# Manage Departments ## **1: Settings** Appearance >> Customize >> Department ### **1.1: Department Archive**

### **1.2: Department Detail**

## **2: List All Departments** From Dashboard, Go to Department >> All Departments\ You will see a list of all Departments.\ You can view, edit, delete and clone any departments ![](https://2115262669-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FPqaTvrYqxqxy7ClgmZ9d%2Fuploads%2Fy9sW9LxOVRPu9FPkpWF9%2FScreen%20Shot%202023-07-12%20at%2011.47.08.png?alt=media\&token=19277f50-6c33-42f2-a416-a88dee648895) ## **3: Add Category** To add a department category, you only need to:\ \- Add Name of department category, slug and description\ \- Choose Parent Items ![](https://2115262669-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FPqaTvrYqxqxy7ClgmZ9d%2Fuploads%2FaRb1PgnyiDArDz43guFH%2FScreen%20Shot%202023-07-12%20at%2011.49.09.png?alt=media\&token=518eba77-943c-4fa0-911c-1a6848ae1dd2) ## **4: Add A New Department** From Dashboard, Go to Department >> Add new department

You can add some fields: * Title * Content: You can use Elementor to make content or default editor in wordpress. * Category * Featured Image * Excerpt * Class Icons: Find [here](https://ova-themes.gitbook.io/gimont/find-icon) * List File * Listing: Phone, Contact... You can add Unlimited. * Sort Order: Use in some element of elementor. * Allow Comment ## 5: Some Elements ### 5.1) File List In Department

**Department ID**: insert an ID here **Show/hide fields at frontend**: File Icon, Title, File Size, View Icon, Download Icon ### 5.2) Department Info

### 5.3) Department List

**Category**: All or choose a Category **Total**: total departments display **Template**: Template 1, Template 2, Template 3, Template 4, Template 5, Template 6 **Number of columns**: 1,2,3,4,5,6 columns **Order By**: ID, Title, Date, Random, Custom Order. **Order**: Ascending, Descending **Show/hide fields at frontend**: Icon, Title, Number, Link to detail, Line, Excerpt. ### 5.4) Department Post/Category

**Title All:** Rename text "All Categories" **Template**: Template 1, Template 2 **Type**: Post or Category **Categories**: Choose All or a Category => Only apply for type: post **Total**: total items **Order by**: ID, Title, Date, Random, Custom Order **Order**: Ascending, Descending **Border Type**: None, Solid .... ### 5.5) Department Archive

**Template**: Template 1, Template 2 **Category**: All or choose a Category **Total**: total items **Number of columns**: 2, 3, 4 columns **Order By**: ID, Title, Date, Custom Order **Order**: Ascending, Descending **Show/hide fields at frontend**: Thumbnail, Icon, Title, Excerpt, Read More ### 5.6) Department Archive Slide

## 6: Change Text ### 6.1) Change text in plugin Use loco translate plugin to change text:[ Read here ](https://ova-themes.gitbook.io/gimont/translated) ### **6.2) Change Slug** Use loco translate plugin to change slug:

## 7: Customize Template Copy php file from \ Plugins/ova-dep/templates/\*.php \ to\ Themes/gimont-child/ovadep-templates/\*.php ### 7.1 Customize department list template You can customize in Plugins/ova-dep/templates/archive-dep.php file ### 7.2 Customize detail department template You can customize in Plugins/ova-dep/templates/single-dep.php file ### 7.3 Customize Serach Form template You can customize in Plugins/ova-dep/templates/search\_form.php file ### 7.4 Customize department Element in Elementor template You can customize in Plugins/ova-dep/templates/elementor/\*.php file

Template Folder in Plugin that you can customize in child theme

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