First, you need to prepare a new database for your Magento store. You can create the new database using the database management tool from your hosting control panel (usually PhpMyAdmin).

The following data will be received while creating a database: database name, database username, password and you server name. You need to save this data as you will need it for further Magento installation.

With the phpMyAdmin tool you will be able to create a new database in 3 simple steps(check the screen shots below):

1. Open the "Database" tab, you will see the list of databases.

2. Input your database name. Click "Create" button.

3. Your database has appeared in the list. In order to enter the database, click on its name in the list.

When you are done with uploading files, you can start Magento engine installation process. Open your browser and in the address bar type your 'domain name/path to your Magento directory'. You should see the welcome screen. Please follow the instructions below to install Magento.

Step 1: Installation Assistant

Please read the license agreement and click the "Agree and Setup Magento" checkbox if you agree with the terms.

Server Readiness Check

Click the "Start Readiness Check" button to check your server settings compatibility with the Magento 2 engine requirements.

Step 2: Database connection

Here you need to input the database details and some initial settings. Add a Database – input your host name, database name, database user and password. Contact your hosting provider, if you don't have the necessary details.

Make sure you have a database created for the Magento installation. And also make sure it is clear, without any tables.

Step 3: Web Configuration

Here you can change Magento admin panel URL and the main store address. Other settings you can leave unchanged.

When the checking procedure is complete, click 'Next'. button.

Step 4: Localization

Select the required time zone, default currency and store language. In the Advanced Modules Configurations section you can also select default modules that should/shouldn't be installed. We recommend that you do not perform changes in this section.

When the checking procedure is complete, click 'Next'. button.

Step 5: Create Admin Account

Here you need to input personal details for the store owner and administrator.

Step 6: Install

The store configuration is done. Press the Install Now button to start the store installation process.

Step 7: Success

This is the final installation step. Copy the generated encryption key and keep it safe.

We are going to review template configuration options based on the example. We will configure it the same way as our Live Demo template, without affecting products data.

Activate the new theme

1. (For 2.0.x) Open Magento admin panel and navigate to Stores > Configuration menu.

(For 2.1.x) Open Magento admin panel and navigate to Content > Design > Configuration menu.

2. (For 2.0.x) In the General menu select Design tab. Click Design Theme tab and in the Design Theme drop-down list select the required theme, then click Save Config button.

(For 2.1.x) Go to Edit.

(For 2.1.x) Select the template from dropdown. And click on 'Save Configuration'

Reindex data

1. To reindex data, Open System > Index Management

2. In the first column open the drop-down list and choose the "Select All" option.

3. In the top "Actions" selector choose "Update on save" option. It will allow automatically reindex the specified data after saving any settings in the admin panel.

Click "Submit" button.

Please be patient, this may take a while.

Reindex data using command line

In order to reindex data using command line, please execute below command at magento root directory

bin/magento indexer:reindex

For more details click here

Disable cache

In order to make the changes appear on your website with no delay, you need to disable cache. It prevents additional cache clearing actions after every change you make. You can enable it when you are done with store editing.

1. Open Magento admin panel and navigate to System > Cache Management menu.

2. In the first column open the drop-down list and choose the "Select All" option.

3. In the top "Refresh" field select "Disable" option.

4. Click "Submit" button.

Navigate to Theme Cpanel > Theme Settings

Save configuration once to save the default settings.

Import Static Blocks button import all the static blocks that comes with adbeaut theme. If you want to overwrite existing blocks than select Overwrite Existing Blocks to Yes and Save Config. Then after Click on Import Static Blocks button. Do same for import cms pages.

After import static blocks & pages, Click on Import Demo Data to import all demo data of extension that comes with adbeaut theme.

After import demo data, Import demo that you want to display on front side.

After Successfully import your demo, save Theme Settings and Design Settings and clear the Cache.

For 2.0.x

Please follow these steps when setting up logo image included into the theme package (you can view it on the Live Demo page).

1. Open the Magento admin panel and select Stores > Configuration in the side menu.

2. Select the "General" tab.

3. In the "General" section, select the Design tab. Choose Header and upload your logo.

4. Click "Save Config" button.

For 2.1.x

Open Magento admin panel and navigate to Content > Design > Configuration menu.

2. Expand the "header" tab.

3. In the "Header" section, click on 'Upload' button to upload your logo.

4. Click "Save Configuration" button.

From the top menu select Content > Pages. Here you can find all the store pages. Home page, About Us and Privacy and Cookie Policy should already be available, so you don't need to add them. You only need to update the pages HTML and XML content. Open any of them in order to get the access to the content.

