Import / Export

This section gives you the ability to Import and Export your settings.

Import

Input your settings below and hit Import to restore your options from a backup. WARNING! This will overwrite all existing option values, please proceed with caution!
Data to Import
Select the exported data that you want to now import. The exported data needs to be placed in the theme’s “data” folder in order for it to be shown in the dropdown.
Options/Posts to Import from above export file
Select all options that you want to import.

Export

Here you can copy your current option settings. Keep this safe as you can use it as a backup should anything go wrong, or you can use it to restore your settings on this site (or any other site).
Export Options/Posts
Select all options that you want to export.

SMK Sidebar Generator

Intensity allows you to create as many sidebars as you want with the use of SMK Sidebar Generator.

SMK Sidebar Generator is a required plugin.

About SMK Sidebar Generator

SMK Sidebar Generator allows you to generate as many sidebars as you need. Then allows you to place them on any page you wish.

Features include:

  • Unlimited number of sidebars.
  • Replace default theme sidebars using the conditions or globaly just by selecting the sidebar that you want to replace.
  • Show the generated sidebars on any page you wish without touching a single line of code in your theme.
  • Drag to sort sidebar position.
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Contact Form 7

Intensity is designed to work perfectly with Contact Form 7. Enjoy creating contact forms, email signups and other forms with Contact Form 7 and Intensity.

Contact Form 7 is an optional plugin.

About Contact Form 7

Just another contact form plugin. Simple but flexible.

Contact Form 7 can manage multiple contact forms, plus you can customize the form and the mail contents flexibly with simple markup. The form supports Ajax-powered submitting, CAPTCHA, Akismet spam filtering and so on.

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UberMenu

Intensity integrates perfectly with the top selling Ubermenu plugin. Easily add advanced megamenus to your site.

UberMenu is an optional plugin.

About UberMenu

The Ultimate WordPress Menu

UberMenu™ is a user-friendly, highly customizable, responsive Mega Menu WordPress plugin. It works out of the box with the WordPress 3 Menu System, making it simple to get started but powerful enough to create highly customized and creative mega menu configurations.

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Blog

This section defines options related to the display of posts.

General

Blog Page Main Title Text
Set the main title text for the assigned blog page.
Blog Page Title Bar
Set this option to “On” if you want the title bar to show, and “Off” if you do not want it to show.

Blog Meta Data

Show Meta Data About the Post
Set this option to “On” if you want the meta data about the post to show, and “Off” if you do not want it to show.
Show Author
Set this option to “On” if you want the author information to show, and “Off” if you do not want it to show.
Show Author Image
Set this option to “On” if you want the author image to show, and “Off” if you do not want it to show.
Show Date
Set this option to “On” if you want the date to show, and “Off” if you do not want it to show.
Date Format
See Formatting Date and Time for more information. If empty, the ‘Date Format’ on Settings > General panel will be used
Show Categories
Set this option to “On” if you want the categories to show, and “Off” if you do not want them to show.
Show Tags
Set this option to “On” if you want the tags to show, and “Off” if you do not want them to show.
Show Comments
Set this option to “On” if you want the comments to show, and “Off” if you do not want them to show.

Single Page

Image Size
Select the size of the image you want to be used for the single post page. If you do not see an image size that you think will work, you can add your own size in the Intense admin options (Settings->Intense) on the Images tab.
Post Disclaimer
This option allows you to set the disclaimer text to be shown on the website.
Ad Code
If you would like to display an ad, place the code for the ad here.
Show Previous/Next Navigation Above Post
Set this option to “On” if you want the previous/next navigation to show, and “Off” if you do not want them to show.
Show Featured Images, Video, Audio, etc.
Set this option to “On” if you want the featured items to show, and “Off” if you do not want them to show.
Show Post Title Below Featured Media
Set this option to “On” if you want post title to show, and “Off” if you do not want it to show.
Show Post Author Information
Set this option to “On” if you want the author information to show, and “Off” if you do not want it to show.
Show Related Posts
Set this option to “On” if you want the related posts to show, and “Off” if you do not want them to show.
Related Posts Count
Set the number of posts you want to show in the “Related Posts” section.
Related Posts Columns
Set the number of columns to display in the “Related Posts” section.
Related Posts Image Size
Select the size of the image you want to be used for these posts. If you do not see an image size that you think will work, you can add your own size in the Intense admin options (Settings->Intense) on the Images tab.
Show More Posts from the same Category
Set this option to “On” if you want more posts from the same category to show, and “Off” if you do not want them to show.
More Posts Count
Set the number of posts you want to show in the “More Posts” section.
More Posts Columns
Set the number of columns to display in the “More Posts” section.
More Posts Image Size
Select the size of the image you want to be used for these posts. If you do not see an image size that you think will work, you can add your own size in the Intense admin options (Settings->Intense) on the Images tab.
Show Post Comments
Set this option to “On” if you want the post comments to show, and “Off” if you do not want them to show.
Show Previous/Next Navigation Below Post
Set this option to “On” if you want the previous/next navigation to show, and “Off” if you do not want them to show.

