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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.
- Review header, footer, reader, editorial, and SEO settings.
- Add posts with featured images, categories, and excerpts.
- Open the front end and verify the homepage, single posts, search, archives, 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.
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 and homepage editorial behavior. |
| 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.