Step 1: Go to your Wp Dashboard > Appearance > Themes > Add New. Then in the search box, enter the name “Open Shop”. Theme will appear. Then click on the ‘Install Now’ button.
Step 2: After the installation is completed, click on the ‘Activate’ button and “Open Shop” will be activated.
Step 3: After activating “Open Shop” in your dashboard, Go to Open Shop Options under Appearance and click on it. You’ll see Recommended options panel, install & activate all the plugins.
Step 4 : Now you can start customizing Open Shop theme.
Download Open Shop Child Theme Th Open Child zip file.
How to Add Search Bar in Theme.
After installing and Activating theme in your dashboard. Go to your Appearance > Big Store options > In recommended plugin you’ll see TH Advance Product Search.
Or You can Navigate to your website, On the Header you’ll see a Notice Please Install “th advance product search” Plugin. Click on it and Install & Activate Th Advanced Search plugin in your dashboard.
To set Menus in your site. First go to your Dashboard > Appearance > Menus.
Click the “Create a New Menu” button & Write a menu name on the field. Now Click the “Create Menu” button.
From the “Add menu items” you can add menu items to your menus. You can add pages, Create Custom links, categories, posts etc. Select your menu item by checking the box and Add Menu items in your Menu by Clicking on the “Add to Menu” Button.
Now you have created your Menu, you need to set it to a Menu location.
From the Menu Settings, you can display your Menu items in Header, Footer area.
You can Select Location by checking the Box of Header Above Menu, Main ( Frontpage Menu ), Sticky Header and Footer Menu ( Above Footer, Widget footer and Below footer ). Check them according to your requirement.
Click “Save Menu“ button to save the changes.
Demo Import
Check this video
Site Identity
To display Site logo or site title tagline and site icon on your site.
Logo– Upload a logo image with specific width and height.
Logo width – Set the desired logo image width.
Site Title & Tagline – Display site title & tagline in-place of Logo.
Site Title & Tagline Show/Hide – Check on the radio button display site title and tagline.
Site Icon – You can upload a site icon for your browser.
Set up Homepage
To create Homepage on your site follow the below instructions –
Go to Wp Dashboard > Page > Add New > Create a Page.
In the right sidebar of your editor you will see Page attributes > Template. Click on the template and select the option Homepage template. Publish it.
Navigate to Customize panel > WordPress Default > Homepage Settings. In homepage settings. Select the radio button of “A static page” and choose your homepage which you have created as front page.
Understanding Front Page Sections
Above Header
For Above header setting, Go to Appearance > Customizer > Layout > Header > Above Header.
It appears right above the Main header and allows you to show multiple elements. You’ll get one layout. In this layout column you can show elements like social icons, menu, search, Text, Widgets. Here styling can be done using the height, bottom border and border color.
Main Header
For Main header setting, Go to Appearance > Customizer > Layout > Header > Main Header.
In main header your logo and main navigation will be displayed along with Menu.
To show navigation menu in your “header” first set the menus from the dashboard. Go with this link. With Main header setting, you can modify your overall header by adding layout with other content.
Menu Alignment – You can choose the menu alignment. You can align the menu left, right and center.
Column 1 – Here you can add Button, call to or widgets too.
Button Link and Button text – Add button link and text.
Mobile Menu Open – Choose the Mobile menu alignment left. right or center.
Sticky Header – Make your header stick to your site by enabling sticky header.
Enable or Disable Wishlist, Account and Cart – This will show Wishlist, My Account icon and Cart icon on your Header.
Blog
For Blog setting, Go to Appearance > Customizer > Layout > Blog. In Blog page you can show collection of post grouped by category, author, date and tag etc.
Blog Post content – In blog post content you can show your full content, No content and Excerpt length. Excerpt length allows you to set content length you want to show in your blog page.
Read More Text – In read more text, put the text you want to display for your Read more button.
Post Pagination – It will provide you Numbered navigation for your blog page.
Note – Go to dashboard > Reading Settings. You’ll see this option their “Blog pages show at most”. Enter the number of posts you want to show on your blog page.
Above Footer
For this setting, Go to Appearance > Customize > Layout > Footer > Above Footer..
It appears Right above the footer widget and allows you to show multiple elements.
You can show elements like social icons, menu, search, Text, Widgets in each layout column. Styling can be done using the height, bottom border and Border color.
Widget Footer
For this setting, Go to Appearance > Customize > Layout > Footer > Widget Footer.
In footer area you can add important content and navigation option.
