ThemeForest Medozo - WordPress Theme

How to Configure ThemeForest Medozo for a Medical WordPress Website

ThemeForest Medozo is best approached not as a "pretty clinic design," but as a starter framework for a medical website that needs to be deployed properly, stripped of unnecessary demo content, and connected to real services, doctors, contact forms, and patient pathways. This guide walks through the practical steps: preparing WordPress, installing the theme, importing demo content, setting up the homepage, menus, service blocks, doctor profiles, appointment forms, responsive behavior, performance, and basic troubleshooting.

The ThemeForest listing confirms that Medozo was created by shtheme for medical clinics, hospitals, private doctors, and similar healthcare projects. It also highlights Elementor, demo content, Contact Form 7, WooCommerce, a responsive layout, retina-ready graphics, a blog page, animations, and unlimited color variations. The attached visual reference shows a healthcare-focused presentation with the Medozo Medical Care logo, hero sections, CTA buttons, service cards, doctor photos, and a set of starter home layouts for clinics, dental websites, ophthalmology, laboratories, pediatrics, and hospital-focused setups.

One important point: the public product page gives you a feature list, but it does not replace real implementation work. A medical website needs more than just installing the theme and leaving the demo pages in place. You need to decide which pages patients actually need, which form fields can be collected safely, where to place contact details, how to preserve trust on mobile, and how to avoid breaking the site after theme updates. That is why this guide focuses on a working setup sequence rather than a promotional overview.

If you already have the theme archive and want to move on to installation, do not start on the live site. Set up a copy or staging site first, because importing demo data may create pages, menus, images, posts, and settings that you will later need to clean up. This matters even more for a clinic website, where mistakes in contact details, services, schedules, or appointment forms look less like a minor technical issue and more like a trust problem for visitors.

What Medozo Actually Solves and Where It Stands Out

Medozo is built to help you launch a visually consistent medical website on WordPress quickly. It is not a medical information system, not a front-desk CRM, and not a full doctor scheduling platform. Its role is simpler and more practical: it gives you a ready-made design, pages, and content blocks you can use to build a site for a clinic, private practice, dental office, laboratory, family medicine center, ophthalmology office, or another healthcare niche.

The main value of the theme is the combination of niche-specific structure and Elementor. With a generic multipurpose theme, you would have to build the hero section, service pages, doctor profiles, benefit blocks, testimonials, contact areas, forms, and internal pages from scratch. In Medozo, those pieces are already framed in a medical context: doctor and patient photography, a calm blue palette, large headings, prominent appointment buttons, and blocks where you can easily present treatment or diagnostic categories.

The reference shows that Medozo does not offer just one homepage design, but a set of starter layout options: Main Home, Healthcare Center, Family Medicine, Dental Clinic, Ophthalmologist, General Hospital, Pediatrician, Laboratory, and others. That matters because a general practice clinic and a dental office need different above-the-fold messaging. A dental site usually needs a fast path to booking and a strong emphasis on procedural trust. A laboratory site needs to explain testing, turnaround time, the submission process, and contact options. Family medicine needs to convey continuity of care. Choose the demo based on your service structure, not on whichever photo looks the nicest.

The second major strength is Elementor compatibility. Elementor lets you edit pages visually: you can change text, sections, columns, images, buttons, and block order without manually editing PHP templates. That works well for a site where you need to quickly replace a demo doctor with a real specialist, add a "Pediatrics" page, change a CTA to "Book a Consultation," or add a new laboratory services block.

The third layer is Contact Form 7. The theme listing shows compatibility with this plugin, which means it makes sense to build contact and appointment forms through a proven CF7 workflow rather than through a random, opaque widget. But that does not mean the form automatically becomes a complete online scheduling system. In most themes like this, the form is simply an appointment or consultation request. It sends data to the administrator, while the actual time confirmation still happens through clinic staff.

WooCommerce should be treated as an extra capability, not a required setup. On a medical site, WooCommerce may be useful if the clinic sells gift certificates, care products, check-up packages, or paid consultation-related products. But if the site is only meant to present services and collect appointment requests, you can leave the store disabled. Extra functionality means more settings, more updates, and more potential conflicts.

Who This Theme Fits and When You Should Choose Another Route

Medozo is a strong fit for small and mid-sized clinics, private practices, dental offices, ophthalmologists, laboratories, family medicine practices, physical therapy centers, and medical organizations that need a clear website with services, doctors, contact details, an appointment page, and a blog. It is especially practical when speed matters: import the demo, choose the closest medical layout, replace the content, configure the menu, and check the mobile version.

The theme also works well for site owners who do not want to write code but are willing to work in Elementor. You should still understand the basics: how to open a page in the editor, replace an image, update a button link, check the mobile view, and avoid deleting system-level blocks blindly. If the project includes a content manager who needs to regularly add services, doctor profiles, and blog posts, the Elementor workflow is also convenient.

Medozo may not be the right fit for a large clinic if the website needs direct synchronization with an internal medical system, doctor schedules, patient accounts, telemedicine features, payments for complex services, insurance portals, or secure exchange of medical data. In those cases, the theme can serve only as the front-end layer, while the core functionality needs to be handled through separate services and integrations.

You should not choose Medozo just because it is labeled a "medical theme" if you already have a strong brand system, complex navigation, multiple locations, multilingual requirements, and strict accessibility standards. The theme can still be adapted, but the time savings from demo layouts become smaller. At that point, you will be replacing much of the design and site behavior anyway, which moves the project closer to custom development.

It is also worth considering Gutenberg. The listing indicates that the theme is not centered on Gutenberg as the primary editor. That is not a problem for an Elementor-based theme, but it matters for your team. If your editors are used to the WordPress block editor and want to build pages using core blocks, Medozo may feel less convenient than a block theme or a theme with strong Site Editor support. If Elementor is your main builder, though, the choice is reasonable.

