Themes Instructions
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Table of Contents
- 1.Theme Installation
- 2.How to set Homepage setting?
- 3.How to manage Site Title, Logo, Tagline and Site Icon?
- 4.How To Set and Manage the Color Settings?
- 5.How to manage Header Image ?
- 6.How to manage Background Image?
- 7.How To Create and Manage Menus?
- 8.How To Create and Manage Sidebars and Widgets?
- 9.How to setup front page as shown in the demo?
- 10.How to manage Theme Options?
- 10.1.How to manage Loader?
- 10.2.How to manage Breadcrumb?
- 10.3.How to manage Banner ( Header ) Image ?
- 10.4.How to manage Layout?
- 10.5.How to manage Excerpt?
- 10.6.How to manage Blog/Achrive Options?
- 10.7.How to manage Single post Options?
- 10.8.How to manage Pagination?
- 10.9.How to manage Typography?
- 10.10.Footer Options
- 11.How to manage Reset all settings?
- 12.How to manage Additional CSS?
- 13.Updating Theme Using FTP
Bloguide Pro
After you purchase and download your theme from Theme Palace, you can choose either of the approaches given below to install your theme:
- Log in to the WordPress Administration Panels.
- Select the Appearance panel, then Themes.
- Select Add New.
- Then, select Upload Theme.
- Click Browse. Locate bloguide-pro.zip theme in your computer.
- Select bloguide-pro.zip and click Install Now.
You can use FTP client like FileZilla to connect your web server.
- Unzip bloguide-pro.zip to your Desktop.
- Using an FTP client to access your host web server, go to /wp-content/themes/ and upload your new copy of Bloguide Pro theme.
- Now, log into the WordPress Dashboard with your login details.
- Select the Appearance panel, then Themes.
- You will see the theme in the list.
- Then, click Activate button.
- Now, the theme will be activated and go through the following options to set up the theme step wise.
From Customize section, go to Homepage Setting you will see two option.
- Your latest posts: When you choose this option then you will see these options.
- Your Latest Posts Title : This option only works if Static Front Page is set to “Your latest posts.” This option allows to set the title.
- A static page: you will be able to set a page as Front Page and you will find Post Page option as well.
Note: All the custom sections of homepage will only be visible on Homepage setting once you set a page for the Homepage Setting option.
From Homepage : you can set any page as Homepage .
From Posts Page : you can set any page as Blog.
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- Enable content : Check to display Homepage’s content. If this option is enable then the content of homepage is displayed. For Example “Home” is set as the front page then content of home is displayed at home page design after enable this option.
1. From the Customize section, go to Site Identity.
2. From Site Identity, the User will be able to incorporate different site identity options from Site Identity, such as:
- Logo( Only available in WordPress version greater than or equal to 4.5 ): This allows the users to set and modify the site’s main logo.
- Site Title: This allows the users to modify the title of the site.
- Tagline: This section allows the users to modify and set the tagline of the website.
- Display Site Title and Tagline: This option allows the users to enable and disable the display of the title and the tagline from the site.
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Site Identity Extra OptionsThis section allows the users to choose different options to display the title, logo, and tagline.
- Hide All: Users can enable this to display anything in the header.
- Show All: Users can enable this to display the logo title tagline in the header.
- Title Only: Users can enable this to display only titles in the header.
- Tagline Only: Users can enable this to display only taglines in the header.
- Logo + Title: Users can enable this to display the logo and title in the header.
- Logo + Tagline: Users can enable this to display the logo, and tagline in header then click this option.
- Site Icon: The Site Icon is used as a browser and app icon for your site.Icon must be square and at least 512px wide and tall.
1. From Customize section, go to Colors.
2. From Colors, you will have these options:
- Header Title Color: This changes the header text color.
- Header Tagline Color : This changes the header tagline text color.
- Background Color: This changes the background color of the site.
- Theme Version: This changes the theme version of the site.
- Color Scheme: This changes the theme color of the site.
1. From Customize section, go to Header Image
2. From Header Image, you will have these options:
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- Header Image This changes the header image.
1. From Customize section, go to Background Image.
2. From Background Image, you will see:
Background Image:
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- This will change the background image for the entire site.
