Theme Documentation

Hello Meadow

Your go-to resource for everything about your theme. Find setup guides, customization tips, and answers to common questions.

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Theme overview
Install Guide
Custom Styling
Tutorials
faqs
troubleshooting

Theme Overview

Here you will find the basics to run your theme like the demo. We have also included additional details like the fonts, and demo colors.

Plugins
  • Kadence Blocks *
  • Starter Templates by Kadence Wp *
  • Clear Cache for me
  • Smashballoon Instagram
  • Woocommerce
  • WP Recipe Maker
* are required for theme function
Versions

Release Date – June 2026
Current – 1_0_1
Latest Update – 7/1/2026

View Changelog
Requirements

WordPress 6.3+
PHP 8.2+
Required Plugins x2

Colors
#6F7F5F
Palette 1
#C08A6B
Palette 2
#AAB49A
Palette 10
#222222
Palette 3
#3B3E42
Palette 4
#A86E52
Palette 5
#CBB9A3
Palette 6
#F4EFEA
Palette 7
#FBF9F5
Palette 8
#928C80
Palette 11
Fonts
Market

Headings

Apple Cider

Accent

DM Sans

Body

Montserrat

H5 · H6 · Buttons · Nav

Recommended

Image Guidelines

Upload images that match the aspect ratio of your layout for the best quality, performance, and responsive display.

Common Image Sizes

These are the image ratios you’ll see used throughout the demo.

1:1

Square

Perfect for categories, profile photos, & products

Recommended width:
Up to 1200px

16:9

Landscape

Ideal for hero sections, banners, and full-width images.

Recommended width:
Up to 1900px

3:4

Portrait

Perfect for featured images, blog posts, and post cards.

Recommended width:
Up to 1200px
  • Match the image to the ratio: Kadence lets you crop images to different aspect ratios, but starting with an image that’s already close to the final shape will produce the sharpest results.
  • Desktop, tablet & mobile: Images are automatically cropped on desktop, tablet, and mobile. Leave extra space around your subject for the best results.
  • Image size: Resize images before uploading. Oversized images can slow down your website.
  • Mobile hero images: If a hero image doesn’t display well on mobile, upload a separate mobile image using the responsive editor settings.
View Image Guide →
Custom Code

Built-In Styling Options

Use these optional CSS Classes to add theme specific design details to your layouts. These classes are completely optional and can be used in the Additional CSS Class(es) field for any compatible element in the editor.

What it does

Add a piece of decorative tape above images. There are 4 different styles to choose from.

Example
How to use it
01

Select the text you would like to add the tape detail to.

02

In the editor to the right, click on Advanced and then the Advanced Tab.

03

In the Additional CSS Class(es) field, add one of the tape classes from the list

04

Save and preview your page.

You will not see the tape in the editor, only on the live page.

CSS Classes

Choose one of the following classes to apply different tape styles. Click to copy.

meadow-tape-1
meadow-tape-2
meadow-tape-3
meadow-tape-4
What it does

Add a subtle rotated angle to your images for a more casual, editorial look. There are four angle variations available.

Example
How to use it
01

Select the image block you want to add the angle to.

02

In the editor to the right, click on Advanced and then the Advanced Tab.

03

In the Additional CSS Class(es) field, add one of the classes from the list.

04

Save and preview your page.

CSS Classes

Choose one of the following classes to apply different angle styles. Simply click to copy.

meadow-img-1
meadow-img-2
meadow-img-3
meadow-img-4
What it does

Adds a subtle line accent to your headers. The line color is linked to Palette 7

Example
How to use it
01

Select the heading block you want to add the accent to.

02

In the editor to the right, click on Advanced and then the Advanced Tab.

03

In the Additional CSS Class(es) field, add the class meadow-lines

04

Save and preview your page.

CSS Classes

Add this class to apply the accent. Simply click to copy.

meadow-lines
What it does

Adds the Custom Meadow Underline style to outline buttons.

Example
How to use it
01

When adding a block, select the Buttons (ADV) block type

02

Under the General Tab, select Outline Button

03

This will automatically style your button like the image to the left. Add your wording and link.

Styling Help

The arrows are not part of the button. While you can use one of the Kadence icon arrows on the button, I preferred the below style. Click to copy.

