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1. Why this documentation is very important?

We are sure that we have covered all the essential instructions needed to setup a nice theme as you see in our template’s live preview. We expect you to read this user guide before you open any support request (if you ask about things already present in this guide, you will be gently asked to read this again

2. If I need help, will you provide free support?

Yes, we have a dedicated support system where we offer free support. Our support is applicable only for issues and bugs within our product. We do NOT provide free customisation services in the scope of free support.

3. What kind of support are you providing?

We offer free support for our products where we can help you fix issues within our code (if any) and assist you on theme setup. Please note support is not applicable for third party jQuery plugins and GPL code components (because they are not created or maintained by us).

4. When can I expect a response from you?

Our team will be online during 10.00 to 17.00 on Monday – Friday (IST, India). For support request we usually make a response within 24 hours. Due to the complex nature of some queries, responses can’t be guaranteed a specific turn-around time, but we value each user and we will surely get back to you. In case if we experience heavy load of support tickets we will announce the status on Twitter.

5. If I need to customize this template will you offer it?

We are unable to provide free customisation services on our products. If you have great passion and considerable budget please open the request as a premium project, please email to: support@risingthemes.net We will get back to you via email.

6. How can I know about future updates and bug fixes?

We release updates regularly and we notify our users via Tweets as well as Email Newsletters (we do hate spam).

Theme Installation

1. Through WordPress Dashboard

• Go to the menu Appearance > Themes and click on Add New button.
• Click on Upload Theme button.
• Click on Browse button and navigate to the unzipped theme package on your computer.
• Look for a file called empire-pro.zip Click on it to select, then click OK.
• Click on Install Now button and wait until the installation is complete.
• Click on Activate link to activate the theme on your WordPress site.
• Go to Appearance >> Theme Options >> Restore Default.

Manual Installation using FTP client

If you know the FTP login details of the server where your site is hosted and you have a FTP client installed (such as FileZilla), you might consider using this way of uploading your theme.

• Unzip the empire-pro.zip file
• Upload theme to /wp-content/themes/
• Go to Appearance -> Themes and activate theme from Dashboard.

First you have to unzip the download file, find the zip file called empire-pro.zip, unzip it and upload the folder to the main WordPress installation folder » wp-content » themes. Please note that if you prefer this way of installation, you have to make sure that the main files of the theme are contained just within one folder of the themes folder.

You can activate the theme after it is uploaded on the server. In order to activate this theme you have to go to the admin panel » Appearance » Themes. In this section you should see the theme with a title empire. Just click on the Activate button and your theme should get activated.

Homepage Setup

After activating the empire theme, setup homepage using following

• Go to Settings -> Reading -> Front page displays
• Click on radio button of Your latest posts
• Go to Appearance -> Theme Options and click on Restore Defaults in bottom side

Header Setting

The header consists of four main elements:

• Site Name / Logo
• Navigation Menu

1. Setting the Site Logo

The settings for to change the Site Logo is located in Appearance » Theme Options » Basic Setting

Setup Navigation

1. Multipage Menu

• First of all create pages from Pages >> Add new page
• Go to Appearance >> Menu
• Click on Create a new menu link
• Give a name to your menu in Menu name and click save menu button
• Once you have create menu. You need to add pages by selecting with checkboxes. After adding menu list you can arrange it by drag and drop.
• Click Save Menu after adding required pages, categories in the menu

Primary Menu

Setup Homepage Slider

In order to add slides to homepage slider go to the Appearance » Theme Options » Homepage Slider

For each slide there are different options that you can apply.

• You can change Home Page Slider Hide/Show.
• You can change Slider Effects and Timing.
• You can change Slider Animation speed, pause time
• You can change Slider Hide/Show Direction Naviagtion of slider.
• You can change Slider Hide/Show pager of slider.
• You can change Slider Pause Slide on Hover.
• Slider images should be of size 1920 × 1050 pixels

If you don't want to use this default image slider, you can use any image slider WordPress plugin

• Go to Appearance » Theme Options » Homepage Slider
• Enter your slider shortcode which is provided by plugin without php tag

Sections

Section setting

Homepage Sections

The homepage contatins lots of section to create beautiful and professional website.