Practical rule: Medozo works well when you need a medical services website with visual landing pages, service-category pages, forms, and a clear starting design. If you need a medical portal with patient records, secure accounts, and real-time scheduling, the theme needs to be paired with specialized solutions.

What to Check Before Installation

Before installing the theme, sketch out a simple map of the future website. It may feel unnecessary until you import the demo and suddenly see dozens of pages, images, and menus. For a medical website, the minimum map usually includes a homepage, services, a page for each key specialty, doctors, about the clinic, contacts, an appointment page, a data processing policy, and a blog or resource section. If the clinic has a laboratory, add pages about test preparation. If it is a dental practice, procedure pages and patient FAQ pages are useful. If there is a store, the WooCommerce layer becomes part of the structure.

Next, check the platform itself. WordPress should already be installed, the admin panel should be accessible, theme and plugin uploads should work properly, mail delivery should be functioning, and backups should be in place. The official WordPress documentation allows theme installation through Appearance - Themes - Add New - Upload Theme, as well as manual installation through the wp-content/themes directory. For most site owners, uploading the ZIP through the admin panel is the safer place to start.

On the hosting side, check upload limits, PHP execution time, and memory ahead of time. Demo import for a visual theme may upload images and create a large number of posts, so weak hosting often shows its limits at this exact stage. If the import stalls halfway through, the theme is not always the problem. Sometimes the server limits are too low, external requests are blocked, or the server cuts off the process too early.

Prepare a backup. If the site is brand new and empty, a quick snapshot before import is enough. If the site is already active, you need a staging copy. WooCommerce documentation on switching themes specifically emphasizes caution during migration: a new theme can affect the display of post types, shortcodes, homepage templates, and store elements. That matters even more with Medozo if you are moving from another Elementor theme or from a theme where services and doctors were created as separate custom components.

Gather your materials before importing, not after. You will need a logo, favicon, phone numbers, addresses, a service list, doctor names, photos, licenses, and legal text. Medozo’s demo looks convincing because it includes medical photography, large headings, and CTA buttons. But on a real website, trust comes from accurate information: who is available, where the clinic is located, how to book, what is included in a service, and what documents or preparation a patient needs.

Check your data policy. Contact Form 7 makes it easy to build a form, but it does not solve the legal requirements around handling personal information. Do not collect sensitive medical details through a form unless you have a clear legal and technical basis for doing so. For an initial form, a name, phone number or email, service category, and a convenient contact time are usually enough. Do not ask for diagnoses, test results, or a detailed medical history in a standard contact form.

Installing the Theme and Enabling It for the First Time

Start with the correct ZIP file. A common mistake with ThemeForest themes is uploading the full marketplace package into WordPress instead of the installable theme ZIP. In that case, WordPress may show an error about a missing style.css file, because the full archive contains documentation, demo data, licenses, and the separate theme file. If you have an option labeled "Installable WordPress file only," that is usually the correct file to upload through the admin panel.

1. Open the WordPress admin panel and go to Appearance - Themes.
2. Click Add New, then Upload Theme.
3. Select the Medozo theme ZIP file, click Install Now, and wait for the upload to finish.
4. Activate the theme only after confirming that you are on a staging site or that you have a backup.
5. Install the recommended plugins the theme asks you to enable after activation.

Based on the ThemeForest listing, Elementor is essential for Medozo because the theme is built around a visual page builder. Contact Form 7 is needed for forms, while WooCommerce is only necessary if you are actually using a store or selling paid products. If the theme shows notices about recommended plugins after activation, do not enable everything blindly. Start with the required plugins, then review the optional ones. The fewer unnecessary add-ons you install, the easier the site is to update and troubleshoot.

After activation, open the public site in a new tab. At this stage, do not expect to see the polished demo yet. The theme may be active, but pages, menus, and images may not have been imported. Check the basics: the site does not throw a fatal error, the admin panel still works, Appearance - Themes shows the correct active theme, and Elementor opens a blank or existing page without issues.

If the package includes a child theme, it makes sense to activate it before making custom changes. A child theme is the right place for CSS, small PHP adjustments, and overrides that should survive parent theme updates. The official WordPress Theme Handbook explains this directly: a child theme lets you modify the appearance or files of the parent theme without editing its code directly.

If the package does not include a child theme, do not edit Medozo files directly. For visual changes, use the theme settings, Elementor, the Customizer, or a separate CSS plugin. For small code customizations, use a child theme or a safe snippet tool. Directly editing parent theme files almost always loses to updates: update the theme, lose your changes, and sometimes create template conflicts as well.

Demo Import: How to Choose the Right Starter Layout Without Bringing in Extra Clutter

Demo import is important in Medozo because it is what turns an empty activated theme into a medical website with ready-made sections. The product listing mentions Easy setup with Demo Content, and the Shtheme WordPress themes page describes Medozo with One Click Import Data. The attached reference also shows a collection of medical homepage variations. Choosing the starter layout is the first real architectural fork in the road.

Do not choose a demo based on "this hero has the nicest photo." Match the options to the business first:

• For a general clinic or medical center, choose a layout that clearly highlights service categories, doctors, benefits, and a contact form.
• For a dental practice, you need a layout where the hero area quickly communicates the service, trust, appointments, and treatment outcomes without overwhelming the visitor with text.
• For a laboratory, the important blocks are testing categories, the process for patients, fast contact access, clear service navigation, and visible proof of expertise.
• For family medicine, calm photography, continuity-of-care messaging, doctor blocks, and a clear explanation of how to book are especially useful.
• For ophthalmology or another narrow specialty, pick a layout where equipment, diagnostics, procedures, and FAQ can stand out clearly.

Import the demo only after the required plugins are installed. If Elementor or the demo import plugin is disabled, some pages may load incompletely. If Contact Form 7 is missing, forms may appear as empty shortcodes or blocks with no working submission. If you do not need WooCommerce pages, do not enable the store until you know exactly what you plan to sell or process through the cart.

