General settings

The General Settings section controls basic design related elements. Below are detailed explanations of the settings available.

Theme Skin

A Theme skin allows you to choose different css skins for your blog or site.

  • Go to wp-admin -> Theme options -> Theme options
  • Click on General Settings to expand it
  • Here Select the Theme skin for your blog from the dropdown menu.

Custom Stylesheet

A custom stylesheet allows you to overwrite the rules already set in your theme’s style.css file which controls styles, colors, and background images of your store. Instead of modifying the style.css file directly, you place all of the modification CSS codes in the custom.css file.. Doing this keeps your store’s design future proof. If we release any update for the theme you’re currently using, you simply upload it to your web hosting server without a worry because all of the modifications sitting in the custom.css file will not be effected.

How do you turn on the custom stylesheet?
Before you can use the custom.css file, you must tell your theme you are doing so. Here’s how:

  • In WordPress Administration, on the left side, find Theme options and go to Theme options (the sub menu)
  • Click on General Settings to expand it.
  • Check Use Custom Stylesheet
  • Click on Save Changes at the bottom of the page.
  • Now your custom.css file is ready.

Favicon

A favicon is a small image, typically 16 by 16 pixels, representing your website. This is where your logo should be. Whenever someone bookmarks your site, the favicon size logo will show up on that person’s list of bookmarks.

  • Go to wp-admin -> Theme options -> Theme options
  • Click on General Settings to expand it
  • Enter the full URL of the favicon in the field named Favicon

Header or Logo Image

This is self-explanatory. Link to the image you’d like to use in the header of your site as a logo or banner.

  • Go to wp-admin -> Theme options -> Theme options
  • Click on General Settings to expand it
  • Enter the full URL to the header or logo image in the Header Logo Image Path field

Display Blog Title instead of Logo

It allows you to display Blog title and Tagline instead of your logo.

  • In WordPress Administration, Go to Theme options -> Theme options
  • Click on General Settings to expand it.
  • Check Display Blog Title and Tagline
  • You can change your Blog Title and Tagline by click on change your setting here

Syndication Feed and Feed URL Link

RSS is how users can stay up to date with what’s going on at your site. When visitors subscribe to your RSS feed, the feed will notify them of any updates. Some like to use services like Feedburner to manage their RSS feeds. If you’ve signed up to a service like Feedburner, insert your ID and / or new feed address here.

  • Go to wp-admin -> Theme options -> Theme options
  • Click on General Settings to expand it
  • If you’ve signed up for Feedburner, in the Syndication / Feed field enter the feed ID. e.g.templatic. If you’ve signed up for a difference service, enter the feed URL in the Feed URL Link field.