Getting Started 6
How to Install Reign Theme
You can install the theme automatically or manually. It’s better to install Reign on a fresh WordPress installation.
Manual Installation
Extract the zipped package downloaded from Wbcom Designs to your desktop. In the extracted package you will find reign-theme.zip which is the WordPress theme file.
You can install the theme one of two ways:
WordPress
Navigate to Appearance > Themes in your WordPress administration panel.
Click the Add New button at the top of the page.
Click the Upload theme button at the top of the page.
Select the theme .zip file in the theme package downloaded from Wbcom Designs and click Install Now.
FTP
Connect to your website host using your FTP client.
Go to your default WordPress themes folder (/wp-content/themes/) and upload the non-zipped theme folder into that folder (/wp-content/themes/).
Activation
After uploading the theme, you must preview and activate it.
Missing stylesheet issue
While installing the theme manually, you may see the “The package could not be installed. The theme is missing the style.css stylesheet.” message.
Don’t worry. If you see this message, it means you’ve uploaded a wrong theme’s file (actually, you’re trying to upload the main theme’s file containing the theme, its plugins, documentation, etc.)
Please, open this .zip file, find the theme’s .zip file in it, and use it instead.
How to install child theme
Download the Reign Child theme
Before making changes to the theme code, we recommend that you install a child theme. This ensures that your changes won’t be lost when updating to a new version of Reign.
Not sure how child themes work or why you should use one? We have a blog post in our archives that might help clarify things!
- Download and install the theme
- Start by downloading the Reign child theme.
- Navigate to Appearance → Themes and click ADD NEW.
- Click UPLOAD THEME.
- Click BROWSE and choose the file you just downloaded, then click INSTALL NOW.
- Once it is installed, click ACTIVATE.
WordPress considers a child theme to be an entirely separate theme from the parent with regard to theme options. If you have configured options for the parent theme in the Customizer before installing the child theme, these options will not carry over to the child. You can either configure the options again for the child theme or try to migrate the theme options.
How I can get child theme
Which plugins are mandatory for Reign
- Wbcom Demo Installer
- Elementor
- Wbcom Essential
Who should use REIGN theme?
- Membership Sites
- Academic Commons / Learning Management Systems.
- Creative HUBs
- Business & Intranet Solutions
- Non Profit, Cause & Faith-Based, Church Communities.
REIGN Demo Data Installation
As an alternative, you can also download from our GITHUB repo, We have kept demo exporter at the public repo and planning to extend it as a regular plugin which can use for any theme vendor. With this one, you will replace your whole site with a new one like our site in demo. This one is suitable for you if you build a fresh site and want to get demo content. Please note that in this way, all your old data will be replaced. You may need to contact us to get the quickstart for this installation.
- Log into your site as an administrator.
- Make sure you activated your Reign theme before proceeding.
- Go to Dashboard → Theme Installer
- Choose the demo from the list. Click on the import button.
- Install all the required plugins.
- Click on the ‘Install Demo’ button and wait for a minute. You will receive a success message.
- Enjoy!
Do have a look at the below video to understand the full process.
Note :
- Images would not be imported as per copyright. We are giving placeholder images instead of the actual image. You will have to add images manually based upon the requirement.
- User will also not be imported
- We have given a link to our demo websites for some of the menu pages. You can remove or change them from the back end.
Topbar FAQ 3
How to configure default TopBar
To configure topbar navigate to the
Dashboard >> Appearance >> Customize >> Desktop Header >> Top Bar.
You will have the following options:
Enable Topbar – Allows you to enable or disable topbar for your site.
Disable Topbar on mobile view – Allows you to disable topbar for your site on mobile view.
Topbar Type – Allows you to select default theme topbar or topbar made using Elementor.
Info Links – Allows you to add the link title, link URL and an icon. Fontawesome classes are used to set icons. Check https://fontawesome.com/ for further assistance.
Social Links – Allows you to add the social link title, social link URL and an icon. Fontawesome classes are used to set icons. Check https://fontawesome.com/ for further assistance.
Background Color – Allows you to choose a background colour for topbar.
Text Color – Allows you to choose a text colour.
Text Hover Color – Allows you to choose a text hover colour.
We also give you an option to create custom topbar with Elementor, To create a top bar with Elementor refer next point.
Configure Topbar with Elementor
We have added default topbar designs and you can easily create new and use it from customizer settings.
Add new Elementor Topbar Designs:
Step1: Navigate to Reign Settings >> Header.
Step 2: Create a New Header.
Step 3: Select Header Type as Topbar.
Step 4: Publish once and start editing as Elementor.