After import, do not jump straight into editing every block. First, check what was created in Pages, Posts, Media, Appearance - Menus, and Settings - Reading. You need to understand which page is assigned as the homepage, which page is assigned as the blog, which menus were created, which demo images were uploaded, and whether any unnecessary posts came in with the import.

If the import brings in a full set of demo pages, do not delete everything extra right away. Open each page in a new tab first and note which sections could serve as donors. For example, the Dental Clinic layout may have a strong appointment section, while the Laboratory layout may include a useful diagnostics services block. Elementor makes it easy to copy sections between pages, so it often makes sense to reuse the best pieces in your working homepage and delete the rest later.

Minimum post-import checklist:

1. The homepage opens without errors and matches the selected medical direction.
2. The header contains the correct logo, menu, and primary CTA button.
3. The hero buttons point to appointments, services, or contacts instead of an empty #.
4. The form sends a test email to the technical inbox.
5. The mobile layout does not break the hero area, menu, or form.
6. Extra demo pages are not included in the main navigation.

Quick takeaway: Medozo’s demo should be treated like a construction kit. The goal of the import is to get the medical structure and visual language, not to leave the site filled with someone else’s doctors, services, and copy.

Homepage Setup: Building the Patient Journey

The homepage of a medical website needs to answer a visitor’s questions before they even start looking for the menu: where am I, what kind of care is offered here, can I trust this place, how do I book, where is the clinic, and what should I do next? In Medozo, that structure is supported visually through hero sections with doctors or patients, large headings, CTA buttons, service cards, benefit blocks, and medical imagery.

Start with the hero section. Do not overload it with a vague promise like "best medical care." Be more specific: "Family clinic with primary care, pediatrics, and laboratory diagnostics" or "Dental care with restorative treatment, hygiene, and implants." If the clinic is highly specialized, that should be obvious immediately. If it is multidisciplinary, the hero area should show the main service categories and a fast path to booking.

Open the homepage in Elementor and review every element in the hero section: heading, subheading, buttons, image, spacing, photo overlay, and mobile view. In the attached Medozo reference, the theme uses medical photography with a semi-transparent overlay and white text. That can look strong, but on a real site you need to check contrast carefully. If the image is too bright, the white heading may become hard to read. The fix is simple: strengthen the overlay, choose a calmer crop, or move the text into an area with sufficient contrast.

Services Block

After the hero section, the site needs service pathways. In Medozo, service-category cards work well for this: primary care, dental, pediatrics, ophthalmology, laboratory, diagnostics, rehabilitation. Each service card should lead to a dedicated page, not just act as a decorative icon. On the service page, explain who the service is for, what kinds of issues it addresses, how the visit works, what to bring, how to book, and what limitations apply.

Do not copy the entire list of medical categories from the demo. If the clinic does not offer cardiology, do not leave a "Cardiology" card there just to make the page feel fuller. A medical website loses trust quickly when it lists services that do not actually exist. Fewer cards are better if each one leads to real content, a real phone number, a real form, and clear navigation.

Doctor Block

Doctor cards are one of the strongest components in a medical theme. They show faces, specialties, experience, and the path to booking. But a doctor card should not become an empty shell with just a photo and a name. Add the specialty, a brief summary of what the doctor helps with, a profile link, and, where appropriate, the available consultation formats. Do not promise open time slots unless the schedule is actually synchronized with a live booking system.

If the clinic has only a few doctors, do not stretch the block into a carousel filled with demo people. Show the real team in a compact way. If there are many doctors, group them by specialty and add a dedicated "Doctors" page with filtering or clear categories. The most common mistake is leaving demo photos next to real text. In healthcare, that is especially damaging because patients expect to see the actual specialist.

Contact Pathway

Every important section should lead to a next action: book an appointment, call, open the map, choose a service, read test preparation instructions, or view a doctor profile. Medozo’s CTA buttons are visually prominent, but they need to point to real destinations. Check every button: Check Demos, Book Appointment, Read More, Contact Us, and similar demo elements. Replace both the visible text and the href so visitors do not click into dead ends.

For a clinic site, it is usually best to use one main CTA in the header and hero area, such as "Book an Appointment" or "Contact the Clinic," and tailor the secondary buttons to their sections. In services, use "Learn About the Service." In a doctor block, use "View Profile." In contacts, use "Get Directions." That way, the website does not feel like a collection of identical buttons, and visitors can predict what will happen after each click.

Service Pages, Doctor Profiles, and Medical Specialty Pages

The homepage brings the patient into the right section, but the actual decision is often made on the service page or doctor profile. This is where Medozo needs deeper adaptation than simply changing the heading. A medical service page needs context: who it is for, when to seek it out, how the visit works, what preparation is required, what limitations exist, and how to book. If the page contains only a beautiful hero section and three generic benefits, it is not helping the user.

For a service page, use a structure like this: a short explanation of who the service is for; a list of symptoms or patient needs, where appropriate; how the visit works; what documents or preparation are required; which doctors provide the service; how to book; and service-specific FAQ. Do not turn the page into a medical consultation or make promises about treatment outcomes. The site should clarify organizational and informational questions, not attempt to diagnose.

In Elementor, build the page from large, logical sections. Start with a hero block that names the specialty and includes a booking button. Follow it with a "When to Seek Care" or "What the Service Includes" section. Then add the doctor or team connected to that service area. After that, show the patient process step by step. Finish with the form, contacts, and FAQ. If the service is complex, add a link to a separate blog article with preparation guidance or a patient checklist.

Doctor Profile

A doctor profile should be more than a decorative business card. It should be a trust-building touchpoint. Include a photo, name, specialty, a short description of the doctor’s approach, education or qualifications, the services they provide, the consultation format, and a contact CTA. If the clinic uses centralized scheduling, do not place a standalone booking form directly in the doctor profile unless it is properly tied to the front desk. A better option is a "Book with This Specialist" button that leads to a shared form with the service category preselected or clearly explained.

