Ambrosia: Recreating the Demo

Introduction

Recreating features of the demo site used to show off some of the more interesting aspects of Ambrosia can be done fairly easily. All you need is the right plugins and settings, and you should be able to reproduce most (if not all) of the elements found in our demo site.

Below, we will break down some of these elements and give you the information you need to know to recreate them on your own site using the Ambrosia Theme.

Keep in mind that a lot of the detail that makes our demos look so good is the result of many hours of hard work by our team, and some of them will require a moderate level of experience working with the WordPress back end. We have added most of these elements into the theme's core files in order to make them easily accessible without having to edit any code.

NOTE: We recommend downloading a copy of the RocketLauncher whenever you are attempting to replicate demo content. This allows easy referencing, whether on your site in a subdirectory, development server, or on a localhost. This will allow you to see all of our demo content in context, making it easier to replicate.

Particles

Theme Particles

• Audio Player
• Block Content
• Calendar
• Contact
• Content List
• Content Tabs
• Features Slider
• WordPress Posts
• Headlines
• Image Grid
• Info List
• Lists
• Newsletter
• Promo Image
• Search
• Simple Counter
• Social
• Stripes Slider
• Tab Image

Core Particles

• Logo
• Menu
• To Top
• Social
• Positions
• Spacer
• Mobile Menu
• Custom HTML
• Page Content
• System Messages

Recommended Plugins

Here is a list of RocketTheme plugins used to create the demo version of Ambrosia:

• Gantry 5 Theme Framework

Many of these plugins are included with the Ambrosia RocketLauncher, and can be downloaded and installed individually by going to the RocketTheme website.

Home Page Layout Presets

While the Home - Particles layout is automatically loaded after installing the Ambrosia theme, we have included a layout preset for the home page within the theme if needed. The Home - Particles preset includes all of the particle-based home page demo content so you can hit the ground running with a copy of our demo to work from loaded directly into the layout.

You can access the presets by selecting Load in the Layout Manager.

Menu Editor

Ambrosia has its own built-in Menu Editor which takes full advantage of WordPress's menu system, taking your WordPress menus and enhancing them before passing them to visitors on the front end. Any changes made in the Menu Editor will only affect the way it appears to the visitor, and not the way WordPress sees or uses it.

You can access the Gantry Menu Editor by navigating to Admin > Ambrosia Theme > Menu. You can find out more about navigating and using the Gantry Menu Editor in our documentation.

Assignments

Assignments are also managed in the Gantry Administrator. This administrative panel enables you to assign theme outlines to specific menu items, pages, and other areas of your site. By navigating to Admin > Ambrosia Theme and selecting an outline other than the Base Outline, you will be able to assign that outline by navigating to the Assignments panel. Simply switch any menu items to on (green) that you want to assign that outline to. In the case of the Home page, this would be your default Home page in your default (main) menu.