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What it does

Let’s you mix in your accent font with a header style.

Example
How to use it
01

Create your heading. Then select the words you would like to be script and apply the Italic styling to those words only.

02

In the editor to the right, click on Advanced and then the Advanced Tab.

03

In the Additional CSS Class(es) field, add the class meadow-script

04

To change the color, select the script text and from the menu bar above the text, select the arrow ( ⌵ ), and then highlight. There you can choose an accent color.

CSS Classes

Add this class to apply the accent. Simply click to copy.

meadow-script
VIDEO TUTORIAL

Learn to Use Your Block Library

Learn how to use your Block Library with confidence. This video covers browsing your library, adding blocks to your pages, editing content, moving sections, and customizing layouts to fit your website.

QUICK START

Quick Answers & Tutorials

Find quick answers to the questions we hear most often, or browse step-by-step tutorials for more detailed guidance.

Everything you need to customize
your theme from start to finish.

Visit Tutorial Library →

Popular Tutorials

Step-by-step guides

The most common tutorials our users find helpful.

To customize your theme colors, go to Appearance → Customizer → Colors & Fonts → Colors.

Here you’ll find your Global Color Palette, where you can replace the default colors with your own brand colors. Any changes you make to the Global Palette will automatically update throughout the theme.

If you don’t like how a particular color appears on a specific page or section, you can customize that block individually. Simply edit the page and choose a different color from your Global Palette or select a custom color for that element only.

To customize your fonts, go to Appearance → Customizer → Colors & Fonts → Typography.

Here you can change your site’s global font settings, including the font family, size, weight, and style. Any changes you make here will automatically update throughout the theme.

If you’d like to use a premium or custom font that isn’t included by default, follow our Premium Font Installation Tutorial for step-by-step instructions.

To edit a page, go to Pages in your WordPress dashboard and select the page you’d like to edit. You can also click Edit Page from the WordPress admin bar while viewing that page.

Once you’re in the editor, simply click on any text, image, or block to customize the content.

For a complete walkthrough of editing pages and using the block editor, visit the Page Editing Tutorial.

While editing a page, click Design Library at the top of the editor.

Browse the available layouts and sections, then click the block you’d like to use. It will automatically be added to your page, where you can customize it just like any other block.

For a complete walkthrough of using the Design Library, visit the Design Library Tutorial.

Popular Questions

Quick Answers

Browse answers to the questions users ask most often.

To change the page that appears as your homepage, go to Settings → Reading.

Under Your homepage displays, select A static page, then choose the page you’d like to use as your homepage from the Homepage dropdown.

Click Save Changes to apply your new homepage.

The Kadence framework includes several featured image ratios, allowing you to choose the style that best fits your website.

To change the featured image ratio, go to:

Appearance → Customizer → Posts/Pages Layouts → Archive Layouts

Scroll down to the Post Item Layout section, open the Featured tab, and choose the image ratio you’d like to use for your blog archive.

Your changes will automatically update the featured images displayed throughout your blog.

Yes! You can easily use premium or custom fonts with your Hello You Designs theme.

Follow our Premium Font Tutorial for step-by-step instructions on installing and using your own fonts throughout your website.

View Tutorial →

Your theme includes two different blog pages, and each one has a different purpose.

Custom Blog
This is a fully editable page designed with the block editor. You can customize the layout, add sections, and create a unique experience for your readers. This page is typically named Journal, The Blog, or something similar.

Blog
This is WordPress’s default blog archive. It isn’t editable and automatically displays all of your blog posts.

Important: Don’t assign your Custom Blog as your WordPress Blog page. If you do, WordPress will replace your custom layout with the default blog archive.

Instead, go to Settings → Reading, assign your standard Blog page as your Posts page.

Still need help?

We’re happy to help! If you couldn’t find the answer you’re looking for, send us a support ticket and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible.

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Changelog

Follow the evolution of your theme. Every new feature, improvement, and bug fix will be documented here, so you can quickly see what’s changed.

Found an issue or have an idea for a future release? We’d love to hear from you.

Submit a ticket

Importance: Low
Date: 7/2026
Changed icons on the podcast page from an image, to editable icon.

June 2026

🎉 Initial public release of Hello Meadow