Step 5: Save your design changes and it will be available inside customizer to set as global topbar for all pages.
Step 6: Save you design changes and it will be available inside customiser to set as global topbar for all pages.
How to change separator of topbar?
How to change separator of topbar?
For changing separator of topbar, you have to apply following custom CSS code inside
Dashboard >> Appearance >> Customize >> Additional CSS
.reign-header-top .header-top-left span {
border: none;
}
.reign-header-top .header-top-left span:not(:first-child):before {
content: “*”;
padding-right: 10px;
}
You can change the value of content accordingly. Here you can also set a font awesome icon by placing the icon’s Unicode inside content value. You will get the Unicode by visiting the following link:
https://fontawesome.com/icons
Header Styling 12
Configure Header Layout
Reign Theme has default ready to use header styles.
You can enable anyone of them from customizer settings
Customizing >> Desktop Header >>Layout
Configure Header Menu Color & Font Style
You can find this inside Customize >> Desktop Header >> Main Menu
Primary Menu Font Style – Allows you to select font properties for a primary menu of the site.
Text Hover Color – Allows you to choose a text hover color.
Text Active – ColorAllows you to choose a text active color.
Background Hover Color – Allows you to choose a background hover color.
Background Active Color – Allows you to choose a background active color.
Enable ‘More’ menus wrap in header menu – Allows you to enable or disable ‘More’ menus options for header menu.
Configure Sub Menu Style
You will find the setting inside Customize >> Desktop Header >> Sub Menu
Background Color – Allows you to choose a background color for sub menu.
Sub Menu Font – Allows you to select font properties for sub-menu of site.
Select Font Family with Variant
It also allows to download font-family to server instead of using the Google CDN.
Text Hover Color – Allows you to choose a text hover color.
Background Hover Color – Allows you to choose a background hover color.
Configure Sticky Menu
You can find options at Customize >> Desktop Header >> Sticky Menu
Add Logo at Header
You will find the corresponding option by navigating through
Dashboard >> Appearance >> Customize >> Site Identity.
Configure Menu
You can configure the menu from either of the following locations:
Dashboard >> Appearance >> Customize >> Menu. or
Dashboard >> Appearance >> Menu.
Here we are exploring the first option:
Settings (You will find the settings icon beside the menu heading), you will have the following option inside settings.
Show advanced menu properties: You find following options as soon as you checkmark these options these will display inside each menu to set accordingly.
Link Target
Title Attribute
CSS Classes
Link Relationship (XFN)
Description
Create a new menu: You can create a new menu by giving a name and by specifying the display location.
Menu Locations: Your theme can display menus in 2 locations primary and user profile, you can set the same from here.
Configure Sub Header
You will find the corresponding option at:
Dashboard >> Appearance >> Customize >> Sub Header
You will find the following options:
Sub Header Height (px): Allows you to set the height of subheader in pixels.
Header Image Background Color – Allows you to set the background colour of the header image section. Note that this will only reflect if there is no image.
Header Image Overlay Color – Allows you to set the image overlay colour.
Header Image Text Color – Allows you to set the text colour of the header image section.
Enable Breadcrumb – Allows you to enable or disable the breadcrumb option.
Page Header – Allows you to enable/disable page sub-header at single post type pages.
Enable Header Image – Allows you to enable/disable sub header image at single post type pages.
Sub Header Image – Allows you to select page header image for single custom post type page.
Switch Header Image With Featured Image – This will show post featured image on top header section at single post page and featured image will be removed from post content.
Single cart icon
From reign 2.3.0 you will get more customised cart icon. A single cart for both the products whether it is of WooCommerce or EDD. As, usual you can add the cart icon from
Dashboard >> Appearance >> Customize >> Desktop Header >> Layout >> Manage Icons Options.
Setup Header with product search
You can set header with product search by navigating through
Dashboard >> Appearance >> Customize >> Desktop header >> Layout.
In the layout section select, the fourth layout.
Display register and login icon at header
For displaying register and login icon at header navigate through
Dashboard >> Appearance >> customize >> Desktop Header >> Layout >> Manage Icons Options.
Enable login and register options.
Default header styling
You will find this option inside
Dashboard >> Appearance >> Customize >> Desktop Header >> Layout.
You will find the following option here:
1) Layout – Allows you to select header layout for the header on your site.
2) Background Color – Allows you can choose the background color for your header.
3) Manage Icons Options – Allows you to enable/disable particular icons.
4) Icon Color – Allows you to choose icon color.
5) Icon Hover Color – Allows you to choose icon hover color.
