Documentation for buildbench - WordPress Theme

Buildbench / Theme documentation version 1.5


Getting Started #back to top


First of all, Thank you so much for purchasing this template and for being my loyal customer. You are awesome!
You are entitled to get free lifetime updates to this product + exceptional support from the author directly.

Be careful while editing the template. If not edited properly, the design layout may break completely.
No support is provided for faulty customization.

Introduction and quick start guide. #back to top

Thank you so much for purchasing our theme called Buildbench - WordPress Theme. Please feel free to contact us if you have questions or problems about this theme. No guarantee is provided, but we will do our best to provide you with the best possible assistance.

First Step

  • Documentation - That's where you
  • License - Some info's about theme licencing terms
  • Dummy Content - Placeholder content for testing the theme
  • SampleData - Import Data to get the exact Site as the Preview Page
  • Upload - This is where all Theme files are (zipped & unzipped format)

What are Parent and Child Themes?

A WordPress child theme takes the functionality of another theme, named parent theme. It gives you the possibility to customize an existing theme. Instead of modifying the theme files directly, you can activate the child theme and work within it.

All customizations are stored in the child theme and anything in the child takes priority over the parent. So if the same file exist in both child and parent, the file from the child will control that aspect of the theme.

Working with child themes, your customizations are safeguarded from future upgrades because you only upgrade the parent theme, which you never edit, while the customizations are protected in your child theme which you don’t upgrade.

Why use a Child theme?

Safe Updates. You can easily modify your website using child themes without ever changing the parent theme. When a new version of the parent theme appears, you can safely update it as all your modifications are saved in the child theme. Easy to Extend. A child theme has a great flexibility. It does not require writing a lot of code. You can modify only those template files and functions that you need.

Install Theme

The first option how to install this Theme would be to directly upload the basquito.zip file via WordPress Theme Uploader.  
  • Minimal requirements:
    • PHP 7+
    • Php.ini settings:
      upload_max_filesize = 32M
      post_max_size = 48M
      memory_limit = 512M
      max_execution_time = 600
      max_input_time = 400
    • MySQL 5.0+
    • Wordpress 5+
    • Please make sure you have proper version of wordpress installed.
    • Log Into WordPress and go to Appearance > Themes
    • Find the buildbench Theme and click activate
  • FTP Upload:
    • Unzip the "buildbench.zip" file from theme folder
    • Open up your FTP manager and connect to your hosting
    • Browse to wp-content/themes
    • Upload the buildbench in theme folder
    • Log Into WordPress and go to Appearance > Themes
    • Find the buildbench Theme and click activate
  • Wordpress Dashboard:
    • Log into your WordPress backend
    • Navigate to Appearance > Themes
    • Click Install Themes
    • Click Upload
    • Now you just need to find the "buildbench.zip" in the Upload folder and hit Install now.
    • After complete installation click on active button to active The theme.

If you are experiencing any issues during the installation I would recommend to check out this

Install Required Plugins

After activating the buildbench theme you will see the below window. and install all required plugins.

Step 1:

Setp 2: Click on Tools > Demo content install > Install

!!! Don't install Oneclick Demo content if you have an existing Site, Use Manual Demo Data XML Import.

It will take some times to install demo data

You are done ! :)

Install with Normal process

Make sure you have upload your theme via appearance-> themes or via ftp. and Active the theme

If you are experiencing any issues during the installation I would recommend to check out this

Installation Screencast

  1. ACTIVATE THEME
  2. .. That's it ! :) ...

Quick video example to install a Quickstart Pack


Theme Customizer

Navigation Setting

You can find the all Theme Option from Appearance-> Customize->Buildbench Options

From Header Settings, you can add/update your site logo, change menu styles, header top contact info and social shares, and Burgar menu etc.

  • 1. Select one of them style and then
  • 2. Click on Publish

Header logo

To change the header logo, go to Appearance > Customize >Buildbench General > Header Settings and scroll down a little bit


Theme style Settings

From Appearance-> Customize->Buildbench Options-> Theme Styling , you can change font family, color, font size and also heading fonts etc.


Theme blog Settings

From Appearance-> Customize->Buildbench Options-> Theme blog , you can change font family, color, font size and also heading fonts etc.



Visual Page Builder

Accessing the editor

To start working with Elementor, go to the WordPress dashboard. Then, add a new page by clicking on Pages > Add New. Then, create a new page and save it with the 'full width' template and then click on the 'Edit with Elementor' button.

Elementor UI: Getting to know the interface

The Elementor page builder includes these main areas:
1. Panel (Top): Use the search field to find a widget.
2. Widgets / Widget Settings: Choose a widget and configure it.
3. Preview Button: Enables you to preview the page. Once clicked it hides/shows the panel.
4. Panel (Bottom): View page, Go back to Dashboard or Save page.
5. Content Area: Drag & drop widgets and design your page.
6. Add New Section / Add Template: Choose between creating a new section or inserting an existing template.


