Kadence WP Virtue - WordPress Theme

How to Set Up Kadence WP Virtue for a WordPress Site

Kadence WP Virtue is a classic WordPress theme that works well as a foundation for a site with a WooCommerce storefront, portfolio, blog, and a homepage built from manageable modules. This guide focuses on practical use rather than promotional copy: what to check before installation, how to enable the theme with minimal risk, where to find the key settings, how to build the homepage, how to verify the result, and what to do if the design does not match the demo.

This article is written for a site owner, webmaster, or editor who has already chosen Virtue as the foundation and wants to use the theme with intention. Virtue comes with a lot of settings, which is exactly why the right approach is not "turn everything on," but to work from the site's actual goals: navigation, header, homepage, portfolio, store, widgets, responsiveness, and speed.

Below, you will find tips for safe updates, a homepage setup scenario, a troubleshooting section, an FAQ, and a comparison with similar themes. The images are planned as instructional diagrams and reference-based visuals: they will be created separately by the host according to the plan, while the HTML already contains the final file paths.

What Virtue Is Meant to Do and Why You Should Not Set It Up Like a Blank Template

Virtue is a classic WordPress theme. That means the main logic behind the site's appearance does not live in full site editing, but in theme settings, page templates, widgets, menus, homepage modules, and additional post types. For the user, that is an advantage when the goal is to work with a clear set of ready-made building blocks instead of assembling the entire theme from scratch. But it can also become a trap if you expect the behavior of a modern block theme: some decisions are made in Appearance, some in Theme Options, some in page settings, and some in WooCommerce and plugins.

The practical value of Kadence WP Virtue is that it helps you launch a polished site with a strong visual homepage quickly. In a typical setup, the theme covers four core needs: a branded header with navigation, a demo-style homepage with carousels and sections, a portfolio or work gallery, and a WooCommerce store. You can see that clearly in the official demo structure: top navigation, a large hero area, feature icons, products, projects, blog content, and a closing prompt to explore the demo.

It is important to understand the boundaries of the product. Virtue does not replace a full page builder if you need highly customized landing pages with dozens of unique sections. What it gives you is a ready-made system: enable the modules you need, set their order, adjust the styling, connect widgets, and display products or portfolio items. That is why the best approach is to choose the site scenario first and then enable only the parts that support that scenario.

Where Virtue Works Best

The theme is a strong fit for a small business website, portfolio, service catalog, small or mid-sized online store, blog with a work showcase, studio website, or specialist site. If your goal sounds like "I need a polished homepage, a few core pages, a portfolio, a blog, and a store," Virtue gives you a solid starting point without forcing you into a more complex setup through a separate builder.

Another strong use case is moving an older site to a more manageable theme. In that case, Virtue helps rebuild the structure using familiar WordPress elements: menus, pages, widgets, products, posts, and portfolio items. Even then, the migration still requires you to check images, shortcodes, old widgets, and the current permalink settings.

When Another Foundation Makes More Sense

Virtue may not be the best choice if the project is built from the start around full site editing, a block-based design system, and global styles, where the editor is expected to control post templates, archives, the header, and the footer directly. It is also worth evaluating carefully for new projects with strict performance requirements: the theme is feature-rich, but that also means you need to enable only the modules you actually need and avoid overloading the homepage with sliders, carousels, and large images.

Main takeaway: Kadence WP Virtue works best as a manageable classic theme with ready-made sections, not as a blank canvas for a fully visual builder.

What to Check Before Installing the Theme or Migrating a Site

Preparation is not just a formality. The theme affects the header, menus, widgets, page templates, WooCommerce output, portfolio layouts, and images. If you enable it on a live site without checking anything first, you could end up with a missing menu, a different homepage block order, image sizes that no longer fit, or unexpected product card layouts.

Start with a site copy or at least a backup of both files and the database. Kadence documentation specifically emphasizes the importance of a backup before updating a premium theme and exporting theme settings. That is especially important for sites where Virtue has already been used and has accumulated settings in the theme panel.

Minimum Checklist Before Activation

• Make sure you have WordPress administrator access and hosting access in case the ZIP upload fails.
• Create a full site backup or a hosting snapshot, especially if you are enabling the theme on a live project.
• Review the current menus in Appearance > Menus, because after a theme switch they sometimes need to be reassigned to display locations.
• Note which widgets are used in the sidebar, top bar, footer, and homepage areas.
• If WooCommerce is active, check a test product, the cart, the shop page, and the product page before switching themes.
• Prepare large enough images for the hero slider, image menu, portfolio, and product carousels, because the theme may crop images to fit the selected block.

