PokaTheme Documentation

Follow the instructions below to install and configure your PokaTheme!

PokaTheme Documentation

Follow the instructions below to install and configure your PokaTheme!

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Installation

The zip you just downloaded contains all the files you are going to need, in detail:

    • PokaTheme v4 theme
    • Your child theme
  • Documentation

Upload the pokatheme.zip file which is inside your main zip via the WordPress Admin Panel. To do so, go to “Appearance”

  • “Themes” in the menu, then select the “Install Themes” tab at the top of the page. Once you are at this page, select “Upload,” then “Choose File” to locate the .zip folder on your computer and select “Install Now.”

    Activation

    Once you have installed the theme, you can go back to the “Themes” page in the WordPress Admin Panel (“Appearance”

  • “Themes”) and select “Activate” PokaTheme.

Making changes to your theme

There are two basic ways that you can make changes to the theme. The way you choose depends on the type of change you want to make.

  1. If you just want to add Css code, then you can do it from the corresponding Customizer field called Additional Css.
  2. If the changes you want to make concern changes to hooks or override templates, then it is highly recommended to install the provided Child theme and make all the changes you want there in order to have the ability to update PokaTheme in future versions without losing your changes.

    • The theme is using a lot of actions/hooks so you can override/change most of the Poka theme functions in your child theme. For further help about Theme API see the Hooks section in the documentation or contact us in support forum.

Importing demo content

With the help of “One Click Demo Import” plugin importing demo content is very easy in 5 steps:

  1. Activate PokaTheme v4 theme
  2. Install and activate the “One Click Demo Import” plugin.
  3. After the activation navigate to “Poka Demo Import ” page that is under Appearance Tab On Dashboard.
  4. You will see all the available options between demos. Each Demo has 2 options, “Preview Demo” to navigate you to the demo page and “Import Demo”.
  5. Choose “Import Demo” and then will be asked to confirm importing, just press “Continue Importing” and wait until it finishes.

Migrating PokaTheme v3 to PokaTheme v4

Our new version of PokaTheme (v4) uses Gutenberg blocks. Gutenberg is the new generation of Editors on WordPress.It is lightweight,responsive and more user-friendly.Classic Editor support will end soon by WordPress in the near future.That said migration from our previous versions of PokaTheme to new one is not possible with an automatic way.You can migrate your old theme manually.

You can Find more information on this link

Deprecated and redirected Shortcodes from v3

These shortcodes no longer support at the new Poka Theme:
‘upsdowns’, ‘poka_registration’, ‘two-cols-first’,

‘two-cols-last’, ‘three-cols-first’, ‘three-cols-middle’, ‘three-cols-last’, ‘four-cols-first’, ‘four-cols-middle’, ‘four-cols-last’,

‘single_affiliate_freespins’, ‘affiliate_link’, ‘poka_slider’, ‘screenshots_carousel’, ‘poka_slider_carousel’
Old shortcodes that redirects to the new Poka theme:

‘table_list’ => ‘affiliates_table’, ‘table_list_v2’ => ‘affiliates_table’, ‘latest_news’ => ‘posts_list’, ‘latest_news_sidebar’ => ‘posts_list’, ‘news_boxes’ => ‘posts_list’, ‘single_affiliate’ => ‘affiliates_single’, ‘single_affiliate_xl’ => ‘affiliates_single’, ‘affiliates_carousel’ => ‘carousel’,

‘search_affiliates_ajax’ => ‘affiliates_search’

 

Customize

To get to the WordPress Customize, navigate to Appearance / Customize from your WordPress dashboard. You will be taken directly to the Customize interface, with your theme preview on the right, and the Customize menu on the left

Customize in PokaTheme gives you the opportunity

  • to define the basic information and functionalities of the site through the available options in the subcategories of

    Theme Settings, Translations & Site Identity

  • to edit the layout of the site through the available options in the subcategories of Visual Settings

Customize > Theme Settings > General

 

 

Google analytics code

If you want visitor statistics in this field you enter the Google analytics code. You can get yours from : http://www.google.com/analytics/

Google Tag Manager Code

Google Tag Manager lets you configure and deploy tags from Google products and third parties. You can get yours from:https://developers.google.com/tag-platform/tag-manager/web

Youtube Link

The link to your social account that is going to appear in the header and footer. If you leave it empty then the icon is going to hide.