Note: This theme has two menu locations provided as Primary and Social.
- Menu Options :
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Header Menu:
- Make Menu Sticky : This option is for menu sticky. If menu sticky is enable then the menu is fixed when user scroll.
To create menu, you need to go to Admin Panel / Appearance / Menu .
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You need to create menu from / Customize / Menus / Create Menu .
You can create more menus in similar way. After creating menu, you need to add pages to that menu.
To add pages to the menu, you need to create some pages (For e.g: “About Us” , “Blogs”). After creating pages you need to add that pages to the menu.
After you added the pages to the menu set the menu location from / Customize / Menus / Menu Locations /.
Two locations are available.(Primary Menu and Social Menu).
Primary Menu : This setting allows the user to change or set the Primary/Main menu.
Social Menu : This setting allows users to change or set social menus on footer section.
1. From Customize section, go to.
2. From Widgets, you will be able to Add and Remove widgets.
Note:
If you want to add widget area in footer then you must add widgets in Footer Widget 1, Footer Widget 2, Footer Widget 3, Footer Widget 4
Sidebar: This sidebar is default sidebar area. This sidebar area is dispaly at blog page, single blog pages, pages.
Blog post left sidbar: This sidebar is for blog post left sidebar. This sidebar area is dispaly at blog blog post left sidebar.
Blog post right sidbar: This sidebar is for blog post right sidebar. This sidebar area is dispaly at blog blog post right sidebar.
The demo of the front page can be divided into different sections as shown below.
- Home Page Layout
- Hero Banner
- Destination
- Gallery
- Our Services
- Recommended
- Interested
- Testimonials
- Articles
- Subscription
You can see the divided sections in the image below :
The image below shows customizer options for the sections shown above :
To configure Home Page Layout section, you need to go to Admin Panel / Appearance / Customize / Front Page / Home Page Layout.
In this panel, you will find:
- Select Homepage layout: This setting allows user to changes the home page layout.
- Homepage Sortable: In this Option you can change position of section. If you want Blog section above of About us Section you can drag Blog section and drop on above About us Section.
To configure Hero Banner section, you need to go to Admin Panel / Appearance / Customize / Front Page / Hero Banner.
In this panel, you will find these options:
- Hero Banner Section Enable: Check to enable on home-page otherwise Uncheck to hide.
- Section Sub Title : This setting allow user to set sub title of this section.
- Content Type : It contains select options ( Pages, Post, Category) which allow user to select title from one of those.
- Pages: Selecting Pages as Content Type allows user to choose Pages from Select Page setting where title of that selected Pages is displayed.
- Select Page: This setting allows user to select page to get featured image and content of that page.
- Posts: Selecting Posts as Content Type allows user to choose Posts from Select Post setting where featured image and content of that selected posts is displayed.
- Select Post : This setting allows user to select post to get featured image and content of that post.
- Select Trips : This setting allows user to select trips to get featured image and content of that trips.
- Category: Selecting Category as Content Type allows user to choose Category from Select category setting where featured image and content of that selected Category is displayed as section content.
- Select Category : This setting allows user to select category to get the featured image and content of that category.
- Button Label : This setting allow user to set Button Label of hero banner section content.
- Alt Button Text : This setting allow user to set Alt Button Label of hero banner section content.
- Alt Button URL : This setting allow user to set url of Alt Button.
After Hero Banner section is enabled, you will see following options
Pages Options : It contains following settings
Posts Options : It contains following settings
Category Options : It contains following settings
To configure Destination section, you need to go to Admin Panel / Appearance / Customize / Front Page / Destination.
In this panel, you will find these options:
- Destination Section Enable: Check to enable on home-page otherwise Uncheck to hide.
- Section Title : This setting allow user to set title of this section.
- Content Type : It contains select options ( Pages, Post, Category, Trip, Trip-Type, Activity, Destination) which allow user to select title from one of those.
- Pages: Selecting Pages as Content Type allows user to choose Pages from Select Page setting where title of that selected Pages is displayed.
- Select Page: This setting allows user to select page to get featured image and content of that page.
