Need help in using our WordPress plugin?
Thank you for purchasing Religia! We’re very pleased that you have chosen our theme to use on your website. We’re doing our best not to disappoint you! Before you get started, please check out these documentation pages. Religia can only be used with WordPress and we assume that you already have it installed and ready to go. If you don’t, please see WordPress Codex to get started.
Before using Religia, please meet the following requirements:
In our guide, we will show you step by step instructions on how to install our WordPress theme for beginners. Below you will find two ways to install a WordPress theme.
If Religia files are downloaded from your Themeforest account, you can start an installation using WordPress administration panel.
Follow steps below to install the theme:
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If you don’t have a Multi-site WP set up, please proceed to step 2.
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Common Install Error: Are You Sure You Want To Do This?
If you get the following question message when installing Religiatheme.zip file via WordPress, it means that you have an upload file size limit. Install the theme via FTP or call your hosting company and ask them to increase the limit.
To install Religia WP via FTP, follow steps below:
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Learn more:
Some functionalities of the Religia Theme are available because of the plugins we used to create it. Once Religia is activated in your WordPress admin panel you should see notification about bundled plugins we recommend to install – they are included in Religia package – so you don’t have to do anything more than click install and activate.
Unyson is a framework for WordPress that facilitates development of a theme. This framework was created from the ground up by the team behind ThemeFuse from the desire to empower developers to build outstanding WordPress themes fast and easy. This documentation is heavily modified by createIT to ensure all custom extensions are well documented.
This documentation assumes you have a working knowledge of WordPress. If you haven’t, please start by reading WordPress Documentation.
Minimum Requirements
Server:
- PHP 7.2 or greater
- MySQL 5.6 or greater OR MariaDB 10.0 or greater
- Nginx or Apache with mod_rewrite module
- HTTPS support
Wordpress: 4.9
Installation
Unyson is part of Religia plugin that should be activated to be able to use the fully use this theme.
After plugin will be activated you will notice the Unyson entry in the sidebar:
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License
The licenses for most software are designed to take away your freedom to share and change it. By contrast, the GNU General Public License is intended to guarantee your freedom to share and change free software. Unyson inherits the General Public License (GPL) from WordPress.
On the Unysone page you’ll see a list of avaliable extensions separated in two sections:
Active Extensions - Extensions that should be activate to be able to fully use Religia WP theme functionality:
Available Extensions - Extensions not yet downloaded or activate.
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We recommend to not activate any of the extensios that are not part of the list above. They may not be compatible with the theme and could create unexpected issues.
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Simply drag and drop elements to build your page content. We prepared components which will help you determine main structure of the webpage – easily set up backgrounds, colors and styles for whole sections as well as lots of various smaller components which you can freely put wherever you want.
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As the VC plugin used with Religia WP Theme is part of a bundle, that mean that theme author has a license and only he/she can download latest versions of VC and include it in the theme. You as a theme user may use Visual Composer free of charge while you use the theme that came with VC (because you have a license for that theme).
Learn more:
For more information about Visual Composer, please check articles below:
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How to activate the plugin
Slider Revolution is included in Religia WP package – so you don’t have to do anything more than click install and activate as you do with other plugins.
If you are new user of the revolution Slider plugin or you just want to check some of it functionality feel free to check Slider Revolution Documentation created by the authors of this plugin.
Contact forms in Religia WP are created with the use of Contact Form 7 Plugin. Below you will find information how to recreate Contact forms used in our theme by adding the correct markup for the Form section of this plugin.
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If you never before used this plugin I suggest you to check Getting Started with ContactForm 7.
MailChimp for WordPress helps you add more subscribers to your MailChimp lists using various methods. You can create good looking opt-in forms or integrate with any other form on your site, like your comment, contact or checkout form.
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If you never before used this plugin I suggest you to check Knowledge Base for this plugin.
Events Manager is a free and feature-filled events plugin for the WordPress platform, providing the ability to publish events, locations and manage bookings among many other features.
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If you never before used this plugin I suggest you to check Getting Started Guide
The most robust, flexible, and intuitive way to accept donations on WordPress. Give is free and yet is full of many advanced features to suit your needs. Slick donation forms, full-featured reporting, and donor management features provide you with the tools you need to accept donations and manage your donors.
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If you never before used this plugin I suggest you to check Give Features and Give Demos
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To be able to use theme content installation and backup functionality make sure to activate Backup & Demo Content Unyson’s extension.
The fastest and easiest way to import our demo content is to use Theme Options Demo Content Installer. It will import all pages and posts, sample slider, widgets, theme options, assigned pages, and more.
To import our demo content, please follow the steps below:
Step 1 – Navigate to Tools where after activating the Unyson extension Demo Content Install option will be available
Step 2 – Choose import option you want to use from available options
Step 3 - To be able to continue you need to agree to this term.
Step 4 – Wait until the content will be installed
Importing can take a few minutes. Please be patient and wait for it to complete. Once it is loading, you will see message with indicating progress.
We recommend this approach on a newly installed WordPress. It will replace the content you currently have on your website. However, we create a backup of your current content in (Tools > Backup). You can restore the backup from there at any time in the future.
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All of our items comes with free support. Free support is limited to questions regarding the themes features or problems. We provide premium support for code customisation or third-party plugins.
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Our support hours: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM UTC +1 on Monday to Friday.
For issues and concerns, you can reach us through these support methods:
E-mail – support@createit.pl
Help Desk – Click here to go to our support website. Just click on the Submit Ticket button and follow instructions to create a ticket.
Forum – Comment/Post on the product you have issues/queries in ThemeForest or CodeCanyon websites.
Before You Post in a Forum
We urge you to follow the steps below, before you post a new topic on the forum, to speed up your request. It’s in everyone’s interest and will benefit in making the entire forum more efficient:
- Step 1 – Always check the Documentation and the Knowledgebase Section. Most questions are already answered in those areas.
- Step 2 – If your question hasn’t been brought up on the forum, please post a new topic. Always be as specific as possible. Creating a topic requires entering the live URL to your home page or page that shows the issue in question. It also has bars for WP and FTP login info, which aren’t required, however, providing us with your login information can save a lot of time for both of us. Login credentials are securely stored and accessible only by our support staff.
- Step 3 – We usually answer questions in 24 hours on working days. However, if you don’t get any answer within 72 hours bump up your question or send us an e-mail.
For all support methods, you will receive confirmations and replies on your queries through e-mail or by tracking your ticket which you will also get through e-mail. To track your ticket, please click here.
Once we reply to your query, each ticket will be open for 7 days without a reply from you. On the 6th day without a reply, an e-mail will be sent to notify you of the ticket’s inactivity. To make the ticket active again, you simply need to reply or follow the steps in the e-mail. If you won’t make the ticket active within 7 days, on the 8th day the ticket will automatically be closed.
You can use Pages to organize and manage any content on your website. You can create multiple pages on your website for different types of content or setup onepager with scroll-to-section menu.
To create a new Page in Sella follow the steps below:
Step 1 - In Dashboard, navigate to Pages > Add New. You will be directed to a page where you can add details on the page.
Step 2 - Add the Title of the page.
Step 3 - Add content – we recommend you to create page content using Visual Composer or by modifying demo content.
Step 4 - Choose page attributes.
- Parent – If you want to create this page as a subpage.
- Template – You can choose one of defined page templates
- Order – The order of the page.
Step 5 - After adding all the contents of the page, click on the Publish button.
When using Visual Composer to add content, you have 2 Editor options, the Backend Editor and Frontend Editor.
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In adding contents to the page, there are many options to choose from. Some of the options are:
Elements - You will be able to choose elements that are needed and used on the page.
Text Block – This is where you add Text to the page.
Row – An area where you can add elements.
If you have added some pages via Pages > Add New you can choose one and set it up as a homepage.
