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In version 4.6 the Visual Composer plugin developers created new modules for tabs, tours, accordions and they "deprecated" the old ones. What does that mean? Basically just that they wanted…

Deprecated WPBakery Elements

The total theme includes the ability to give any row a minimum height. This can be used for testing purposes if you just want to add some empty space while…

Add a Minimum Height to a Row

The Total theme includes a Custom Field element you can use in the WPBakery page builder which is technically a shortcode named "vcex_custom_field" which you can find on the theme's…

Custom Field Shortcode

Important: Since Total version 4.7 and WPBakery 5.5.1 there is no a 5 column option you can use right in the page builder so you no longer have to follow…

How to Make 5 Columns in WPBakery Page Builder

Most text fields in builder elements do not support html for security and optimization reasons, however, sometimes you may want to add a 2 line title in a text field…

Adding Line Breaks in an Element’s Text Field (br shortcode)

Important: These modifications are no longer required, the Total theme checks if Elementor is enabled and automatically implements the solution below. By default the Total theme includes it's own custom…

Fix Elementor Galleries

The Total Theme Core plugin registers a new shortcode named "select_menu" which will allow you to display a select dropdown anywhere on your site based on a specific menu. The…

Select Menu Shortcode

When using theme elements that display posts such as the Post Cards element, there are built-in settings for controlling the posts that are shown so you can choose how many…

Advanced Queries

The Total theme includes a highlight shortcode you can use that will add a line under the text. This is best used with large headings like the example below: A…

Text Highlight Shortcode

In Total version 5.2 we added a new shortcode named which can be used to display a cart link with the number of items currently in the cart and…

Cart Link Shortcode: Display Shopping Cart Link Anywhere

The ] shortcode was introduced in Total 5.2 and it allows you to easily add inline items to the Top Bar content field such as phone numnber, email, login/logout link...etc…

The topbar_item Shortcode

The Grid Container is a new element added in Total 5.2 which will allow you to easily create grids with various builder elements without having to create rows and columns…

WPBakery Grid Container Element

In Total 5.2 we introduced a unique feature exclusive to the Total theme where you can access various pre-built section templates (Patterns) and insert them into any page. This system…

WPBakery Patterns

While the Total theme does provide support for the Gutenberg editor, it is still a very "incomplete" feature in WordPress and most customers prefer to use the classic editor as…

Disable Gutenberg Editor

Total 5.4.1 was updated to include an extra security check when using callback functions within shortcodes to prevent potential exploits from the core wp_ajax_parse_media_shortcode WordPress function. Previously you could enter…

How to Whitelist Callback Functions for Elements

Total 5.3 introduced a new Toggle functionality built-in that will allow you to show/hide sections, rows or specific elements on the page. This is accomplished in the following way: Create…

Toggle Elements (Show/Hide Sections, Rows and other Elements)

The Total theme includes a Social Links shortcode that can be used to display social links anywhere on the site. Below are the main parameters that can be used with…

Social Links Shortcode

AWeber is a great newsletter service which we highly recommend and it's very easy to integrate with the theme's Newsletter Form element. Here is a link to the AWeber documentation…

How to use AWeber with the Newsletter Form

The WPBakery page builder (and various Total theme elements) include options to enable a CSS animation which will animate the element when it becomes visible on the page. The way…

Sequential Animations with WPBakery

In Total 5.6.1 we introduced "Dynamic Variables" which provides access to more dynamic values with a slimmer format - we recommend using those instead! When creating dynamic templates you may…

Useful Dynamic Shortcodes

The WPBakery Page builder includes various built-in Elements and when used with Total there are over 100 more exclusive elements added. To keep your site slim and fast you may…

Disable WPBakery Elements

The Total theme includes a built-in element which can be used for showing a simple contact form and by default when a new form is submitted the form is sent…

How to Change the Contact Form Recipient (to) Address

Total 5.6.1 introduced new "Dynamic Variables" which can be used when adding text within elements or in certain theme settings (such as custom page titles) to display non-static text. For…

Dynamic Variables

The Total theme has been coded to provide support for the popular Elementor plugin (affiliate link). It works with both the free and premium version. Demos Notice: Currently all of…

Elementor Integration
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