Clever Course

Introduction

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Theme Installation

Once you purchase the theme from themeforest, you'll be able to load 2 file type.

1. All Files and documentation
2. Installable Wordpress Theme File

If you select to download all files and documentation ( the zip name will be themeforest-xxx-xxxxx.zip ), you have to extract it out ( to get themename-vxx_xx.zip file ) before installing it to wordpress system.

Install theme via Wordpress Dashboard

1. Go to 'Appearance > Theme' section
2. Click 'Add New' and select the 'Upload' option
3. Upload the zip file
4. All Done :)

Install theme via FTP

1. Access to the file on your server using ftp editor program
2. Go to 'wp-content/themes' folder
3. Extract the zip file and put the themename-vxx_xx folder there
4. Go to 'Wordpress Dashboard > Appearance > Theme' section to activate the theme
5. All Done :)

Install Plugins

After you install the theme, there'll be a list of suggested and recommended plugins at the top of the wordpress dashboard.



If you already hide it out, you can go to 'Appearance > Install Plugins' section instead too.

Importing Demo Content

After activating the theme, there'll be suggested plugin listed at the top ( if there aren't, you can go to 'Appearance > Install Plugins' section as well ).

Try installing and activating these following plugins ( as it effects the importing process ). You can also install all suggested plugins at this step as well.

1. Goodlayers LMS
2. Goodlayers Importer
3. Goodlayers Portfolio
4. Woocommerce ( optional )
5. Contact Form 7 ( optional )

Then, go to 'Tools > Import' and select 'Goodlayers Importer' option.



Follow the steps mentioned on the screen, then, you'll get the site like the demo :)

Setting up another homepage

After importing the demo site, try following these steps

Go to 'Settings > Reading' to change front page to any page you want

Importing Slider Demo Content

1. Go to Depicter menu from the WordPress dashboard.
2. Click on the "Import" button(next to "My Project" title).
3. Import the file from theme package that you downloaded. It's in the folder "Depicter Slider Content".
4. Go to edit the page that you want to display the slider(ex. Homepage) then click on the gear icon of the Depicter Slider item and select the imported slider from the list.

Theme Translation

• try installing the 'Codestyling Localization' plugin. ( Can be found in 'Plugin > Add New' section )
• Go to 'Tools > Localization' section.

• Select our THEME or PLUGIN you want to translate to add new language
• Select the language of your wordpress installation ( Defined in wp-config.php file. Default is en_US )
• Click rescan, then edit the string

• Translate the word you want and click the generate .mo file button

You can learn more about how to localize / translate the wordpress string from here as well

Theme Customization / Updatation

Adding new style / script

There're an option at the 'Theme option > General > Page Style > Additional Style / Script' section ( You can add the code directly without any style / script tag )

Adding / modify php code

If you don't want to modify the theme files everytime you update the theme, you have to create the child theme to modify the php code for this. You can find the tutorial about how to create the child theme here



Our theme wrap every function with if( !function_exists('some_function') ) command, so if you want to use any function, just declare it in the function.php file of the child theme and it'll overwrite the existing one.

Updating the theme

There're no auto update function in our theme, so you have to manually install it again. Try following this steps for this.

1. Download the zip file from themeforest again
2. Install it to different folder ( or just simply uploading via wordpress dashboard without removing the old one)
3. Activating new theme version
4. Set the menu to themes location at the 'Appearance > Menu' section.
5. Save the theme option once
6. Make sure everything is working properly and you can remove the old theme files out

You can also follow the theme status update from our facebook or our twitter as well.

Child Theme

To create child theme

If you don't want to modify the theme files everytime you update the theme, you have to create the child theme to modify the php code for this. You can find the tutorial about how to create the child theme here



Our theme wrap every function with if( !function_exists('some_function') ) command, so if you want to use any function, just declare it in the function.php file of the child theme and it'll overwrite the existing one.

Changing Logo

You can changing logo at the 'Theme option > Overall Elements > Header / Logo' section. You can upload 2x size image, then specifying the logo size to make it look sharp on retina device as well.

Creating Menu

1.) First Step

You can create menu by going to 'Appearance > Menu' section.

