How To Setup Solio Blogger Template ~ Daf-Blogs

Solio is an extraordinary and professionally designed portfolio blogger template, loaded with various kinds of features it focuses on creating a personal or any professional one-page site on blogger. Solio is equipped with various widgets that will help you publish your blog more professionally. To make it easy for you we have published this detailed documentation, so that you can setup your blog correctly. You have made a good decision by choosing our template.
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Basic Setup

Video Documentation

You can check this below video to understand the setup process much more easily, just click the below image to watch the video directly on YouTube, or click this link - How To Setup Solio Blogger Template - SoraTemplates

Header Background

Access your blog Theme > click Edit Html> and then find the following coding.

#header-wrapper {
text-align: center;
padding:0;
background: url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA5OYRkeDgMbRRhcL-bfOL2lDwUS0D92lJMAAJ96sR64d0cdYGV6Hg2Kbrm73mk95yeF1Dww2U_ED23ImIOrgK7g7m4BjVWBqkADmOnkJ0zinQmdVirO5qQfyCeBeG3rlBijoZcdBBcbY/s1600/head-back.jpg) no-repeat center bottom;
background-attachment: fixed;
background-size: cover;
margin-bottom: 10px;
height:100vh;
box-sizing:border-box;
position:relative;
width: 100%;
}

Change the black highlighted code with your own image link.

Note:- Don't change anything else, otherwise the background will not work properly.

Main Menu/DropDown/Multi DropDown

Access your blog Layout > click Edit link on Main Menu widget.

Normal Link : Features

Sub Link: _Sub Link 1.0 (before the link add "_") 1 underscore
Sub Link 2: __Sub Link 1.1 (before the link add "__") 2 underscore

Header Title & Header Flashing Text

Access your blog Layout > click Add a Gadget > HTML/JavaScript on Header Title & Logo Description Widget Section, and then add your title in the title section and description text into the content section. Have a look to the format below.

<p>
Welcome
</p>

Logo Description ( Flashing Text Should be in this format below ). Have a look to the format below.

<div class='type'>
<span>I Am</span><p></p>
</div>
<script language='javascript' type='text/javascript'>//<![CDATA[
$(function() {
"use strict";
$(".header-logo-desc p").typed({
strings: ["John Doe", "a Developer" , " a Designer"], //Headlines(Change It)
loop: true,
startDelay: 1e3,
backDelay: 2e3
});
});
//]]></script>

Social Top/Footer

Access your blog Layout > click Edit link on Social Top widget.

Icons Available { facebook, twitter, gplus, rss, youtube, skype, stumbleupon, tumblr, vine, stack-overflow, linkedin, dribbble, soundcloud, behance, digg, instagram, pinterest, delicious, codepen }

Fixed Menu

Access your blog Theme > click Edit Html> and then find the following coding.

<ul id='nav'>
<li class='current'><a href='#header-wrapper'>Home</a></li>
<li><a href='#section-1'>About Me</a></li>
<li><a href='#section-2'>Services</a></li>
<li><a href='#main-wrapper'>Portfolio</a></li>
<li><a href='#section-5'>Testimonial</a></li>
<li><a href='#section-7'>Contact</a></li>
</ul>

Change the details with your own.

Note:- Don't change the href=' ' Values Otherwise the menu will not work.

Author Image & Details

Access your blog Layout > click Add a Gadget > HTML/JavaScript on Header Title Widget Section, and then add your description text into the content section. Have a look to the format below.

<div class='sora-author-box'>
<div class='sora-author-box-image'><img alt='Author Image' class='avatar avatar-60 photo' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHq3qB8eBzRTKs4s0Hoi6gAU4hFFDLdNyzRZVMbk3Gu5hGNBsbqvOeCU7Om-4WjZ3wkBsj9y9QHUsqjFsEhyphenhyphenrX5cRxi-tGJALICglTU4ZXFB90tJ6azpUaKkXxRb88EVTwl_mL8MS0tbE/s1600/team_2.jpg'/></div>
<div class='sora-author-box-text'>
<div class='sora-author-box-text-head'>
<span class='hello-txt'>Hello</span>
<h2 class='profile-title'><span>I'm</span> John Doe</h2>
<h3 class='profile-position'>Developer and businessman</h3>
</div>
<div class='sora-author-box-text-details'>
<span>
<p>
Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the an took a galley of type and it to make a type specimen book It has survived not only five centuries.</p>
<br/>
<p>
Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and type setting industry when an unknown printer took a galley and type setting unknown printer industry when of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book It has survived not only five centuries.
</p></span>
</div>
</div></div>

Replace the highlighted text with your details or desired text.

