Accesspress Pro - Wordpress Theme

• created: 01/22/2015
• latest update: 02/26/2015
• by: Accesspress Team
• email: info@accesspressthemes.com

Thank you for purchasing Accesspress Pro theme. If you have any questions that are beyond the scope of this help file, please feel free to email at support@accesspressthemes.com or to my support forum at https://accesspressthemes.com/support/forum/accesspress-pro/ . Thanks so much!

Installing AccessPress Pro Theme (Administration Panel)

• Get a copy of Accesspress Pro Theme
• Log in to the WordPress Administration Panel.
• Click on Appearance -> Themes -> Add New
• Click on Upload Theme button at the top and browse the downloaded zip file in your computer.
• Click on Install button and then Activate the theme.

Installing AccessPress Pro Theme (Cpanel / ftp)

• Get a copy of Accesspress Pro Theme
• Unzip the downloaded zip file.
• Upload the unzipped file in to /wp-content/themes/
• Now, activate the theme by going to Appearance -> Themes in the wordpress dashboard.
• Activate the AccessPress Pro and Click on “Theme Option” in the Appearance Menu in the Dashboard.

• Backup your existing theme folder
• Copy the files inside "accesspress-pro" folder from the zip file of the latest version of  Accesspress Pro Theme.
• Enter the theme's admin panel and save your options.

• Go to Dashboard -> Appearance -> Theme Options -> Basic Settings ->
• Click on "Import Demo"

Choose the Template Color

• Go to Dashboard
• Appearance -> Theme Options -> Basic Settings
• Select the Template color

Upload Fav Icon

• Go to Dashboard
• Appearance -> Theme Options -> Basic Settings
• Find the Upload Favicon field
• Upload the favicon with the size 16X16 or 32X32 and PNG format

Choose webpage Layout

• Go to Dashboard
• Appearance -> Theme Options -> Basic Settings
• Find the Webpage Layout section
• Choose Fullwidth if you want to extend the website to the edges
• Choose Boxed if you want website to contain in a fixed width

Enable/Disable Responsive Desgin

• Go to Dashboard
• Appearance -> Theme Options -> Basic Settings
• Uncheck "Disable Resonsive Desgin?" Option if you want your site to be responsive.
• Check "Disable Resonsive Desgin?" Option if you want your site be non-responsive.

Background Image/Pattern

• Go to Dashboard Appearance -> Theme Options -> Basic Settings
• Choose the custom background image/pattern from available images

OR (Upload Your own background-image)

• Find Upload Custom Background Image
• Click the Upload button
•  It will open a new window
•  Browse the image and upload
•  You can upload the any pattern of image of your choice

Choose Home Page Layout

• Go to Dashboard
• Appearance -> Theme Options -> Home Page Settings.
• Select any one layout among three layouts.
• Click on Save Options.

Setting Welcome Post

• Go to Dashboard
• Appearance -> Theme Options -> Home Page Settings.
• Select the Welcome Post From the "Welcome Post" Drop Down List.
• Configure Other Settings (e.g 'Show Full Contents', 'Read More Button Text' etc..).
• Click on "Save Options".

Configure Event Section (Home Page)

• Go to Dashboard.
• Appearance -> Theme Options -> Home Page Settings.
• Uncheck "Disable Event section?" Under "Event Section" Topic to Show the Events and vice versa.
• Configure Other Settings for event sections (e.g 'Event Section Title', 'No of Posts' etc..)
• Click on Save Options.

Setting Featured Posts

• Go to Dashboard
• Appearance -> Theme Options -> Home Page Settings.
• Under Featured Post Blocks
• Choose the number of posts to display as feature posts from "No of Featured post to show" drop down list. (Max 9)
• Choose the number of posts to display (either 3/4) from "No of columns per row" Dropdown List.
• Set the Featured Post 1 through 9 as per your requirement.
• Set other options ("Featured Post Character" & "Read More Button Text") as per your requirement.
• Check "Show Font Awesome icon for Featured Post?" Option to show the Font Awesome Icons for respective Featured Posts.
• Uncheck "Show Font Awesome icon for Featured Post?" Option to Show the Featured image for Featured Posts.

• Click on "Save Options".

