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Getting Started

The following guide will show you how to download the latest version of the Total WordPress theme from ThemeForest.

How to Download Your Theme?

The following article will show you how to install the Total theme on your WordPress site.

Installing & Activating Your Theme

Important: Total version 4.9 and higher requires the Total Theme Core plugin in order to achieve the full theme potential. It's not technically a required plugin but installing it will…

Installing Recommended/Bundled Plugins

After installing and activating the recommended plugins for this theme it is also recommended that you go to Settings > Permalinks. This is where you can change your permalink structure. After…

Save Permalinks after Activation

Important: You must have the Total Theme Core plugin enabled on your website site in order to access the theme's demo importer panel. For some people importing the sample data…

How to Import a Pre-Made Demo Sample Data

The Total theme should install without any errors, although on some occasions people do encounter issues so here are the most common problems and their solutions. The package could not…

Theme Installation Errors

The Total theme includes a built-in field to easily add your Google analytics tracking ID to your site so the theme will then insert the standard code needed for tracking…

Adding Your Google Analytics Tracking Code

By default the Total theme does not crop any of your featured images. Some themes include built-in sizes, the problem is this causes your site to start cropping and saving…

Define Your Image Sizes

When you first install the Total theme you may want to hide the front-end from visitors while you set things up for the final launch. Total includes a built-in "Under Construction"…

Under Construction or Coming Soon Page

Once you have enabled the plugins you want to enable you can always disable the recommended plugins notice via the Theme Panel. Important: Whenever there is a theme update the recommended…

Disable The Recommended Plugins Notice

The Total theme comes with several custom widgets, custom Visual Composer modules and other functions that use the name "Total" so you know it's coming from the theme as opposed…

Theme Branding Setting

By default the homepage will look like a blog (this is how WordPress is intended to work). If you want a custom homepage you can create it using the page…

Homepage Setup

If you are having any issues with the theme or have any questions regarding how to use the theme you can contact us for help via 2 methods. Important: Do…

How To Request Support or Report A Bug

Whenever you start with a new theme it can be a bit complicated to know what everything is and where everything is located. Below you'll find the basic "anatomy" of…

Theme Anatomy

The Total Theme Core plugin is a plugin included with the Total theme since version 4.9. This plugin extends the theme's functionality via functions that are typically "plugin territory". These…

Total Theme Core Plugin

Whenever you purchase a product from ThemeForest or any other Envato marketplace your purchase includes a unique license/purchase code. This code while it does nothing in of itself, can be…

How to Find your License Code

The Total theme includes a unique and exclusive Card API that allows you to display your standard posts, pages and custom post types beautifully on your site. You can choose…

Post Entry Cards

The Total Theme includes a Color Palette functionality to make it easier to define a set color scheme so you can easily control your site colors globally. To define your…

Define and Use a Site Color Palette

In order to properly use the Total WordPress theme you will need the following: A valid license of the Total theme which you can purchase here. Hosting with the latest…

Theme Requirements

In Total 5.4 we added the ability to quickly change the default color scheme of the theme so you can instantly change the default design of the site globally. To…

Site Color Scheme

By default the theme includes various bundled plugins and when you first install the theme you will be asked if you want to install the plugins or not. Whenever the…

Suppress Bundled Plugin Notifications
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