To add Widget, Navigate to Content tab click on Insert Widget.. button. It will open popup , from there select widget that you want to display on home page with widget options and click on Insert Widget button

In the top menu navigate to Content > Blocks.

In the top right corner click the "Add New block" button to add a new static block.

Add Block title, identifier, select store view & add HTML code into the content area.

Click on Save Block button from upper right corner to save static block.

Open Magento admin panel and navigate to Theme Cpanel.

Click on Theme Cpanel > Theme Design. Store owner can set different colors for different stores.

From Body Font Color, Store owner can set body text color.

From Body Font Size, Store owner can set body font size.

Set Main Wrapper & Content Background from Page Wrapper and Main Content Settings

Set Header Top, Search box, Navigation Menu, Minicart block colors

Set Footer custom style, Footer top, Newsletter block, Social block, Middle block, Bottom block etc

Add You custom CSS.

Set Theme layout: Full-width Layout, Box Layout and Maximum Width: 1170, 1280 (Default), Full Width

Set Header type from 7 different header layout. also set header in full width, show sharing addons, add home link in navigation menu etc.

Set Static block above main content & below main content for home page for different store. Set home page slider width: Box-width, Full-width.

Set Footer top, Footer middle1, middle2 & Footer bottom settings

Set Product list page settings like, show new & sale label, product block(3-block, 4-block) in a row, image width, show ratings, show add to compare & wishlist link etc

Set Product view page settings like, show sharing addons, show related, upsell & cross sell products etc

Set Contact page settings like, show google map, set store name, address, contact no., email etc

Show loader on home page or all pages with uploaded loader image

Import Static Blocks, Pages & Demo data that comes with a adbeaut theme

How to change newsletter popup settings?

Go to Theme Cpanel > Newsletter > Configuration

From that you can change newsletter settings like,

General Settings: Show/hide Newsletter Popup

Content Display Settings: Show/hide/change main title, change main title font color, text size etc, set custom message, show newsletter popup checkbox, show background image etc

Popup Box Settings: Popup box height & width, open & close effect, set delay time for popup appear, set cookie expiration time etc

Social Options: Show social icons with url like facebook, google plus, twitter, youtube, flicker, vimeo, pinterest, instagram, foursquare, tumblr, rss, email etc

How to edit homepage slider?

To edit homepage slider content, please go to Admin Theme Cpanel > Banner Slider > Manage Bannerslider and you can add/edit bannerslider as per your requirement.

You can also change bannerslider configuration from Theme Cpanel > Banner Slider > Configuration

How to add advertising blocks on homepage?

To add advertisement block on home page, Go to Content > Blocks

If you want to add advertisement block above main content then open/edit Home Page Above Main Content. If you want to add advertisement block below main content then open/edit Home Page Below Main Content

Click on Insert Widget... button. Now select Advertising - Advertising Block Widget from Widget Type*. Select any one Home Advertisement Block. Select Style: Box(Default) or Full width. Now, Click on Insert Widget Button and Save Block.

It will add advertisement block on home page like,

How to add featured products block on homepage?

To add featured products block on home page, Go to Content > Blocks.

Open/edit Home Page Below Main Content block. Click on Insert Widget... button. Now select Catalog Products List from Widget Type*. Enter Title, Display page title(Yes/No), Number of product to display, Template, Cache lifetime, Condition like Is Featured is Yes etc and Click on Insert Widget Button and Save Block.

It will add featured products block on home page like,

How to add new products block on homepage?

To add new products block on home page, Go to Content > Blocks.

Open/edit Home Page Below Main Content block. Click on Insert Widget... button. Now select Catalog Products List from Widget Type*. Enter Title, Display page title(Yes/No), Number of product to display, Template, Cache lifetime, Conditions etc and Click on Insert Widget Button and Save Block.

It will add new products block on home page like,

How to add from our blogs block on homepage?

To add from our blogs block on home page, Go to Content > Blocks.

Open/edit Home Page Below Main Content block. Click on Insert Widget... button. Now select CMS Static Block from Widget Type*. Select Template: CMS Static Block Default Template. Now, Click on Select Block button and select Home Blogs Block from static blocks list and Click on Insert Widget Button and Save Block.

It will add from our blogs block on home page like,

How to add shop by brands block on homepage?

To add shop by brands block on home page, Go to Content > Blocks.

Open/edit Home Page Below Main Content block. Click on Insert Widget... button. Now select CMS Static Block from Widget Type*. Select Template: CMS Static Block Default Template. Now, Click on Select Block button and select Home Brands Block from static blocks list and Click on Insert Widget Button and Save Block.

It will add shop by brand block on home page like,

How to change/edit footer block settings

Go to Theme Cpanel > Theme Settings > Footer. There are four main section

Footer - Top: Show/hide Newsletter block & social sharing icons

Footer - Middle 1: Show services from footer_service static block

Footer - Middle 2: Show Information block in column 1, Static block footer_our_services in column 2, Static block footer_theme_features in column 3 and Static block footer_contact in column 4

Footer - Bottom: Show copyright text and payment logos from footer_payment_logos static block

• Enable Bannerslider: Yes | No.
• Slider Animation: Fade | Slide.
• Navigation Control: Normal | Thumbnails.
• Slideshow Speed: Set the speed of the slideshow.
• Direction: Horizontal | Vertical.
• Animation Loop: Yes | No.
• Smooth Height: Animate the height of the slider smoothly for slides of varying height.
• Set Initial Slide: Starting slide for the slider, in array notation.
• Enable Slideshow: Setup slideshow for the slider to animate automatically.
• Animation Speed: Set the speed of the animation, in milliseconds.
• Initial Delay: Set an initial delay, in milliseconds.
• Pause on Hover: Pause the slide show when hovering over style.
• Allow Touch Swipe Navigation: Allow touch swipe navigation of the slider on enable devices.
• Navigation Direction: Create previous/next arrow navigation.
• Allow Keyboard Navigation: Allow slider navigation via keyboard left/right key.
• Allow Mousewheel Navigation: Allows slider navigation via mousewheels.
• Previous Direction Text: Set the text for the "previous" directionNav item.
• Next Direction Text: Set the text for the "next" directionNav item.

General Settings

• Enable: Yes | No

Content Display Settings

• Show Main Title: Yes | No
• Main Title: Title for main text
• Use default main title settings: Use default font size and color for main title text section.
• Main Title Font Size: Set font size for mian title text.
• Main Title Text Color: Set font color for mian title text.
• Enable Csustom Message: Yes | No
• Custom Message: Enter custom message.
• Use Default Custom Message Settings: Use default font size and color for custom message text section.
• Custom message Font Size: Set font size for custom message text.
• Custom message Text Color: Set font color for custom message text.
• Subscribe Button Text: Set text for Subscribe button.
• Use Default Button Settings: Use default font size and color for subscribe button text section.
• Subscribe Button Background: Set subscribe button background color.
• Subscribe Button Hover Background: Set subscribe button background hover color.
• Subscribe button Text Color: Set font color for subscribe button text.
• Subscribe button Hover Text Color: Set font color for subscribe button hover text color.
• Show Newsletter 'show once' Checkbox: Yes | No
• 'Show once' Checkbox Label: Set checkbox label
• Display Image In Newsletter: Yes | No
• Upload Newsletter Image: Upload image for newsletter
• Newsletter Image Position: Set newsletter section image position to left pr right align
• Show Background Image: Yes | No
• Upload Newsletter Background Image: Upload image mewsletter background

Popup Box Settings

• Popup Width: Set newsletter popup width. Specify in pixels.
• Popup Height: Set newsletter popup height. Specify in pixels
• Popup Padding: Set newsletter popup innner padding. Specify in numeric
• Popup Box Border: Yes | No.
• Popup Border Color: Set newsletter popup box border color.
• Popup Open Effect: Fade | Elastic | None.
• Popup Open Speed: Set popup open speed. The value should be in milliseconds.
• Popup Open Method: Set popup open method like zoomin | ZoomOut.
• Popup Close Effect: Fade | Elastic | None
• Popup Close Speed: Set popup close speed. The value should be in milliseconds.
• Popup Close Method: Set popup Close method like zoomin | ZoomOut.
• Delay Time For Popup Appear: Set deilay time of popup. The value should be in milliseconds.
• Show Newsletter Popup Once: True | False.
• Cookie Expiration Time: Set cookie expiration time (In days).

