do after you have installed and activated your Tomas & Daisy 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 Elated 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 Elated Options section of this User Guide.
Some options, such as the scroll amount for sticky header, 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 Elated 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 Elated Options section of this User Guide.
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 Top 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.
To set up your footer, navigate to Elated 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 Elated 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 Elated 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 Elated 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).
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. Tomas & Daisy comes with a variety of page templates to choose from:
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Default Template - Select this template if you would like to create a standard page with your content inside the grid.
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Blog: Split Column* - Select this template to display a list of your blog posts on this page. The blog list will be displayed in a Split Column layout (with the featured image on one side of the column, and the post info text on the other side).
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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).
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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.
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Blog: Three Columns* - Select this template to display your blog list in a three columns layout.
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Blog: Two Columns *- Select this template to display your blog list in a two column layout.
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Blog: Two Columns with Featured* - Select this template to display a list of your blog posts on this page. The blog list will be displayed in two columns with the latest post featured in one column at the top of the page.
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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.
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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.
*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 Elated 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.
Elated Content Bottom
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Enable Content Bottom Area - Choose "Yes" to enable the content bottom area of your page.
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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.
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Display in Grid - Set this option to "Yes" if you would like the content bottom to be fitted in a centraly positioned gird.
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Background Color - Choose a background color for the content bottom area.
Elated Footer
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Disable Footer for this Page - Set this option to "Yes" to disable the footer on this page.
Elated General
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Page Background Color - Set a background color for this page.
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Page Padding - Set the padding for the page. Please insert the padding from top to left, e.g. 10px 10px 10px 10px
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Slider Shortcode - If you wish to have a slider on the top of your page, copy and paste the slider shortcode here.
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Show Share - Set this option to "Yes" to display share button on this page.
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Show Comments - Set this option to "Yes" to display comments on this page.
Elated Header
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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.
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Enable Floating Background Images - Set this option to "Yes" if you would like to enable floating background images in the logo area.
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Floating Image - Set the image you would like to use for you floating images background.
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Floating Images Direction - Choose the direction the images will float in.
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Zig-Zag Floating - Set this option to "Yes" to enable zig-zag floating (half of the images will float in the opposite direction).
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Random Sized Floating Images - Set this option to "Yes" to enable the floating images to be random sizes.
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Floating Image Speed - Set how many pixels per second the floating images will move.
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Logo Area Background Image - Set a background image for the logo area.
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Hide Logo Area Background Image - Set this option to "Yes" to hide the logo area background image.
Elated SEO
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Meta Title - Enter a relevant meta title for your page here. This is the title that will appear on search engine listings.
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Meta Keywords - Enter relevant keywords for your page here, separated by commas.
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Meta Description - Enter a short description for your page. This description will appear on search engine listings.
Elated Sidebar
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Layout - Choose the desired layout for your sidebar. You can also disable the sidebar here by choosing "No Sidebar".
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:
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Standard - This is the default blog format. You can start adding content with the Visual Composer page builder.
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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 Elated Gallery Post Format will appear at the bottom section of the page, and here you can upload and add your gallery images.
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Link - a field named Elated 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.
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Quote - a field named Elated Quote post format will unfold at the bottom section of the page. Here you can enter the quote you would like to display.
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Video - a field named Elated 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.
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Audio - a field named Elated 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:
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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.
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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!
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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.
Elated Post Layout on Standard Blog List
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Post Layout - Select the layout for this post when displayed on the standard blog list. You can choose between "Default" layout and "Split" layout.
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Featured Image for Blog Slider - Choose a layout for the featured image when displayed in the blog slider.
Elated Content Bottom
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Enable Content Bottom Area - Choose "Yes" to enable the content bottom area of your page.
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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.
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Display in Grid - Set this option to "Yes" if you would like the content bottom to be fitted in a centraly positioned gird.
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Background Color - Choose a background color for the content bottom area.
Elated Footer
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Disable Footer for this Page - Set this option to "Yes" to disable the footer on this page.
Elated General
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Page Background Color - Set a background color for this page.
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Page Padding - Set the padding for the page. Please insert the padding from top to left, e.g. 10px 10px 10px 10px
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Slider Shortcode - If you wish to have a slider on the top of your page, copy and paste the slider shortcode here.
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Show Share - Set this option to "Yes" to display share button on this page.
