Newspaper Plus

Newspaper Plus is a responsive newsportal style Premium WordPress theme. This theme is mainly applicable for online magazines, newspaper, publishing, personal blogs and any kind of news sites.

1 Getting Started Pro

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.

2 Installation Pro

Installation of our theme is quite easy and simple. You can follow two type of installation procedure.

  1. Please go to https://themecentury.com/downloads/newspaper-plus-premium-wordpress-theme/ and purchase theme from theme from there.
  2. If you complete purchase than Please go to https://themecentury.com/checkout/purchase-history/ and download the theme zip file from there.
  3. Upload that zip file into your website from Appearance->Theme->Add New->Upload Theme Upload zip file from there
  4. Activate Newspaper Plus theme.
  5. Go to Appearance >> Install Plugins >> Install all plugins and activate it.
  6. If you need Demo same like our demo page than please go to Appearance >> Import Demo Content >> Choose Demo and Import it.

3 Header Settings

Appearance >> Customize >> Header Settings – Panel

Website main header related section goes here.
Click to go related section description.

4 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”.

 

5 Ticker Options

Appearance >> Customize >> Header Settings >> Ticker Options – Section

Ticker Options is the section which show specially  on header. This section also known as Breaking News section.

  • News Ticker Options
    • Enable – If you checked on enable options ticker will show on header section.
    • Disable – If you checked this options ticker option will be hidden.
  • Ticker Category – Please select category and this category post shown on ticker section.
  • Number of Ticker Posts – Please choose number of post to show on ticker of related category.
  • News Ticker Caption – News ticker caption is the label of ticker section.

6 Top Header Section

Appearance >> Customize >> Header Settings >> Top Header Section – Section

This section is shown before branding area(Top of the website). This  section helps us to manage social icon and date time.  Here are some settings available with description.

  • Current Date Options – Enable this field to show date field on top of the header.
  • Current Date Format Style Options – This field have multiple choices to show date with different structures.
  • Social Icon Option – Enable to show social icons on top of  the header. If you want to add or remove social icon than go to Appearance >> Customize >> Additional Settings >> Social Media Icons. Click to go to section Social Media Icons

7 Site Identity

Appearance >> Customize >> Header Settings >> Site Identity – Section

This section is known as branding area(After Top Header Section). This  section helps us to manage website logo , Site Fav Icon, Site title and Tagline. Here are available settings with description.

  • Logo – From this option, you can change the logo of your website. Click on this logo area to insert logo for website.
  • Site Title – You can change the site title of your website from this text field. We can say this is the website name for SEO.
  • Tagline – You can change tagline of this site. Please put here website slogan or main features of your website.
  • Site Icon – Click on Select Site Icon if doesn’t exist. This icon is same like a logo which shows on browser tab icon. Site Icons are what you see in browser tabs, bookmark bars, and within the WordPress mobile apps.

 

10 Header Options Pro

Appearance >> Customize >> Header Settings >> Header Options – Section

This section is help to header layout and related settings here.

  • Header Layout Style – This settings option for select different header layout style.
    • Style 1 – This option helps to shows elements following model.
      1. Header Image
      2. Ticker Section
      3. Top Header
      4. Branding Section
      5. Main Navigation
    • Style 2 – This option helps to shows elements following model.
      1. Header Image
      2. Top Header
      3. Branding Section
      4. Main Navigation
      5. Ticker Section
    • Style 3 – This option helps to shows elements following model.
      1. Header Image
      2. Branding Section
      3. Main Navigation
      4. Ticker Section
    • Style 4 – This option helps to shows elements following model.
      1. Header Image
      2. Ticker Section
      3. Top Header
      4. Branding Section – Branding section have center logo and center banner advertisement.
      5. Main Navigation
  • Hide Top Header Date – If you check yes then top header date will be hidden. Check No to show top header date.

11 Template Options

Appearance >> Customize >> Template Options – Panel

This section help you to set template settings options like sidebar, readmore text, related article or other many settings there.

Click to go related section description.

12 Homepage Settings

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

If you want to set it up like our demo first you have to setup static home page.

Your can follow following step to setup static home page.

  1. Please go to Dashboard >> Pages >> add new page. While creating page please select page template as “Newspaper Home Page” and save it.
  2. Then, please go to Appearance >> Customize >> Template Options >> Homepage Settings and check ( if unchecked ) A static page then from Homepage dropdown section please select your last created page  ( the one which has “Newspaper Home Page” as page template) and save it.
  3. Then, everything you need to do is save and check all widgets from Appearance >>Widgets and drag and drop those widgets into sidebars.

