Creating a Blog Demo Style Page with Pinnacle

Written by:
Hannah
| Published:
December 4, 2014
| Updated:
July 22, 2024

[blockquote align=”center”]UPDATE: We have a plugin called the Kadence Importer. You can now install the plugin, choose the blog demo and install all that content in one click. Check it out here: Kadence Importer

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Getting Started:

  • Go to Settings > Reading.
  • Set the Front page display to Your latest posts.
  • Save changes.

Front page reading settings

 Layout:

  • Go to Theme Options > Home Layout.
  • Choose full screen option beside “Display a sidebar on the Home Page?”
  • Enable Page Content in the Homepage Layout Manager.

Home Page layout manager in pinnacle

 

  •  Scroll down to Latest Post Display.
  • Set to Normal Full Post

Display Latest posts as full

  •  In Theme Options > Site Header choose Center logo with menus on sides.
  • Set desired height for your header.
  • Leave other options off.

Site Header choose Center logo

 

Topbar Settings:

  • In Theme Options > Tobar Settings turn the topbar on.
  • Set desired height for your topbar.
  •  Choose to show or hide topbar in mobile view.
  • Leave topbar icon menu off.
  • Leave cart tool off.
  • Turn search on.
  • Choose whether or not to make topbar search woocommerce only.
  • Turn topbar widget area on.
  • Turn topbar layout switch on.

 
Topbar Settings Pinnacle

 

  • Go to Appearance > widgets and add Pinnacle: Social Links to your Topbar Widget.

Topbar widget area

  • In Appearance > menus create a menu and set it to Topbar Navigation under Menu Settings.

Pinnacle Menu settings

Slider Settings:

  • Leave the place  behind header option turned off.
  • Select Latest Posts as your home image slider.
  • Select Post Carousel as the latest posts slider style.
  • Select Large for the carousel image size.
  • Set desired heights and widths.
  • Set auto play option to on.
  • Set desired pause time.
  • Set transition type to Slide.
  • Set slider transition time.

 

 

Blog Post Settings:

  • In your edit post pages add a “Read More” tag to the place you want your summary to end.

 
Adding Read more to post

 

  • To add image/images to your blog click Add Media.
  • Upload an image, a gallery, a slider, etc.

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Hannah
Written by Hannah

Hannah Ritner is the product expert at KadenceWP. With over 10 years at Kadence, she’s worn many hats, but her main drive has always been helping customers reach their goals. Hannah loves empowering people and has been a key player in building the Kadence Community. She’s all about making a real impact for businesses and their customers.

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By Hannah

Hannah Ritner is the product expert at KadenceWP. With over 10 years at Kadence, she’s worn many hats, but her main drive has always been helping customers reach their goals. Hannah loves empowering people and has been a key player in building the Kadence Community. She’s all about making a real impact for businesses and their customers.

Updated July 22, 2024

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