News, Magazine and Blog WordPress Theme / template documentation
FlowNews is the best news, magazine and blog theme for WordPress.
Build your news, magazine or blog theme has never been easy. You can choose one from all our demos available.
All demos are available in one click and them are ready in one click.
Save $153 with Flownews.
Thanks for choosing FlowNews theme. This is a documentation for understand how theme works.
If you don't find your solution using this documentation you can open a ticket in our suppport system
PS: All images are not included on theme package.
flownews.zip
- this is the Themes itself.Appearence->Themes
.ADD New
then click on Upload Theme
.Browse
then locate the file named flownews.zip
and click Install Now
.Activate
and you are all set! New Theme is now installed!This plugin is required and must be active. It included some functions of flownews theme.
This plugin is required and must be active. It included options panel of flownews theme.
This plugin is recomanded if you will use Elementor as builder. This plugin is a page builder and is not required but many demos page are created using it so if you want import our demo it must be active.
This plugin is recomanded if you will use WP Bakery as builder. This plugin is a page builder and is not required but many demos page are created using it so if you want import our demo it must be active.
Fully documentation is avalable here
This plugin is recomanded. With this plugin you can create awesome gallery using WP Bakery.
Fully documentation is available in folder documentation/plugin/fastgalleryforvc
This plugin is recomanded. With this plugin you can create awesome media gallery using WP Bakery.
Fully documentation is available in folder documentation/plugin/fastmediagallery
This plugin is recomanded. With this plugin you can create awesome gallery using Elementor.
Fully documentation is available in folder documentation/plugin/fastgalleryforelementor
This plugin is recomanded. With this plugin you can create awesome media gallery using Elementor.
Fully documentation is available in folder documentation/plugin/fastmediagalleryforelementor
This plugin is recomanded. With this plugin you can create awesome gallery.
Fully documentation is available in folder documentation/plugin/fastgallery
This plugin is recomanded. With this plugin you can create awesome carousel.
Fully documentation is available in folder documentation/plugin/fastcarousel
Before install demo content make you sure that you have actived all plugins required and recomanded.
Import our demos is very easy. Needs only 1 click
The installation of the Flownews child theme is run the same as the main theme. So before you need to install flownews theme.
flownews-child.zip
- this is the Child Theme itself.Appearence->Themes
.ADD New
then click on Upload Theme
.Browse
then locate the file named flownews-child.zip
and click Install Now
.Activate
and you are all set! Child Theme is now installed!Now you can add your custom css via wordpress editor appearance -> editor
or via FTP.
Also if you want change php code of one determinate php file you need to create a correct path.
So for example: you want edit function inside element header.php (elements/header.php)
you need to create a folder named elements and inside this folder create a file header.php
We recomanded you to update theme for get many features and fix bug discovered. Update of theme doesn't create any problem but for better security we recomanded to backup your site before update theme.
To receive wordpress notification every time the new theme update is ready, you have to install the Envato Market WordPress Plugin.
It allows to install WordPress themes and plugins purchased from ThemeForest & CodeCanyon by connecting with the Envato Market API using a secure OAuth personal token.
Fully documentation of this plugin is available here
here
.Appearence->Themes.
ADD New
then click on Upload Theme
.Browse
then locate the file named flownews.zip
and click Install Now
.Activate
and you are all set! New Theme Update is now installed!Before starting all description, if you have installed and active WP Bakery we advise you to active the WP Bakery editor inside post.
To make it going to WP Bakery -> Role Manager -> Post types -> Custom -> and select post and page
.
Inside Page there is available a Layout options for each page
In each page there are some options to select to build your page.
NO
the title page will be hidden.Page
or if you want a blog page Blog
In each page there is an option "sidebar" where you can choose if you don't want sibebar or you want sidebar left or right. Also you can create a custom sidebar via option panel. It's very easy you need following it:
Flow News -> Sidebar -> Create Your Custom Sidebar
You can create infinite sidebar, you need only to press add more and repeat the step from point 2.
Going to page. Inside each page there is a field named: Layout Type. Select it on Blog
When you select Blog, will be open a new option grouped by Query Blog name.
With Query Blog fields you can create your query for gets post in blog page. So field available are:
Blog layout is grouped by Blog Style name. With Blog Style fields you can create your blog layout. So field available are:
off
), you can active pagination (on
, numeric pagination) or you can choose load more pagination (yes with load more
)Go to page. In Page Attribute you can find Template field. And you have available 2 template available.
Before starting all description, if you have installed and active WP Bakery we advise you to active the WP Bakery editor inside post.
To make it going to WP Bakery -> Role Manager -> Post types -> Custom -> and select post and page
.
Inside post there is available a Layout options for each post
In each post there is an option "Post Layout Style" where you can choose your layout post. There are available 3 differents layout style.
If you change this field from default value (default (get option setted on panel)
) you override setted on post settings setted on option panel.