Structure of magazine Layout.

Top Header
Logo Part Header Ads (Widget Area)
Navigation
Homepage Slider Area (Widget Area)
Full Width Above Main Content (Widget Area)
Home Page Main Content Area (Widget Area) Home Page Sidebar (Widget Area)
Full Width Below Main Content (Widget Area)
Top Footer 1st Column (Widget Area) Top Footer 2st Column (Widget Area) Top Footer 3st Column (Widget Area) Top Footer 4st Column (Widget Area)
Middle Footer 1st Column (Widget Area) Middle Footer 2st Column (Widget Area) Middle Footer 3st Column (Widget Area) Middle Footer 4st Column (Widget Area)
Footer Info(Copyright Section)

13 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.

14 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.

15 Page Settings

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

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

  • Available Sidebar – Available sidebar options to show sidebar layout. You can get certain image which show sidebar positioning on all single pages.
    • Right Sidebar(First Image) – This options allows to show sidebar on right side of all single 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 all single 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 single 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.
  • Featured Image – This options manage featured image on single page by default this options is checked to show.
    • Show – If you check on show you can see featured image on top of the page(If single page have featured image)
    • Hide – If you checked on hide option featured image will be hidden on single page.

16 Theme Options

Appearance >> Customize >> Theme Options – Panel

Theme Options is related website settings which is not covered is header, footer, templates and additional section.

Click to go related section description.

17 Background Image

Appearance >> Customize >> Theme Options >> Background Image – Image

From this option, you can change the background image of the website.  To change the background image please click on Background Image and select the image for your website.

18 Website Layout

Appearance >> Customize >> Theme Options >> Website Layout – Image

From this option, you can change the layout of your website. There are two layout options. Select your preferred layout for your website.

  • Website Layout – Website layout to show full width and container layout.
    • Full-Width Layout: This option will expand your website to full with.
    • Boxed Width: This option will reduce your container size so that your website looks like a box.

19 Website Skin

Appearance >> Customize >> Theme Options >> Website Skin – Section

From this option, you can change the colors of your website. There are two layout options. Select your preferred skin for your website.

  • Choose Website Skin – Website skin to show default design or black and white design.
    • Default – Default skin layout is just white background and black color normally.
    • Dark Skin – This option to manage black background color and white font color.

20 Title Style

Appearance >> Customize >> Theme Options >> Title Style – Section

Title Style section cover widget title and Recent Post title. From this option, you can change the title layout of your website. Please read following options with description.

  • Title Design Styles – Website skin to show default design or black and white design.
    • Default – If you checked on default options title will show slanted rectangle and View all text will show rectangle format separately with background color.
    • Line Style – If you checked this options title will show slanted rectangle and view all text will show rectangle format separately.
    • Plain Style – If you check plain style and title and view all text will show like rectangle format separately.
  • View All Text – This options value is show on right side of widget title. When you click on this link this will redirect to a link.

21 Image Settings Pro

Appearance >> Customize >> Theme Options >> Image Settings – Section

From this option, you can change the image settings of your website. Please read following options with description.

  • Select Image Hover Option – Website skin to show default design or black and white design.
    • Default – If you checked on default options, Image will show little zoom effect with rotate some degree.
    • No Hover Effect – If you checked this options than removed zoom effect with rotate effect on hover.

23 Additional Settings

Appearance >> Customize >> Additional Settings – Panel

Additional Settings is related website settings which have multiple section and those section may show one or multiple places of websites.

Click to go related section description.

 

24 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)

26 Reading Indicator Settings Pro

Appearance >> Customize >> Additional Settings >> Reading Indicator Settings – Section

This indicator detect how much percentage of website scrolled and how much percentage of webpage is remaining. Please read below for all instructions.

  • Show Reading Indicator – If you checked this options reading indicator is show to your website.
  • Reading Indicator Position – This option can manage reading indicator to top, right, left and bottom of the page.
    • Top – If you checked this option reading indicator will show on top of the website.
    • Right – If you checked this option reading indicator will show on right of the website.
    • Bottom – If you checked this option reading indicator will show on bottom of the website.
    • left – If you checked this option reading indicator will show on left of the website.
  • Read More Text – This option allow to add a link after short description to the entire website.

28 Color Settings

Appearance >> Customize >> Color Settings – Panel

Color Settings is related website color. You can manage different color to look website more beautiful and professional.

Click to go related section description.

