Documentation for Hermes theme

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This documentation is for the Hermes theme.

As the theme was created before the WordPress Block editor, this documentation includes information for both versions of the Hermes theme:

  • Block theme
  • Hybrid theme

Note, the hybrid version of the theme is no longer available for new users.

Before setup

Before proceeding to the set up process, make sure to:

  1. Download the theme from Themes Harbor
  2. Install the theme onto a WordPress website

After activating the theme, the website is ready to be set up.

Block theme

This version of the theme utilizes the block structure and is fully compatible with the Site Editor tool.

Setup instructions

Hermes block theme has full support for Site Editor. It gives you control over website layout, without using any 3rd party page builder plugins.

Install Gutenberg

To prevent problems with the Block Editor and improve support for the editor without having to wait for major WordPress updates, it is recommended to install the Gutenberg plugin.

However, the theme will also work without installing the plugin.

Customize Header

To customize Header area:

  1. Navigate to WordPress dashboard.
  2. In dashboard, go to Appearance > Editor.
  3. In Editor, click Template Parts in the sidebar.
  4. In Template Parts, click Header to select it.
  5. Then click Edit button at the top of sidebar (when using the Gutenberg plugin).

After, use default WordPress editor options to customize Header sections and elements.

Customize Footer

To customize Footer area:

  1. Navigate to WordPress dashboard.
  2. In dashboard, go to Appearance > Editor.
  3. In Editor, click Template Parts in the sidebar.
  4. In Template Parts, click Footer to select it.
  5. Then click Edit button at the top of sidebar (when using the Gutenberg plugin).

After, use default WordPress editor options to customize Footer sections and elements.

Customize Home page

To customize Home page:

  1. Navigate to WordPress dashboard.
  2. In dashboard, go to Appearance > Editor.
  3. In Editor, click Templates in the sidebar.
  4. In Templates, click Home to select it.
  5. Then click Edit button at the top of sidebar (when using the Gutenberg plugin).

After, use default WordPress editor options to customize Home page sections and elements.

Hybrid theme

This version of theme is based on the classic theme structure but also supports the Block editor.

Setting up the Blog page

We recommend setting five, eight or 11 posts per page in order to reduce a load time of your blog page.

You can configure the number of posts displayed in Settings → Reading, next to “Blog pages show at most.”