EduCentre

Theme Installation

There are two methods to install Edu Centre theme.  You may either upload the zipped theme file using the WordPress theme installer (Recommended), or you can upload the unzipped theme folder via FTP (Advanced).

Method 1 ( Recommended) : Install Using the WordPress Theme Installer

  1. Log into your WordPress site and opens the Administration Panel.
  2. Go to Appearance > Themes in the WordPress Dashboard.
  3. Click on the Add New button.
  4. Search for the Edu Centre
  5. Select the Edu Centre theme
  6. Click Install Now

Method 2: Install Using File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

  1. Unzip “Educentre.zip” file on your computer.
  2. Login using FTP client to access your host web server.
  3. Locate the wp-content folder in your WordPress install files.
  4. Upload the un-zipped Educentre folder into the: wp-content/themes folder.

Activate the theme

  1. Log in to the WordPress Administration Panel.
  2. Go to Appearance > Themes in the WordPress menu
  3. Hover over the theme thumbnail and click the Activate button.

Additional information : WordPress Codex – Using Themes

Installing Plugins

To install a plugin in your WordPress admin panel and follow the following steps.

Plugin Installing Method

  1. Log into your WordPress site and opens the Administration Panel.
  2. Click Navigate to Plugins > Add New in the WordPress Dashboard.
  3. Search for the name of the plugin you wish to install which will return a list of potential plugins.
  4. Click Details to read more about a plugin.
  5. Click “Install Now” if you wish to install the plugin.
  6. It may ask if you are sure, and you may proceed. The installation will commence once you confirm to proceed.
  7. After the plugin is downloaded. Go to Plugins>Installed Plugins. Click “Activate Plugin” to make it available for use.

Recommended Plugins : We recommend you to download the following plugins when necessary:

  1. Jetpack by WordPress.com, by: Automatic (The plugin provides a variety of complementary features for your Theme.)
  2. Regenerate Thumnails by Alex Mills (Viper007Bond) (If you have existing content, this will help you update your image thumbnails sizes.)

Configure HomePage Settings

Configuring the front Page display setting

  1. Log into your WordPress site and opens the Administration Panel.
  2. Go to Appearance > Customize > Homepage Settings.
  3. Select A static page under Front Page displays.
  4. Click Save & Publish.

Note : Remember that Edu Centre theme is fully base on customizer so first configure homepage.

Section Reorder Settings

Configure Section Order

  1. Log into your WordPress site and opens the Administration Panel.
  2. Go to Appearance > Customize > Section Re Order
  3. Drag and Drop Various Section of Homepage as per your need.
  4. Click on Publish.

Site Logo/Title/Tagline (To set up Site Identity) Settings

  1. Go to Appearance> Customize > General Settings > Site Logo/Title/Tagline
  2. Click Select logo by clicking Select Logo.
  3. Upload and select the desired image.
  4. Enter the Site Title and Tagline
  5. Check Display Header Text for the Site title and Tagline to appear on your homepage.
  6. Click Select Image under Site Icon
  7. Upload and select the desired image. (The Site Icon/ favicon is used as a browser and app icon for your site.
  8. Click on Publish.

Theme Colour Section

Configer Theme Colour Section

  1. Log into your WordPress site and opens the Administration Panel.
  2. Go to Appearance > Customize > Themes Colour Settings
  3. Pick the background & theme primary colour & change it
  4. Click on Publish.

Custom Menu

By default, the menus will fallback to Pages. That means just after activation of the theme, you will see all the pages as menus. If you want selective menus with combination of links, pages, categories then custom menu is what you should be looking for.

Set up Custom Menu

  1. Log into your WordPress site and opens the Administration Panel.
  2. Go to Appearance > Menus in the WordPress menu
  3. Click on Create a new menu link
  4. Give a name to your menu in Menu Name and click Create Menu button
  5. Now choose the pages, categories, custom links from the left side of your screen by selecting the checkbox and click on Add Menu
  6. Choose the menu Theme Location per as requirement.
  7. Click Save Menu after adding required pages, categories in the menu

Additional information : WordPress Custom Menu

Top Header Settings

Configer Quick Contact Information

  1. Log into your WordPress site and opens the Administration Panel.
  2. Go to Dashboard > Appearance > Customize > Top Header Settings
  3. Open > Quick Contact Information > Enter Email Address, Phone Number, Address & Office Time
  4. Click On Pulish

Social Media Links Options

  1. Log into your WordPress site and opens the Administration Panel.
  2. Go to Dashboard > Appearance > Customize > Top Header Settings
  3. Open > Social Media Link Options > Enter Social Media Links
  4. Click On Pulish

Main Banner Slider Setting

Configer Slider Banner Setting

  1. Log into your WordPress site and opens the Administration Panel.
  2. Go to Appearance > Customize > Main Banner Slider Settings
  3. Choose Enable/Disable Slider Option
  4. Enter the Top Title Text
  5. Select Slider Page
  6. Enter Button Text
  7. Enter Button Url
  8. Click Add New Slider for another banner slider as per your need
  9. Click on Publish.

Features Services Settings

  1. Log into your WordPress site and opens the Administration Panel.
  2. Go to Appearance > Customize > HomePage Section Area > Features Services Settings
  3. Choose Enable/Disable Section Option
  4. Enter Features Services Section Title & Subtitle
  5. Select a Page in Features Services Area and Choose an Icon.
  6. Click on Add New Services to Add Another Feature Service and Repeat the Same Procedure.
  7. Click on Publish.

