Category Archives: Makena

Makena: WooCommerce Header

Makena Feminine WordPress Theme WooCommerce

Go to “Dashboard”“Appearance”“Customize”“Shop Header Image”. Customize the header image and title.

Makena: Header Image

Makena Feminine WordPress Theme Header Image

Customize Header Image

Go to “Dashboard”“Appearance”“Header”.

Makena Feminine WordPress Theme Header Image

Go to “Dashboard”“Appearance”“Customize”“Header Image”.

Makena Feminine WordPress Theme Header Image

Makena: Contact Page

Important: For this page, please install the Contact Form 7 plugin.

Makena Feminine WordPress Theme Contact Page

  • Go to Dashboard → Pages → Add New.
  • Create a new page titled “Contact” or any name you want, add Contact Form 7 shortcode.
  • Go to Page Attributes and choose the “Contact Page Template”.
  • Click “Publish”.

create contact page in WordPress

Set Featured Image For Your Contact Page

Click on the “Set Featured Image” link in your page edit screen. If this option is missing, go to the “Screen Options” tab on the top right corner of your page edit screen.

set featured image in WordPress

After clicking on the “Set Featured Image” link, the media library screen will pop up. The media library screen displays all your current media uploaded to your website.

media library screen

Select an image and assign it to your page by clicking on “Set Featured Image”.

Save your changes.

You can also add new images from your computer per 1)upload or per 2)drag & drop.

WordPress media library upload screen

Makena: About Page

About Page

Makena Feminine WordPress Theme About Page

  1. Go to Dashboard → Pages → Add New.
  2. Create a new page titled “About Us” or any name you want, add content.
  3. Go to Page Attributes and choose the “About Page Template”.
  4. Click “Publish”.

create about us page

Set Featured Image For Your About Page

Click on the “Set Featured Image” link in your page edit screen. If this option is missing, go to the “Screen Options” tab on the top right corner of your page edit screen.

set featured image in WordPress

After clicking on the “Set Featured Image” link, the media library screen will pop up. The media library screen displays all your current media uploaded to your website.

media library screen

Select an image and assign it to your page by clicking on “Set Featured Image”.

Save your changes.

You can also add new images from your computer per 1)upload or per 2)drag & drop.

WordPress media library upload screen

Makena: Website Settings

Configure Reading Settings

  1. Go to “Dashboard” → “Settings” → “Reading”
  2. Choose “A static page” on your home page displays options.
  3. Select “Home” as Homepage.
  4. Select “Blog” as your posts page.
  5. Save your settings.

Website settings WordPress

Permalink Settings

Next, go to go to “Dashboard” → “Settings” → “Permalinks” and choose a permalink type.

There are three types of WordPress permalinks:

  1. Plain Permalinks
    The Plain Permalink is WordPress’ default permalink, and is also called the Ugly Permalink.
    Example: http://yourwebsite.com/?p=N
    The Plain Permalink is ‘not user-friendly and also not optimized for search engines’.
  2. Pretty Permalinks
    Pretty Permalinks are SEO-friendly and attractive.
    Example: http://your-website.com/2012/post-name/ or http://yourwebsite.com/2012/12/30/post-name
  3. Almost Pretty Permalinks
    The Almost Pretty permalinks are similar to Pretty Permalinks and look like this:
    http://yourwebsite.com/index.php/yyyy/mm/dd/post-name/

Website Permallinks

Customize Homepage Settings via WordPress Theme Customizer

Go to “Dashboard”“Appearance”“Customize”“Homepage Settings”.

Makena: Install Theme

Installing a theme from WordPress Admin

1. In your admin panel, go to “Appearance”“Themes” and click the “Add New” button.
2. Type in the name in the search form and press the “Enter” key in your keyboard.
3. Click on the “Activate” button to use your new theme right away.
4. Navigate to “Appearance”“Customize” in your admin panel.

