Step 1: Go to your Wp Dashboard > Appearance > Themes > Add New. Then in the search box, enter the name “Top Store”. Theme will appear. Then click on the ‘Install Now’ button.
Step 2: After the installation is completed, click on the ‘Activate’ button and “Top Store” will be activated.
Step 3: After activating “Top Store” in your dashboard, Go to Top Store 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 Top Store theme.
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
Follow this Video tutorial and learn to Import data in your website.
Check out this Video Tutorial to Learn how to Import Demo Data-
Site Identity
Using this Option panel you can display Site logo or site title tagline and site icon in your website.
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.
Check out this Video Tutorial to Add Site Identity-
Homepage Setting
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.
Check out this Video Tutorial to Set Up Homepage-
Above Header
Using Header Setting you can display and customize your Website Header. There are many Customization options available which will help you in setting up your 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 four layouts. None layout, One Column layout, Two Columns layout and Three Columns layout.
Using None Layout, you can disable Above Header from your site.
In other layout columns you can show elements like social icons, menu, search, Text, Widgets. There are styling options also like height, bottom border and border color. Use them and Style your Above Header.
Main Header
Using Header Setting you can display and customize your Website Header. There are many Customization options available which will help you in setting up your 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. Navigate to Dashboard > Appearance > Menus > Add your Menus Items.
With Main header setting, You’ll get One Layout. You can modify your overall header by adding layout with other content.
Check to disable Category in Search Box – You can enable or disable the category from the search box.
Menu Alignment – You can choose the menu alignment. You can align the menu left, right and center.
Right Column – Here you can add call to action Button text, number and Email details. This will display in your Main Header area.
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
Check out this Video Tutorial to Setup Header –
Blog Setting
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.
Footer Setting
For this setting, Go to Appearance > Customize > Layout > Footer. Footer setting is specially used to display and customize your website footer. In footer area you can add important content and navigation option.
Above Footer
Go to Appearance > Customize > Layout > Footer > Above Footer
It appears right above the Main Footer and allows you to show multiple elements. You’ll get four layouts. None layout, One Column layout, Two Columns layout and Three Columns layout.
Using None Layout, you can disable Above Footer from your site.
In other layout columns you can show elements like social icons, menu, search, Text, Widgets. There are styling options also like height, bottom border and border color. Use them and Style your Above Footer.
Widget Footer
To Add Footer in your website, Go to Appearance > Customize > Layout > Footer > Widget Footer. One footer layout is given in widget footer. Other layouts you’ll get with Pro Version.
Footer Layout 4 – In Four column widget area, Widgets will occupy 25% widget area in each column. You can use different Widgets in it.
Below Footer
Go to Appearance > Customize > Layout > Footer > Below Footer.
It appears Below the footer widget and allows you to show multiple elements.
It appears below the Main Footer and allows you to show multiple elements. You’ll get four layouts. None layout, One Column layout, Two Columns layout and Three Columns layout.
Using None Layout, you can disable below Footer from your site.
In other layout columns you can show elements like social icons, menu, search, Text, Widgets. There are styling options also like height, bottom border and border color. Use them and Style your below Footer.
Check out this Video Tutorial to Set up Footer –
Sidebar Setting
Go to Customizer > Layout > Sidebar.
In sidebar setting you can enable and disable sidebar from front-page and inner pages.
Sticky Sidebar – By enabling this option your sidebar will stick to site which means whenever you scroll the site, it will stick with it. It will work for both Primary and Secondary sidebar.
Front page Sidebar Setting – Using this option you can Activate Sidebar in both Left and right side. Or you can Disable it for particular side.
Inner page Sidebar Setting – Using this option you can Activate Sidebar in both Left and right side. Or you can Disable it for particular side. You can also set No Sidebar for your Inner pages.
To Add widgets in Sidebar, Go to Customizer > Widgets. You can add widgets in Primary Sidebar and Secondary Sidebar. You can add widgets which are already registered, WooCommerce widgets and Top Store widgets in your sidebar.
Primary Sidebar will display on Left side and Secondary Sidebar will display on the Right Side of your website.
Sidebar in Shop page – To display sidebar in your Shop page. First go to your Shop page and after that Navigate to Customize > Widget.
In the widget panel you’ll see “WooCommerce Sidebar”, click on it. You can Add widget in your WooCommerce Sidebar and Secondary Sidebar. From widget panel add widget in your sidebar. WooCommerce Sidebar widgets will display on the “Left Side” and Secondary Sidebar widgets will display on the “Right side” of your site.
Note – Primary and Secondary sidebar will work for Homepage, Blog Page, Blog post single page, Cart, Checkout, Wishlist and Product single page.
If you don’t want to show Sidebar in your Shop page you can disable it from Customize > WooCommerce > Shop Page > Check the Disable Sidebar box.