If you are moving from the free version of Virtue to Premium, save the theme settings separately through import/export, then verify the menu assignments after installing the premium version. Kadence documentation treats this as a separate scenario because the premium theme adds more functionality, but the existing settings should remain intact if the transition is handled carefully.

What to Consider Before Importing a Demo

Demo content is useful when you want a quick way to understand the theme structure: where the homepage is, where the portfolio lives, how the carousels look, and which blocks are enabled. But importing a demo into a live site can add unnecessary pages, posts, products, images, and menus. For that reason, it is safer to use the demo on a staging copy first, study the structure, and then recreate only the needed steps manually on the real site.

If you still decide to use demo import, decide in advance what you will remove afterward. For a training or test site, demo content is convenient. For a live page with existing content, it is risky. Do not confuse demo import with required setup: Virtue can be configured manually by enabling only the homepage modules you actually need.

Theme Installation and the First Admin Check

Installing Kadence WP Virtue depends on whether you are using the free theme from the WordPress directory or a premium ZIP package. For the premium version, the documentation describes the standard path through Appearance > Themes > Add New > Upload Theme. After the archive is uploaded, WordPress prompts you to install and activate the theme. If the server rejects the file because of an upload size limit, the documentation suggests the FTP route: unzip the archive and upload the theme folder to wp-content/themes.

Right after activation, do not jump straight into visual tweaks. First, confirm that WordPress actually recognizes the theme, that the admin panel opens without a white screen, that the homepage has not changed in a critical way, and that the theme settings are available under Appearance. If you are activating the theme on a site copy, go through all key pages: homepage, blog, service page, product page, cart, and portfolio.

Installation Steps Through WordPress

1. Open Appearance > Themes and click Add New.
2. Select Upload Theme if you are installing the premium ZIP archive.
3. Click Choose File, select the theme archive, and start the installation with Install Now.
4. After installation, click Activate.
5. Return to the theme list and confirm that the correct theme is active, not the old one or a child theme without its parent.

What to Check in the First Five Minutes

The initial review should be short but focused. Open the site in a new tab and check the header, navigation, logo, content width, footer, and mobile menu. Then go back to the admin panel and confirm that the theme settings are available and that there are no notices about required plugins. If the theme suggests recommended plugins, install only the ones that support your chosen scenario: a slider, demo import, extra blocks, or the WooCommerce-related pieces.

Do not enable every recommended plugin automatically. A slider is only useful if you are actually going to use slides on the homepage. WooCommerce is only needed for a store. An extra builder is only needed if part of the page will be assembled with it. The fewer unnecessary extensions you install, the easier troubleshooting becomes and the lower the risk of conflicts.

If the ZIP Upload Fails

A common symptom is WordPress reporting that the uploaded file exceeds the upload_max_filesize limit. This is not a Virtue issue. It is a PHP or hosting limit. The safe fix is to increase the limit through the hosting panel or support team. If that is not available, you can install via FTP, but you should still activate the theme through WordPress afterward so the system registers the new theme correctly.

Setting Up the Header, Topbar, Navigation, and the First Impression

The header is one of Virtue's key elements because in the demo it defines the entire feel of the site: a top bar with account, cart, and search, a prominent logo area, horizontal navigation, and then the hero section. The premium version adds more header options, including sticky behavior, shrink-on-scroll behavior, a logo centered between two menus, and a widget area. Not all of those modes should be enabled on every site.

Start with the logo and menu structure. If there is already a top bar in the header, define its role: contact strip, account access, cart, search, or short utility links. If the top bar is not doing anything useful, disable it, because it takes up vertical space on the first screen and can weaken the impact of the hero block on mobile devices.

Header Layout: How to Choose the Right Option

For a service-based website, a logo on the left and navigation on the right is usually enough. For a brand with a stronger visual identity, a centered logo may work better, but then you need to verify that the menu does not become too tall. For a store, a topbar with a cart and search makes more sense than it does for a portfolio. If you enable a sticky header, check not just the desktop version but the mobile view as well: a sticky header is helpful only as long as it does not cover too much of the screen.

