Installation
Installing Switch is similar to installing any other WordPress theme. After Downloading you will get a ZIP file . That is your main zip file. Upload it using WordPress's theme uploader and activate it. Depending on your settings, you can immediately see the welcome blog page or landing page.
Post Installation Tasks
After installating and activating Switch theme, you need to perform the following tasks to enable landing page.
- Go to WordPress Admin Panel's
Settings > Permalinkand select one (recommended: postname) and click Save. - Create a New Page . Enter Home page as title and keep the content field blank. Now select
"Home page"as page template from the right side page template dropdown menu. Now save/publish it.
- Go to
Settings > Reading. From the Front Page displays section, click on static page, and select previously created"HOME PAGE"from the dropdowns as shown in the picture below and save.
Switch Theme Management
Switch comes with a fantastic a powerful "Redux" admin panel from where you can update almost every part of the theme. Just go to your WordPress admin panel and click on Switch settings.
Global Settings
From the Global Settings sections, you can change logo. The management panel looks like this.
Slider Option
From this section in Switch settings, you can manage the homepage Slider. This section looks like the following screen.
Features
Feature section also requires that you create a feature post first, then tune up the look-n-feel from the feature settings area.
Creating a Feature as easy as creating post in WordPress. Click Feature > New Feature from left side menu.
About
From About settings, you can add as many About section details. About settings looks like the following screen. You can turn it off and also change the menu title from here.
Testimonials
Testimonial section also requires that you create a testimonial post first, then tune up the look-n-feel from the testimonial settings area. Creating a testimonial is easy by going to Testimonials and click on New Testimonial on the left side menu.
The settings screen look like this
Team
Team section also requires that you create a Team post first, then tune up the look-n-feel from the Team settings area. Creating a Team is easy by going to Teams and click on New Team on the left side menu.
The settings screen look like this
Portfolio
In Switch you can create unlimited portfolio galleries and select any one to display any time. To create a nice portfolio, go the Portfolio in the left menu in WordPress admin and click on New Portfolio.
While adding an item, you can specify their Filtes.
The settings screen look like this
Contact
From contact area, you can specify your Contact details as well as who will receive the contact emails. You can also specify the google map.
Contact from
when you install the theme it requires a plugin called contact form 7. Just install that plugin and open it. You will get a shortcoad . please copy that code and paste it into Switch theme option .
