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Do Not See License Activation Form for Astra Pro Addon Plugin?

If you do not see the license activation form for Astra Pro, chances are —

1. Astra Pro plugin is not installed

Make sure you have installed and activated the Astra Pro plugin. See How to Install Astra Pro Addon plugin?

2. Astra Pro plugin is not able to find the theme installed on your website.

This can happen if the theme folder is renamed. To verify and fix, follow the steps below:

Login to the FTP of your website and go to wp-content/themesEnsure you have a folder: astraIf it is something else, rename the folder back to astra (or just reinstall Astra theme)

Renaming the theme folder can be a cause of many problems. WordPress recognizes themes by the folder and it is strongly recommended not to rename folders unless there is the intention behind.

3. Astra theme has a stable version while Astra Pro has a beta/RC version or vice versa.

Check if the theme and the plugin both have a stable version. Else both should have a beta/RC version. Sometimes if the versions are different the license box does not display.

How to Refresh / Flush WordPress Permalinks?

Whenever a new Custom Post is added through a plugin or code; usually WordPress permalinks needs to be flushed.

Step 1: In the WordPress admin area, go to 「Settings > Permalinks」Step 2: Click 「Save Changes」Step 3: Permalinks and rewrite rules are flushed.

Not Receiving Update Notification for Astra Theme?

If you do not receive an update notification for Astra Theme, chances are — the theme folder is renamed.

Changing the theme folder name stops updates from https://wordpress.org/ as the theme folder is used as the slug for WordPress updater.

To verify and fix, follow the steps below:

Login to the FTP of your website and go to: wp-content/themesEnsure you have a folder: astraIf it is something else, rename the folder back to astra (or just reinstall Astra theme)

Renaming the theme folder can cause many problems. WordPress recognizes themes by the folder and it is strongly recommended not to rename folders unless there is intention behind.

Default Structured Data and Schema Markup in Astra Theme

Schema is basically a joint effort by all major search engines that guidelines the markup that we should add in our website. This markup allows search engines to better understand our website and display better search results.

As you might already know, Astra theme adds Schema markup to and takes care of the SEO fundamentals of your website. Below is the list of all Schemas Astra adds on your website:

WebPage: On WordPress single pages

Blog: On Blog Index Page

Person:

On author archive pages.On blog posts meta to the author link.Author Bio on blog posts

WPHeader: To the header

WPFooter: To the footer

WPSideBar: To the main sidebar

SiteNavigationElement: To the primary navigation menu.

SearchResultsPage: On Search Results Pages

Organization: To the title & logo

BreadcrumbList: To the breadcrumb through Page Header module in Astra Pro

Sidebar / Container Options in Customizer for Learndash Not Working?

Some options in the customizer (Sidebar, Container, Distraction Free Learning) work seamlessly on the pages that are created from LearnDash Custom Post Type.

Below are the examples of LearnDash Custom Post Type Pages:

Single course pagesLessonsTopicsQuizzes

However, if you have created any layouts with the help of LearnDash shortcodes, the options in customizer mentioned above will NOT work. Instead, you can set the sidebar and container for those pages from the meta options.The LearnDash Layout options can be found at Appearance > Customize > Global > Container:

Disable featured image on all pages

Astra has a filter astra_featured_image_enabled which can be used to programmatically enable or disable the featured image.

Here is an example snippet that shows how you can disable the featured image on all the pages by default.

/**
* Disable featured images for pages.
* Set the featured image to false if current post type is 'page'
*
* @param boolean $status True - Enable featured image; False - Disable featured image
* @return boolean Featured image status based on the
*/
function disable_feattured_image_for_posts( $status ) {

// disable featured image for pages.
if ( 'page' == get_post_type() ) {
$status = false;
}

return $status;
}

add_filter( 'astra_featured_image_enabled', 'disable_feattured_image_for_posts' );

Note:

Add the above code into the child theme』s functions.php file.

Know More about Astra Beta Versions? How to Download and Use?

While working on a major update for the Astra, we make it a point to release a few beta versions before the final stable product. You can try the new features, test and share feedback, with the beta version.

We strongly recommend you to use the beta version of the theme and plugin in a test environment only. Do not use it on a live site. This will let you try new features without worrying what breaks.

The beta version may further come in multiple minor updates until we are perfectly sure of releasing the final version.

Things You Should Know Before Using the Beta Version –

Beta releases contain the early versions of a major update. They might be released a couple of weeks or a few days before the final version. Although we make sure every version offered to you is tested, there might be some minor bugs that need to be worked on.

During the beta phase, there is a freeze on a code. This means that only the present errors and bugs will be fixed. Apart from these, any feedback requesting for a new feature will be considered only in the next major update.

Where Can You Download the Beta Version?

When beta versions are available, you can download them from your Store Account. You will find zip files for the theme and plugin beta version.

How Can I Install a Beta Version?

