--- title: Sol Instructions description: "[Sol is a creative agency WordPress theme](https://vivathemes.com/wordpress-theme/sol/) with nice css3 animations and 100% responsive design. ### Theme installation Unzip file ***sol_unzip_first.zip*** that you downloaded from us and install ***sol.zip*** file. [Read more how to install a theme *→ *](https://vivathemes.com/knowledge-base/how-to-install-a-wordpress-theme/) ### Making theme look like demo Inside the…" url: "https://vivathemes.com/knowledge-base/sol-instructions/" updated: "2020-09-26" category: Theme Instructions --- # Sol Instructions [Sol is a creative agency WordPress theme](https://vivathemes.com/wordpress-theme/sol/) with nice css3 animations and 100% responsive design. ### Theme installation Unzip file ***sol_unzip_first.zip*** that you downloaded from us and install ***sol.zip*** file. [Read more how to install a theme *→ *](https://vivathemes.com/knowledge-base/how-to-install-a-wordpress-theme/) ### Making theme look like demo Inside the package you will find a file named ***sol.WordPress.xml*** that you can use to import the demo content. [Read more how to make theme look like the demo *→*](https://vivathemes.com/knowledge-base/making-theme-look-like-the-demo/) ### Adding a logo image Go to *Appearance → Customize *→** *Theme Options* and upload an image for your logo. If you don't use an image the Site title will display instead. ### Header image Go to *Appearance → Customize *→** *Theme Options* and upload an image for your header in the respective field. Maximum suggested size is **2000x1000px.** On top of the header image the Site description will be displayed, which you can edit under *Appearance → Customize *→** *Site Identity.* ### Setting up the menu This theme has one menu location, the *Main Menu*. Create a menu and assign assign it to this location. [Learn how to setup WordPress menus *→*](https://vivathemes.com/knowledge-base/setting-up-wordpress-menus/) ### Social media icons To add social media icons to the footer go to *Appearance → Customize → Social Media Icons*. You can enable any social media icon you need by adding your account url to the respective field. ### Configuring the front page In the front page below the header you can add some content via a widget to display important information about your company. Go to *Appearance → Widgets*and add a text widget or any other widget to the **Front Page Widget** location. [Learn how to add widgets *→*](https://vivathemes.com/knowledge-base/add-widgets-to-theme/) By default this theme will display the latest posts in the front page. You can assign a static page to display in front instead of the latest posts. [Learn how to display a static page in front *→*](https://vivathemes.com/knowledge-base/display-a-static-page-in-the-front-of-your-website/) This way you can have a default page, that is a page with a right sidebar, a full width page, your portfolio or your team members display in front instead of the latest posts. ### Services section This section is visible only in the front page. The text section in the left of services is a widget. Go to *Appearance → Widgets* and add a text widget to **Services Widget** location. [Learn how to add widgets *→*](https://vivathemes.com/knowledge-base/add-widgets-to-theme/) To add a service create a page or post. In the bottom of the right column check the box to **Feature the Post in Services**. The excerpt will appear automatically. You can manage the text by using the *Excerpt* filed in the right column. ### Team members First create a page. Assign the Team Page template to the newly created page.  [Learn how to change page templates *→*](https://vivathemes.com/knowledge-base/changing-page-templates-in-wordpress-pages/) Add the page to the menu or have it display in the front page like in our demo as explained above. - In your Dashboard go to *Team Members → Add New*. - Add a featured image. The image will be resized to **525x600px**. [Learn how to add featured images to a page or post *→*](https://vivathemes.com/knowledge-base/add-a-featured-image-to-a-page-or-post/) - Below the featured image section you will see fields to add social media links for each team member. ### Portfolio First create a page. Assign the **Portfolio Page** template to the newly created page. [Learn how to change page templates *→*](https://vivathemes.com/knowledge-base/changing-page-templates-in-wordpress-pages/) Add the page to the menu or have it display in the front page as explained above. - In your Dashboard go to *Portfolio Entries → Add New.* - Add a featured image to each portfolio entry. The image will be resized to **800x500px.** [Learn how to add featured images to a page or post *→*](https://vivathemes.com/knowledge-base/add-a-featured-image-to-a-page-or-post/) ### Page templates - **Default**: Content page with a right sidebar. - **Full width**: Content page with no sidebar. - **Team**: Page to display all your team members. - **Portfolio**: Page to display all your portfolio entries. ### Widgets - **Right sidebar**: This location is visible in default pages, blog and single posts. - **Front page widget**: Visible in the front page below the header image. - **Services widget**: Visible in the front page, in the left of services. ### Featured Images sizes - Portfolio image: 800 x 500px - Team member: 525 x 600px If you need more help regarding this theme, please [contact us](https://vivathemes.com/contact/).