Page Templates
Cubez categorizes pages depending on their settings and templates. These page templates are:
- Default - This is the default template. The layout of a default page includes a hero section followed by page content and the footer panel.
- Blog - A page containing all blog posts. Apart from the page options, additional settings about this template can be found in Theme Options » Blog Options
- Contact - A page containing map address and company information. Apart from the page options concerning this template, additional settings about this template can be found in Theme Options » Map Options
- Portfolio - This page displays all the Cubez portfolio items. Apart from the page options concerning this template, additional settings about this template can be found in Theme Options » Portfolio Options
- Portfolio Mixed - This page displays all the Cubez portfolio items, but it will display the page content underneath so that you can have a page with different set of sections.
You can limit also through page options how many portfolio items are being displayed.
Apart from the page options concerning this template, additional settings about this template can be found in Theme Options » Portfolio Options - Showcase - A template which displays projects showcase with a fullscreen slider. It displays all portfolio items which are set as showcase slides AND have a hero image (which is the slide background). It has no other content
Page Options
Page options are divided in two groups: all page templates (General) and Portfolio template(s)
General Options
- Page Background Color – Pick the background color for for this page.
- Page Text Color – Text color in this page.
- Page Foreground Type – The type of foreground in page. This is going to be used in logo selection, dark, white or color version.
- Header Logo Color – Color logo displayed on different backgrounds. Usually it matches the text color.
- Enable grain background effect – Enable "grainy" background noise effect.
- Display Hero Section – A hero is the header section of the page displaying html content. For Hero settings please refer to Hero Section. Disable it for no hero header.
Portfolio Template(s) Options
- Portfolio Layout Type – Brick Grid (a masonry style portfolio with normal or wide thumbnails), Zipper (two columns with items of same height).
- Maximum Number Of Items In Portfolio Mixed – Available only for Portfolio Mixed Template: the maximum number of portfolio items displayed. Leave empty for ALL.
Portfolio Post Options
Every portfolio item will be included in the portfolio page templates as long as they have a featured image, so, ideally, each item will have a featured image. The featured image will be displayed as the portfolio item thumbnail.
- Thumbnail Size – Size of the thumbnail for this item as it appears in Brick Grid portfolio pages. The thumbnail image is the featured image assigned for this item.
- Page Background Color – Pick the background color for for this project page.
- Page Text Color – Text color in this project page.
- Page Foreground Type – The type of foreground in the project page. This is going to be used in logo selection, dark or white version.
- Header Logo Color – Color logo displayed on different backgrounds. Usually it matches the text color.
- Enable grain background effect – Enable "grainy" background noise effect.
- Add Top Margin – When displayed in Brick Grid portfolio pages the thumbnail will have a top margin and it will appear slightly down than the parallel column. Applies only in case of Brick portfolio layout.
- Showcase Slide – Include this portfolio item in showcase page template(s). The slide background image is the hero image, so it must have one if included as showcase slide.
- Display Hero Section – A hero is the header section of the page displaying html content. For Hero settings please refer to Hero Section. Disable it for no hero header.
Blog Post Options
The featured image of a post is displayed in the blog page as post thumbnail.
- Post Background Color – Pick the background color for for this post page.
- Post Text Color – Text color in this post page.
- Post Foreground Type – The type of foreground in the post page. This is going to be used in logo selection, dark or white version.
- Header Logo Color – Color logo displayed on different backgrounds. Usually it matches the text color.
- Enable grain background effect – Enable "grainy" background noise effect.
Hero Section
A hero is the header section of a page, post or portfolio item page displaying html content.
You can add any overlaying html content using Hero Caption field. For a blog post the caption is the post title and its categories.
If there is no hero section, disable it in the page options.
Hero Options
Each hero section has the following options:
- Hero Caption Title – Caption title displayed over hero section.
- Hero Caption Subtitle – Caption subtitle displayed over hero section. HTML code allowed in this field.
- Hero Text Alignment – Position of the "hero" caption.
- Hero Image – Hero background image displayed underneath the hero caption.
- Hero Position – fixed, scale or parallax.
- Scrolling Opacity
Shortcodes
Cubez comes pre-packed with a number of shortcodes allowing you to add styled content to your site with little effort. Cubez is tightly integrated with Visual Composer editor, therefore you will see them when adding a new element.
The shortcodes are grouped in several categories:
- Typo Elements – Title, Line Divider, Button, Space Between Buttons
- Elements – Accordion, Toggle, Alert Box, Progress Bars, Pricing Table, Counters, Radial Counters, Icon Service
- Sliders - Normal Image Slider
If you choose not to install Visual Composer, conveniently, the available shortcodes have been included in a menu and shortcode editor. When creating a page or post, click the black C icon in the tinymce editor to reveal a list of shortcodes
WPML Compatible
Translating theme options
Follow the WPML configuration file shipped with the theme to see which options are translatable and which are not. You can add or change the properties of the fields. The theme options can be found in /include/admin-config.php. The metabox options can be found in /include/metabox-config.php
Theme Translation
Cubez is fully localized and it has included the generated PO (Portable Object) in /languages folder. It contains all the translatable strings used by the theme.
Please visit the following links to learn more about translating WordPress themes: