Setup and configuration

Setup a treasure hunt

Task

The treasure hunt is geared around users, so you need the staff directory module for this to work. Users must login to take part. Create…

Setup Govintra for the first time

Guide

Follow this guide to setup the Govintra theme. This guide assumes that you have a fresh WordPress installation with an admin account. You will need…

Setup the events page

Task

There are 2 templates for the events page, depending on whether you want to show past events or not. Events page: shows only future events and…

Setup the staff directory

Task

Setup plugins The staff directory works in conjunction with the bbPress plugin. You’ll need to install and activate this first. The main search box also…

Show the Advanced Custom Fields interface

Task

The Advanced Custom Fields interface is disabled in the admin dashboard by default. To show the Custom Fields option on the admin dashboard menu, turn…

Taxonomies

Guide

Taxonomies are used throughout the theme to categorise different types of content.

The homepage broke after migration

Task

If the Govintra theme breaks after migration, it is likely that a plugin that is no longer required is still activated and clashing. If any…

Theme customiser

Task

Most settings for the theme styles are handled in the theme customiser. Site identity Colours This panel controls the header text and background colours, button…

Update the homepage manually

Task

Edit the homepage to add customised messages. From version 4.99.56.1, only administrators can edit the homepage. Homepage settings Add an emergency announcement To add an…

Widgets are missing from the homepage

Task

The migration process attempts to place widgets in the same widget areas that you used in Govintranet. Check your widget areas in the customiser or…