Manually uploading a theme

1. In your admin panel, go to AppearanceThemes and click the “Add New” button.
2. Click on the “Upload Theme” button. You will be given an option to “Browse”.
3. Choose the theme’s .zip file and click on the “Install Now” button.
4. Once the theme is installed, click on the “Activate” button.
5. Repeat step 1-4 to upload, install and activate the Child theme.
6. Navigate to “Appearance”“Customize” in your admin panel.

Makena: Add Media and Gallery

Add An Image To Your Post

Click on the “Add Media” button.

Add media to post in WordPress

After clicking on the “Add Media” button, the media library screen will pop up. The media library screen displays all your current media uploaded to your website.
Select an image and assign it to your post/page by clicking on the “Insert Into Post” button.

WordPress media library

Visual Editor View

Visual editor view WordPress

Text Editor View

Text editor view WordPress

Publish/Update your post.

You can also add new images from your computer per 1)upload or per 2)drag & drop.

WordPress upload images

Create A Gallery

Click on the “Add Media” button to open the WordPress media library. Select images you want to include in your gallery. Once you select images, click on the “Create A New Gallery” button.

create gallery on WordPress - select images

A new screen pops up and shows your chosen images. You can order the images, add captions or, choose in how many columns you want to display your images.

create gallery on WordPress - reorder images

Once you edit your images, click on the “Insert Gallery” button to assign the gallery into your post or page.

create gallery on WordPress - visual editor

Publish/Update your post.

Makena: Add Testimonials

Makena Feminine WordPress Theme Testimonials

  • Go to Dashboard → Testimonials → Add New.
  • Add title, content and details.
  • Go to “Featured Image” and assign an image to your post.
  • Click “Publish”.

Makena Testimonial Post

Once you publish your post, go to “Dashboard”“Widgets”“Makena: Featured Testimonials” and and select the sidebar(Flexible Widget Area 1 to 3) you want to place it.

Makena: Create Blog Posts

Add New Post

Makena Feminine WordPress Theme Singel Post

  • Go to“Dashboard” → “Posts” → “Add New”.
  • Create a new post and add title, content, category and tags.
  • Go to “Featured Image” and assign an image to your post.
  • Click “Publish”.

create new post in WordPress

How To Add Featured Image

Click on the “Set Featured Image” link in your post edit screen. If this option is missing, go to the “Screen Options” tab on the top right corner of your post edit screen.

set featured image in WordPress

After clicking on the “Set Featured Image” link, the media library screen will pop up. The media library screen displays all your current media uploaded to your website.

media library screen

Select an image and assign it to your post by clicking on “Set Featured Image”.

Save your changes by clicking on the “Update” button.

update your blog post

You can also add new images from your computer per 1)upload or per 2)drag & drop.

WordPress upload images

Add Image Owner & Image Link To Featured Images

This simple feature lets you add the image owner and image link.

Makena Feminine WordPress Theme Image Credit

Click on the featured thumbnail and add image owner name and the link to the original image.

Makena Feminine WordPress Theme Image Credit

Makena: Set Up Theme Features

The Makena Magazine and Blog theme comes with three extra features to help you engage with your audience.

Giveaway Box

Makena Feminine WordPress Theme Giveaway Feature

Go to Dashboard → Posts → Giveawaybox metabox under the post editor. If this option is missing, go to the “Screen Options” tab on the top right corner of your post edit screen.

giveawaybox for blog posts

Save your changes by clicking on the “Update” button.

update your blog post

Shop This Look Feature

Makena Feminine WordPress Theme Shop Look Feature

Go to Dashboard → Posts → Shop This Look metabox under the post editor. If this option is missing, go to the “Screen Options” tab on the top right corner of your post edit screen.

shop this look feature

Save your changes by clicking on the “Update” button.

Recommended Posts

This feature appears below a “no search results” message.

