Ahura Theme — Complete User Guide

1. Getting Started

Requirements

You need a WordPress site (version 5 or higher). For the best experience, install Elementor and WooCommerce if you need a shop.

• Elementor (free) — Required for custom header/footer, single and archive templates, and demo import.
• WooCommerce — Only if you need a store. The theme has full WooCommerce support.

Installing and Activating the Theme

1. In the WordPress admin, go to Appearance → Themes.
2. Click Add. If you have the theme zip file, click Upload Theme, choose the file, then Install Now.
3. After installation, click Activate.

Right after activation you may be redirected to Ahura Studio. You can activate your license and import a demo if you like, or go straight to Appearance → Customize to start configuring.

Where to Change Settings

Almost all theme options are under Appearance → Customize: Style, Header, Menus (under Appearance → Menus), Blog, WooCommerce, Portfolio, Pages, and Footer. Always click Publish after making changes.

2. Ahura Studio and Demo Import

Ahura Studio is where you set up the theme and import demos. From the admin menu, go to Ahura → Studio.

License Activation

The activation system is smart. From the Ahura License page or Studio, click Activate and follow the steps; you don’t need to enter the key manually elsewhere. Without a valid license, demo import is not available.

Changing License Domain

After activating a license, you can use the same license on another domain. Steps:

1. Go to your User Panel and click Licenses.
2. Find the theme or plugin you purchased.
3. Next to the site URL you want to remove from the license, click the × button. That site is deactivated and you can activate the same license on a new site.

One license cannot be used on two sites at once. Deactivating a site’s license disables support and updates for that site.

Importing a Demo

After activation, the list of demos is shown. Each demo is a pre-designed site. Click the demo you want and follow the import steps.

1. Choose a demo from the list (filter by category if available).
2. Click the demo. You’ll usually see options for what to import.
3. Common options: Settings (Customizer), Widgets, Media, Content (posts/pages), After import (e.g. set homepage and menu). Select what you want and run the import.
4. Wait for the process to finish. Large demos can take several minutes. Don’t close the browser.
5. When done, the homepage and menu may be set automatically. Check the site and adjust in the Customizer or Menus if needed.

If you already have content, you can import only Settings and Widgets to get the demo look without replacing posts and pages.

During import you can enable the Clear all content option. Using it is optional.

Changing the Installed Demo

To switch to another demo, go to Ahura → Studio and choose a new demo. That’s it 🙂

3. Customizer Overview

Go to Appearance → Customize. Options are grouped as follows.

Panel and Section Map

• Style — Global Styles (content radius, content box shadow, widget radius); Typography; Colors (primary, secondary); Custom CSS.
• Header — Header Modes (custom header, style 1/2, transparent, boxed, sticky, dimensions); Logo & Site Identity; Buttons; Search (placeholder, product search, AJAX search); Main Menu; Mega Menu; Mobile Menu; Sticky Header; Dark Mode; Notification Box; Meta Data; Custom Code.
• Blog — Archive (custom archive, style, breadcrumb, excerpt, meta, new badge, layout); Single Post (custom single, style 1/2/3, featured image, meta, author, share, related, comments, content widgets).
• WooCommerce — Shop; Single Product; My Account; Checkout; Cart; Notice.
• Portfolio — Archive; Single Portfolio. (Panel is hidden if the portfolio post type is disabled.)
• Pages — Global Settings; 404 Settings (custom 404 page, style, text, button).
• Footer — Footer Modes; Footer Top (tagline); Information Box; Footer Bottom; Sticky Buttons; Trust Symbol; Back to Top; Preloader; Custom Code.
• Standalone sections — Theme Layout (sidebar position for blog/shop); Sidebar (style, sticky, hide on mobile, LifterLMS sidebar); Global Settings; Admin Panel; Backup (export/import).

Many options only show in certain conditions. Use live preview and click Publish when done.

Quick Reference: Where to Find Common Settings

4. Header

All header options are under Appearance → Customize → Header.

Using a Custom Header (Elementor)

If Elementor is installed, you’ll see Use custom header. Turn it on and choose a template from the list. Header templates are built in the Section Builder with type “Header” (section 12). With a custom header active, other header options are hidden.

Header Style (Default Header)

When not using a custom header, choose Header style: Style 1 or Style 2.

• Style 1 — Classic layout with top, middle, and bottom sections.
• Style 2 — Main area with logo, search, and buttons; optional notification bar; bottom section for mega menu and main menu.

Boxed mode gives the header a frame. Sticky to top keeps the header fixed on scroll. Header dimensions (if available) adjust height and size.

Transparent Header, Logo, Sticky Header

You can enable Transparent header and Transparent logo. Set the logo (image, text, mobile, dark mode) and its alignment in this section.