Use Static front page tool in Settings > Reading and choose from the list your homepage. Remember to click Save changes at the end of editing.
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One page site allows you to put all the content on one page, and the menu items will link to each different section of the page.
Think of it as a full site but all in one page. Please read below for information on how to set this up.
To create a Onepager site using Religia, follow these steps:
Step 1 - Navigate to the Pages section of your Dashboard and click Add New.
Step 2 - In the new page, use the Backend or Frontend editor to create a Section.
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You can also use Rows for this. Each section/row will serve as a section in the page to locate using the menu.
Step 3 - Click on the Edit option in every section you create and look for Section ID. The Section ID will serve as the anchor of the menu. Make sure that the ID is unique to the section.
Step 4 - Add the contents in the Section. You can add rows with text and elements inside. Click on Publish button to save.
You can see in the sample above that each section have different Section IDs.
Step 5 - Set this page as the front page by navigating to Settings > Reading. Click on A static page option, then select the page for the onepager then click on the Save Changes button.
Step 6 - To make the Menu for the onepager, navigate the dashboard to Appearance > Menus. Look for create a new menu, add the Menu Name then click on the Create Menu button.
Step 7 - You will see options on what to put inside your new menu. Look for Custom Links in the options. If you don’t see that option, at the upper-right side of the page you will see Screen Options option, click on that and you will see options with check boxes. Check the box beside Custom Links.
Step 8 - Using the Custom Links option, write the section’s Section ID inside the URL textbox and the name of the link inside the Link Text textbox. Then click on the Add to Menu button. After adding all the navigation menu, Click on Save Menu to save.
Step 9 - Click on the Manage Location tab, change the Top primary menu to the menu that you made for the onepager. Click on the Save Menu button to save.
You can see the changes on the Front Page of the site.
With Religia comes custom shortcodes for (Visual Composer) VC that are used to show content created in Religia.
Below you will find short information about this Visual Composer elements:
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This element will let you add an accordion that have images on the page.
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- Number of accordion - Number of accordion tabs.
- Color - Color scheme of the accordion.
- Title # - Title of the accordion # tab.
- Image # - Image in the accordion # tab, you can add an image or not.
- Content # - Content in the accordion # tab.
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This element will let you add the Events items in the page.
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Display type - Options on the layout of the Events looks.
Single
Enter event title - Choose an Events item to show in the page.
Title - Title of the section.
Event Title Color - Font Color of the title.
Event title border Color - Color scheme of the border of the post.
Upcoming Event with Counter(Nearest Event)
Color - Color scheme of the post.
Extend? - Extend the post to occupy the whole row.
Event Slider
Autoplay - Option to make the slider move on its own.
Full Width? - Option to have the post occupy the whole row.
Limit - Number of items to show in the page.
Specify Event Categories - Choose a specific category to show in the page.
Events with Pagination
Full Width? - Option to have the post occupy the whole row.
Limit - Number of items to show in the page.
Event List(Vertical Display)
Title - Title of the section.
Event Title Color - Font Color of the title.
Event title border Color - Color scheme of the border of the post.
Limit - Number of items to show in the page.
Specify Event Categories - Choose a specific category to show in the page.
Calendar - All the Events dates are displayed in the calendar.
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This element will let you add the Donations items in the page.
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Display type - Options on how the layout of the Donations looks.
Single form
Enter donation title - Choose an Donations item to show in the page.
Multiple forms with slider
Autoplay - Option to make the slider move on its own.
Order by - How the forms are ordered when displayed.
Sort Donation Order - How the items are ordered to be displayed.
Limit - Number of items to show in the page.
Specify Donation Categories - hoose a specific category to show in the page.
Multiple forms with filters and pagination
Order by - How the forms are ordered when displayed.
Sort Donation Order - How the items are ordered to be displayed.
Limit - Number of items to show in the page.
Specify Donation Categories - hoose a specific category to show in the page.
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This element will let you add a google map with a specific address.
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- Address - The complete address of the location to show in the map.
- Latitude - Latitude coordinates of the location.
- Longitude - Longitude coordinates of the location.
- Custom map height - Set the height of the map. You can leave it blank for a responsive map.
- Zoom - Set the zoom in of the map.
- Map marker - Choose an image to use as the map marker.
- Map style code - Code for a customized map marker.
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The element is a custom header for Religia.
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Section Header Type - Options on how the layout of the header looks.
Default
Subtitle - Text that will be displayed above the title.
Subtitle Text Color - Text color of the subtitle.
Title - Text that will be displayed as the title.
Title Text Color - Text color of the title.
Bordered? - Option to add a border on the header.
Title Position - Location where the title will show in the row.
Display Icon or Image - Option to add an icon or image on the Header.
Icon or Image - Choose either to display an icon or image.
Icon - If Icon is chosen:
- Icon - Choose an icon to use.
- Icon Color - Color of the icon.
Image - If Image is chosen:
- Image - Choose an image to use.
Inline
Title - Text that will be displayed as the title.
Title Text Color - Text color of the title.
Subtitle - Text that will be displayed above the title.
Subtitle Text Color - Text color of the subtitle.
Title Position - Location where the title will show in the row.
Simple(without subtitle)
Font Size - Font Size of the text in the header.
Title - Text that will be displayed as the title.
Title Text Color - Text color of the title.
Border Color - Color of the border.
Title Position - Location where the title will show in the row.
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This will show the latest posts posted in the blog.
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Hierarch - Name of the hierarchy.
Details - Details about the hierarchy.
Single or Multiple inputs - Choose what to show in the page.
Single
- Image - Choose an image to use.
- Image position - Where the image will be located.
Multiple
- Number of images - Number of images to add in the hierarchy.
- Image # - Choose an image to use for image #.
- Name # - Name for image #.
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This element will let you create an icon box that displays an icon with title and description or a counter.
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Icon Box Type - Type of icon box that will be shown.
Icon with title and description
Icon - Choose an icon to show in the icon box.
Icon Color - Color scheme of the icon.
Title - Title of the Icon Box.
Title Color - Font color of the title.
Description - Details for the icon box.
Counter
Color - Color scheme of the counter.
Counters - Number of counters to be displayed.
Icon # - Choose an icon to show in the counter.
Title # - The number for the counter.
Subtitle # - Text under the title.
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This element lets you add images that can be set to be dynamic.
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Rows count - Number of rows in the image carousel.
Columns count - Number of columns in a row.
Dotted navigation - Option to add a dotted navigation in the slider.
Autoplay - Option to make the slider move automatically.
- Autoplay speed - Speed of the slider when moving.
- Speed [ms] - Speed of the slider when moving.
First row images - Images in the First row of the slider.
Second row images - If Row count is set to Two, this will show. Images in the Second row of the slider.
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This element will let you add an info box that is customized.
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Title - Title for the info box.
Display Icon or Image - Option to add an icon or image in the info box.
- Icon/Image - Choose an icon/image to use.
Detail - Text details that will be shown below the title.
Add link after text? - Option to add a link after the details .
- Text - Text for the link.
- Enter page title - Page title of the page to redirect when text-link is clicked.
Number of info - Number of information to show.
Icon # - Choose an icon for icon #.
Text # - Text details of text #.
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This element will let you add a list of items with icon.
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- Number of list - Number of list.
- Icon Color - Color scheme of the icon.
- Icon # - Choose an icon to for Icon # of the list.
- Text # - Text details of Text # of the list.
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This element lets you add a promo banner in the page.
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Title - Text for the title of the Promo Section.
Subtitle - Text for the subtitle of the Promo Section.
Display Icon? - Option to add an icon to a list.
- Icon - Choose an icon to use.
Color - Color scheme of the Promo Section.
Button Text - Text content of the button.
Url - URL link of the page you want to redirect.
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This element lets you add the latest blog posts.
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Autoplay - Option to make the slider move automatically.
- Autoplay speed - Speed of the slider when moving.