- Posts: Selecting Posts as Content Type allows user to choose Posts from Select Post setting where featured image and content of that selected posts is displayed.
- Select Post : This setting allows user to select post to get featured image and content of that post.
- Trip: Selecting Trip as Content Type allows user to choose trip from Select Trip setting where featured image and content of that selected trip is displayed.
- Select Trip : This setting allows user to select post to get featured image and content of that trip.
- Category: Selecting Category as Content Type allows user to choose category from Select Category setting where featured image and content of that selected Category is displayed as section content.
- Select Category : This setting allows user to select category to get the featured image and content of that category.
- Trip-Types: Selecting Trip-Types as Content Type allows user to choose trip-types from Select Trip-Type setting where featured image and content of that selected Trip-Types is displayed as section content.
- Select Trip-Types : This setting allows user to select trip-type to get the featured image and content of that trip-type.
- Destination: Selecting Destination as Content Type allows user to choose destination from Select Destination setting where featured image and content of that selected Destination is displayed as section content.
- Select Destination : This setting allows user to select destination to get the featured image and content of that destination.
- Activity: Selecting Activity as Content Type allows user to choose activity from Select Activity setting where featured image and content of that selected Activity is displayed as section content.
- Select Activity : This setting allows user to select activity to get the featured image and content of that activity.
- Section Button Text : This setting allow user to set Button Text of destination section content.
After Destination section is enabled, you will see following options
Pages Options : It contains following settings
Posts Options : It contains following settings
Trip Options : It contains following settings
Category Options : It contains following settings
Trip-Types Options : It contains following settings
Destination Options : It contains following settings
Activity Options : It contains following settings
To configure Gallery section, you need to go to Admin Panel / Appearance / Customize / Front Page / Gallery.
In this panel, you will find these options:
- Section Title : This setting allow user to set title of this section.
- Section Title : This setting allow user to set number of slider posts to show.
- Number of Post : This setting allow user to set number of posts to show.
- Content Type : It contains select options ( Pages, Post, Category) which allow user to select title from one of those.
- Pages: Selecting Pages as Content Type allows user to choose Pages from Select Page setting where title of that selected Pages is displayed.
- Select Page: This setting allows user to select page to get featured image and content of that page.
- Posts: Selecting Posts as Content Type allows user to choose Posts from Select Post setting where featured image and content of that selected posts is displayed.
- Select Post : This setting allows user to select post to get featured image and content of that post.
- Select Trips : This setting allows user to select trips to get featured image and content of that trips.
- Category: Selecting Category as Content Type allows user to choose Category from Select category setting where featured image and content of that selected Category is displayed as section content.
- Select Category : This setting allows user to select category to get the featured image and content of that category.
- Recent: Selecting Recent as Content Type allows user to choose Category from Select Excluding Categories setting where title and content of the post not in selected Category is displayed as section content.
- Select Excluding Categories : This setting allows user to select category to exclude the title and content of the post in that category.
After Gallery section is enabled, you will see following options
Pages Options : It contains following settings
Posts Options : It contains following settings
Category Options : It contains following settings
Category Options : It contains following settings
To configure Our Services section, you need to go to Admin Panel / Appearance / Customize / Front Page / Our Services.
In this panel, you will find these options:
- Our Services Section Enable: Check to enable on home-page otherwise Uncheck to hide.
- Number of Posts : This setting allow user to set number of service posts to show.
- Service Icon : This setting allow user to icon of the services.
- Content Type : It contains select options ( Pages, Post, Category) which allow user to select title from one of those.
- Pages: Selecting Pages as Content Type allows user to choose Pages from Select Page setting where title of that selected Pages is displayed.
- Select Page: This setting allows user to select page to get featured image and content of that page.
- Posts: Selecting Posts as Content Type allows user to choose Posts from Select Post setting where featured image and content of that selected posts is displayed.
- Select Post : This setting allows user to select post to get featured image and content of that post.
- Category: Selecting Category as Content Type allows user to choose Category from Select category setting where featured image and content of that selected Category is displayed as section content.
- Select Category : This setting allows user to select category to get the featured image and content of that category.