6) Site Title Font – Allows you to select font properties of site-title for your site.
Configure header with Elementor
Add new custom Header:
Step 1: Navigate to Dashboard >> Reign Settings >> Header >> Add New.
Step 2: Name your header and click the publish button.
Step 3: Now pressing on Edit with Elementor button will redirect you to the page builder.
Step 5: Add your elements, You are done with your job by simple drag and drop of widgets. There are multiple options to select widgets from for example Brading, Social icons, Nav menu and many more.
Step 6: Save your design changes and it will be available inside customizer to set as a global header for the website.
Step 7: Now set this header as your website’s header by navigating through
Dashboard >> Appearance >> Customize >> Desktop Header >> Select Header.
Step 8: Enable header type option and select your corresponding header from the drop down, you are all set with your new custom header.
Theme Styling 11
Configure Color Scheme
You can now make your site more appealing with all new reign color scheme options. From version 2.3.0 onwards you will get palettes of tonal color options to dig from as per your choices.
You will get the option inside:
Dashboard >> Appearance >> Customize >> colors.
Here, you will get the following options to play around.
Color Scheme – Allows you to select the color scheme for your site.
If you don’t want any of the listed options on the color scheme section then you can create your own by following options.
Body Background Color – Allows you to choose a body text color for a site.
Body Text Color – Allows you to choose a body text color for a site.
Sections Background Color – Allows you to choose a sections background color for a site.
Theme Color – Allows you to choose a primary, active color for a site.
Headings Color – Allows you to choose a headings color for a site.
Link Color – Allows you to choose a link’s color for a site.
Link Hover Color – Allows you to choose a hover color for links of a site.
Button Text Color – Allows you to choose a button text color for a site.
Button Text Hover Color – Allows you to choose a button text hover color for a site.
Button Background Color – Allows you to choose a button background color for your site.
Button Background Hover Color – Allows you to choose a button background hover color for your site.
Accent Color – Allows you to choose a color for the links on the content area of the site.
Accent Hover Color – Allows you to choose hover color of the links on the content area of the site.
Border Color – Allows you to choose site border color.
HR Color – Allows you to choose an hr color for a site.
Set Background Image
Set a background image for your site. You will find the option inside
Appearance >> Customize >> Background Image.
Blog Styling
For blog page styling simply head towards
Dashboard >> Appearance >> Customize >> Blog.
There are two options for blog styling listed below:
1) Styling blog archive page:
- Layout – Allows you to choose a layout for all archive pages.
- Visibility for header image – You have an option to enable and disable the same.
- Blog Header Image – Allows you to set page header image for a blog page.
- Blog Listing Layout – Select your log listing layout here. We have the option to choose from 4 different views.
- Excerpt Length (words) – Set the number of words you want to show as an excerpt.
2) Styling single blog page:
- Layout – Allows you to choose a layout for all single post pages.
- Visibility for page header – Allows you to enable or disable the header from single post pages.
- Visibility for header image – You have an option to enable and disable the same.
- Page Header Image – Allows you to set page header image for single post page.
- Switch header image with a featured image – This will show post featured image on top header section and featured image will be removed from post content.
- Post Meta Alignment – Select alignment for post-meta information on a single post page.
Configure the style of website single pages
For single page styling simply head towards Dashboard >> Appearance >> Customize >> Page >> Single. You will have the following option:
- Layout – Allows you to choose a layout to display for all single post pages.
- Hide Page Header – Allows you to hide page header for this post type.
- Enable Header Image – Allows you to enable or disable the header image.
- Page Header Image – Allows you to set page header image for single post page.
Configure Widgets
You can configure the widgets from either of the following locations:
Dashboard >> Appearance >> Customize >> Widgets. or
Dashboard >> Appearance >> Widgets.
Here we are exploring the first option:
Here widgets will display according to the page you are currently viewing you will see the following message:
“Your theme has 6 other widget areas, but this particular page doesn’t display them. You can navigate to other pages on your site while using the Customizer to view and edit the widgets displayed on those pages”.
Now you can add your desired widgets at a particular location by “Add new widgets” option.
Homepage Settings
You can configure the homepage settings from either of the following locations:
Dashboard >> Appearance >> Customize >> Homepage Settings. or
Dashboard >> Settings >> Readings.
Here we are exploring the first option:
You will get two options
Your latest posts.
A static page.
You can choose the content of the homepage of your site from above two options. It can be the list of posts in reverse chronological order (classic blog), or a fixed/static page. To set a static homepage, you first need to create two Pages. One will become the homepage, and the other will be where your posts are displayed.