In Footer Widget there are eight different Bottom Footer Layout. You can add unlimited widgets in your footer by selecting the layout.
In Layout 4 – Four column widget area. Widgets will occupy 25% widget area in each column. Other layouts you’ll get with Pro Version.
Note – You’re absolutely free to add unlimited widgets in each widget area. Just click on “Go to Widget” button and add widgets.
Below Footer
For this setting, Go to Appearance > Customize > Layout > Footer > Below Footer..
It appears Below the footer widget and allows you to show multiple elements.
You can show elements like social icons, menu, search, Text, Widgets in each layout column. Styling can be done using the height, bottom border and Border color.
Move to Top
For Move to Top, Go to Appearance > Customize > Layout > Move to Top.
You can add Move to Top button on your site. This button will easily scroll your site to the top of the page in just one click on the button. You can also disable it by checking the box.
RTL Support
To Enable RTL on your site, Go to Appearance > Customize > Layout > RTL. There are a couple of languages written and read from right to left (RTL) direction – like Arabic, Hebrew, Farsi, Urdu and others.
Frontpage Sections
Top Slider
To add Top slider, Go to Appearance > Customizer > Frontpage Sections > Top slider. There are two different layouts in Top slider in which you can add slide images, Logo images, Title, Sub title, Text and link too.
You can On/Off the slider.
You can Disable or enable the section anytime you want.
You can also adjust the slider speed using Slider speed option.
Tabbed Product Carousel
To add Tabbed Product Carousel, Go to Appearance > Customizer > Frontpage Sections > Tabbed Product Carousel. First you have to create categories to show product in this section.
Add the Section title in text area.
You can show recent products in this section.
You can also enable Single Row Slide or show the default one. Enable the Slide autoplay.
You can Disable or enable the section anytime you want.
Product Carousel
To add Product Carousel, Go to Appearance > Customizer > Frontpage Sections > Product Carousel.
Add the Section title in text area.
With Product Carousel you can show your shop category products using slider.
You can also enable Single Row Slide or show the default one. Enable the Slide autoplay.
You can Disable or enable the section anytime you want.
Woo Category
To add Woo Category, Go to Appearance > Customizer > Frontpage Sections > Woo Category.
Add the Section title in text area.
In Woo Category you can shop categories amazing layout.
You can also enable Single Row Slide or show the default one. Enable the Slide autoplay.
You can Disable or enable the section anytime you want.
Product List Carousel
To add Product List Carousel, Go to Appearance > Customizer > Frontpage Sections > Product List Carousel.
Add the Section title in text area.
You can show recent, featured or random product in this section.
You can Disable Content Padding of your site.
You can Disable or enable the section anytime you want.
Ribbon Section
To add Ribbon Section, Go to Appearance > Customizer > Frontpage Sections > Ribbon Section.
You can show ribbon background image, text, button text and button link.
You can Disable or enable the section anytime you want.
Banner Section
To add Banner Section, Go to Appearance > Customizer > Frontpage Sections > Banner Section.
There are Two different banner layouts. You can upload desired images.
You can Disable or enable the section anytime you want.
Highlight Section
To add Highlight Section, Go to Appearance > Customizer > Frontpage Sections > Highlight Section.
In this section you can display highlighted content like Icon, Title and Subtitle. You can pick Icon from the Icon Panel.
You can Disable or enable the section anytime you want.
Color and Background
For Color & Background, Go to Appearance > Customize > Color & Background. You can pick color for every element and upload background image.
Global Color
For Global colors option, Go to Appearance > Customize > Global Colors.
Color Scheme – You can choose Dark or Light scheme for your site. Dark will make your site black in color. Whereas the light will make your site overall White.
You can change the default color all over the site using Theme Color. You can pick color for link, link hover color, text color, title color, background color & Background image.
Pre loader
For Pre loader, Go to Appearance > Customizer > Pre Loader.
For enabling the loader, check on the box “Enable loader”. Preloader will be shown when you load or refresh your site.
You can upload a GIF or an image as a preloader or you can pick background color instead of image.
Social Icon
For adding social profile links, Go to Appearance > Customize > Social icon.
To add social icons in header & footer, just navigate to Appearance > Customizer > Layout > Header > Above Header. Select layout > from column choose social media. Same you can do for Footer area.
For adding social profile links, Go to Appearance > Customize > Social icon.
To show social icons just put the links in the text area.
By default it will follow the color scheme but You can also set the “original color” for each social icon.
