Dukandari - A Modern, Minimalist eCommerce Theme

Profound Theme documentation version 1.0


Introduction


First of all, Thank you so much for purchasing this Theme and for being my loyal customer. You are awesome!
You are entitled to get free lifetime updates to this product + exceptional support from the author directly.

This documentation is to help you regarding each step of customization. Please go through the documentation carefully to understand how this Theme is made and how to edit this properly. Basic HTML and CSS knowledge is required to customize this Theme. You may learn basics here, here and here.

Requirements

You will need the following sofwares to customize this Theme.

  1. You should have a domain name (Ex: http://yourwebsite.com) and a good webhosting company (Ex: WP Engine, Media Temple, Hostgator, Bluehost)
  2. You should have running WordPress site
  3. Code Editing Software (eg: Dreamweaver, Sublime Text or Notepad)
  4. Web Browser for testing (eg: Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox)
  5. FTP Tool to upload files to Server (eg: FileZilla)
  6. A web browser of your choice (Ex: Chrome, Firefox)

Be careful while editing the Theme. If not edited properly, the design layout may break completely.
No support is provided for faulty customization.

Getting Started #back to top

How to Install Your WordPress Theme #back to top

Follow the steps below to install theme via WordPress.

  1. Download the dukandari.zip file from your  Envato account from ThemeForest.
  2. Log in to your WordPress Dashboard (Ex: http://yourwebsite.com/wp-admin).
  3. Navigate to Appearance > Themes.
  4. Click on Add New and then Click on Upload Theme .
  5. Choose the downloaded dukandari.zip and press the Install Now button.
  6. In the next screen, click on the Activate link.
  7. After the activation, you’ll be redirected to the Auto Setup page. Choose one of the 2 auto install methods or skip the auto install all together.
  8. You’ll be redirected to the Demo Content Install page.  Press the Install button to install demo site.
  9. Done.

How to Install Your WordPress Theme #back to top

By installing  demo content, your theme will look like the one you see on our demo. This install is not necessary but will help you get core pages, categories, and meta setup correctly. This action will also let you understand how the theme works by allowing you to modify a content that is already there rather than creating it from scratch.

IMPORTANT Note: You need to have the theme installed before you can choose to Import any Demo Content. Install the theme by following this tutorial.

  1. With the theme installed and activated go to Tools > Demo Content Install.
  2. Press the Install button to install demo site.
  3. After the setup, you’ll be redirected to the front-end. Your website should look like our demo preview (but with blurred images).

IMPORTANT Note:By installing one of the demo content all your current content will be deleted and replaced with the new one but not before we make a back-up that can be restored anytime from the Backup page. In order to go back and restore your previous content all you have to do is go to Tools > Backup, choose the archive you want to restore and click the Restore Backup button.

Theme Settings #back to top

For Theme Settings Go to

WP-Admin > Appearance > Theme Settings

Pages #back to top

Page #back to top

  1. Go to Pages > Add New in order to add a new page.

Page setting options.


 

You can set your page setting different from glob theme setting.

  1. Page Layout 
  2. Page Title
  3. Page Header
  4. Page Footer
  5. SEO

Page with Visual Page Builder #back to top

The Visual Page Builder comes with a full fledged drag & drop page builder for you to use and let users create countless pages using the content and media shortcodes. To create a web page you only need to drag and drop blocks into section. In order to start visually building a a new page all you have to do is:

  1. Go to Pages > Add New in order to add a new page.
  2. Press the Visual Page Editor button in order to bring the visual page builder up.
  3. The builder is composed of elements that can be added on the page by dragging & dropping them (or by clicking on them).
  4. Layout Elements – composed mainly of different column elements and a custom full width section used to create the page structure
  5. Content Elements –  visual page builder shortcodes.
  6. Media Elements –  visual page builder shortcodes.
  7. Profound’s modules – here you will find all shortcodes that are comes with Theme. 

Every shortcode be it a column, section, content or media has different options built in. In order to bring the options up all you need to do is click the shortcode:

Portfolio#back to top

Add a New Project #back to top

Add a new project by following this step by step tutorial:

  1. Go to Portfolio > All Projects. Here is where all your added projects are listed.
  2. Press the Add New button from the top of the page, or select Add New sub menu in the sidebar.

 

Support Desk #back to top

Please remember you have purchased a very affordable theme and you have not paid for a full-time web design agency. Occasionally we will help with small tweaks, but these requests will be put on a lower priority due to their nature. Support is also 100% optional and we provide it for your connivence, so please be patient, polite and respectful.

Please visit our profile page or ask question @energeticthemes

Support for my items includes:
  • * Responding to questions or problems regarding the item and its features
  • * Fixing bugs and reported issues
  • * Providing updates to ensure compatibility with new software versions
Item support does not include:
  • * Customization and installation services
  • * Support for third party software and plug-ins
Before seeking support, please...
  • * Make sure your question is a valid Theme Issue and not a customization request.
  • * Make sure you have read through the documentation and any related video guides before asking support on how to accomplish a task.
  • * Make sure to double check the theme FAQs.
  • * Try disabling any active plugins to make sure there isn't a conflict with a plugin. And if there is this way you can let us know.
  • * If you have customized your theme and now have an issue, back-track to make sure you didn't make a mistake. If you have made changes and can't find the issue, please provide us with your changelog.
  • * Almost 80% of the time we find that the solution to people's issues can be solved with a simple "Google Search". You might want to try that before seeking support. You might be able to fix the issue yourself much quicker than we can respond to your request.
  • * Make sure to state the name of the theme you are having issues with when requesting support via ThemeForest.

Files & Sources #back to top

Included Stylesheets

These are the primary CSS files used for general front-end styling. Use these to customize your theme even further. All included CSS codes under dukandari/css/

  • 1. style.css - Primary stylesheet
  • 2. bootstrap.css - Bootstrap stylesheet
  • 3. aos.css - CSS Animation
  • 4. fontawesome.css - FontAwesome Font Icons stylesheet
Included JavaScript

These are the various attribution inks to the Javascript files included or modified to work with in this theme. All included JavaScript codes under dukandari/js/

  • 0. jquery.min.js - Base JavaScript
  • 1. bootstrap.js - Bootstrap JavaScript
  • 2. plugins.min.js - All JavaScript Plugins
  • 3. jquery.smoothState.min.js - Smooth State
  • 3. main.js - Main js file (calling all funcations )

Version History (Changelog) #back to top


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Once again, thank you so much for purchasing this theme. As I said at the beginning, I'd be glad to help you if you have any questions relating to this theme. No guarantees, but I'll do my best to assist. If you have a more general question relating to the themes on ThemeForest, you might consider visiting the forums and asking your question in the "Item Discussion" section.