WordPress Login Screen
A theme also provides an amazing option for styling your default WordPress login screen you can find the option inside:
Dashboard >> Appearance >> Customize >> WordPress Login Screen.
Custom Logo: Select custom logo to replace default WordPress logo.
Background Image: Select image to set as background image.
Login Screen Background Color: Select colour to set as a background colour.
Login Form Background Color: Select colour to set as a background colour for the login form.
Login Form Text Color: Select colour to set for text in Login Form.
Login Form Button Color: Select colour to set for button colour in Login Form.
Custom CSS: In case you need any custom CSS to apply on Login Screen, write it here.
Additional CSS
You can find the corresponding option at:
Dashboard >> Appearance >> Customize >> Additional CSS
Here you can add your own CSS code here to customize the appearance and layout of your site. Learn more about CSS
How to set Favicon, Site Title and Tagline for the website?
For setting favicon, site title and tagline of the website you have to navigate through
Dashboard >> Appearance >> Customize >> Site Identity.
Change Typography
You will find the corresponding option inside
Dashboard >> Appearance >> Customize >> General >> Typography.
You will find the following options:
Body Font
Heading H1- Heading H6
For all the above seven elements you will get the following options to change accordingly.
- Font Family
- Variant
- Font Size
- Line Height
- Letter Spacing
- Text Alignment
- Text Transformation
- Color
You will also get a check mark to download font-family to a server instead of using the Google CDN.
You will also get a check mark to download font-family to a server instead of using the Google CDN.
This will be beneficial for the optimisation purpose. Serving Google Fonts from your own server, it is no longer required to make extra requests to Google as your server will be serving CSS and font files itself. This will slightly reduce the page load time. Secondly, you are not reliant on any other site. If google fonts temporarily down, your site would be unaffected.
Note that font-family set from here may not reflect on pages created by Elementor page builder, for those you can set the fonts by navigating through
Dashboard >> Elementor >> Settings >> Style
Layout Settings
You will find the corresponding option at:
Dashboard >> Appearance >> Customize >> General >> Layouts
You will find the following options:
Pre Content Loader – You have the option to enable or disable the same, it will allow you to show loader before loading content.
Site Layout – Allows you to select full-width or Boxed-layout.
Sticky Sidebar – Allows you to enable or disable the sticky sidebar.
Site Container Width – Allows you to set the width of the container that holds the site area ( px or % ). Default is 1170px.
Footer FAQ 2
How To Configure Footer
You will find the corresponding option at:
Dashboard >> Appearance >> Customize >> Footer.
Here you will find the following options:
1) Select Footer
Footer Type: Allows you to select default theme footer or footer made using Elementor.
If you enable the option “Elementor Footer” then you will get the drop-down “Select Footer” listing Elementor footers so that you can select it from.
2) Settings
You will find following styling option inside it note that these are only applicable if you are using default theme footer.
Background Color – Allows you to change the background color of a footer.
Widget Title Color – Allows you to change the widget title color of a footer.
Text Color – Allows you to change the text colour of footer.
Link Color – Allows you to change the link color.
Link Hover Color – Allows you to change the link hover color.
3) Copyright
Here you will get the following options
Enable Footer Copyright – Allows you to enable or disable the option.
Copyright Text – Allows you to write the text you want to display.
Alignment – Allows you to align the text center, left or right.
Padding – Here you can set the top, right, bottom, left padding accordingly.
Background Color – Allows you to set the background colour of copyright section.
Text Color – Allows you to set the text colour of copyright text.
Link Color – Allows you to set the link colour if any in copyright text.
Link Hover Color – Allows you to set the link hover colour of copyright text.
How to make your custom footer by Elementor page builder plugin and set it as website’s footer?
Add new custom Footer:
Step 1: Navigate to Dashboard >> Reign Settings >> Footer >> Add New.
Step 2: Name your footer and click the publish button.
Step 3: Now pressing on Edit with Elementor button will redirect you to the page builder.
Step 5: Add your elements, You are done with your job by simple drag and drop of widgets. There are multiple options to select widgets from for example Brading, Social icons, Nav menu and many more.
Step 6: Save your design changes and it will be available inside customizer to set as a global footer for the website.
Step 7: Now set this footer as your website’s footer by navigating through
Dashboard >> Appearance >> Customize >> Footer >> Select Footer.
Step 8: Enable Elementor footer option and select your corresponding footer, you are all set with your new custom footer.
Additional Settings 3
Creating custom login, register and 404 pages
Step 1: Head towards Dashboard >> Pages >> Add new.
Step 2: Name the page and publish.