Facebook Link

The link to your social account that is going to appear in the header and footer. If you leave it empty then the icon is going to hide.

Twitter Link

The link to your social account that is going to appear in the header and footer. If you leave it empty then the icon is going to hide.

Instagram Link

The link to your social account that is going to appear in the header and footer. If you leave it empty then the icon is going to hide.

Linkedin Link

The link to your social account that is going to appear in the header and footer. If you leave it empty then the icon is going to hide.

Skype Link

The link to your social account that is going to appear in the header and footer. If you leave it empty then the icon is going to hide.

Affiliate redirect link folder

All the Reviews that contain an affiliate link use a specific URL structure to hide the affiliate link to the visitor. In this field you can set the URL structure for your affiliate links.

For example : www.yoursite.com/ go /affiliate_name.

Default value : go

Show related articles in posts page

If you want the related posts’ section to appear at the bottom of your posts’ single page check this option. (Related articles are considered articles in the same category as the current article)

Allow users to comment in posts

If you want users to comment in your posts check this option. (It is recommended for users to be logged in to comment.)

Allow users to comment in reviews

If you want comments in your reviews check this option. (It is recommended for users to be logged in to comment.)

Enable Geolocation

Check this field if you want to enable the Poka Geolocation plugin. For further information about the Poka Geolocation plugin see the Poka Gelocation section in the documentation.

Enable FAQs

Check this field if you want to enable FAQs Custom Post Type. By activating this functionality you have the ability to use the FAQs that you have created in any part of the site, using the corresponding Gutenberg Block which is called PokaTheme FAQ.

Enable jQuery Migrate

If you experience any issues with plugins that haven’t been updated for a long time and use older version jQuery you can enable this option and jQuery migrate will be added to your site. If everything works as expected you should leave it unchecked because jQuery migrate is adding unnecessary load to your site.

 

Customize > Theme Settings > Banners

 

 

Banner fullwidth top

This is the banner available space between the main content and the site header. The available width in desktop mode is 1180px and you can place your banner snippet or an image with a link.

Banner Snippet Example:

<img src="http://localhost/pokatheme-v4/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Mask-Group-28.jpg">

Image With Link Example:

<a href="pokatheme.com"><img src="http://localhost/pokatheme-v4/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Mask-Group-28.jpg"></a>

* You can hide the banner at post pages / review pages / posts categories / reviews categories, selecting the appropriate rules in the checkboxes.

Banner fullwidth bottom

This is the banner available space after the main content and before the site footer area. The available width in desktop mode is 1180px and you can place your banner snippet or an image with a link.

Banner Snippet Example:

<img src="http://localhost/pokatheme-v4/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Mask-Group-28.jpg" />

Image With Link Example:

<a href="pokatheme.com"><img
src="http://localhost/pokatheme-v4/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Mask-Group-28.jpg"></a>

* You can hide the banner at post pages / review pages / posts categories / reviews categories, selecting the appropriate rules in the checkboxes.

 

Customize > Theme Settings > Sponsored Review

 

 

You can add a sponsored Review Modal.

Display Sponsored Review Modal

Gives you the ability to enable or disable this functionality.

Select Review

Select a review from the dropdown list.

Display Options

Select ‘Once’ if you want to display the modal once, or ‘Always’ if you want to always display the modal.

Sponsored Title

Give a custom title to the modal.

Customize > Theme Settings > Terms and Conditions

 

 

You can handle the Terms & Conditions functionality from here.

Enable “Terms and Conditions” functionality

You can switch terms and conditions on/off from here.

Enable “Terms and Conditions” tooltip

If you switch this on, the terms and conditions text will be displayed inside a tooltip which is triggered when the user hovers the text under any affiliate button, otherwise it will appear as regular text under all affiliates sections.

Text under each affiliate button

Here you can enter the text that appears under all affiliate buttons and triggers the Terms & Conditions popup. Note: The above will apply only to reviews that you have entered Terms & Conditions text.

 

Customize > Theme Settings > Footer

 

 

Footer form area (left)

The content you want to display in the left side of the footer area. You can enter anything you wish, for example the social links’ shortcode.

Footer form area (right)

The content you want to display in the right side of the footer area. You can enter anything you wish, for example the subscription form’s shortcode.

Footer copyright area

In this field you can enter the copyright text. This text will be displayed at the bottom of the website.

Footer Images

In this section you can add as many photos as you want with the Add new field button, so that they appear in the footer. There are two ways to do this:

Link : In this field you can add an external link for the photo.

