MegaBuilder

  1. Introduction
    1. Requirements
    2. What's Included
  2. Installation
    1. Install theme via WP
    2. Install theme via FTP
    3. Install plugins and import demo
  3. Customization
    1. Customization Settings
      1. General
      2. Header
      3. Page Title
      4. Blog
      5. Products
      6. Projects
      7. Teams
      8. Footer
      9. Responsive
      10. Social Sharing
      11. Menus
      12. Widgets
    2. Visual Composer Shortcodes
    3. Child theme
  4. Update Theme
    1. Update via Thim Core
    2. Update via FTP
  5. Knowledge Base and FAQs
  6. Support Service
    1. Support Forum

1.Introduction

We would like to thank you for choosing MegaBuilder – Industrial and Construction WordPress theme from ThimPress. Built compatibly with the latest version of WordPress and page builder plugin Visual Composer, MegaBuilder theme promises to give you the best experiences in creating your own construction services and projects website.

What is included in the price?
✓ High quality and flexible WordPress Theme
✓ Child Theme
✓ Premium plugins bundle
✓ Lifetime updates
✓ Theme documentaion
✓ Premium Support Services

If you like our MegaBuilder theme, don’t forget to give us 5 star rating and leave feedback on themeforest
★★★★★ We appreciate your contribution! ★★★★★

1.1.Requirements

There are system requirements in order to properly install and setup MegaBuilder theme and its components. Make sure that you are running Linux hosting, latest version of WordPress, PHP version 7.0 or higher and MySQL version 5.7 or higher. We also recommend the following PHP configuration limits:

Recommended PHP configuration limits

  • upload_max_filesize = 32M
  • post_max_size = 32M
  • max_execution_time = 300
  • max_input_time = 300
  • memory_limit = 256M

Please contact your server provider to verify your current PHP limits and have them set it up again if needed.

Once you successfully install and activate MegaBuilder theme, MegaBuilder Dashboard will be added to your WordPress menu. You can verify those requirements under MegaBuilder > System Status 

1.2.What's Included

After purchasing MegaBuilder theme on themeforest with your Envato account, go to your Download page. You can choose to download MegaBuilder theme only (Installable WordPress file only) or the entire MegaBuilder theme package which contains the following files:

  • MegaBuilder theme: An installable WordPress theme zip file.
  • Documentation: A link to this documentation.

2.Installation

2.1.Install theme via WP

Follow these steps below to install MegaBuilder theme via WordPress:

Step 1. Visit Dashboard > Appearance > Themes > Add New.

Step 2. Click Upload Theme.

Step 3. Browse megabuilder.zip file on your computer and click Install Now.

Step 4. Activate MegaBuilder theme.

Step 5. Install and activate Thim Core plugin of MegaBuilder that required for importing demo data.

2.2.Install theme via FTP

Follow these steps below to install MegaBuilder theme via FTP:

Step 1. Login your FTP account via FTP software to access your host web server.

Step 2. Extract megabuilder.zip file.

Step 3. Upload the extracted folder megabuilder to wp-content/themes folder.

Step 4. Activate MegaBuilder theme in Dashboard > Appearance > Themes.

Step 5. Install and activate Thim Core plugin of MegaBuilder that required for importing demo data.

2.3.Install plugins and import demo

After the theme successfully installed and activated, you will see the MegaBuilder theme dashboard with our welcome message. Click ‘Next step’ and follow the instructions to set up your site:

Step 1. Name your website and set the description.

Step 2. Log into your Envato account to be able to download the required plugins for the theme. You must not skip this step

Step 3. Install and activate required and recommended plugins for the theme.

There will be times that some of the plugins fail to install due to internet loss and you will see the error message ‘You can try again later’. Simply choose the plugins and click install and activate again

Step 4. Choose a demo and import into your site

You can also import any specific pages from the demo. Please go to our support forum and we will send you the file of those pages and the guide of how to import.

After this process, visit Settings > Permalink settings. Select ‘Post Name’ structure. This is to prevent 404 errors on custom post type pages.