- Speed [ms] - Speed of the slider when moving.
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This element lets you add a custom slider of verses with image.
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Color - Color scheme of the Verse. Use Light if the background is dark and use Dark if the background is light.
Autoplay - Option to make the slider move automatically.
- Autoplay speed - Speed of the slider when moving.
- Speed [ms] - Speed of the slider when moving.
Number of images - Number of slider with image.
Image # - Choose an image for Image #.
Title # - Title for the verse in Title #.
Verse # - Verse or Passage you want to show in Verse #.
Book # - Where the verse or passage is written.
Chapter and Verse # - What chapter and paragraph in the book is the verse from.
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This element lets you a text-link for a popup video. You can add an icon or image beside the text-link.
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Button Text - Text that will be displayed fro the text-link.
Text Color - Text color of the Button Text.
Popup Link - Link for the video shown in the popup.
Position - Location where the Video button will show in the row.
Display Icon or Image - Option to add an icon or image beside the Video Button.
Icon or Image - Choose either to display an icon or image.
Icon - If Icon is chosen:
- Icon - Choose an icon to use.
- Icon Color - Color of the icon.
Image - If Image is chosen:
- Image - Choose an image to use.
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This element lets you show items in the Parish Communities post type.
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- Enter Parish Community title - Specify a parish community title.
- Sort Parish Community - How the posts order looks.
- Order by - How the posts are ordered.
- Limit - Set results limit.
- Choose category - Only show posts under the categories of Parish.
- Full Width? - Option to have the post occupy the whole row.
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This element will let you show the items in the Gallery post type.
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Category Filters - Option to filter items. Will show the Filters Tab.
Title - Option to show the title of the post.
Masonry - Option to use masonry display.
Desired number of columns - Number of columns in the row.
Link to archive page - Option to add a link to the gallery archive.
- Button Text - Text inside the button for the link.
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This element lets you add the History posts in a page.
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- Display Type - How the post will be displayed.
- Sort History - How the posts order looks.
- Limit - Set results limit.
- Choose category - Only show posts under the categories of History.
- Title - Title for the post.
- Title Color - Color scheme of the Title.
- Title Border Color - Color scheme of the border.
- Title Position - Location of the title.
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This element lets you show items in the Offices post type.
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Display Type - How the post will be displayed.
Single
- Enter Parish Office title - How the posts order looks.
Multiple
- Sort Parish Office - How the posts order looks.
- Order by - How the posts are ordered.
- Limit - Set results limit.
- Choose category - Only show posts under the categories of Offices post type.
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This element lets you show items in the Sacraments post type.
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- Enter sacrament title - Specify the title of the item you want to display.
- Sort Parish Office - How the posts order looks.
- Order by - How the posts are ordered.
- Limit - Set results limit.
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This element lets you show items in Sermons post type.
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Display Type - Options on the layout of the Events looks.
Single
Enter sermon title - Choose an Events item to show in the page.
Slider
Autoplay - Option to make the slider move on its own.
Order by - How the posts are ordered.
Sort Sermons - How the posts order looks.
Limit - Number of items to show in the page.
Choose category - Choose a specific category to show in the page.
Full Width? - Extend the post to occupy the whole row.
Accordion
Choose category - Choose a specific category to show in the page.
Title - Header title of the accordion.
Accordion Title Color - Font color of the Title.
Accordion Title Border Color - Color scheme of the border.
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This element lets you show items in the Sacraments post type.
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- Order - How the posts order looks.
- Order by - How the posts are ordered.
- Limit - Set results limit.
- Autoplay - Option to make the slider move on its own.
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This element lets you show items in the Sacraments post type.
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- Style - Options on the layout of the Testimonials looks.
- Autoplay - Option to make the slider move on its own.
- Enter testimonial title - Choose a specific testimonial title to show in the page.
- Order by - How the posts are ordered.
- Sort Testimonial - How the posts order looks.
- Limit - Set results limit.
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Some plugins that are used in Religia generates an element that helps customize the pages on your site. You will see the plugin elements as follows:
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This is the plugin that can add a Contact Forms on a page. To know how to create a contact form, go to the Create Contact Form tutorial.
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This element lets you customize your page using a simple drag and drop of elements to build your page content. You can easily setup the backgrounds, colors, and styles for a whole section as well as lots of various smaller components which you can freely put wherever you want.
Some of these elements are:
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This element will let you add a video or MP3 file inside your page by adding the link for the video/MP3.
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Religia is loaded with options for the blog. It offers many different options for you to present your blog posts, along with several different blog post layouts. In addition, there are numerous theme options and shortcode options that allow you to customize how posts are displayed.
No matter which method you use to display your blog posts, first thing you need to do is create them.
Religia offers several blog post formats:
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Standard - The default format for the blog post. It will show only the text in the blogs page.
Aside
Image - The Featured Image and a small preview of the text will be shown in the blogs page.
Video - A video and a small preview of the text will be shown in the blogs page.
To be able to use a Video for the blogs post page, the blog format should be Video and the Video format settings will show where you add the Embed code of the video.
To add a video in the single page of the blog, you can use the Video element in the VC.
Audio - An MP3 music and a small preview of the text will be shown in the blogs page.
To be able to use a Video for the blogs post page, the blog format should be Video and the Video format settings will show where you add the Embed code of the video.
To add a video in the single page of the blog, you can use the Video element in the VC.
Quote - The quoted word in the blog post will be shown in the blogs page.
Link - A link in the blog post for a webpage will shown in the blogs page.
Gallery - The image gallery in the blog post will be shown in the blogs page.
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If the settings for Video or Audio format is not displayed, go to Screen Options at the upper right side of the screen. Click the options for Video format settings or Audio format settings, this should display the settings.
Follow the steps below to create a blog post:
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To add more than one image, use Image Gallery (Visual Composer element) , each image will be a slide in the gallery slideshow. Gallery can be created by adding images from Media gallery or by adding External links of the images that will be used.
Step 6 – To post Video, use Video Player (Visual Composer element) and paste the direct video URL from Youtube, Vimeo or Dailymotion and more.
Step 7 – to post Audio, use Video Player (Visual Composer element) and paste the direct audio URL from Soundcloud, Mixcloud and more.
Step 8 – For Quotation, use WordPress Blockquote option (Shift + Alt + Q). 
You will see all the Blogs created at Blog Posts > All Posts.
The most popular way of displaying blog posts is to setup blog index page. There all of your posts will be displayed and ordered by publish date.
To set the page as your post page, navigate to Posts page tool in Settings > Reading and choose Blog index page from the ones you created.
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On Blog index page you will see only your posts, so don’t add any other content to it.
Categories are meant for broad grouping of your posts, think of these as general topics. Categories are hierarchical, so you can add sub-categories. Sub-categories are made when a Category is added to a Parent Category.
Adding categories to a blog would make it easier to locate and post on similar topics by category.
To create a Category for a blog, follow these steps:
Step 1 - Navigate your Dashboard to Blog Posts > Categories. You will see the Blog Categories page.
Step 2 - In the page, find the Add New Category area. Add All the necessary information.
- Name - The name of the category.
- Slug - The URL-friendly version of the name. Usually all lowercase.
- Parent Category - If the category is a sub-category, then look for the parent category in the drop-down box.
- Description - Description of the category.
Step 3 - Once done filling out the information of the category, click on Add New Category button to save.
To delete a Category, navigate your Dashboard to Blog Posts > Categories.
In the Blog Categories page, you will see all the created category.
To delete a category, you have two options:
Single Delete - Hover your mouse pointer on the category that you would like to delete. You will see a Delete option pop-up. Click on Delete to delete.
Multiple Delete - To delete multiple categories, click on the box beside the categories you would want to delete. Then click on the drop-down box for Bulk Actions and choose the Delete option. Click on Apply button to delete.
