Manual – Documentation, Knowledge Base & Education WordPress Theme

Manual – Documentation, Knowledge Base & Education WordPress Theme

Manual is a WordPress theme created for websites that focus on documentation, knowledge bases, tutorials, educational content, and support resources. It provides a structured layout that helps organize information clearly, making it easier for visitors to browse articles, guides, FAQs, and other content. The theme also supports portfolios, blogs, online stores, learning platforms, forums, and landing pages, making it suitable for a wide range of content-driven websites.

Its clean design and responsive layout ensure that your content displays properly across desktops, tablets, and mobile devices while providing a smooth browsing experience.

Create Different Types of Content with Manual

Manual allows you to build multiple types of websites using a single theme. It can be used to create:

• Online documentation and user manuals
• Knowledge base websites
• FAQ sections
• Tutorials and help centers
• Educational platforms
• Blogs and resource websites
• Product landing pages
• Portfolios and case studies
• WooCommerce online stores
• Community forums

This flexibility makes the theme suitable for businesses, software companies, educational projects, and support websites.

Documentation and Knowledge Base Features

Manual includes dedicated systems for documentation and knowledge base management. You can organize articles into categories, control user access, attach multiple files, customize URLs, and manage article visibility for public or registered users.

Documentation pages include options such as:

• Tree navigation menu
• AJAX or standard page loading
• Table of Contents (TOC)
• Related articles
• Article voting
• Previous and next navigation
• Optional comments
• Contact link
• Custom title styling
• Notification bar support

The knowledge base offers similar functionality with additional controls for category layouts, sidebar visibility, child category display, conditional comment forms, and customizable article presentation.

Live Search System

Manual includes an advanced search system designed to help visitors find information quickly.

Search features include:

• AJAX live search
• Standard search mode
• Automatic keyword highlighting
• Search box customization
• Trending searches
• Search by post type
• Category-specific searches
• Title-only, content-only, or excerpt-only search
• Taxonomy filtering
• Author-based searches
• Exact or partial keyword matching
• Custom AND/OR SQL search logic
• Option to exclude older search results
• Control over private article visibility

Portfolio and FAQ Management

The theme provides built-in portfolio functionality for displaying projects, case studies, or completed work. Portfolio items include customizable URLs, categories, breadcrumbs, navigation controls, and optional file attachments.

Manual also includes a dedicated FAQ system where you can:

• Create and organize FAQ entries
• Manage FAQ categories
• Restrict content access when needed
• Enable hash-based FAQ searching
• Control sidebar visibility
• Customize record layouts
• Adjust FAQ display order
• Enable or disable the Gutenberg editor

Learning, Forum, and eCommerce Support

Manual integrates with several popular WordPress plugins to extend website functionality.

Supported integrations include:

• WooCommerce
• LearnPress
• bbPress
• Elementor
• WPBakery Page Builder
• Ultimate Addons for WPBakery
• Contact Form 7
• WPML

These integrations allow you to build online stores, educational websites, multilingual projects, discussion forums, and custom page layouts.

Customization and Theme Features

Manual includes a wide range of customization options for both beginners and experienced users.

Main features include:

• Fully responsive design
• Bootstrap framework
• HTML5 and CSS3 code
• One-click demo import
• Translation-ready files
• Child theme included
• Advanced Theme Options panel
• Built-in SEO features
• Styling customization options
• Custom logos, fonts, colors, and branding
• Thorough documentation

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