Makena Feminine WordPress Theme No Search Results Page

Makena: Theme Options

General Theme Options

WordPress comes with the Theme Customizer, a powerful tool with default options to make changes to your website appearance. Makena theme comes with additional theme options. No coding knowledge required!

Makena Theme Options Panel

Live-preview any change to your website via Theme Customizer. Explore this feature and customize your theme’s colors, layouts, widgets, menus, and more.

Makena Theme Customizer

Slider Options

  • Go to “Dashboard” → “Appearance” → “Customize” → “slider Options”.
  • Show all posts or select a category of posts you want to display in the slider.
  • Click on the “Publish” button to save changes.

Makena Feminine WordPress Theme Slider Options

Banner Options

  • Go to “Dashboard” → “Appearance” → “Customize” → “Banners Options”.
  • Show all posts or select a category of posts you would like to display in the slider.
  • Click on the “Publish” button to save changes.

Makena Feminine WordPress Theme Banner Options

Top News Options

  • Go to “Dashboard” → “Appearance” → “Customize” → “Top News Options”.
  • Select three posts you would like to display in the top news section.
  • Click on the “Publish” button to save changes.

Makena Feminine WordPress Theme Top News Options

How To Upload Default Thumbnail

Upload a default thumbnail for all posts without featured images.

  • Go to “Dashboard” → “Appearance” → “Customize” → “Post Options”.
  • Upload a thumbnail.
  • Click on the “Publish” button to save changes.

Default Featured Post Thumbnail

404 Page Options

Go to “Dashboard” → “Appearance” → “Customize” → “Error Page Options”.

The Error 404 pops up when you try to access a page that does not exist. Customize this page with a background image and custom error messages. You can show or hide a list of recommended pages which appears below the 404 messages.

Makena 404 Page

Click on the “Publish” button to save changes.

No Search Results Page Options

Go to “Dashboard” → “Appearance” → “Customize” → “No Search Results Page Options”.

The “no search results” message pops up when you try to search for a category, tag or word that does not exist. Customize this page with custom messages, and show or hide a list of recommended posts which appears below the custom messages.

Makena Feminine WordPress  No Search Results Page

Click on the “Publish” button to save changes.

WordPress Admin Login Logo

Makena Feminine WordPress Theme Admin Login Options

Go to “Dashboard” → “Appearance” → “Customize” → “Admin Login Options”. Upload your brand logo.

Makena Feminine WordPress Theme Admin Login Options

Makena: Front Page Widget Area

Makena comes with following sidebars and widgets:

Sidebars

  • Main Sidebar
  • Front Page Widget Area
  • Footer Column 1
  • Footer Column 2
  • Footer Column 3
  • Footer Column 4
  • Flexible Widget Area 1
  • Flexible Widget Area 2
  • Flexible Widget Area 3

Widgets

  • Makena: Two Grid Layout
  • Makena: List Layout
  • Makena: Featured Brands
  • Makena: Featured Products
  • Makena: Featured Testimonials
  • Makena: Latest Posts
  • Makena: Sidebar Author

Go to “Dashboard” → “Appearance” → “Widgets”.

Click on a widget and select the sidebar you want to place it. You can also click on the widget and drag it to the sidebar.

Another option for adding a widget to your sidebar is by clicking on “Dashboard” → “Appearance” → “Customize”.

Sidebars & Widgets

Makena Widgets

Front Page Widget Area

Makena Feminine WordPress Theme Magazine Widgets

The “Front Page Widget Area” sidebar appears on the front page. Create a “Home” page and select Front Page Template on the “Page Attributes” meta box. Then, add widgets to the “Front Page Widget Area”.

Makena Front Page Widget Area

Click on a “Makena: Featured Brands” widget, “Makena: Featured Products” widget, “Makena: Featured Testimonials” widget and select the flexible sidebar you want to place it. You can also click on the widget and drag it to the sidebar.