Menus After a Theme Switch

After installing the theme, make sure to open Appearance > Menus and verify the menu assignments for the display locations. When moving from another theme, the menu may still exist but no longer be assigned to the right position. If the demo shows two menus around the logo, do not try to recreate both immediately: build one clear navigation first, then add a second menu only if the site structure actually needs that separation.

Mobile Review

Check the mobile menu on a real phone or in your browser's responsive mode. Pay close attention to second-level items, the cart, search, and overall header height. If the menu becomes too long on mobile, move secondary items to the footer or to a separate "Info" page. This matters more in Virtue than in very minimal themes because the topbar and expanded header options can easily overload the top of the screen.

Homepage: Virtue Modules, Sliders, Products, and Portfolio

The homepage is where Virtue differs most from bare themes. In the home layout settings, there is a module manager: you can enable and sort blocks, then configure each enabled module further down on the same page. This is not just a widget list. It is the logic the theme uses to assemble the homepage from meaningful sections: image menu, product carousel, blog, portfolio, custom carousel, page content, and other elements.

To avoid ending up with a chaotic homepage, define the purpose of the first screen before anything else. For example, for a store the first screen might be a hero slider featuring a category, with a carousel of featured products below it. For a portfolio site, it makes more sense to start with a hero, then an image menu for services, and then project work. For a blog with a commercial angle, page content, recent posts, and a lighter product block may be the better mix.

Homepage Setup Order

1. Create the page that will be used as the homepage, for example Home.
2. In Settings > Reading, assign it as the static homepage.
3. In Theme Options > Slider Settings, choose a slider or disable the slider if the first screen will be built differently.
4. Open Theme Options > Home Layout and enable only the modules you need.
5. Drag the modules into the correct order and save the settings.
6. Scroll down and configure the settings for each enabled module: title, number of columns, item count, carousel speed, categories, and image height.

Image Menu and Carousels: Where Mistakes Usually Happen

The image menu works well as navigation for major directions: services, product categories, projects, or curated collections. Problems start when it uses small images or visuals that do not match in style. The documentation recommends using sufficiently large images because the theme crops them based on the selected height and column layout. If the source images are weak, the module will look random even when the settings are technically correct.

Product and portfolio carousels also need a valid content source. For the featured product carousel, products must be marked as featured in WooCommerce. For the portfolio, you need to create portfolio items and, if necessary, portfolio types. If the carousel is enabled but nothing appears on the site, check the content first, then the category filter, and then the number of items.

Page Content as the Bridge to the Editor

If part of the homepage is being built in the editor or with a page builder, the page content module must be enabled in the home layout manager. Otherwise, you may edit the Home page and still never see that content on the homepage. This is a common source of confusion: the WordPress page exists, the editor shows content, but the theme only outputs the enabled modules and skips page content when it is turned off.

Result check: after changing the home layout, open the homepage in an incognito window, clear the cache, and confirm that the section order matches the enabled manager column, not the order of blocks in the page editor.

Style, Typography, and the Demo's Visual Discipline

Virtue has a clean visual language: plenty of white space, restrained headings, product and project cards, a high-contrast hero image, and tidy icons. If your site looks worse than the demo after setup, the cause is often not the theme itself but a mix of unrelated images, too many colors, random font choices, and overly long card titles.

Style settings are located in the theme panels, including basic styling, advanced styling, and typography. In advanced styling, you can control background areas such as the main content, topbar, header, secondary menu, mobile menu, footer, and the body background for boxed layout. Those settings are best adjusted gradually. Do not begin by recoloring every area on the site. Start with the logo, the main accent, the header background, and the footer, then check cards and buttons.

How to Keep the Design Polished

• Use 1 main accent color and 1 supporting neutral color, not a separate palette for every block.
• Choose hero images with the same mood: if the first screen feels cool and mountainous, the cards below should not look like a random stock photo mix.
• Do not make every heading large. Part of the demo's expressiveness comes from the contrast between a bold hero and calmer sections below.
• Check button readability against image backgrounds, especially if you change the hero or the image menu.
• For boxed layout, review the body background separately, otherwise the area around the site may end up with an overly bright frame.