3.Customization

Now you have successfully installed MegaBuilder theme. You can go to Appearance > Customize to customize your own unique website!

3.1.Customization Settings

3.1.1.General

This is for customizing Logo, Layouts, Styling, Typography, Extra Features and Custom CSS

Layouts: customizing Site Layouts, Archive Page Layouts, Single Page Layouts, and Page Layouts

Styling: customizing Primary Color, Background Type/Color, and Boxed Layout

Typography: customizing Body typography and Headings typography

Extra Features: customizing Preloading Icon and enable/disable extra features: RTL support, Smooth Scrolling, Open Graph Meta tags, Back to Top, and Google Theme

Custom CSS: customizing the site using CSS code

3.1.2.Header

This is for customizing Header Layouts, Top Bar setting, Main Menu settings, Sub Menu settings and Sticky Menu settings

 

3.1.3.Page Title

This is for customizing Page Title settings and Page Breadcrumb settings

 

3.1.4.Blog

This is for customizing Blog Settings, Blog Archive/Single Page Layout, and Meta Tags settings

  

3.1.5.Products

This is for customizing Products Archive/Single Page Layout and other settings

3.1.6.Projects

This is for customizing ProjectsArchive/Single Page Layout and other settings

3.1.7.Teams

This is for customizing Teams Archive/Single Page Layout

3.1.8.Footer

This is for customizing Footer settings and Copyright settings

 

3.1.9.Responsive

This is for customizing site Responsiveness on different screen solutions

3.1.10.Social Sharing

This is for customizing Social Share Buttons

3.1.11.Menus

This is for customizing Footer Information menu, Footer Services menu and Main Menu. You can also add your own menus in this setting

3.1.12.Widgets

This is for customizing Widgets areas including Topbar Left, Topbar Right, Header Sidebar, Menu Right, and Footer Sidebar 1,2,3

3.2.Visual Composer Shortcodes

Our MegaBuilder theme integrated with Visual Composer provides you 20+ Thim shortcode elements along with the default elements from Visual Composer. You can build any layout you can think of just by dragging element into your page or post and you are ready to launch your WordPress website.

Thim Brands: displays affiliate brand logos as draggable slider

Thim Pricing: displays pricing packages information in column boxes

Thim Social Links: display a list of social accounts linked to your site

Thim Heading: displays heading with many customization options

Thim Services: displays services with many layout options

Thim Google Map: displays your location on Google Map for easy navigation

Thim Projects: displays projects with many layout options

Thim Breadcrumb: displays breadcrumb on single page

Thim Project Info: displays project info with download button feature

Thim Social Share: displays Social Network share for Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and many more

Thim Slider Comparision: displays before and after images with slide bar for comparison

Thim Icon Box: displays icon box with icons from Font Awesome Icon, Ionicons, or your custom icons

Thim Button: displays a button and redirect to external link

Thim Testimonials: displays user testimonials with many layout choices

Thim Our Team: displays team member information with many layout choices

Thim Counter Box: displays coounter box with icons from Font Awesome Icon, Ionicons, or your custom icons

Thim Projects Slide: displays project images as a slideshow

Thim Video Box: displays playable video box from any sources such as Youtube or Vimeo

Thim Posts: displays your latest/most popular posts

Thim Text Box: displays text box with many layout choices

Thim Quote: displays quote with many layout options

3.3.Child theme

A child theme is a theme that inherits the functionality and styling of the parent theme. Child themes are recommended because if you modify a theme directly and it is updated, then your modifications may be lost. By using a child theme you will ensure that your modifications are preserved.

Follow these steps to create and modify MegaBuilder child theme:

Step 1. Visit MegaBuilder Dashboard > Child Themes tab > Install and activate child theme

Step 2. Navigate to your themes directory /wp-content/themes/megabuilder

Step 3. Open the functions.php file and add any custom modification at the end of the file

4.Update Theme

4.1.Update via Thim Core

Thim Core plugin allows to update theme without resetting your settings and customization. However, you should always backup your files and databases before updating.

Follow these steps below to update MegaBuilder theme via Thim Core:

Step 1 – Visit MegaBuilder > Dashboard and login with your Envato account.