Custom Post Types

Intensity comes with the Intense shortcodes plugin, which includes many custom post types. Each of these custom post types have their own set of metabox options. You can add new posts much the same as you add a new page.

If the custom post type that you are looking for does not show in the WordPress admin menu, the custom post type may not be active. If this is the case, go into the Intense admin options (Settings->Intense), then to the Custom Post Types tab and make sure that the custom post types that you want to be active are properly checked in the “Active Custom Post Types” list and then save the options.

The list of the included Custom Post Types is to the right (or below on mobile devices). If you want to jump to the screenshot and metabox options information for one of the custom post types, simply click on the name.

Books Custom Post Type

This custom post type allows you to display your books or your favorite books. You can add audio for each book and can also link to where to purchase the book(s).

Book Options

Subtitle
This is for the subtitle, if the book has one.
Single Post Template
Select the template that you want the single post page to use. These templates can be modified or you can create your own. Please see Templates to learn more.
Audio URL
Audio file URL. Supported formats are mp3 and ogg.
Cover Image
Select the cover image of the book.
Website
Enter the website of the book.
Purchase Link
This can be used for a link to where to purchase the book (also can be used for affiliate link to purchase book).
Languages
Enter the languages that the book is available in. Click the "Add Language" button, then enter the Language. To add more languages, click the "Add Language" button again.
Excerpt
Excerpt from the book.
Types
Hardcover, Paperback, Audiobook, Audio CD, Kindle, Audible Audio Edition, Printed Access Code, HTML, PDF, Board Book, Audio Cassette
Release Date
Enter the date that the book was released.
Recommended Age
Recommended age for readers. What age group is the book directed towards or best suited for?
Back Cover Text
Enter the description of the book that is shown on the back cover.
Awards
Click the "Add Award" button, then enter the Name and Description of the award. To add more awards, click the "Add Award" button again.
Reviews
Click the "Add Review" button, then enter the Reviewer, Review Date, Rating and the Review of the review. To add more reviews, click the "Add Review" button again.

Clients Custom Post Type

This custom post type allows you to keep track of your clients, and show them off in a number of different templates.

Client Options

Single Post Template
Select the template that you want the single post page to use. These templates can be modified or you can create your own. Please see Templates to learn more.
Slogan
Enter the client's slogan, catch phrase, or leave blank.
Business Sector
What sector does this client serve?
Website
Enter the client's website.
Address
Enter the client's address.
Employees
This is meant for the number of employees that the client employs.
Contact Name
Name of the contact at the client's business/office.
Contact Email
Emailof the contact at the client's business/office.
Contact Phone
Phone number of the contact at the client's business/office.

Coupons Custom Post Type

This custom post type allows you to store coupons to be shown on your site. You can also then display the coupons with a number of different templates.

Coupon Options

Single Post Template
Select the template that you want the single post page to use. These templates can be modified or you can create your own. Please see Templates to learn more.
Start Date
The start date of the coupon. Leave blank for no start date.
End Date
Date that the coupon will end. Leave blank if there is no expiration on the coupon.

Events Custom Post Type

This custom post type allows you to keep track of events, and show them off in a number of different templates.

Event Options

Subtitle
Enter the subtitle of the event, if there is one.
Single Post Template
Select the template that you want the single post page to use. These templates can be modified or you can create your own. Please see Templates to learn more.
Type
Enter the type of event.
Start Date
Date that the event will take place, or the first day that the event will start.
End Date
Date the event will end.
Address
Address of the event or the address where the event will take place.
Website
Website address for the event.
Entrance Cost
What will the cost be to enter the event?
Contact Name
Name of the contact for the event.
Contact Phone
Phone number of the contact for the event.
Contact Email
Email of the contact for the event.
Venue Name
Name of the venue hosting the event.
Venue Type
Type of venue that will host the event.
Venue Capacity
The capacity of the venue.

FAQ Custom Post Type

This custom post type allows you to add frequently asked questions (FAQ's).

FAQ Options

Single Post Template
Select the template that you want the single post page to use. These templates can be modified or you can create your own. Please see Templates to learn more.
External Link
If you want the FAQ to link to a new page rather than expanding the collapsible when clicked,
enter a URL to the page that you want.
External Link Target
blank - Opens the link in a new window or tab (this is default)
self - Opens the link in the same frame as it was clicked
parent - Opens the link in the parent frame
top - Opens the link in the full body of the window
CSS Class
Add a class to the FAQ's. This may help you add additional styles to the FAQ through custom CSS.
Title Background
Set the title background color.
Content Background
Set the content background color.
Title Font Color
Set the font color of the title.
Content Font Color
Set the font color of the content.

