Clover [Genesis] - Post-Installation Guide (Website Version)

This article is for customers who have purchased theme installation for the Clover theme (Website homepage version).

We just installed your theme on your site – you may be wondering,  now what? Below we'll go over the common questions we get post-installation, where you need to go to update things, and more. :)

Homepage - Image + Intro Text

Changing the image: Go to Appearance > Customize > Clover Theme Settings > Front Page > Front Page 1 Background image.

Changing the text: Go to Appearance > Widgets > Front Page 1 > 17th Ave - CTA Widget.

Homepage - CTA

To edit the text, go to Appearance > Widgets > Front Page 2 > 17th Ave - CTA Widget.

Homepage - About Section

Go to Appearance > Widgets > Front Page 3. The image can be changed in the Image widget; text can be changed in the 17th Ave - Homepage About Widget.

Homepage - 3 Featured Pages

To change the images (and titles) in this section, go to Appearance > Widgets > Front Page 4. Open the Genesis Featured Page widgets. You can select a new image, change the title, change the page link, etc from the settings.

Click here for detailed instructions on swapping out the photos in the Genesis Featured Page widget.

Homepage - "Join the Hive" Subscription Widget

Go to Appearance > Widgets > Front Page 5 >  Genesis eNews Extended widget. To set up your subscription widget with a mailing list provider (Mailchimp, ConvertKit, FloDesk, etc), click here for instructions.

Homepage - Featured in the Shop

This widget will only appear if WooCommerce is active on your website.

By default, your most recent products are displayed. If you'd like to modify this widget, go to Appearance > Widgets > Front Page 6 > Products widget. 

Homepage - Let's Work Together

To edit this section, go to Appearance > Widgets > Front Page 7 >  17th Ave - Service Box widgets. Click here for instructions on changing the icons. 

Homepage - Testimonial Slider

Go to Appearance > Widgets > Front Page 8 > Strong Testimonials View widget. See this tutorial for instructions on adding your own testimonials. This section can also be replaced with a different widget if you prefer not to display testimonials.

Homepage - Footer CTA

This is the "Ready to Get Started?" section that display above the Instagram Feed. Go to Appearance > Widgets > Footer CTA. The CTA text can be changed in the  17th Ave - CTA Widget. The image can be changed in the Image widget. Minimum image size: 800x550px.

Editing your navigation menus

All navigation menus on your site can be edited/changed/added to at Appearance > Menus. The navigation menus available in the Clover theme are:

  • Top Navigation Menu = Menu at the top left of the page
  • Split Navigation - Left = Menu that displays to the left of the header
  • Split Navigation - Right = Menu that display to the right of the header
  • Mobile Navigation Menu = Menu that displays on mobile devices

You will also have custom navigation menus for your footer, sidebar, and Instagram landing page.

Add, remove, or change social icons

Go to Appearance > Widgets. There are social icons widgets in the following widget areas: Primary Sidebar, Nav Social Icons, Footer Social Icons, Instagram Landing Page, and Mobile Menu Widgets.

Sidebar photo and blurb

Click here for instructions on updating your sidebar photo and text.

Instagram Feed

If you did not provide your Instagram access token on your installation form, click here for instructions on linking your Instagram profile and configuring your feed as shown in the demo.

Instagram landing page

The link to your Instagram landing page is your website URL + /instagram. Example: https://yourwebsite.com/instagram

The Instagram landing page is very easy to update and change as needed. To add/change/remove menu items, go to Appearance > Menu > Instagram Menu. To edit anything else on the page (i.e. the social icons, or if you want to add text, etc), go to Appearance > Widgets > Instagram Landing Page.

Complete instructions for the Instagram landing page can be found here.

Coming Soon Page

On your installation form, you were given the option to have a coming soon page installed on your site. To remove the coming soon page and launch your site, go to your WordPress dashboard > CMP Settings. Under CMP Status, select "Disabled." Save changes. Next, go to Plugins > All Plugins and delete the "CMP - Coming Soon Page & Maintenance" plugin.

Removing the demo content

Click here for instructions on removing the demo content from your site.

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