Fossil Theme Documentation: Customizer Options

The Fossil WordPress theme provides an intuitive and user-friendly customizer interface that enables you to customize various aspects of your website. Below is a comprehensive guide to the available options:

Accessing the Customizer

To access these settings:

1. Navigate to Appearance > Customize in your WordPress dashboard.
2. Use the sidebar options to make changes and preview them live.
3. Click Publish to save your changes.

1. General Settings

• Enable/Disable Preloader: Toggle to show or hide the loading animation while the website loads.
• Title Image: You can upload your site title image using this image upload field.

2. Typography Settings

Body Typography

• Font Family: Choose the font for the body content. The default is “Outfit.”
• Font Size: Set the body font size (default: 16px).
• Line Height: Adjust the line height for readability (default: 28px).

Header Typography

• Font Family: Choose the font for headers (default: “Outfit”).
• Font Weight: Set the header font weight (e.g., Bold).
• Text Transform: Choose between uppercase, lowercase, or capitalize.

3. Theme Color Options

• Primary Color: Select the primary theme color.
• Secondary Color: Set the secondary theme color.

4. Header Settings

Header Top Settings

• Show/Hide Header Top: Toggle visibility of the top header section.
• Email Address: Display an email address in the top header.
• Header Address: Add a physical address.
• Header Slogan: Display a tagline or slogan.
• Social Media Links: Add URLs for Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Skype.

Main Header Settings

• Header Style: Choose a style for the main header (e.g., Style Three).
• Show Search Icon: Toggle the search icon visibility.
• Search Label: Customize the label text for the search popup.
• Show Header Button: Enable or disable a button in the header.
• Button Text and URL: Customize the button text and link.

5. Blog Settings

Blog Page

• Container Type: Choose between “Standard Container” or “Full-Width Container.”
• Blog Layout: Select a layout style, such as “No Sidebar.”
• Blog Style: Choose a display style, such as “Grid Style.”
• Read More Text: Customize the “Read More” button text.
• Show Post Meta: Toggle visibility of post metadata (e.g., date, author).

Single Blog Post

• Layout Style: Choose between “No Sidebar” or other layout options.
• Show Title Meta: Toggle the visibility of post title metadata.
• Post Navigation: Enable/disable navigation between posts.
• Comments Section: Show or hide comments on posts and pages.

6. Page Settings

• Page Container: Choose between “Standard Container” or “Full-Width Container.”

7. Footer Settings

Top Footer

• Show/Hide Top Footer: Toggle the top footer section visibility.
• Newsletter Section: Enable or disable the newsletter subscription area.
• Newsletter Title: Customize the subscription title.
• Form Shortcode: Add a shortcode for newsletter forms.
• Top Footer Template: Select or create an Eletemplate for the top footer.

Footer Text

• Custom Text: Add or edit footer text. Supports HTML for links and formatting.
• Footer Menu Display: Enable/disable the footer menu (menu must be set in Appearance > Menus).

Additional Notes

• All customization changes are live-previewed in the customizer.
• For advanced adjustments, you can use the WordPress block editor or compatible plugins.
• For further assistance, refer to the Fossil Theme Documentation or contact support.

This guide provides an overview of customization options to help you create a professional and unique website with the Fossil theme. Let us know if you have any further questions!