WooCommerce Setting
For WooCommerce setting. First you have to Install WooCommerce Plugin and activate it from the Recommended plugins available in Open Shop Options. If you have already did skip this.
Now Set Shop page, Cart Page, Checkout page and My Account Page in your site. To Know how you can easily set these pages in your site. Navigate to this Post.
Product Style
Product Image Hover Style – You can choose the desired hover style and show your product in a unique way. You can display your product in “Zoom” or as “Swap” hover style.
Zoom – It is a kind of basic magnify effect on your product, it will zoom out your product while hovering the mouse over it.
Quick View – Using this option you can enable or disable the Quick view in your products. Quick view option allow your visitors to take a quick look of product via popup. They can get info about the product and directly add product to cart.
No. of product to show in Front Page – Using this option you can limit the no of products you want to display in your Product sections. Just add the Number in the text box and show your products in sections.
Single Product
Up Sell Product – These are the items that your customer might prefer instead of the product currently viewed. Items which is offered as an up-sell might be more popular, have better profit margin or a higher quality. Check the box “Display upsell product”. If you check this box you can now set the Number of Column and Number of up-selling Product you want to show.
Related Product – Related product are the items which are similar to the product your customer is viewing. Check the box “Display related product”. If you check this box you can now set the Number of Column and Number of related Product you want to show.
Cart Page
In cart page you’re free to show Cross sell product. You can also set the number of Cross Sell Product to show with columns.
To setup Cross Sell Products. Go to WooCommerce > Products and select the product on which you’d like to show in cross-sell. Scroll down to the Product Data panel. Select the Linked Products tab in the left menu. Add the product you wish to link to by searching for it.
Shop Page
Display Product View – You can select shop page product view styling – Grid or List. In List view your products will appear in vertical list with additional information and Grid view products is a default WooCommerce view of products.
Shop Page Pagination – Choose Numbered pagination and it will provide you better navigation for your Shop page.
How to Add Sidebar in WooCommerce pages & add widgets in them ?
To add sidebar in Shop page, first go to Dashboard > Pages > Shop page.
Now edit your Shop page > in the right hand panel you’ll see “Dynamic sidebar” option. From here you can choose Right sidebar & left sidebar to show in your shop page & other woo pages.
Now navigate to Appearance > Widgets. In the widget panel rightmost side you’ll see “WooCommerce sidebar”. Drag & drop Product widgets here.
To add sidebar in Single Product page. Go to Products > Edit your Product in the right hand panel you’ll see “Dynamic sidebar” option. From here you can choose Right sidebar & left sidebar to show in your Product single page.
Now navigate to Appearance > Widgets. In the widget panel rightmost side you’ll see “Product sidebar”. Drag & drop Product widgets here.
Multiple Widgets
There are Two different Widgets which can be used in sidebar, footer and Homepage. Each widget has its own setting and functionality. All widgets are available in Customize Widget Panel. To add Widgets, Go to Appearance > Customize > Widgets.
Post Widget Slider – Using this widget you can show posts images with caption in a carousel/slider. You can Add Number of Post Show and also Select Specific Option To Display Post. Display Random, Recent and Popular post in your sidebar area.
About us Widget – Using About us widget you can showcase details about yourself or your company. You can add title, Member image, About Me Description, Read More button text and link. You can also add your social media links. This widget can be used in Sidebar as well on Footer area too.
Open Shop is Perfect for Shopping Website
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FEATURE
Free
Pro
Section Hide Option
Header Layout
(One layout)
(Multiple Possibilities)
Footer Layout
Full Color & Background Control
(Basic)
(Advanced)
Top Slider Section
(Two Layouts)
(Five Layouts)
Ribbon Section
Tabbed Product Carousel Section
Product Carousel Section
Woo Category Section
(One Layout)
(Three Layout)
Product List Carousel Section
Banner Section
(Two Layouts)
(Five Layouts)
Highlight Section
Move to top
Sticky Header
Fully Responsive
Social Icons
Ajax Search
About US Widget
Post slider widget
Pre loader
Blog page setting
Pagination option ( Shop Page, Blog Page)
(Numbered)
(Numbered, Load More, Infinite Scroll)
Product Quick View
Product Image Hover Style
(Zoom)
(Zoom and Swap)
RTL
Section Ordering
Exclude Category
Off Canvas Sidebar
Sticky Sidebar
Four Custom section
Big Featured Product Section
Tabbed Product List Carousel Section
Brand Section
Page Templates
(Contact page Template, About us Template, FAQ’s Page Template)