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Post Types

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…

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. If you know how to…

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 post. You can use the…

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 site. Have a look below…

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 the same post type that…

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 simply go to Appearance >…

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 without having to mess with…

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 as shown in the screenshot…

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 and under the user role…

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 advised as it could create…

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 is select the Video format…

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) is displayed at the top…

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 also as a grid or…

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 → The staff post type has…

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 page builder if you want…

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 → By default the portfolio post…

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 altered to display at the…

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 builder if you want to…

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 > Blog > Single Display…

How To Change The Main Header Title On Blog Posts

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…

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 the post builder blocks.  

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 image, tags, author bio, post…

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 WordPress then go to Appearance…

Enable Excerpts For Blog Posts

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…

Custom Category Layouts & Options
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