Adaan BlogPro - Theme Documentation

Welcome to the official documentation of Adaan BlogPro and Adaan BlogPro Child. This guide will help you install, set up, and customize your theme with ease.

This theme is fully built from scratch, using pure PHP and WordPress structured tree functionality. It is feature-oriented, highly customizable, and ensures a seamless blogging experience!

1. Theme Installation

After downloading the theme ZIP file, follow these steps:

1. Go to Appearance > Themes in WordPress.
2. Click Add New and upload the theme ZIP file.
3. Activate the theme.

2. Activate the Child Theme (Recommended)

Using the child theme ensures that your customizations remain intact during updates. For security and future updates, it is highly recommended.

3. WordPress Site Identity Setup Guide

Site Identity Setup

Menus Setup

Widgets Setup

Homepage Settings

Option 2: You can also manage this through the Theme Appearance settings.

3.1 Steps to Customize Site Identity

If you want to set up your Logo, Site Title, Tagline, and Site Icon, follow these steps:

Step 1: Open WordPress Customizer

• Go to your WordPress Dashboard and navigate to Appearance → Customize.
• You will see the "You are customizing" panel, where various customization options are available.

Step 2: Open the Site Identity Section

• Click on Site Identity.
• Here, you will find the following options:
• Logo: Upload your business or website logo.
• Site Title: Enter your website’s name.
• Tagline: Add a short description that defines the purpose of your website.
• Site Icon (Favicon): Upload a small icon that will be displayed in the browser tab.

Step 3: Save Your Changes

• After customizing all the settings, click the Publish button.
• Your changes will be applied immediately to your website.

4. Theme Settings

Once activated, navigate to Theme Settings from the left menu (as shown below).

Here, you can customize:

• Header Carousel (Category & Limit)
• Sidebar Reviews (Category & Limit)
• Sidebar Latest Blogs (Category & Limit)
• Tag, Category, and Author Page Banners

5. Creating the Homepage

Follow these steps:

1. Go to Pages > Add New.
2. Name it "Home" and assign the Home Page Template.
3. Configure the Homepage Hero Section (Title, Image, Link, Description).
4. Click Publish.

6. Setting Up Menus

Navigate to Appearance > Menus and create a new menu. Assign it to:

• Header Menu
• Mobile Menu
• Footer Menu(s)

7. Footer Widgets

To add widgets, go to Appearance > Widgets and configure footer areas.

8. Mega Menu Feature

Enable advanced menu properties:

1. Go to Screen Options (top-right corner).
2. Enable CSS Classes.
3. Add mega_dropdown as a class for your mega menu.

9. Theme Templates

The theme includes the following templates:

• Default Template
• Blog Page
• Home Page Template

10. Built-in Features

The theme includes:

• Automatic Category, Tag, and Author Assignment
• Automatically fetch and display the latest three posts from a category in the mega menu on the header.
• Dynamic Blog and Homepage Read More Buttons
• Advanced Search (min. 3 letters required)
• Social Sharing (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter)

11. Additional Tools

We provide extra plugins to enhance your experience:

• Auto Blog Generator Generates blogs with images.
• Auto Tag Assigner Assigns tags automatically.
• Auto Author Assigner Assigns authors instantly.

These plugins are available upon request at Adaan Support.

12. Compatibility

This theme is compatible with:

• Gutenberg & Classic Editor
• Popular Page Builders (Elementor, WPBakery, etc.)

13. Support & Future Updates

Adaan BlogPro is a free theme, and we are constantly improving it. If you need support, raise a ticket at our support center.

We appreciate your support and look forward to making your blogging experience amazing!

Happy Blogging!

Thank You!