Jobs Custom Post Type

This custom post type allows you to add jobs, and display them with a number of different templates.

Job Options

Single Post Template
Select the template that you want the single post page to use. These templates can be modified or you can create your own. Please see Templates to learn more.
Post Date
Date that the job will be posted.
Expire Date
Date that the job opening will expire.
Status
Active - Job is listed as active
Filled - Job has been filled
Closed - Job has been closed
Job Page Link
Link to job posting.
Featured
Yes - This is a featured job
No - This job is not featured
Qualifications
List of qualifications for this job.
Responsibilities
List of responsibilities for this job.
Competencies
List of competencies expected for this job.
Compensation
What is the expected compensation for this job.
Company Name
Name of the company that the job is for.
Company Tagline
What is the company slogan?
Company Logo
Click "Add Image" to add a logo for the company. Select the logo from your media library.
Company Location
Where is the company located?
Company Website
Website of the company that is offering the job.
Contact Name
Name of the contact at the company that is offering the job.
Contact Email
Email address of the contact at the company that is offering the job.
Contact Phone
Phone number of the contact at the company that is offering the job.

Locations Custom Post Type

This custom post type allows you to add locations, and display them with a number of different templates. What better way to show off vacations that you've been on or cool places that you've been able to visit?

Location Options

Single Post Template
Select the template that you want the single post page to use. These templates can be modified or you can create your own. Please see Templates to learn more.
Type
Type of location.
Address
Address of location.
Website
Website for the location.
Attractions
What attractions can be found at this location?
History
History about the location.

Movies Custom Post Type

This custom post type allows you to add movies, and display them with a number of different templates.

Movie Options

Subtitle
This is for the subtitle, if the movie has one.
Single Post Template
Select the template that you want the single post page to use. These templates can be modified or you can create your own. Please see Templates to learn more.
Cover Image
Select the cover image for the movie.
Website
Enter the website of the movie.
Purchase Link
This can be used for a link to where to purchase the movie (also can be used for affiliate link to purchase movie).
MPAA Rating
G (General Audiences)
PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
R (Restricted)
NC-17 (No One 17 and Under Admitted)
NR (Not Rated)
Trailer
Enter a URL or ID of a Youtube or Vimeo video.
Runtime
Enter how long the movie is in minutes (60+ minutes will be converted to hours).
Theatrical Release Date
Enter the theatrical release date of the movie.
DVD Release Date
Enter the DVD release date of the movie.
Languages
Enter languages that the movie is released in (English, Spanish, etc...). Click "Add Language" to add languages.
Subtitles
Enter subtitle languages (English, Spanish, etc...). Click "Add Language" to add languages.
Reviews
Click the "Add Review" button, then enter the Reviewer, Review Date, Rating and the Review for the review. To add more reviews, click the "Add Review" button again.

Music Custom Post Type

This custom post type allows you to add music, and display them with a number of different templates.

Music Options

Subtitle
This is for the subtitle, if the music has one.
Single Post Template
Select the template that you want the single post page to use. These templates can be modified or you can create your own. Please see Templates to learn more.
Featured Artists
Select all the featured artists for the album. Add new Artists by clicking the "plus" sign that shows in the upper right corner of the textarea for Artists, or by adding them to the "Artists" list. The list can be found to the right of the editor and just below the "Music Categories" box.
Image
Select the image to be used for the album.
Music Link
Enter the link/URL to the music. Supported sites: Mixcloud, Rdio, Soundcloud, and Spotify.
Audio Clip
Enter the audio file url. Supported formats: mp3, ogg.
Video Type
Select the Video Type (Vimeo, Youtube, or Vevo).
Video Link
Enter the video link/URL to the above mentioned Video Type.
Website
Enter the website of the music album/band/artist.
Release Date
Enter the release date of the music track/album.
Purchase Link
This can be used for a link to where to purchase the music album (also can be used for affiliate link to purchase the music).
Purchase Text
Text to be displayed as the Purchase Link.
Tracks
Click the "Add Track" button, then enter the Title, Artists, Audio Clip, Track Link, Track Purchase Linik, Track Purchase Text, Album(s), Genre(s), Remixer(s), Beats Per Minute (BPM), Key, and Time/Length for the track. To add more tracks, click the "Add Track" button again. See below for information about the fields for tracks.
Reviews
Click the "Add Review" button, then enter the Reviewer, Review Date, Rating and the Review for the review. To add more reviews, click the "Add Review" button again.

