{"id":11,"date":"2026-05-03T15:52:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T15:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/docs.fasterthemes.com\/food-recipes-wordpress-theme\/customization\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T15:52:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T15:52:30","slug":"customization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/docs.fasterthemes.com\/food-recipes-wordpress-theme\/customization\/","title":{"rendered":"Customizer Options"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"is-lede\">Every option in the WordPress Customizer, organized by panel, with screenshots and notes on what each setting actually changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Food Recipes theme exposes its design through the standard WordPress Customizer at <strong>Appearance \u2192 Customize<\/strong>. This page is the reference \u2014 every panel, every section, every setting, in the order they appear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"site-identity\">Site Identity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Standard WordPress section. Set your site title, tagline, logo, and site icon (favicon). The site title renders in the masthead in italic Cormorant Garamond. If you upload a logo, it replaces the text title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"colors\">Colors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"accent-color\">Accent color<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Single setting that drives every accent in the theme: link colors, hover states, the masthead&#8217;s decorative line, the underline on nav links, the badge backgrounds, recipe meta icons, ticker bar accents, and more. Default is a warm terracotta <code>#c8522a<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A few accent colors that work beautifully with the cream paper palette:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><code>#c8522a<\/code> \u2014 terracotta (default)<\/li>\n<li><code>#3a6b5c<\/code> \u2014 sage green<\/li>\n<li><code>#8a3a4f<\/code> \u2014 deep raspberry<\/li>\n<li><code>#1a3a5c<\/code> \u2014 navy<\/li>\n<li><code>#7a5a2a<\/code> \u2014 burnt amber<\/li>\n<li><code>#5a3a8a<\/code> \u2014 plum<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"header\">Header<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Show news ticker bar<\/strong> \u2014 top strip with rotating recent posts.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Show date in masthead<\/strong> \u2014 current date in the meta bar (hidden on mobile by default).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Social links<\/strong> \u2014 five inputs for Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, YouTube. Empty fields are hidden, not blanked.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"homepage\">Homepage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Show editorial hero<\/strong> \u2014 toggle the large feature grid at the top of the homepage.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hero post count<\/strong> \u2014 how many posts to feature in the hero (3\u20137).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Show category strip<\/strong> \u2014 circular category tiles below the hero.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Layout style<\/strong> (Pro) \u2014 Grid, Masonry, Magazine, List, Featured. See <a href=\"\/food-recipes-wordpress-theme\/layouts\/\">Homepage Layouts<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"sidebar\">Sidebar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Sidebar position<\/strong> \u2014 Right, Left, None. Affects archive and single post pages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n<p>The sidebar uses standard WordPress widgets \u2014 manage them at <strong>Appearance \u2192 Widgets<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"footer\">Footer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Footer about text<\/strong> \u2014 short paragraph in the brand column. Supports basic HTML.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Copyright text<\/strong> \u2014 bottom strip. Use <code>{year}<\/code> as a placeholder for the current year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n<p>The footer&#8217;s category links and recent posts are populated automatically from your published content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"dark-mode\">Dark Mode<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Pro plugin only. See <a href=\"\/food-recipes-wordpress-theme\/dark-mode\/\">Dark Mode<\/a> for the full reference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"additional-css\">Additional CSS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Standard WordPress section. Anything you add here loads after the theme&#8217;s stylesheet, so it overrides cleanly. 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