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Show Comments - Set this option to "Yes" to display comments on this page.
Elated Header
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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.
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Enable Floating Background Images - Set this option to "Yes" if you would like to enable floating background images in the logo area.
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Floating Image - Set the image you would like to use for you floating images background.
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Floating Images Direction - Choose the direction the images will float in.
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Zig-Zag Floating - Set this option to "Yes" to enable zig-zag floating (half of the images will float in the opposite direction).
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Random Sized Floating Images - Set this option to "Yes" to enable the floating images to be random sizes.
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Floating Image Speed - Set how many pixels per second the floating images will move.
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Logo Area Background Image - Set a background image for the logo area.
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Hide Logo Area Background Image - Set this option to "Yes" to hide the logo area background image.
Elated SEO
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Meta Title - Enter a relevant meta title for your page here. This is the title that will appear on search engine listings.
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Meta Keywords - Enter relevant keywords for your page here, separated by commas.
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Meta Description - Enter a short description for your page. This description will appear on search engine listings.
Elated Sidebar
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Layout - Choose the desired layout for your sidebar. You can also disable the sidebar here by choosing "No Sidebar".
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:
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Blog: Split Column
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Blog: Standard
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Blog: Standard Whole Post
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Blog: Three Columns
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Blog: Two Columns
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Blog: Two Columns with Featured
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.
Additional Category Page Styling
You can set different logo area background images or floating images for each category page on your blog. To do so, navigate to Posts > Categories, choose your desired category from the list and go to edit it. In the Edit category screen, you will see options to upload either a Category Floating Image or a Category Background Image, as well as to hide the title on this category page if you wish.
This section of the User Guide provides a comprehenisve overview of all the settings available in the Elated 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
Theme Skin
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Choose Theme Skin - Choose between the Tomas and Daisy theme styles.
Design Style
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Font Family - Set the default font family for your website.
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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.
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First Main Color - Set a first main color for your website.
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Page Background Color - Set a background color for your pages.
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Text Selection Color - Set a color for text selection.
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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.
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Page Background Color - Set a background color for outside the boxed content.
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Background Image - Set a background image for the content outside the box.
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Background Pattern - Set a background pattern for the content outside the box.
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Background Image Attachment - Choose whether the background image will be fixed or can be scrolled.
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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".
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Preload Pattern Image - Set a preload pattern image to be displayed until images are loaded.
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Element Appearance - For animated elements, set the distance (related to browser bottom) at which the animation will start.
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Favicon - Upload your favicon image.
We recommend you upload a 16x16 pixel "ico" file format.
Settings
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Smooth Scroll - Set this option to "Yes" to enable a smooth scrolling effect on your pages.
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Element Animation on Mobile/Touch Devices - Set this option to "Yes" to enable entry animations for elements when viewed on mobile/touch devices.
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Show "Back to Top" Button - Set this option to "Yes" to display a "Back to Top" button on your website.
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Responsiveness - Set this option to "Yes" to enable responsiveness on your website.
Custom Code
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Custom CSS - You can input any custom CSS into this field and it will take effect on your site.
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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
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Disable SEO - Set this option to "Yes" to disable SEO
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Meta Keywords - Input relevant keywords seperated by commas to improve your websites SEO
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Meta Description - Enter a short description of your website for SEO.
Logo
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Hide Logo - Set this option to "Yes" to hide the logo from your website.
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Logo Image - Default - Upload a default logo for your website.
Header
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Choose Header Behaviour - Choose a header behaviour type.
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Top Bar - Set this option to "Yes" to enable the top bar on the header.
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Choose Top Bar Layout - Set a layout for the top bar.
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Choose Columns Width - Set the width of the top bar columns..
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Top Bar in Grid - Set this option to "Yes" if you would like the top bar content to be displayed in grid.
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Grid Background Color - Set a background color for the top bar contents that are in grid.
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Grid Background Transparency - Set a background transparency for the top bar contents that are in grid.
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Background Color - Set a background color for the top bar.
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Background Transparency - Set a background transparency for the top bar.
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Top Bar Height - Set a height for the top bar.
Logo and Menu Area
Logo Area
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Logo Area in Grid - Set this option to "Yes" to set the logo area in grid.
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Grid Background Color - Set a background color for the logo area when it is set in grid.
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Grid Background Transparency - Set a background transparency for the logo area when it is set in grid.