Tags are meant to describe specific details of your posts. They are the micro-data that you can use to micro-categorize your content. Tags are not hierarchical.
Adding tags to a blog post would make it easier to relate a post with another post even if the categories are different.
To create a Tag for a blog, follow these steps:
Step 1 - Navigate your Dashboard to Blog Posts > Tags. You will see the Tags page.
Step 2 - In the page, find the Add New Tag area. Add All the necessary information.
- Name - The name of the tag.
- Slug - The URL-friendly version of the name. Usually all lowercase.
- Description - Description of the tag.
Step 3 - Once done filling out the information of the tag, click on Add New Tag button to save.
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Adding a tag may affect the tags from post types of the theme.
To delete a tag, navigate your Dashboard to Blog Posts > Tags.
In the Tags page, you will see all the created tags.
To delete a tag, you have two options:
Single Delete - Hover your mouse pointer on the tag that you would like to delete. You will see a Delete option pop-up. Click on Delete to delete.
Multiple Delete - To delete multiple tags, click on the box beside the tags you would want to delete. Then click on the drop-down box for Bulk Actions and choose the Delete option. Click on Apply button to delete.
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Deleting a tag may affect the tags from post types of the theme.
To create a new Parish Community item, navigate in WordPress Dashboard to Parish Communities > Add New.
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The Add New Parish Community page will show. Add the details for the Parish Community.
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Title - Title of the Parish Communities.
Editor container - You can add descriptions about the Parish Communities on this area.
Excerpt - Short summary of the information about the community.
Community options - Add a member of the community.
- Header input - Position of the Member. ex: President
- Detail input - Name of the member.
Parish Community Categories - Group a Parish Community with other Parish Communities in the same category.
Featured Image - The image shown in the pages.
After adding all the details, click on Publish button to save.
To delete a Parish Community, navigate your Dashboard to Parish Communities > All Parish Communities
In the Parish Communities page, you will see all the created Parish Community.
To delete a Parish Communities, you have two options:
Single Parish Community Delete - Hover your mouse pointer on the Parish Community that you would like to delete. You will see a Trash option pop-up. Click on Trash to delete.
Multiple Parish Communities Delete - To delete multiple galleries, click on the box beside the Parish Communities you would want to delete. Then click on the drop-down box for Bulk Actions and choose the Move to Trash option. Click on Apply button to delete.
To add Parish Communities to a page, an element in the Visual Composer is used: Parish Community
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This is the element that will add Parish Communities on the page. For more information about this element, go to Religia Custom Shortcodes > Parish Community.
Categories are meant for broad grouping of your posts, think of these as general topics. Categories are hierarchical, so you can add sub-categories. Sub-categories are made when a Category is added to a Parent Category.
Adding categories to a Parish Community would make it easier to locate and post on similar topics by category.
To create a Category for a Parish Community, follow these steps:
Step 1 - Navigate your Dashboard to Parish Community > Parish Community Categories. You will see the Parish Community Categories page.
Step 2 - In the page, find the Add New Category area. Add All the necessary information.
- Name - The name of the category.
- Slug - The URL-friendly version of the name. Usually all lowercase.
- Parent Category - If the category is a sub-category, then look for the parent category in the drop-down box.
- Description - Description of the category.
Step 3 - Once done filling out the information of the category, click on Add New Category button to save.
To delete a Category, navigate your Dashboard to Parish Communities > Parish Community Categories.
In the Parish Community Categories page, you will see all the created category.
To delete a category, you have two options:
Single Delete - Hover your mouse pointer on the category that you would like to delete. You will see a Delete option pop-up. Click on Delete to delete.
Multiple Delete - To delete multiple categories, click on the box beside the categories you would want to delete. Then click on the drop-down box for Bulk Actions and choose the Delete option. Click on Apply button to delete.
To create a new Gallery item, navigate in WordPress Dashboard to Gallery > Add New.
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The Add New Gallery Item page will show. Add the details for the Gallery.
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Title - Title of the gallery.
Editor container - You can add descriptions about the gallery on this area.
Gallery options
- Select gallery items - Add images for the gallery.
Tags - Specifically categorize a gallery.
Gallery Categories - Group a gallery with other gallery in the same category.
After adding all the details, click on Publish button to save.
To delete a gallery, navigate your Dashboard to Gallery > Our Gallery
In the Gallery page, you will see all the created gallery.
To delete a gallery, you have two options:
Single Gallery Delete - Hover your mouse pointer on the gallery that you would like to delete. You will see a Trash option pop-up. Click on Trash to delete.
Multiple Gallery Delete - To delete multiple galleries, click on the box beside the gallery you would want to delete. Then click on the drop-down box for Bulk Actions and choose the Move to Trash option. Click on Apply button to delete.
To add a gallery to a page, an element in the Visual Composer is used: Gallery Grid
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This is the element that will add a gallery on the page. For more information about this element, go to Religia Custom Shortcodes > Gallery Grid.
Categories are meant for broad grouping of your posts, think of these as general topics. Categories are hierarchical, so you can add sub-categories. Sub-categories are made when a Category is added to a Parent Category.
Adding categories to a gallery would make it easier to locate and post on similar topics by category.
To create a Category for a gallery, follow these steps:
Step 1 - Navigate your Dashboard to Gallery > Gallery Categories. You will see the Gallery Categories page.
Step 2 - In the page, find the Add New Category area. Add All the necessary information.
- Name - The name of the category.
- Slug - The URL-friendly version of the name. Usually all lowercase.
- Parent Category - If the category is a sub-category, then look for the parent category in the drop-down box.
- Description - Description of the category.
Step 3 - Once done filling out the information of the category, click on Add New Category button to save.
To delete a Category, navigate your Dashboard to Gallery > Gallery Categories.
In the Gallery Categories page, you will see all the created category.
To delete a category, you have two options:
Single Delete - Hover your mouse pointer on the category that you would like to delete. You will see a Delete option pop-up. Click on Delete to delete.
Multiple Delete - To delete multiple categories, click on the box beside the categories you would want to delete. Then click on the drop-down box for Bulk Actions and choose the Delete option. Click on Apply button to delete.
Tags are meant to describe specific details of your posts. They are the micro-data that you can use to micro-categorize your content. Tags are not hierarchical.
Adding tags to a gallery post would make it easier to relate a post with another post even if the categories are different.
To create a Tag for a Gallery, follow these steps:
Step 1 - Navigate your Dashboard to Gallery > Tags. You will see the Tags page.
Step 2 - In the page, find the Add New Tag area. Add All the necessary information.
- Name - The name of the tag.
- Slug - The URL-friendly version of the name. Usually all lowercase.
- Description - Description of the tag.
Step 3 - Once done filling out the information of the tag, click on Add New Tag button to save.
Note
Adding a tag may affect the tags from other post type’s tags.
To delete a tag, navigate your Dashboard to Gallery > Tags.
In the Tags page, you will see all the created tags.
To delete a tag, you have two options:
Single Delete - Hover your mouse pointer on the tag that you would like to delete. You will see a Delete option pop-up. Click on Delete to delete.
Multiple Delete - To delete multiple tags, click on the box beside the tags you would want to delete. Then click on the drop-down box for Bulk Actions and choose the Delete option. Click on Apply button to delete.
Note
Deleting a tag may affect the tags from other post type’s tags.
To create a new History item, navigate in WordPress Dashboard to History > Add New.
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The Add New History page will show. Add the details for the History.
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Title - Title of the History.
Editor container - You can add descriptions about the History on this area.
History Settings
- History Date - Date for the event. The date will be shown in the single page of this item.
Excerpt - Short summary of the information about the history.
History Categories - Group a History with other Histories in the same category.
Featured Image - The image shown in the pages.
After adding all the details, click on Publish button to save.
To delete a History, navigate your Dashboard to History > All History
In the History page, you will see all the created History.
