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Main Settings

Artem edited this page Feb 10, 2019 · 1 revision

Main settings can be opened via the left side of the WordPress dashboard Pagex -> Settings or from front-end from admin top bar by simply clicking on the top level menu "Pagex Builder"


Basic Options

On this page, you define your templates, layouts and design settings.

  • Post Types
    You can turn on Pagex builder editor for any post type on your website simply selecting one.

  • Default Layouts
    Default header and footer layouts can be defined right here.

  • Theme Templates
    This is where fun begins. As you now WordPress has template for any page type, it is a php file in your theme folder but in this section you define your dynamic templates which will be applied instead. You determine how and what will be displayed.

  • Custom post types
    If you are using custom post types (including WooCommerce products) you can predefine its dynamic templates. If no template is specified the one which is specify for WordPress will be used instead.

Design

Any website has basic design settings like typography, form styling, and etc. Here you can set options which will be applied for the whole website. Note these are default design settings it can be overwritten in any element. For example if you setup black background for the buttons but you wish that button in a contact form on the main page had a different style you can change it in element settings.

  • Layout
    By default max. width for container element for desktop media query is 1140px. you can make it smaller or bigger depending on your design requirements.

  • Typography
    Here you can specify main and heading fonts. You can choose any font you like. If the language of your website has non latin characters and you choose Google font you need to specify Subsets for your language. Also for Google fonts you need to specify what font weights are going to load. Usually it is a default weight (400) and weight for bold text (600).

  • Buttons
    Well, buttons looks simple but have a lot of options to play with.

  • Form Elements
    Define how form elements like text input, select, textarea, checkbox and radio buttons are going to look like.

  • Preloader
    Preloader hide page until it is loaded showing small animation. You can turn on preloaded for the whole website or specify it only for the main page.

APIs

Some elements require API key for proper functionality. You need to setup it here.

Advanced

  • Coming Soon or Maintenance Mode
    Work on your site in private while visitors see a «Coming Soon» or «Maintenance Mode» page.

  • Multilingual
    Some elements in Pagex are static some dynamic, while dynamic elements with custom text field can translated the static needs to be processed through a special function. Turn on Multilingual option to let your static text string be translated via Multilingual plugin like WPML.

  • Activate GDPR notice
    Small fixed block will appear at the bottom of your website to inform visitors about  privacy regulations on your website.

  • Export
    This option for developers who is creating themes based on Pagex.

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