Cathedral WordPress Theme Documentation

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing a WordPress Theme. This documentation consists of several parts and shows you the entire process of setting up and administering a WordPress Website from scratch.

What is WordPress CMS?

WordPress is a free and open source blogging tool and a content management system (CMS) based on PHP and MySQL. It enables you to build Websites and powerful on-line applications and requires almost no technical skills or knowledge to manage. Many aspects, including its ease of use and extensibility, have made WordPress the most popular Web site software available. Learn More

What is a WordPress template

A WordPress template is a skin for a website built with the WordPress CMS platform. In other words, you can easily change your WordPress Web site appearance by installing a new template in a few easy steps. With all its simplicity, a WordPress template is provided with all the necessary source files and you are free to edit or extend it the way you need.

Help and Support

Files structure

The template package you have downloaded consists of several folders. Let's see what each folder contains:

  • documentation - contains documentation files.
    • documentation.html - the main documentation file. You are right here :)
  • screenshots - contains template screenshots. Not for production.
  • theme - contains WordPress theme files.
    • theme####.zip - this folder content all the necessary files for the theme.
    • sample_data - contains files that can make your WordPress website look like our live demo.
      • sample_data.xml - contains all template sample data (posts, pages, categories, etc.).
      • various images and other media files
    • manuall_install - contains files that can make your WordPress website look like our live demo.
      • uploads - contains theme images.
      • theme#####.sql - database backup file (contains theme content).
  • license.txt - contains license details.
  • readme.txt - contain information about theme images path and font use and usage scritps.

Template installation

Template installation is very easy process. The installation process includes only two simple steps: theme installation and sample data installation.

All installation steps can be done within WordPress interface. It makes process comfortable and fast.

Step 1. Theme installation

  1. Go to the menu Appearance > Themes and click the Add New Theme button.
  2. Click the Upload link.
  3. Click the Browse button and navigate to the unzipped template package on your computer.
  4. Look for a file called cathedral-pro.zip Click on it to select, then click OK.
  5. Click the Install Now button and wait until the installation is complete.
  6. Click the Activate link to change the current layout of the site to the theme your purchased.
  7. Go to Appearance >> Theme Options >> Restore Default.

Congratulations, your theme have been successfully installed!

Step 2. Sample Data Installation

To make your WordPress website look like our live demo, please follow the instructions below.

  1. Go to the tools Select import option and select wordpress and install then browse xml file and you'r done. See below screenshot.

How to set up homepage

Setup Header

Follow these instructions to setup header.

  • For Top Header: For changing top header contact details go to Appearance >> Theme Option >> Basic Setting >> Add Contact Details - Social Icons
  • For Site Name/Logo: For changing site name go to Settings >> General >> Site Title OR if you want to uplaod logo for your site go to Appearance >> Theme Options >> Basic settings >> Logo. Please see the theme option tab in this documentation for more details.
  • For Navigation: See the Setup Navigation tab of this documentation.
  • For Slider: Go to Appearance >> Theme Options >> Homepage Slider >> Upload image, Add Title and Sub Title

Setup Cathedral Stories Section

For setting up Welcome To Praise Cathedral church First section Go to >> Appearance >> Theme Options >> Sections >> Select Section 1.

Shortcode/Content for Welcome To Praise Cathedral church First Section.
[row][column col="4"][iconbox icon="church" icon_style="light" title="Our Mission" button_link="#"]Proin non pulvinar libec pellentesque sodales nuncid consectetur leo ultricam mauris simple dummy content.[/iconbox][/column][column col="4"][iconbox icon="sun-haze" icon_style="light" title="Our Focus" button_link="#"]Proin non pulvinar libec pellentesque sodales nuncid consectetur leo ultricam mauris simple dummy content.[/iconbox][/column][column col="4"][iconbox icon="book-bible" icon_style="light" title="Our Beliefs" button_link="#"]Proin non pulvinar libec pellentesque sodales nuncid consectetur leo ultricam mauris simple dummy content.[/iconbox][/column][/row]

Setup We Are A Cathedral Church Section

For setting up We Are A Cathedral Church Second section Go to >> Appearance >> Theme Options >> Sections >> Select Section 2.

