Eben

Prerequisite: Make sure that you’ve downloaded the theme package file from Downloads page.

From your WordPress dashboard:

1. Navigate to Appearance > Themes and click on the Add New button.
2. Click the Upload Theme button to upload the eben.zip file you downloaded.
3. Click the Install Now button.
4. You’ll be redirected to the activation page. Click the Activate button. 

If you haven’t installed WooCommerce already, follow the steps below:    

1. Go to Plugins > Add New.
2. Search for “WooCommerce”.
3. Click the Install Now button on the box containing the WooCommerce title.
4. Press the Activate Now button.

After activating the Eben theme, a pop-up will direct you to the theme specific dashboard. You can also access this page by going to Appearance → Eben in WordPress admin panel. The theme specific dashboard includes setup wizard and documentation.

From Eben Dashboard page:

1. Click Theme Setup within the dashboard sidebar.
2. Click Start Setup Wizard to begin with the theme setup wizard.
3. Set options at each step, except the last one, then click Save and Continue when you’re ready.

The Eben setup wizard simplifies setup process, assisting you in changing common settings and quickly creating pages on your WordPress site.

Block Patterns are pre-made block-based layouts, available within the Patterns tab of the Block Inserter. Once inserted into content, the blocks are ready for additional or modified content and configuration.

Instructions to insert patterns:

1. Click on the Block Inserter + icon in the top toolbar in the WordPress block editor.
2. Press on Patterns tab to see all block-based patterns.
3. Locate pre-made patterns in available categories.
4. Click on any pattern once and it will be added to your page at the location of your cursor.

The WordPress block editor introduces a modular approach to pages, posts and other post types. Every item you add, whether it’s a paragraph, an image gallery, or a headline, is its own separate block.

The Eben theme comes with a full support for default WordPress blocks.

The Eben theme supports Site Editor feature, which allows you to control layout and elements of the page templates. Once you enter the Site Editor, there are several main areas that you can customize:

• Navigation: Allows you to browse your menus and make basic changes.
• Styles: Provides a direct access to edit your site’s style variations.
• Pages: You can also edit the content of your pages inside the Site Editor itself.
• Templates: Review the different default layouts for the different sections on your site, as well as custom pages.
• Patterns: Your Synced patterns and template parts can be managed here.

To go back to WordPress dashboard, click the WordPress icon at the top corner of a web page.

From the Site Editor page:

1. Click Patterns within the sidebar.
2. In Patterns sidebar, scroll to Template Parts section.
3. Locate Header link under Template Parts and click on it.
4. Click Header to view the Header template part in the Editor view.
5. Click on the Edit icon (the icon with a pen) next to the Header title to open the Editor view.

Note: To get a better overview of the blocks and nested blocks in use, have the List View open when working in the Editor.

By default, the entire site header area is wrapped within the Group block. Feel free to customize blocks in the site header area:

• Site Title Block
• Site Tagline Block
• Navigation Block

You can also add a logo image to the site header area using the Site Logo Block.

Remove the Group block with site header content before adding another pre-made site header layout using the Patterns tab from Block Inserter.

Note: The theme comes with pre-made site header layouts, located under the Header category in Patterns. However, Header also includes page header layouts. Make sure to select patterns with Site Header titles instead of Page Header.

The current demo site has modified default site header. It uses a pre-made site header pattern that becomes available when WooCommerce plugin is active on a site.

From the Site Editor page:

1. Click Patterns within the sidebar.
2. In Patterns sidebar, scroll to Template Parts section.
3. Locate Footer link under Template Parts and click on it.
4. Click Footer to view the Header template part in the Editor view.
5. Click on the Edit icon (the icon with a pen) next to the Footer title to open the Editor view.

By default, the entire site footer area is wrapped within the Group block. Remove the Group block with site footer content before adding another pre-made site footer layout using the Patterns tab from Block Inserter.

The theme comes with pre-made site footer layouts, located under the Footer category in Patterns.

Unlike posts, pages don’t follow a chronological order and aren’t typically part of a blog’s feed. Examples include Home, About, Blog (News), Contact pages, etc.

