Caldera Child Theme Installation Guide

Here is the quick guide on installing your Caldera Child Theme for Kadence. This is on a fresh installation of WordPress, but the process will be the same on an existing site.

Video:

From the WordPress Dashboard, Click Appearance

click on appearance from the wordpress dashboard

Then click on Themes and Add New

click on themes and then add new

Click on the Upload Theme Button

Choose the Caldera Zip file from your email / user dashboard and click Install Now

Activate your theme

You should see a notification to install Kadence Starter Templates.
If not, go to plugins, add new, search for Kadence Starter Templates and install / activate.

kadence starter templates

Go to Starter Templates and then click on the Caldera screenshot

Import the Starter Template

Your Caldera Template is Finished!

To access the Cloud Library, go into a new page or post, then click Kadence Design Library

kadence design library

Click on the plus icon, then add https://www.sightseedesign.com as the connection URL

Your Connection Access Key is in your order email and user dashboard

Your Cloud Library is connected, use this to quickly create entire pages or add sections to your content.

You did it!

Theme Changelog

Version 1.05 – First Release

Version 1.06 – Updated secondary navigation font to inherit sitewide settings.

Version 1.07 – Updated recommended plugins.

Version 1.10 – Misc appearance fixes to header and footer.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *