Laurel - A WordPress Blog & Shop Theme
Installation & Setup: Getting Started with Laurel Please note: This FAQ Article is specifically for the Laurel theme. Whether you're brand new to WordPress or would just like a quick lesson on basic Laurel theme features, you're in the right place! Below, we'll go through ...
Laurel's Category Index Shortcode Please note: This article is specifically for the Laurel theme. Laurel includes a unique shortcode which allows you to display a number of posts from a particular category in a grid-like layout of 3 - 4 columns. This f ...
How to setup Laurel's newsletter widget Please note: This article is specifically for the Laurel theme. Laurel comes with custom CSS stylings for the "MailChimp for WordPress" plugin. This plugin allows you to insert a newsletter sign-up form in your Sidebar a ...
How to update your theme Occasionally we'll release theme updates which may include bug fixes or even additional features. You may receive an email notification that an update is ready to install. If you're interested in knowing what exactly the upda ...
How do I set up my navigation menu? HOW TO CREATE A NAVIGATION MENU: The basics: Navigate to WordPress Dashboard > Appearance > MenusFrom the drop-downs on the left, choose the content to add to your menu. Nest & position menu items by dragging & ...
How do I add social media icons to Laurel? Please note: This FAQ Article is specifically for the Laurel theme. How do I add social media icons to my top-bar, footer & social widget? Navigate to WordPress Dashboard > Appearance > Customize > Social Media Sett ...
How do I create a Contact Me page? First, please be sure that you have installed and activated the Contact Form 7 plugin. Creating the form On your WordPress Dashboard, navigate to Contact > Add New If you would like your contact form to display in Engli ...
How do I add a Featured Image? What is a Featured Image? A Featured Image is a representative picture for your post which is used in a number of areas & functions, like on the homepage, post page, related post areas, recent post widgets, featured area sli ...
Add an image to your About Me widget To add an image to your "About Me" widget, you will first want to ensure that the image is hosted online. This means that it has a URL which WordPress can use to link it into the widget. The easiest way to do this would be t ...
How to create a static homepage & separate blog page By default, your homepage will also display your post feed, listing all of your latest posts for visitors to see. If you would like to instead have your homepage be a static page and your post feed display on a separate page, ...
How to determine a post, page, or category ID Every time a post, page, or category is created, WordPress assigns it a unique ID number. Identifying an ID is quite simple. In this tutorial, we will be determining a post's ID, though the steps are the same for pages and ca ...
How do I add the "Read More" button to posts in Laurel? Please note: This FAQ Article is specifically for the Laurel theme. The "Continue Reading" link in Laurel is a wonderful tool-- It gives your site's visitors a taste of your posts as well as keeps your homepage tidy & mo ...
Why is Facebook pulling in the wrong image when I share my post? If the wrong image (or no image at all) is being pulled in when your post is shared on Facebook, it's often an easy fix! First, please ensure you've assigned a Featured Image to your post. A Featured Image is a representati ...
How do I import the demo content? Important to note: To ensure all content is imported correctly, please be sure to have installed all of the required plugins that are noted at the top of your WP Dashboard when you first installed & activated the theme. Also ...
How do I set up my Author Box? If the feature is enabled within the Customizer, an Author Box will appear at the bottom of your posts to give credit to whoever penned the article. Author Boxes feature a little biographic blurb about the author as well as a ...
How do I enable/disable comments on my posts and pages? Our themes hook into WordPress's comment system. To enable/disable the ability for your visitors to post comments, you can follow these steps. The procedure is the same for both Pages and individual Posts. En ...
How to find your purchase code How do I find my theme's ThemeForest purchase code? You will need your ThemeForest purchase code in order to open up a support ticket. Each purchase code is a unique string of letters and numbers to verify that your theme ...
Error: Theme is missing the style.css stylesheet When attempting to install a theme on WordPress for the first time, you may experience an error message stating: "The package could not be installed. The theme is missing the style.css stylesheet. Theme install failed." No ...
Solo Pine Referrals & Affiliates // Share the love, earn some cash! Did you know you can earn money each time you refer someone to Solo Pine? Sign up for Creative Market's Partner Program and/or Envato's Affiliate Program. They'll provide you with a unique URL which acts as a tracker so th ...
Theme Support Coverage FAQs Purchasing one of our theme licenses from ThemeForest provides you with six months free technical support included in the price. This is to ensure you have a helping hand while getting started with your Solo Pine theme and so ...
Creating additional WordPress Users You may find that you'd like to create additional WordPress Users which can log into your WordPress Dashboard for a variety of reasons. For example, to contribute in writing posts or to troubleshoot technical issues you're e ...
Setting up Laurel's Logo & Header Options Please note: This article is specifically for the Laurel themeLaurel has a number of ways to customize your header area in regards to a logo image and how it's displayed. Below, we'll go through the various options which incl ...
Add Category Index to the Homepage or Blog in Laurel Please note: This article is specifically for the Laurel theme. Laurel offers a Category Index Shortcode which you can use to display beautiful rows of grid items highlighting your latest posts or even a particula ...
Add a "Read More" link to your "About Me" widget The About Me widget, often placed in a sidebar, can be a great little tool to welcome visitors to your site and introduce yourself. The widget area is a bit small, though, if you'd like to write a substantial amount of text. ...
