Getting Started

This is the NewsPaper Plus theme documentation page. We have tried our best to provide proper, simple and clear instruction. If you think it can be improved, please let us know. We will update as per your feedback too.

Please click on the left sidebar’s title to navigate the section.

Widgets

Appearance >> Customize >> Widgets – Panel

This is notice of Widget Panel

Here are the instructions about widgets. May you can get this notice on top of customizer. Your theme has _Number_ other widget areas, but this particular page doesn’t display them. 
You can navigate to other pages on your site while using the Customizer to view and edit the widgets displayed on those pages.

On Widget panel you can get this type of notice on top of the header. That’s why you need to understand on which  page have how many widget area are exist. So please go to template options you can get template structure there.

If you are trouble to add widget from customize you can go through Appearance >> Widget and drag specific widget to widget area. Otherwise here is the instructions.

Appearance >> Customize >> Widgets >> Widget area(May there other widget area name)– Section

  • Click on Add a Widget
  • Add One Widget
  • Field form of the widget
  • Click on Publish

Menus

Appearance >> Customize >> Menus – Panel

Menu can able to show different location

We are able to show menu with two ways.  One from widget and another from menu location.  Here is the instructions to get menu from menu location on frontend.

  1. Go to Appearance > Menus
  2. Click on Create a new menu Button
  3. Enter menu name at “Menu Name” field
  4. You can choose menu location there
    • Primary Menu – If you check this option than menu will show on header main navigation.
    • Top Header Menu – If you check this option than menu will show to the top header.
    • Footer Menu – If you check this option than menu will show the bottom of footer near copyright section.
  5. Click Create Menu button
  6. Select the pages/posts/ categories and custom links tab from the left side Add Menu
  7. Click Save Menu after adding required pages, categories in the menu

From you can set different types of Menu Like Main Menu, Footer Menu So on …

Header Image

Appearance >> Customize >> Header Settings >> Header Image – Section

This section help to set header image to specific part of header. Please read following instruction to insert header image properly.

  • Current Header – Please click to add new image button to “Add New Image”. This options simply allow to show image on header. But if you want to show image randomly than please insert more than one image. After adding multiple Image please check below button name “Randomize Uploaded Header”.

 

Social Media Icons

Appearance >> Customize >> Additional Settings >> Social Media Icons – Section

Social Media Icons show when you put related social media url.

  • Facebook – Please enter Facebook url here. After adding Facebook url you  can see Facebook icon is display on related social icons sections.
  • Twitter – Please enter Twitter url here. After adding Twitter url you  can see Twitter icon is display on related social icons sections.
  • GooglePlus – Please enter GooglePlus url here. After adding GooglePlus url you  can see GooglePlus icon is display on related social icons sections.
  • Linkedin – Please enter Linkedin url here. After adding Linkedin url you  can see Linkedin icon is display on related social icons sections.
  • YouTube – Please enter YouTube url here. After adding YouTube url you  can see YouTube icon is display on related social icons sections.
  • Vimeo– Please enter Vimeo url here. After adding Vimeo url you  can see Vimeo icon is display on related social icons sections.
  • Pinterest– Please enter Pinterest url here. After adding Pinterest url you  can see Pinterest icon is display on related social icons sections.
  • Instagram – Please enter Instagram url here. After adding Instagram url you  can see Instagram icon is display on related social icons sections.

(You can put social media after this link display on website top header section)

Categories Color

Appearance >> Customize >> Color Settings >> Categories Color – Section

From this option, you can change the category color. If you have just installed theme and you have only uncategorized Category than there is only Uncategorized Color option will visible. If you have multiple category than there will show multiple color option. This color visible to their respective category buttons.

Post Settings

Appearance >> Customize >> Template Options  >> Post Settings – Section

Post Settings cover single page of post(For developer it’s covered single.php). Please check the field with descriptions about post settings.