About Us Section Settings

Configure About Us Section Settings

  1. Log into your WordPress site and opens the Administration Panel.
  2. Go to Appearance > Customize > Theme option > About Services Section
  3. First Enable Section
  4. Select Layout as per your like.
  5. Enter About Service Title, Sub title and other Required Field.
  6. Upload About Service Features Image.
  7. Select pages as you wants below the screen shot
  8. Click Save > Publish.

Call to Action Section

Configure Call to Action Section

  1. Log into your WordPress site and opens the Administration Panel.
  2. Go to Appearance > Customize > HomePage Section Area > Call To Action Section
  3. Enable to Display Call To Action Section.
  4. Select Call To Action Page.
  5. Enter Button Text & Url in Respective Areas.
  6. Click on Publish.

Our Services Section Settings

Configure Our Services Section Settings

  1. Log into your WordPress site and opens the Administration Panel.
  2. Go to Appearance > Customize > HomePage Section Area > Services Settings.
  3. Enable to Display Our Services Section.
  4. Enter Services Section Main Title and Subtitle in their Respective Areas.
  5. Select a Page and an Icon for this Section in Services Setting Area.
  6. Click on Add New Services for Adding Addition Contents in this Section.
  7. Click on Publish.

Courses Section Settings

Configure Courses Section Settings

  1. Log into your WordPress site and opens the Administration Panel.
  2. Go to Appearance > Customize > HomePage Section Area > Courses Section Settings
  3. Enable to Display Courses Section
  4. Enter Courses Section Main Title and Subtitle in their Respective Areas.
  5. Select a Page and an Icon for this Section in Services Setting Area.
  6. Click on Add New Services for Adding Addition Contents in this Section.
  7. Click on Publish.

Counter Section Setting

Configure Counter Section

  1. Log into your WordPress site and opens the Administration Panel.
  2. Go to Appearance > Customize > HomePage Section Area > Counter Section Settings
  3. Enable Display Counter Section
  4. Upload Counter Section BG Image
  5. Select Counter Icon & Enter Counter Number and Title for a particular section in Counter Setting Area
  6. Click on Add New Counter for Adding Addition Content.
  7. Click Save > Publish.

Our Team Settings

Configure Our Team Section Settings

  1. Log into your WordPress site and opens the Administration Panel.
  2. Go to Appearance > Customize > HomePage Section Setting > Our Team Settings
  3. Enable to Display Team Section
  4. Enter Team Section's Title & Subtitle
  5. Select a Team Page and Enter that Member's Designation
  6. Click on Add New Team to Add Additional Members
  7. Click on Publish.

Our Testimonial Settings

Configure Our Testimonial Settings

  1. Log into your WordPress site and opens the Administration Panel.
  2. Go to Appearance > Customize > HomePage Section Area > Our Testimonial Settings
  3. Enable to Display Testimonial Section Area
  4. Enter Testimonial Section Title & Testimonial Subtitle
  5. Select Testimonial Page
  6. Click on Add New Testimonial to Add Additional Pages in this Section.
  7. Click on Publish.

Our Blog Section Setting

Configer Blog Section Setting

  1. Log into your WordPress site and opens the Administration Panel.
  2. Go to Appearance > Customize > HomePage Section Area > Our Blog Settings
  3. Select Enable to Display this Section
  4. Enter Blog Section Title and Subtitle in their Respective Area
  5. Select Required Blog Categories to Display.
  6. Click on Publish.

Our Client/Brand Logo Section

Configer Client/Brand Logo Section

  1. Log into your WordPress site and opens the Administration Panel.
  2. Go to Appearance > Customize > HomePage Section Area > Client/Brand Logo Section
  3. Select Enable to Display this Section in HomePage.
  4. Enter Client/Brand Logo Title & Subtitle in their Respective Areas.
  5. Click on Select Image to Add logo & Enter Logo Link Right Below That Field
  6. Click on Add New Logo to Add Additional Logos & do as Above
  7. Click on Publish.

Inner Page Background Image Setting

Configer Inner Page Background Image

  1. Log into your WordPress site and opens the Administration Panel.
  2. Go to Appearance > Customize > Inner Page Background Images
  3. Click on Add New Image to Add Background Image
  4. Click on Publish.

Footer Widget Area

Configure Footer Widget Area

  1. Log into your WordPress site and opens the Administration Panel.
  2. Go to Dashboard > Appearance > Widget
  3. Drag & Drop Available Widget to the Footer Widget area as your need

Configure Sidebar Layout

  1. Log into your WordPress site and opens the Administration Panel.
  2. Go to Dashboard > Appearance > Widget
  3. Drag & Drop Available Widget to the Right Sidebar Widget Area & Left Sidebar Widget Area as your need

Page/Post Specific Meta

In this theme, we have included Metabox fields under Theme Layout for each page/post. They are:

Page/Post Layout Settings

  1. This option allow to choose the page/post layout. This makes your specific page/post different from other pages/posts.
    • Left Sidebar
    • Right Sidebar
    • Full Width

Advanced Settings

Background Image

  1. Go to Appearance > Customize > General Settings > Background Image
  2. Click Select Image.
  3. Upload and Select a Background Image & Manage the image position & other settings
  4. Click Save & Publish.

This theme supports the Custom CSS, which overwrites the CSS of the main stylesheet file, so that you can apply some CSS to change the look of the site as you desire. Also, this changes will still remain even if you update the theme.

Additional CSS

  1. Go to Appearance > Customize > Additional CSS
  2. Open > Additional CSS > Add Custom CSS per as you want
  3. Click Save & Publish.