- Excerpt Length : This setting allow user to set total description words to be displayed in welcome posts.
- Column Layout : This setting allow user to set column layout of this section.
After Our Services section is enabled, you will see following options
Pages Options : It contains following settings
Posts Options : It contains following settings
Category Options : It contains following settings
To configure Recommended section, you need to go to Admin Panel / Appearance / Customize / Front Page / Recommended.
In this panel, you will find these options:
- Recommended Section Enable: Check to enable on home-page otherwise Uncheck to hide.
- Section Title : This setting allow user to set title of this section.
- Content Type : It contains select options ( Pages, Post, Category, Trip, Trip-Type, Activity, Destination) which allow user to select title from one of those.
- Pages: Selecting Pages as Content Type allows user to choose Pages from Select Page setting where title of that selected Pages is displayed.
- Select Page: This setting allows user to select page to get featured image and content of that page.
- Posts: Selecting Posts as Content Type allows user to choose Posts from Select Post setting where featured image and content of that selected posts is displayed.
- Select Post : This setting allows user to select post to get featured image and content of that post.
- Trip: Selecting Trip as Content Type allows user to choose trip from Select Trip setting where featured image and content of that selected trip is displayed.
- Select Trip : This setting allows user to select post to get featured image and content of that trip.
- Category: Selecting Category as Content Type allows user to choose category from Select Category setting where featured image and content of that selected Category is displayed as section content.
- Select Category : This setting allows user to select category to get the featured image and content of that category.
- Trip-Types: Selecting Trip-Types as Content Type allows user to choose trip-types from Select Trip-Type setting where featured image and content of that selected Trip-Types is displayed as section content.
- Select Trip-Types : This setting allows user to select trip-type to get the featured image and content of that trip-type.
- Destination: Selecting Destination as Content Type allows user to choose destination from Select Destination setting where featured image and content of that selected Destination is displayed as section content.
- Select Destination : This setting allows user to select destination to get the featured image and content of that destination.
- Activity: Selecting Activity as Content Type allows user to choose activity from Select Activity setting where featured image and content of that selected Activity is displayed as section content.
- Select Activity : This setting allows user to select activity to get the featured image and content of that activity.
After Recommended section is enabled, you will see following options
Pages Options : It contains following settings
Posts Options : It contains following settings
Trip Options : It contains following settings
Category Options : It contains following settings
Trip-Types Options : It contains following settings
Destination Options : It contains following settings
Activity Options : It contains following settings
To configure Interested section, you need to go to Admin Panel / Appearance / Customize / Front Page / Interested.
In this panel, you will find these options:
After Interested section is enabled, you will see following options
- Trip-Types: Selecting Trip-Types as Content Type allows user to choose trip-types from Select Trip-Type setting where featured image and content of that selected Trip-Types is displayed as section content.
- Select Trip-Types : This setting allows user to select multiple trip-type to get the featured image and content of selected trip-type.
- Destination: Selecting Destination as Content Type allows user to choose destination from Select Destination setting where featured image and content of that selected Destination is displayed as section content.
- Select Destination : This setting allows user to select multiple destination to get the featured image and content of selected destination.
- Activity: Selecting Activity as Content Type allows user to choose activity from Select Activity setting where featured image and content of that selected Activity is displayed as section content.
- Select Activity : This setting allows user to select multiple activity to get the featured image and content of selected activity.
Trip-Types Options : It contains following settings
Destination Options : It contains following settings
Activity Options : It contains following settings
To configure Testimonials section, you need to go to Admin Panel / Appearance / Customize / Front Page / Testimonials.
In this panel, you will find these options:
- Testimonials Section Enable: Check to enable on home-page otherwise Uncheck to hide.
- Section Title : This setting allow user to set title of this section.
- Content Type : It contains select options ( Pages, Post, Category) which allow user to select title from one of those.
- Pages: Selecting Pages as Content Type allows user to choose Pages from Select Page setting where title of that selected Pages is displayed.
- Select Page: This setting allows user to select page to get featured image and content of that page.
- Posts: Selecting Posts as Content Type allows user to choose Posts from Select Post setting where featured image and content of that selected posts is displayed.
