MND WP14 Documentation

• Installation
• Customizer
• Menus
• Widgets
• Image Sizes

InstallationBack to top

You can install the theme one of two ways:

• FTP: Extract the mnd-wp14.zip file and upload the extracted folder to the /wp-content/themes/ folder of your WordPress installation.
• WordPress dashboard: In your admin panel, go to Appearance → Themes and click the Add New button at the top of the page. Then click the Upload button at the top of the page. Choose the mnd-wp14.zip file from your computer and click Install Now.

After installing the theme, you must activate it. In your admin panel, go to Appearance → Themes and hover over the theme's thumbnail. Click the Activate button next to the theme's name.

Tip: To read more about installing themes correctly: WordPress Adding New Themes.

CustomizerBack to top

MND WP14 is customizable via the WordPress customizer. Here, you can change the content’s options, manage your menus, and add widgets to your sidebar. To access the theme customizer, click Appearance → Customize in the WordPress admin menu.

Content Options

You can use the following HTML tags in all the fields in this section: <em>, <strong>, <a>, <span>.

• Header Title: The site title to appear on your theme. Use the <span> tag for the accent color.
• Footer Credits: By default displays copyright, year, site title, and credits. Mandatory.
• Footer Disclaimer: Post your site disclaimer, terms of use, other relevant info.
• Excerpt & More Link Text: Change the text dislayed by the <!--more--> tag.

Layout Options

• Sidebar Position: Display the sidebar on the left or right to the posts and pages.
• Body Text Font: Choose between the preselected body text fonts.
• Content Sections: Choose to hide or display most of the sections from Content Options.

Custom CSS

If you need more customization then the theme customizer provides, add your custom CSS in the text box to overwrite the theme CSS.

Colors

• Color Scheme: Change the base color preset across your entire site.
• Background Color: Change the background color across your entire site.
• Body Text Color: Change the color of the body text across your entire site.
• Accent Color: Change the color of the links, buttons, and other elements.

Other Sections

• Site Identity: You can edit the site title, tagline, and icon that will be displayed on the browsers' top bar.
• Header Image: Choose your header image by uploading a new photo, or selecting between the ones in your library.
• Background Image: Choose a background image to use in place of the color specified in the Colors section above.
• Menus: You can manage your menus in this panel, including setting their location.
• Widgets: You can configure your widgets in this panel and see your changes live.
• Static Front Page: Set a page to be your homepage and/or a location for your posts.

Tip: To read more about using the WordPress customizer: WordPress Appearance Customize Screen.

MenusBack to top

MND WP14 supports 2 custom menus: a primary menu, plus a menu for your social profiles.

Primary Menu

• WordPress menus can be found under Appearance → Menus.
• If you don’t have a menu already, click create a new menu to create one.
• On the left side of the Menu page, choose the pages/posts/links/categories to add to your menu and click Add to Menu.
• Now that you have the menu created, you need to assign it to the Primary Menu in the Theme Locations section.
• Save the menu when finished.

Social Icons Menu

• To add a social icon menu, go to Appearance → Menus.
• If you don’t have a menu already, click create a new menu to create one.
• On the left side of the Menu page, click the Custom Links menu item to add to your social links.
• Add the URL for each of your social profiles and a label for the link. The theme will detect which site you are linking to and display a matching graphic. Icons are supported for the following sites: Facebook, Google+, Instagram, Tumblr, Twitter, Youtube, Email (URLs with /contact/ or mailto:), RSS Feed (URLs with /feed/)
• Now that you have the menu created, you need to assign it to the Social Icons Menu in the Theme Locations section.
• Save the menu when finished.

Tip: To read more about using the WordPress menus: WordPress Menu User Guide.

WidgetsBack to top

MND WP14 displays widgets in the sidebar of posts and pages. Add widgets to the sidebar by going to Appearance → Widgets and adding widgets to the Sidebar Widgets panel.

Tip: To read more about using the WordPress widgets: WordPress Widgets.

Image SizesBack to top

• Header image is unlimited wide by 400px high.
• Featured images are 750px wide by 300px high.