Theme Installation → Theme Installation
Download packages
Purchase Vista News theme from Templatemonster then you can download our template package on there.
Extract package that include all files and folders of theme. When done, you should see vistanews.zip (zip file name can be changed from version to version).
System Requirements
When selecting a hosting service, you should check to see that these server requirements are provided and installed on their web servers:
- PHP version 5.6 or greater
- MySQL version 5.6 or greater
- Recommended memory_limit is no less than 64M
- Upload_max_filesize should be no less than 20M
Theme Installation
- Step 1: Navigate to Appearance → Themes in your WordPress admin dashboard.
- Step 2: Click the Add New button at the top of the page and go for the Upload option.
- Step 3: Upload the theme files vistanews-child.zip andvistanews.zip then click Install
- Step 4: Wait while the theme is uploaded and installed then activate the theme.
Known problems when installing the theme
a. The “Broken theme and/or stylesheets missing” error is most common when you install or activate a new theme.
If you get an error saying that the stylesheet is missing, then you have uploaded the wrong folder. Please check that you are uploading the vistanews.zip within the Theme Files folder. You have to unzip the package file that you download from Templatemonster to find this.
b. Problems with uploading via WP admin panel due Upload limit.
You may check your file upload limit on Your Media Uploader page in WordPress. Depending upon the web hosting company and the conditions of the service they provide it may vary. The most common is about 8 MB which is more or less enough. But uploading some media files like audio and video may become a problem with for example 2 MB upload limit.
We decided to share some tips about how to extend your maximum file upload size in WordPress:
1. Through functions.php file:
You may add the below mentioned code in the functions.php file of your theme
@ini_set( 'upload_max_size' , '64M' );
@ini_set( 'post_max_size', '64M');
@ini_set( 'max_execution_time', '300' );
2. Through PHP.INI file:
If you cannot see the php.ini file in your directory create the new one with below mentioned code and upload it to your root folder on your web server.
If you can see the php.ini file then change parameters or add :
upload_max_filesize = 64M
post_max_size = 64M
max_execution_time = 300
In case that tip does not work with 64MB, try it with 10MB.
3. Through .htaccess method
You may try modifying the existing .htaccess file in the root directory or creating a new one.
Add the following code in the existing or new .htacess file:
php_value upload_max_filesize 64M
php_value post_max_size 64M
php_value max_execution_time 300
php_value max_input_time 300
You can reset all of the setting for the each page on our custom panel by clicking “Reset” button on the bottom.
Theme Installation → Plugins Installation
Right after the theme was activated, a notification at the top of the screen will suggest to continue with the installation of the plugins recommended for getting the best our of your theme.
Follow the installation steps below:
Step 1. Click ‘Begin installing plugins‘ and select the plugins you need to install from the list.
Step 2: Select all plugins then choose Install , Click Apply to install all plugins
Plugins Using in Vista News theme
- Redux Framework: Redux is a simple, genuinely extensible, and fully responsive options framework for WordPress themes and plugins.
- One Click Demo Import: Setup One Click Demo Imports for your them.
- WPBakery Page Builder: WPBakery Page Builder plugin for WordPress – create any layout with intuitive front-end and back-end drag-and-drop editors. No coding required.
Theme Installation → Install Data Demo
Step 1: Navigate to Appearance → Import Demo Data
Step 2: Click on Click Here To Import Demo Data
Theme Options → General Settings
Go to WordPress admin panel and navigate to Theme Options → General Settings
Theme Options → Header Options
Go to WordPress admin panel and navigate to Theme Options → Header Options
Theme Options → Single Post Options
Go to WordPress admin panel and navigate to Theme Options → Single Post Options
Theme Options → Category Layout Options
Go to WordPress admin panel and navigate to Theme Options → Category Layout Options
Theme Options → Advertisements Settings
Go to WordPress admin panel and navigate to Theme Options → Advertisements Settings
Theme Options → Footer Settings
Go to WordPress admin panel and navigate to Theme Options → Footer Settings
Theme Options → Advanced Settings
Go to WordPress admin panel and navigate to Theme Options → Advanced Settings
Settings → Contact Form
Step 1: Navigate to Settings → Contact Form
Step 2: Enter your emailEnter your email and click Save
FAQs → How to translate the theme
The easiest way to translate theme to the language of your choice is to use "WPML" plugin.
