Thank you for purchasing "Riliant" - Multipurpose Extra Large Theme.
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Extract the zipped package that you downloaded from ThemeForest. You'll find a file named "Riliant.zip" in "Theme" folder. Now there are 2 ways to start using it:
Extract the "Riliant.zip" file and upload the extracted folder to the ".../wp-content/themes/" folder on your server.
On WordPress admin panel, go to "Appearance > Themes" and click the "Add New" button at the top of the page.
Then click "Upload Theme" button.
Click "Choose File" and select "Riliant.zip" file from your system and click "Install Now" button.
After uploading the theme, you need to activate it. Go to "Appearence > Themes" page and click "Riliant" "Activate" button. And you're done.
After the activation of the theme, the auto installer starts, which will help you to customize the theme.
If you face any problem, please visit ThemeForest Knowledgebase to learn how to install a WordPress theme.
By default, WordPress shows your blog posts on your homepage. Luckly, "Riliant" has a page builder to let you create a nice homepage by inserting the shortcodes on your customizer. Please follow the steps below to prepare your homepage:
Navigate to "Page > Add New" and create a page named Blog. Click "Publish".
Navigate to "Page > Add New" and create a page named Homepage. Select "Riliant" Homepage template from "Page Attributes" pane. Click "Publish".
Navigate to "Settings > Reading" and choose "A static page (select below)" on "Front page displays" section. Select Homepage from "Front page" drop down and Blog from "Posts page" drop down. Click "Save Changes".
Now you're ready to design your homepage.
Navigate to "Appearance > Customize > Homepage Builder" and see the rows, layout options and shortcode fields. "Riliant" page builder has 7 rows and 8 different column options for each row. This means you can create hundreds of unique homepages! You can leave blank the rows you don't want to use. Blank rows will not be shown.
When you face a problem or need support for the plugins those are not included or not required by "Riliant", please visit the sites or support systems of the plugin creators. But of course we're open for small things like the DenysThemes tip above :)
"Riliant" has its own slider plugin. Follow the steps below to start using it!
Firstly, you need to install the "Smart Slider 3" plugin. You'll already realize the "This theme recommends the following plugin: "Smart Slider 3"." notice when you activate "Riliant" theme.
Click "Begin installing plugin".
Click "Install" under the ""Smart Slider 3"" title. The "Install" button will appear when you rollover the title.
When you see the "Return to Required Plugins Installer" link appeared, it means you're done! You'll realize that a button named "Smart Slider 3 PRO" is placed on your admin panel menu now. If you can't see it, just click to "Dashboard" or somewhere else to refresh the view.
"Riliant" has a very well organized options which almost is a user guide itself. So navigate to "Appearance > Theme Settings" and start to personalize your theme!
To update the theme, you need to replace the theme files with files from the archive with the new version.
If your current theme version is lower than version 1.1.0, before update you should make a copy of the shortcodes folder and main.css file /wp-content/themes/riliant/assets/css/, and paste them into /wp-content/uploads/riliant/'.
Or re-save all pages with builders and shortcodes to compile styles again.
After the update, resave the settings in Appearance > Theme Settings
We hope you'll love "Riliant" and its features. Again, don't hesitate to share any thoughts, ideas, comments or requests with us. We're here to help you and to make your "Riliant" experience better.