Required Plugin
As mentioned above, when installing & activating PatioTime theme, you will see the notice “This theme requires the following plugin: PatioTime Core“. It is the PatioTime Theme function extensions – including these features: post like, post sharing, gallery slider, Instagram feed and more.
Why do you need to install the required plugin?
Because of WordPress code standards and ThemeForest requirements: “Themes execute the presentation and styling of content, while plugins handle content creation and functionality.” Therefore, some features must be included in the required plugin but not included in the theme itself.
Please follow the steps below:
- After Installing PatioTime theme, activate it, then you will see a note box, it says: “This theme requires the following plugin: PatioTime Core.” Click on “Begin installing plugin” link.
- After clicking on “Begin installing plugin” link, it will go to “Install Required Plugins” page (or you can get to that page via Appearance > Install Plugins), then click on “Install“ link below “PatioTime Core“.
- Then activate “PatioTime Core“.
If you need to find “PatioTime Core” zip file, please download the whole package, unzip it to get a folder and open it, then go to “Plugin” to find “patiotime-core.zip“.
Recommended Plugins
As mentioned above, when installing & activating PatioTime theme, you will see the notice “This theme recommends the following plugins…“. Those plugins are not required to use the theme, but will extend the theme basic functionality. All those plugins are hosted on the official WordPress repository and are made by other authors. You don’t need to install and activate all of them, just choose those you will use on your site.
- After Installing PatioTime theme, activate it, then you will see a note box, it says: “This theme recommends the following plugin: …” Click on “Begin installing plugin” to install it.
- After clicking on “Begin installing plugin” link, it will go to “Install Required Plugins” page, tick the boxes of the plugins you will need on your site, then choose “Install” from “Bulk Actions” drop down list and click on “Apply” button. (You can install the required plugin and recommended plugins at one time.)
- Then don’t forget to activate those plugins.
The recommended plugins are:
- Elementor – The leading website building platform for WordPress.
- One Click Demo Import – To import theme demo data for a quick start.
- Contact Form 7 – To create a contact form and add it to your page.
- MailChimp for WordPress – To create a subsribe form and can add it to content area, widget areas and site footer.
- Yoast SEO – To optimize your website SEO.
- WooCommerce – To build your own online shop.