1. Why Our Choice Section

• To manage this section go to Appearance » Theme Options » Sections » Section 1
• Use this shortcode to display Why Our Choice section :
• [about_wrap][about_left image_path="http://localhost/rising/empire/wp-content/themes/empire-pro/images/abt-thumb.jpg" title="About Us" number="35" exp_text_one="Years Of" exp_text_two="Experience"][about_right sub_title="Why Our Choice" title="Why We Are Best Construction Company in The World" list_one="Building Construction" list_two="Design Consultation" list_three="Project Management" list_four="Material Procurement" button_text="About Us" button_link="#"]We began Empire with one focus: to build a company that can compete with large construction firms while operating with the flexibility and customer-focus of a small, family-run business. We call it small business values with a big business approach.
  
  It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content of a page when looking at its layout.[/about_right][/about_wrap]

2. Counter Section

• To manage this section go to Appearance » Theme Options » Sections » Section 2
• Use this shortcode to display Counter section :
• [row][column col="3"][counter title="Projects Complete" count="250" plus="yes" num_color="#fea925" title_color="#ffffff"][/column][column col="3"][counter title="Satisfied Clients" count="475" plus="yes" num_color="#fea925" title_color="#ffffff"][/column][column col="3"][counter title="Active Experts" count="125" plus="yes" num_color="#fea925" title_color="#ffffff"][/column][column col="3"][counter title="Days of Work" count="564" plus="yes" num_color="#fea925" title_color="#ffffff"][/column][/row]

3. Quality Service Opportunity Section

• To manage this section go to Appearance » Theme Options » Sections » Section 3
• Use this shortcode to display Quality Service Opportunity section :
• [row][column col="4"][services image_path="http://localhost/rising/empire/wp-content/themes/empire-pro/images/ser-1.jpg" title="Building Construction" link="#"]The are variations of passages of abe, but majority have suffered incididunt dolore magna aliqua.[/services][/column][column col="4"][services image_path="http://localhost/rising/empire/wp-content/themes/empire-pro/images/ser-2.jpg" title="Building Renovation" link="#"]The are variations of passages of abe, but majority have suffered incididunt dolore magna aliqua.[/services][/column][column col="4"][services image_path="http://localhost/rising/empire/wp-content/themes/empire-pro/images/ser-3.jpg" title="Building Maintenance" link="#"]The are variations of passages of abe, but majority have suffered incididunt dolore magna aliqua.[/services][/column][column col="4"][services image_path="http://localhost/rising/empire/wp-content/themes/empire-pro/images/ser-4.jpg" title="Architecture & Design" link="#"]The are variations of passages of abe, but majority have suffered incididunt dolore magna aliqua.[/services][/column][column col="4"][services image_path="http://localhost/rising/empire/wp-content/themes/empire-pro/images/ser-5.jpg" title="Plan Certification" link="#"]The are variations of passages of abe, but majority have suffered incididunt dolore magna aliqua.[/services][/column][column col="4"][services image_path="http://localhost/rising/empire/wp-content/themes/empire-pro/images/ser-6.jpg" title="Roof Renovation" link="#"]The are variations of passages of abe, but majority have suffered incididunt dolore magna aliqua.[/services][/column][/row]

4. Stages Of The Empire Process Section

• To manage this section go to Appearance » Theme Options » Sections » Section 4
• Use this shortcode to display Stages Of The Empire Process section :
• [process_wrap][work_process number="01" title="Planning a successful build"]Magna reprehenderit tempor do elit officia fugiat ullamco aute.[/work_process][work_process number="02" title="Get Your Design Right"]Magna reprehenderit tempor do elit officia fugiat ullamco aute.[/work_process][work_process number="03" title="Get a building consent"]Magna reprehenderit tempor do elit officia fugiat ullamco aute.[/work_process][work_process number="04" title="Complete your project"]Magna reprehenderit tempor do elit officia fugiat ullamco aute.[/work_process][/process_wrap]