Setting Featured Widgets

• Go to Dashboard
• Appearance -> Widgets.
• Set the widgets - Featured Bar Column one, Featured Bar Column Two & Featured Bar Column Three as per requirement.
• Click on "Save Options".

Configure Clients Logo

• Go to Dashboard
• Appearance -> Theme Options -> Home Page Settings.
• Under "Clients/Partners Logo" Section.
• Set your custom heading for "Clients Logo" in "Client/Partner Logo Heading" textbox.
• Check "Show Clients/Parters logo Slider" to show the "Client/Partner Logo" section in home page else leave it unchecked.
• Click on "Save Options".

Configure Call to Action Section

• Go to Dashboard.
• Appearance -> Theme Options -> Call to Action (Home).
• Configure the options like ('Background color', 'Text Color' etc..) as per requirement.

Configure Header Layout

• Go to Dashboard
• Appearance -> Theme Options -> Header Settings.
• Under "Select Header Style".
• Select a header layout from available header layout.
• Click on "Save Options".

Upload Logo

• Go to Dashboard
• Appearance -> Theme Options -> Header Settings.
• Under "Upload logo".
• Click on "Upload" button.
• Browse for the logo or click on "Choose Image" (if you've already uploaded to your wordpress directory) .
• Set other options (e.g. "Header Text" & "Text color") as per your requirement.
• Click on "Save Changes".

Set Sticky Header

• Go to Dashboard
• Appearance -> Theme Options -> Header Settings.
• Check "Enable Sticky Header?" to make the header menu available through out site while scrolling down else leave this option unchecked.
• Click on "Save Options".

Show/Hide Search

• Go to Dashboard
• Appearance -> Theme Options -> Header Settings.
• Check "Show Search in Header?" to have "search" seciton in header else leave it unchecked.
• Click on "Save Options".

Set Header Text

• Go to Dashboard
• Appearance -> Theme Options -> Header Settings.
• Add/Edit your custom header text in "Header Text" textbox.

Set Google Map (Header)

• Go to Dashboard
• Appearance -> Theme Options -> Header Settings.
• Paste your Google map iframe in "Google Map Iframe" textbox.

Set Footer Copyright Info

• Go to Dashboard
• Appearance -> Appearance -> Theme Options -> Footer Settings.
• Enter your custom footer copyright text in "Footer Copyright Text" textbox.
• Click on "Save Options".

Set Right Footer Text

• Go to Dashboard
• Appearance -> Appearance -> Theme Options -> Footer Settings.
• Enter your custom right footer text in "Right Footer Text" textbox.
• Click on "Save Options".

Adding Slider Images

• Go to Dashboard
• Appearance -> Appearance -> Theme Options -> Slider Images.
• Click on "Add New Slider" button.
• Add/Edit the "Caption Header".
• Add/Edit the "Caption Description".
• Add/Edit the "Read More Text".
• Upload the Background & Foreground Image for the slider.
• Click on "Save Options".

Configure Slider Settings.

• Go to Dashboard.
• Appearance -> Theme Options -> Slider Settings.
• Set the "Show Slider" to "Show" to show and "Hide" to hide the slider.
• Set the "Select Slider Type" to the one your prefer to use from available Slider types ("AccessPress Lite Slider", "AccessPress Pro Slider", "Revolution Slider").
• Add the Revolution slider shortcode under "Revoluition Slider Shortcode" if you wish to use Revolution slider.
• Choose any one slider mode from available. (Applies to "AccessPress Pro Slider only") from "Choose the Slider Mode" option.
• Set the height for slider in "AccessPress Pro Slider Height".
• Set Other Slider options (e.g. "Show Slider Controls (Arrows)", "Show Slider Controls (Arrows)" etc...) as per your requirement.
• Click on "Save Options".

Configuring Typography

• Go to Dashboard.
• Appearance -> Theme Options ->Typography.
• Set the Options (e.g "Fonts for Heading1-6)", "font for Body Text" etc..) as per requirement.
• Click on Save Options.

Enabling/Disabling comments in Page

• Go to Dashborad
• Appearance -> Theme Options -> Post/Page Settings.
• Check "Enable Comments in Pages?" to display the comments section in pages else leave it unchecked.
• Click on "Save Options".