To add a new page to a website, follow these step:

1. Go to WordPress dashboard.
2. Select Pages on the left.
3. Press the Add new page button.
4. Pick a pre-made page layout within a modal window or close it to start blank.
5. Enter a title in the Add title box.
6. Click the + icon to add content, or edit existing blocks in content.

The Eben theme comes with several pre-made page layouts — pre-structured pages filled with placeholder content, ready for personalization with text or images.

These layouts use blocks in the Block editor, allowing modification of existing content or addition of more blocks.

To create a pre-made Home page layout:

1. In the editing screen, click the + Block Inserter in the top left corner.
2. Click on the Patterns tab.
3. In Services category, locate Home Page layout.
4. Click on the pattern once, and it will be added to a page at the location of the cursor.

Note, it is also possible to modify pre-made layouts. For instance, a demo website has patterns from WooCommerce+Eben category on Home page.

To create a pre-made Blog page layout:

1. In the editing screen, click the + Block Inserter in the top left corner.
2. Click on the Patterns tab.
3. In Posts category, locate Blog Page layout.
4. Click on the pattern once, and it will be added to a page at the location of the cursor.

Note, your website’s home page is initially set to display blog posts. However, you can customize it to showcase any other page you’ve made as your main home page:

1. Go to WordPress dashboard.
2. In the sidebar, hover over Settings and click on Reading.
3. Under the Your homepage displays section, select the A static page option.
4. From the Homepage dropdown, select the page you want to use as your static front page.
5. From the Posts page dropdown, select the page where you want your blog posts to appear. This will become your dedicated blog page.
6. Click the Save Changes button at the bottom of the screen to finalize your settings.

Once saved changes, go to site’s main URL to ensure that chosen static page is displaying as the homepage. Similarly, navigate to the page you set as your posts page to see your blog posts.

To create a pre-made About page layout:

1. In the editing screen, click the + Block Inserter in the top left corner.
2. Click on the Patterns tab.
3. In About category, locate About Page layout.
4. Click on the pattern once, and it will be added to a page at the location of the cursor.

To create a pre-made Contact page layout:

1. In the editing screen, click the + Block Inserter in the top left corner.
2. Click on the Patterns tab.
3. In Contact category, locate Contact Page layout.
4. Click on the pattern once, and it will be added to a page at the location of the cursor.

To create a pre-made Portfolio page layout:

1. In the editing screen, click the + Block Inserter in the top left corner.
2. Click on the Patterns tab.
3. In Portfolio category, locate Portfolio Page layout.
4. Click on the pattern once, and it will be added to a page at the location of the cursor.

To create a pre-made Single Portfolio page layout (that represents a single portfolio item):

1. In the editing screen, click the + Block Inserter in the top left corner.
2. Click on the Patterns tab.
3. In Portfolio category, locate Single Portfolio Page layout.
4. Click on the pattern once, and it will be added to a page at the location of the cursor.

WooCommerce provides several pages after plugin is installed and activated on a WordPress site.

Cart Page

By default, the plugin generates a Cart page containing the shortcode to display the cart contents:

[woocommerce_cart]

Yet, a new block-based version of the cart layout can also be used:

1. Open Cart page in the Editor.
2. Remove current content of the page.
3. Click the + Block Inserter in the top left corner.
4. Click on the Patterns tab.
5. In WooCommerce+Eben category, locate Cart Page layout.
6. Click on the pattern once, and it will be added to a page at the location of the cursor.

Checkout Page

By default, the plugin generates a Checkout page containing the shortcode to display the checkout contents:

[woocommerce_checkout]

Yet, a new block-based version of the checkout layout can also be used:

1. Open Checkout page in the Editor.
2. Remove current content of the page.
3. Click the + Block Inserter in the top left corner.
4. Click on the Patterns tab.
5. In WooCommerce+Eben category, locate Checkout Page layout.
6. Click on the pattern once, and it will be added to a page at the location of the cursor.

That’s basically all you need to know to use Eben theme. If you have any question that is beyond the scope of this help material, feel free to reach out for support and we will be happy to help you.