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 "main" blog page. You can…
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. If you know how to…
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 post. You can use the…
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 site. Have a look below…
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 the same post type that…
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 simply go to Appearance >…
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 without having to mess with…
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 as shown in the screenshot…
To enable the WPBakery Page Builder (formerly known as Visual Composer) for your custom post types simply go to WPBakery Page Builder > Role Manager and under the user role…
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 advised as it could create…
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 is select the Video format…
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) is displayed at the top…
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 also as a grid or…
New Dynamic Templates: You can now create a custom layout for your Portfolio Posts using the WPBakery template via a "Dynamic Template" learn more → The staff post type has…
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 page builder if you want…
New Dynamic Templates: You can now create a custom layout for your Portfolio Posts using the WPBakery template via a "Dynamic Template" learn more → By default the portfolio post…
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 altered to display at the…
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 builder if you want to…
By default the main page header displays the word "Blog" for the title. This can be easily altered in the customizer at Appearance > Customize > Blog > Single Display…
The Total theme has a custom field added to the user edit screen that allows you to connect a staff member to that specific user. This is an exclusive theme…
To disable the related staff items on your staff posts simply go to Appearance > Customize > Staff > Single and disable the module from the post builder blocks.
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 image, tags, author bio, post…
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 WordPress then go to Appearance…
Note: In Total 5.0+ you can now also create fully custom templates for your categories! The Total theme comes with advanced options to make adjustments to individual standard post categories…