- Select Post : This setting allows user to select post to get featured image and content of that post.
- Select Trips : This setting allows user to select trips to get featured image and content of that trips.
- Category: Selecting Category as Content Type allows user to choose Category from Select category setting where featured image and content of that selected Category is displayed as section content.
- Select Category : This setting allows user to select category to get the featured image and content of that category.
After Testimonials section is enabled, you will see following options
Pages Options : It contains following settings
Posts Options : It contains following settings
Category Options : It contains following settings
To configure Articles section, you need to go to Admin Panel / Appearance / Customize / Front Page / Articles.
In this panel, you will find these options:
- Articles Section Enable: Check to enable on home-page otherwise Uncheck to hide.
- Section Title : This setting allow user to set title of this section.
- Number of Posts : This setting allow user to set number of posts to show.
- Content Type : It contains select options ( Pages, Post, Category) which allow user to select title from one of those.
- Pages: Selecting Pages as Content Type allows user to choose Pages from Select Page setting where title of that selected Pages is displayed.
- Select Page: This setting allows user to select page to get featured image and content of that page.
- Posts: Selecting Posts as Content Type allows user to choose Posts from Select Post setting where featured image and content of that selected posts is displayed.
- Select Post : This setting allows user to select post to get featured image and content of that post.
- Select Trips : This setting allows user to select trips to get featured image and content of that trips.
- Category: Selecting Category as Content Type allows user to choose Category from Select category setting where featured image and content of that selected Category is displayed as section content.
- Select Category : This setting allows user to select category to get the featured image and content of that category.
- Recent: Selecting Recent as Content Type allows user to choose Category from Select Excluding Categories setting where title and content of the post not in selected Category is displayed as section content.
- Select Excluding Categories : This setting allows user to select category to exclude the title and content of the post in that category.
After Articles section is enabled, you will see following options
Pages Options : It contains following settings
Posts Options : It contains following settings
Category Options : It contains following settings
Category Options : It contains following settings
To configure Subscription section, you need to go to Admin Panel / Appearance / Customize / Front Page / Subscription.
In this panel, you will find these options:
- Subscription Section Enable: Check to enable on home-page otherwise Uncheck to hide.
- Section Sub Title : This setting allow user to set sub title of this section.
- Section Title : This setting allow user to set sub title of this section.
- Button Text : This setting allow user to set Button Text of subscription section content.
After Subscription section is enabled, you will see following options
You will see following sections under Theme Options:
- Loader
- Breadcrumb
- Banner ( Header ) Image Enable
- Excerpt
- Layout
- Blog/Archive
- Single Post
- Pagination
- Typography
- Footer Option
The above sections are described below.
This option is used to enable/disable loader.
1. From Customize section, go to Theme Options.
2. From Theme Options, you will see Loader.
3. In Loader you will see:
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- Enable Loader : This enables the loader image when the page is fully not loaded.
After enable Loader You will see following option
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- Icon: This setting allow user to select loading icon.
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This option allows user to enable/disable breadcrumb on the home-page.
1. From Customize section, go to Theme Options.
2. From Theme Options, you will see Breadcrumb.
3. Click on Breadcrumb you will see.
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- Enable Breadcrumb : This option enable/disable breadcrumb.
- Separator: Set the Separator symbol.
This option allows user to enable/disable Banner image on the blog, archive, single, page etc.
1. From Customize section, go to Theme Options.
2. From Theme Options, you will see Banner ( Header ) Image.
3. Click on Banner Image you will see.
- Enable Banner Image : This option enable/disable Banner Image.
- Banner Image Overlay Color : This setting allow user to set/change Image Overlay Color of Banner.
After enable Breadcrumb You will see following option
This option is used to change the layout option of site also allows to change the Width of the body part.Available site layout is Wide& Boxed.
1. From Customize section, go to Theme Options.
2. From Theme Options, you will see Layout.
The layout section includes following settings:
- Site Layout : This option is for Site Layout. User can change the layout of site
- Global Sidebar Position : This option is for Global Sidebar Position. User can choose either Right sidebar or Left sidebar or No Sidebar .