  • Available Sidebar – Available sidebar options to show sidebar layout. You can get certain image which show sidebar positioning on all single post.
    • Right Sidebar(First Image) – This options allows to show sidebar on right side of all single post. To show sidebar on right side make sure you already added some widgets to Appearance >> Widgets >> Sidebar Widget area. If you have empty sidebar widget area you  can get empty space on right sidebar.
    • Left Sidebar(Second Image) – This options allows to show sidebar on left side of all single post. To show sidebar on left side make sure you already added some widgets to Appearance >> Widgets >> Left Sidebar Widget area. If you have empty Left Sidebar widget area you  can get empty space on Left Sidebar.
    • No Sidebar(Full Width) – This options allow to hide sidebar and main content show full width of all single post.
    • No Sidebar(Centered) – This options allow to hide sidebar and sidebar space will show on left and right side both and main content will show in center.
  • Author Options – This options is related to display author information of this post.
    • Show– If we checked on Show author information will shown below post content to all single post.
    • Hide – If we checked on Hide author information will be hidden on all single post.
  • Post View Counter Option– This options manage post view of each post by default this options is checked to show.
    • Show – If we checked on Show post view counter will shown below post title to all single post.
    • Hide – If we checked on Hide post view counter will be hidden on all single post.
  • Social Sharing Icons – This options manage sharing icons on single post by default this options is checked to show.
    • Show – If you check on show you can see Facebook, twitter, google plus, pinterest buttons on single post. These four buttons allow to share content to these social media.
    • Hide – If you checked on hide option all social sharing icons will be hidden on single post.
  • Featured Image – This options manage featured image on single post by default this options is checked to show.
    • Show – If you check on show you can see featured image on top of the post(If single post have featured image)
    • Hide – If you checked on hide option featured image will be hidden on single post.
  • Related Articles Options – This options help to manage related article on single post.
    • Show – If you check on show you can see related article after author information and before comment section(If single post have related articles on categories or tag)
    • Hide – If you checked on hide option Related Article Sections will be hidden on single post.
  • Section Title – Please enter the title text to show related articles heading on single post.
  • Types of Related Articles – This options help to manage related article by category or tag.

    • By Category – By category options allow to show post related to single post category. This means if we browse “hello world” post than our theme check “hello world” post category. If “hello world post have “uncategorized” category than related articles post will be “uncategorized” category post except “hello world” post.
    • By Tags – By Tags options allow to show post related to single post tags. This means if we browse “hello world” post than our theme check “hello world” post tags. If “hello world post have “abcd” tags than related articles post will be “abcd” tags post except “hello world” post.

Archive Settings

Appearance >> Customize >> Template Options  >> Archive Settings – Section

Archive Settings cover category, taxonomy, Search page and date archive page(For Developer it’s covered archive.php). Please check the field with descriptions about archive settings.

  • Available Sidebar – Available sidebar options to show sidebar layout. You can get certain image which show sidebar positioning on all archive pages.
    • Right Sidebar(First Image) – This options allows to show sidebar on right side of archive pages. To show sidebar on right side make sure you already added some widgets to Appearance >> Widgets >> Sidebar Widget area. If you have empty sidebar widget area you  can get empty space on right sidebar.
    • Left Sidebar(Second Image) – This options allows to show sidebar on left side of archive pages. To show sidebar on left side make sure you already added some widgets to Appearance >> Widgets >> Left Sidebar Widget area. If you have empty Left Sidebar widget area you  can get empty space on Left Sidebar.
    • No Sidebar(Full Width) – This options allow to hide sidebar and main content show full width of all archive pages.
    • No Sidebar(Centered) – This options allow to hide sidebar and sidebar space will show on left and right side both and main content will show in center.
  • Archive Page Layout – This options is related to display style of post content to archive pages.
    • Classic Layout – If we checked on Classic Layout post will shown as list type. This means each post covered full content area.
    • Columns Layout – If we checked on column layout post will shown as column. On ltr display column begins from left side.
  • Categories Featured – If we check on yes options than Featured slider is shown on top of the Category Single page only not on search page and archive page.  This design is same as Appearance >> Widgets >> Featured Slider Widget and all content is related the same category. But If we checked on no than this section will be hidden.

Banner Ads Section

Appearance >> Customize >> Header Settings >> Banner Ads Section – Section

click on enable/disable

  • Google Ads – Enable/disable responsive google ad (adsence) on banner. Please enable only if you want to show responsive google ad on banner ads section.