Category: Ariele Tutorials

NEW for version 1.1.0 of Ariele, we’ve added a new Image Box widget. Insert an image with the choice of adding a heading, button link, and the option to adjust the minimum height of each widget (independently of each other). The screenshot below shows up to 4 Image Boxes being used in the Top Sidebar Positions 1, […]

For Ariele, we took the default WordPress Recent Comments widget and made a couple of modifications to it. Instead of a basic list of comments, we added a different layout and now the comment user has an avatar. *This widget is available in the Pro version of Ariele. Go to Appearance > Widgets Drag an Ariele Recent Comments widget […]

Available for both the premium and lite versions of Ariele, we’ve included a nice widget for you that displays the most recent posts with thumbnails. The thumbnails are automatically generated from the featured image you upload for the post(s). You can publish this in the left or right sidebars, or the bottom, or the footer. Go […]

With Ariele, you get an “About Me” widget that gives you the option to upload a portrait photo and to write a brief introduction of yourself. You even have the option to add a signature. Go to Appearance > Widgets Drag the Ariele About Me widget into the sidebar position you want to show it in. Add a title […]

Since Gutenberg is now built into and part of WordPress, not everyone wants to use the block editor. Because this is now the default editor, you still have the option to install a plugin called Classic Editor. Ariele still has a setting that disables the theme’s block styles, although it’s not as comprehensive as the […]

The copyright text is displayed at the bottom of every page. You can change the copyright text from within the customizer. Go to the Appearance > Customize > Ariele Theme Options > Labels Type your custom copyright text in the Copyright Name field (No HTML allowed) Click the Publish button.

With Ariele and Ariele Lite, you can change some of the labels such as “Read More“, and a few others that show up on the front-end of your website. Blog Intro We have already covered the blog intro in another tutorial, but here is a recap of what and how this is used in Ariele. Note: The blog heading […]

Ariele and Ariele Lite include background options as it relates to not just the page background itself, but also select elements like the content containers. Page Background Image This will take you through the steps of adding a background image or photo to your page. Please keep in mind that your background will only show if you are […]

If you use a photo that has a caption attached to it, this will show on your blog summary featured image. In the event you want to disable the featured image captions as you see here: Go to Appearance > Customize > Ariele Theme Options > Blog Settings. Check the box Hide the Featured Image Caption to hide […]

In addition to the blog layouts, you get 3 layouts for your full post view: Post With Right Sidebar Post With Left Sidebar Post Full Width no Sidebar To change your full post layout, follow these steps: Go to Appearance > Customize > Ariele Theme Options > Post Settings Find the Full Post Style setting and select the […]

This tutorial will show you how to change your blog summaries to use excerpts instead. This gives a more consistent look for your blog summaries. Please note that WordPress excerpts will strip all formatting and images from your content until you view the full post. Go to Appearance > Customize > Theme Options Find the Use Excerpts setting […]

The Ariele theme has up to 8 blog layouts, with the pro version having 5 of them. Classic Right Sidebar Classic Left Sidebar Grid (pro) Grid Left Sidebar (pro) Grid Right Sidebar (pro) Wide Minimal Left Sidebar (pro) Minimal Right Sidebar (pro) To change the layout, follow these steps: Go toAppearance > Customize > Ariele Theme Options > Blog Settings. Find the Blog […]

Ariele and Ariele Lite give you the option to create a custom blog title and introduction. This will reside only on the blog home page. Go to the Appearance > Customize > Label Options Type a blog title (heading) for your intro. Type a blog introduction for your intro. To hide the blog intro, you can check the box next […]

With Ariele, you can have your website pages full width or you can change to the boxed layout style. To choose a boxed or full-width layout, follow these steps: Go to the Appearance > Customize > Theme Options Look for the Boxed Layout setting and check the box next to it. Click the Publish button

With this theme, you get an overlay search page that shows up when you click on the magnifying glass icon from the social bar area: The top bar area has it’s own custom options: Go to Appearance > Customize > Top Bar Options You can show the top bar area You can show the left side […]