Skills & Info (Section-1)

It has two types of widgets in it first one is skill bar and the other one is skill details.

Skill Bar's

Access your blog Theme > click Edit Html> and then find the following coding.

<div class='skills'>

<dl>
<dt>HTML</dt>
<dd class='skill-percent html' data-percent='90'/>
<dt>CSS</dt>
<dd class='skill-percent css' data-percent='85'/>
<dt>jQuery</dt>
<dd class='skill-percent jquery' data-percent='70'/>
<dt>SCSS</dt>
<dd class='skill-percent scss' data-percent='60'/>
<dt>Javascript</dt>
<dd class='skill-percent javascript' data-percent='50'/>
<dt>PHP</dt>
<dd class='skill-percent php' data-percent='30'/>
<dt>XML</dt>
<dd class='skill-percent xml' data-percent='40'/>
</dl>

</div>

Here are the things you need to change.

Red Highlighted code is for the abilities you want to mention.
Blue Highlighted code is for the score for those abilities.

Info

Access your blog Theme > click Edit Html> and then find the following coding.

<div class='sora-author-box-text-details'>
<ul class='profile-list'>
<li class='clearfix'>
<strong class='list-title'>Age</strong>
<span class='cont'>29</span>
</li>
<li class='clearfix'>
<strong class='list-title'>Address</strong>
<span class='cont'>24058, Belgium, Brussels, Liutte 27, BE</span>
</li>
<li class='clearfix'>
<strong class='list-title'>Blog</strong>
<span class='cont'>blog.yourdomain.com</span>
</li>
<li class='clearfix'>
<strong class='list-title'>E-mail</strong>
<span class='cont'><a href='mailto:robertsmith@company.com'>robertsmith@company.com</a></span>
</li>
<li class='clearfix'>
<strong class='list-title'>Site</strong>
<span class='cont'>http://www.yourdomain.com</span>
</li>
<li class='clearfix'>
<strong class='list-title'>Phone</strong>
<span class='cont'><a href='tel:+12562548456'>+1 256 254 84 56</a></span>
</li>
<li class='clearfix'>
<strong class='list-title'>Freelance</strong>
<span class='cont'>till April 15, 2016</span>
</li>
<li class='clearfix'>
<strong class='list-title'><span class='list-button'>On Vacation</span></strong>
<span class='cont'><i class='fa fa-calendar'/>till March 25, 2016</span>
</li>
</ul>
</div>

Replace the highlighted text with your details or desired text.

Service List Widget

Access your blog Layout > click Edit icon > on Service List widget's.

Widget Settings EX:

How to get FontAwesome or Remixicon icon name ??

Step 1: Go to https://fontawesome.com/v4.7.0/icons/

Step 2: Go to https://remixicon.com/

Find icon EX:

Step 2: Open icon page and copy "fa icon name".

EX:

What Do We Offer (Section-2)

Access your blog Theme > click Edit Html> and then find the following coding.

<div class='special-wrap row'>
<div class='special-title wow fadeInUp animated' style='visibility: visible;'>
<h4>What Do We Offer</h4>
</div>
<div style='clear: both;'/>
<div class='skill-details-works'>

<div class='special-tiles wow fadeInUp' data-wow-delay='0s'>
<div class='special-tiles-wrap'>
<span class='special-icons'>
<i aria-hidden='true' class='fa fa-heart-o'/>
</span>
<span class='special-content'>
<h6 class='special-heading'>Web Designing</h6>
<p class='special-text'>Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's. </p></span>
</div>
</div>



<div class='special-tiles wow fadeInUp' data-wow-delay='0.2s'>
<div class='special-tiles-wrap'>
<span class='special-icons'>
<i aria-hidden='true' class='fa fa-birthday-cake'/>
</span>
<span class='special-content'>
<h6 class='special-heading'>App Development</h6>
<p class='special-text'>Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's. </p></span>
</div>
</div>



<div class='special-tiles wow fadeInUp' data-wow-delay='0.3s'>
<div class='special-tiles-wrap'>
<span class='special-icons'>
<i aria-hidden='true' class='fa fa-cutlery'/>
</span>
<span class='special-content'>
<h6 class='special-heading'>Web Application</h6>
<p class='special-text'>Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's. </p></span>
</div>
</div>



