{"id":84495,"date":"2018-03-28T10:10:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-28T14:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/?p=84495"},"modified":"2020-02-06T07:27:21","modified_gmt":"2020-02-06T12:27:21","slug":"how-to-customize-wordpress-theme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/how-to-customize-wordpress-theme.html","title":{"rendered":"How to customize WordPress theme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The theme is selected and installed! Do you want to know how to make changes on the site now? The process of customization depends on the theme you use. We are going to show you make some basic changes.<\/p>\r\n<p>Theme customization could be divided into several stages:<\/p>\r\n<h3 class=\"custom\">Content customization<\/h3>\r\n<p>All the pages  could be edited under the <strong>Pages<\/strong> > <strong>All Pages<\/strong>  section in your admin panel. You can use different tools to edit your pages. Please, note! Tool availability depends on the theme you use.Our themes are based on  a few plugins:<\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>\r\n  <p><strong>Power Builder<\/strong> plugin. This tool allows you to make content changes in Power builder modules. You don&#8217;t need edit code, just manage modules on the pages.<\/p>\r\n  \r\n<a class=\"darkbox\" href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/How_to_customize_WordPress_theme_1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/How_to_customize_WordPress_theme_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"664\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/How_to_customize_WordPress_theme_1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/How_to_customize_WordPress_theme_1-150x97.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/How_to_customize_WordPress_theme_1-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/How_to_customize_WordPress_theme_1-768x498.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>  \r\n  \r\n  <p>You can check Power Builder overview for more details.<\/p><\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n  <p><strong>Elementor<\/strong> plugin allows you to do all the content modifications with a great drag and drop editor. All you need to do is drag and drop modules and widgets to positions you wish them to appear at.<\/p>\r\n  \r\n<a class=\"darkbox\" href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/How_to_customize_WordPress_theme_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/How_to_customize_WordPress_theme_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1008\" height=\"656\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/How_to_customize_WordPress_theme_2.jpg 1008w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/How_to_customize_WordPress_theme_2-150x98.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/How_to_customize_WordPress_theme_2-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/How_to_customize_WordPress_theme_2-768x500.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1008px) 100vw, 1008px\" \/><\/a>  \r\n  \r\n  <p>Don&#8217;t hesitate to check the great tutorial on <a href=\"https:\/\/zemez.io\/wordpress\/support\/how-to\/how-to-edit-pages-using-elementor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">how to work with Elementor<\/a> plugin.<\/p><\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n  <p><strong>Cherry Framework<\/strong> themes pages are built with the help of shortcodes. You can easily manage shortcodes from your WordPress backend.<\/p><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p class=\"warning\">Have no time to customize your website? Facing some difficulties? Pay your attention to a great <strong>Ready-To-Use Website<\/strong> offer! We will replace all images and texts to yours on up to 5 pages and 10 posts.All images and texts with instructions should be provided to start the project. Don&#8217;t hesitate to contact us to get this offer for a small fee. You can contact us via <a href=\"https:\/\/chat.template-help.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">live chat<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/support.template-help.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">ticket system<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<h3 class=\"custom\">Styles customization<\/h3>\r\n<p>Without any doubts you want to customize your website style: change colors, fonts backgrounds, etc. These changes could be easily done in WordPress customization tool or in CSS files. Some themes like Power builder theme allows you to make changes in modules or Elementor based theme allows you to customize styles in the visual editor.<\/p>\r\n<p>You can access customizer from <strong>Appearance<\/strong> > <strong>Customizer<\/strong> section in your WordPress admin panel.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<a class=\"darkbox\" href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/How_to_customize_WordPress_theme_3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/How_to_customize_WordPress_theme_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"595\" height=\"472\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/How_to_customize_WordPress_theme_3.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/How_to_customize_WordPress_theme_3-150x119.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/How_to_customize_WordPress_theme_3-300x238.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/a>\r\n<p>CSS files could be managed from <strong>Appearance<\/strong> > <strong>Editor<\/strong> CSS section in your back-end.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<a class=\"darkbox\" href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/How_to_customize_WordPress_theme_4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/How_to_customize_WordPress_theme_4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"623\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/How_to_customize_WordPress_theme_4.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/How_to_customize_WordPress_theme_4-150x91.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/How_to_customize_WordPress_theme_4-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/How_to_customize_WordPress_theme_4-768x467.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n<p>You can pay attention to a few offers we have:<\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li><p>Changing Color Scheme. All the basic colors on your website will be changed within 24 hours. You don&#8217;t need to do code changes yourself. All you need to do is let us know the color you wish to see on your site.<\/li>\r\n<li><p>We can change the logo for you. Order Adding Your Logo change to get this done. Wait 24 hours and see new logo added to your website.<\/p><\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n  <p>Having more ideas? Feel free to join our <a href=\"https:\/\/chat.template-help.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Live chat<\/a> to get the price quote for you the changes you want to do. <\/p><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h3 class=\"custom\">Functionality customization<\/h3>\r\n<p>What is the best way to add new functionality to WordPress? Plugins!<\/p>\r\n<p>Plugins allow you to add different additional features to the website. They don&#8217;t require code modifications. All you need to do is to  install a plugin to your website and configure it according to the plugin&#8217;s documentation:<\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>\r\n  <p>WordPress has a rich <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">plugins library<\/a> on its official website. Visit it to choose the most suitable plugin.<\/p><\/li>\r\n<li><p>Navigate to <strong>Plugins<\/strong> > <strong>Add New<\/strong> section in your WordPress back-end.<\/p><\/li>\r\n<li><p>Enter your plugin name to the search field, click <strong>Install Now<\/strong> button to install the plugin to your site.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<a class=\"darkbox\" href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/How_to_customize_WordPress_theme_5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/How_to_customize_WordPress_theme_5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/How_to_customize_WordPress_theme_5.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/How_to_customize_WordPress_theme_5-150x79.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/How_to_customize_WordPress_theme_5-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/How_to_customize_WordPress_theme_5-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li><p>Activate plugin after installation and configure it according to the plugin documentation.<\/p><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p>Do you have some issues with the plugin installation or configuration? Don&#8217;t hesitate to contact us and order <strong>Must-Have Plugins<\/strong> offer. this offer included the most popular plugins configuration:<\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li><p> Onpage SEO plugin to help you with SEO Optimization of your pages<\/p><\/li>\r\n<li><p> Google Analytics plugin to track your visitors<\/p><\/li>\r\n<li><p> Advanced editor for posts and pages to make editing easier<\/p><\/li>\r\n<li><p> Image Optimizer to reduce sizes of your images for web without losing quality<\/p><\/li>\r\n<li><p> Sitemap plugin to generate sitemap.xml for your website and automatically update it after any change you make (vital for search engines)<\/p><\/li>\r\n<li><p> Plugin to change login page URL in order to secure it from hackers attacks<\/p><\/li>\r\n<li><p> Plugin for customization of admin panel<\/p><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p>Haven&#8217;t found the plugin in the list above? Don&#8217;t be upset! Just contact us anytime, we will be glad to assist you with the plugin installation.<\/p>\r\n<p>That is it! You know how to customize WordPress theme now.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>We hope this step-by-step guidance was useful for you. Feel free to check our <a href=\"\/blog\/tag\/wordpress\/\" target=\"_blank\">blog<\/a> to learn more tweaks on how to manage your WordPress website as a guru of the web design!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Theme is selected and installed! 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