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Post Types

The Total theme has a unique built-in functionality called "Dynamic Templates". This functionality allows you to use the WPBakery page builder to create a unique…

Dynamic Templates – Custom Page, Post or Archive Designs

The Total theme of course also includes support for a blog via the standard posts and you have 3 methods you can use to create your…

Blog Page Setup

The Total theme includes a built-in custom post type for the portfolio making it easier then ever to create your portfolio and add your portfolio items.…

Portfolio Post Type

This theme includes a built-in custom post type for your staff. Adding Staff Members Adding staff members is the same as adding any other type of…

Staff Post type

The Total theme includes a built-in custom post type for the testimonials making it easier then ever to create a testimonials page or display testimonials anywhere on your…

Testimonials Post Type

The Total theme includes a related posts section for your portfolio items, staff member pages and your blog posts, this section displays more items from…

Alter The Related Posts Query

Total includes the ability to add, remove and re-order pre-built "blocks" from both your blog entries and blog posts. To modify your blog entry elements…

Blog Entry Builder: Re-Order & Change Blog Entry Elements

Total includes filters for easily changing your post type names, but also it includes custom editor admin pages so you can tweak your post types…

Renaming & Customizing Custom Post Types

By default the Total theme includes the following custom post types: Portfolio Staff Testimonials These custom post types can be disabled/enabled via the Theme Panel…

Enabling & Disabling Custom Post Types

To enable the WPBakery Page Builder (formerly known as Visual Composer) for your custom post types simply go to WPBakery Page Builder > Role Manager…

Enable/Disable The WPBakery Page Builder For Custom Post Types

The total theme includes a built-in option to easily remove the slugs for the theme's built-in post types (Staff, Portfolio and Testimonials). This isn't normally…

Removing Custom Post Type Slugs

Total includes various post formats for standard posts such as gallery, video, quote and audio. So to add a video all you need to do…

Adding Videos To Standard Posts

Remember you can always create Dynamic Templates for your posts to fully control the post design. By default the blog post media (image, video, audio..etc)…

Blog Post Media Position

The Total theme includes various "Blog Styles" for your standard post entries. This will allow you to show your posts in the default way but…

Blog Styles

New Dynamic Templates: You can now create a custom layout for your Portfolio Posts using the WPBakery template via a "Dynamic Template" learn more →…

Staff Post Layout Builder

By default your portfolio posts will only display whatever you enter in the content. This is so you have full control with the Visual Composer…

Automatically Display Portfolio Media

New Dynamic Templates: You can now create a custom layout for your Portfolio Posts using the WPBakery template via a "Dynamic Template" learn more →…

Portfolio Single Post Builder

Total of course supports category and taxonomy descriptions. These by default are added as the "subheading" under the main page header but can also be…

Category Description Placement

By default your staff posts will only display whatever you enter in the content. This is so you have full control with the Visual Composer page…

Automatically Display Staff Media

By default the main page header displays the word "Blog" for the title. This can be easily altered in the customizer at Appearance > Customize…

How To Change The Main Header Title On Blog Posts

In Total 3.0.8 we added the ability to link a WordPress "user" to a staff member in the Staff post type. This will give you the…

How To Link WordPress “User” to “Staff Member”

To disable the related staff items on your staff posts simply go to Appearance > Customize > Staff > Single and disable the module from…

Disable Related Staff

By default in the Total theme you can select from various preset "blocks" for your singular blog post design including elements like the title, featured…

Blog Single Post Builder: Re-order & Enable/Disable Blog Post Sections

By default the Total theme displays custom excerpts for the blog entries. If it's showing the full text instead it's because excerpts have been disabled. Log into…

Enable Excerpts For Blog Posts
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