<div class='special-tiles wow fadeInUp' data-wow-delay='0s'>

<div class='special-tiles-wrap'>
<span class='special-icons'>
<i aria-hidden='true' class='fa fa-heart-o'/>
</span>
<span class='special-content'>
<h6 class='special-heading'>Web Designing</h6>
<p class='special-text'>Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's. </p></span>
</div>
</div>



<div class='special-tiles wow fadeInUp' data-wow-delay='0.2s'>
<div class='special-tiles-wrap'>
<span class='special-icons'>
<i aria-hidden='true' class='fa fa-birthday-cake'/>
</span>
<span class='special-content'>
<h6 class='special-heading'>App Development</h6>
<p class='special-text'>Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's. </p></span>
</div>
</div>



<div class='special-tiles wow fadeInUp' data-wow-delay='0.3s'>
<div class='special-tiles-wrap'>
<span class='special-icons'>
<i aria-hidden='true' class='fa fa-cutlery'/>
</span>
<span class='special-content'>
<h6 class='special-heading'>Web Application</h6>
<p class='special-text'>Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's. </p></span>
</div>
</div>

</div>
</div>

Here are the things you need to change.

Replace the highlighted text with your details or desired text.
<i aria-hidden='true' class='fa fa-lightbulb-o'/> -Icon (fontawesome - http://fontawesome.io/cheatsheet/)

Counters (Section-3)

You can change background, number, details and icons in this section.

Background

Access your blog Theme > click Edit Html> and then find the following coding.

.counter-box {
background: url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Ate6vaUPFxON_c_c31cnlAXedeuzZI0JRHkszeybgbRQJERT_F5QVfGVGrlbJXJXQfXtcKjk0voUZ9LeLk1mzt8SZTFYlhv_zGjZAn7WNItY7gC-YV1JmIPudnjuQMqciW2wnQmjj40/s1600/sg-back.jpg) no-repeat;
background-attachment: scroll;
background-size: cover;
background-position: 50% 0;
overflow: hidden;
margin: 0 auto;
padding: 40px 0;
position:relative;
}

Change the red highlighted code with your own image link.

Note:- Don't change anything else, otherwise the background will not work properly.

Number, details and icons

Access your blog Theme > click Edit Html> and then find the following coding.

<div class='counter-box-item'>
<i class='color lnr lnr-code'/>
<h1 class='counter-sora'>3000</h1>
<div class='counter-sora-text'>Projects Completed</div>
</div>
<div class='counter-box-item'>
<i class='color lnr lnr-coffee-cup'/>
<h1 class='counter-sora'>50</h1>
<div class='counter-sora-text'>Happy Customers</div>
</div>
<div class='counter-box-item'>
<i class='color lnr lnr-book'/>
<h1 class='counter-sora'>324</h1>
<div class='counter-sora-text'>Cups Of Coffee</div>
</div>
<div class='counter-box-item'>
<i class='color lnr lnr-gift'/>
<h1 class='counter-sora'>1234</h1>
<div class='counter-sora-text'>Awards</div>
</div>

Here are the things you need to change.

Red Highlighted code is for the icons you want to mention. (fontawesome - http://fontawesome.io/cheatsheet/)
Blue Highlighted code is for the numbers.
Green Highlighted code is for the Descriptions.

Main Slider

Access your blog Layout > click Add a Gadget > HTML/JavaScript on Main Slider section, you must place the following names highlighted in blue below.

Shortcode: Number of Posts/Label, recent or random/slider

Example: 6/Anime/slider

Our Portfolio (Section-4):

This is the title for recent posts you will publish.
Access your blog Theme > click Edit Html> and then find the following coding.

<div class='Portfolio-title'>
<h4>Our Portfolio.</h4>

<span>A creative agency that believes in the power of creative ideas and great design.</span>

</div>

Change the details with your desired one.

Testimonials (Section-5)

Access your blog Theme > click Edit Html> and then find the following coding.