To delete a History, you have two options:
Single History Delete - Hover your mouse pointer on the History that you would like to delete. You will see a Trash option pop-up. Click on Trash to delete.
Multiple History Delete - To delete multiple galleries, click on the box beside the History you would want to delete. Then click on the drop-down box for Bulk Actions and choose the Move to Trash option. Click on Apply button to delete.
To add a History to a page, an element in the Visual Composer is used: History
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This is the element that will add a History on the page. For more information about this element, go to Religia Custom Shortcodes > History.
Categories are meant for broad grouping of your posts, think of these as general topics. Categories are hierarchical, so you can add sub-categories. Sub-categories are made when a Category is added to a Parent Category.
Adding categories to a History would make it easier to locate and post on similar topics by category.
To create a Category for a History, follow these steps:
Step 1 - Navigate your Dashboard to History > History Categories. You will see the History Categories page.
Step 2 - In the page, find the Add New Category area. Add All the necessary information.
- Name - The name of the category.
- Slug - The URL-friendly version of the name. Usually all lowercase.
- Parent Category - If the category is a sub-category, then look for the parent category in the drop-down box.
- Description - Description of the category.
Step 3 - Once done filling out the information of the category, click on Add New Category button to save.
To delete a Category, navigate your Dashboard to History > History Categories.
In the History Categories page, you will see all the created category.
To delete a category, you have two options:
Single Delete - Hover your mouse pointer on the category that you would like to delete. You will see a Delete option pop-up. Click on Delete to delete.
Multiple Delete - To delete multiple categories, click on the box beside the categories you would want to delete. Then click on the drop-down box for Bulk Actions and choose the Delete option. Click on Apply button to delete.
To create a new Office item, navigate in WordPress Dashboard to Office > Add New.
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The Add New Office page will show. Add the details for the Office item.
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Title - Title of the office.
Editor container - You can add text descriptions about the office on this area.
Office Settings
- Details - Click on the add button to add office details with icon. This will show in the single page of the item.
Excerpt - Short summary of the information about the office.
Featured Image - The image shown in the pages.
After adding all the details, click on Publish button to save.
To delete a office, navigate your Dashboard to office > All office
In the office page, you will see all the created office.
To delete a office, you have two options:
Single office Delete - Hover your mouse pointer on the office that you would like to delete. You will see a Trash option pop-up. Click on Trash to delete.
Multiple office Delete - To delete multiple galleries, click on the box beside the office you would want to delete. Then click on the drop-down box for Bulk Actions and choose the Move to Trash option. Click on Apply button to delete.
To add a office to a page, an element in the Visual Composer is used: Parish Office
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This is the element that will add a office on the page. For more information about this element, go to Religia Custom Shortcodes > Parish Office.
To create a new Sacrament item, navigate in WordPress Dashboard to Sacraments > Add New.
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The Add New Sacrament page will show. Add the details for the Sacrament item.
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Title - Title of the Sacrament.
Editor container - You can add text descriptions about the Sacrament on this area.
Excerpt - Short summary of the information about the Sacrament.
Sacrament options
- Add Custom Button - Option to add a custom button to link with another page.
- Button Text - Text inside the button.
- Button Url - URL link for the page you want to redirect.
Featured Image - The image shown in the pages.
After adding all the details, click on Publish button to save.
To delete a Sacrament, navigate your Dashboard to Sacrament > All Sacrament
In the Sacrament page, you will see all the created Sacrament.
To delete a Sacrament, you have two options:
Single Sacrament Delete - Hover your mouse pointer on the Sacrament that you would like to delete. You will see a Trash option pop-up. Click on Trash to delete.
Multiple Sacrament Delete - To delete multiple galleries, click on the box beside the Sacrament you would want to delete. Then click on the drop-down box for Bulk Actions and choose the Move to Trash option. Click on Apply button to delete.
To add a Sacrament to a page, an element in the Visual Composer is used: Sacrament Display
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This is the element that will add a Sacrament on the page. For more information about this element, go to Religia Custom Shortcodes > Sacrament Display.
To create a new Sermon item, navigate in WordPress Dashboard to Sermons > Add New.
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The Add New Sermon page will show. Add the details for the Sermons item.
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Title - Title of the Sermon.
Editor container - You can add text descriptions about the Sermon on this area.
Sermons Settings
Subtitle - Subtitle of the Sermon. This will show above the Sermon’s title.
Speaker Name - Name of the person who gave the spiritual message.
Speaker Profile Image - Image of the speaker.
Event Date - Dates that the sermon is delivered.
Time - Time that the sermon is delivered.
Choose format - Media format of the sermon.
Audio
- Mp3 File URL - The URL to the .mp3 audio file.
- OGA File URL - The URL to the .oga, .ogg audio file.
- Transcript file link - Link for the translated text version of the audio or video format.
Video
- M4V File URL - The URL to the .m4v video file.
- OGV File URL - The URL to the .ogv video file.
- Direct video URL - Direct movie link to embed movie from popular services like Youtube, Vimeo, Dailymotion.
- Transcript file link - Link for the translated text version of the audio or video format.
Excerpt - Short summary of the information about the Sermon.
Sermon Categories - Group a Sermon with other Sermons in the same category.
Featured Image - The image shown in the pages.
After adding all the details, click on Publish button to save.
To delete a Sermon, navigate your Dashboard to Sermons > All Sermons
In the Sermon page, you will see all the created Sermon.
To delete a Sermon, you have two options:
Single Sermon Delete - Hover your mouse pointer on the Sermon that you would like to delete. You will see a Trash option pop-up. Click on Trash to delete.
Multiple Sermon Delete - To delete multiple galleries, click on the box beside the Sermon you would want to delete. Then click on the drop-down box for Bulk Actions and choose the Move to Trash option. Click on Apply button to delete.
To add a Sermon to a page, an element in the Visual Composer is used: Sermons
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This is the element that will add a Sermon on the page. For more information about this element, go to Religia Custom Shortcodes > Sermons.
Categories are meant for broad grouping of your posts, think of these as general topics. Categories are hierarchical, so you can add sub-categories. Sub-categories are made when a Category is added to a Parent Category.
Adding categories to a Sermon would make it easier to locate and post on similar topics by category.
To create a Category for a Sermon, follow these steps:
Step 1 - Navigate your Dashboard to Sermon > Sermon Categories. You will see the Sermon Categories page.
Step 2 - In the page, find the Add New Category area. Add All the necessary information.
- Name - The name of the category.
- Slug - The URL-friendly version of the name. Usually all lowercase.
- Parent Category - If the category is a sub-category, then look for the parent category in the drop-down box.
- Description - Description of the category.
Step 3 - Once done filling out the information of the category, click on Add New Category button to save.
To delete a Category, navigate your Dashboard to Sermon > Sermon Categories.
In the Sermon Categories page, you will see all the created category.
To delete a category, you have two options:
Single Delete - Hover your mouse pointer on the category that you would like to delete. You will see a Delete option pop-up. Click on Delete to delete.
Multiple Delete - To delete multiple categories, click on the box beside the categories you would want to delete. Then click on the drop-down box for Bulk Actions and choose the Delete option. Click on Apply button to delete.
To create a new Team item, navigate in WordPress Dashboard to Team members > Add New.
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The Add New Team member page will show. Add the details for the Team member item.
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Title - Name of the Team member.
Team options
- Name -
- Position - Position of team member.
- Facebook URL - URL link for the facebook page of the team member.
- Twitter URL - URL link for the twitter account of the team member.
- Google+ URL - URL link for the google+ account of the team member.
- Instagram URL - URL link for the instagram account of the team member.
Featured Image - The image for the team member.
After adding all the details, click on Publish button to save.
To delete a Team, navigate your Dashboard to Team members > All Team members
In the Team members page, you will see all the created Team members.
To delete a Team member, you have two options:
Single Team Delete - Hover your mouse pointer on the Team member that you would like to delete. You will see a Trash option pop-up. Click on Trash to delete.