2.) Mega Menu

There're 2 submenu type in our theme. Normal submenu can be created by indenting the menu as the first screenshot. To create mega menu, you have to select the 'Enable Mega Menu' option on top-level menu, then select the column on the second-level menu.



Here's the sample scenario of how the mega menu is created.

3.) Assign Menu

After you finished creating the menu, try assigning it to themes location at the 'Manage Location' section.

Creating Menu

One-page website can be created by using page builder feature. The structure of one page is separated to each section by id '#'. In page builder structure, you can assign ID(#) to each page item. So bascically, to set up one-page website.

1.) Create page and add page item, click on the orange gear icon

2.) Put your desire ID in ID field.

3.) Go to 'Appearance > Menu' and create a new custom link. Put ID that you put in ID field in page builder.(You must put '#' in front of your ID in menu.)

4.) Keep doing this in other section in page builder. So basically, if you need 4 menu, you have to separate your page builder to 4 sections using ID field.

Footer / Copyright

Footer

You can change the footer style or hide it at the 'Theme option > General > Footer / Copyright Style' section



After that, you may assign the widget to footer 1 2 3 and 4 in the 'Appearance > Widget' area. ( BTW, if select the footer that has 2 columns, footer style 3 and 4 will not be any use. )

Copyright

Copyright area can be assigned by going to 'Theme option > Overall Elements > Copyright' section.

Creating Homepage

Go to 'Page > Add New' to create new page.

You can assign the page sidebar, header background and attribute at the page option area ( Normally it's below where you update the page and select the page template )



You can also load the demo page scenario ( without images included ) at the 'Load Demo Page' section below the page option as well. Please use this option with caution that it will overwrite all settings in this page and this cannot be undone.

Set the page as Homepage

Go to 'Setting > Reading' area. Choose the front page as static page and select the page you want to be homepage.

Creating Slider

There're 3 kinds of slider in this theme.

1. Depicter Slider
2. Flex/Nivo Slider
3. Post Slider

Depicter Slider

1.) Make sure that Depicter Slider plugin is activated

2.) You can learn how to use Depicter Slider plugin here : https://www.youtube.com/@depicterApp

3.) Go to edit page that you need to put slider and add page item 'Depicter Slider'.

4.) Click on gear icon on page item.

5.) Select slider name that you created in 2.)

Flex/Nivo Slider

1.) Go to page that you need to put slider and add page item 'Slider'.



2.) Click on the gear icon on page item to choose option.

3.) Add images, select slider type and choose thumbnail size.

Post Slider(From Blog Posts)

1.) Go to page that you need to put slider and add page item 'Post Slider'.



2.) Click on the gear icon on page item to choose option.

3.) Select blog category, thumbnail size and other options.

Sidebar Creation

Sidebar can be created at the appearance > widget area.



After you create new sidebar, you can drag any widget into it to fill the content. ( red cross button allow you to remove that sidebar out. )

Assigning the sidebar

After you create sidebar, you can assign it to any page/post/portfolio you want in the page/post/portfolio option area. You can also set the default sidebar for blog page, archive/search page, woocommerce product and woocommerce single page at the 'Theme option > General' section as well.

Page Builder Component

Page builder divided to 3 types

1. Wrapper Item
2. Content / Post Type Item
3. Media Item

Wrapper Item

Wrapper item is the container which allow you to changes the size, layout and style of the displayed item. It divided to 4 different main component.

1. Full Width : Allows you to display the content out of the container area. ( full width across window screen )
2. Color Wrapper : Allows you to changes the section background color.
3. Background Wrapper : Allows you to put custom image or select predefined pattern as background. There're also option to move background while you scroll ( parallax ) the site as well
4. Column Wrapper : Allows the ability to divide the item to columns. Can put this item inside Background Wrapper and Color Wrapper

Once you add the full width, color or background ( not column ) wrapper item, you can click the gear sign to edit the item parameter

Content / Post Type / Media item

This is an item which display the actual content on your site. You can put these item within the wrapper item. Here's the list of all content / post type and media item ( you can click the link to view image in lightbox )


Once you add the item, you can click the gear sign to edit the item parameter.

Page Item Area

We have 3 sections for page item area.

1. Above Sidebar Section
2. Content (With Sidebar) Section
3. Below Sidebar Section

See how it works here...

Creating Blog

1.) Go to 'Post > Add New' and fill the info you want.