<div class='gallery-cell'>
<div class='testimonial'>
<img class='testimonial-avatar' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWE7mlRWCAqI2EBjjFXgVOg0cXa53McnZKnDJuUmxqGMcsTQFzVve0U7G9HLkqmnxCRWZKPqxKOivgCtEjOfRICPwFRYgN1gHmQOqQ2IliVNdTATivhkKXx7mDpyj3gCDzgT8-9gwcX2g/s400/128.jpg'/>
<q class='testimonial-quote'>"Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Duis mauris ex, gravida ut leo eu, rhoncus porta orci. Fusce vitae rutrum nulla."</q>
<span class='testimonial-author'>Joe Smith, CEO of Cubix</span>
</div>
</div>
<div class='gallery-cell'>
<div class='testimonial'>
<img class='testimonial-avatar' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9hC0mzmbfMaleF3sSqgrtAfbjrKGJiySUgc43ys8o_70CNsIcz58gE7wquEh_j-cIdEk42GR5qBgAca5hspgVKhLAHMCK_YSw_2f3QimhbGPL_wI3aFLen8qjXBF8T1q1jWGkAcZLqVo/s400/128+%25281%2529.jpg'/>
<q class='testimonial-quote'>"Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Duis mauris ex, gravida ut leo eu, rhoncus porta orci. Fusce vitae rutrum nulla."</q>
<span class='testimonial-author'>Lisa Jones, Freelance Web Developer</span>
</div>
</div>
<div class='gallery-cell'>
<div class='testimonial'>
<img class='testimonial-avatar' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoSNusV76yE2O9y2kvWQnMuMRGheKi97VPLrGC3RmIefPKj_QHtDZDQuzWGHq1GdEy_wLKgBwgnXLrACh1xSQdOMvHUf64ml7Rkgv0cVB6hCpvCDiw7JqXj0Eisif5Q5c4g1ojXesD-LI/s400/128.jpg'/>
<q class='testimonial-quote'>"Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Duis mauris ex, gravida ut leo eu, rhoncus porta orci. Fusce vitae rutrum nulla.&quot;</q>
<span class='testimonial-author'>Ryan Waltz, Front-End Developer</span>
</div>
</div>

Here are the things you need to change.

Red Highlighted code is for the users image.
Blue Highlighted code is for the review.
Green Highlighted code is for the user details.

Featured Listings

Access your blog Layout > click Add a Gadget > HTML/JavaScript on Featured Summary section, you must place the following names highlighted in blue below.

Shortcode: Label, recent or random/hot-posts

Example: Technology/hot-posts

Get In Touch (Section-7):

There are few things which you can change in this section.

Headings and description.

Access your blog Theme > click Edit Html> and then find the following coding.

<div class='contact-title'>
<h4>Get in Touch</h4>
<span>Feel free to drop us a line to contact us</span>
</div>

Contact Details

Access your blog Theme > click Edit Html> and then find the following coding.

<div class='contact-other'>
<ul class='con-list'>
<li><i class='lnr lnr-phone'/><span class='con-list-head'>Phone</span><span>+610-401-6021, +610-401-6022</span></li>
<li><i class='lnr lnr-map'/><span class='con-list-head'>Address</span><span>3066 Stone Lane, Wayne, Pennsylvania.</span></li>
<li><i class='lnr lnr-envelope'/><span class='con-list-head'>Email</span><span>admin@mydomain.com</span></li>
</ul>
</div>

Here are the things you need to change.

Replace the highlighted text with your details or desired text.
<i class='lnr lnr-phone'/> -Icon (fontawesome - http://fontawesome.io/cheatsheet/)

Contact Form

To make the contact form work you have to do nothing, it works automatically hurrah!!

Post List Widget

Access your blog Layout > click Add a Gadget > HTML/JavaScript on Sidebar or Footer section and follow the instructions below.

Shortcode: Results number/Label, recent or random/post-list

Label Posts: 3/Technology/post-list
Recent Posts: 3/recent/post-list
Random Posts: 3/random/post-list

Footer Navigation

Access your blog Layout > click Edit link on Topnav widget.

it automatically picks pages and page links but in case it doesn't pick, please see the above image to add one, you can also add external links(Links from somewhere else).

Facebook Page Plugin:

<center><div id="fb-root"></div>
<script>(function(d, s, id) {
var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];
if (d.getElementById(id)) return;
js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;
js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.5&appId=1760806057479925";
fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);
}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));</script>
<div class="fb-page" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/soratemplates/" data-width="350" data-height="230" data-hide-cover="false" data-show-facepile="true" data-show-posts="false"><div class="fb-xfbml-parse-ignore"></div></div></center>

or you can follow this tutorial if above method won't work
How to Add Responsive Facebook Like Box Widget In Blogger

Template Customization

Access your blog Template > click Customize.
Colors

Installation And Custom Services

We provide plenty of templates for free but if you want something unique for your blog then let us create a unique design for your blog, Just tell us your needs and we will convert your dream design into reality. We also Provide Blogger Template Installation Service. Our Installation service gives you a simple, quick and secure way of getting your template setup without hassle.

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