Makena Feminine WordPress Theme Testimonials

Click on “Makena: Sidebar Author” widget, “Makena: Latest Posts” widget, MailChimp, Instagram Feed widget etc. and select Main Sidebar. You can also click on the widget and drag it to the sidebar.

Makena Feminine WordPress Theme Main Sidebar

Customize Widgets via WordPress Theme Customizer

Go to “Dashboard”“Appearance”“Customize”“Widgets”.

Makena: How To Create A Menu

Makena Feminine WordPress Theme Menu

  • Go to Dashboard → Appearance → Menus.
  • Select “Create a new menu” at the top of the page.
  • Enter a name for your new menu in the “Menu Name” box.
  • Click the “Create Menu” button.

Step 1: Create New Menu

create new menu in WordPress

Step 2: Add Menu Items

add menu items in WordPress

Edit Menu Items

edit menu item in WordPress

Menu Structures

menu structure in WordPress

menu structure in WordPress

Manage Menu Locations

manage menu locations in WordPress

Customize Menus and Menus Locations via WordPress Theme Customizer

Go to “Dashboard”“Appearance”“Customize”“Menus”.

Makena: Update Theme

Important:
Please download a backup copy of your current theme files (and/or database) before updating to the latest version.

Via WordPress Dashboard

  1. Download the latest theme version from the purchase download link you once received.
  2. In your WordPress dashboard, go to AppearanceThemes and switch to another theme.
    Activate one of the WordPress default themes, e.g. Twenty Sixteen or Twenty Seventeen.
  3. Delete the current version of your theme (NOT the child theme, just the parent theme!)
  4. In your WordPress dashboard, go to AppearanceThemes > Add New > Upload Theme
  5. Click the “Choose File” button, locate your theme’s zip file on your computer and upload it.
  6. Next, click “Install Now” and wait for the theme to install.
  7. Clear site and browser cache to prevent errors

Manual Updates Via FTP/SFTP

  1. Download the latest theme version from the purchase download link you once received.
  2. Log into your server via FTP or SFTP and go to wp-content/themes/
  3. Delete the current version of your theme (the parent theme, not the child theme) and override your parent theme folder files with the latest ones downloaded.
  4. Clear site and browser cache to prevent errors

Makena: Recommended Plugins

Recommended plugins for Makena theme:

  • Contact Form 7
  • MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress
  • WooCommerce
  • Regenerate Thumbnails
  • Smash Balloon Instagram Feed

Installing a plugin from WordPress Admin

1. In your admin panel, go to Plugins and click the “Add New” button.
2. Type in the name in the search form and press the “Enter” key in your keyboard.
3. Click on the “Install Now” and then on “Activate Plugin” button.
4. Navigate to Plugins and configure the plugin settings.

Manually uploading a plugin

1. In your admin panel, go to Plugins and click the “Add New” button.
2. Click on the “Upload Plugin”. You will be given an option to “Browse”.
3. Choose the plugin’s .zip file and click on the “Install Now” button.
4. Once the plugin is installed, click on the “Activate Plugin” button.
5. Navigate to Plugins and configure the plugin settings.

Makena: Home and Blog Page

Home Page

Makena Feminine WordPress Theme Home Page

  1. Go to“Dashboard” → “Pages” → “Add New”.
  2. Create a new page titled “Home”, leave content area empty.
  3. Go to “Page Attributes” and choose the “Front Page Template”.
  4. Click “Publish”.

How to create a home page in WordPress

Blog Page

Makena Feminine WordPress Theme Blog Page

  1. Go to “Dashboard”“Pages”“Add New”.
  2. Create a new page titled “Blog”, leave content area empty.
  3. Click “Publish”.

Makena: Overview

Makena is a feminine magazine and blog theme for female entrepreneurs and bloggers.

In this tutorial I will show you how to install and set up the Makena theme. Learn how to take advantage of the theme’s features and create a beautiful website.

Makena Feminine WordPress Theme