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Background Color - Set a background color for the logo area.
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Background Transparency - Set a background transparency for the logo area.
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Height - Enter a height for the logo.
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Logo Area Background Image - Set a background image for the logo area.
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Enable Floating Background Images - Set this option to "Yes" if you would like to enable floating background images in the logo area.
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Floating Image - Set the image you would like to use for you floating images background.
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Floating Images Direction - Choose the direction the images will float in.
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Zig-Zag Floating - Set this option to "Yes" to enable zig-zag floating (half of the images will float in the opposite direction).
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Random Sized Floating Images - Set this option to "Yes" to enable the floating images to be random sizes.
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Floating Image Speed - Set how many pixels per second the floating images will move.
Menu Area
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Menu Area in Grid - Set this option to "Yes" to set the menu area in grid.
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Grid Background Color - Set a background color for the menu area when set in grid.
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Grid Background Transparency - Set a background transparency for the menu area when set in grid.
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Background Color - Set a background color for the menu area.
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Background Transparency - Set a background transparency for the menu area.
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Height - Set a height for the menu area.
Sticky Header
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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.
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Sticky Header in Grid - Set this option to "Yes" to set the sticky header in grid.
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Grid Background Color - Set a background color for the sticky header when set to in grid.
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Grid Background Transparency - Set a background transparency for the sticky header when set to in grid.
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Background Color - Set a background color for the sticky header.
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Sticky Header Transparency - Set a backgorund transparency for the sticky header.
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Sticky Header Height - Set a height for the sticky header.
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Sticky Header Menu - Set styles for the sticky header menu.
Search
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Search Icon Pack - Choose an icon pack for the search icon.
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Search Area in Grid - Set this option to "Yes" to display the search area in grid.
Initial Search Icon in Header
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Icon Size - Set a size for the search icon in the header
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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.
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Footer in Grid - Set this option to "Yes" if you would like the footer content to be displayed in grid.
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Show Footer Top - Set this option to "Yes" to display the footer top.
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Footer Top Columns - Choose a number of columns to display in the footer top.
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Footer Top Columns Alignment - Choose the text alignment for the footer top column content.
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Footer Top Padding - Entere a padding for the Footer Top. Please enter the padding in the format: top right bottom left (e.g. 5px 5px 5px 5px).
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Show Footer Bottom - Set this option to "Yes" to display the footer bottom.
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Footer Bottom Columns - Choose the number of columns to display in the footer bottom.
Elements
Button
Typography
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Typography - Set typography styles for the button.
Types
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Outline Type - Set styles for the "Outline" type of button.
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Solid Type - Set styles for the "Solid" type of button.
Blog
Blog Lists
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Blog Layout for Archive Pages - Choose a blog layout for blog archive pages.
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Archive and Category Sidebar - Choose a sidebar layout for archive and category pages.
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Pagination - Set this option to "Yes" to enable pagination on blog pages.
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Pagination Range Limit - Enter the number of numerals you want displayed in the pagination. For example, enter "3" to get "1 2 3..."
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Number of Words in Excerpt - Set a number of words to be displayed in the excerpt.
Standard Type
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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.
Split Column Type
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Split Column Type Number of Words in Excerpt - Set a number of words to be displayed in the excerpt on the Split Column type of blog lists.
Two Columns Type
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Two Columns Number of Words in Excerpt - Set a number of words to be displayed in the excerpt on the Two Columns type of blog list.
Two Columns with Featured Type
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Two Columns Number of Words in Excerpt in Featured Post - Set a number of words to be displayed in the excerpt of the featured post in the Two Columns with Featured type of blog list.
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Two Columns Number of Words in Excerpt in Other Posts - Set a number of words to be displayed in the excerpt of all other posts except the featured post in the Two Columns with Featured type of blog list.
Three Columns Type
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Three Columns Number of Words in Excerpt - Set a number of words to be displayed in the excerpt on the Three Columns type of blog list.
Blog Single
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Sidebar Layout - Choose a sidebar layout for blog single posts.
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Show Related Posts - Set this option to "Yes" to display related posts on blog single pages.
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Show Comments - Set this option to "Yes" to display comments on blog single pages.
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Enable Prev/Next Single Post Navigation Links - Enable navigation links on single posts, so you can navigate through single blog posts.
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Enable Navigation Only in Current Category - Set this option to "Yes" to limit the navigation only to the current category.
