{"id":333,"date":"2018-09-27T18:33:59","date_gmt":"2018-09-27T18:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/themes\/directory-starter\/"},"modified":"2020-02-15T08:29:43","modified_gmt":"2020-02-15T08:29:43","slug":"directory-starter","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/themes\/directory-starter\/","title":{"rendered":"Directory Starter parent theme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class='bookmark-index'><br \/>\n<a href=\"#intro\">Introduction<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#install\">Installation<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#design\">Design<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#support\">Support<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><a name=\"intro\" href=\"#intro\">Introduction<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Your directory will be great with Directory Starter parent theme.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"notice\" style=\"color: red; border: 1px solid red; padding: 5px; border-radius: 3px; margin: 20px;\"> Important! If you are converting from V1 please start here with the <a href=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/geodirectory\/installation\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">GDV2 Installation Doc<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><a name=\"install\" href=\"#install\">Installation<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4><a name=\"prep\" href=\"#prep\">Preparation<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"super-important-notice\">Check to be sure you have the following themes and plugins installed before you get started.<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/geodirectory\/overview\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">GeoDirectory V2 Plugin<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a name=\"install\" href=\"#install\">Installation<\/a><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Download from your account<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Install<\/a><\/li>\n<p><a href=\"#check-first\" name=\"check-first\"><\/a>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Directory Starter V2 is only available on the site. If it is not available for download from your account, simply &#8216;buy&#8217; it again for free in our shop here: <a href=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/downloads\/directory-starter\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/downloads\/directory-starter\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"notice\" style=\"color: red; line-height: 2.2em; border: 1px solid red; padding: 5px; border-radius: 3px; \">!Important! &#8211; Make sure you have installed Directory Starter V2<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/dsv2.png\"><img src=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/dsv2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/dsv2.png 1160w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/dsv2-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/dsv2-768x418.png 768w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/dsv2-1024x558.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"#setup\" name=\"setup\">Setup<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>To setup the theme you can take the following steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Run the <a href=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/geodirectory\/overview\/#wizard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GeoDirectory V2 Setup Wizard<\/a> to setup default widgets and menu items.<\/li>\n<li>Switching themes? Review the checklist: <a href=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/themes\/#switch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/themes\/#switch<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Review your WP Front Page settings at <strong>WordPress -&gt; Settings -&gt; Reading &#8211; Static Front Page<\/strong>. Make sure the Front Page is <a href=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/geodirectory\/settings\/general\/#front\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NOT<\/a> set to any of the GeoDirectory Pages.<\/li>\n<li>GeoDirectory is a plugin, and if you haven&#8217;t already you will need to setup GeoDirectory also. See our <a href=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/geodirectory\/getting-started\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Getting Started doc<\/a> for &#8216;must do&#8217; settings and links to important docs that will help you setup your directory quickly and easily.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><a name=\"design\" href=\"#design\">Design<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4><a href=\"#customizer\" name=\"customizer\">Customizer<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Directory Starter Theme has several options available in the WordPress Customizer.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>WordPress \u2013 Appearance \u2013 Customizer<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/Screenshot-2019-01-08-at-8.53.18-PM.png\"><img src=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/Screenshot-2019-01-08-at-8.53.18-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/Screenshot-2019-01-08-at-8.53.18-PM.png 297w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/Screenshot-2019-01-08-at-8.53.18-PM-148x300.png 148w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"#logo\" name=\"logo\">Logo<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>To change the logo, use the Customizer.<br \/>\nWithin the Customize Navigate to <strong>Header \u2013 Logo<\/strong><br \/>\nUpload your logo and publish the changes<br \/>\nVisit your home page to see the changes<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"#widget-areas\" name=\"widget-areas\">Widget Areas<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>You can find descriptions of where the widget sidebars appear in the page templates section below.<\/p>\n<p>Visit the Widget settings at<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Appearance &#8211; Widgets<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The theme features the following widget areas.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/Screenshot-2019-01-08-at-8.48.54-PM.png\"><img src=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/Screenshot-2019-01-08-at-8.48.54-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/Screenshot-2019-01-08-at-8.48.54-PM.png 689w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/Screenshot-2019-01-08-at-8.48.54-PM-300x133.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 689px) 100vw, 689px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"#page-templates\" name=\"page-templates\">Page Templates<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Directory Start includes 3 page templates. You can find these options on the sidebar when you add a new page at<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>WordPress &#8211; Pages &#8211; Add New<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The templates are: <\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Default template<\/strong> &#8211; Displays sidebar (Page Sidebar)<\/li>\n<li><strong>GD Page<\/strong> &#8211; Displays a sidebar (Page or GD Sidebar), and will display the GD Top and Bottom widget area.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Full Width Page<\/strong> &#8211; no sidebar or GD Top widget area<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/Screenshot-2019-01-08-at-8.56.06-PM.png\"><img src=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/Screenshot-2019-01-08-at-8.56.06-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"277\" height=\"229\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-599\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/Screenshot-2019-01-08-at-8.56.42-PM.png\"><img src=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/Screenshot-2019-01-08-at-8.56.42-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"151\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-598\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"#front\" name=\"front\">Front Page<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Need to make a front page? We have a section in our getting started document with a recommendation. <a href=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/geodirectory\/getting-started\/#front\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/geodirectory\/getting-started\/#front<\/a><\/p>\n<p>WIth Directory Starter, if you want a full width map in the GD Top widget area, make sure you use the GD Page template, the only tmeplate that will display the GD Top widget area.<\/p>\n<h3>Customize<\/h3>\n<h4><a href=\"#footer\" name=\"footer\">Customize Copyright Footer<\/a><\/h4>\n<blockquote class=\"gd-faq\">\n<p>To change the footer info, install the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/code-snippets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Code Snippets Plugin<\/a> and insert the custom PHP code below to customize the footer copyright.<\/p>\n<pre><code class='php'>\r\nadd_action('after_setup_theme', '_my_sd_footer_changes',15); \r\nfunction _my_sd_footer_changes(){\r\n\tremove_action( 'dt_footer_copyright', 'dt_footer_copyright_default', 10 );\r\n    remove_action( 'dt_footer_copyright', 'sd_footer_copyright_default', 10 );\r\n    add_action( 'dt_footer_copyright', 'custom_dt_footer_copyright_text', 10 );\r\n}\r\n\r\nfunction custom_dt_footer_copyright_text(){\r\n    echo '\u00a9 2018 Supreme Theme LLC. All Rights Reserved.';\r\n}\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3><a name=\"support\" href=\"#support\">Get Support<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Get support on our forum, fnd out more here: <a href=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/v2\/support\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/v2\/support\/<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a name=\"faq\" href=\"#faq\">FAQ &#8211; Frequently Asked Questions<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":330,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","doc_tag":[],"amp_validity":null,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/333"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=333"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/333\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/330"}],"next":[{"title":"Supreme Directory child theme","link":"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/themes\/supreme\/","href":"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/331"}],"prev":[{"title":"Installing Themes","link":"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/themes\/installing-themes\/","href":"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}