- Posts Sidebar Position : This option is for Posts Sidebar Position. User can choose either Right sidebar or Left sidebar or No Sidebar or No Sidebar Content Width.
- Pages Sidebar Position : This option is for Pages Sidebar Position. User can choose either Right sidebar or Left sidebar or No Sidebar or No Sidebar Content Width.
This option allows user to set the excerpt length on the archive, blog and search.
1. From Customize section, go to Theme Options.
2. From Theme Options, you will see Excerpt.
3. In Excerpt Options you will see:
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- Blog Page Excerpt Length: This option allows user to set the excerpt length.
1. From Customize section, go to Theme Options.
2. From Theme Options, you will see Blog/Archive.
3. In Blog Page you will see:
- Column Layout : This setting allow user to set column layout of blog/archive.
- Hide Category: This option allows user to enable/disable Post Category assigned in blog/archive post.
- Hide Date: This option allows user to enable/disable Post date assigned in blog/archive post.
- Button Text : This setting allow user to set Button Text displayed in blog/archive page.
1. From Customize section, go to Theme Options.
2. From Theme Options, you will see Blog/Archive.
3. In Single post you will see:
- Hide Date: This option allows user to enable/disable date assigned in single post.
- Hide Author : You can hide the author image on single post.
- Hide Category: This option allows user to enable/disable category assigned in single post.
- Hide Tag: This option allows user to enable/disable views of tag in single post.
- Hide Pagination: This option allows user to enable/disable views of pagination in single post.
1. From Customize section, go to Theme Options.
2. From Theme Options, you will see Pagination.
3. In Pagination you will see:
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- Pagination Enable: This option enables the pagination on the site.
- Pagination type : You will see following options:
- Numeric : This is for numeric pagination option.
- Older Posts/Newer Posts : Default pagination option.
- Infinite Scroll : This options allow to show infinite number of posts on scroll.
1. From Customize section, go to Theme Options.
2. From Theme Options, you will see Typography.
3. In Typography you will see:
- Choose Site Title Typography : Here you can easily choose different types of typography for Site Title.
- Choose Site Description Typography : Here you can easily choose different types of typography for Site Description.
- Choose Menu Typography : Here you can easily choose different types of typography for menu section.
- Choose Heading Typography : Here you can easily choose different types of typography for every section’s Header/Title.
- Choose Sub Heading Typography : Here you can easily choose different types of typography for every section’s Sub Header/Title.
- Choose Button Label Typography : Here you can easily choose different types of typography for every section’s button.
- Choose Body Typography : Here you can easily choose different types of typography for every section’s body text.
- Choose Button Label Typography : Here you can easily choose different types of typography for every section’s button label text.
1. From Customize section, go to Theme Options.
2. From Theme Options, you will see Footer Options.
3. In Footer Options you will see:
- Copyright text : This changes the copyright text of Copyright content.
- Display Scroll Top Button: You can easily hide or display scroll buttons.
- Footer Section BG Color : This setting allow user to set/change Footer Section BG Color of Footer.
- Widgets Title Color : This setting allow user to set/change Widgets Title Color of Footer.
- Widgets Content Color : This setting allow user to set/change Widgets Content Color of Footer.
- Copyright Text Color : This setting allow user to set/change Copyright Text Color of Footer.
- Content Hover Color : This setting allow user to set/change Content Hover Color of Footer.
- Back To Top Color : This setting allow user to set/change Back To Top Color of Footer.
To configure footer widget, you need to go to Admin Panel / Appearance / widgets / Footer widget.
You can add 5 Footer Widget fields.
1. From Customize section, go to Reset all settings..
2. In Reset all settings you will see:
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- Check to reset all settings: Check the Check to reset all settings and refresh the page to reset all theme settings to default.
1. From Customize section, go to Additional CSS..
2. Additional CSS you will see:
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- You can add your own CSS here.
To update Theme though FTP, follow these basic steps:
- Download the latest version of Bloguide Pro theme from your Theme Palace member My Account to your Desktop
- Unzip bloguide-pro.zip to your Desktop
- Using an FTP client to access your host web server, go to /wp-content/themes/ and upload your new copy of Bloguide Pro theme which shall replace the old files.
