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In this section of the guide to the Visual Composer plugin we will start off with a fresh theme install and setup basic theme options for our website. This will help us create a real-world example of getting started with Visual Composer.
For the purposes of this guide, the Virtue theme will be installed and we will create a new website using the Visual Composer to build pages and add content.
Install & Activate the Virtue Theme
Step 1) Login to the WordPress Dashboard.
Step 2) Download, install and activate the Virtue theme or another theme of your choosing.
Depending on the theme selected, there may be some compatibility issues between the theme and Visual Composer.
Click the Live Preview hyperlink to see how the theme looks.
Click the Activate hyperlink to set this theme as the default theme.
Step 3) If required (depending on theme selected), install and activate any necessary plugins.
For this example, there were no plugins to install.
Setup Basic Virtue Theme Options
For this example, the following options will be added/modified for the Virtue theme:
Change the Logo Text Color and Font
Change the Topbar Background Color.
Change the Font for the H1-H5 Headings.
Add a Slideshow to the Home Page.
Setup Menu(s).
Change the Logo Text Color and Font
Step 4) From the left-hand sidebar of the Dashboard navigate to Appearance -> Theme Options -> Main Settings.
Step 5) Select Kite One as the Sitename Logo Font.
Step 6) Enter #42a5ec in the Current Color textbox.
Step 7) Click the Save Settings button to save any changes.
Change the Topbar Background Color
Step 8) From the left-hand sidebar of the Dashboard navigate to Appearance -> Theme Options -> Advanced Styling.
Step 9) Scroll down until you see Topbar Background Color.
Step 10) Enter #42a5ec in the Current Color textbox.
Step 11) Click the Save Settings button to save any changes.
Change the Font to Kite One (H1-H5 Headings)
Step 12) From the left-hand sidebar of the Dashboard navigate to Appearance -> Theme Options -> Typography.
Step 13) For each H heading, select Kite One as the font.
Step 14) Click the Save Settings button to save any changes.
Add a Slideshow to the Home Page
Step 15) From the left-hand sidebar of the Dashboard navigate to Appearance -> Theme Options -> Home Slider Settings.
Step 16) From the Home Image Slider dropdown list, select Flex Slider.
Step 17) Click here to download the sample slides.
Step 18) Add the two slide images from the zip file downloaded above. The default image dimensions of 1170px wide x 400px high were not changed.
Step 19) Click the Save Settings button to save any changes.
Setup Menu(s)
Step 20) From the left-hand sidebar of the Dashboard navigate to Appearance -> Menus.
Step 21) Setup the Menu(s) as needed.
Checkpoint
If you installed the Virtue theme and setup the options as outlined above, the site should now look like this:
The next step of the guide will focus on How to Configure the General Settings for Visual Composer.