Social Options

• Enable Social Media: Yes | No
• Social Block Title: Set title for social block.
• Use Default Social Title Settings: Yes | No
• Enable Facebook: Yes | No
• Facebook Url: Enter your facebook url.
• Use Default Icon Settings: Yes | No
• Enable Google+: Yes | No
• Google+ Url: Enter your Google+ url.
• Use Default Icon Settings: Yes | No
• Enable Twitter: Yes | No
• Twitter Url: Enter your Twitter url.
• Use Default Icon Settings: Yes | No
• Enable Youtube: Yes | No
• Youtube Url: Enter your Youtube url.
• Use Default Icon Settings: Yes | No
• Enable Flickr: Yes | No
• Flickr Url: Enter your Flicker url.
• Use Default Icon Settings: Yes | No
• Enable Vimeo:
• Enable Pinterest: Yes | No
• Pinterest Url: Enter your Pinterest url.
• Use Default Icon Settings: Yes | No
• Enable Instagram: Yes | No
• Instagram Url: Enter your Istagram url.
• Use Default Icon Settings: Yes | No
• Enable Foursquare: Yes | No
• Foursquare Url: Enter your Foursquare url.
• Use Default Icon Settings: Yes | No
• Enable Tumblr: Yes | No
• Tumblr Url: Enter your Tumblr url.
• Use Default Icon Settings: Yes | No
• Enable RSS: Yes | No
• RSS Url: Enter your RSS url.
• Use Default Icon Settings: Yes | No
• Enable Mail: Yes | No
• Email Address:
• Use Default Icon Settings: Yes | No

To add new advertisement block, Go to Theme Cpanel > Advertising > Manage Advertising Blocks

Click on add Add New button to add new advertisement block images.

Advertise Information

• Status: Enabled | Disabled
• Name: Enter name of advertisement block
• Pattern: Select pattern from different 16 patterns
• Image: Upload image that you want for that advertisement block
• Effect: Select image effect from different 16 effects
• URL: Enter URL for redirect to given url

For Example, If you have selected Pattern > Pattern 11, then you will get the preview of advt. block pattern below pattern dropdown.

Here,

Now as per the preview you have to upload 4 images. so upload images to Image1, Image2, Image3, Image4 and related options like URL and Effect(hover effect for particular image). Here, no need to upload other images like image5, image6, image7, etc...

Save Advertisement block.

To add advertisement block on home page, Go to Content > Blocks

If you want to add advertisement block above main content then open/edit Home Page Above Main Content. If you want to add advertisement block below main content then open/edit Home Page Below Main Content

Click on Insert Widget... button. Now select Advertising - Advertising Block Widget from Widget Type*. Set Title, Sub title and select any one Home Advertisement Block. Select Style: Box(Default) or Full width. Now, Click on Insert Widget Button and Save Block.

It will add advertisement block on home page like,

• Enable: Yes | No
• Display: Only Text | Only Image | Both Text and Image
• Position: Left | Right
• Text On Link: Set text for scroll to top
• Background Color: Set background color for scroll to top
• Background Hover Color: Set background hover color for scroll to top
• Text Colour: Set text color for scroll to top
• Text Hover Colour: Set text hover color for scroll to top
• Image for Link: Upload scroll to top image
• Image for Hover Link: Upload scroll to top image

General

• Enable: Yes | No
• Enable Sticky Menu: Yes | No
• Default Menu Type: Select menu type like Full With | Static Width | Clasic etc...
• Visible Menu Depth: Set menu depth level.
• Show The Link "Home": Yes | No
• Show "Home" Icon: Yes | No

Custom Links & Blocks

Set cusotm items and block for megamenu section like Title | ID or URL | Menu Type and Position etc...

Category Labels

Set cusotm Category label for mega menu like New | Sale | Hot! etc...

Design Setting

• Use Custom: Yes | No

Top Menu Section

• Background Color: Set background color for top menu section.
• Text Color: Set text color for top menu section.
• Text Hover Color: Set text hover color for top menu section.
• Text Active Color: Set text active menu color for top menu section.
• Hover Background Color: Set menu text section hover background color for top menu section.
• Active Background Color: Set active menu text section background color for top menu section.

Sub Menu Section

• Background Color: Set sub menu section background color.
• Text Color: Set sub menu section text color.
• Text Hover Color: Set sub menu section text hover color.
• Text Active Color: Set sub menu section active menu text color.

Label Section

• Label 1 Color: Set albel 1 text color.
• Label 1 Background Color: Set albel 1 background color.
• Label 2 Color: Set albel 2 text color.
• Label 2 Background Color: Set albel 2 background color.
• Label 3 Color: Set albel 3 text color.
• Label 3 Background Color: Set albel 3 background color.