Under Header → Sticky Header: sticky header (on by default), show on scroll up, sticky on desktop only, hide menu on scroll. For style 1, choose menu position in sticky header (top, center, bottom, or hidden).

If needed, assign a menu to Header sticky menu under Appearance → Menus.

Favicon

The favicon (browser tab icon) is set under Appearance → Customize → Site Identity (default WordPress section).

Search

Under Header → Search: remove search box, set placeholder and icon color; product search; AJAX search (style 1 only) with result count and background opacity; result font color and size can also be set.

Notification Bar (Style 2)

Under Header → Notification Box (style 2 only): enable/disable bar; bar text; button (on/off, text and link); text color, background, and button text/background. The bar can be closed via icon or on scroll.

Mega Menu

Under Header → Mega Menu you can set Show mega menu and Mega menu title (e.g. “Categories”).

Optional: “More items” button (default 7), mega menu height limit (100–1000px), overflow, dynamic alignment, mega menu alignment (left/right), open on homepage. Title, background, and text colors and item border (style 1) can be set.

Assign a menu to the Mega Menu location under Appearance → Menus.

Action Buttons and Mobile Menu

Set Action buttons (CTA, post-login button, alignment, colors). Under Header → Mobile Menu: mobile menu button color; for style 1: mobile menu style, open from left, open submenu on title click.

Header Meta Data and Custom Code

Under Header → Meta Data and Header → Custom Code you can add code or scripts to the header.

5. Menus

Go to Appearance → Menus.

Menu Locations

• Top Menu — Main navigation. Assign your primary menu (Home, About, Blog, Shop, etc.).
• Mega Menu — For the categories/mega block in the header. Usually product categories or link lists.
• Header sticky menu — Optional. Separate menu when the header is sticky.
• Secondary menu — For a second row or footer in some layouts.

Creating a Menu

Create a new menu and name it. Add pages, custom links, and categories, and reorder by dragging. To create a submenu (dropdown), drag an item to the right under its parent. In menu settings, choose Display location and save.

Per-Item Menu Settings

When you expand an item in the menu you can set Menu type (simple, mega menu, Elementor). For mega menu: icon, text and background color; for items with submenus you can set Mega menu background (image) and optionally position, size and repeat of the background (with numeric values and px or %) so menu text stays readable on the image.

6. Footer

Footer options are under Appearance → Customize → Footer.

You can use a Custom footer (Elementor) or Style 1 or 2. Edit columns (1–4) and widgets from here or Appearance → Widgets.

Information box (about, contact, icons in style 2) and Trust symbol are in this section too.

Footer Top: Tagline and About (Style 2)

Under Footer → Footer Top for style 2 you can set the About title and text. With Footer tagline enabled, set tagline text, link, button text, button color, and background (or image).

Footer Bottom: Copyright

Under Footer → Footer Bottom: Copyright right (default “All rights reserved.”) and Copyright left (second line). Style 1 also has an option to change copyright and symbol direction.

Back to Top Button

Under Footer → Back to Top Button choose position (right, left, or none).

When shown: border radius (0–100), icon font size (1–40), show shadow, hide on desktop/tablet/mobile. Custom icon (e.g. fa fa-arrow-up) can be set.

Preloader

Enable Show preloader. Use a preset (cube, line, pulse, spinner) or your own image.

Preloader text (e.g. “Please wait…”), background and text color can be set.

Sticky Buttons and Custom Code

Sticky buttons: where to show (all pages, homepage, archive, pages, shop or product) and first/second button (URL, image or icon, color).

Footer custom code for scripts or HTML in the footer.

7. Blog: Single Post

Under Appearance → Customize → Blog you can set Custom single (Elementor), Single post style (1, 2, or 3), featured image position, meta, author box, sharing, comment template (1, 2, 3), quote style, and download box.

Meta and Display

Toggle title, tags, content type, comments, categories, author, author box, date and updated date (icon, text, color, optional background).

Sharing, Like and View Count

Sharing: style (1, 2, 3), alignment, title and networks.

Post like: “Was this post helpful?” box with yes/no buttons; box title, buttons and colors. Optional: like meta in HEAD and save like for logged-in user.

You can enable Post view count.

Comments, Quote and Download Box

Comments: form fields (name/email/URL), comment rating in style 2, move form before list, submit button color.

Quote: position (top, right, bottom, left) and style (default or 1) with colors, border and icon.

Download box (style 1 or 2) for video/download.

Single Post Typography

Font, size and weight for paragraph, title, author, category, date and comment count; colors; H1–H6 weight.

Related Posts

Enable Related posts. Choose title tag (h2–h6), title color and style (1, 2, 3). Featured image size for desktop/tablet and mobile, related by tag, image height (50–500), and for style 3 image width (30–500) and overlay (0–100) can be set.