Safe CSS Adjustment for Better Image Menu Readability

If the image in the image menu is too contrast-heavy and the text becomes hard to read, start by adjusting the image itself and the text color in the theme settings. If that is not enough, you can add a small CSS tweak through Appearance > Customize > Additional CSS or in a child theme. This is not a theme core edit, and it is easy to roll back by simply removing the CSS.

.home .kad_image_menu_widget,
.home .virtue_imgmenu_widget {
  text-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45);
}

.home .kad_image_menu_widget a,
.home .virtue_imgmenu_widget a {
  transition: opacity 0.2s ease, transform 0.2s ease;
}

.home .kad_image_menu_widget a:hover,
.home .virtue_imgmenu_widget a:hover {
  opacity: 0.92;
}

This tweak follows a cautious CSS approach for the theme's visual blocks: it does not alter data, touch PHP, or interfere with WooCommerce. After adding it, open the homepage, hover over the image menu, and confirm that the text is easier to read and that the block does not jump around. If the selector does not match your markup, remove the CSS and inspect the correct class in the browser developer tools.

WooCommerce, Portfolio, and Blog: How Not to Mix Different Content Types

Virtue Premium is much more capable than a standard blog theme because it includes separate features for a store, portfolio, galleries, testimonials, staff posts, widgets, and shortcodes. But that range also demands discipline. If you turn on every content type at once, the homepage becomes a showcase of everything at once, and the visitor no longer understands what to do next.

WooCommerce Scenario

For a store, Virtue offers WooCommerce-oriented elements: homepage product carousels, product archive settings, display options, breadcrumbs, a topbar with cart support, and premium features such as product tabs, filters, and visual enhancements for product cards. You do not need to enable all of that at once. Start with the basic chain: the shop page opens correctly, the product page looks right, the cart works, and the topbar displays the cart only if it actually adds value.

If the featured product carousel is empty, check the products themselves before blaming the theme. A product must exist, be published, have an image, and be marked as featured if the module is specifically set to display featured products. Also verify that the carousel is not limited to a category that contains no products.

Portfolio Scenario

For a portfolio, it is not just about attractive images. Portfolio types, display order, filtering, and the page template all matter. The documentation describes creating a page with the portfolio grid template: the user creates a page, selects the template in the page attributes, saves it, and then configures the output fields. That is different from using a regular gallery block in the editor. In Virtue, the portfolio is its own structure, and it needs to be populated with portfolio items.

If your projects need filters, think through the categories in advance. Do not create portfolio types as random tags. A better structure is 4-6 clear groups, such as "Websites," "Branding," "Online Stores," or "Photo Shoots." That way, the filter helps the user instead of creating visual noise.

Blog and Homepage Balance

The blog block on the homepage should answer one question: why should the visitor read posts right now? If the blog supports sales or trust-building, display 2-3 recent posts. If the blog is secondary, do not give it more space above the fold than the portfolio or products. In the home layout, you can set the number of posts, the category, and the excerpt length. That is better than showing a large archive with no editorial choice behind it.

Short Priority Rule

For a store, products and categories should come first. For a studio, projects and services should lead. For a blog, recent posts and subscriptions should come first. Virtue lets you enable everything, but a useful homepage chooses one primary goal and 2-3 supporting blocks.

Shortcodes and Widgets: When They Help and When They Get in the Way

Virtue Premium includes built-in shortcodes and its own widgets. The documentation lists post carousels, portfolio, products, testimonials, maps, icon boxes, image menu, simple box, image split, modal, accordion, testimonial form, and other elements. This is useful for a classic WordPress site where you need to place a ready-made block inside a page or widget area quickly.

The main rule is not to use a shortcode as a substitute for page architecture. If a block should be part of the global homepage, it is usually better to configure it through the home layout. If the block is needed inside a specific page, such as "Testimonials" or "Our Work," a shortcode may make sense. If the same block needs to appear in many places, it is better to think in terms of a widget, template, or editorial workflow so you are not copying the same code by hand.

A Practical Example

Imagine a studio has a "Projects" page, but on a service page it wants to show 4 relevant examples of work. In that case, a portfolio shortcode can be a smart choice: it outputs a limited number of items, defines columns, sets image height, applies a type filter, and can enable a lightbox. The user sees not the entire archive, but a clean subset of work relevant to that specific service.