If you do not have verified details about diplomas, categories, years of experience, or certificates, do not add them just to make the profile sound more persuasive. On a medical website, inaccurate detail is worse than empty space. It is better to keep it brief: specialty, consultation format, areas of care, and a link to book.

Separate Service Lines Instead of One Long Page

For a multidisciplinary clinic, do not pile every service onto one endless page as an infinite grid. Create dedicated pages for the key service lines and keep only the entry points on the homepage. This improves navigation, SEO, and patient usability. WordPress makes it easy to create clean URLs through permalink settings and page slugs, and Elementor makes it easy to build new pages from an existing layout.

A clean URL structure without unnecessary complexity looks like this: /services/therapy/, /services/dental/, /doctors/doctor-name/, /contacts/. If the site is in Russian, the slug can still stay in Latin characters for technical stability while the visible page titles remain in Russian.

Colors, Typography, and Medical Visual Identity

The ThemeForest listing mentions unlimited color styles, and the Medozo reference shows a calm medical palette: a light background, deep blue-green text, blue buttons, white cards, clean medical icons, and doctor photography. That is a strong base for a healthcare website that feels trustworthy, but the clinic’s branding still needs to be adapted carefully.

Do not start with a complete recolor. First, decide which elements should carry the brand: the logo, the primary button accent, hover states, icons, headings, and decorative medical details. If you abruptly replace the blue accent with an aggressive red or neon green, the theme can lose its calm medical feel. For clinics, restrained palettes usually work best: blue, teal, green, white, blue-gray, and sometimes a soft yellow as a secondary accent.

In Elementor, review the global colors and theme styles if they are available. Some settings may live in Theme Options, some in Elementor settings, and some in the Customizer. A safe order for making changes looks like this:

1. Start with the logo, favicon, and core contact details.
2. Then adjust the main button and link color.
3. After that, configure typography for headings and body text.
4. Then review service cards, forms, hover states, and the footer.
5. Finish with mobile spacing and text sizes.

Typography needs to stay readable. A medical website is not only read by young users on new smartphones. A font that is too thin, a cramped line height, or gray text on a light gray background can ruin the entire design. Check the body text, form labels, service cards, menu, footer, and mobile headings. If a visitor cannot quickly read the service description and phone number, the beauty of the layout does not matter.

Photography is another important layer. The Medozo reference includes many healthcare visuals: doctors in masks, children at appointments, laboratory scenes, dental imagery, ophthalmology, consultations. On a real website, it is better to replace key images with your own whenever possible. If you use stock images, choose ones that do not feel fake: natural lighting, clean medical interiors, expressions that are not overly staged, and a diverse mix of patients and doctors.

Do not overload the site with animation. The theme listing mentions animated elements, but in healthcare, animation should support clarity rather than distract from it. A subtle reveal effect is fine. Making every card bounce, spin, or delay reading is not. Be especially careful with animation on mobile devices and lower-powered phones.

Appointment Forms and Contact Form 7: How to Make Them Actually Useful

Medozo is compatible with Contact Form 7, which makes CF7 a practical way to build a basic appointment request or consultation inquiry. But the theme itself is not necessarily a full booking system. The form should be designed as a short contact point: the patient leaves their details, and the clinic follows up to confirm the time. If you need automated scheduling, doctor time slots, confirmations, and rescheduling, you will need a dedicated booking plugin or an external service.

For a standard appointment form, these fields are usually enough: name, phone, email if desired, service category or service, a comment without medical specifics, and consent to data processing. Do not ask for date of birth, passport details, scans, diagnoses, or test results through a simple form unless you have a secure workflow in place. A contact form is a communication channel, not a medical record.

In Contact Form 7, review three tabs: the form template, the email, and the messages. The form template should use clear labels. The email settings should include the correct recipient, subject line, fields, and reply-to. The messages should contain clean, user-friendly text for successful submissions and errors. After making changes, always send a test request and check not only that the success message appears but also that the email actually arrives.

Where to Place the Form

You do not need to place a form after every block. That creates noise and weakens trust. Good locations include a dedicated appointment page, the end of a service page, a doctor profile, the contact page, and one prominent section on the homepage. If the form is long, move it to its own page and leave buttons in the sections. If it is short, you can embed it in an Elementor section next to contact details and hours.

Which Fields Should Stay Required

Make only the fields required that staff truly need in order to contact the patient: name and phone or email. If the clinic offers many services, the service category can be a dropdown. The comment field is better left optional, with a short note such as: "Do not include sensitive medical information in this form." That clearly defines the boundary of the service.

Safe CSS Form Adjustment

If the form looks visually inconsistent with the rest of Medozo after import, you can apply a small, fully reversible CSS adjustment. The rationale is simple and standard in WordPress and Elementor: you assign your own CSS class to the form section and do not touch the theme files. Add the class medozo-appointment-form to the form container in Elementor, then place the CSS in a child theme or in the safe Additional CSS field.

.medozo-appointment-form input,
.medozo-appointment-form select,
.medozo-appointment-form textarea {
  width: 100%;
  border: 1px solid #d8e6ee;
  border-radius: 6px;
  padding: 14px 16px;
  background: #ffffff;
}

.medozo-appointment-form input[type="submit"] {
  width: auto;
  border: 0;
  background: #2699e6;
  color: #ffffff;
  font-weight: 700;
  cursor: pointer;
}

The verification is straightforward: open the form page on desktop and mobile, submit a test request, make sure the fields stay inside the container, the button remains readable, and Contact Form 7 messages do not overlap. Rolling it back is just as simple: remove the CSS and delete the container class. This snippet does not depend on hidden Medozo classes because you are assigning the outer class yourself in Elementor.

