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Customizing the Van Gogh theme
Customizing the Van Gogh theme
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To start customizing your theme, add default pages and menus. Go to Customization → General and click Create

Proceed with organizing your website menus in AppearanceMenus.
There are three of them available in this theme: Top menu and two Footer menus ('About' and 'Let us help you'). Add any links you consider helpful. You can replace the default links using the left-hand sidebar. 

CUSTOMIZATION

You can adjust the theme settings to your needs and modify how your website looks like in the Customization area.


GENERAL

In the General section you can edit some basic configuration settings. Here you can enable image lazyload, sticky Add to cart button on mobile devices and social share icons on Product page. 

In the sections below, you'll find discount badge and color settings:


HEAD

You can add and edit scripts and styles in Head.


HEADER

In the Header settings, upload your website logo and adjust header colors. In the dropdown menu, select the way your header works:

  • Always show sticky header

  • Autohide sticky header on scroll

  • Disable sticky header


HOME

Slider settings
In the Home tab, manage your Slider Settings. You can upload two hero images (for desktop and mobile), edit default texts so they meet your business needs, adjust font size, text color, text position, etc. Use the Add button to add more banners. 

Product description
On your Homepage, you can have up to three description blocks. Add images and link them to your featured product or any other page.

Video settings
Add an embedded video code (YouTube / Vimeo) to show a video under the product features. To display one of the videos you've already uploaded to your Media in the MP4 format, just paste its link in the MP4 video link field.
Your iframe YouTube code should look like this. You can always adjust its height by changing it in the code.
Also, you can upload a cover image for your video. 

Store features
Store features are displayed under the hero image. Feel free to adjust them to your business needs.

Blog and Homepage article
In this section, you can display your two latest blog posts and article. 


FEATURED PRODUCT SETTINGS

In the General Settings, use the Add Product button to choose a product you want to sell. 

In the pop-up, use the Add icon to select the item you want to feature in your store.

Adjust your basic product settings: pre-selected variation, image border, product description, rating, review count, etc. Choose where your want to see your product image gallery – left to the main image or below it.

PRODUCT PAGE

Product tabs
Manage tabs on Product page and edit default content if necessary. 

Customer reviews
Reviews are a very effective tool to increase boost trust among clients. They are displayed in a separate section to draw more attention. 

Trust badges
These trust badges can be found under the Add to cart button on your Product page. Add more icons or delete the ones you don't need. 


CHECKOUT

Learn how to customize your Shopping cart here

Manage the required Checkout fields by adjusting the toggles:

Show Terms & Conditions checkbox on the last Checkout step to make sure your clients accept your website policy:

Use the default trust seals or upload your own to add credibility to your store.

Pick colors for the checkout buttons to meet your design objectives. Add your contact details and a link to a page that is important to your Checkout process.


CHECKOUT FEATURES

One-page checkout
In the Checkout Features tab, you can choose what Checkout type to have on your website: one-page or multi-step. 

Countdown Timer
Enable Countdown Timer banner to add urgency and inspire more purchases. 

Trust box
This trust box is shown under the Additional information text area in the desktop version of the theme and at the very top of the Checkout page on mobile.

Why buy from us
Enable this block to encourage your customers to make faster purchase decisions. 


ABOUT US

Tell your customers more about your business: edit the About Us text so that it tells your company’s story and upload a background image.

Enable or disable the Our Core Values block, encourage your customers to keep in touch with you and benefit from telling more about your business partners.


THANK YOU PAGE

Add a background image for your Thank you page. You can edit text which is shown to your client when a payment is complete or it failed and add conversion tracking scripts.


CONTACT US

Add your email address and edit text displayed on the Contact Us page above your contact details.


SOCIAL MEDIA

To add your social media links and Instagram feed, go to Social Media and fill in the appropriate fields.


SUBSCRIPTION FORM

Add your Mailchimp form action to the default code or replace it with your Aweber code.


FOOTER

Adjust your footer colors and edit Footer menu titles. Add your contact details and manage your payment icons. 

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