Getting Started

Welcome to Arcdeco WordPress Theme! We would like to thank you for choosing our theme - Arcdeco.

Arcdeco is a trendy, minimalistic and creative WordPress Theme for creative agency, an architect, digital agencies, resumes, etc.

Requirements

There are system requirements in order to install and setup Arcdeco theme and its components properly. Make sure that you are running the latest version of WordPress, PHP, MySQL.

Minimum requirements:

Wordpress 6.0 or higher;
PHP 7.4 or higher;
Database: MySQL 5.015 or higher (An alternative is MariaDB, version 10.1 or higher);
Disk space: At least 1 GB.
WP Memory limit of 256 MB (Elementor and Elementor Pro only), 512 MB recommended, 768 MB for best performance.;

What's Included

The contents of the theme package downloaded from ThemeForest:

WordPress Installation

For detailed instructions on how to install WordPress on your hosting, you can read the link below:
How to install WordPress

Installing the theme

When you are ready to install a theme, you must first upload the theme files and then activate the theme itself. The theme files can be uploaded in two ways:

1. Using Theme Uploader

Follow the steps as instructed in the images below:

1. From the dashboard go to    AppearanceThemesAdd NewUpload Theme
2. Click on “Choose File” and select arcdeco.zip;
3. Click on “Install Now”.
4. After the theme has been successfully uploaded, click Activate
5. Then follow the simple, step-by-step instructions that are on your screen. This step will install all the necessary theme plugins and demo content.

2. Using FTP Clients

Follow the following steps to upload your theme using FTP clients:

1. Use an FTP such as FileZilla and go to your WordPress installation director
2. Navigate to /wp-content/themes/ folder and upload the theme folder there
3. Log in to your WP Admin Dashboard and open the    AppearanceThemes menu
4. You will now see Arcdeco Theme listed among the other themes. Click on Activate and you’re done!

3. Updating the theme

We recommend that you use the Envato Market plugin to keep the theme up-to-date.

1. Download the Envato Market plugin from here: http://envato.github.io/wp-envato-market/dist/envato-market.zip
2. Install the plugin from    PluginsAdd New
3. Once installed, you should see an Envato Market menu on the admin sidebar. Click on it.
4. Enter your Envato API Personal Token in the Token field. If you don’t have an API token you can create one here or click on the generate a personal token link on that page.
5. Once you have pasted your token in the Token field, click on Save Changes.
6. Should your token be correct, two extra tabs are now available on your Envato Market page. Click on the Plugins tab.

Envato Market Plugin Official Site: https://envato.com/market-plugin/

Theme Options

Change Site Title, Logo and Favicon

To change your Site title, logo and favicon login to wp-admin and navigate to    DashboardAppearanceCustomizeSite Identity

General Style

To get to the advanced theme settings, log in to wp-admin and go to    DashboardAppearanceCustomizeTheme OptionsGeneral Style

1. Theme UI - Light or Dark theme style.
2. Color - Accent Color, for example at the cursor.

Header

To set the menu type, go to    DashboardAppearanceCustomizeTheme OptionsHeader

1. Enable Sticky Header - Hiding Navbar on scroll down.

Options

To get to the advanced theme settings, log in to wp-admin and go to    DashboardAppearanceCustomizeTheme OptionsOptions

1. Enable Circle Cursor - Enables/Disables the effect for the cursor.
2. Enable Circle Cursor + Cursor - Enables/Disables the cursor by default.
3. Enable Magnetic Effect - Enables/Disables the effect of sticking to the cursor.
4. Enable Smooth Scroll - Enables/Disables the smooth scrolling effect.
5. Enable Animation - Enables/Disables animation.
6. Enable Parallax - Enables/Disables the parallax effect.
7. Enable Preloader - Enables/Disables the preloader that you can see when the page loads.
8. Preloader on all pages - Enables the preloader on all pages.
9. Preloader Logo Size - Logo size for preader for three resolutions.

Menu Type

To set the menu type, go to    DashboardAppearanceCustomizeTheme OptionsMenu Type

1. Fullscreen - Overlay menu type.
2. Side - Side menu on the right side.
3. Classic - The classic look of the menu in the form of text links to the right or in the center.

Typography

To customize the typography, go to    DashboardAppearanceCustomizeTheme OptionsTypography

Blog

To set up your blog go to    DashboardAppearanceCustomizeTheme OptionsBlog

1. Layout - Sets the type of posts to display.
2. Container - This setting will allow you to make the layout of your block fixed or responsive.
3. Columns - Here you can choose the number of columns in your blog, from 1 to 3.
4. Enable Sidebar - Allows you to show or hide Sidebar.
5. Enable Excerpt - Allows you to show or hide excerpt in posts.
6. Enable Read More - Allows you to show or hide button "Read More" in posts.

Shop

To set up your blog go to    DashboardAppearanceCustomizeTheme OptionsShop

1. Container - This setting will allow you to make the layout of your block fixed or responsive.
2. Enable Sidebar - Allows you to show or hide Shop Sidebar.
3. Columns - Here you can choose the number of product display columns in your store, from 2 to 5.
4. Number of Products per Page - Here you can set the number of products on the page.
5. Show "Mini Cart" - Allows you to show or hide Mini Cart in the header.
6. Show "My Account" - Allows you to show or hide My Account in the header.
7. Show "Add to Cart" - Displays the "Add to Cart" button when hovering over a product card.
8. Show Discount Percentage - Allows you to show the product discount in percentages.
9. Show Breadcrumb - Displays the breadcrumb on single page.

404

To set up your 404 page go to    DashboardAppearanceCustomizeTheme Options404

1. Load 404 Page - Allows you to go to the 404 page
2. Title - Title for the 404 page
3. Text - Text for the 404 page
4. Background - This is the background mask.

Customize Menu

To set the menus, login to wp-admin and go to    DashboardAppearanceMenusPrimary Menu

In this section you will be able to build your menu.

Custom Font

To set your own fonts, go to    DashboardAppearanceCustom Fonts

Click the "Add New Font" button

1. Font Name - Your font name.
2. Font Display - Font loading method. You can set this as "auto". You can read more about this option at the link.
3. Font Files - Button for downloading a woff and woff2 file.
4. Font Weight - The weight (or boldness) of the font.

After installing all the fonts, click on the "Save Changes" button.

Now all you have to do is go to the section and choose your font from the list.    DashboardCustomizeTheme OptionsTypography

Portfolio

Creating a project

From the dashboard go to    PortfolioAll ItemsAdd New

Adding content is divided into two parts. At the beginning, you add basic project data: title, category, project image, client, year, website link. Next, you need to save the project, the "Save Draft" button (top, right), and then click on the "Edit with Elementor" button - this will take you to the page of the created project, where in design mode you can easily create unique pages for your projects .

1. Edit with Elementor - This button will take you to the created project page, where you can build your project body. Read more about Elementor
2. Add title - The title of your project, which you can see on the page with the detailed description of your project.
3. Portfolio Categories - Here you can select a category for your project, as well as create a new one. You can also manage categories by going to    PortfolioPortfolio Categories
4. Featured Image - This is the preview image of your project (overview page)
5. Secondary Featured Image - This is the main image of your project (intro)/You can also use video, just click the switch and select video from the media library.

Contact

Editing a contact forms

To edit the contact form, follow these steps:

1. From the dashboard go to    ContactContact formEdit
2. Edit the contact form as you want and click Save

Learn more

Change Log

Information about all topic updates.