I built this Hestia theme overview to help new users get started fast, using Hestia WordPress theme by Themeisle.
This page gives you an overview of what’s on this site and suggests an order to view the pages.
Starter Video
First watch the video.
This video gives you a good overview of what Hestia theme is and how it works.
Hestia Theme: What You Need to Know.
Text Overview
Read the overview.
Hestia Theme: What you Need to Know. Scan through this text and find the settings and options you need.
Most Hestia Settings Are In The Customiser.
First, getting familiar with the customiser settings and options. You have to drill down via sub tabs to make sure you see all the options.
Default WP tabs.
This page lists the tabs in the customiser that WordPress users will already be familiar with.
Appearance Settings
The appearance settings tab has five sub tabs including General settings, Typography, Colours, Background image, and Button.
Frontpage Sections.
Frontpage sections are an easy way for new users to build their Hestia homepage.
The Hero Header.
Choose your hero header layout. Pick from one of three options that will display site wide.
Blog Settings.
Choose your blog page layout and select three featured posts to display above your blog listing.
Adding Content to Web Pages & Posts
Aligning user experience with functional beauty.
Why I use Hestia.
Hestia looks professional, is easy to use, and is well established.
Block Patterns.
Block patterns are ready made page sections that make building professional websites easy.
Demo Patterns.
View the Hestia layout patterns. You can add these layout sections to any page or post with one click.
Post Editor Settings.
Most Hestia settings are in the customiser, but a few are in the post editor.
Page Intro sections.
Graphical page hero sections can overpower your intro text. Here’s how I solve the problem.
Page Building Tips.
How to make your Hestia web pages look great. Simple tips for building great looking web pages and blog posts.
Widget Areas, Navbar, and Top Bar.
Pick a layout for your logo and navbar, add content to sidebars using widgets, and enable the top bar.
Widget Areas in Hestia.
To add content to sidebars, the footer, and several other locations you need widgets.
Logo, Navbar & Top Bar
There are three designs for the logo & navbar area. You can also activate a “Very Top Bar”.
Other Stuff.
Some more website building tips.
Optimizing Images
Photos from your smart phone or camera are almost always too large to upload to your website. Here I show how to optimize those images using the free Microsoft Photos App.
Read Our Blog
There’s more useful tips, tricks, and information on our blog, why not go there now and see what you’re missing!
Hestia is made by Themeisle.
To visit the official Hestia documentation page on the Themeisle website, use the link below.
Themeisle Website: EXTERNAL LINK
Go to the Themeisle website and view the official documentation page for Hestia theme.