The Litae - Theme Documentation

The Litae is a complete and versatile WordPress theme that is perfect for creative portfolios – from bloggers and freelancers to video production and commercial stores. Whether you want to present a collection of work, inspiration, products or services, this WordPress theme has every detail covered.

Theme Installation

Welcome! First of all we want to thank you for purchasing our product, The Litae - Minimal Portfolio Template.

Files included in package

The download package (.zip) that you get from ThemeForest contains the following files and folder:

Install theme

After you download the package from ThemeForest, unzip it. You'll see a file litae.zip and litae-child.zip, which are the theme files that need to be upload and install.You can either choose to upload and install the theme using WordPress theme install or use FTP client.Install theme using WordPress install function
  • Go to Appearance » Themes and click Add New
  • Select Upload
  • Click Browse and select the litae.zip file
  • Click Install Now
  • When upload and installation process is completed, click Return to Themes page.
  • Repeat these steps for litae-child.zip file.
  • After the finished upload and installation go to Appeareance » Themes and activate Litae Child theme.
Upload and install using FTPIf you get any problems when installing a theme by WordPress install function, we recommend using FTP:
  • Unzip litae.zip, you'll get a folder litae
  • Use a FTP client like FileZilla and upload that folder to wp-content/theme folder on your host
  • Repeat these steps for liate-child.zip file.
  • After the finished upload and installation go to Appeareance » Themes and activate Litae Child theme.

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Plugin Installation

After installing Litae theme, you'll see a notification in the top of the page that says the theme needs some plugins to function properly.

To install these plugins:

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Plugin Settings

Before import demo content disable Autoptimize plugin then go to Elementor » Settings and  change value in Content Width field to 1320. Click button Save Changes.

Then go to Elementor » Tools and click button Regenerate Files on the top of page.

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Import demo content

If you are new to WordPress and have problems with setting up the theme you might want to import the demo content file that comes with the theme. The following actions will import some dummy posts and pages from the live preview:

Notice

If you wish to import demo content, you at least have to activate these plugins: ACF PRO, Litae Theme Plugin, Contact Form 7 and Elementor.

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When finished go to Elementor » Tools and click button Regenerate Files on the top of page.  Go to Appearance » Menu and assign Litae menu check checkbox Primary for Display location and click button Save Menu.

Theme setup

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To show google maps you must obtain google API key here then go to Litae Theme Options » Google Map paste your key and click button Save Changes.

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Activate Autoptimize plugin go to Autoptimize settings and check next checkboxes: Optimize HTML Code, Optimize JavaScript Code, Optimize CSS Code and click button Save Changes and Empty Cache.

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