Shortcode/Content for We Are A Cathedral Church Second Section.
[row][column col="12"][about_video image_path="http://localhost/star/cathedral/wp-content/themes/cathedral-pro/images/abt-video-bg.jpg"][popup_video video_link="https://vimeo.com/28626589"][/about_video][/column][column col="6"][about_left sub_title="We Have 25+ Years Of Experience" title="We Are A Cathedral Church That" highlight_title="Believes In God."]We want to welcome you to the church where you find people who worship Jesus and are passionate about spreading His Word. Salvation is a gift that you can find in Jesus by following the mission that is established in our church: its simple and wonderful, and brings His Kingdom all over the world.[/about_left][/column][column col="6"][about_box icon="hands-holding-heart" icon_style="light" title="Every Sunday Ceremonies"]We are a church that belives in Jesus christ and the followers and We are a church that belives in Jesus christ[/about_box][about_box icon="shield-cross" icon_style="light" title="Biggest Prayers Community"]We are a church that belives in Jesus christ and the followers and We are a church that belives in Jesus christ[/about_box][about_box icon="book-bible" icon_style="light" title="Place Of Study Bible"]We are a church that belives in Jesus christ and the followers and We are a church that belives in Jesus christ[/about_box][/column][/row]

Setup Counter Section

For setting up Counter section Go to >> Appearance >> Theme Options >> Sections >> Select Section 3.

Shortcode/Content for Counter Section.
[row][column col="3"][counter title="Parishioners Every Sunday" count="135" number_color="#cf4a46" title_color="#ffffff"][/column][column col="3"][counter title="Pastors Preach Love for God" count="24" number_color="#cf4a46" title_color="#ffffff"][/column][column col="3"][counter title="People Who Changed Their Lives" count="1780" number_color="#cf4a46" title_color="#ffffff"][/column][column col="3"][counter title="Motivating Books About God" count="88" number_color="#cf4a46" title_color="#ffffff"][/column][/row]

Setup What We Do Section

For setting up What We Do section Go to >> Appearance >> Theme Options >> Sections >> Select Section 4.

Shortcode/Content for What We Do Section.
[row][column col="4"][what_we icon="hands-praying" icon_style="light" title="Morning Prayer" link="#"]Duis ac turpis. Donec sit amet eros. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Mauris fermentum dictum magna.[/what_we][/column][column col="4"][what_we icon="shield-cross" icon_style="light" title="Exhortation" link="#"]Duis ac turpis. Donec sit amet eros. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Mauris fermentum dictum magna.[/what_we][/column][column col="4"][what_we icon="person-praying" icon_style="light" title="Counseling" link="#"]Duis ac turpis. Donec sit amet eros. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Mauris fermentum dictum magna.[/what_we][/column][column col="4"][what_we icon="podium" icon_style="light" title="Sermons Program" link="#"]Duis ac turpis. Donec sit amet eros. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Mauris fermentum dictum magna.[/what_we][/column][column col="4"][what_we icon="life-ring" icon_style="light" title="Community Helpers" link="#"]Duis ac turpis. Donec sit amet eros. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Mauris fermentum dictum magna.[/what_we][/column][column col="4"][what_we icon="calendar-users" icon_style="light" title="Events Scheduled" link="#"]Duis ac turpis. Donec sit amet eros. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Mauris fermentum dictum magna.[/what_we][/column][/row]

Setup Client Testimonials Section

For setting up Client Testimonials section first of all you need to add some testimonials by using testimonials post type please see the below screenshot.

After adding post to Our Client Testimonials go to Appearance >> Theme Options >> Sections >> Section 5.

Shortcode/Content: for Our Client Testimonials Section
[testimonials show="-1"]

Setup Our Recent Sermons Section

For setting up Our Recent Sermons section first of all you need to add some sermon by using Sermon post type please see the below screenshot.

