Config Row/ Column
Content management is a breeze with Crown and it requires absolutely no coding skills. Using a highly customized version of the WPBakery Page Builder plugin the theme offers a user friendly Drag-Drop interface for easy page creation and editing. Follow these simple steps to create a Page with Crown theme:
Step 1: Go to Pages → Add new in your Dashboard. Add a Title to your Page (top field).
Step 2: Switch to Backend Editor if you are currently under Classic Mode (button below Title field).
Step 3:Start adding page content by clicking on the Plus button or Add Element.
Add WPBakery Page Builder element
Step 4:The Add Element Popup appears, click on the first element in order to add a new Row to your page. A Row is a main building block of a page, you can split your Rows into Columns, place various elements into your rows, set Row Backgrounds, effects etc.
Add ROW element to your page
Step 5:Once you have the new Row added to your page you can split that Row into Columns in order to Achilles elements nicely in it. Once you split your Row into column you can start adding different Page Elements into your columns. If you want to edit your Row/Column Settings click on the small Pen icon (top right corner of the Row/Column). You can also Duplicate your Row with the Icon (duplicate icon) next to it or Remove the Row/Column with the icon to the right (trash bin icon).
Row Settings (General)
Click on the Edit Row button (Pen icon, top right of the Row). You will see the Row Settings Dialog popup.
Layout
Container Width - Define the width of the container. The container will full width by default
Content Width - Define the width of the content area.
Columns gap:
In order to control gaps between columns navigate to row parameter window and change column gap option - the gap will be introduced between all columns within this row. Default value of gap is set to 0.
Important: In case of mobile stacking gap will be introduced between stacked columns as well.
Full Height Row and Video Background:
Video guide on How to use Full Height Row and Video Background
Equal height:
In order to set columns within row to be equal height you must navigate to row parameter window and check Equal height option to be active. All columns within this row will have equal height and align to the longest column.
Content position:
In order to control vertical alignment of content within rows/columns navigate to row parameter window and select position of content - top, middle or bottom. By default value is set to "Default" meaning it will use Top or any other alternative if defined within your WP theme.
Parallax:
Video guide on Parallax
Show background overlay (Overlay Color)
Step 1: - Select Overlay Type
Step 2: - Click button to select color of background overlay
Step 3: - Set opacity for overlay (0 → 100)
Show background overlay (Overlay Image)
Step 1: - Select Overlay Type
Step 2: - Click button to select image or set background image from Design Options
Step 3: - Set opacity for overlay (0 → 100)
Row ID
Set ID of row (Note: make sure it is unique and valid according to w3c specification)
Row Settings (Design Options)
Video guide on How to setup Row
Managing Columns
Once you have the desired number of columns in a Row you can manage each Column's individual settings by clicking on the Toolbar icons of that specific Column. The Plus Icon adds an element to the top of the Column, the bottom Plus Icon adds an elemnt to the bottom of the Column. The Trash Bin icon remove the Column. Access the Column Settings by clicking on the Pen Icon.
Column Settings (General)
Access the Column Settings by clicking on the Pen Icon. The General tab provides with the option.
Extra class name: add CSS classes to your Column if you wish to access it via CSS (can pass more than one divided by a space).
Column Settings (Design Options)
Video guide on How to setup Row
Column Settings (Responsive Options)
Video guide on How to setup Column
Add / Edit Page Elements
Adding Page Elements to your Page is pretty straightforward. First you need to have created a new page, added a Row to it and defined your Row Columns (read more in the previous section).
Step 1:Click on one of the Plus Icon within the column you want to add a new element to.
Add New element by click on plus button
Step 2:The Page Elements dialog will appear, click on the element you want to add to your Column/Row.
G5Plus Crown shortcodes
Step 3:The Element Settings Dialog of the Element you are adding appears. Customize your element anyway you want, then click Save.
Customize the element you chose
Step 4:Your element is now in the Column you added it to. Once you hover your newly added element you will see a small popup that let's you manage it. You can do the following with your elements:
Move - Drag your element via the Direction Icon to move it around within the Column,Row or Page.
Edit - Click on the Pen Icon to edit your Element's properties.
Clone - Click on the Copy Icon to duplicate your Element.
Delete - Click on the Trash Bin Icon to remove your Element.
Small popup on each element