Multiple Team Delete - To delete multiple galleries, click on the box beside the Team members you would want to delete. Then click on the drop-down box for Bulk Actions and choose the Move to Trash option. Click on Apply button to delete.
To add a Team to a page, an element in the Visual Composer is used: Team Display
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This is the element that will add a Team on the page. For more information about this element, go to Religia Custom Shortcodes > Team Display.
A Testimonial is a statement that testify to someone’s character and qualifications. You can use this statements on your page to establish confidence.
To create a new testimonial, on your Dashboard navigate to Testimonials > Add New.
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The Add New Testimonial page will show. Add the details for the testimonial.
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Title - The title of the single testimonial page.
Editor container - You can add here the testimonial.
Testimonial options
Personal Info Tab
- Name - The name of the one who said the testimonial.
- Title - Description of the author that will be displayed after the author’s name.
Social Links Tab
- Facebook Page - URL for facebook page of the author.
- Twitter - URL for the twitter account of the author.
- Pinterest - URL for the pinterest account of the author.
- LinkedIn - URL for the linkedIn account of the author.
- Instagram - URL for the instagram account of the author.
Featured Image - The image for the team member.
After adding all the details, click on Publish button to save.
To delete a Testimonial, navigate your Dashboard to Testimonials > All Testimonials
In the Testimonials page, you will see all the created testimonials.
To delete a testimonial, you have two options:
Single Testimonial Delete - Hover your mouse pointer on the testimonial that you would like to delete. You will see a Trash option pop-up. Click on Trash to delete.
Multiple Testimonials Delete - To delete multiple testimonials, click on the box beside the testimonials you would want to delete. Then click on the drop-down box for Bulk Actions and choose the Move to Trash option. Click on Apply button to delete.
To add testimonials to a page, an element in the Visual Composer is used: Testimonial
This is the element that will add a testimonial on the page. For more information about this element, go to Religia Custom Shortcodes > Testimonial.
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To create a new Event, follow these steps:
Step 1 - To start creating an Event, on your Dashboard navigate to Events > Add Event. The Add New Event page will show.
Step 2 - Once your in the Add New Event page, you can add details about the Event like title, pictures, videos, pricing, etc., to help with the promotion of the Event.
Step 3 - This are the needed information for the Event, you can add the details.
Title - The name of the Event item.
Editor container - You can add text detail/information about the event.
When - Date and time details of the Event.
Where - Location details of the event.
- This event does not have a physical location. - Option for events that don’t have a physical location.
- Location Name - Full address of the location of the event.
- Address - Street/Building/Floor Number of the event location.
- City/Town - City/Town of the event location.
- State/County - State/County of the event location.
- Post Code - Post Code of the event location.
- Region - Region of the event location.
- Country - Country of the event location.
Booking/Registration - Booking information of the event.
Enable registration for this event - Option to enable booking for an event.
Tickets - Ticket information is set.
- Name - Name of tickets, example: Standard, Intermediate, VIP
- Description - Details abot the ticket.
- Price - Ticket price.
- Spaces - Available tickets to sell.
- At least - minimum number of this ticket to buy per booking.
- At most - maximum number of this ticket to buy per booking.
- Available from - Starting date of this ticket when available.
- Available until - End date of this ticket when available.
- Required? - Option for when YES, user must buy 1 or the minimum number of this ticket.
- Available for - Option for to whom this ticket is available.
Add new tickets - Create a new ticket.
Event Options
- Total Spaces - Total space available in the event.
- Maximum Spaces Per Booking - Maximum space that can be booked per booking.
- Booking Cut-Off Date - End date of the booking for this event.
Event Details
- Clergyman - The one who is celebrating the event.
- Contact Number(s) - Contact number for the event organizer.
- Email - Email for the event organizer.
- Location Note - Details for the location of the event.
Event Tags - Specific details that can be use to group this event with other events.
Event Category - A broad detail that can categorize this event with other events.
Featured Image - The Image shown in the listings/pages.
Step 4 - Add all the needed details and descriptions for the Event, Once satisfied click on Publish button.
To add Events to a page, an element in the Visual Composer is used: Events Display
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This is the element that will add a Donations on the page. For more information about these elements, go to Religia Custom Shortcodes > Events Display .
Tags are meant to describe specific details of your posts. They are the micro-data that you can use to micro-categorize your content. Tags are not hierarchical.
Adding tags to a Events post would make it easier to relate a post with another post even if the categories are different.
To create a Tag for a Events, follow these steps:
Step 1 - Navigate your Dashboard to Events > Event Tags. You will see the Event Tags page.
Step 2 - In the page, find the Add New Tag area. Add All the necessary information.
- Name - The name of the tag.
- Slug - The URL-friendly version of the name. Usually all lowercase.
- Description - Description of the tag.
- Color - Add a color scheme for this event category.
- Image - Add an image to represent the category. This image will be used by the Event Tags element to display Event items by category.
Step 3 - Once done filling out the information of the tag, click on Add New Tag button to save.
Note
Adding a tag may affect the tags from other component of the site.
To delete a tag, navigate your Dashboard to Events > Event Tags.
In the Event Tags page, you will see all the created tags.
To delete a tag, you have two options:
Single Delete - Hover your mouse pointer on the tag that you would like to delete. You will see a Delete option pop-up. Click on Delete to delete.
Multiple Delete - To delete multiple tags, click on the box beside the tags you would want to delete. Then click on the drop-down box for Bulk Actions and choose the Delete option. Click on Apply button to delete.
Note
Deleting a tag may affect the tags from other component of the site.
Categories are meant for broad grouping of your posts, think of these as general topics. Categories are hierarchical, so you can add sub-categories. Sub-categories are made when a Category is added to a Parent Category.
Adding categories to a Event would make it easier to locate and post on similar topics by category.
To create a Category for Events, follow these steps:
Step 1 - Navigate your Dashboard to Events > Categories. You will see the Categories page.
Step 2 - In the page, find the Add New item area. Add All the necessary information.
- Name - The name of the category.
- Slug - The URL-friendly version of the name. Usually all lowercase.
- Parent Category - If the category is a sub-category, then look for the parent category in the drop-down box.
- Description - Description of the category.
- Color - Add a color scheme for this event category.
- Image - Add an image to represent the category. This image will be used by the Event Categories element to display Event items by category.
Step 3 - Once done filling out the information of the category, click on Add New item button to save.
To delete a Category, navigate your Dashboard to Events > Categories.
In the Categories page, you will see all the created category.
To delete a category, you have two options:
Single Delete - Hover your mouse pointer on the category that you would like to delete. You will see a Delete option pop-up. Click on Delete to delete.
Multiple Delete - To delete multiple categories, click on the box beside the categories you would want to delete. Then click on the drop-down box for Bulk Actions and choose the Delete option. Click on Apply button to delete.
To monitor and check for the bookings of an event, read the following information:
To check Events Bookings, go to Events > Bookings.
You will be at Event Bookings Dashboard where all events that are created are shown.
In Recent Bookings, Bookings for events are shown with the option for that booking. You can Approve, Reject, Delete, or Edit/View the booking.
In Events With Bookings Enabled, you can click on the name of the event you want to see the booking details. You will see the details and bookings of the event.
To create a new Donation, follow these steps:
Step 1 - To start creating an Donation, on your Dashboard navigate to Donations > Add Donation. The Add New Donation page will show.
Step 2 - This are the needed information for the Donation, you can add the details.
Title - The name of the Donation item.
Editor container - You can add text detail/information about the Donation.
Donation Form Options - Set the details and format of the Donation.
Donation Options
Donation Option - Set the price and level of the possible amount donations. Choose from: Multi-level or Set Donation
Multi-level Donation - Create a multi optioned donation for the form.
Display Style - How the level of the donation is displayed.
