Melissa

Multipurpose WordPress Theme

Customizer

Customizer is a WYSIWYG theme settings interface. You can setup typography, navigation, widgets positioning, background images and colors settings here. Our theme installation will provide you with a wider range of settings, such as social networks configuration, page layouts setting, sidebars, block setting and much more. The main advantage is that you can see the result immediately, and you can change it in no time flat without having to work with the files or code.

There are two ways to start configuring. First is to navigate to Appearance > Customize section. Second way is to press on Customize at the top left corner of site. This way allows you to edit the page you’re currently viewing. And the first way initially shows the site front page by default.

Left side of the site interface lists the available settings. Page template is displayed at the right side of the screen. After adding the changes you can save them by pressing the Save & Publish button.

Customizer Screen

Below is the list of settings which can be customized according to your needs:

Site Identity

Here you can setup site identity.

Site Title

Your website title goes here.

Tagline

This a short statement similar to a subtitle or advertising slogan.

Show Tagline On Top Panel

This property specifies whether to show or hide tagline on top panel.

Show ToTop Button

This property specifies whether to enable or disable Totop button.

Show Page Preloader

This property specifies whether to show or hide preloader.

General Site Settings

Here you can customize logo & favicon, breadcrumbs, social links and page layout.

Logo & Favicon

You can configure logo and favicon here.

Site Icon

Icon image that is displayed in the browser address bar and browser tab heading. Icons must be square. Max icon (.ico) size is 32x32 px. You can also upload favicon for retina displays. Max retina icon size: 512x512 px. Also you can Enable Retina optimization and Show preloader when open a page via selecting the checkbox.

Here you can set up site breadcrumbs.

  • enable breadcrumbs
    show / hide breadcrumbs;
  • enable breadcrumbs on front page
    enable/disable breadcrumbs on front page;
  • enable page title in breadcrumbs area
    show page title in breadcrumbs area;
  • show full / minified breadcrumbs path
    select whether full or minified breadcrumbs display mode.
  • Here you can set up site social links.

    • show social links in header
      displays the list of links to social networks pages in site header;
    • show social links in footer
      displays the list of links to social networks pages in site footer.

    Page Layout

    Here you can select the layout pattern for the pages.

    Container Type

    Select whether Fullwidth or Boxed Mode of container type.

    Sidebar Width

    The width ratio of the sidebar and main template container, can take two values: 1/3 or 1/4.

    Colors

    Here you can set up the main background color of template.

    Body Background Color

    Select color of the body background.

    Color Scheme

    Here you can set up site color scheme.

Configure Color Scheme
  • Accent color
    first version of the main theme color.
  • Primary text color
    primary text color.
  • Secondary text color
    secondary text color.
  • Invert text color
    invert text color.
  • Link color
    color of the links.
  • Link hover color
    color of the links on hover.
  • H1 color
    color of the H1 title.
  • H2 color
    color of the H2 title.
  • H3 color
    color of the H3 title.
  • H4 color
    color of the H4 title.
  • H5 color
    color of the H5 title.
  • H6 color
    color of the H6 title.

Typography

Here you can configure headers and text typography.

  • Body text
    main website text typography options;
  • H1 Heading
    H1 heading font settings;
  • H2 Heading
    H2 heading font settings;
  • H3 Heading
    H3 heading font settings;
  • H4 Heading
    H4 heading font settings;
  • H5 Heading
    H3 heading font settings;
  • H6 Heading
    H4 heading font settings;
  • Logo text
    logo font settings;
  • Menu
    menu font settings;
  • Breadcrumbs
    breadcrumbs font settings;
  • Button
    button font settings.
  • You can set header items here.

    Header Styles
    • background color
      here you can set background color for the header;
    • background image
      here you can define site header background image;
    • background repeat
      this property sets if a background image will be repeated, or not. By default, a background-image is repeated both vertically and horizontally;
    • background position
      this property sets the starting position of a background image. By default, a background-image is placed at the top-left corner;
    • background attachment
      this property sets whether a background image is fixed or scrolls with the rest of the page. By default, a background attachment is scroll.
    Top Panel

    You can set header top panel here.

    • enable top panel
      enable/disable top panel;
    • background color
      here you can define header top panel background color;
    • Background Image

      You can choose the background image for your website.

      • Preset:
        • default;
        • fill screen;
        • fit to screen;
        • repeat;
        • custom.
      • Image Position:

          You can choose the position of the background image.

      • Image Size:
        • original;
        • fit to screen;
        • fill screen;
      • Repeat Background Image:

          You can enable background image repeat.

      • Scroll With Page:

          You can enable background image scroll.

      Menus:

      Your theme supports a main menu. Select the locations, where the menu appears, you can also place the menu in widget areas with the Custom Menu widget.

      Locations List:
      • main - select primary navigation menu;
      • footer - select navigation menu, that will be displayed in the footer area;
      • social - select navigation menu, that will be used for social networks.

      Widgets

      You can configure widgets and their positions here. Main theme functionality is focused in widgets. Each template has a specific set of Widget Areas.

      Widget Creating

      In order to add a widget to template page you should first decide where will it be displayed on the website by selecting one of the Widgets Areas available. Next press the + Add a Widget button on the list of widgets that appears. After doing this you can define the order of widgets appearance by pressing Reorder button.

      Settings for the website footer section.

      • copyright text
        set custom copyright text for your footer area.
      • Blog

        Here you can configure your blog.

          • layout
            select the layout pattern for pages with custom blog layout;
          • style
            select the style for the blog layout;
          • sidebar
            select the position of sidebars;
          • sticky label type
            text label, font icon, text with icon;
          • show post author
            show / hide post author;
          • show publish date
            show / hide publish date;
          • show categories
            show / hide categories;
          • show tags
            show / hide tags;
          • show comments
            show / hide comments.
          • show excerpt
            show / hide excerpt;
          • exceprt words count
            define number of words in the excerpt;
          • Read More button type
            select the type of Read More button;
          • Read More button text
            this setting specifies the Read More button label text;
          • navigation type
            select navigation type.

          Homepage Settings

          Your theme supports different homepage settings.

          Your homepage displays:
          • your latest posts - front page shows a list of site posts that were recently added;
          • a static page - this setting allows to choose site main and blog pages among the list of the available ones.
          Homepage:
          • select your Homepage from the dropdown list.
        Posts Page:
        • select your Posts Page from the dropdown list.

        Additional CSS

        This section allows you to add custom CSS and instantly see how your changes affect your site. The live prewiew allows you to work quickly without page refreshes slowing you down.