5. Best Project Works / Portfolio Section

This section is used to display Best Project Works

• First of all create new posts from Portfolio -> Add New
• To manage this Portfolio / Best Project Works section go to Appearance » Theme Options » Sections » Section 5
• Use this shortcode to display Portfolio / Best Project Works in Grid View: [portfolio type="grid" show="-1" column="2/3/4" filter="true/false"]
• Use this shortcode to display Portfolio / Project in Slider View: [portfolio type="slider" show="-1" column="3"]

6. Client Testimonials

This section is used to display Client Testimonials in your website

• First of all create new posts from Testimonials -> Add Testimonials
• To manage this testimonials section go to Appearance » Theme Options » Sections » Section 6
• Use this shortcode to display Testimonials: [testimonials show="4"]
• Use this shortcode to display Testimonials Listing: [testimonials-listing show="4"]
• Use this shortcode to display Testimonials Sidebar Rotator: [sidebar-testimonials show="4"]

7. Our Experts And Specialists

This section is used to display Our Experts And Specialists

• First of all create new posts from Our Team -> Add New
• To manage this Team section go to Appearance » Theme Options » Sections » Section 7
• Use this shortcode to display Our Team in Grid View: [our-team type="grid" show="-1" column="2/3/4"]
• Use this shortcode to display Our Team in Slider View: [our-team type="slider" show="-1"]

8. Our Pricing Plan Section

• To manage this section go to Appearance » Theme Options » Sections » Section 8
• Use this shortcode to display Our Pricing Plan section :
• [row][column col="4"][pricing-plan image_path="http://localhost/rising/empire/wp-content/themes/empire-pro/images/price-img-1.jpg" title="Basic Plan" tagline="Manage your own project documents and collaborate." price="250" price_sign="$" per_month="Per Month" row1="Plan Sketching" row2="Basic Interior Design" row3="Maintanance Support" row4="Low Budget Properties" row5="Normal Exterior Design" row6="24/7 Customer Help Desk" btn_label="Select Now" btn_link="#"][/column][column col="4"][pricing-plan image_path="http://localhost/rising/empire/wp-content/themes/empire-pro/images/price-img-2.jpg" title="Standard Plan" tagline="Manage your own project documents and collaborate." price="450" price_sign="$" per_month="Per Month" row1="Large Budget Properties" row2="Luxury Interior Design" row3="Standard Exterior Design" row4="Plan Modeling" row5="Onsite Maintanance Support" row6="24/7 Customer Help Desk" btn_label="Select Now" btn_link="#"][/column][column col="4"][pricing-plan image_path="http://localhost/rising/empire/wp-content/themes/empire-pro/images/price-img-3.jpg" title="Premium Plan" tagline="Manage your own project documents and collaborate." price="650" price_sign="$" per_month="Per Month" row1="Huge Budget Properties" row2="Premium Interior Design" row3="Premium Exterior Design" row4="3D Plan Rendering" row5="Live Maintanance Support" row6="24/7 Customer Help Desk" btn_label="Select Now" btn_link="#"][/column][/row]