Practical Setup Example: A Family Clinic Website in One Working Cycle

Let’s take a real-world task: build a family clinic website with primary care, pediatrics, dentistry, a laboratory, and an appointment form. The goal is not just to "make it look nice," but to produce a structure that is ready for patients: homepage, services, doctors, appointment page, contacts, a blog with useful content, and a clear mobile journey.

Goal

Create a homepage where visitors immediately understand that this is a family clinic, can choose a specialty, open a doctor profile, submit a request, and find the address. The visual presentation should keep Medozo’s medical style: light background, blue accents, large photography, clean cards, a prominent booking button, and a calm visual rhythm.

Preparation

Before you begin, WordPress, Medozo, Elementor, and Contact Form 7 should already be installed. A demo layout close to family medicine or a healthcare center should already be imported on a staging site. You should also have a logo, phone number, address, a list of specialties, at least three real service pages, and one test appointment form ready.

Setup Steps

1. Assign the imported page as the homepage through Settings - Reading and choose A static page.
2. Open the homepage in Elementor and replace the hero heading with a specific family clinic message.
3. Rename the main CTA button to "Book an Appointment" and link it to the appointment page or a form anchor.
4. Keep only 4 to 6 service categories on the homepage: primary care, pediatrics, dentistry, laboratory, diagnostics, preventive checkups.
5. For each category, create a separate page based on a demo service block and add the link from the card.
6. In the doctor block, replace the demo photos and names with real data, or temporarily remove the block if the data is not ready yet.
7. Create a Contact Form 7 form with fields for name, phone, service category, and comment.
8. Keep only working menu items: Home, Services, Doctors, Appointments, Contacts, Blog.
9. Check the mobile view in Elementor and reduce oversized headings if they take over the entire opening screen.

Verification

After setup, open the site as a regular visitor. Within the first 10 seconds, it should be obvious that this is a family clinic, where the booking button is, which main services are available, and where to click for contact details. Then test the full path: homepage - service - doctor - form - successful submission. If the user lands on a demo page, an empty link, or an English placeholder at any step, the setup is not finished yet.

Common Pitfall

The most common failure in this setup is leaving imported demo pages in the site menu and search. Everything may look ready on the surface, but the user clicks "Laboratory" and sees someone else’s text, someone else’s photos, and a broken button. The fix is straightforward: go through the menu, buttons, and cards, open every link in a new tab, and remove or hide anything that has not been adapted.

Configuring Menus, the Homepage, and Permalinks

After demo import, the site often looks finished at first glance, but the navigation is still demo navigation. On a medical website, that is critical: visitors need to quickly find a service, a doctor, booking, and contact details. In Medozo, the menu is visually integrated into the hero area and header, so one wrong item can immediately damage the first impression.

Open Appearance - Menus and create a working navigation menu with a clear structure. Do not add every page in bulk. The top level should stay short: Services, Doctors, About the Clinic, Appointments, Contacts, Blog. If there are many services, you can use a dropdown, but do not turn it into a long catalog. For most clinics, it is better to send users from the menu to a "Services" page where the specialties are grouped into cards.

Check the menu location. In similar Shtheme themes, the documentation often specifically mentions assigning menu locations after import. If the menu exists but is not appearing in the header, the problem may simply be that no menu location has been assigned. In WordPress, this is solved by selecting the menu position in the theme settings or under Appearance - Menus.

Next, configure permalinks. Official WordPress documentation recommends using a clean permalink structure, and the Settings - Permalinks screen lets you choose the link format and save changes. For a clinic, a post name or page name structure is usually the most convenient. After changing it, open several service pages and confirm that they do not return 404 errors.

If WooCommerce is enabled for a store selling medical products or gift certificates, check the product permalinks as well. WooCommerce places those settings next to the general permalink settings. But if the store is not needed, do not enable it "just in case." An unnecessary store adds cart, account, checkout, and other technical routes that you then have to maintain.

Another separate task is assigning the homepage. After demo import, WordPress does not always automatically display the correct page as the homepage. Open Settings - Reading, select a static page, and assign the chosen demo layout as the homepage. If a blog is needed, assign a separate posts page. If the blog is not ready, do not place it in the menu until there is real content there.

Mobile Version and Responsive Behavior

The Medozo listing says the theme has a responsive layout, but that does not mean your site will look perfect after you replace the content. Theme responsiveness is only the starting point. Real issues appear after you add longer Russian headings, different photos, more service cards, extra buttons, and a form with longer labels.

Open each key page in Elementor’s responsive mode. The official Elementor documentation describes separate editing for different screen types: desktop, tablet, and mobile. Do not just review the general layout. Check specific points:

• The opening screen should not take up the full height while hiding the main button or the next section.
• The heading should wrap cleanly without clipping or overlapping the doctor’s face.
• The menu should open and close properly, and the items should not spill off the screen.
• Service cards should appear in a clear order rather than becoming scrambled because of column behavior.
• The form should fit the screen width, and the submit button should not be too small.
• The phone number and address should be visible and clickable.

For a medical website, mobile often matters more than desktop: a patient finds the clinic on a phone, opens the map, places a call, compares services, and makes a quick decision. That is why mobile testing should not be saved for the very end. After every major homepage edit, switch to mobile mode and see what changed.

If a two-column desktop layout produces the wrong reading order on mobile, use Elementor’s responsive settings. For example, a doctor photo placed on the right on desktop may move ahead of the heading on mobile, even though the text should come first. Elementor lets you change order, hide elements on specific devices, and set different sizes. But be careful with hiding blocks: if you hide the contact button on mobile, you have removed the site’s primary conversion path.

Pay especially close attention to hero photography. Many Medozo layouts rely on wide medical images. On mobile, a wide crop may cut off a face, an instrument, the doctor, or another important part of the scene. If an image does not work on a narrow screen, it is better to assign a separate mobile background or change the composition.

