This document provides instructions for customizing a WordPress website. It includes steps to set up basic settings and install themes and plugins. It describes how to create pages like the home page and main menu. It also covers adding categories, posts, and translations. The document explains how to edit the home page using Elementor page builder to add elements like news tickers, grids, sliders, and archives.

2. Table of contents
Basic Settings
Theme installation
Plugins
Creating home page
Creating main menu
Creating Categories
Creating posts
Translating the site
Adding popup to the site
Edit the Home page

4. Click on settings in dashboard > General settings.
Add “S” to http if not present in the URL(If present no need to change).
Select the date and time format to your need.
ADDING ‘S’ TO THE SITE URL
Add ‘s’ to http if not present

5.  click on Reading from settings > select ‘A STATIC PAGE’
Select ‘Home’ from Home page > click on save changes
[NOTE : This can be done only after you create a page]
READING SETTINGS
1.Click on
reading
2.Click on
static page
3. Select
Home

6. PERMALINKS SETTINGS
click on Permalinks from settings > select ‘POST NAME’ > Click on save changes
1.Click on
Permalinks 2.Select
post name
3.Click on
save changes

8. Search FreeNews theme by ThemeSprial in google or copy& paste thisthis url https://themespiral.com/themes/freenews/
Click on download.
Theme will be downloaded in(.zip) format after downloading follow the next steps
SAMPLE THEME INSTALLATION

9.  open the site Dashboard>click on appearance>Add new
2.Click on
add new
1.Click on
appearance
Uploading of Downloaded theme

10. 1.click on
upload
theme.
2.Click on
choose file
3.Select the zip
folder
Next click on upload theme > click on choose file > select the Freenews zip file and click on open > Install now
Uploading of Downloaded theme
4.Click on
install now

11. Next Click on Activate theme > Theme will be activated.
Uploading of Downloaded theme

12. Uploading of Downloaded theme
If you visit the site it will be visible like this
NOTE: It is an imported theme so you need to install and activate some plugins then only the overall site will be visible.

14. Click on PLUGINS from dashboard > Click on Add New > search and activate the following plugins.
PLUGINS

15.  Search elementor website builder > Click on install plugin > Click on activate
 This plugin helps in editing the whole website
PLUGINS
1.search

16.  Search Akismet Spam Protection > Click on install plugin > Click on Activate
 This Plugin is provides for anti-spam protection to the site.
PLUGINS
1.search

17.  Search classic editor plugin >Click on install plugin >Click on activate
PLUGINS

18.  Search classic widgets plugin > Click on install plugin > Click on activate
PLUGINS

19.  Search one click demo import plugin > Click on install plugin > Click on activate
PLUGINS

20.  Search coneblog > Click on install plugin > Click on activate
PLUGINS

21. PLUGINS
 Search popup builder plugin > Click on install plugin > Click activate

22. PLUGINS
 Search Gtranslate plugin > Click on install plugin > Click activate

23.  Search litespeed cache plugin > Click on install plugin > Click activate
NOTE: Activate this plugin after completing the site work.
PLUGINS

25.  From Dashboard > click on pages > move the unnecessary pages to trash
 Next click on Add new
creating Home page
1.Remove the
unnecessary
pages
2.Click on
add new

26. creating Home page
 Give page name as Home > Select default template >Next Click on publish.
1.Name the
page as Home
3.Click on
publish
2.Select
template

27.  Now you can view the pages you have created.
NOTE: we need to make this HOME page as ‘a static page’ and create a ‘menu’.
creating Home page

28.  click on settings from dashboard > click on reading > select ‘A STATIC PAGE’
Select ‘Home’ > click on save changes
Creating Homepage as a static page
1.Click on
reading
2.Click on
static page
3. Select
Home

30. Creating Main Menu
1.Click on
Appearance>Menus
2.Name
main_menu
3.Add Home page to
menu.
4.Select as
primary
5.Clickon save
menu

31. After adding ‘Home page’ to menu it will be visible like this on the site
Creating Main Menu

33. Creating categories
Click on addnew
 Click on pages > add new

34.  Click on name and give the category name.
Here you have
to give the
Name of the
category
Creating categories
Any post
deafaulty will
be set to
uncategorized

35. 1.Click on
add new
category
after giving
name
2.The created categories
are visible here.
Creating categories
Business

36. Create these
categories
Creating categories
 After creating categories we have to add these to main menu

37. 1.Click on
appearance
and then on
menu
Creating categories

38. 1.It shows the
categories that we
have created
2.Click on
select all and
add to menu
4.Click on
save menu
3.The
categories
are added to
main menu
Creating categories

39. Creating categories
 If you vist the site it will be visible like this

41. 2.Give the
content
3.Select
category
according
to post.
1.Title
4.
Creating posts

42. Creating posts
Created posts can be
seen from All posts

43.  Posts according to categories can be viewed from the site
Creating posts

45. 1.Select the
languages you
want.
Gtranslate plugin

46. The translate plugin will be visibile in the site and we can translate content to our required language
Gtranslate plugin

48. We have already installed POPUP Builder so we can access it from dashboard
popup

49. It Will Appear as The Above Picture Then Click On Add New To Personalize Your Own
popup

50. popup
Here We Have To Add Title And Add Media Inorder To Design

51. We can change
according to our
needs
popup
Here We Can Select Which Kind Of Extension We Need, So Select One

52.  popup when you open the site will look like this
popup

54. Click on visit site > customize > To change the site title
Editing the home page

55. Editing the home page
You can add logo or set title ,tag line > click on publish

56. Next Click on Home > Edit with Elementor > now we can edit home page
Editing the home page

57. 1.Click on
add button
2.Click on
blank
structure
3..Blank
structure will
be created
Editing the home page

58. News ticker
will be visible
like this
select CONE BLOG widgets > Drag and drop News ticker
Editing the home page

59. If u give text as
Breaking it will be
applied
Select
categories
Editing the home page

60. 1.Drag and
drop posts
grid
Next select blank structure > Drag and drop Posts grid
Editing the home page
2.Posts grid
will be
visible like
this

61. Select the grid layout and overlay layout
Editing the home page

62. Select
categories
Editing the home page
Click on
update

63. Drag and
drop classic
posts
Classic posts
will be visible
like this
Editing the home page

64. Editing the home page
Select layout
Write widget
text
Make the layout changes

65. Make the query changes > click on update
Editing the home page
Select
categories
Select posts
per page

66. Editing the home page
Next select blank structure > Drag and drop slider

67. 1.Make
changes
Make layout changes > click on update
Editing the home page
2.Click on
update

68. Editing the home page
Next select blank structure > Drag and drop archive posts

69. Editing the home page
Make layout changes > click on update
Click on
update

70. Editing the home page
Next select blank structure > Drag and drop carousel

71. Editing the home page
Make layout changes

72. Editing the home page
Make query changes > click on update

73. Editing the home page
Next select blank structure > Drag and drop posts list

74. Editing the home page
If u give text as
latest news it will
be applied
Select layout
Make layout changes

75. Editing the home page
Make query changes > click on update

76. Editing the home page
Recent posts,comments,archives can be accessed from sidebar

77. Editing the home page
You can also search for the news