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Show Author Info Box - Set this option to "Yes" to display the author info box on blog single posts.
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Show Author Email - Set this option to "Yes" to show the author e-mail in the author info box.
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.
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Form Text Typography - Set styles for the contact form text.
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Form Label Typography - Set styles for the contact form labels.
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Form Elements Background and Border - Set the background and border styles for contact form elements.
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Elements Padding - Set up padding for contact form elements.
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Elements Margin - Set up margins for contact form elements.
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Textarea Height - Set a height for the textarea contact form elements.
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Button Typography - Set styles for text in the contact form buttons.
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Button Background and Border - Set the background and border styles for contact form buttons.
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Button Height - Set a height for the contact form button.
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Button Left/Right Padding - Set a left and right padding for the contact form button.
Page
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Sidebar Layout - Choose a layout for the sidebar on pages.
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Show Comments - Set this option to "Yes" to display comments on pages.
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Sidebar Background Color - Set a background color for the sidebar.
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Padding - Set padding for the sidebar.
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Text Alignment - Set a text alignment for the sidebar.
Content Bottom
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Enable Content Bottom Area - Set this option to "Yes" to enable the content bottom area.
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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.
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Display in Grid - Set this option to "Yes" if you would like the content bottom to be fitted in a centraly positioned gird.
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Background Color - Choose a background color for the content bottom area.
Social
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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
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Title - Enter a title to be displayed on the 404 error page.
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Text - Enter some text to be displayed on the 404 error page.
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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.
Maintenance Mode
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Maintenance Mode – Set this option to “Yes” if you would like to enable maintenance mode for your site.
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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.
Reset
You can use this option to reset all the Elated 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.
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
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Row ID - Enter an optional ID for your row. Make sure the ID you set is unique and valid according to W3C specifications.
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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.
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Row Type - Choose between a standard "Row" and a "Parallax" row.
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Content Width - Set a width for your row content. You can choose between "Full Width" and "In Grid"
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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.
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Content Alignment - Set an alignment for the content in this row.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Video Background - Set this option to "Yes" to enable a video background on this row.
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Video Overlay - Set this option to "Yes" to enable a video overlay (pattern image) on the video.
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Video Overlay Image (pattern) - Set the overlay image you would like to use.
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Video Background (webm) File URL - Input the URL to the WEBM version of your video.
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Video Background (mp4) file URL - Input the URL to the MP4 version of your video.
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Video Background (ogv) file URL - Input the URL to the OGV version of your video.
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Video Preview Image - Set an image to be displayed while the video loads.
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CSS Animation - Choose a CSS entry animation for the row content.
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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.
Elements Holder
The Elements Holder shortcode allows you to display any combination of elements in an organized column structure.
General
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Background Color - Set a background color for the elements holder.
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Columns - Choose a number of columns for the elements holder.
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Items Float Left - Check the "Make Items Float Left?" checkbox to float the element holder items to the left.
Width and Responsiveness
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Switch to One Column - Choose at which stage (screen size) you would like the element holder items to switch to one column.
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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
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Background Color - Set a background color for the elements holder item.
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Background Image - Set a background image for the elements holder item.
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Padding - Set a padding for the elements holder item.
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Horizontal Alignment - Choose a horizontal alignment.
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Vertical Alignment - Choose a vertical alignment.
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Animation Name - Choose an animation for the elements holder item.
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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).
Icon
Icons are great for communicating all sorts of information.
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Icon Pack - Choose an icon pack.
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Icon - Choose an icon.
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Size - Choose a predefined size for your icon.
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Custom Size - Enter a custom size for your icon.
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Type - Choose an icon type.
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Border Radius - Set a border radius for the "Square" icon type.
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Shape Size - Set a size for the icon shape when using the "Circle" or "Square" icon types.
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Icon Color - Set a color for the icon.
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Border Color - Enter a color for the border when using the "Circle" or "Square" icon types.
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Border Width - Set a width for the border when using the "Circle" or "Square" icon types.
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Background Color - Set a background color when using the "Circle" or "Square" icon types.
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Hover Icon Color - Set a hover color for the icon.
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Hover Border Color - Set a hover color for the border when using the "Circle" or "Square" icon types.
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Hover Background Color - Set a hover color for the background when using the "Circle" or "Square" icon types.