Changing font family in Laurel - CSS Selectors Please note: This article is specifically for the Laurel theme This list of Laurel's text element CSS is in coordination with this article: How do I change my theme's fonts? Below, we've noted nearly all of Laurel's ...
How to add a little logo image to menu If you'd like to add a little logo image to your menu, we recommend installing & activating the plugin called Nav Menu Images. This plugin allows you to insert an image as a menu item within your top-bar navigation menu. We'l ...
Disable Laurel's "Show Menu" mobile menu on larger screen sizes Please note: This article is specifically for our Laurel theme. Full, side-by-side navigation menu By default, Laurel's navigation menu will have its menu items display side-by-side on screen sizes that are 1400px ...
Fonts used in demo logo images Your theme will have a default logo image which appears at the top of the site. You can replace this logo image by navigating to your theme's Customizer area and uploading your preferred image to the "Logo & Header" settings ...
Make Laurel's Featured Area Slider as wide as the content container Please note: This article is specifically for the Laurel theme. By default, Laurel's Featured Area Slider will display at 100% width of your theme's container. If you would prefer to instead have your Featured Area Slider ...
Adding a category description to your category pages By default, your category pages will display the category title and your category posts (depending on the theme)-- yet no summary. If you'd like to add a bit of category description text on each of your category pages, it's q ...
Have Promo Boxes open in a new browser tab Please note: This article is specifically for the Oleander, Laurel, and Redwood themes. REDWOOD THEME To have your 3 Promo Boxes open in a new browser tab, we can add a little bit of code to their HTML code element. In ...
What are the ideal image dimensions to use in my theme? It's hard to define exact image dimensions for each theme as different people have different preferences for how their content will look. Based on each theme's demo site, we've tried to note the recommended image dimension ...
Add a timer to Laurel's slider Please note: This FAQ article is specifically for the Laurel theme. To add a timer to Laurel's featured area slider in order to make the slides rotate automatically, we can make a slight adjustment to the theme's code. Fi ...
How to make your Gallery Post rotate automatically Please note: This FAQ Article is specifically for the Hemlock, Rosemary, Redwood, Florence, Laurel, Alder, and Oleander themes By default, a post using the Gallery post format will not automatically switch slides ...
How do I change my theme's fonts? To change the theme's default fonts (and other stylings), we highly recommend using the Easy Google Fonts plugin, which allows you to easily take advantage of the scores of type options provided by Google Fonts. It also provi ...
Setting up your webshop Currently, our themes which support the WooCommerce shop plugin are Oleander, Rosemary, Redwood, Hemlock, Laurel, Alder, Florence, Hawthorn and Sitka. When you first install these themes, the shop options (such as "Shop ...
Changing font size in Laurel - CSS Code Please note: This article is specifically for the Laurel theme. Would you like to change the font size of any of Laurel's text elements? Below, we've noted nearly all of the theme's text elements and how to target ...
Instagram feed isn't updating on the site Sometimes, though not common, you may notice that your Instagram feed hasn't updated despite you adding new photos to your actual Instagram account. More often than not, this is related to transient data on your WordPress get ...
Hide Featured Area on subsequent (paginated) homepage/blog pages On your homepage or blog pages (whichever displays your postfeed), when you click the "Older Posts" button, you will be taken to another page which displays even more of your posts. By default, if you have the Featured Area ...
Google Search Console: Mobile-Friendly Test Recommendations If you run your site through the Google Search Console's "Mobile Friendly Test", you may receive a result of "Page is not mobile friendly". Don't stress! While GSC's scan can be really helpful, it's also very literal and rais ...
Translate your theme using Loco Translate By default, all of our themes come in the English language. Though it's absolutely possible to translate this to another language, of course! For this, we recommend using the free plugin called "Loco Translate" (https://wordp ...
How to configure "Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed" plugin In this guide, we'll go over how to setup and configure the "Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed" plugin. If you find yourself with any questions at all during the process, please don't hesitate to reach out! We're happy to h ...
Show post feed on homepage When you view your homepage, are your published posts missing? If so, don't worry! It's likely that your homepage is set to display a static page rather than your feed. Navigate to Settings > Reading > Your homepage displa ...
Have Laurel's slider display 1 static image If you'd prefer to have Laurel's Featured Area Slider simply display a static image without the text or overlay box, it's a piece of cake! First, create a new page (WP Dashboard > Pages > Add New). You can give this page an ...
Change how many posts display per page SET ALL POST COUNTS AT ONCE - DEFAULT WP SETTING You can manually set the maximum number of blog posts to appear on all of your post pages (like the blog feed, archive pages, etc.) by going to: WordPress Dashboard > Settin ...
Default fonts used in each theme All Solo Pine themes use Google Fonts as their main default fonts. Below, we've listed what fonts are used in each theme for your reference. If there's an element you can't find noted, please let us know by opening a new supp ...
Add simple hyperlink text menu to Laurel's Footer If you'd like to insert a simple horizontal text menu into your footer's copyright text area, it's simple to do with some basic HTML and CSS! This can be perfect for adding a "disclaimer" or "privacy policy" link. Our blog ...