Tracks Options

The following options are available when you click on the "Add Track" button in the Music Options shown above.
Title
Enter the title of the track.
Artists
Select all the artists for the track. Add new Artists by clicking the "plus" sign that shows in the upper right corner of the textarea for Artists, or by adding them to the "Artists" list. The list can be found to the right of the editor.
Audio Clip
Enter the audio file URL for this track. Supported formats: mp3, ogg.
Track Link
Enter the link/URL to the track. Supported sites: Mixcloud, Rdio, Soundcloud, and Spotify.
Track Purchase Link
This can be used for a link to where to purchase the music track (also can be used for affiliate link to purchase the track).
Track Purchase Text
Text to be displayed as the Track Purchase Link.
Album(s)
Select all the albums for the track. Add new Albums by clicking the "plus" sign that shows in the upper right corner of the textarea for Album, or by adding them to the "Albums" list. The list can be found to the right of the editor.
Genre(s)
Select all the genres for the track. Add new Genres by clicking the "plus" sign that shows in the upper right corner of the textarea for Genre(s), or by adding them to the "Genres" list. The list can be found to the right of the editor.
Remixer(s)
Select all the remixers for the track. Add new Remixers by clicking the "plus" sign that shows in the upper right corner of the textarea for Remixer(s), or by adding them to the "Remixers" list. The list can be found to the right of the editor.
BPM (Beats Per Minute)
Enter the Beats Per Minute (BPM) for the track.
Key
Enter the key of the track.
Time/Length
Enter the time/length of the track.

News Custom Post Type

This custom post type allows you to add news articles, and display them with a number of different templates.

News Options

Subtitle
This is for the subtitle, if the news article has one.
Single Post Template
Select the template that you want the single post page to use. These templates can be modified or you can create your own. Please see Templates to learn more.
Author
Author of the news article
Date
Date that the news article was written and/or published.
Website
Website address to the article.
Publisher
The publisher of the news article.
Publisher Website
The website address of the publisher.

Portfolio Custom Post Type

This custom post type allows you to create your portfolio, and display it with a number of different templates.

Portfolio Options

Subtitle
This is for the subtitle, if the portfolio has one.
Single Post Template
Select the template that you want the single post page to use. These templates can be modified or you can create your own. Please see Templates to learn more.
Date
Enter the date that the project was started or completed, whichever you choose. This option requires the date to be in "yyyy-mm-dd" format
Designed By
Who was this project designed by?
Built By
Who was this project built by?
Produced By
Who was the project was produced by?
Year Completed
The year the project was completed.
Video Embed Code
Enter your video embed code here.
Youtube/Vimeo Video URL for Lightbox
Video URL for lightbox.
Project URL
URL to direct the user to when the Project link is clicked.
Project URL Text
Text to be displayed as link to project URL.
Copyright URL
URL to direct the user to when the Copyright link is clicked.
Copyright URL Text
Text to be displayed as link to copyright URL.

Quotes Custom Post Type

This custom post type allows you to create a list of quotes, and display them with a number of different templates.

Quote Options

Single Post Template
Select the template that you want the single post page to use. These templates can be modified or you can create your own. Please see Templates to learn more.
Author
Enter the author of the quote.
Quote Date
Set this field if you know the date of the quote and if you want the full date to be displayed. It is best to only enter one, Quote Date or Quote Year.
Quote Year
Set this field if you know the year of the quote and if you want the year to be displayed. It is best to only enter one, Quote Date or Quote Year.

Recipes Custom Post Type

This custom post type allows you to create a list of recipes, and display them with a number of different templates. This is a perfect way to show off your favorite family recipes.

Quote Options

Single Post Template
Select the template that you want the single post page to use. These templates can be modified or you can create your own. Please see Templates to learn more.
Yield
How much/many does the recipe produce?
Servings
How many servings does this recipe produce?
Prep Time
How many minutes does it take to prep for this recipe? (60+ minutes will be converted to hours)
Cook Time
How many minutes does it take to cook this recipe? (60+ minutes will be converted to hours)
Ingredients
Click the "Add Ingredient" button, then enter the Amount, Measurement, Ingredient and Note. To add more ingredients, click the "Add Ingredient" button again.
Instructions
Click the "Add Instruction" button, then enter the Description and Image (if you want an image). To add more instructions, click the "Add Instruction" button again.

Snippets Custom Post Type

The snippets custom post type allows you to save snippets of code that can be easily reused on other pages with the use of the snippets shortcode. This can speed up the process of creating pages that include same content. For instance, if you have a button that states the current price, "Buy Now - $18", you can easily add a snippet that displays this button. If your price goes up to $20, you only need to change the snippet custom post and all shortcodes/pages that use the snippet will be changed.

Enter your snippet into the content area, just as you would a page or post.

The Snippets custom post type does not have any metabox options.

Team Custom Post Type

This custom post type allows you to add a team (typically a work team or list of employees), and display them with a number of different templates.