Image field : In this field you can enter the url of the photo you want to appear.

Upload Image : Upload an image from your media.

 

Customize > Visual Settings > General

 

 

Header style

You can select how your header should look by selecting one of the two available header styles.

Hide breadcrumbs

Check to hide breadcrumbs.

Sticky sidebar

Check to enable sticky header functionality.

Override reviews breadcrumb link

When you are in a review page and you have enabled breadcrumbs the parent link is the archives page of reviews. If you want to override this link with your own page you can select it in this dropdown.

Sidebar position (left/right)

Choose the sidebar’s position left or right.

Sticky sidebar

Check to enable sticky sidebar functionality.

Theme elements border radius

Set the theme elements’ border radius. Default value 8.

 

Customize > Visual Settings > Colors

 

 

Header background color

The header’s background color.

Header secondary background color

The header’s secondary background color, for header styles that a secondary color exists.

Header text color

The header’s text color.

Header text color hover

The header’s text color on hover and when a header element is active.

Site background color

The background color of your site.

Main color

The main color of your site.

Secondary color

The secondary color of your site.

Text color

The text’s color.

Footer background color

The footer’s background color.

Footer text color

The footer’s text color.

Boxes background color

The boxes’ background color.

Boxes secondary background color

The boxes’ secondary background color.

Boxes text color

The boxes’ text color.

FAQ Question Background Color

It adds color to the background of the FAQ question. It refers to the PokaTheme FAQ block.

FAQ Answer Background Color

It adds color to the background of the FAQ answer. It refers to the PokaTheme FAQ block.

FAQ Question Text Color

It adds color to the FAQ Question text. It refers to the PokaTheme FAQ block.

FAQ Answer Text Color

It adds color to the FAQ Answer text. It refers to the PokaTheme FAQ block.

FAQ Border Color

It adds color to the FAQ border. It refers to the PokaTheme FAQ block.

FAQ Icon Color

It adds color to the FAQ icon. It refers to the PokaTheme FAQ block.

 

Customize > Visual Settings > Buttons

 

 

Primary button color

The primary buttons’ color.

Primary button text color

The primary buttons’ text color.

Secondary button color

The secondary buttons’ color.

Secondary button text color

The secondary buttons’ text color.

Border radius (in pixels)

The secondary buttons’ text color.

Font weight

Select the buttons’ font weight.

Buttons text uppercase

Check this field to convert buttons’ text to uppercase letters.

 

Customize > Visual Settings > Fonts

 

 

Base font size (in pixels)

The base fonts size of your site. If you want to make your fonts bigger/smaller because of another font family this is the setting you should tweak. The default value is 16.

Main Font Family

Select the main font family.

Headings Font Family

Select headings’ font family.

Headings Font Weight

Select headings’ font weight.

 

Customize > Visual Settings > Reviews

 

 

Review style

Select one of the three available styles for the reviews pages. You can override this option for a specific review using the Affiliates Fields’ Review Template Style.

Taxonomy Review style

Select one of the eight available styles for the reviews’ taxonomies.

Taxonomy hide sidebar

Check this field to hide the sidebar in the reviews’ single page.

Hide author box

Check this field to hide the author box in the reviews’ single page.

Hide related reviews

Check this field to hide related reviews in the reviews’ single page.

 

Customize > Visual Settings > Posts

 

 

Display sidebar on single

Check this field to display sidebar on posts’ single page.

Display sidebar on Category

Check this field to display the sidebar on posts’ category page .

Category Style

You can select one of the two available styles for the posts’ category page.

Category Description Length

The maximum number of words for each description.

Category Show Featured Image

Select “No” to hide posts’ featured image. Default: “Yes” This option is available only on Category Style 1

Category Description Use Excerpt

Select “Yes” if you want to use excerpt instead of truncated content. Default: “No”

Category Show Author

Select “No” if you want to hide the author of the post on the category page. Default “Yes”

Category Show Post Meta

Select “No” if you want to hide the posts’ meta information (date, views, etc ..) on the category page. Default “Yes”

Category Grid

You can select one of the two available options for the category’s page grid columns.

Default “2 Columns”

This option is available only on Category Style 1

Category Block Layout

You can select one of the two available options for the category’s block layout. Default “Vertical”

This option is available only on 1 Column Category Grid.

 

Customize > Translations