Check out this Video Tutorial
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.
Frontpage Sections
Top Slider
To add Top slider, Go to Appearance > Customizer > Frontpage Sections > Top slider.
One Layout is given in Top slider in which you can add slider content like images, Logo images, Title, Sub title, Text and link. You can add unlimited Slider in this section.
You can On/Off the slider.
You can also set the slider speed using Slider speed option.
You can Disable or enable the section anytime you want.
Check out this Video Tutorial
Tabbed Product Carousel
To add Tabbed Product Carousel, Go to Appearance > Customizer > Frontpage Sections > Tabbed Product Carousel.
First Create Categories and Assign Products to them to display Products in your site. Follow this.
You can showcase your products category wise in tabbed format.
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 auto play.
You can Disable or enable the section anytime you want.
Check out this Video Tutorial
Product Carousel
To add Product Carousel, Go to Appearance > Customizer > Frontpage Sections > Product Carousel.
First Create Categories and Assign Products to them to display Products in your site. Follow this.
Add the Section title in text area.
With Product Carousel you can show your shop category products using slider.
You can show Recent, Random and Featured 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.
Check out this Video Tutorial
Woo Category
To add Woo Category, Go to Appearance > Customizer > Frontpage Sections > Woo Category.
First Create Categories and Assign Products to them to display Products in your site. Follow this.
Add the Section title in text area.
There is one slider layout in Woo Category, you can show categories using this amazing layout 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.
Check out this Video Tutorial
Product List Carousel
To add Product List Carousel, Go to Appearance > Customizer > Frontpage Sections > Product List Carousel.
First Create Categories and Assign Products to them to display Products in your site. Follow this.
Your Products will be display in List Way by selecting the Category. You can show recent, featured or random product in this section.
Add the Section title in text area.
You can Disable or enable the section anytime you want.
Check out this Video Tutorial
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.
By default it will take theme color in the background.
You can Disable or enable the section anytime you want.
Check out this Video Tutorial
Banner Section
To add Banner Section, Go to Appearance > Customizer > Frontpage Sections > Banner Section.
One banner layouts is given in which you can show two Banner Images left and right respectively. You can upload desired images with their URL.
You can Disable or enable the section anytime you want.
Check out this Video Tutorial
Brand Section
To add brand, Go to Appearance > Customizer > Frontpage Sections > Brand Section.
Upload brand images, link and show them in your site.
You can Disable or enable the section anytime you want.
You can also Auto play your Brand slider.
Check out this Video Tutorial
How To add Product Category and Create Products ?
To display Products on your website first you have to create Product Category. To create Category, Navigate to Dashboard > In the left side panel you’ll see Products > Categories.
Click on Category, Add new Product category name and upload thumbnail image here. Click on “Add New Category” Button.
To edit a pre-existing category, select a category on the right side of the screen.
Now Navigate to Products > Select the product to which you are assigning a category. Under Product Categories you can also check a pre-existing category.
Total Color & BG Option
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 Light or Dark scheme for your site.
Dark will make your site background black in color and the website content will be white. Whereas the light will make your overall site background White and the website content will be Black.
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.
Header Color – You can Pick color for Main Header Text and background. You can also pick background color for Above Header.
Preloader
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
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 Top Store 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.
For WooCommerce Setting, Navigate to Customize > WooCommerce. Here you’ll get all the Woo Setting for your Shop Products.
Product Style
Product Image Hover Style – You can display your product in “Zoom” hover style. Or you can select None if you don’t need any 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 – You can Enable or Disable Quick View of your product. Using Quick View you’ll get a quick look of products without opening the product page.
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.
To setup Up sell Product, Go to WooCommerce > Products and select the product on which you’d like to show in Up-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.
Related Product – Related product are the items which are similar to the product your customer is viewing. Products which are added in Cross sell, Up- sell Or relate to Any Category or Tag.
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 showcase your 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
Shop Page Pagination – Choose Numbered pagination and it will provide you better navigation for your Shop page.
Disable Sidebar – If you don’t want Sidebar in your Shop Page, Check Disable Sidebar option. This will hide sidebar from Shop page.
Multiple Widgets
There are Four different Widgets which can be used in Sidebar of Homepage and Inner-pages.
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.
Highlight Widget – Using Highlight widget you can showcase services about your company using Font Awesome Icons. You can add title, Description for particular highlighted services. You can also add Widget Title for your Mobile device.
Testimonial Widget – Using Testimonial widget you can showcase your testimonials with Image, Title and Description. This will be display in slide way.
About Us Widget – Using About us widget you can display about yourself or about your company. You can showcase elements like Title, Image, Read more text and Link.
Note – As per as your requirement, You can use these widgets in any Widget area like Footer area, header area etc.
Top Store is Perfect for Shopping Website
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