Notably WordPress Theme Documentation

Latest Version: 2.0.0
  • Created On: 7/8/2014
  • Last Changed: 10/12/2019
  • Current Version: 2.0.0

Introduction

Notably is a mobile first, fully responsive, all around awesome WordPress theme for bloggers of all shapes and sizes. It’s straightforward, beautifully styled and you can make the theme your own by simply using the WordPress Theme Customizer. That’s right, no complicated Theme Options to wade through here.

Thank you for purchasing the theme. We provide support for all of our themes at https://www.scube.co/support/, but please make sure you read this documentation in it's entirety first. Thanks again!

Theme Installation

Download Theme

At first, you need to download Notably theme from ThemeForest website.

To download the theme:

  • Go to ThemeForest and login into your account.
  • In the upper right corner, hover over your username and click on Downloads.
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  • Scroll down to Notably and click on Download All files .
  • Extract the downloaded .zip file into a folder. These files will be needed for the next steps.

Installing the Theme

There are few methods to upload and install a theme on your WordPress website. We explain about two easy installation methods here.

Installing through WordPress
  • On WordPress left menu, go to Appearance > Themes.
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  • Click on Add New Theme.
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  • Click on Upload Theme button.
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  • Click on Choose File button and select Notably.zip that you have extracted from the themeforest downloaded file then click on Install Now button and wait for the install to complete.
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  • After the theme installed successfully, click on Activate button.
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Uploading Through FTP

Alternatively, you can upload the theme through file transfer protocol. Keep in mind that this will only upload the theme to your website, it will not activate it.

  • Use a FTP (for example Filezilla) to access your host web server.
  • In the files browser navigate to /wp-content/themes.
  • Extract Notably.zip and transfer it into the directory.

Installing The Child Theme

If you plan on customizing and editing the theme’s files, it is always recommended to install a child theme. Having child theme guarantees that your changes will not be deleted on each update of the theme and they will stay intact.

Use the same process of installing the theme to install the child theme.

Install Required Plugins

After successfully activated the child theme. Its important to install and activate the required plugins for the theme.

There are five plugins required for Notably theme [version 2.0.0.]

  • Contact Form-7
  • One Click Demo Import
  • Portfolio Mgmt
  • Notably Addons
Install & Activate Required Plugins
  • When theme is activated, Notice to install the required plugins will appear on the WordPress backend.
  • Click on the Begin installing plugins link to install and then activate the plugins.
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Theme Recommended Plugins

  • One Click Demo Import: This plugin is used to import the demo content. It includes pages, posts, media, menus and widgets. You need to install and activate this plugin to import the demo content.
  • Contact form 7: We used Contact form 7 (CF7) plugin to add contact form on contact page. You need to install and activate this plugin before importing the demo file Click here to see the plugin.
  • Portfolio Mgmt: Portfolio plugin is the best way to create and add past projects to your WordPress website. Create, configure and manage unlimited number of portfolio projects.
  • Notably-Addons: This plugin is used for adding additional widgets and metaboxes in post.

Import Demo Content

When you first install Notably, it won’t contain all the extra content that you might have seen in the live demo. Before importing the content make sure all the plugins are activated. You need to install and activate One Click Demo Import plugin to import the demo content.

Steps
  • On WordPress left menu, go to Appearance > Import Demo Data.
  • On the One Click Demo Import page. Click on the Import Demo Data button only once and wait, it can take a couple of minutes to import all the demo data.
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  • Please be patient while importing all the content.
  • It will import pages, posts, media, menus and widgets.

Header

Notably header consists of only one item: Menu

  • Menu: To add header menu, Assign any menu to Main Menu Theme Location. Click here for more information.

Widgets

How to Add Widgets

  • On WordPress left menu, go to Appearance > Widgets. You can see available widgets on the left and widget areas on the right.
  • Choose a Widget and either drag it to the sidebar where you wish it to appear, or click the widget, (select a destination sidebar) and click the Add Widget button.

Available Widgets

  • WordPress has lots of widgets available to add in widget areas. Click here to know more about WordPress widgets.
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Pages

  • To view/access all available pages on the website, on WordPress left menu, go to Pages. It will list all the available pages.
  • If you downloaded the demo content, you can see demo pages.
  • When hover on the available page on the list, you can see the options for each page.
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How to Create a Page

  • To create a page, on WordPress left menu, go to Pages > Add New.
  • Notably supports Block (Gutenburg) Editor. Click here to see how to add content using Block (Gutenburg) Editor.
  • Add Page title, content, choose 'page template' (if required), choose 'parent page' (if required) and publish it.
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Blogs

Blog Single

  • To view/access all available post on the website, on WordPress left menu, go to Posts. It will list all the available posts.
  • If you downloaded the demo content, you can see three blogs on the backend posts page.
  • When hover on the available blog (post), you can see the options for each blog.
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How to Create a Blog
  • To create a blog, on WordPress left menu, go to Posts > Add New.
  • Notably supports Block (Gutenburg) Editor. Click here to see how to add content using Block (Gutenburg) Editor.
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Post Format

Post format contains 6 categories. They are Gallery, Image, Quote, Standard, Video & Audio

  • Gallery: Select the gallery from post format and use gallery in Block (Gutenburg) Editor. You can add multiple galleries in a single post.
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  • Image: Select the Image from post format and use image in Block (Gutenburg) Editor.
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  • Quote: Select the Quote from post format and enter the quote in Block (Gutenburg) Editor.
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  • Standard: Select the Standard from post format. This is a default post format. It shows as,
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  • Video: Select the Video from post format and use video in Block (Gutenburg) Editor. video post format usually contains a video either embedded from a third party video hosting service like YouTube or uploaded and played directly from WordPress.
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  • Audio: Select the Audio from post format. Audio file has three URL's Mp3 audio file URL, M4A audio file URL and OGA audio file URL (optional). You should enable the Use theme's built in audio player.
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Portfolio Projects

  • You can manage your projects under the Portfolio menu item in the sidebar.
  • Add new blog posts, you can add a new project using Portfolio → Add New Project button. In these you can add your detail description in your particular post or blog.
  • You can categorize the blogs based on service. To add a service, go to the service menu item available under portfolio projects and enter the service name & Slug then Add New Service.
  • Set featured image.
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    Changelog

    Version 2.0.0 (September 2020)

  • Bug fix:
    • Theme bug and WordPress bug updated.

    Notably- A WordPress Blogging Theme

    Instance Theme

    Notably is a mobile first, fully responsive, all around awesome Wordpress theme for bloggers of all shapes and sizes. It’s straightforward, beautifully styled and you can make the theme your own by simply using the WordPress Theme Customizer. That’s right, no complicated Theme Options to wade through here.

    Thank you for purchasing the theme. We provide support for all of our themes at https://www.scube.co/support/, but please make sure you read this documentation in it's entirety first.

    Thanks again!

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