Enabling/Disabling comments in Post

• Go to Dashborad
• Appearance -> Theme Options -> Post/Page Settings.
• Check "Enable Comments in Posts?" to display the comments section in pages else leave it unchecked.
• Click on "Save Options".

Enabing/Disabling Navigation for posts.

• Appearance -> Theme Options -> Post/Page Settings.
• Check "Enable Previous/Next Pagination in Posts?" to display the comments section in pages else leave it unchecked.
• Click on "Save Options".

Configure Portfolio Page

• Go to Dashborad
• Appearance -> Theme Options -> Portfolio Settings.
• Check "Full Width Portfolio" option to display the portfolio with 100% width (displays no sidebar) else leave it unchecked.
• Select a sidebar from "Select the Sidebar to display" dropdown list.
• Set "Portfolio Archive Page Layout" "Grid" or "List" as per your preference.
• Select the number of portfolios to dispaly from "No of columns in Grid Layout" dropdown list.
• Set the Number of characters to display as Portfolio excerpts in "No of columns in Grid Layout" textbox.
• Click on Save Options.

Configure Portfolio Single Page

• Go to Dashborad
• Appearance -> Theme Options -> Portfolio Settings.
• Select the sidebar from "Select the Left Sidebar to display" dropdown list to display the sidebar in "Left Sidebar".

• Select the sidebar from "Select the Right Sidebar to display" dropdown list to display the sidebar in "Right Sidebar".

• Check "Show Social sharing button" Option to have Social Sharing buttons in portfolios single page else leave it unchecked.
• Check "Enable Previous/Next Pagination" Option to have prev/next navigation in portfolios sinlge page else leave it unchecked.
• Check "Show featured image" to display the featured image in portfolios single page else leave it unchecked.

Configure Event Page

• Go to Dashborad
• Appearance -> Theme Options -> Event Settings.
• Check "Full Width Event" option to display the Event with 100% width (displays no sidebar) else leave it unchecked.
• Select a sidebar from "Select the Sidebar to display" dropdown list.
• Set "Event Archive Page Layout" "Grid" or "List" as per your preference.
• Select the number of Events to dispaly from "No of columns in Grid Layout" dropdown list.
• Set the Number of characters to display as Event excerpts in "No of columns in Grid Layout" textbox.
• Click on Save Options.

Configure Event Single Page

• Go to Dashborad
• Appearance -> Theme Options -> Event Settings.
• Select the sidebar from "Select the Left Sidebar to display" dropdown list to display the sidebar in "Left Sidebar".

• Select the sidebar from "Select the Right Sidebar to display" dropdown list to display the sidebar in "Right Sidebar".

• Check "Show Social sharing button" Option to have Social Sharing buttons in Events single page else leave it unchecked.
• Check "Enable Previous/Next Pagination" Option to have prev/next navigation in Events sinlge page else leave it unchecked.
• Check "Show featured image" to display the featured image in Events single page else leave it unchecked.

Configuring Faq Settings

• Go to Dashborad
• Appearance -> Theme Options -> Faqs Settings.
• Set "Show Answer" to "Always Show" or "Always Show" as per your preference.
• Click on "Save Options".

Full Width Faq

• Go to Dashborad
• Appearance -> Theme Options -> Faqs Settings.
• select the sidebar from "Select the Right Sidebar to display" to display it in faq page.
• Click On "Save Options".

• Go to Dashborad
• Appearance -> Theme Options -> Breadcrumb Settings.
• Check "Display Breadcrumbs" to display breadcrumbs in pages else leave it unchecked.
• Click on "Save Options".

• Go to Dashborad
• Appearance -> Theme Options -> Social Links.
• Check "Disable Social icons in header?" option to prevent Social links to display in header else leave it unchecked.
• Set your custom social links url for respective Social Media (e.g Facebook, Twitter, Google etc..)
• Click on "Save Options".

• Go to Dashborad
• Appearance -> Theme Options -> Tools.
• Add Your style rules under "Custom CSS" textbox.
• Add Your Google Analytic Code under "Analytics Code" textbox.
• Click on "Save Options".

• Go to Dashborad
• Appearance -> Theme Options -> Website Launch CountDown.
• Check "Activate CountDown Page" option to activate countdown page else leave it unchecked.
• Set other Countdown Page Options (e.g. "Animation", "Circle Color" etc..) as per your requirement.
• Click on Save Options.

