Are BoldGrid Themes good themes for WooCommerce simple e-commerce

Hi Brad,

Thank you for reaching out! The BoldGrid Crio WordPress Theme is an excellent choice for your needs. It’s a highly customizable, flexible theme that can serve as a robust foundation for an e-commerce site.

Why BoldGrid Crio is Ideal for Your Project

1. Highly Customizable: Crio offers extensive customization options through the WordPress Customizer, allowing you to tweak layouts, colors, and fonts without touching code.
2. E-commerce Ready: Crio integrates seamlessly with WooCommerce, making it easy to set up an online store.
3. Responsive Design: It ensures that your site looks great on all devices, crucial for user experience and SEO.
4. Built-in Blog Features: Crio supports robust blogging capabilities, perfect for your needs to publish multiple blog posts.
5. Future-Proof: It’s a scalable theme, so you can start simple and build more complex functionalities as needed.

Suggestions & Recommendations

Here’s a breakdown of the site elements you’re interested in:

• Home Page: You can easily create a visually appealing homepage with sections for featured products, recent blog posts, and a welcoming introduction.
• About Page: Use the customizable layouts to create a comprehensive about page with images, text, and other media.
• Blog: The Crio theme allows you to set up a blog with multiple categories and tags, perfect for content organization.
• E-commerce: Seamlessly integrates with WooCommerce to offer products, manage orders, and more.

Steps to Get Started

1. Install BoldGrid Crio: Start by installing the Crio theme and any necessary plugins.
2. Set Up WooCommerce: Install WooCommerce and configure your store settings to start adding products.
3. Customize Pages: Use the BoldGrid customizer to design your home, about, and blog pages to match your brand.
4. Add Content: Populate your blog with posts, and make sure your product pages are informative and engaging.

Further Resources

For more information on getting started with BoldGrid Crio and WooCommerce, you can visit:

• Customizing Crio Pro Theme: https://www.boldgrid.com/support/boldgrid-crio-supertheme-product-guide/customizing-your-new-crio-website/
• BoldGrid and WooCommerce Integration: https://www.boldgrid.com/wordpress-ecommerce-plugin/

I hope this helps you get started on creating an awesome e-commerce site at your domain! If you have any other questions or need further assistance, feel free to ask!

Hi Brad,

Crio itself is a standalone WordPress theme which we offer for free through the WordPress repository. After downloading the theme you would install it directly from the Appearance < Themes < Add New Theme section of your WordPress Dashboard.

If you have a premium subscription that would either be through one of our premium web hosting partnerships or a direct purchase.

In either case you should have access to BoldGrid Central which is where you can find all your account details and pro plugins available for download.  You should be able to log into BoldGrid Central using the same credentials you’d use to log in to your web hosting account with our premium partner.  You can also reset your BoldGrid Central account password from this link.

Hey Brad,

A 404 error indicating “Page not found” is a common issue in WordPress and can be resolved by following a few troubleshooting steps. Here are some methods to fix the 404 error when using the BoldGrid Crio theme.

1. Check Permalink Settings

Reset Permalinks

1. Go to Permalink Settings:
   • Navigate to Settings > Permalinks in your WordPress dashboard.
2. Save Changes:
   • Without changing any settings, click the Save Changes button. This will refresh your permalink structure and often resolves 404 errors.
3. Test the Page:
   • Try accessing the page again to see if the issue is resolved.

Change Permalink Structure

1. Select a Different Structure:
   • Change the permalink structure to something different (e.g., from Post name to Plain), save changes, then revert back to your preferred structure and save again.
2. Check for Custom Structure Issues:
   • If you’re using a custom permalink structure, ensure it is correct and does not conflict with other settings or plugins.

2. Verify Page Exists

1. Check Page URL:
   • Ensure the URL you’re trying to access matches the page slug in your WordPress dashboard.
2. Page Status:
   • Go to Pages > All Pages and ensure the page is published and not in draft or private mode.
3. Recreate Page:
   • If the page still doesn’t appear, try creating a new page with a similar slug and see if it resolves the issue.

3. Review Theme and Plugin Conflicts

Deactivate All Plugins

1. Disable Plugins:
   • Go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and deactivate all plugins.
2. Test the Page:
   • Check if the 404 error is resolved. If it is, reactivate plugins one by one to identify the conflicting plugin.

Switch to a Default Theme

1. Activate Default Theme:
   • Temporarily switch to a default WordPress theme like Twenty Twenty-One.
2. Test the Page:
   • If the page loads correctly, the issue may be with the Crio theme or its settings.

4. Reinstall the Crio Theme

1. Backup:
   • Backup your current theme settings and data.
2. Reinstall Crio Theme:
   • Go to Appearance > Themes, switch to a default theme, delete Crio, and then reinstall it.

These are initial troubleshooting steps for this issue Brad.  Let is know if any of these doesn’t resolve the issue and we’ll troubleshoot further.

Thank you!

Hi Brad,

No offense taken, I actually took the time to write all that out for you so if you think it’s good enough for the support center we’re definitely going to add it!  I think the issue may be that you can’t see our previous threads so our conversation is a bit off. In your first response you inquired about a BoldGrid theme that would work well with WooCommerce.  This lead me to recommending Crio WordPress theme for your specific needs. You asked for advice on simple site elements like:

• A home page
• An About page
• A blog where I will be publishing multiple blog posts
• An e-commerce site

In your reply to my response you mentioned that you “tried to install 2 of the Crio themes but installation failed.”

to which I explained that Crio was a free standalone plugin that could be downloaded from the WordPress repository.

You also asked for information about your BoldGrid subscription so I gave you some ways to access your BoldGrid Central account to check that information and download premium.

It wasn’t until the next response that you mentioned you were having trouble with a 404 issue at your site.  I assumed this was after installing the Crio theme so I mentioned Crio but gave you general information on how to go about resolving the 404 error.

Looking at both URLs there doesn’t seem to be an issue on my end so I’m assuming you’ve managed to resolve this.  If so that’s great but we’re always here to answer any questions you might have!

Thanks Brad