- To begin, be sure you have the WPML Plugin installed and activated, along with the WPML String Translation plugin.
- To set up WPML the first time, follow their Getting Started Guide.To begin translating, select WPML (in the Dashboard menu) → String Translation. You should see a list of the strings in the theme (there should be only four), with blue translation links to the right. Click these links to reveal the list of languages you use on your blog and the associated translations.
- How to set and translate main features of the theme
- Using translation management http://wpml.org/documentation/translating-your-contents/using-the-translation-editor/
- Translation Management & Features – http://wpml.org/documentation/translating-your-contents/using-the-translation-editor/translation-management-features/
- Translating URL slugs – http://wpml.org/documentation/getting-started-guide/translating-page-slugs/
- How to scan strings coming from the theme
- http://wpml.org/documentation/getting-started-guide/theme-localization/
- How to translate strings using String Translation
- http://wpml.org/documentation/getting-started-guide/string-translation/
- If adjustment is needed for WPML language switcher please also add this
- http://wpml.org/documentation/getting-started-guide/language-setup/custom-language-switcher/
- If you need more help with WPML plugin. Please go WPML Forum
FAQs → How to update Theme
1. Update Theme via WordPress
Updating the theme via WordPress is very similar to the install process via WordPress. Make sure you had backup all of your customization in our theme.
Follow the steps below to update your theme via WordPress:
Step 1 - Download latest theme package on Templatemonster
Step 2 - Log into your WordPress Dashboard.
Step 3 - Go to Appearance → Themes
Step 4 - Deactivate the Vista News Theme by simply activating a different theme. Once you activate a different theme, you can delete the Vista News theme.
Step 5 - Delete the Vista News Theme. Do not worry, your content will not be lost!
Step 6 - Then simply upload the newest “vistanews.zip” file in the Appearance → Themes section. Click on the Install Themes tab at the top and choose to upload the zip file. You have this step explained in section: Theme Installation via WordPress.
2. Update theme via FTP
Updating the theme via FTP is very similar to the install process via FTP.
Follow the steps below to update your theme via FTP:
Step 1 - Go to .../wp-content → themes location on your server using a FTP client and backup your "Vista News" theme folder by saving it to your computer, or you can choose to simply delete it. Your content will not be lost.
Step 2 - Download the new version of Vista News theme from your Templatemonster and retrieve Vista News folder by unpacking the zip that you download from Templatemonster and vistanews.zip.
Step 3 - Then simply drag and drop the new "Vista News" theme folder into .../wp-content → themes location. Choose to “Replace” the current one if you did not delete it.
Step 4 - Log into your WordPress Dasrdoard, go to Appearance → Themes and activate the new Vista News theme.
FAQs → How to create Child Theme
What is a Child Theme?
A child theme is a theme that inherits the functionality of another theme, called the parent theme. Child themes allow you to modify, or add to the functionality of that parent theme. A child theme is the best, safest, and easiest way to modify an existing theme, whether you want to make a few tiny changes or extensive changes. Instead of modifying the theme files directly, you can create a child theme and override within.
Why use a Child Theme?
if you modify an existing theme and it is updated, your changes will be lost. With a child theme, you can update the parent theme (which might be important for security or functionality) and still keep your changes. It’s a great way to get started if you are just learning WordPress theme development.
How to create Create child ?
Follow that documentation to create Child Theme Child Themes - Codex
Using that plugin to create Child Theme : One Click Child Theme
FAQs - How to Speed Optimization
If you think your website takes too much time to load maybe you should.
- Install a Cache Plugin for WordPress. We recommend W3 Total Cache.
- Install an Image Compress Plugin. We recommend WP Smush It.
- Install a Database Optimizer Plugin We recommend WP Optimize
- Reduce the number of posts on the page
- Reduce the number of unnecessary plugins.
- Use more icons and less images.