2.) You can set the post sidebar at the 'Goodlayers Post Option' area.

3.) Assign category(s).

4.) Select featured image for thumbnail.(You may skip this if you use post format,... see below for detail) and publish the post

5.) Create a new page and add page item 'blog'.

6.) Click on gear icon on page item to set options.

7.) Select category(s), blog layout, thumbnail size and many other options here.

8.) Publish the page.

Default Sidebar And Thumbnail Size

The default post sidebar(also applied to old posts before activating theme) and the thumbnail size of individual post page can be set at the 'Theme option > General > Blog Style'

Post Format

Normally, when you add images, video, audio in to the content of each post, it'll show among the content area. Post format give you an ability to style them in different ways. You can see all post format style at the top of this link on our demo site.

Here's the list of how each post format will react when you place different content.

1. Standard : Feature image will be shown above post title | screenshot1 | screenshot2
2. Image : Place the url of the image at the top of the post and it'll show up above the post title screenshot1 | screenshot2
3. Gallery : Place the gallery shortcode at the top of the content and it'll show a slideshow above post title | screenshot1 | screenshot2
4. Aside : All content in aside post format will shows like this | screenshot1
5. Link : Place link url at the top of the content and it'll link the title of the post to the link you want | screenshot1 | screenshot2
6. Quote : Place quote html at the top and the rest content will shows as quote author | screenshot1 | screenshot2
7. Audio : Place audio url or shortcode at the top and it'll showing up above post title | screenshot1 | screenshot2
8. Video : Place video url or shortcode at the top and it'll showing up above post title | screenshot1 | screenshot2

Creating Portfolio

1.) Go to 'Portfolios > Add Portfolios' and fill the info you want.

2.) You can set the portfolio sidebar at the 'Goodlayers Post Option' area.

3.) Assign category(s).

4.) Select featured image for thumbnail and publish the post.

5.) Create a new page and add page item 'Portfolio'.

6.) Click on gear icon on page item to set options.

7.) Select category(s), portfolio layout, thumbnail size and many other options here.

Portfolio Title Link option will allow you to open portfolio in lightbox instead.

8.) Publish the page.

Portfolio Thumbnail Type

Thumbnail in portfolio list page

You can select type as 'Featured image', 'Video', 'Slider' and for 'Featured image', you'll be able to open lightbox with image, video or you can also let it link to specific url as well.

Thumbnail in portfolio single post

You can select type as 'Image', 'Video', 'Slider' and 'Stack images'.



You can learn more about thumbnail management in 'FAQ > Video Tutorial > Thumbnail Management'.

Portfolio Single Post Layout

There're 3 individual portfolio style which can be changed in the 'Theme option > General > Portfolio' section. ( Also the thumbnail size can be changed at the same place as well. )

Shortcodes

Complete Shortcodes List Available Here

http://demo.goodlayers.com/clever-course/corporate/typography/
Or You can use shortcodes easily by clicking on shortcode generator button.

You can also put it in any content/text area.

Thumbnail Size

There're several predefined thumbnail size in our theme. Which you will be able to select it at 'Thumbnail Size' option in theme option, blog item, portfolio item, etc.

You can add, change and delete the size by going to function-size.php file. At the top, you'll see $gdlr_thumbnail_size variable



Try adding ( removing or changing ) new size by adding the line of code in this format.

'SIZE_NAME' => array( 'width'=>'NUMBER', 'height'=>'NUMBER', 'crop'=>true ),

Since the changes only effects the newly uploaded images, after you successfully changed the image size, you may use the 'Regenerate Thumbnail' plugin to generate the thumbnail for old images as well.

Changing the thumbnail size via Child Theme

In case you want to modify the code via child theme, simply add this to function.php file of the child theme for this.

add_filter('gdlr-thumbnail-size', 'my_custom_image_size');
function my_custom_image_size( $size ){
	return array(
		'post-thumbnail-size' => array('width'=>650, 'height'=>265, 'crop'=>true),
		'small-grid-size' => array('width'=>400, 'height'=>300, 'crop'=>true),
		'portfolio-detail' => array('width'=>400, 'height'=>230, 'crop'=>true),
		'portrait' => array('width'=>440, 'height'=>550, 'crop'=>true),
		'post-slider-bottom' => array('width'=>650, 'height'=>385, 'crop'=>true),
		'post-slider-side' => array('width'=>650, 'height'=>325, 'crop'=>true),
		'full-slider' => array('width'=>980, 'height'=>380, 'crop'=>true),
	);
}

Changing Theme Color / Font

Changing Theme color

There're 2 ways to change the theme color

1. Theme option
2. Wordpress Customizer

Using wordpress customizer, you can see the color changes in realtime. You can edit this option by going to 'Appearance > Customizer' section.