Custom Amount - Option to allow users to input their own donation amount.
- Minimum Amount - Set the minimum amount that the user can donate.
- Custom Amount Text - Text to describe the minimum amount.
Donation Level
- Amount - Donation amount for this level.
- Text - Name of the donation level.
- Default - Option to set the donation level as the default level.
Set Donation - Set a single donation for the form.
Set Donation - Donation amount set for the form.
Custom Amount - Option to allow users to input their own donation amount.
- Minimum Amount - Set the minimum amount that the user can donate.
- Custom Amount Text - Text to describe the minimum amount.
Form Display
- Donation Option - How the donation information of the form is displayed.
- Submit Button - The text/label inside the button.
- Default Gateway - What payment gateway is used for the form.
- Guest Donations - Option to allow guest users to donate.
- Registration - Option to display the Registration and/or Login link if user is a non-logged-in user.
- Floating Labels - Option to allow floating labels.
Donation Goal
- Donation Goal - Option to enable donation goal.
- Goal Format - The display format of donation goal.
- Goal Amount - The amount you want to reach for this form.
- Progress Bar Color - The color for the goal progress bar.
- Close Form - Option to automatically close the donation form once donation goal is reached.
Form Content
- Display Content - Option to add details about the donation form.
- Content Placement - Location where the donation details are shown.
- Content - Content for the donation details.
Terms & Conditions
- Terms and Conditions - Option to require the user to accept terms before donating. Choose options: Global Option, Customize, or Disable
- Agreement Label - This will show when Customize option is enabled. Label for the terms.
- Agreement Text - This will show when Customize option is enabled. Content for the terms.
Offline Donations
- Offline Donations - Option to enable offline donation for the form.
- Billing Fields - This will show when Customize option is enabled. Enable the billing details section for this form’s offline donation payment gateway.
- Donation Instructions - This will show when Customize option is enabled. Content for the instructions.
Email Notification
- New Donation - Options for Email details for new donations. You can edit the email by clicking Custommize.
- Donation Receipt - Options for Email details for donation receipt. You can edit the email by clicking Custommize.
- New Offline Donation - Options for Email details for new offline donations. You can edit the email by clicking Custommize.
- Offline Donation Instruction - Options for Email details for offline donation instruction. You can edit the email by clicking Custommize.
Excerpt - Short summary of the information about the Donation.
Form Category - A broad detail that can categorize this Donation with other Donations.
Form Tags - Specific details that can be use to group this Donation with other Donations.
Featured Image - The Image shown in the listings/pages.
Step 3 - Add all the needed details and descriptions for the Donation, Once satisfied click on Publish button.
To add Events to a page, an element in the Visual Composer is used: Donations Forms
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This is the element that will add a Donations on the page. For more information about these elements, go to Religia Custom Shortcodes > Donations Forms .
Categories are meant for broad grouping of your posts, think of these as general topics. Categories are hierarchical, so you can add sub-categories. Sub-categories are made when a Category is added to a Parent Category.
Adding categories to a Donation would make it easier to locate and post on similar topics by category.
To create a Category for Donations, follow these steps:
Step 1 - Navigate your Dashboard to Donations > Categories. You will see the Form Categories page.
Step 2 - In the page, find the Add New item area. Add All the necessary information.
- Name - The name of the category.
- Slug - The URL-friendly version of the name. Usually all lowercase.
- Parent Category - If the category is a sub-category, then look for the parent category in the drop-down box.
- Description - Description of the category.
Step 3 - Once done filling out the information of the category, click on Add New item button to save.
To delete a Category, navigate your Dashboard to Donations > Categories.
In the Form Categories page, you will see all the created category.
To delete a category, you have two options:
Single Delete - Hover your mouse pointer on the category that you would like to delete. You will see a Delete option pop-up. Click on Delete to delete.
Multiple Delete - To delete multiple categories, click on the box beside the categories you would want to delete. Then click on the drop-down box for Bulk Actions and choose the Delete option. Click on Apply button to delete.
Tags are meant to describe specific details of your posts. They are the micro-data that you can use to micro-categorize your content. Tags are not hierarchical.
Adding tags to a Donations post would make it easier to relate a post with another post even if the categories are different.
To create a Tag for a Donations, follow these steps:
Step 1 - Navigate your Dashboard to Donations > Tags. You will see the Form Tags page.
Step 2 - In the page, find the Add New Tag area. Add All the necessary information.
- Name - The name of the tag.
- Slug - The URL-friendly version of the name. Usually all lowercase.
- Description - Description of the tag.
Step 3 - Once done filling out the information of the tag, click on Add New Tag button to save.
Note
Adding a tag may affect the tags from other component of the site.
To delete a tag, navigate your Dashboard to Donations > Tags.
In the Form Tags page, you will see all the created tags.
To delete a tag, you have two options:
Single Delete - Hover your mouse pointer on the tag that you would like to delete. You will see a Delete option pop-up. Click on Delete to delete.
Multiple Delete - To delete multiple tags, click on the box beside the tags you would want to delete. Then click on the drop-down box for Bulk Actions and choose the Delete option. Click on Apply button to delete.
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Deleting a tag may affect the tags from other component of the site.
To create a new Contact Form item, navigate in WordPress Dashboard to Contact > Add New.
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The Add New Contact Form page will show. Add the details for the Contact Form.
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Title - The title for the Contact Form
Form Details - Details and information of the form.
- Form - The codes for the user interface of the form.
- Mail - Set the email template of the form.
- Messages - Message prompt when an action is done with the form.
- Additional Settings - You can add customization code.
After adding all the details, click on Save button to save.
Contact Form Page of Religia is generated by the theme from Contact Form item.
To create an Contact Form Page, follow these steps:
Step 1 - Create a new page where to add the Contact Form.
Step 2 - Add a row element to the page, click the Edit this row option of the row. The Row Settings will pop-up.
Step 3 - Change the settings to your preference.
Step 4 - In the row, to add a title for the page. You have the option to add a Text Block or Section/Header Title element.
Step 5 - Add a new row to add the Contact Form item. The Contact Form can be generated by Contact Form 7 of Theme Element.
Step 6 - The Contact Form 7 Settings will pop-up. Change details as needed.
- Select contact form - The form you want to add to the page.
- Search title - Optional title to search if no form is added.
Step 7 - You can customize the page by adding other elements to the page.
Step 8 - Once you have finished customizing the page, click on the Publish button.
Sample Contact form
MailChimp for WordPress helps you add more subscribers to your MailChimp lists using various methods. You can create good looking opt-in forms or integrate with any other form on your site, like your comment, contact or checkout form.
To start with making a MailChimp Form, you must set up a MailChimp list in your MailChimp Dashboard. You can read how to make a MailChimp list in this article.
Once you have made the MailChimp list, you can make the MailChimp Form.
In your wordpress dashboard go to MailChimp for WP > Form
Note
Free users: You should be taken to the ‘Edit form’ page straight away.
Premium users: you will need to make a new form by clicking the ‘Create New Form’ button atop the Sign-up Forms list.
You will be redirected to Edit Form, you will see the content of the form here.
You can add a field in your form by clicking the buttons in Choose a field to add to the form. The items in the List fields are the items in your MailChimp list.
To change the look of your form, you can go to the Appearance tab of the MailChimp form. You can choose the style in Form Style. You can customize the style of the form, just read these article.
Once you are done, click on the Save Changes button.
Directly to the Page
You can add the MailChimp shortcode directly to the page where you would like to add it.
You can get the MailChimp shortcode at the bottom of the Mailchimp Form or by clicking <> Get shortcode button below the title of the form.
Create a new page where to add the the shortcode.
Write the MailChimp shortcode at the Editor container.
You can add other elements in the page if you like. Once done, click on publish.
Integration with Contact Form 7
You can see other plugins that can be integrated with MailChimp in MailChimp for WP > Integrations.