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Margin - Enter a margin for the icon in a top, right, bottom, left format (ex.: "10px 20px 10px 20px").
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Icon Animation - Set this option to "Yes" if you would like to animate the icon.
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Icon Animation Delay - Set a delay time for the icon animation (in milliseconds).
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Link - Input a URL that you would like the icon to lead to when clicked.
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Use Link as Anchor - Check the "Use this icon as Anchor" checkbox if you would like to use the icon as an anchor link.
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Target - Choose a target for the icon link.
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
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Full Width - Set this option to "Yes" to set the call to action to span across the full width of the screen.
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Content in Grid - Set this option to "Yes" if you would like the call to action content to be in grid.
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​Grid Size - Set the size of the grid.
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Type - Choose a type for your call to action.
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Icon Pack - Choose an icon pack if you set the Type field to "With Icon".
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Icon - Choose an icon.
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Show Button - Set this option to "Yes" to show a button on your call to action.
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Button Position - Chose a position for the button.
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Button Text - Enter the text you would like displayed on the button.
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Button Link - Input a URL you would like the button to lead to when clicked.
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Button Target - Set a target for the button link.
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Button Icon Pack - Choose an icon pack for the button.
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Button Icon - Choose an icon for the button.
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Content - Enter the text you would like displayed on your call to action.
Design Options
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Box Padding - Enter a padding for your call to action box.
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Default Text Font Size - Enter a text size for your call to action text.
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Button Size - Choose a predefined size for your button.
List - Ordered
You can use this shortcode to create ordered lists.
List - Unordered
You can use this shortcode to create unordered lists.
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Style - Choose a style for your unordered list.
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Animate List - Set this option to "Yes" to animate the list.
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Font Weight - Choose a font weight for the list text.
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Padding left - Enter a left padding for the unordered list.
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Content - Enter your unordered list content.
Message
Messages allow you to display hints, warnings, or any other messages that you wish to communicate to your users.
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Type - Choose a type for your message.
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Icon Pack - Choose an icon pack for your message.
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Icon - Choose an icon for your message.
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Icon Color - Set a color for the icon. This option only applies if you chose "With Icon" in the Type field.
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Icon Background Color - Set a background color for the icon. This option only applies if you chose "With Icon" in the Type field.
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Background Color - Set a background color for your message.
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Border Color - Set a border color for your message.
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Border Width - Set a border width for your message.
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Content - Enter the content of your message.
Progress Bar
The Progress Bar element is great for communicating a large amount of information in a visual and easy to understand manner.
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Title - Enter a title for the progress bar.
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Title Tag - Choose a heading tag for the title.
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Percentage - Enter a percentage to display on the progress bar.
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Percentage Type - Choose how you would like the percentage to be displayed
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Floating Type - Chose how you would like to display the floating percentage if you set Percentage Type to "Floating".
Icon List Item
Icon List Items allow you to make lists using icons, rather than numbers or bullets.
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Icon Pack - Choose an icon pack.
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Icon - Choose an icon.
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Icon Size - Set a size for the icon.
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Icon Color - Choose a color for the icon.
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Title - Enter a title for the icon list item.
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Title Size - Set a title size.
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Title Color - Choose a title color.
Buttons are a widely used element on the web and can be used for a variety of purposes.
General
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Size - Choose a predefined size for your button.
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Type - Choose a button type.
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Text - Input text for your button.
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Link - Enter a URL you would like your button to lead to when clicked.
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Link Target - Set a target for your link.
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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.
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Icon Pack - Choose an icon pack for your button.
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Icon - Choose an icon for your button.
Design Options
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Color - Set a color for your button text.
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Hover Color - Set a hover color for your button text.
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Hover Background Color - Set a hover color for your button background.
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Border Color - Set a border color for your button.
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Hover Border Color - Set a hover color for your button border.
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Font Size - Set a font size for the button text.
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Font Weight - Choose a font weight.
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Margin - Set a margin for the button in a top, right, bottom, left format (ex.: "10px 20px 10px 20px").
Blockquote
The blockquote element provides a great way to make a section of text stand out on your page.
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Text - Enter your blockquote text.
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Title Tag - Choose a heading tag for the text.
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Width - Enter a width for the blockquote in percentages.
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.
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Custom Font Tag - Choose a heading tag for the custom font.
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Font Family - Enter the font family you would like to use.
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Font Size - Enter a font size.
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Line Height - Enter a line height.