Font Size / Family

You can change the font size / family at the 'Theme option > Font Settings' area.

To upload new font, go to 'Theme option > Font Settings > Upload Font' section. Add new font, fill the font name and upload the eot AND ttf font in the provided fields. ( Both font type are necessary for support of font among different browsers )

Creating Course

1.) Go to 'Course > Add New' and fill the info you want.

2.) Assign category, tag and feature image which will be appear on (single) course description page.

Ex. http://demo.goodlayers.com/clevercourse/course/creative-unfold-think-outside-the-box/

3.) Fill the course setting and content of the course.

** Only students who paid for this course can see the course content

4.) Publish the page.

5.) At the page you want the list of course to be shown, try placing the course shortcode there.

Creating Quiz

1.) Go to 'Quiz > Add New' and fill the quiz info.

Note that for question type "small field" and "large field", you don't need to add choice for that.

2.) Go to course you want to assign the quiz on to, and select the quiz you created.

Checking Score

1.) For single choice and multiple choices

Students can check right after they finish the quiz by going to student backend and click on the tab

2.) For small field and large field

This will require manually check from instructor of the course.(Score status will be shown as 'Pending' in students' backend.) Instructor can do it by logging in to instructor backend and click on the tab 'Manual Check Needed' then click on student's name.

After that, instructor put the score in the box and submit scores.

About Payment

1.) Paypal payment will be conducted under 'Buy Now' button.

Money will be transferred to your Paypal account right after learners pay. You can check the status of payment in the tab 'LMS Option' > 'Transaction' (System will also send the notification to student's email after they pay as well.)

2.) Booking will be conducted under 'Book Now' button.

Note that for allowing booking method, Admin should provide other payment method such as manual bank transfer.

2.1) After students book the course, they have to login to student backend and click on the tab "Booked Course" and click on "Submit Payment"

2.2) Student will have two options at this point. First, pay by Paypal. Second, submit the evidence of payment(if they transfer money to admin's bank account for example.)

2.3) If student choose to submit payment evidence, they have to attach the evident in the form.

2.4) Back to admin(admin, not instructor!) side, Now we will see how admin check the payment evidence.

Admin has to go to wp admin page and click on 'LMS Option' > 'Evidence Of Payment'. Then click on 'View Attachment'



Now admin will use this info to compare with bacnk statement or back record to see if it's real or not, then admin will decide to approve or reject the submission later.

Setting Up Paypal Account

- Include the paypal payment option at the 'LMS Option > General > Payment Option'



- Then go to 'LMS Option > General > Paypal Payment' to set the paypal value

- You can see paypal currency list here. https://developer.paypal.com/docs/classic/api/currency_codes/



After that try accessing to your paypal account, go to 'Profile > My Selling Tools' and click to update the 'Instant payment notifications' section.



Then fill your site url + ?paypal at the notification url section



After you complete setting this, system will auto matically detect the money received via paypal.

Testing Paypal

Sandbox is a test paypal platform that helps you setting up the test environment. You can register the developer and create sandbox account here

To Test the sandbox account you have to change the paypal action url to https://www.sandbox.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr instead of https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr

DON'T FORGET TO CHANGE IT BACK TO NORMAL PAYPAL ACCOUNT AFTER THE TESTING IS DONE TOO.