• Go to Dashborad
• Clients Logo -> Add New.
• Add 'Title'.
• Set the logo image From "Set Featured Image" Option.
• Click on "Publish".

• Go to Dashborad
• Testimonials -> Add New.
• Add 'Title'.
• Add Conents for the Testimonials.
• Set the Testimonial Image From "Set Featured Image" Option.
• Click on "Publish".

• Go to Dashborad
• Events -> Add New.
• Add 'Title'.
• Add Conents for the Event.
• Set the Events Image From "Set Featured Image" Option.
• Click on "Publish".

• Go to Dashborad
• Pages -> Add New.
• Add 'Title'.
• Add Conents for the Event Page.
• Select "Events" Page template from Template Option.
• Click on "Publish".

• Go to Dashborad
• Faqs -> Add New.
• Add 'Title' for Faq.
• Add Conents for the Faq.
• Click on "Publish".

• Go to Dashborad
• Pages -> Add New.
• Add 'Title' for Faq Page.
• Add Conents for the Faq Page.
• Select "FAQ" Page template from Template Option.
• Click on "Publish".

• Go to Dashborad
• Portfolios -> Add New.
• Add 'Title' for Portfolio.
• Add Conents for the Portfolio.
• Click on "Publish".

• Go to Dashborad
• Pages -> Add New.
• Add 'Title' for Portfolio Page.
• Add Conents for the Portfolio Page.
• Select "Portfolio" Page template from Template Option.
• Click on "Publish".

A shortcode is a WordPress-specific code that lets you do nifty things with very little effort. Shortcodes can embed files or create objects that would normally require lots of complicated, ugly code in just one line. Shortcode = shortcut.

• Create a post/page
• Click on short codes
• You’ll see list of short codes ; Layouts and Elements
• In Layouts you’ll see three option; Grid, Divider and Spacing

Grid

A grid is a series of vertical and horizontal lines that are used to subdivide a page vertically and horizontally into margins, columns, inter-column spaces, lines of type and spaces between blocks of type and images.

• You can select no. of columns
• Select the width of column (The sum of column should be six)
• Example: In no. of column option, if you choose 1 column then the first column width should be upto six and should not exceed more than 6

Divider

Divider is a separator line.

• You can select border color, border style, border thickness, border width, top spacing and bottom spacing of divider

Spacing

Spacing is blank space between images or paragraph.

• Insert the Spacing Height between images or paragraph.
• In Elements you’ll see eight options; Testimonial, Team, Social Icons, Toggle Call To Action, Slider, Tab and List Style.

Testimonials

Click on Shortcodes > Elements > Testimonial

• Insert Client’s Name
• Insert Client Designation
• Insert image URL
• Select image shape to Round or Square as per your requirement.
• Write the client’s testimonial

Team

Click on Shortcodes > Elements > Team

• Insert Team Member Name
• Insert Team Member Designation
• Insert image URL
• Select image shape to Round or Square as per your requirement.
• Write the detail information about Team Member.

Social Icons

• Click on Shortcodes > Elements > Social Icons
• Insert Social Link inside each box

Toggle

• Click on Shortcodes > Elements > Toggle
• Insert Heading
• Insert Description
• Select Open/Close option as per your requirement.

Call To Action

• Click on Shortcodes > Elements > Call To Action
• Enter Call To Action Text
• Enter Button Text
• Enter Button Url
• Select Button Align to Center or Right

Slider

• Click on Shortcodes > Elements >Slider
• Enter No. of images you want to show in Slider
• Select Yes to Show Caption and No to hide Caption
• Select Yes/No to Link Image to Url as per your requirement
• Select Open Link to open In Same Tab or In Different Tab as per your need.

Tab

• Click on Shortcodes > Elements >Tab
• Enter No of Tabs
• Select Caption to show in Horizontal or Vertical.

List Style

• Click on Shortcodes > Elements > List Style
• Enter No of List Items to display
• Select the List Icon from the list according to your preference.

• Go to Dashboard.
• Theme > Revolution Slider

• Learn to create Revolution Slider From Revolution Slider Documentaion.
• Copy the Revolution slider shortcode ( as per following example enclosed in red box ).
• Pase the shortcode where you want to display the "Revolution slider".