Member Options

Single Post Template
Select the template that you want the single post page to use. These templates can be modified or you can create your own. Please see Templates to learn more.
Member Title
This is for the Title of team member (example: Chief Executive Officer)
Member Photo
Select an image for the team member.
Image Shadow
Select a shadow if you want one to be displayed under the image.
Facebook
Link to members Facebook page.
Google Plus
Link to members Google Plus page.
Twitter
Link to members Twitter page.
Dribbble
Link to members Dribbble page.
Linked In
Link to members Linked In page.
Custom Social Icon
Select an image from your media library to be used as a custom social icon.
Custom Social Icon Link
URL that your custom social icon will link to.

Templates Custom Post Type

The templates custom post type allows you to be creative and build your own templates. With the use of the Post Fields shortcode and/or the Post Meta Data shortcode, you can display any of the metabox data inside of your template. You can also show the content, title, and/or featured images. This allows you to create templates in the editor without having to know how to write the code and having to deal with files.

You can create templates that are used for the single post page or you can create templates that are for showing items in a list. When showing your items in a list, you get to chose from a one, two, three, four, or six column layout. This gives you a lot of flexibility to build your templates the way you want. Have fun, be creative and share your templates with us if you would like.
Example of template being used

Template Options

Post Type
Select the post type that you want this template to be used with.
Type
Select "single" when you are creating a single page post template or "multiple" when you are creating a template that will display a list of posts for the selected post type.
Columns
If you have selected "Multiple" for Type, this option allows you to set how many columns will be shown when using this template.

Testimonials Custom Post Type

The testimonials custom post type allows you to be creative a list of user testimonials. You will have a number of templates available to show off the testimonials as well.

Testimonial Options

Single Post Template
Select the template that you want the single post page to use. These templates can be modified or you can create your own. Please see Templates to learn more.
Author Name
Name of person that wrote the testimonial
Testimonial Background
Background color to be used while displaying testimonial.
Testimonial Font Color
Font color to be used while displaying the testimonial.
Author Image
Image to be used when displaying the author if the testimonial.
Company
Is this testimonial from a company, if so, who?
Company Link
Link to the company website, if you named a company above.
Company Link Target
blank - Opens the link in a new window or tab (this is default)
self - Opens the link in the same frame as it was clicked
parent - Opens the link in the parent frame
top - Opens the link in the full body of the window

Hooks: Actions and Filters

Hooks allow you to ‘hook’ into the rest of WordPress. There are two types of hooks in WordPress: actions and filters. Actions allow you to run your own code during execution. Filters let you alter content created by WordPress. Intensity defines actions and filters that can be used in your plugins or themes to hook into its functionality.

You can read more about hooks here: https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API

Actions

intensity_before_header Executed before the header is displayed
intensity_after_header Executed after the header is displayed
intensity_before_opening_main Executed before the main content body
intensity_after_opening_main Executed after the main content body
intensity_before_closing_main Executed before closing of the main content body
intensity_after_closing_main Executed after closing of the main content body
intensity_after_closing_body Executed after closing of the content body
intensity_before_the_content_begin Executed before the page/post content begins
intensity_after_the_content_begin Executed after the page/post content begins
intensity_before_the_content_end Executed before the page/post content ends
intensity_after_the_content_end Executed after the page/post content ends

Filters

intensity_viewport_meta Applies to the viewport meta

Icons

There are thousands of default icons to choose from. Intense includes over 4,500 icons that are all in zip files. Some of our demos include their own additional icon zip files. The current list of available icons can be seen by looking at the Intense plugin site, on the Icon shortcode page.

Adding Your Own Icons

You can add your own icons by creating an intense_icons folder within Intensity or a child theme. Inside of that folder, create another folder and place your icons inside of it. Here is an example of what the folder structure should look like.

theme/
  intense_icons/
    my-icons/
      myicon.svg
      anothericon.svg

If the icons are designed to be one color, you may need to manually remove the fill color from the individual SVG files. This will let you set the color using the shortcode. For multicolored icons, this isn’t necessary since you will want the fill color of the icon.

There is also a pack.json file that you can put in the folder with the icons to add more details about the icons. This isn’t necessary but, if you are curious, look at the example pack.json code below. This pack.json file is from the Font Awesome icon folder.

{
    “title”: “Font Awesome”,
    “name”: “font-awesome”,
    “author”: “Dave Gandy”,
    “license”: {
        “type”: “SIL OFL 1.1”,
        “url”: “http:\/\/scripts.sil.org\/OFL”
    },
    “website”: “http:\/\/fortawesome.github.io\/Font-Awesome\/”,
    “source”: “http:\/\/fortawesome.github.io\/Font-Awesome\/”
}

Meta Options

The following meta options are available on the these post types and custom post types included with Intense. With each of the post types, there are many meta options that are specific to each post type. Please see the Custom Post Types page for additional information on what each post type has for meta options (this is in addition to the options below).