Product carousels play a similar role for a store. But if WooCommerce is already outputting products through its native blocks or through the editor, do not mix two display approaches without a good reason. The more sources you use to display products on the same page, the harder it becomes to understand where to change the count, order, and appearance.

What to Check After Inserting a Shortcode

• Open the page on the public site and verify that the shortcode does not appear as plain text.
• Check the mobile view: carousels and grids should not only fit the screen but also keep captions readable.
• If the shortcode outputs an empty block, check the content source: posts, portfolio items, products, categories, or slug.
• If the block duplicates a module already enabled in the home layout, keep only one output method.

Do not turn the page into a collection of effects. A shortcode is useful when it solves a specific problem: showing work, testimonials, a map, a carousel, or a clean image-based content block.

Practical Scenario: Building a Homepage for a Studio with a Store

Now let us apply these settings in a real-world scenario. Imagine a small studio website that sells a few physical products and also showcases projects. The goal is to create a homepage with a clear first screen, a benefits section, featured products, a portfolio, and recent content. That is close to the logic of the official Virtue demo, but it is not a blind copy - we are choosing blocks based on the site's goals.

Goal

The homepage should help the visitor understand the brand on the first screen, see the main offer, then move down to products, review project work, and read recent posts. At the same time, the site should remain easy to manage: products are edited in WooCommerce, projects in the portfolio, posts in the blog, and the section order in the home layout.

Preparation

• Create a Home page and assign it as the static homepage in Settings > Reading.
• Prepare 1-3 wide images for the hero or slider.
• Create 4 featured products with images and mark them as featured if you are using a featured carousel.
• Add 3-6 portfolio items with images prepared in a consistent style.
• Check the main menu: Home, Portfolio, Shop, Blog, Contact.

Setup Steps

1. In Theme Options > Slider Settings, choose the main slider or disable it if the hero will be part of the page editor.
2. In Theme Options > Home Layout, enable these modules: image menu, featured product carousel, portfolio carousel or full portfolio, latest blog posts, and page content if you want text from the page itself.
3. Arrange the modules in this order: hero or page content, image menu, featured products, portfolio, blog.
4. For the image menu, create 3-4 items with large images and clear links to services or categories.
5. For the featured product carousel, set the heading, number of columns, and total number of products.
6. For the portfolio, choose a category or keep it general, set the number of items, and verify the image height.
7. For the blog block, limit both the number of posts and the excerpt length so it does not become the heaviest section on the page.

Expected Result

The homepage should end up with a clear sequence: first screen, navigational cards, products, projects, and posts. In the admin panel, each content type is edited in its own place. That is the main advantage of this approach: the person managing the store does not have to dig into the portfolio, the blog author does not need to change slider settings, and the site owner can reorder modules without rewriting a template.

A Common Detail That Gets in the Way

If you edit the Home page and do not see the changes on the homepage, check whether page content is enabled in the home layout. If it is turned off, the WordPress page may still contain text and blocks, but the theme will not output them. If products do not appear, check the featured status and the category filter. If the portfolio is empty, confirm that you created portfolio items rather than regular blog posts.

Checking the Result: Design, Speed, SEO, and Usability

After setup, do not judge the site only by what you see in the admin panel. Virtue affects the public-facing side of the site, so the review should follow a real user journey. Open the homepage, go to the portfolio, open a product page, add a product to the cart, check a blog post, shrink the browser window, and repeat the main actions.

Visual Review

Start with structure. The first screen should not rise above the threshold of meaning: the visitor should be able to see the logo, navigation, the main message, and the beginning of the next section. Product and project cards should feel consistent in mood and proportion. If one card is too tall or an image is cropped badly, fix the source image or the height setting instead of layering more styling on top.

WooCommerce Review

For a store, make sure you walk through the product path. Open the shop page, a product page, the cart, and checkout. If the topbar shows the cart, check whether its state changes after a product is added. If filters, isotope, or infinite scroll are enabled, test them together with caching and on mobile. These features can be useful, but they add a layer of JavaScript behavior that needs to be tested in a real user flow.

SEO and Indexing Review

The theme does not replace an SEO plugin and does not guarantee ranking gains. Its job is to provide sound markup, a manageable page structure, and usable navigation. Check that the page does not contain several large visual blocks without text context, that images have alt text, that headings do not repeat the same wording, and that breadcrumbs are enabled only where they improve navigation. If you use a separate SEO plugin, make sure the theme breadcrumbs and plugin breadcrumbs are not duplicating each other.