10. FAQ / Free Consultant Section

• To manage this section go to Appearance » Theme Options » Sections » Section 9
• Use this shortcode to display FAQ / Free Consultant section :
• [row][column col="6"][custom_heading sml_ttl="Our FAQ" sml_title_color="#fea925" title="Frequently Asked Question" title_color="#111111" font_size="36px" font_family="Nunito Sans" align="left"][accordion][accordion_content title="What does we do?"]Our team is experienced in project estimating, management feasibility, and finance. Leveraging this comprehensive experience and knowledge ensures that clients receive.[/accordion_content][accordion_content title="What is general contracting?"]Our team is experienced in project estimating, management feasibility, and finance. Leveraging this comprehensive experience and knowledge ensures that clients receive[/accordion_content][accordion_content title="Where are your offices located?"]Our team is experienced in project estimating, management feasibility, and finance. Leveraging this comprehensive experience and knowledge ensures that clients receive[/accordion_content][accordion_content title="What industries do you specialize in?"]Our team is experienced in project estimating, management feasibility, and finance. Leveraging this comprehensive experience and knowledge ensures that clients receive[/accordion_content][accordion_content title="We perform post-construction"]Our team is experienced in project estimating, management feasibility, and finance. Leveraging this comprehensive experience and knowledge ensures that clients receive[/accordion_content][/accordion][/column][column col="6" subcls="getin-form"][custom_heading sml_ttl="Get In Touch" sml_title_color="#fea925" title="Make An Free Consultant" title_color="#111111" font_size="36px" font_family="Nunito Sans" align="left"][contact-form-7 id="149" title="Get In Touch"][/column][/row]

9. News & Blogs

This section is used to display News & Blogs in your website

• First of all create new posts from Posts -> Add Posts
• To manage this section go to Appearance » Theme Options » Sections » Section 10
• Use this shortcode to display News & Blogs posts type Grid: [latest-news show="3" type="grid" column="2/3/4" date="show/hide" comment="show/hide" author="show/hide" category="show/hide"]
• Use this shortcode to display News & Blogs posts type Slider: [latest-news show="-1" type="slider" comment="show" date="show" author="show" category="show"]

Footer

The Footer section consists of four main elements:

• Get In Touch
• Recent Posts
• Quick Links
• Opening Hours / Newsletter
• Copyright & Design by text

To manage footer section go to the Appearance » Theme Options » Footer

Page Templates & Sidebars

When you create a new page from the Pages » Add New section, the "Default Template" is assigned to the page by default. The default page template is a standard page template that can be with a sidebar or full-width layout and can contain custom content.

• Default Template
  • Used to setting up the content on any page with Right Sidebar
• Left Sidebar
  • Used to setting up the content on any page with Left Sidebar
• Full Width
  • Used to setting up the content on any page without Sidebar
• Full Screen
  • Used to setting up the content on any page without Sidebar Full Screen
• No Sidebar
  • Used to setting up the content in center on any page without Sidebar
• Contact Us
  • Used to setting up the contact page.

Widgets

The WordPress widgets are used to manage sidebars:

• Can manage sidebar from widgets (exa. blog sidebar, main sidebar and shop widget)
• Footer section can manage from footer widgets 1,2.3,4

Contact Page

To view contact page shortcode go to Appearance » Theme Options » Contact Page:

Shortcodes

To view all shortcodes go to Appearance » Theme Options » Short Codes:

Basic Setting / Font Typography / Color

To view besic setting go to Appearance » Theme Options » Besic Setting :

Font Typography

To view Font Typography go to Appearance » Theme Options » Font Typography :

Color

To view Color go to Appearance » Theme Options » Color :

Portfolio

To view portfolio Page:

• First of all create new posts from Portfolio -> Add New
• Use this shortcode to display Portfolio type Grid : [portfolio show="no. of item to be shown( Note: -1 for displaying all items )" type="grid" filter="true/false" column="2/3/4"]
• Use this shortcode to display Portfolio type Slider : [portfolio show="no. of item to be shown( Note: -1 for displaying all items )" type="slider"]
• Use this shortcode to display Portfolio type Filter : [portfolio show="no. of item to be shown( Note: -1 for displaying all items )" type="grid" filter="true/false" column="2/3/4"]

Gallery

To view Gallery Page:

• First of all create new posts from gallery -> Add New
• Use this shortcode to display Gallery type Grid Masonary : [photo-gallery show="no. of item to be shown( Note: -1 for displaying all items )" type="grid"]
• Use this shortcode to display Gallery type Slider : [photo-gallery show="no. of item to be shown( Note: -1 for displaying all items )" type="slider"]