You can install and get going with a Beta version in 3 easy steps.

Deactivate & uninstall current theme or plugin from your website. Don』t worry, nothing will be lost.Download beta version from your Store Account.Now install downloaded beta version like any other theme and plugin.

How Can I Update the Plugin?

Auto-updates are not sent for Beta releases. Therefore, in order to switch from a beta version to the updated version of a theme and plugin, you will have to download the updated file from your Store Account and install the plugin manually.

Share Your Feedback!

If you have something to share; whether it is a good experience working on the new features or errors and bugs you come across, please do share them with us in our support center?

How to Add Social Media Icons to Header?

Social Media is becoming an integral part of the website to promote brands. It plays an important role in growing social media followers.

Astra allows adding social icons in the header with the help of widgets. You can use any external plugin to customize the social icon widget and append it to Astra header.

To add the widget to the primary header follow the steps –

Step 1 – From the WordPress dashboard navigate to Appearance > Customize > Header > Primary Menu and select the Last Item in Menu > Widget.

Step 2 – After selecting widget option as a custom menu item, set a widget from Appearance > Customize > Widgets > Header. All widgets will be available here in the list. You can add more widgets with any plugin.

The plugin that works best with the theme and provides easiest way to add widgets is – Astra Widgets. You can add –

Astra : AddressAstra : List IconsAstra : Social Profiles

In case you need other widgets than above, you can try using external plugins like –

Social Icons Widget by WPZOOM

Here is a video that shows how to add WordPress widget in Astra theme header –

Quick View for WooCommerce Products

This is a premium feature available with Astra Pro Addon plugin. To use these Pro features, you need to have the Astra theme along with the Astra Pro Addon installed on your website.

You can manage the Quick view which shows product details in a lightbox using the WooCommerce module available with Astra Pro under Shop page settings. Please refer document, to begin with, WooCommerce module.

After activating the addon, the setting can be found under Appearance > Customize > WooCommerce > Product Catalog.

Below are the available settings –

On ImageOn Image ClickAfter Summary

On Image

A strip appears across the image on hover when you choose this option.Once you click on the Quick View option a lightbox opens with the product』s description.

On Image Click

Unlike 「On Image」, no Quick View strip appears on the image hover.When you click on the image for an instance lightbox opens with the product』s description.

After Summary

A summary is the details of the product like title, price, short description and so on.When you choose this option, Quick View button appears at the end of the above-mentioned summary.

Stick Add to Cart Button

Enabling this option will stick Add to Cart button and other variables at the bottom of quick view window. If you have long description and number of variables, this option can be used to stick and highlight Add to Cart button.

Note: Whatever appears in the lightbox comes from the Single Product settings.So if you wish to show/hide the settings like title, description, add to cart button etc you need to predefine those setting. All these settings will be displayed on Single Product Page as well.

Path for the setting in customizer is Appearance > Customize > WooCommerce > Single Product.

Off Canvas Sidebar for WooCommerce Shop Page

This is a premium feature available with Astra Pro Addon plugin. To use these Pro features, you need to have the Astra theme along with the Astra Pro Addon installed on your website.

You can manage the sidebar using the WooCommerce module available with Astra Pro. Please refer document, to begin with, WooCommerce module.

WooCommerce Addon provides Off Canvas Sidebar option for Shop page. Settings can be found under Appearance > Customize > WooCommerce > Product Catalog.

Off Canvas Sidebar is the part of navigation strategy. The sidebar is initially moved out off the screen and out of view as well. To make the sidebar appear you have to set trigger in the form a button, or a link is given. When you click on the trigger, Off Canvas Sidebar appears. This option works very well with all the responsive devices as well.

Since this is a sidebar, you need set the sidebar using various WordPress widgets. Or you can even add third-party widgets.

There are 3 ways to showcase the Off Canvas Sidebar trigger:

LinkAppears in the three line menu.

ButtonLike mentioned before, the default theme color & styling is applied to the button.

Custom ClassThis custom functionality helps you to set/place the Off Canvas Sidebar trigger anywhere you wish on the entire website.The trigger for Off Canvas Sidebar can be placed in the header, above header, footer or anywhere else as per the requirement.For example:A nice and simple button can be designed with the help of Custom Layout addon.Give some name in the advanced tab of HTML class of the button

Repeat the same class name in the Off Canvas Sidebar Custom Class option.

Note: Custom Class will trigger off-canvas sidebar only on the shop page. It will not trigger it on any other page. For example, if the button with custom class is added to the header. Then clicking on the button will trigger off-canvas sidebar only on the shop page and not on other pages.

After enabling the option, the off-canvas sidebar will not trigger until you add widgets in it.

For adding widgets got to Appearance > Widgets > Off-Canvas Filters. Simply drag-drop the widgets from the Available Widget option.

Once you add the widgets, you can manage the further customizations from the customizer