Speed Review

The main performance risks in Virtue usually come not from one setting, but from the cumulative effect of several choices: a large hero, multiple carousels, heavy product images, a gallery, a slider, maps, and external fonts. Remove extra carousels, compress images, do not show 20 products on the homepage, and disable the slider where a static hero is enough. After each major change, evaluate not just test scores but the actual feel of the first screen loading.

Quick summary: a good result in Virtue is not the maximum number of enabled modules, but a clear structure: the header leads to the goal, the homepage explains the site, products and portfolio are pulled from the right sources, and the mobile view does not break navigation.

Updates, Child Theme, and Safe Project Maintenance

The official Virtue Premium changelog shows that the theme is actively maintained with fixes, including WooCommerce template updates and compatibility improvements. That is a good sign, but for a site owner, the update process matters more than the changelog itself. Before updating the theme, create a backup and export the theme settings if they are critical. If the site is heavily customized, test the update on a copy first.

When You Need a Child Theme

A child theme is needed if you are editing templates, adding custom PHP snippets, or want to preserve changes when the parent theme is updated. If you are only changing colors, typography, the home layout, and CSS in Additional CSS, a separate child theme may not be necessary. But the moment you begin editing theme files, a child theme becomes the standard approach.

Do not edit Virtue files directly. Those changes can disappear after an update, and troubleshooting becomes harder. If there is no exact hook or template override for the task you need, it is better to solve it with settings, CSS, or a separate plugin than to invent a theme core modification.

How to Update Without Panic

1. Create a site backup and export the theme settings.
2. Review the changelog for WooCommerce, PHP, JavaScript, breadcrumbs, portfolio, and any other parts your site relies on.
3. On a staging copy, update the theme and walk through the main user flows.
4. Check the header, navigation, homepage, portfolio, shop, cart, forms, and mobile view.
5. After a successful review, repeat the update on the live site.

What Not to Do

Do not postpone updates indefinitely if the theme is used together with WooCommerce. But do not update blindly either if the site has a store and custom templates. The best routine is regular testing on a site copy. For a small site without a store, the procedure may be simpler, but a backup is still mandatory.

Limitations and Decisions That Are Better to Accept Early

Virtue remains a useful theme, but it should be understood honestly as a classic system. It does not have to behave like a modern block theme. That affects support, editor training, and the site's long-term development path.

Classic Theme and Block Editor

WordPress.org describes the free version of Virtue as a classic theme created before the block editor existed, although some block editor support was added later. For the user, that means blocks can be used inside content, but the global parts of the theme are not necessarily edited through full site editing. If an editor expects to manage the header, footer, and templates through the newer site editor, a modern block theme will be easier to work with.

A Lot of Options Does Not Always Mean Faster Work

Virtue's settings panel is powerful precisely because it offers so many options. But any flexibility requires structure. Create a short reference document for the site editor: where to change the menu, where to update the hero, where to enable products, where to edit the portfolio, and where the CSS lives. That will save more time than trying to memorize every tab.

When Not to Add Code

If you need a new complex block type, a different checkout flow, or a fully custom product template, do not try to solve it with random Virtue snippets. It is better to use a specialized plugin, a child theme with a clear purpose, or a modern builder. In this article, the only safe code adjustment is the small CSS tweak for visual readability, because exact PHP extension points need to be confirmed in the code and documentation for the specific task.

When Kadence WP Virtue Is the Right Choice

Kadence WP Virtue is worth using if you need a manageable classic WordPress theme with ready-made homepage modules, store features, portfolio support, widgets, and a rich settings panel. The theme works especially well for sites where the design is built from clear sections: hero, benefits, products, projects, blog, call to action, and footer.

Before launch, keep the setup disciplined: backup created, menu assigned, home layout reviewed, images prepared, WooCommerce tested, portfolio checked, mobile view reviewed, and cache cleared. If after reading this guide you understand which blocks you will use and how you will verify the result, you can download Kadence WP Virtue and test the theme on a staging copy or a fresh setup.

If, instead, you need a new site built around full site editing, global block templates, and maximum lightness without a classic theme panel, compare Virtue with modern alternatives before you begin. That way, you will not have to rebuild the project after you have already migrated the content, menus, products, and portfolio.