Total is a clean and modern multipurpose WordPress theme created right here at WPExplorer. This theme is full of great features so that you can create any website you need – online stores, blogs, news sites and more. Really anything is possible – you’re only limited by your imagination. The theme supports WooCommerce so you can build your own online store. Be ready to learn more about this awesome theme!
Download TOTAL WordPress Theme
To download the theme, log into your ThemeForest account and go to your account profile. Then click on the downloads link. This is where you will find all of your ThemeForest purchases. Locate Total, click on the download button and select the installable WordPress file only.
This will download the installable Total zip file.
Read: Total WordPress Theme Review
Install TOTAL WordPress Theme
Log into your WordPress website and browse to Appearance>Themes
Then click on the option to upload theme.
Next browse for the zipped theme file which you have downloaded.
Once WordPress has unpacked and installed the theme, just click to activate it.
Now navigate to Appearance>Themes to activate Total.
Download Sample Data
Before downloading sample data, you must select Theme Skins. For selecting theme skins go to Theme Panel>Theme Skins and activate skin.
Click the link below to download the sample data.
Import Sample Data
Once you have located the XML file you wish to import, log into your WordPress website and navigate to Tools>Import to begin the import process.
Click on the WordPress option If you haven’t already, you will be prompted to install the WordPress Importer free WordPress plugin. Just install it like you would any other plugin, and after you activate it return to this screen.
Then click the Browse button to select the XML sample data file you would like to upload, and click Upload file and import. Next you should see the following screen.
The importer will give you the option to either import our demo users, or to assign the posts to an existing user on your WordPress site. For each option we recommend that you assign the posts to an existing user (ideally your user account, since you are the one working on the website).
Click submit to import the sample data. Once complete, you should see a successful import message.
Define Your WooCommerce Shop Page
In WooCommerce, you must declare your “shop” page which will be used to display your recent products but will also be used in the theme’s breadcrumbs trail. To define your page, you first need to create a standard page (if you haven’t done so yet) then go to WooCommerce > Settings then click on the “Products” tab then on the “Display” sub-tab where you will find the dropdown option.
Make WooCommerce Shop Page
In WooCommerce you must declare your “shop” page which will be used to display your recent products but also used in the theme’s breadcrumbs trail. To define your page you first need to create a standard page (if you haven’t done so yet) then go to WooCommerce > Settings then click on the “Products” tab then on the “Display” sub-tab where you will find the dropdown option.
To make your “shop” page which will be used to display your recent products, go to Products then click on the “AddProducts” tab
In this way, you can add your all products. After adding products, the shop page looks like this.
Add Sidebar to Shop Page
To add Sidebar at the shop page, go to Pages > Shop > WooCommerce > Page Settings
Your shop page will now look like this.
Change WooCommerce Columns
The Total WordPress theme includes built-in support for the WooCommerce plugins and hence it also includes options to easily change the number of columns displayed for your products on the shop, related, cross-sells and up-sells. Simply log into WordPress and go to Appearance > Customize > WooCommerce to make your edits.
Shop & Category Columns
To change columns on the main shop page and on the product categories/tags, click on the “Archives” tab in the WooCommerce customizer section and alter the “Shop Columns” setting.
Up-Sells & Related Item Columns
To change the number of columns and items displayed for the WooCommerce Up-Sells and Related Items click on the “Single” tab in the Customizer WooCommerce settings and here you will be able to make your modifications.
Conclusion
As it is, Total WordPress Theme has the ability to help any aspiring online merchant set up, run his business easily and professionally. Yet, for those looking for extra functionality, Total WordPress Theme doesn’t disappoint.
Total WordPress Theme has been around for a while, producing extensions and plugins, including WooCommerce. They have a wonderful track record of being reliable and exceedingly professional with both their products, and their support system.
Owais Alam
is the WordPress Community Manager at Cloudways - A Managed WooCommerce Hosting Platform and a seasoned PHP developer. He loves to develop all sorts of websites on WordPress and is in love with WooCommerce in particular. You can email him at [email protected]