Here you can see that contact form 7 is capable on integrating with MailChimp.
Click on Contact Form 7 under Enabled Integration to configure the settings.
Once you are done with the configuration, click on Save Changes button.
On your dashboard, go to Contact > Add New to create a integrated form in contact form 7.
Add the title of the form then create the form by clicking the coding or clicking the buttons on what you would like the form to show.
Note
To successfully integrate the value from the Contact Form to MailChimp, the tags in contact form should be the same as of the tags in MailChimp.
On the page where you want to add the contact form, add a Contact Fom 7 element to the area you want the form to show.
Then select the form title of the form. You can add other elements in the page if you like. Once done, click on publish.
To edit an existing revolution slider, in your dashboard go to Slider Revolution > Slider Revolution.
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You can see the existing revolution slider at the Revolution Sliders area. Choose the revolution slider that you would like to edit.
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In the Slide Editor, you will see the slides that are created for a revolution slider. Click on the slide you want to edit.
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You can edit the text and image content of the revolution slider as you see fit in the editor. For more info on how to use the Revolution Slider, click here.
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Once you are satisfied, click the Save Slide button at the upper right of the page.
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Widgets are small blocks of content, which you can find in theme footer or sidebar. They were originally designed to provide a simple and easy-to-use way of giving design and structure control of the WordPress Theme to the user, which is now available on WordPress Themes to include the header, footer, and elsewhere in the WordPress design and structure.
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In Religia you have access to 7 sidebars that can be customized using available theme widgets.
Prefooter Widget Area
Footer 1 column
Footer 2 column
Footer 3 column
Footer 4 column
Blog sidebar
Give Single Form Sidebar
You can access widget edit screen under Appearance > Widgets panel or via Customize on path Appearance > Customise > Widgets. It has three main areas:
To add a widget to your site, drag and drop the name of the widget you want to use from the Available Widgets section into one of the sidebar areas on the right-hand side of the window.
After you have added it, the widget will open up or if it doesn’t, you can click on the triangle to open it, and you can change the order by dragging the widget.
The specific settings needed will depend on what type of widget you are using.
For instance, if it is a text widget, you just need to type in the text (and optionally, HTML code), and save the widget.
Menus are a list of commands or options you can customize for you to use in your site.
To make a simple menu, follow the steps:
Step 1 - Navigate your Dashboard to Appearance > Menus. The Menus page will show.
Step 2 - In the menus page, you can edit a menu or make a new menu. To make a new menu, locate create a new menu.
Step 3 - You will be asked to name your menu. After naming the menu, click Create Menu.
Step 4 - From the right side choose pages, links, or categories that you want to add to your menu and click on Add to Menu. Once menu items are added, you can reorder or nest them via drag and drop tool. Remember to click Save Menu when you finish to keep your changes saved.
Step 5 - You can set a menu as a Top primary menu, Menu for side navigation, Post-footer Menu, or Topbar Page Template Menu.
- Top primary menu - For primary menu.
- Menu for side navigation - For the toggle menu. Displayed only on desktop mode.
- Post footer Menu - For the post footer menu aligned with the copyright.
- Topbar Page Template Menu - For pages with Topbar Page Template
Step 6 - After any changes, click on Save Menu button.
Menus can also be shown on widgets section of Dashboard.
After creating the menu you want to use, go to Appearance > Widgets and set the menu on your site using Navigation Menu widget like in the example below:
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Choose the sidebar you want the menu to be added, then click on the Add Widget button.
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Set the menu to the one you want to add, then click the Save button.
You can see the changes on the page where the sidebar is used.
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Religia comes with an advanced customizer, which allows to edit most of the theme’s elements in one place. If you want to use it, navigate to Appearance > Customize.
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Here you will have the option to customize your site’s identity or how it can be viewed by people.
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Add all the information you like to add, then click on the Save & Publish button.
You can pick the color scheme of the site here.
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This section is divided into 4:
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Navigation type
Socials - Option to show social share icon at the navigation and buttons on top of the footer.
- Facebook - Link for facebook social.
- Flickr - Link for flickr social.
- Google+ - Link for google-plus social..
- Instagram - Link for instagram social.
- LinkedIn - Link for linkedin social.
- Skype - Link for google-plus social.
- Whatsapp - Link for whatsapp social.
- Twitter - Link for twitter social.
- Youtube - Link for youtube social.
Search - Option to show search icon at the navigation.
Side Navigation - Option to add a side navigation for the site.
Contact Number - Contact number that will show when Topbar Navigation Page Template is used for the page.
Email Address - Email Address that will show when Topbar Navigation Page Template is used for the page.
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Display page header - Option to display page header in top of the page (customizable in options of every page).
Display breadcrumbs - Option to display breadcrumbs in page header. Make sure Unyson Breadcrumbs Extension is activated.
Head section type - Animation of the header section. Choose from : Parallax or Static
Mobile background image - The header’s background image of the mobile interface of the site.
Background image - The header’s background image of the site.
Head height - Header height.
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- Preloader on/off - Option to show preloader before page is loaded.
- Image for preloader - The image in the preloader.
The blog settings is divided into 2:
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Blog posts list
Display blog sidebar - Option to display sidebar in blog list page.
Place to display sidebar - Where the sidebar is placed.
Select width of sidebar - Width size of the sidebar.
Tags after post - Option to display tags after post.
Single blog post
Display blog sidebar - Option to show sidebar on the individual blog’s page.
Place to display sidebar - Location on the page where the sidebar is placed.
Select width of sidebar - Width size of the sidebar.
Tags after post - Option to show blog’s tags after the post.
Social Share - Option to show the Social Media Share Buttons.
Display comments after post - Option to have a comments area after the post.
This section is divided into 5:
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- Donation page heading - Text for the heading that will show in the Donation archive page. (Leave blank to use default text)
- Donation page subheading - Text for the subheading that will show in the Donation archive page. (Leave blank to use default text)
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Gallery page heading - Text for the heading that will show in the Gallery archive page. (Leave blank to use default text)
Gallery page subheading - Text for the subheading that will show in the Gallery archive page. (Leave blank to use default text)
Select Column number - Number of columns the gallery is displayed in the archive.
Tags - Display tags of the single page of gallery.
Display Title - Option to show the title of the gallery item.
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- Sacrament page heading - Text for the heading that will show in the Sacrament archive page. (Leave blank to use default text)
- Sacrament page subheading - Text for the subheading that will show in the Sacrament archive page. (Leave blank to use default text)
- Sacrament page title - Text title of the sacrament item’s page.
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- Sermon page heading - Text for the heading that will show in the Sermon archive page. (Leave blank to use default text)
- Sermon page subheading - Text for the subheading that will show in the Sermon archive page. (Leave blank to use default text)
- Full Width - Option to enable full width for the Sermon’s archive page.
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- Events page heading - Text for the heading that will show in the Events archive page. (Leave blank to use default text)
- Events page subheading - Text for the subheading that will show in the Events archive page. (Leave blank to use default text)
- Full Width - Option to enable full width for the Events’ archive page.
- Event Button Text - Button text of buttons in Events archive for events that have enabled booking.
- Display comments after post - Option to allow comments after the post.
You can customize the footer here.
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Option for the front page is shown here.
Front page displays - Options on how the front page/home page looks like.
Your latest posts - Show the latest post on your blogs.
A static page - Set a page that would stay the same until the page is replaced manually.
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You can also do this using the Homepage Setup instructions in Page > Homepage Setup.
You can add/edit the logo that will show in the header of the page.
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You can hide the header icon by clicking the Hide image button or you can add a new icon by clicking the Add new image button.
You can customize what is inside the widgets on the page. If a widget is placed on the page you see on the preview, it will be listed on the left side under widgets.
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You can also do the same thing by following How to Edit Widgets instructions in Widgets & Menu > Widgets.