Setting Up Stripe Account

- Include the stripe payment option at the 'LMS Option > General > Payment Option'



- Go to this url and logging in to your stripe account to get the API Key https://dashboard.stripe.com/account/apikeys



- Fill the stripe API infomation at the 'LMS Option > General > Stripe Payment' area



- If you fill the test key, you can the test card from this link https://stripe.com/docs/testing

Setting Up Paymill Account

- Include the paymill payment option at the 'LMS Option > General > Payment Option'



- Go to this url and logging in to your paymill account to get the API Key https://app.paymill.com/development/api-keys



- Fill the paymill API infomation at the 'LMS Option > General > Paymill Payment' area



- If you fill the test key, you can the test card from this link https://developers.paymill.com/en/reference/testing/

Setting Up Authorize Account

- Include the authorize payment option at the 'LMS Option > General > Payment Option'



- You can test the authorize by creating the account in sandbox mode ( https://sandbox.authorize.net/ )

- After logging in to your account, go to Account > API Login ID and Transaction Key to get your transaction key

- The hash value can be set at the MD5-hash menu ( you can fill any number you want )

The default secrect answer is set to 'Simon'



- Fill the authorize API infomation at the 'LMS Option > General > Paymill Payment' area



- You can get the test card number from this link http://developer.authorize.net/faqs/#testccnumbers

Video Tutorials

Creating Instructor, Course and Quiz

Buying Course, Taking Course and Taking Quiz

Checking Score Manually

Creating Certificate and Setting Badge

How to Update Theme

To update the theme, You need to login to your Themeforest profile page, click on 'download' tab, then download the theme again. After that,

1. After you downloaded file from Themeforest. Do not upload it yet. Extract it!
2. You will find 6-7 folders and some files inside. You'll see the file called 'THEMENAME-vx-xx.zip'
3. Upload this file through wp backend and activate the theme.
4. After that go to 'appearance > menu' and assign menu location again then go to admin panel and click 'save changes'.
5. Go to 'Appearance > Plugins', active Goodlayer plugin again.

*BTW, Make sure that you haven't changed or customize any theme code.. if you did, you have to do it again. All setting in admin panel and page will be the same.

Please also read 'Updating GoodLayers Plugin' and 'Updating Master Slider' if it get updated.

How to update GoodLayers Plugins

1. Go to 'Appearance > plugin', deactivate Goodlayers plugins and delete them.
2. After you delete them, you'll see warning message on the top, then click on 'Begins installing plugins'
3. Install them and don't forget to activate them too!

How to update Master Slider

https://support.goodlayers.com/document/2019/07/16/updating-master-slider/

How to get twitter authentication info

There're 4 fields available when you use twitter widget. You have to follow these following steps to get all twitter access info for this.

• Go to https://dev.twitter.com/apps
• Sign in on your twitter account
• Click 'Create New Application' button
• fill all required fields

• Click the 'Create Access Token' button
• Fill the data you get on to the provided twitter info fields.

Snippet Code

Top Bar Left Text : place this at Theme Option > Overall Elements > Top Bar > Top Bar Left Text

[gdlr_icon type="icon-phone" size="14px" color="#bababa"]1800-222-222  


[gdlr_icon type="icon-envelope" size="14px" color="#bababa"][email protected]

Contact Sidebar Address : place this in text widget

184 Main Collins Street West Victoria 8007 Australia

[gdlr_icon type="icon-phone" size="16px" color="#444444"] 1800-222-222

[gdlr_icon type="icon-envelope" size="16px" color="#444444"] [email protected]

[gdlr_icon type="icon-time" size="16px" color="#444444"] Everyday 9:00-17:00

Contact Sidebar Social : place this in text widget

[gdlr_icon type="icon-facebook" size="28px" color="#444444"] [gdlr_icon type="icon-twitter" size="28px" color="#444444"] [gdlr_icon type="icon-dribbble" size="28px" color="#444444"] [gdlr_icon type="icon-pinterest" size="28px" color="#444444"] [gdlr_icon type="icon-google-plus" size="28px" color="#444444"] [gdlr_icon type="icon-instagram" size="28px" color="#444444"]

Instructor Social Shortcode : place this at 'User Social' section in 'User Profile' page

[gdlr_lms_social type="twitter" url="#" ] 
[gdlr_lms_social type="linkedin" url="#" ] 
[gdlr_lms_social type="googleplus" url="#" ] 
[gdlr_lms_social type="facebook" url="#" ] 
[gdlr_lms_social type="pinterest" url="#" ]

Video Tutorials

Theme Installation

Setting Up as Demo

Creating Blog

Creating Gallery

Thumbnail Management

Create Portfolio / Filter Portfolio