After adding post to Our Recent Sermons go to Appearance >> Theme Options >> Sections >> Section 6.

Shortcode/Content: for Our Recent Sermons Section
[sermons type="slider" show="-1"]
[sermons type="grid" column="2/3/4" show="-1"]
[sermons type="list" show="-1"]

Setup Our Ministries Section

For setting up Our Ministries section Go to >> Appearance >> Theme Options >> Sections >> Select Section 7.

Shortcode/Content for Our Ministries Section.
[row][column col="4"][ministries image_path="http://localhost/star/cathedral/wp-content/themes/cathedral-pro/images/min-1.jpg" icon="hands-holding-child" icon_style="light" title="Childrens Ministry" button_text="Read More" button_link="#"]Aliquam laoreet orci quis risus vulputate tempor. Quisque aliquet, ipsum at mattis mattis.[/ministries][/column][column col="4"][ministries image_path="http://localhost/star/cathedral/wp-content/themes/cathedral-pro/images/min-2.jpg" icon="people-dress" icon_style="light" title="Womens Ministry" button_text="Read More" button_link="#"]Aliquam laoreet orci quis risus vulputate tempor. Quisque aliquet, ipsum at mattis mattis.[/ministries][/column][column col="4"][ministries image_path="http://localhost/star/cathedral/wp-content/themes/cathedral-pro/images/min-3.jpg" icon="globe-stand" icon_style="light" title="Global Ministry" button_text="Read More" button_link="#"]Aliquam laoreet orci quis risus vulputate tempor. Quisque aliquet, ipsum at mattis mattis.[/ministries][/column][/row][buttonstyle1 name="View More Ministries" align="center" link="http://localhost/star/cathedral/ministries/"]

Setup Upcoming Events Section

For setting up Upcoming Events section first of all you need to add events by using Event Posts type please see the below screenshot.

For setting up Upcoming Events section Go to >> Appearance >> Theme Options >> Sections >> Select Section 8.

Shortcode/Content for Upcoming Events Section.
[events type="slider" show="-1"]
[events type="grid" column="2/3/4" show="-1"]
[events type="list" show="-1"]

Setup Our Cathedral Pastors Section

For setting up Our Cathedral Pastors section first of all you need to add some team by using Our Team post type please see the below screenshot.

After adding post to Our Cathedral Pastors go to Appearance >> Theme Options >> Sections >> Section 9.

Shortcode/Content: for Our Cathedral Pastors Section
[our-team type="slider" show="-1"]
[our-team type="grid" show="-1" column="2/3/4"]

Setup Visiting Our Blog Section

For setting up Visiting Our Blog section first of all you need to add some posts by using Posts. Follow below instruction to add posts.

Once you added posts in the Visiting Our Blog Posts type after that you just have to add post shortcode in the sections content area and you'r done. (Section 10.)

Shortcode/Content for Visiting Our Blog Section
[latest-news show="-1" type="slider" from_category="Add category slug" comment="show/hide" date="show/hide" author="show/hide" category="show/hide"]
[latest-news show="3" type="grid" column="2/3/4" from_category="Add category slug" comment="show/hide" date="show/hide" author="show/hide" category="show/hide"]

Page Templates and Sidebars


Page Templates

  • Default Template (the default page template with a right sidebar position)
  • Full Screen Page (the full screen page template without a sidebar)
  • Full Width Page (a page template with one column without a sidebar)
  • Left Sidebar (a page template with left sidebar position)
  • No Sidebar (a page template have space on left and right.)
  • Blog (Full Width) (a blog templates with one column without sidebar)
  • Blog (Left Sidebar) (a blog templates with left sidebar position)
  • Blog (Right Sidebar) (a blog template with right sidebar position)
  • Blog (No Sidebar) (a blog template with no sidebar position)
  • Contact (Full Width) (a contact template with add google map position)

Posts, Categories and Post Formats

Adding category

Review the following article for more information on adding categories: http://codex.wordpress.org/Manage_Categories_SubPanel

  1. Log into your WordPress Administration Panel (Dashboard).
  2. Click the Posts tab.
  3. With that done, click Categories for blog posts.
  4. Type in the name of your new category.
  5. After that, click the Add New Category button.
Click the Publish button.