Creating your section

A section is the most basic element that you can work with. It's the building block of every page. A section can be set as full width and spread all over the screen, or receive the content area width (by default).



After you create a section you can drag and drop a widget inside. You can also divide each section to few columns. Every page you create can contain as many sections as you want. You can drag a section above or under another one to relocate it.

  1. Add New Section: Click this button to create a new section or simply drag a widget from the panel and drop it in the content area.
  2. Select Yout Structure: Choose a structure for your section (Later, you can edit the exact width of every column).
  3. You can edit, duplicate or delete a section. You can also save it as a template or add a new section above.

Inserting a widget


Click the content Install Themeto edit, duplicate or delete a widget. You can also save it as a Global Widget. Add Widget: Drag a widget from the left panel and drop it into a column.

1. To edit a widget, click the pencil icon.
2. On the Panel header, you can choose to edit the widget's content and style.
3. Every widget has a different setting. 
4. You can save your current changes at any stage.
5. When you have finished designing, click the 'X' button at the bottom panel and view the page.


Buildbench Shortcodes

project and services

Those are custom postype. You can add, change, delete from here :


Elementor add section


Buildbench slider


Buildbench services


Buildbench team


Buildbench project


Buildbench Funfact

Buildbench working procedure


Buildbench Latest News


Buildbench Contact Form


Buildbench Footer widget


Buildbench Footer newsletter widet

Slug Change

First install Child Theme from Theme bundle. Open functions.php file with WordPress Editor or AceIDE and Change service url slug file on autrics-child\functions.php folder and write the below code

    //For  Service slug
                    
    add_filter( 'register_post_type_args', 'buildbench_services_slug_register_post_type_args', 10, 2 );
    function turitor_teams_slug_register_post_type_args( $args, $post_type ) {
    
        if ( 'ts-service' === $post_type ) {
            $args['rewrite']['slug'] = 'services'; //rename my-service 
        }
    
        return $args;
    }
    //For  Projects slug
                    
    add_filter( 'register_post_type_args', 'buildbench_projects_slug_register_post_type_args', 10, 2 );
    function turitor_teams_slug_register_post_type_args( $args, $post_type ) {
    
        if ( 'ts-projects' === $post_type ) {
            $args['rewrite']['slug'] = 'project'; //rename my-project
            $args['labels']['singular_name'] = 'Project';
        }
    
        return $args;
    }

CSS Customization#back to top

Create a css file name style.css file on buildbench-child\style.css folder and write your own css customization.

Some characteristics of the style.css file

  • The file is not included by default
  • The file is the last file to be loaded in your site.

Main css file is buildbench/assets/scss/style.scss

What is a Child Theme?

As indicated in the overview, a child theme inherits the look and feel of the parent theme and all of its functions, but can be used to make modifications to any part of the theme. In this way, customizations are kept separate from the parent theme’s files. Using a child theme lets you upgrade the parent theme without affecting the customizations you’ve made to your site.

Child themes:

  • 1.make your modifications portable and replicable;
  • 2.keep customization separate from parent theme functions;
  • 3.allow parent themes to be updated without destroying your modifications;
  • 4. allow you to take advantage of the effort and testing put into parent theme;
  • 5.save on development time since you are not recreating the wheel; and
  • 6.are a great way to start learning about theme development.

Support Desk #back to top

Please remember you have purchased a very affordable theme and you have not paid for a full-time web design agency. Occasionally we will help with small tweaks, but these requests will be put on a lower priority due to their nature. Support is also 100% optional and we provide it for your connivence, so please be patient, polite and respectful.

Please visit our profile page or ask question mailto:[email protected]

Support for my items includes:
  • * Responding to questions or problems regarding the item and its features
  • * Fixing bugs and reported issues
  • * Providing updates to ensure compatibility with new software versions
Item support does not include:
  • * Customization and installation services
  • * Support for third party software and plug-ins
Before seeking support, please...
  • * Make sure your question is a valid Theme Issue and not a customization request.
  • * Make sure you have read through the documentation and any related video guides before asking support on how to accomplish a task.
  • * Make sure to double check the theme FAQs.
  • * Try disabling any active plugins to make sure there isn't a conflict with a plugin. And if there is this way you can let us know.
  • * If you have customized your theme and now have an issue, back-track to make sure you didn't make a mistake. If you have made changes and can't find the issue, please provide us with your changelog.
  • * Almost 80% of the time we find that the solution to people's issues can be solved with a simple "Google Search". You might want to try that before seeking support. You might be able to fix the issue yourself much quicker than we can respond to your request.
  • * Make sure to state the name of the theme you are having issues with when requesting support via ThemeForest.

Version History (Changelog) #back to top

You can check changelog on template sales page on Themeforest

Once again, thank you so much for purchasing this theme. As I said at the beginning, I'd be glad to help you if you have any questions relating to this theme. No guarantees, but I'll do my best to assist.


Changelog



                                 Current Template Version 1.0 (see Change log at the bottom of Themeforest Item Description Page)