29 Global Colors

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

From this option, you can change the primary, background and header text color of the website

  • Theme Color– This option allow to change website main color.  We recommend you to change this color related to logo color(But if you want to change it different from logo color than free feel to change).
  • Header Text Color – This option allow to change Site Title and Tagline color on header branding part.
  • Background Color –  This option set background to entire website background.(For Fronted Developer This color for body  tag background)

30 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.

31 Color Setting Pro

Appearance >> Customize >> Color Settings >> Color Setting – Section

From this option, you can change the primary, background and header text color of the website

  • Body Color – Body color means default color for entire(Which element inherit parent color) website. This color is mainly use in paragraph.(If other color is not overrides this color) Or we can say this is fallback color of entire website.
  • Header Text Color(h1 – h6) – This color is applied to the titles.(All h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 tag color). May other title overridden by below colors but this color main purpose for Editor content heading tag.
  • Paragraph Color – This color is use in paragraph which mean short description, editor paragraph color. But When you remove color code and save it. Than body color is work as paragraph color.
  • Top Header BG Color – This field set background color to the top header.
  • Top Header Color – This field set color for top header content. If you use Top Header BG Color and Top Header Color than top header text will not visible. So please set different color to both.
  • Menu Background Color – Menu Background color provide background color for Main Navigation Section of header. Please ensure menu Background color and Menu Text Color different.
  • Menu Text Color – Menu Text color provide only for Header Main Navigation.
  • Block Title Color
  • Sidebar Font Color – Sidebar font color is fallback font color. This color works on list item. paragraph of sidebar etc.
  • Sidebar Link Color – This color is only for link on paragraph, list item etc of sidebar.
  • Sidebar Title Background – This option is also known as for Widget Title Background for sidebar. All Widget title background color is comes from this field of sidebar.
  • Sidebar Title Color – This option is also known as for Widget Title Color for sidebar. All Widget title color is comes from this field of sidebar.
  • Top Footer Section Background Color – If you want to change color of Top Footer Background color than change color from this field.
  • Middle Footer Section Background Color – If you want to change color of Middle Footer Background color than change color from this field.
  • Bottom Footer Section Background Color – This field is also known as footer info background color or Copyright Section Background Color. This background bottom copyright section background color.
  • Top Footer Widget Background Color – All top footer widget background color comes from this field.
  • Middle Footer Widget Background Color – All middle footer widget background color comes from this field.

32 Typography Settings Pro

Appearance >> Customize >> Typography Settings – Panel

Typography Settings is related website font size, font family line height etc. Here are following sections, Please click to go related section with description.

33 Google Fonts Pro

Appearance >> Customize >> Typography  Settings >> Google Fonts – Section

From this option, you can change the fonts of entire website. Please check the following instructions about google fonts.

  • Site Title Font – This font family is use to site title of header branding sections.
  • Site Description Font – This font family is use for Tagline of header branding options.
  • Primary Menu Font – This font family is use for Main Navigation of header.
  • All Title Fonts – All title fonts cover h1 to h6 tags with widget titles.
  • Content Fonts – This font family use to set font for content of post and page.

34 Header Font Size Options Pro

Appearance >> Customize >> Typography  Settings >> Header Font Size Options – Section

From this option, you can change the font size of header. Please check the following instructions about header font size.

  • Site Title Font Size – This font family is use to site title of header branding sections.
  • Site Description Font Size – This font family is use for Tagline of header branding options.
  • Primary Navigation Font Size – This font size for Main Navigation of header. This is first level menu size.
  • Primary Sub Navigation – All fonts size for primary sub menu.  This font size for Main Navigation sub menu of header. This is for all level except first level menu.

35 Font Sizes for Titles Pro

Appearance >> Customize >> Typography  Settings >> Font Sizes for Titles – Section

From this option, you can change the font size of titles. Please check the following instructions about titles font size.

  • Heading h1 tag – please choose font size there for h1 tag on frontend.
  • Heading h2 tag – please choose font size there for h2 tag on frontend.
  • Heading h3 tag – please choose font size there for h3 tag on frontend.
  • Heading h4 tag – please choose font size there for h4 tag on frontend.
  • Heading h5 tag – please choose font size there for h5 tag on frontend.
  • Heading h6 tag – please choose font size there for h6 tag on frontend.
  • Post Title – Please choose font size there for post title on single post.
  • Page Title – Please choose font size for page title on single page.
  • Widget Title – This font size for widget title to the entire website.
  • Comment Title – This font size for single post comments title.

42 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

43 Video Tutorial Pro