Performance, SEO, and a Clean Launch Process

Medozo is presented as a responsive, retina-ready theme with a polished medical style, but the final site speed depends on more than the theme itself. Performance is affected by images, the number of Elementor sections, animations, enabled plugins, fonts, maps, widgets, forms, WooCommerce, and hosting. On a medical website, speed matters not only for SEO. If a service page loads slowly, visitors are more likely to leave for another clinic.

Start with images. The demo screenshots look polished, but real photography needs preparation: do not upload raw camera originals without optimization. For the hero section, use an image that is large enough but compressed. For doctor cards, keep proportions consistent so the grid does not jump. For the blog, create separate cover images without excessive file size. Do not use images as text. Medical information should live in HTML, not inside an image.

Next, check the fonts. If the demo import loaded several font families and weights, keep only what you actually need. One or two typefaces are enough for a clinic website. Too many fonts hurt both speed and visual discipline. Unless the brand has strict requirements, preserve Medozo’s typographic tone: large clean headings, comfortable body text, and neat cards.

Your SEO structure should be built around real pages. Do not try to rank the homepage for every service at once. Create separate pages for each key service with a proper heading, clear text, FAQ, and an internal link to booking. On the homepage, use a broad clinic-level message, and let the service cards lead to more detailed pages. For the blog, choose topics that help patients prepare for a visit without pretending to replace a doctor’s advice.

Check metadata through an SEO plugin if one is installed, but do not turn the text into a list of keywords. Normal phrasing for this type of website includes terms like "family clinic," "doctor appointment," "dentistry," "pediatrician," "laboratory diagnostics," and the city name. For the ThemeForest Medozo page in this guide, a different priority matters more: understanding how to configure the template, not stuffing every section with the theme name.

Before launch, do a final walkthrough:

1. Open the homepage, services, doctor page, appointment page, contacts, and blog while logged out.
2. Check every button, phone number, email address, map, and form.
3. Check the mobile view at both phone and tablet widths.
4. Remove or translate demo text, English placeholders, and third-party data.
5. Disable plugins that are not being used.
6. Create a backup after setup is complete.

Using It Alongside WooCommerce, Elementor, and External Services

Medozo is listed as compatible with WooCommerce, Elementor, and Contact Form 7. These tools solve different problems, and they should not be blended together. Elementor handles visual page building. Contact Form 7 handles contact forms. WooCommerce handles products, cart, checkout, and related store pages. If you keep the role of each tool clear, the site becomes much easier to maintain.

Use Elementor for the homepage, services, doctor pages, service landing pages, and contact blocks. Do not use Elementor for content that should simply be a regular blog post if your editors are more comfortable managing the blog through the standard WordPress editor. Elementor is excellent for visual pages, but for recurring content, simplicity, consistency, and speed of publishing matter more.

Use Contact Form 7 for inquiries. Create multiple forms only when they truly differ: a general booking form, a question for the administrator, a form for corporate clients. Do not create a separate form for every service if the only difference is the service field. It is simpler to use one service list and route the email cleanly.

Enable WooCommerce only when the business case is clear. For example, the clinic may sell check-up gift certificates, post-dental care products, or paid consultation packages. In that case, WooCommerce should be configured as a real store: product pages, cart, checkout, email flows, legal copy, payment methods, and returns. If that infrastructure does not exist, it is better to keep appointments flowing through a form and avoid pretending the website is a store.

An external booking system may matter more than WooCommerce. If the clinic already uses a CRM-based scheduling system, Medozo can simply route users to an external booking widget or booking page. In that setup, the website form becomes a fallback channel, while the main CTA leads to the place where real appointment slots are visible. But do not embed an external script without checking performance, mobile behavior, and data policy implications.

A useful stack for a typical project looks like this: Medozo + Elementor for pages, Contact Form 7 for initial requests, an SEO plugin for metadata, a caching plugin for performance, an external SMTP service for mail delivery, and a dedicated map service for contacts. Every component should have a specific role. If a plugin is installed "just in case" and plays no part in the patient journey, it is better left out.

Internal Pages a Medical Website Should Not Skip

Many theme owners stop at the homepage because that is where the first impression happens. With Medozo, that temptation is even stronger: the reference shows strong home layouts, medical hero sections, polished cards, and visually ready-made sections. But patients rarely make a decision from the homepage alone. They open a service page, a doctor profile, contact details, preparation information, compare specialties, and check whether they can reach the clinic quickly. That is why internal pages should be planned immediately after you choose the demo layout.

The "About the Clinic" page should do more than repeat the slogan. It should explain how the organization works. For a small practice, that may mean the doctor’s story, the approach to patient care, equipment, licenses, address, and appointment rules. For a multidisciplinary center, it may include specialties, departments, the team, intake procedures, and a map. Do not overload this page with dozens of tiny certificate images. A better approach is to use 3 to 5 meaningful content blocks and a separate "Documents" section if needed.

The contact page should be as practical as possible. Include the address, phone number, email, business hours, map, local directions, parking information, a contact form, and a short explanation of how to arrive for an appointment. If the clinic has multiple locations, do not cram everything into one long line of text. Use separate location cards with address, phone number, hours, and a directions button. If different branches offer different specialties, that should be noted next to each one so visitors do not book the wrong location.

The appointment page should stay calm and concise. It does not need to repeat the homepage marketing. Give it a clear heading, 2 to 3 sentences explaining how requests are processed, the form, a contact phone number, and an urgent-care note if that is relevant for your clinic. If booking is not instant, say so honestly: an administrator will follow up to confirm the time. You should never create the impression that the appointment time is confirmed if the form only submits a request.

The "Doctors" page should offer more than just a card grid. It should give visitors a clear way to choose a specialist. If there are only a few doctors, clean cards are enough and filtering is unnecessary. If there are many, add categories or anchor sections: primary care, pediatrics, dentistry, diagnostics. In a doctor card, the specialty and path to booking matter more than decorative demo social icons. If those social links are not used, remove them so you do not leave empty or random links in place.