Step 2 – Click Update now.

4.2.Update via FTP

Follow these steps below to update theme via FTP:

Step 1.  Log into your Envato account on themeforest. In your Download page, find MegaBuilder theme and choose the Installable WordPress Theme.

Step 2. Login your FTP account via FTP software to access your host web server. Navigate to wp-content/themes folder to backup your current megabuilder folder if needed. The contents on your site will not be lost but if you have modified the code then the changes will be lost. You have to modify them again after updating.

Step 3. Extract megabuilder.zip that you downloaded from themeforest

Step 4. Upload new theme folder megabuilder to wp-content/theme to override the existing files.

5.Knowledge Base and FAQs

Check our Knowledge Base and FAQs below to find the answer for some common questions:

Theme Installation Error?

1. “The package could not be installed. The theme is missing the style.css stylesheet“: this occurs when you try to upload the full zip file that includes sample data, documentation, etc. Please make sure you are uploading only the installable theme which is called megabuilder.zip. For more information about this, check Envato help center here

2. “Are you sure you want to do this?“: this can occur due to several reasons:

  • PHP memory limit is too low (here is how to increase PHP memory limit).
  • You are trying to upload the full zip file instead of just the installable theme
  • The upload_max_filesize isn’t large enough. You need to update your php.ini file to increase the value

3. “#005_FILE_NOT_FOUND“: Since we no longer include demo data in the theme folder (for smaller theme package size), if you encounter this 005 error when importing demo data, please try the following solution:

  • Visit Dashboard > Plugins and make sure Thim Core plugin is up-to-date
  • Visit MegaBuilder > Plugins and find Thim Construction plugin. Try to install and activate this one again.

Customization cannot be saved?

When you make changes in Appearance > Customize setting but the changes cannot be saved, there are some common reasons:

  • “500 Internal Server”: Read this blog to know how to fix it.
  • Users of server (e.g Apache, Nginx) cannot write file: let chmod file style.css and config.less (in theme directory) be 777.
  • Your PHP version is outdated: update PHP version 7.0 or higher.

Will customization be lost if I update theme?

No, your customization in Appearance > Customize will not be lost when you update the theme. Only the code modifications in the original theme files will be lost and that’s why you should deploy in child-theme.

How to customize the registration confirmation email?

You can customize the default welcome email sent by WordPress by using a 3rd party plugin called  SB Welcome Email Editor.

How to improve site speed?

We have a blog about what affects site speed and how to improve site speed. Please check it here

How to translate my site?

We usually recommend using Loco Translate plugin. Check this guide to know how to translate your site and also how to troubleshoot if the translation does not show

How to get license key of included premium plugins Visual Composer?

You are able to use included premium plugins such as Visual Composer for free when you purchase our themes on ThemeForest. You don’t have to buy your own license to use these plugins.

As a policy from the plugin’s author, you will not get updates directly from them. But you will always get the latest version of Visual Composer when we update the theme. We ensure that they are always compatible with our theme.

There are also sticky tickets we post on our support forum. If you cannot find the answer for your problem, don’t hesitate to contact us by submitting a new ticket.

6.Support Service

When purchasing our themes, you will receive free 6-month support service for problems regarding the theme. Once your free support service expires, you can renew your support service to 12 months. But no matter whether your support service expires or not, you always receive free life-time updates for the theme and plugins.

We really care about our customers and guarantee to response to all questions within 48 hours since your support ticket is created.

Regarding the requests about Customization and 3rd-party plugins, we provide a Customization Service at a fee.

6.1.Support Forum

ThimPress forum is our main resource for supporting customers. To reach us:

Step 1. Click here to create your account. We will ask for your Themeforest purchase code.

Step 2. Go to MegaBuilder support forum and create your topic.

Before submitting a ticket on our support forum, please do all the following requirements:

  • Refer documentation.
  • Read changelog and make sure that your site is running the latest version of MegaBuilder theme.
  • Disable all 3rd-party plugins because they may be the reasons causing issues.
  • Clear caches after changing any setting on your site.
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