Modez 4 Library

MODEZ THEME Installation guide

What you need to start:

- Prestashop 1.7 +

- Purchased and downloaded MODEZ theme from Themeforest.net


Last version of Prestashop 1.7 can be downloaded from the official website: http://www.prestashop.com/en/download

And here you can find Installation guide: http://doc.prestashop.com/display/PS17/Installing+PrestaShop


WARNING! Not official version of MODEZ theme, downloaded NOT from Themeforest, can work not correct and make harm to your shop. Only official version of MODEZ theme downloaded from Themeforest have a guarantee of proper work and full support by RoyThemes company.

Unpack downloaded theme package.
Login Prestashop Back Office
Go to Design – Themes & Logo
Prestashop shows Themes page again. Now:
- choose MODEZ icon and click Use this theme.
Go to Modules - Installed modules and find Mega menu PRO - configure
Go to Revolution Slider - Sliders menu in left navigation column
Go to Modules and find RoyThemes MODEZ Customizer. Then:
- open Layout and color Scheme
- choose Demo you need - apply settings
- choose Color Scheme you need - apply settings
- save changes.
Go to Advanced Parameters – Performance
- set Recompile templates if file have been updated
- set Cache to NO, click Save
- then click Clear cache in the top right corner.
If you use ELECTRO demo and want to import default home page banners content - do this step. if you use ORI, DIGGO, CHLOE or MOMO - skip this step, but you still can use this module.
- go to back office left column Crazy Elements - Content Any Where
- click Import
- select file from import/elementor-templates/ folder.
- do the same for second file.
- now you can edit premade templates and see them in your front office.
Great! We've done, now go to your homepage and look at your new shop!

NOTIFICATION: Crazy Elements and Revolution slider modules don't need any activation. They included to theme as bundled plugins. The activation of modules only gives you some additional content from modules developers. If you still want to use additional content - you should purchase license on modules developers website and get the code.

MODEZ Theme Customization and Modules guide

Roy MODEZ Customizer
Crazy Elements
Roy Content
Product sliders
Mega Menu PRO
Smart Blog

You can manage Blog posts from the left menu of your back office.
Smart Blog module contains some settings in configure page. There are 11 additional modules to Smart Blog module, that installed with MODEZ theme. If you don't need any of them, just disable it.

You can find good documentation of Smart Blog here:

https://classydevs.com/docs/smartblog/started-smart-blog/add-category-and-post/

That's all. If you still have questions check documentation or write to support. Good luck with sales!

Where are premade files to import?

How to import premade banners?

Go to Modules - Roy Content - configure - Add item - Choose file - import/demo_name/ .
Here choose banner file. If you want to show it like in demo - add banners one by one according to order in their file names. So choose banner_1_anyhookname.
Set hook name according to banner name, click Save

Where to find PSD files?

Go to unpacked folder - psd/ . enter the folder by demo name you need.

Frequently Asked Questions

How to Update your theme?

Here you will find how to update MODEZ theme.
Important: If you missed few updates - you need to install it one by one following this guide. All previous updates are in _updates/ folder.
So if you have for example MODEZ v4.0 and current update is 4.3 - you need to do 4.1 update, then 4.2, then 4.3.
Download last version of theme from Themeforest. You can do it here.
Unpack it on your computer.
Open your website in FTP client (I'm recommend FileZilla Client) and make BACKUP of your files (Copy all your website files to some safe and warm place on your computer). IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THING! Also you can backup your database before updating.
ATTENTION! If you have already made custom changes in files (.css, .tpl, .php) - remember, that you if you need these changes you will need to make it again after update.
Go to unpacked updates folder. Open folder with version you need. Upload with replace all content to your shop via FTP client.
Go to Prestashop Back Office - Modules - Roy MODEZ Customizer - configure. Click 'SAVE CHANGES' to apply new features of update. That's all!
ATTENTION! IF YOU UPDATE FROM 3.4 to 4.0:

1. MAKE A FULL BACKUP OF YOUR FILES AND DATABASE.
2. Do default update procedure with copy update files to your shop folder.
3. Modez 4 have all new version of premuim modules. Some of them can't be just updated with same content. Please check list below to understand how to update premuim modules to new versions step by step:


REVOLUTION SLIDER:

1. Go to Sliders - Open context menu of your slider - Export your current slider - save it somewhere.
2. Go to Modules manager - Revolution slider - Uninstall + enable checkbox to delete module.
3. Modules manager - Add new module - select revsliderprestashop.zip module installer from update folder.
4. After installation close popup, now in left menu you will see Slider Revolution menu
5. Click on Slider Revolution - Import - select your exported slider.
6. Click on Pencil icon to edit slider - Right column Settings - Set hook - displayTopColumn - save.
7. To hide slider from all pages except home page go to Design - Positions - displayTopColumn - Revolution Slider - edit - here select all pages except "index" - save.

Then check the TEXT list of pages on this page and add there in the start: guest-tracking, my-account, new-products, order-confirmation, order-detail, order-follow, order-return, order-slip, prices-drop, best-sales, new-products, it will solve Prestashop bug with dashes in pages names.



SMART BLOG

If you want to save your posts, you can stay with previous version of slider, but you will get error in front office relate to "category-tree".
To fix it:
Go to Modules - Manager - Add new module - select smartblogcategories.zip from update folder - ok. Module will be updated and fix this problem.


If you not afraid to lose your posts and ready to add it again - you can install new version of slider, that goes with Modez 4.0+ version. For it:


1. Go to Modules manager - type "smart" in search to get all smart blog modules.
2. Select all modules except main one "Smart Blog" module - uninstall + select checkbox to delete module. If it now works together - do it one by one.
3. Select main one "Smart Blog" module - uninstall + select checkbox to delete module.
4. Add new module - select smartblog.zip module installer in update folder - ok.
5. Add new module - select smartbloghomelatestnews.zip module installer in update folder - ok.
6. Now you can go to Blog - Blog post in left Prestashop menu and add your posts.
7. So you will get Blog and Latest posts on home page. If you need other modules of Smart Blog you can check this page and download free and premium modules: https://classydevs.com/free-modules/smartblog/


If your blog images are not shows after update:
Then go FTP - find .htaccess file in your main shop folder. Edit it and paste this:

# Images Blog
RewriteRule ^blog/([0-9]+)(\-[\.*_a-zA-Z0-9-]*)(-[0-9]+)?/.+\.jpg$ %{ENV:REWRITEBASE}modules/smartblog/images/$1$2$3.jpg [L]
RewriteRule ^blog/([a-zA-Z_-]+)(-[0-9]+)?/.+\.jpg$ %{ENV:REWRITEBASE}modules/smartblog/images/$1$2.jpg [L]

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#Images row



MEGA MENU PRO

1. Go to Modules manager - Mega menu pro - configure
2. Click on Import/Export button and Export your current menu
3. Go to Modules manager - Mega menu pro - uninstall + select checkbox to delete module.
4. Add new module - select v2.3.5-ets_megamenu.zip module installer in update folder - ok.
5. Even if it give an "error" - it will install, just close a popup. Then go to configure and Import your menu.


PRODUCT COMMENTS

Starting from 4.0 version - MODEZ uses default Prestashop Product Comments module. That means that current module need to be uninstalled and deleted. It can remove all your current reveiws. If you not afraid to lose your current reviews:

1. Go to Modules manager - Product comments (you will see Mypresta.eu as author) - uninstall + select checkbox to delete module.
2. Now go to Modules - Modules CATALOG - in search type "comments" - you will see Product Comments module by Prestashop - click Install.
3. That's all.
4. You can check also Design - Positions - hook displayFooterProduct - the best combination here will be:
Product Comments
Crosseling product
Product from same category

If Product comments isn't there - click on Transplant module at top-right corner - Product comments - displayFooterProduct. Move Product comments module to top position inside this hook.

If you have any problems or questions - you can write to support.

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Support of MODEZ Theme

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