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    Home » How To Customize Your WordPress Themes

    Brunch Pro Classic Tutorials

    If you have the Feast Plugin, do not follow this tutorial. Go directly to the Feast Plugin Setup.

    Demos, FAQs, Tutorials and How-tos for the Brunch Pro Classic WordPress Theme.

    Note: Updating from a previous version to the most recent version is like installing a new theme altogether, requiring customizations (that aren't saved to the code snippets plugin) to be redone.

    Before starting, read the tutorial on How to launch a food blog.

    Below are all the tutorials on getting your new theme set up to appear like our demo.

    Brunch Pro Demo

    Brunch Pro Classic Demo

    Setup:

    1. Install Brunch Pro Classic with demo content and import widgets
    2. How to configure the classic home page
    3. How to add a Header Logo
    4. How to configure the classic footer widgets
    5. How to configure the classic recipe index
    6. How to configure the Brunch Pro Classic category pages 
    7. How to add content to the category pages
    8. How to enable the grid archive for the blog page
    9. How to use the customizer
    10. How to set up your navigation menu
    11. How to set up your newsletter subscription with Genesis eNews
    12. Run the Regenerate Thumbnails Advanced plugin from Shortpixel
    13. Remove the "website" field from comments to help avoid spam
    14. If you're new to WordPress, take the Yoast FREE WordPress Training course (highly recommended)

    Also:

    • Brunch Pro Classic FAQ
    • How to Update Brunch Pro Classic
    • Use the Code Snippets Plugin to customize your theme (do not edit theme files)

    After-Setup

    These aren't required for getting your theme set up like the demo site, but are things you should do to set yourself up for success:

    • MANDATORY: Review the Google SEO Starter Guide
      • Especially the "best practices" and "avoid" tips under each section
    • How to add content to the category pages
    • Optimize your food blog for search engines
    • Expand your functionality with the Feast Plugin!
    • How to set a Favicon
    • Update your author bio in entry meta (above content)
    • Remove the Entry Meta (below content)
    • How to use alt text for images (Posts + Pages only)
      • How many words to use for image alt text
    • Understanding food blog site structure
    • Add Google Analytics Tracking
    • Use the Code Snippets Plugin to customize your theme (do not edit theme files)

    Image sizes you need to know

    These are the recommended image sizes you need to know for the theme:

    • Featured images: 1200 x 1200 px
      • The featured image is what is used to generate thumbnails for the home page and category pages
    • Post content: 720px width minimum (any height is fine)
      • For future proofing, uploading 1200px or 1440px width is a good idea, but this will take up additional disk space on your host
    • Pinterest/Social: ask your plugin provider (Tasty Pins, Social Pug)
    • Recipe card: ask your plugin provider (WPRM, Tasty Recipes)
    • Sidebar: 300px desktop, 360px mobile
    • Footer:
      • Full width (mobile): 360px
      • Full width (desktop): 1400px
      • One Half (desktop): 380px

    Images for recipe cards, and social platforms are outside the scope of the themes. They require dedicated plugins to manage because of how frequently they’re updated.

    How do I write a recipe post?

    One of the most frustrating things we hear from bloggers is that their content doesn't rank well. There's a lot of reasons for this, but the most prominent is that their content is simply not high enough quality.

    We've detailed how to write a high quality recipe post in the anatomy of a recipe post, and we highly recommend reviewing the quality rater guidelines for recipe pages.

    Customization Tips for Brunch Pro Classic

    Please note that while we've added these resources due to the high number of requests that we've received that we are unable to troubleshoot issues that arise due to customizations.

    • Editing CSS, colors, fonts and whitespaces
    • Using Google Fonts with Brunch Pro Classic
    • Using Static Images in the Hero Area
    • How to Change the Header Size in Brunch Pro Classic

    Version Updates

    What's new in the releases? Check out the Brunch Pro Classic theme page for update notes.

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    How To Customize Your WordPress Themes

    • How to Create Multiple Recipe Index Pages
    • How to Set a Favicon
    • Plugins to Install
    • How to Change the Header Size
    • How to Change the Background Color of the Genesis eNews Widgets
    • Font Size for Food Blogs
    • Why is troubleshooting so complex?
    • How to Launch Your Food Blog
    • Add a Before Entry Widget Area
    • Recipe Index: Content Configuration (Cravings Pro + Seasoned Pro)
    • How Do I Set Up My Navigation Menu?
    • Can I Use Multiple Recipe Index Pages?
    • How Do I Update the Theme Version? (without the Feast Plugin)
    • Remove Search Box from Navigation Menu
    • How to Add the Visual Category Page Index
    • Customization Library
    • Setup a secondary navigation menu
    • How to clear your cache
    • Troubleshoot Plugin Conflicts
    • How to Add the Featured Posts Category Index
    • Food Blog Home Page Pagination
    • Cravings Pro Theme: Setup Your Navigation Menu
    • Why we're not supporting Gutenberg Oversized Images
    • Install Theme, and Import Demo Content and Widgets
    • How to change change your footer
    • Seasoned Pro Classic Tutorials
    • Manually Disable Google Fonts
    • Image Alt Tags
    • Why we don't support the read more tag
    • Pinterest for Food Bloggers
    • How to Create Multiple Recipe Index Pages
    • WordPress Settings
    • Foodie Pro Classic Tutorials
    • Brunch Pro Classic Tutorials
      • How to Change the Header Size in Brunch Pro
      • How to Configure the Brunch Pro Classic Home Page
      • How to Enable the Grid Archive for the Blog Page
      • How to Configure the Brunch Pro Classic Recipe Index
      • How to Use the Customizer
      • How to Add a Header Logo to Brunch Pro Classic
      • Brunch Pro Plugin Conflict Resolution
      • How to Configure the Brunch Pro Footer Widgets
      • Using Google Fonts with Brunch Pro Classic
      • Using Static Images in the Hero Area
    • Cook'd Pro Classic Tutorials
    • Cravings Pro Classic Tutorials
    • All About Featured Images
    • FAQ for All Themes
    • Add Google Analytics Tracking Code
    • Customization Referrals
    • Genesis Child Themes
    • Enable SSL for HTTPS on your Food Blog
    • How to Start a Food Blog
    • Set Up Your WooCommerce Shop
    • The parent theme could not be found. You will need to install the parent theme, genesis, before you can use this child theme
    • Food Blog Theme Features Comparison
    • Translation + Multi Language Support
    • Use Inspect Element to troubleshoot styles

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