The "Services" page should function as the main catalog. Medozo’s service cards are a good fit for that, but they need to be standardized: title, short description, link, icon or image. Do not make one card two lines long, another eight lines long, and a third one with no link at all. A consistent card rhythm makes the catalog easier to scan. If there are many services, split them into groups or the page will become heavy and difficult to use.

What to Do With Imported Inner Pages

After the demo import, you may end up with ready-made About, Services, Contact, Blog, Doctors, or similar pages. Do not delete them before reviewing them. Open each one and see whether the structure is worth reusing. Sometimes the "About" page contains a strong benefits section, the "Contact" page includes a clean form, and an individual service page gives you a useful pattern for all specialties. But after that review, make sure to rename the pages, set the Russian headings, check the slug, and remove the demo copy.

If you use one page as a template for others, create a master draft page. For example, "Service Template - Do Not Publish." Build the structure there: hero, overview, who it is for, how the visit works, doctor, form, FAQ. Then duplicate it for specific specialties. That is much easier than copying sections from different demo pages every time and ending up with a visually inconsistent site.

Do not forget the privacy policy page. It is not part of Medozo, but it is directly connected to the forms and the medical website. If the form collects a name and phone number, users should have a clear explanation of how that data is used. The policy text should come from a lawyer or responsible specialist, not from the theme. Visually, the privacy policy link can be placed next to the form, in the footer, and on the appointment page.

Medical Website Content: Replacing Demo Copy Without Losing the Structure

The hardest part after installing a visual theme is often not technical but editorial. Medozo gives you attractive blocks, but they are filled with generic English-language medical copy. If you only replace the headings and leave the generic paragraphs in place, the website will still feel like a template. Patients notice that quickly: plenty of polished language, but not much that answers a specific question.

Start with a content map. For each page, write down the goal, the patient’s main question, and one primary action. For example, for a "Pediatrics" page: the goal is to explain what pediatric consultations are available and how to book; the patient’s question is whether they can bring in a child and what to prepare; the action is to submit a request or call. A map like this helps prevent vague copy such as "we provide best quality care."

Write the homepage using short but specific phrasing. The hero section should not retell the entire clinic story. It should define the type of clinic and its main value. The services block should provide pathways into specialties. The doctors block should present the team. The benefits block should explain real operational advantages: convenient location, on-site laboratory, pediatric room, evening appointments, if those things are true. The testimonials block should include only real reviews with proper permission, or the section is better removed for now.

Service pages need deeper content. Do not say "we use modern methods" without explaining what that means. It is better to explain the flow: initial consultation, examination, plan, possible testing, recommendations, and follow-up if needed. If the service requires preparation, place it in a separate block. If there are limitations, describe them carefully and refer the patient to a doctor. On a medical website, an honest boundary of expertise builds trust.

For doctor cards, use a tone that feels human but professional. There is no need to turn a doctor into a marketing hero. What is enough is specialty, what the doctor helps with, how the appointment works, education or verified qualifications, and the doctor’s approach to patient care. If a doctor has research publications, certificates, or membership in professional societies, add only what is confirmed. If the information is not available yet, do not fill the block with invented details.

How to Preserve Medical Accuracy

Themes like Medozo help with presentation, but they do not verify medical accuracy. Before publishing, hand the service pages to a doctor or responsible specialist. Ask them to review the wording, limitations, preparation instructions, and promises. Remove anything that sounds like a guaranteed outcome, a diagnosis based on symptoms, or advice that should only be given in person. A clinic website should inform and guide visitors toward contacting the clinic, not replace medical judgment.

If you run a blog, split the content into safe categories: preparation for appointments, organizational instructions, answers to common questions, preventive checklists, and clinic news. More complex medical topics are better published under a specialist’s name and reviewed separately. Medozo supports a blog single page, but the post design does not make the content automatically trustworthy.

Editorial Vocabulary for the Russian Version

When translating demo text, avoid mechanical calques. "Premium medical care" does not always need to become the literal equivalent of "premium medical care" in Russian. It is better to write what the clinic actually means: "Primary care and pediatrics close to home," "Dental care for adults and children," "Laboratory diagnostics and specialist consultations." The copy should sound like the website of a real organization, not a translation of a marketplace description.

Check the buttons. English CTAs such as Read More, Book Now, and Get Started should be replaced according to their real purpose: "Learn More," "Book an Appointment," "Ask a Question," "Open Service Page," "View Contacts." Do not use the same generic button everywhere. On a medical website, the action should be predictable.

Blog and Helpful Resources: When It Adds Value and When It Gets in the Way

The Medozo listing includes a blog single page, which means the theme is designed to support blog posts. For a medical website, a blog can be useful, but only if the clinic is prepared to publish quality material regularly. An empty blog with one demo post is worse than having no blog at all. It makes the website feel abandoned.

If a blog is needed, start with 6 to 10 topics that genuinely help patients. For a family clinic, that might include "how to prepare for a first appointment," "what to bring to a child’s consultation," "how lab sample collection works," "when to see a primary care doctor," "how to read the clinic schedule," and "how to book a doctor through the website." Content like this supports the services and reduces the workload on the administrator.

Do not turn the blog into a medical encyclopedia unless you have a real editorial process. Complex articles about treating diseases require medical review, careful sourcing, and regular updates. For most clinics, it is more practical to publish organizational and preparation-focused content. It ages more slowly, is easier to verify, and connects directly to appointment requests.

In Medozo, the blog single page should be adapted just like the rest of the site. Check the text width, sidebar, author card, related posts, date, categories, and mobile view. If the sidebar is overloaded with widgets, remove the extras. If the date matters for medical content, keep it visible. If the blog is mainly used for evergreen patient guidance, the date can be less prominent, but do not hide updates where timeliness matters.