Step 3: Now edit the page using Elementor page builder.
Step 4: Design the page as per requirements and place the login/register widget at the desired location. You will find the widget inside wbcom elements sections.
As far as 404 page is a concern you can make the same using regular title and button widgets.
Step 5: Updated the page.
Step 6: Assign the page by navigating to:
Dashboard >> Customize >> General >> Page Mapping.
Now select the specific page at respective drop downs and you are done with your custom pages.
Where to write custom codes
You will find the corresponding option inside
Dashboard >> Appearance >> customize >> General >> Custom Codes
Here, you will find the following options:
Tracking Code: You can enter your tracking codes here. This code will be enqueued in the site header. For example Google Tracking Code, Facebook Pixel Code, etc.
Custom JS: Header: Just want to do some quick JS changes? Enter them here, they will be applied to your theme.
Custom JS: Footer: Just want to do some quick JS changes? Enter them here, they will be applied to your theme.
Member and Group Widget
Create member and group widget on any page by following steps:
Step 1: Navigate to Dashboard >> Pages >> Add New.
Step 2: Enter the title and edit the page via Elementor page builder.
Step 3: Drag and drop Reign members/ Reign Groups widget from the WordPress section.
Step 4: Update the page.
You are all done!
BuddyPress Nouveau Options 7
General BP Settings
You will find the corresponding option inside:
Dashboard >> Appearance >> Customize >> BuddyPress Nouveau >> General BP Setting.
You will get an option to Configure general BuddyPress appearance ie you can use the round style for member and group avatars.
Group Front Page
You will find the corresponding option inside:
Dashboard >> Appearance >> Customize >> BuddyPress Nouveau >> Group Front Page.
Here you will get the following options to configure the default front page for groups.
- Enable or disable custom front pages for groups.
- Enable or disable widget region for group homepages. When enabled, the site admin can add widgets to group pages via the Widgets panel.
- Display the group description in the body of the group’s front page.
Member Front Page
You will find the corresponding option inside:
Dashboard >> Appearance >> Customize >> BuddyPress Nouveau >> Member Front Page.
Here you will get the following options to Configure the default front page for members.
- Enable or disabel default front page for member profiles.
- Display the biographical info from the member’s WordPress profile.
Group Navigation
You will find the corresponding option inside:
Dashboard >> Appearance >> Customize >> BuddyPress Nouveau >> Group Navigation.
Here you will get the following options to customize the navigation menu for groups. You can see your changes by navigating to a group in the live preview window.
- Display the group navigation vertically.
- Use tab styling for primary navigation.
- Use tab styling for secondary navigation.
- Use tab styling for the group creation process.
NOTE: Customizing the Groups navigation order needs you to create at least one group first.
Member Navigation
You will find the corresponding option inside:
Dashboard >> Appearance >> Customize >> BuddyPress Nouveau >> Member Navigation.
Here you will get the following options to customize the navigation menu for members. In the preview window, navigate to a user to preview your changes.
- Display the member navigation vertically.
- Use tab styling for primary nav.
- Use tab styling for secondary nav.
- Also Allows you to drag each possible member navigation items into the order preferable order.
Loop layouts
You will find the corresponding option inside:
Dashboard >> Appearance >> Customize >> BuddyPress Nouveau >> Loop layouts.
Here you can set the number of columns to use for BuddyPress loops listed below:
- Members
- Member > Friends
- Groups
- Group > Members
Directory Layouts
You will find the corresponding option inside:
Dashboard >> Appearance >> Customize >> BuddyPress Nouveau >> Directory Layouts.
Here you can select the layout style for directory content & navigation(option are listed below):
- Use column navigation for the Members directory.
- Use tab styling for Members directory navigation.
- Use column navigation for the Activity directory.
- Use tab styling for Activity directory navigation.
- Use column navigation for the Groups directory.
- Use tab styling for Groups directory navigation.
Reign Geodirectory Settings 1
Reign Geodirectory Settings
Navigate to Dashboard >> Reign Settings >> Geodirectory Settings
You will find the following options here:
Places tab – Allows you to display user’s places in BuddyPress member’s page. Display a Places tab.
Places layout – Allows you to select a layout to display places on BuddyPress member’ page.
New Place activity – Allows you to Enable/disable the option to add activity when a new place added by a user.
Marked favorite place activity – Enable to add activity when a place marked as favorite.
Place review activity – Enable to add activity when a review added in GeoDirectory places.
New place notification – Enable to add notification when a new place added by the user.
Place review notification – Enable to add notification when a review added in GeoDirectory places.