  • Posts – Post Options and Featured Media
  • Books – Post Options only
  • Clients – Post Options and Featured Media
  • Coupons – Post Options and Featured Media
  • Events – Post Options and Featured Media
  • FAQ – Post Options only
  • Jobs – Post Options only
  • Locations – Post Options and Featured Media
  • Movies – Post Options only
  • Music – Post Options only
  • News – Post Options and Featured Media
  • Portfolio – Post Options and Featured Media
  • Projects – Post Options and Featured Media
  • Quotes – Post Options only
  • Recipes – Post Options and Featured Media
  • Team – Post Options and Featured Media
  • Testimonials – Post Options only

See the settings below that are available for both the above mentioned Post Options and Featured Media meta options.

Post Options Metabox

The Post Options metabox controls a number of aspects on your page/post. You can control the layout, header, title, footer, sidebars, background, and any post/page specific code.

Header

Header Display Mode
Static - stays at the top of the page and not the viewport. When scrolled, the header may be scrolled out of view.
Fixed - keeps the header fixed to the top of the screen. When scrolled, the header will not move but will remain visible.
Show/Hide - hides the header when scrolling down. Show the header when the user scrolls up.
Shrink - shrinks the header and keeps it visible on the screen as the user scrolls.
Custom - like the show/hide option but you set your own custom CSS classes to apply instead of hiding and showing.
Header Template
Select the template that you want this page to use for the header. If you chose "Use Default", the default template will be used. This "Default Template" can be set in the Intensity theme options.
Secondary Header Template
Select the template that you want this page to use for the secondary header. If you chose "Use Default", the default template will be used. This "Default Template" can be set in the Intensity theme options.
Header Menu
Select the menu that you want this page to use. If you chose "Use Default", the default menu will be used. This "Default" menu can be set in the Intensity theme options.
Secondary Header Menu
Select the secondary header menu that you want this page to use. If you chose "Use Default", the default menu will be used. This "Default" menu can be set in the Intensity theme options.
Header Sidebar 1
Set the Sidebar to be used.
Header Sidebar 2
Set the Sidebar to be used.
Header Sidebar 3
Set the Sidebar to be used.
Header Sidebar 4
Set the Sidebar to be used.
Secondary Header Sidebar 1
Set the Sidebar to be used.
Secondary Header Sidebar 2
Set the Sidebar to be used.
Secondary Header Sidebar 3
Set the Sidebar to be used.
Secondary Header Sidebar 4
Set the Sidebar to be used.

Title

Show Main Title
Select whether you want the main title to show or not. This is the "Title" section, found just below the menu. If you chose "Use Default", this option is set in the Intensity theme options.
Title Template
Select the template that you want this page to use for the title. If you chose "Use Default", the default template will be used. This "Default Template" can be set in the Intensity theme options. The "title" will only be shown if the "Show Main Title" option on the Layout tab is set to "Show" or the default is to show the title.
Title Text
Set the text to be shown in the Title, the default will be to show the page/post title.
Title Sidebar 1
Set the Sidebar to be used.
Title Sidebar 2
Set the Sidebar to be used.
Title Sidebar 3
Set the Sidebar to be used.
Title Sidebar 4
Set the Sidebar to be used.

Body

Content Position
Select whether you want the content of your page to be behind the menu or below the menu. Your options are "Top, behind menu" or "Below menu".
Padding Top
Set this option to add a top padding (measured in pixels) to the main content area.
Padding Bottom
Set this option to add a bottom padding (measured in pixels) to the main content area.

Footer

Footer Template
Select the template that you want this page to use for the footer. If you chose "Use Default", the default template will be used. This "Default Template" can be set in the Intensity theme options.
Show Primary Footer
Select whether you want the primary footer to be shown on the page or not. Your options are "Use Default", "Show", or "Hide".
Show Secondary Footer
Select whether you want the secondary footer to be shown on the page or not. Your options are "Use Default", "Show", or "Hide".
Footer Menu
Select the footer menu that you want this page to use. If you chose "Use Default", the default menu will be used. This "Default" menu can be set in the Intensity theme options.
Footer Sidebar 1
Set the Sidebar to be used.
Footer Sidebar 2
Set the Sidebar to be used.
Footer Sidebar 3
Set the Sidebar to be used.
Footer Sidebar 4
Set the Sidebar to be used.
Secondary Footer Sidebar 1
Set the Sidebar to be used.
Secondary Footer Sidebar 2
Set the Sidebar to be used.
Secondary Footer Sidebar 3
Set the Sidebar to be used.
Secondary Footer Sidebar 4
Set the Sidebar to be used.

Sidebars

Layout
Select the layout for the sidebars that you want the page to use. Your options are "Use Default", "1 Column", "2 Column Left", "2 Column Right", "3 Column Middle", "3 Column Left", "3 Column Right".
Left
Set the sidebar that you want on the left.
Right
Set the sidebar that you want on the right.
Before Content
Set the sidebar that you want to show before the content.
After Content
Set the sidebar that you want to show after the content.

