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Doc Type: Getting Started

Creating Login Page

To create a login page, navigate to Pages > Add New. Give your page a title. Set the page template to “Login”. Click Publish. Important: After creating your login page, navigate to Theme Options > Members. Select your login page you just created for the field labeled “Select Member Login Page”. Then click Save Options.

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Creating Contact Page

To create a contact page, navigate to Pages > Add New. Give your page a title and enter your content in the content editor (you may also leave content empty). To assit in building your page, you can use Homely’s pre-packaged shortcodes. Set the page template to “Contact”. Click Publish. You configure options for the […]

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Configure Permalinks

It is recommended to use a permalink structure based on post name. To configure the permalink structure, navigate to Settings > Permalinks. Select the “post name” option, then click save changes.

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Creating the Main Menu

To configure the main menu, navigate to Appearance > Menus. First, give your menu a name, then build your menu by dragging pages from the left column into the menu structure. When you have built your menu structure, click create menu. After the menu is creating, towards the bottom of the page, check the field […]

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Importing Demo Content

To import the demo content, locate the XML file under “Demo Content” in the unzipped theme download. Then, in the WordPress Admin, navigate to Tools > Import. Click on “WordPress”, then browse for the XML file. Click “Upload file and import” and your done. Note – even after the import, you will still have to […]

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Installing the Child Theme

If you are planning on doing any modifications to a theme, it is highly recommended to use a child theme. Child themes allow you to easily make modifications to a theme that will not be overwritten if you update the parent theme. When future releases of Homely become available, you can update without a worry. […]

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Creating Default Page

To create a blank default page, navigate to Pages > Add New. Give your page a title and enter your content in the content editor. To assit in building your page, you can use Homely’s pre-packaged shortcodes. Leave the page template as the default template. Next, scroll down the page to the “Page Settings” box. […]

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Adding Blog Posts

To add a new blog post, navigate to Posts > Add New. Enter the post title in the post title field. Add the post content in the content editor. On the right side of the page, you can create and set any categories for the post. Towards the bottom, you can set the featured image […]

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Creating the Blog Page

First you will need to create a new page. Navigate to Pages > Add New. Give your page a title of “Blog” (this can be anything you want). Leave the page template as the default template. Next, you can assign your page to be a full width, left sidebar, or right sidebar layout. See the […]

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Creating the Home Page

First you will need to create a new page. Navigate to Pages > Add New. Give your page a title of “Home” (this can be anything you want). Then, on the right side of the page, find the box that says “Page Attributes”. Click the template drop down list and select “Home” from the list. […]

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