Documentation

To get the most out of the Oort theme you're better off familiarising yourself with the full range of features available. The documentation below will walk you through different aspects of the theme and how they work. 

Changing the theme colour scheme

This video below shows you how to change the colour theme within the Oort Nationbuilder theme.

Adding social media icons

This video shows you how to add social media icons to the Oort Nationbuilder theme.

Setting up the notification and autoresponse email themes

This video below walks you through the process of setting up the notification and autoresponse email themes within the Oort Nationbuilder theme.

Setting up the broadcaster email theme

This video below shows you how to set up the broadcaster email theme within the Oort Nationbuilder theme.

Dividing pages vertically

This video below shows you how to divide a page vertically within the Oort Nationbuilder theme.

Adding an introductory paragraph to your page

The video below shows you how to add an introductory paragraph to your page. Particularly useful for when you're using the featured content area.

Adding supporter nav buttons to the page header

The video below shows you how to add the supporter buttons to your page header section within the Nationbuilder Oort theme.

Setting up the featured content slider

The video below shows you how to add content to the featured content slider within the Oort Nationbuilder theme.

Turning the featured content slider into a grid

The video below shows you how you can display the featured content slider as a grid within the Oort theme.

Adding a header video

This video below shows you how add a header video to your site.

Changing a parent page to a sub page grid

The video below shows you how you can display any sub pages as a clickable grid on the parent page to create a section index page within the Oort Nationbuilder theme.

Creating dynamic landing pages part 1 - Basic set up

The video below is the first part in a series walking you through how to create dynamic landing pages within the Oort theme. In this video we walk through the basic principles and set up.

Creating dynamic landing pages part 2 - Working with basic pages

The video below is the second part in a series walking you through how to create dynamic landing pages within the Oort theme. In this video we start adding basic sub pages to our landing page and talk through the layout options available.

Creating dynamic landing pages part 3 - Adding alternative backgrounds

This video below is the third part in a series walking you through how to create dynamic landing pages within the Oort theme. In this video we walk you through how to change the background colour of a landing page section to one of two alternatives. We also show you how to add a background image to a landing page section.

Creating dynamic landing pages part 4 - Removing a section header

This video is the fourth part in a series walking you through how to create dynamic landing pages within the Oort theme. In this video we walk you through how to remove the header from a landing page section if not required.

Creating dynamic landing pages part 5 - Hiding a sub page on the landing page

This video below is the fifth part in a series walking you through how to create dynamic landing pages within the Oort theme. In this video we walk you through how you can hide a sub page of a landing page so that it doesn't appear on the landing page but is still accessible from a click through.

Creating dynamic landing pages part 6 - Hiding the main or sub navigations

This video below is the sixth part in a series walking you through how to create dynamic landing pages within the Oort theme. In this video we focus on how you can hide the sub navigation on the landing page for scenarios where it's not appropriate to show it. We also show how you can hide the main navigation converting the landing page into a stand alone campaign page if need be.

Creating dynamic landing pages part 7 - Adding sub section buttons to the header

The video below is the seventh part in a series walking you through how to create dynamic landing pages within the Oort theme. In this video we show you how to add buttons to the header section of your landing page that link to specific sub sections.

Creating dynamic landing pages part 8 - Adding sub pages to your sub pages

The video below is the eighth part in a series walking you through how to create dynamic landing pages within the Oort theme. In this video we look at how you can create grid style layouts by adding sub pages to a basic page which is in turn a sub page of the landing page.

Creating dynamic landing pages part 9 - Changing the text/image alignment

The video below is the ninth part in a series walking you through how to create dynamic landing pages within the Oort theme. In this video we show you how to change the alignment of a sub page so that the image is on the left and the text is on the right.