Theme Documentation

Hello Iris

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 – November 2023
Current – 2_0_0
Latest Update – 01/2026

View Changelog
Requirements

WordPress 6.3+
PHP 8.2+
Required Plugins x2

Colors
#CCAFAB
Palette 1
#856864
Palette 2
#636f70
Palette 10
#1A202C
Palette 3
#45443E
Palette 4
#959493
Palette 5
#D6C4BE
Palette 6
#EDE4E1
Palette 7
#F7F5F4
Palette 8
#ffffff
Palette 9
Fonts
Butler Ultra Light

Headings

Blackstone

Accent

Raleway

Body

Nunito

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

These custom styles are included with your theme. Browse the tutorials below to learn how each one works.

What it does

Adds a script accent and decorative underline to your navigation menu items. The underline uses Palette 7, while the hover color automatically matches your Primary Button Hover color.

Example
How to use it
01

Go to Appearance → Menus, select the menu you’d like to edit, then expand the menu item you want to customize.

02

Add the provided CSS class to the CSS Classes field and save your menu.

Don’t see the CSS Classes field?

No problem! Click Screen Options in the top-right corner of the page and enable CSS Classes. You can then expand any menu item to access the field.

CSS Classes

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

iris-nav
What it does

Adds decorative accent lines to images and containers throughout the Iris theme. These can be applied to any image or container, or removed from the demo layouts if you prefer a cleaner look.

Example
How to use it
01

Click the Image or Container you want to style.

02

In the editor, open the Advanced tab and scroll down to Additional CSS Class(es).

03

Add one of the CSS classes below, then save your page.

iris-leftline — Adds a decorative line to the top left.

iris-rightline — Adds a decorative line to the bottom right.

iris-rightline-top — Adds a decorative line to the top right.

04

Save and preview your page.

Note: The decorative lines won’t appear in the editor. They are only visible on the live page.
CSS Classes

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

iris-leftline
iris-rightline
iris-rightline-top
Remove Effect

To remove the styling, return to Advanced → Additional CSS Class(es) and delete the CSS class from the element.

What it does

Adds a decorative rotation effect to your images for extra visual interest.

Example
How to use it
01

Select the image you want to add the rotation 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 iris-rotate

04

Click save and view your page.

CSS Classes

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

iris-rotate
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

Your words will automatically change to script.

What it does

Add a subtle rotated angle to your images for a more casual, editorial look. There are 2 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.

Note: You will not see the angles in the editor, only on the live page.
CSS Classes

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

iris-angelr
iris-angell
Tiny confession…This one has a typo. The class is angel, not angle. It was discovered after release, and changing it would break existing sites, so we’ve lovingly adopted it as an official feature. 💛
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: 10/2025
Added support for editing WooCommerce product pages with the WordPress Block Editor.

Updated the demo content to include Sales pages and new blocks in the library.

Importance: Low
Date: 3/2024
Added portfolio pages.

November 2023

🎉 Initial public release of Hello Iris