Quick Start
Configure the minimum settings needed for a working Epiktetos site.
Use this checklist after installing and activating the theme.
Basic setup checklist
- Open Appearance > Epiktetos.
- Run the setup wizard or configure the settings tabs manually.
- Set the site title and tagline.
- Upload or choose branding assets if needed.
- Assign menus to Primary Navigation and Footer Navigation.
- Create bundled Sample Content if this is a clean review or demo install.
- Review header, footer, reader, editorial, taxonomy, discussion, module labels, and SEO settings.
- Add or edit posts with featured images, categories, tags, and excerpts.
- If using the page-driven workflow, set the homepage under Settings > Reading.
- Open the front end and verify the homepage, single posts, search, archives, topics, and saved route.
Recommended content setup
Epiktetos expects normal WordPress posts and categories. The homepage hero and category showcase work best when posts have:
- A clear title.
- A featured image.
- An excerpt or concise opening paragraph.
- A category assigned.
The default homepage logic looks for editorial category slugs such as technology, philosophy, psychology, and history. These can be changed in code with the epiktetos_hero_categories filter.
Bundled Sample Content
For a clean install, open Appearance > Epiktetos > Sample Content and create the bundled local content package. Version 1.2.0 includes local JSON data and WebP media for posts, pages, menus, taxonomies, comments, theme options, featured images, and page-driven homepage setup data. It does not require a remote demo service or plugin.
Admin settings to review
| Area | Purpose |
|---|---|
| General | Site-level defaults exposed by the Epiktetos settings system. |
| Branding | Logo type, logo images, site icon, Apple touch icon, default Open Graph image. |
| Header | Logo width, sticky header, transparent header, default theme mode, RSS display. |
| Footer | Description, newsletter text, social links, RSS link, credit text. |
| Reader | Saved articles, reading progress, quote copy, image zoom, stats, editor picks. |
| Editorial | Category ordering, taxonomy display, discussion, and homepage editorial behavior. |
| Modules | Public labels used by dynamic shortcode-rendered sections. |
| SEO | Publication metadata, Open Graph, canonicals, JSON-LD, Twitter handle. |
No required external service
The inspected theme does not require a third-party API for normal front-end behavior.