Background

Color
Select the color that you want to be used for the background of the page.
Image
If you want an image as the background of the page, select the image.
Image Mode
If you selected an image as the background, set the image mode for that image here. Your choices are "Full Screen", "Repeat", "Repeat Horizontally", "Repeat Vertically", or "No Repeat".

Comments

Show Comments
Select whether you want the page/post comments to show or not.
Template
Select the template that you want this page to use for the comments.

Extras

Show Preloader
Select whether you want the preloader to show or not during page load. If you chose "Use Default", this option is set in the Intensity theme options.
CSS Code
If you have page specific CSS, it can be placed here. You do not need to include style tags.
Closing </head> Code
Custom code to add before the closing </head> tag. It will be added as-is and should include any necessary script or html tags.
Closing </body> Code
Custom code to add before the closing </body> tag. It will be added as-is and should include any necessary script or html tags.

Featured Media Metabox

The Featured Media metabox allows you to set the featured media to be shown on the page and also how the media is shown.

Gallery

Featured Gallery
Click the "Add to gallery" button to view the media popup. Select the images that you want to be shown in the gallery. Hit the "Select" button once you have the image(s) selected. If you want to remove an image, hover over the image and click the "X".

Gallery Image Options

Image Type
Select the template that you want this page to use for the header. If you chose "Use Default", the default template will be used. This "Default Template" can be set in the Intensity theme options.
Shadow
Select the template that you want this page to use for the title. If you chose "Use Default", the default template will be used. This "Default Template" can be set in the Intensity theme options. The "title" will only be shown if the "Show Main Title" option on the Layout tab is set to "Show" or the default is to show the title.
Hover Effect Type
Select the template that you want this page to use for the footer. If you chose "Use Default", the default template will be used. This "Default Template" can be set in the Intensity theme options.
Subtle Hover Effect
Select whether you want the primary footer to be shown on the page or not. Your options are "Use Default", "Show", or "Hide".
Effeckt Hover Effect
Select whether you want the primary footer to be shown on the page or not. Your options are "Use Default", "Show", or "Hide".
Caman Effect

*Only visible for Image Type of "Caman".

Start Effect

*Only visible for Image Type of "Adipoli".

Hover Effect

*Only visible for Image Type of "Adipoli".

Splits

*Only visible for Image Type of "Picstrip".

Horizontal Gutter

*Only visible for Image Type of "Picstrip".

Vertical Gutter

*Only visible for Image Type of "Picstrip".

Audio

Audio URL
Enter the URL to the audio file.

Video

Type
Select the type of video. Your options are "WordPress", "Blip.tv", "College Humor", "Flickr", "FunnyOrDie.com", "Hulu", "Qik", "Revision3", "Screenr", "Ted", "Viddler", "Vimeo", "WordPress.tv", or "Youtube".
Video Size
Set the size of the video. Your options are "Auto", "Wide (16:9)", "Standard (4:3)", or "Square (1:1)".
Poster Image
Select an image to be used as the Poster Image. This image will displayed prior to the video starting.
MP4 Video
Select an MP4 video from your media library.
*Only visible for Type of "WordPress".
OGV Video
Select an OGV video from your media library.
*Only visible for Type of "WordPress".
WebM Video
Select an WebM video from your media library.
*Only visible for Type of "WordPress".
Video URL
Set the URL to the video.
*Visible for all Types aside from "WordPress".

Color

Color
Set the color that you want to be used in place of media.

Performance

Performance and Site Optimization

If your site is not performing as fast as you’d like, there could be a few different issues. Our live demo is a representation of how fast your site should be. Results will vary depending on the items below. This post will outline the common issues that can slow your site down and the ways that you can correct these common issues.

Important Note Before Getting Started: While you are building and developing your site, it’s advised to turn off caching. This is especially important if you are working with our support team. It’s possible to implement a change, and not have it take place because a cached version of the page or various resources are loading instead of the latest version.

Plugins – Plugin management is a very crucial piece of making sure that your site continues to run smoothly. You have to make sure that you keep your plugins up-to-date, but even that isn’t enough to guarantee peak performance. Each plugin can hinder the performance of your site. The more plugins you have, the slower your site may perform. It is best to keep your plugin list down to only the plugins that you are using. If you have plugins that are not activated and you don’t use them, go ahead and remove them as well. Anything that you can do to cut down the amount of space used and the potential conflicts between your theme and/or plugins, the better off you will be.