Formats post available are: standard, image, video, audio.
In each post there is an option "sidebar" where you can choose if you don't want sibebar or you want sidebar left or right. Also you can create a custom sidebar via option panel. It's very easy you need following it:
Flow News -> Sidebar -> Create Your Custom Sidebar
You can create infinite sidebar, you need only to press add more and repeat the step from point 2.
You can select some options for each category. You can choose all settings category on options panel but if you want you can override it in each category.
You can set category option on Posts -> Categories -> create a new category
. Goto in this category and now you have a panel
FlowNews Category Options where you can choose your settings category.
In each page/post there is available a top content named Flownews Top Content section where you can add a top content before starting content. You can choose one from six differents style.
ON
After activation will be show other options:
We have build some widget for Elementor. You can find all widgtes inside all Elementor sidebar under FlowNews Tab.
We have build some elements for WP Bakery. You can find all elements inside all WP Bakery elements under FlowNews Tab.
You can create header post with 5 differents layout. Is optimized to use on header top content, so we advise you to use it in row without any columns.
You can create posts display with 6 differents layout.
You can create carousel posts with 2 differents layout.
You can create tab of post.
All footer settings
All posts settings
All general page settings
custom
you active all tabs to customize the colors theme. And active 2 color on this tab:
Advertisement Options
Create your custom sidebar
appearance -> widget
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 3.0 03 November 2023 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Add compatiblity with Elementor Page Builder - Add Gutenberg Ready - Update WP Bakery - Fix minor bug - NEW Elementor Demo: Default version -> https://themes.ad-theme.com/wp/flownews_demos/elementor/default/ - NEW Elementor Demo: Travel version -> https://themes.ad-theme.com/wp/flownews_demos/elementor/travel/ - NEW Elementor Demo: Sport version -> https://themes.ad-theme.com/wp/flownews_demos/elementor/sport/ - NEW Elementor Demo: News version -> https://themes.ad-theme.com/wp/flownews_demos/elementor/news/ - NEW Elementor Demo: Business version -> https://themes.ad-theme.com/wp/flownews_demos/elementor/business/ - NEW Elementor Demo: Food version -> https://themes.ad-theme.com/wp/flownews_demos/elementor/food/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.1 15 January 2023 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Update: WP Bakery - Fix: minor bugs ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 1.9.1 Dec 08th, 2018 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Compatibility WP 5.0 with Gutenberg - Update: visual composer - Fix: minor bugs ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 1.9 Nov 22th, 2017 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Update: visual composer - Fix: minor bugs ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 1.8 Sep 20th, 2017 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Update: visual composer - Fix: minor bugs ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 1.7 Jul 25th, 2017 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Fix: error to load flownews-carousel.css - Fix: minor bugs ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 1.6 Jul 18th, 2017 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Fix: issue menu/newsticker style 2 on mobile - Fix: minor bugs ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 1.5 Jul 11th, 2017 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - New Features: lazy load images - New Features: css/js minify options - Update: update visual composer version 5.2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 1.4 Jul 03th, 2017 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - FIX: language files - ADD: translate flownews core - News features: add default sidebar value for posts ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 1.3 Jun 27th, 2017 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - FIX: newsticker fixed ellips - FIX: fix image position layout posts - FIX: default post layout - FIX: tgmpa - New Features: New header top style - New Features: 3 menu styles with menu align positions - New Features: newsticker addon for VC with 3 different styles - New Features: tags on/off via options panel - New Demos: blog travel 2 http://themes.ad-theme.com/wp/flownews_demos/blog/travel2 - New Demos: blog photography 2 http://themes.ad-theme.com/wp/flownews_demos/blog/photography2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 1.2 Jun 20th, 2017 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - FIX: Fix format default value - NEW Features: add compatiblity with loco translate - NEW Features: add content variable - NEW Features: add social icons on social widget - NEW Features: Now widget footer position can be choose - NEW Features: Managed top header elements - NEW Demo: Indian Sports -> http://themes.ad-theme.com/wp/flownews_demos/indian_sports - NEW Demo: Breaking News -> http://themes.ad-theme.com/wp/flownews_demos/breaking/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 1.1 Jun 14th, 2017 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - FIX: format translate post - FIX: js news ticker carousel - FIX: fix header and footer menu - NEW Features: author bio option changed - NEW Features: vc automatic activation on post - NEW Features: Options for hidden data, comment for all sites. - NEW Features: image background footer - NEW Demo: Report version -> http://themes.ad-theme.com/wp/flownews_demos/report/ - NEW Demo: Oldnews version -> http://themes.ad-theme.com/wp/flownews_demos/oldnews/ - NEW Demo: Simpleblog version -> http://themes.ad-theme.com/wp/flownews_demos/blog/simpleblog/ - NEW Demo: Livenews version -> http://themes.ad-theme.com/wp/flownews_demos/livenews/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 1.0 Apr 1th, 2017 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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