Breadcrumb, In-Content Widget, Player, Helper Box

Breadcrumb: display mode (one or two) and separator. Optional: wrap words on mobile, sort categories by ID.

In-content widget: set position number to insert a widget between content paragraphs (disabled with custom single).

Enable Ahura player and Title helper box if needed. Sidebar/content order on mobile is in this section too.

8. Blog: Archive and List

Under Appearance → Customize → Blog → Archive you can choose Custom archive (template from Section Builder, type Archive) or Archive style (default or 2).

Options: breadcrumb; excerpt length; meta in card (author, time); “New” badge and days count; content type; show/hide category box and descriptions; title/excerpt/author/time color and font in cards; layout and sidebar from Theme Layout; pagination.

9. Dark Mode

Settings are under Appearance → Customize → Header → Dark Mode.

Enable Dark mode. Three modes: Light, Dark, and Black. Upload a dark mode logo (304×98).

Set theme switcher display, layout (horizontal/vertical or dropdown) and switcher labels. Choose Default theme mode (light, dark or black).

With Dark mode scheduler set start and end time (00–24) so dark mode applies automatically in that range.

10. WooCommerce

Install and activate WooCommerce. Theme options under Appearance → Customize → WooCommerce:

• Shop — Custom product archive (Elementor), layout and sidebar position, product card style, columns.
• Single Product — Layout, breadcrumb, related products, gallery and tabs; custom template from Section Builder.
• Cart and Checkout — Style and layout of cart and checkout pages.
• My Account — Look and options for the account page.
• Notice — Color and radius for shop notices (success, error, info).

11. Portfolio

The theme has a Portfolio post type. Add portfolio items from the admin menu. Settings under Appearance → Customize → Portfolio.

Archive: breadcrumb, cover height (0–1000), cover ratio, archive and single title color, cover background and text color.

Single Portfolio: layout, gallery, content and related portfolios. If the portfolio post type is disabled, this panel is hidden.

12. Elementor and Section Builder

With Elementor installed, the Section Builder post type is added. Create a new template and choose Template type: Header, Footer, Single Post, Archive, Product Archive, Menu, or 404 Error.

Design with Edit with Elementor. In the Customizer, in the relevant section (Header, Footer, Blog, WooCommerce, Pages), enable “Use custom …” and select this template.

Templates of type Menu are used for Elementor menu items (in Menus). “All Headers” and “Edit Header” links give quick access to templates.

13. Widgets and Sidebars

Go to Appearance → Widgets. Arrange widgets by drag and drop.

Widget Areas

• Footer (1–4 columns); left and right sidebar.
• WooCommerce shop left/right sidebar; single product left/right sidebar.
• Start/middle/end content widgets (single post).

Sidebar Options

Under Appearance → Customize → Sidebar: sidebar style (1, 2, 3), sticky sidebar, hide on mobile, widget title border color. For In-content widget, place the widget in the relevant area under Appearance → Widgets and set the position number (between paragraphs) in Blog → Single Post.

14. Pages and 404

Global page settings are under Appearance → Customize → Pages → Global Settings (e.g. comments on pages: on/off).

Per-page or per-post settings (custom header/footer, transparent header, sticky header, breadcrumb) are in the edit screen for that page or post, in the Ahura Settings box.

404 settings under Pages → 404 Settings: use custom 404 page (Section Builder) or default style (1 or 2); text and back button; colors. Preloader, back to top and sticky buttons are in the Footer panel.

15. More Options

Theme Layout, Sidebar and a few other sections sit at the top level of the Customizer.

• Style — Global style (content radius, shadow, widget radius), typography (font and weight), primary and secondary color, custom CSS (desktop and optionally tablet/mobile).
• Theme Layout — Sidebar position (right, left, 3 columns, full width, full width centered) for blog, shop and single product.
• Sidebar — Style (1, 2, 3), sticky sidebar, hide on mobile, LifterLMS sidebar, widget title border color.
• Custom code — Under Style → Custom CSS and Header/Footer → Custom Code.
• Global Settings — Breadcrumb separator and shared options.
• Admin Panel — Font and admin settings.
• Backup — Export and import Customizer settings.

16. Help and Support

• Always click Publish after changes in the Customizer.
• Use Customizer preview to check desktop and mobile.
• For mega menu: in Appearance → Menus open an item, set menu type to “Mega menu” and if needed set background image and position/size in the same item settings box.
• Keep WordPress, theme and Elementor/WooCommerce updated and back up before major updates.
• With a child theme, Customizer settings are stored separately. If you had settings on the main Ahura theme and then activated the child theme, enable the option in Appearance → Customize to transfer settings from the main theme to the child theme.
• For license and updates, go to the Ahura license page or Studio, click “Activate” and follow the steps.

For more help and support visit ertano.com/docs/ahura or the theme’s official docs and support channel.