Images/Content – Image compression is a crucial part of making your site load fast, but most people forget it and then are left wondering why their site loading speed is very slow. Images are one of the biggest part of your website. An image heavy site can still be quick if you watch out for some of the following:

First of all always try to use JPEG or GIF images rather than PNG images since they are smaller in size. A lot of people upload their big images and WordPress will crop them in all the different thumbnail sizes and you will insert the image with the proper thumbnail size in the post and then people think it’s all set. This is not the case. If you upload a big, uncompressed image, WordPress will crop that large image, which will make images that are still uncompressed. It is best to compress your images first, then upload them to WordPress, so that all of the cropped images will be compressed and optimized.

There are different ways on how to compress images. Below are a couple of services and WordPress plugins you can use to optimize your images for decreased loading times.

  • WP Smush Pro is a cloud based image optimizing plugin, that works on a API based system, that allows you with a few clicks to send your images for optimizing and also includes lossless compression with its Super Smush option.
  • Kraken.io is another cloud based image optimization service, the main difference being, they not only have a WordPress plugin you can use, but you can also optimize images directly on their website, rather than using the plugin.
  • Ewww Image Optimizer is another cloud based image optiomization plugin, that also allows you to optimize and compress images to decrease load times.

If you are creating images in Photoshop a common thing that people do wrong is save the images without using the option “Save for Web & Devices”. This is very crucial since you can set the compression and quality rate and other things which will lead to a smaller image size. Other image editing programs can do the same so always look in the documentation for image compression.

Server/Hosting – Sometimes slow speed can be the result of your hosting service. Some hosting services use shared hosting which can have an effect on speed. This is a very broad topic but the general idea is that some hosts are better than others. Here are a couple that we suggest looking into if you are experiencing slow speed time from your host.

  • DreamHost has an easy 1-click WordPress install that makes it dead simple to set up a new site. DreamHost is a Los Angeles based hosting provider that has been hosting sites since 1997.
  • Bluehost comes highly recommended within the blogging world. It also has an easy 1-click WordPress install. Bluehost is one of the top 20 hosting companies and host over 2 millions websites.
  • WP Engine provides best-in-class customer service on top of innovation-driven technology. They have over 30,000 customers in 120 countries. WP Engine makes managed WordPress hosting simple, scalable, and secure.

* Disclosure: the three links provided above are affiliate links. They won’t cost you anything additional and, if you use them and decide to purchase, we will earn a small commission.

Disable Features/Shortcodes You Are Not Using – The Intense plugin makes up a large part of the Intensity theme. You can go into the Intense admin options (Settings->Intense from the WordPress menu) and turn off shortcodes and/or custom post types that you are not using or do not plan to use. Doing this will eliminate the CSS and JS from being loaded. Preventing the CSS and JS from loading for these items will help speed up your page load times. One thing to point out, Intense does a good job of only loading what is needed for each page, but there is a cached CSS file that is stored that includes CSS for a number of the shortcodes. If the active shortcodes are changed from the Intense admin options, the cached CSS file is rebuilt. This cached file should also help to speed up your page load times because you are using one file rather than a bunch of separate files.

Use A Caching Plugin Like W3 Total Cache (W3TC) – W3 Total Cache is a plugin that will make your website run smoothly. It will minify JS, CSS, and HTML. It also is integrated with CDN networks (more on this below) and many other tools for site performance. We use W3 Total Cache to speed up all of our sites.

With all of that said, we highly recommend using the W3TC plugin to optimize your site’s speed. All premium themes should be using a cache plugin and W3TC is the best one to use.

Consider Using gZIP Compression – gZIP compression is bundling (zipping) pages on a web server before the page is sent to the visitor. This saves bandwidth and therefore increases the loading speed of the page significantly. The visitors’ web browser then automatically unzips the pages. This compressing and unzipping only takes a fraction of a second.

The W3 Total Cache plugin offers gZIP compression as an option, so if you are using the W3 Total Cache plugin, you can easily enable the gZIP option. If you would prefer to control gZIP on your own, without the use of the W3 Total Cache plugin, you can easily accomplish this by adding just a few lines of code to your .htaccess file. The easiest way to enable the gZIP compression for your images, CSS and JS files is to add these lines to your .htaccess file in the root WordPress folder:

## ENABLE GZIP COMPRESSION ##
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/plain
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/html
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/xml
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/css
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/xml
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/xhtml+xml
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/rss+xml
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/javascript
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-javascript
## ENABLE GZIP COMPRESSION ##
Consider Using A Content Delivery Network (CDN) – Content delivery networks (CDN) are server networks that clone your site on all of their location nodes. This means that when your visitors request your site, it will be served by the closest server location, rather than the main datacenter of your hosting provider. For more information on that matter, check out these two very popular CDN’s and decide for yourself which will work best for you.

  • Cloudflare: We use Cloudflare on our theme and plugin demo sites. It works great, integrates nicely with W3 Total Cache, and best of all it’s free.
  • MaxCDN: MaxCDN is a great option and has very reasonable pricing for the services they provide.