
Familiarity with the WordPress Ecosystem
Please take the time to read through the instructions and take notice of the instructions listed here, as many support related questions can be answered simply by re-reading these instructions.
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If you are new to WordPress, please read the WordPress documentation first:
http://codex.wordpress.org/Posts (WordPress Posts)
http://codex.wordpress.org/Pages (WordPress Pages)
http://codex.wordpress.org/Administration_Panels (Administration Panels)
Theme Installation
From WordPress Dashboard
- Log in to the WordPress Administration Panels.
- Go to the Appearance panel, then Themes.
- Click Add New.
- Search theme name Broadnews
- After Installing the theme Click Activate button
Via AF themes Site
- Download Broadnews via, https://afthemes.com/products/chromenews
- Go to your WordPress website dashboard
- Go to Appearance > Themes > Add New > Upload and select the Zip file you recently downloaded.
- Click on Install and Activate it.
FTP Installation
- Use your FTP software to browse to the wp-content/themes folder.
- Extract broadnews.zip and upload the folder.
- Once it’s uploaded, go to your WordPress Admin, and browse to Appearance > Themes.
- Click the Activate link.
Activating Theme Broadnews
- Go to Dashboard > Appearance > Themes > BroadNews
- Click on Activate
We already mentioned the possible methods to install the theme above.
Broadnews Recommended Plugins
All the above-listed plugins are recommended on the WordPress dashboard after activating the theme. You can simply install them from there.
Broadnews Homepage
Broadnews Pro Theme Offers Two different Homepage Options
- Your Latest Posts
- A Static Page
1. Your Latest Posts
The theme Default mode is Your Latest Posts where Admin posts are displayed in Grid Layout which the admin could customize from the steps below:
Appearance > Customizer > Theme Option > Archive Setting
where the admin could change the Layouts
Archive page



2. Create a Page for Home and Blog( Static Front Page )
At first, you need to create two pages, one for Home Page and another for the Blog page.
- Go to admin panel > Pages > Add New
- Give the title of the page (Example: Home Page)
- Click on Publish to publish the page.
- Create another page (for the Blog)
- Go to admin panel > Settings > Reading
- Click on “A static page (select below)”
- Set Front page: (Home Page recently created above)
- Posts page:(Blog you recently created)
- After that admin could add the widgets to the widgets section of the frontpage provided by the Theme
Or,
- Go to the Appearance then Click on the Customizer
- Click on the Homepage Setting Option
- Select A Static Page
- Create A Homepage and A Post Page
- Then, You could go to the Widgets section of the customizer where you could add the widgets at the Frontpage Area
How to add Pages?
It is easy to add a post and page in WordPress.
- Go to Admin Panel
- Go to Pages > Add New
- Give the Title of the Page
- Write the Content of the Page
- Scroll down and see the right corner, you will find the Set Featured Image section
Broadnews Single Post
All Post could be customized either Individually or Globally from the Theme Customizer Option
Individual: Dashboard > Posts> Edit Post > Admin could get an option of editing the Content Layout and Alignment
Globally: Dashboard > Appearance > Customizer > Theme Option > Single Post (Image position for feature image with disabling option is provided for better display and the content layout can be changed.)



Note: If you are not familiar with the new WordPress editor Gutenberg, you can easily disable it and enable the classic editor.
How to Import Dummy Data?
Importing the demo data is easy in Broadnews News and Magazine Responsive WordPress theme.
- Download AF Companion Plugin recommend by the theme
- After installing the plugin, Click Activate button
- Open AF Companion which appears in your Dashboard.
- Then, Click on the Import Option of the Demo
Note: If your website has genuine content already, it is not recommended to import the dummy data. Make sure, you are building a new website
A Trip to Customizer
Well, Broadnews is fully developed based on a customizer. So, you need to check all the options available inside the customizer meticulously.
1. Site Identify
- Site title with tagline can be added with logo
- Font size could be customized
2. Header Option
- Header Setting: Where the admin could change the top header, and watch online button
- Primary Menu Desc: The badge shown in the menu could be enabled from here.
- Site Mode: The site mode button present in the menu section enable and disable the option
- Top Header Section: Turning on to display Dates and Social Menu with enabling the Top header options are provided.
- Time Format: The display format for time could be changed here.
- Custom Menu Section: Watch Online Text and Icon with the link could be changed and the option of enabling the border below the menu option is available.
- Primary Menu Desc: The badge shown in the menu could be enabled from here.
- Header Advertisement: Adding the advertisement image could be done with Url Link on the image
- Header Image: Header images can be placed with the image overlay transparency and size also with random header images
3. Main Banner Option
Customization of the Main banner along with Popular news and Breaking news is present here.
Banner Background: A background image can be added only for the Main Banner section
Banner Layouts: 4 different orders could be set for the Banner
Popular Tags: Latest or Popular tags can be set above the Main Banner section
Exclusive News: The option of enabling/disabling is provided in exclusive news with category selection
4. Frontpage Option
Options for the below section are available
Frontpage Layout: Frontpage alignment could be changed through the setting
Post Carousel: The carousel, which comes with a variety of choices, will assist you in looping the blog content.
5. Color
Broadnews Pro Theme contains lots of Color Options as required for the Theme with 2 different modes Light and Dark.
Customize > Color Option.
Also, a new button for Dark and light mode is added in the menu bar section from where you could easily change the site in any mode with just a click.
Light Mode
- Site Title Color
- Background Color
- Primary Color
- Secondary Color
- Primary Navigation Background Color
- Category background and Text Color
Dark Mode
- Site Title Color for dark mode
- Background Color (Dark Mode)
- Primary Color
- Secondary Color
- Primary Navigation Background Color
- Category Background and Text Color
6. Theme Option
Available options are inside Appearance > Customize > Theme Option
Font & Typography
Font Family of Post Title, Section Title, General, and others can be changed
Site Layout Mode
Box gap option is provided
Global Setting
Global Alignment with Preloader and Comment Count options are present here
Single Post
A feature image disabling option is provided for better display. Also, the content layout can be changed. The Social Sharing option could be added to the post.
Archive Setting
Grid and Full options can be chosen for archive pages
Sidebar Setting
Make sidebar sticky with sidebar with position is provided
Breadcrumb Option
4 different layouts could be changed using plugins
Categories Option
Categories display option could be customized
View Count Option
View could enable the option with counting style could be managed
Author & Date Setting
The admin can select either to view the date or author name in the post in a different section with more numbers of date format
Minute Read Count
The minute count option could be customized
Excerpt Setting
Reading More text could be changed
You May Have Missed
The grid post section seen above the footer section could be managed
Footer Option
Background image option for the footer with footer menu section option present in the footer section
7. Widgets
All widgets could be added to different sections of the
- Main Sidebar
- Front-page Content Section
- Front-page Sidebar Section
- Banner Ad Section
- Off-Canvas
- Footer First, Second, and Third Section
Widgets Overview
2 Column layouts and 7+ custom widgets along with WordPress default widgets are available in this theme. You can place all the available widgets in the respected widgets area.
Author Post: The bio widget can assist you in displaying author information.


Express Post Grid: The grid widget box will assist you in presenting your blog content in multiple columns.
Post-Single column: The widget, allows you to display your blog entries in a single column.


Post Grid: The grid widget box will assist you in presenting your blog content in multiple columns.
Post List: You can sort the post-collection using a list of articles with several appearance options.


Trending News: You can organize the archived posts using a carousel list of articles.
Social link: You can add a link to your social page from social media.

Note: You can add all the above-listed widgets to the Static Front Page Section Widget Area.
You can always use the support forum in case you faced any problems while installing and using the theme.