Creating a Blog post

  1. Log into your WordPress Administration Panel (Dashboard).
  2. Click the Posts tab.
  3. Click the Add New tab.
  4. Type in your post content. For more information on adding posts, please check the following link http://codex.wordpress.org/Posts_Add_New_SubPanel.

Shortcodes

A shortcode is a powerful content building tool http://codex.wordpress.org/Shortcode. Shortcodes are easy to use. First of all, make sure that the editing mode is set to Visual.

All available shortcodes are conditionally divided into these groups:

  • Testimonials - used for testimonials output.
  • Social icon - used for social icon output.
  • One column, Two column, Three column, Four column, Six column - used for display content on columns.
  • Tabs - used for display tabs.
  • Toggle content - used for display toggle.
  • Accordion content - used for display accordion.
  • Gradient Button - used for small, medium, large, xtra large gradient button.
  • Simple Button - used for small, medium, large, xtra large simple button.
  • Round Button - used for light, dark round button.
  • Message Boxes - used for success, error, warning, info, about message boxes.
  • Search - used to display search form.
  • List style - used to display lists.
  • Blogpost - used to display blog post.

Testimonial


[testimonials]

Elements


Column Content
[row][column col="1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10/11/12"]Your Content / Short code goes here...[/column][/row]

Description: used to display column content. You can also use col="One column, Two column, Three column, Four column, Six column".


Tabs
[tabs]
[tab title="TAB TITLE 1"]Tab Content goes here...[/tab]
[/tabs]

Description: use to display tab content.


Toggle content
[toggle_content title="Toggle Title 1"]Toggle Content goes here...[/toggle_content]

Description: use to display toggle content.


Accordion Content
[accordion]
[accordion_content title="ACCORDION TITLE 1"]Accordion Content goes here...[/accordion_content]
[/accordion]

Description: use to display accordion content.


Gradient Button
[gradient_button size="small" bg_color="#000000" color="#ffffff" text="text here"  title="title here" url="#" position="left"]

Description: use to display gradient button. you can use small, medium, large, xtra lareg sizes.


Simple Button
[simple_button size="small" bg_color="#000000" color="#ffffff" text="text here"  title="title here" url="#" position="left"]

Description: use to display simple button. you can use small, medium, large, xtra lareg sizes.


Round Button
[round_button style="light" text="text here"  title="title here" url="#" position="left"]

Description: use to display round button. you can use light or dark style.


Horizontal rule
[hr]

Description: used to display a horizontal line.


Succes Message Box
[message type="success"]This is a sample of the 'success' style message box shortcode. To use this style use the following shortcode[/message]

Description: use to display success message box. you can also use error, warning, info, about types.


Search
[searchform]

Description: use to display search form.


List Style
[unordered_list style="list-1"]<li>List style 1</li>[/unordered_list]

Custom Widgets

Theme Options

The following theme contains the Settings option. These settings allow you to change the theme’s color palette, order of items, turn items on/off and do lots of other things. In order to use these settings, please go to Appearance → Theme Options.

Basic Settings

Font Typography

Font Color

Sections

Slider Settings

Shortcode

Contact Form 7

The following plugin Settings option. First upon search contact form 7 plugin and follow the below instruction, please go to Plugin → Add New.

Plugin Installation

Plugin Use

Portfolio

Setup Portfolio

For setting up Portfolio page first of all you need to add some posts by using Portfolio Posts. Follow below instruction to add posts.

Once you added posts in the Portfolio Page Posts type after that you just have to add post shortcode in the team page content area and you'r done.

Shortcode/Content for Portfolio
Grid / Filter Layout : [portfolio type="grid" show="-1" column="2/3/4" filter="true/false"]
Slider Layout : [portfolio type="slider" show="-1"]