Job Stack Documentation

Thank you for using our Job Stack Theme. Please read and follow the instructions. If you have any questions beyond the scope of this help file, you can submit a ticket.

Important Note:

Before beginning the installation process, please use the latest WordPress and Theme versions.

Let’s get started! First, make sure that you have everything you need to install Job Stack.

Theme Requirements

Check the updates tab from your current WordPress dashboard to make sure you have the latest version of WordPress installed.

If you haven’t downloaded WordPress already, you can do so from the WordPress repository via the WordPress Official Site.

After you have the latest version of WordPress, download the theme ZIP file and save it somewhere handy on your computer. You will be using the included files for the rest of the installation process.

Theme Installation

Step 1: Upload and Activation

There are two methods for installing the Job Stack theme. You may either upload the zipped theme file using the WordPress theme installer (Recommended) or upload the unzipped theme folder via FTP (Advanced).

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

Log into your WordPress site and open the Administration Panel.

  1. Go to Appearance > Themes in the WordPress Dashboard
  2. Click on the Add New button.
  1. Click on the Upload Theme link.
  2. Click Choose File, select the job-stack.zip file from your computer, and click Upload.
  1. Click Install Now

Method 2: Install Using File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

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

Click here for more information about installing a theme using FTP. Then, check how to add a new theme.

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.

Import Demo Content

Note: Importing Demo Content will import demo posts, pages, and categories, which you will have to delete later manually. If you don’t want to import the demo content and just set up the home page like the demo with your posts, go to the Next section called “Home Page Setup like the demo.”

Go to Appearance/ Install Plugin and install and activate the recommended plugins.

After you have installed and activated both of these plugins, Now go to Dashboard/ Appearance/ Import Demo Data. From there, you can import demo content for the Job Stack.

If you have imported demo content by following the above steps, you don’t have to follow these steps because your Homepage is already set up like the demo.

Step 1: Go to Page and click on Add New.

Step 2: Enter the title (example: Homepage͟).On the right sidebar there, you can find Page Attributes. On Template, please Select “Frontpage”

Step 3: Click on Publish

Step 4: Now go to Settings > Readings. Choose A Static Page (Select Below). On the Home page, select the drop-down page you just created above and click on Save Changes.

WP Job Manager Installation

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Setting up WP Job Manager

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Adding Jobs via Admin

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All other Job-Related Settings Documentation

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Premium Version Options

You can use these options after you have set up the Homepage, as mentioned in the above steps. Go to Appearance/Customizer/Theme Options

Theme Options are

 

Free Version Options

Theme Options are

Posts

Creating posts

Step 1: Navigate to Posts in your WordPress admin sidebar.

Step 2: Click the Add New option to make a new post. Create a title, and insert your post content in the editing field.

Step 3: Select Post Format from the right side.

Step 4: Add categories from the right side. To assign a category to a post, check the box next to the category name.

Step 5: Add tags from the right side. Type the tag name in the field, separating multiple tags with commas.

Step 6: you can add a featured image. To do so, click the featured image box, select an image, and click the set featured image button.

Creating Menu

Step 1: Go to the backend. Click Appearance > Menus.

Step 2: Enter Menu Name. And assign a menu.

Step 3: Click on Create Menu.

Step 4: Now, at the bottom, you can find Menu Setting with auto-add pages and display location. Click on Primary Menu and click on Save. Now, view the front or Homepage for the menu you assigned.

Site Identity

To set up Site Identity,

  1. Go to Appearance> Customize> Default Settings > Site Identity
  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 the Site Icon
  7. Upload and select the desired image. (The Site Icon/ favicon is used as your site’s browser and app icon. The recommended Site Icon size is 512*512 pixels.)
  8. Click Save & Publish.

Colors

  1. Go to Appearance> Customize> Colors
  2. Change the Header Text Color / Bacd Color by clicking the resptheor button.
  3. Click Save & Publish.
  4. Theme Color Option is only available in the Premium Version of the theme

Additional CSS

  • Go to Appearance> Customize> Additional CSS
  • Enter the Additional CSS
  • Click Save & Publish.
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