Getting Started

Let’s get started! First, ensure you have all the necessary items to install the Food Travel Blog theme.

Theme Requirements

Ensure you have the latest version of WordPress installed by checking the updates tab from your current WordPress dashboard.
If you haven’t downloaded WordPress already, you can download it from the WordPress repository via WordPress download.

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

Theme Installation

Step 1: Upload and Activation

There are two methods to install the Food Travel Blog theme. You may upload the zipped theme file using the WordPress theme installer (Recommended) or the unzipped theme folder via FTP (Advanced).

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

1. Log into your WordPress site and open the Administration Panel.
2. Go to Appearance > Themes in the WordPress Dashboard.
3. Click on the Add New button.
4. Click on the Upload Theme link.
5. Click Choose File, select the food-travel-blog.zip file from your computer, and click Upload. You can download the zip file from the Food Travel Blog here.
6. Click Install Now.

Method 2: Install Using File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

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

For more information about installing themes using FTP, visit here.

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

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

After installing and activating both plugins, go to Dashboard > Appearance > Import Demo Data. From there, you can import demo content for the Food Travel Blog.

Theme Options (For Free Version)

You can use these options after you have set up the Homepage, as mentioned in the above steps.

Theme Options are:

1. Header Section
2. Banner Section
3. Grid Blog Section
4. Middle Blog Carousel Section
5. Two-Column Blog Section
6. Prefooter Section
7. Copyright Section

Posts

Creating posts:

1. Navigate to Posts in your WordPress admin sidebar.
2. Create a new post using the Add New option. Give your post a title and insert your post content in the editing field.
3. Select Post Format from the right side.
4. Add categories from the right side. To assign a category to a post, check the box next to the category name.
5. Add tags from the right side. Type the tag name in the field; separate multiple tags with commas.
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

1. Go to the backend. Click Appearance > Menus.
2. Enter the Menu Name and assign the menu.
3. Click on Create Menu.
4. 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 frontend 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.
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 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 / Background Color by clicking the Select Color button.
3. Click Save & Publish.
4. Theme Color Option is only available in the Premium Version of the theme.