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Font Style - Choose a font style.
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Font Weight - Choose a font weight.
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Letter Spacing - Set a letter spacing.
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Text Transform - Choose a text transform style.
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Text Decoration - Choose a text decoration.
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Color - Choose a color for the font.
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Text Align - Choose an alignment for the text.
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Content - Enter the content for your custom font.
Image Gallery
You can use the Image Gallery to display a grid or slider gallery of your images.
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Images - Upload the images for your gallery.
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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).
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Gallery Type - Choose the type of gallery you would like to use.
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Slide Duration - Choose how many seconds should pass before the slide changes (when using the "Slide" gallery type.
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Slide Animation - Choose an animation for the slide transtion (when using the "Slide" gallery type).
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Column Number - Choose a number of columns (when using the "Image Grid" gallery type).
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Open PrettyPhoto on click - Set this option to "Yes" if you would like to open the image in a lighbox when clicked on.
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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).
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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).
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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.
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Address 1 - Input an address to show on the map.
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Custom Map Style - Set this option to "Yes" if you would like to enable custom styling of the map.
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Color Overlay - Set a color overlay for the map.
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Saturation - Choose a level of saturation from -100 to 100
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Lightness - Choose a level of lightness from -100 to 100
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Pin - Choose a pin (location marker) to be used on the map.
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Map Zoom - Enter a zoom factor for the map (0 = whole world visible; 19 = individual buildings visible)
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Type - Choose a type for your separator.
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Position - Choose a position for the separator.
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Color - Set a color for the separator.
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Border Style - Set a border style for the separator.
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Width - Set a width for the separator.
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Thickness - Set a thickness for the separator.
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Top Margin - Set a top margin for the separator.
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Bottom Margin - Set a bottom margin for the separator.
Icon With Text
This shortcode allows you to easily add icons with text to your page.
General
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Icon Pack - Choose an icon pack.
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Icon - Choose an icon.
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Custom Icon - Optionally, upload your own custom icon.
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Icon Position - Set a position for the icon.
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Title - Enter a title.
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Text - Enter some text.
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Link - Enter a link.
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Link Text - Enter some link text.
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Target - Set a target for the link.
Icon Settings
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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").
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Icon Size - Choose a predefined size for your icon.
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Custom Icon Size - Set a custom size for the icon.
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Icon Animation - Set this option to "Yes" if you would like to animate the icon.
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Icon Animation Delay - Set a delay time for the animation (in milliseconds).
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Icon Margin - Set a margin for the icon in a top, right, bottom, left format (e.g. .: "10px 20px 10px 20px").
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Shape Size - Enter a size for the icon shape.
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Icon Color - Set a color for the icon.
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Icon Hover Color - Set a hover color for the icon.
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Icon Background Color - Set a background color for the icon.
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Icon Hover Background Color - Set a hover color for the icon background.
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Icon Border Color - Set a border color for the icon.
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Icon Border Hover Color - Set a hover color for the icon border.
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Border Width - Set a width for the icon border.
Text Settings
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Title Tag - Set a heading tag for the title text.
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Title Color - Set a color for the title.
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Text Color - Set a color for the text.
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Text Padding - Set a left padding for the text.
Social Share
You can use this shortcode to add social share icons to pages.
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Type - Choose a type of social share.
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Icons Type - Choose a type for your icons.
Blog Slider
You can use this shortcode to display a slider with your blog posts on your page.
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Slider Type - Choose a type for your blog slider. You can choose between slider and carousel.
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Slider Title - Input a title for the slider.
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Slider Subtitle - Input a subtitle for the slider.
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Selected Posts - Input the post IDs of the posts you would like to display in the slider. Leave empty to show all posts.
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Order By - Set how you would like to order the blog posts.
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Order - Choose between ascending and descending order.
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Category - Choose which blog post category you would like to display in your blog slider.
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in Grid - Set this option to "Yes" to display the slider in grid.
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Maring Bottom - Set a bottom margin for your slider.
Content Title
You can use this shortcode to add a title, styled like the title of a blog posts, anywhere in your page.
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 Elated icon and choosing Dropcaps.
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Type - Choose a type for your dropcaps.
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Letter - Input the letter you would like to display in dropcaps.
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Letter Color - Set a color for the letter
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Background Color - Set a background color for the dropcaps (only for "Square" and "Circle" type).