Internal linking should feel natural. In an article about preparing for lab tests, link to the laboratory page and the appointment form. In an article about pediatric visits, link to the pediatrics page and doctor profiles. In a piece about dental hygiene, link to the hygiene service and contact page. Do not add links to every service in every article. A link should support the patient’s next step.

Updates, Backups, and Safe Changes After Launch

Once the site is published, the work does not stop. Medozo, as a commercial WordPress theme, receives updates through the marketplace or the author’s channel, and the website also depends on Elementor, Contact Form 7, WordPress, WooCommerce if used, and other plugins. Any update may be harmless, but on a clinic website it should still be checked carefully.

The right order is this: backup, staging copy, update on staging, check the homepage, services, form, menu, and mobile view, then move the change to the live site. If the project is small and there is no staging site, at least create a full backup before updating and perform updates during low-traffic periods. But for a site where patient inquiries matter, staging is not a luxury. It is standard practice.

Do not update everything at once without checking. If WordPress, the theme, Elementor, and Contact Form 7 all update on the same day and the form breaks afterward, finding the cause becomes harder. On a test site, a batch update may be acceptable, but after each major layer it is still worth checking the key pages. On the live site, caution matters even more.

If you added CSS adjustments for the form, buttons, or cards, keep them in one place with short comments. Do not scatter styles across Elementor custom CSS, Additional CSS, a child theme, and a third-party plugin without a system. When someone needs to understand months later why the booking button is exactly that shade of blue, a single source of truth will save time.

For theme files, the rule stays the same: do not edit the parent theme. If you need to change the appearance, use Elementor, the theme settings, the Customizer, or CSS in a child theme. If you need to change a template, use a child theme and a deliberate override. If you need to change the form, use Contact Form 7 settings and external CSS. That approach lets you update Medozo without losing customization.

Pay attention to who has access to Elementor and theme options. On a medical website, accidentally deleting the appointment section or changing the form can affect real inquiries. Give editors only the permissions they actually need. If someone is writing blog posts, they do not necessarily need access to the homepage or theme settings.

Editorial Audit Before Handing the Site Over to the Clinic

Before handing the site off to the owner or administrator, review it not as a developer but as an editor and as a patient. Open the site while logged out and read it aloud through the main user paths. If the copy is full of generic promises and short on facts, the site will still feel like a template. If it includes specific services, real doctors, contact details, a form, and clear next steps, Medozo is working as a solid foundation for a clinic resource page.

Check whether any English words remain where they are not part of the interface or the product name. Inside Elementor and the admin panel, English labels are normal. On the public site of a Russian-language clinic, though, patients do not need to see Our Services, Best Treatment, Read More, or Book Appointment. Replace them with proper Russian headings and actions.

Check the images. The Medozo reference uses medical photography, but in a real project you need to confirm that every image matches the clinic, does not mislead users, and does not conflict with the brand. If a photo shows a laboratory you do not have, replace it. If a doctor photo is not actually your specialist, do not place it next to a real name. If an image is purely decorative, it should not look like proof that the clinic has specific equipment.

Review the legal and organizational copy. A medical website often contains information that must be exact: address, hours, phone numbers, licenses, appointment rules, consent to data processing, and urgent-care notices, where relevant. The theme is not responsible for those details. The site owner is.

Create a short admin guide: how to change the phone number, how to add a service, how to edit a doctor, how to check the form, how to update the contact page, where the CSS adjustment is stored, and which plugins must not be disabled. That does not need to be published in the article itself, but for a real project, an instruction like this reduces the risk of breakage after handoff.

Common Setup Problems and How to Diagnose Them

Problems with a medical theme rarely show up as one large obvious error. More often, the site opens, but some images did not import, the form does not work, the menu still links to demo pages, the mobile hero crops out the doctor, or WooCommerce created extra pages you do not need. Below is a practical troubleshooting list specifically for the Medozo setup: an Elementor-based theme with demo import and Contact Form 7.

WordPress Shows an Error About a Missing style.css

Symptom: the theme will not install from the uploaded ZIP, and WordPress says the package does not contain a stylesheet. A likely cause is that you uploaded the full ThemeForest archive instead of the installable theme ZIP. The full package may include documentation, licenses, demo data, and the separate theme archive.

Check the package contents on your computer before uploading anything to the site. You need a ZIP where the theme root contains style.css, functions.php, and the theme directories. The fix is to upload the correct installable ZIP. If you are not sure, use the "Installable WordPress file only" download option from the purchase source or check the vendor documentation.

The Demo Imported, but the Homepage Did Not Change

Symptom: pages appear in the admin panel, but the public homepage still shows the old blog or an empty page. A likely cause is that no static homepage has been assigned. Open Settings - Reading, choose A static page, and assign the correct page. Then save and clear the cache if caching is enabled.

After the fix, open the site in a private window. If the old page still appears, check the server cache, cache plugin, and CDN. On a staging site, you can temporarily disable caching or clear it through the admin panel.

The Elementor Page Looks Different From the Demo

Symptom: the sections are there, but the spacing, colors, icons, or fonts look different. Possible causes include missing required plugins, theme options not being imported, fonts failing to load, or Elementor CSS files not being regenerated. Check the theme notices, plugin list, and import settings.

For some issues, Elementor’s file and data regeneration tool can help, but first make sure the required plugins are enabled and the correct theme is active. If the issue appeared after custom CSS changes, temporarily disable your custom CSS and check the page again.

The Contact Form 7 Form Does Not Send Email

Symptom: the user sees either a success message or an error, but the email never arrives. Possible causes include an incorrect recipient email, the server blocking PHP mail, the message landing in spam, or form fields not matching the mail template. Check the Mail tab in Contact Form 7, send a test submission, and review any system notices.

If the form settings are correct, connect an SMTP plugin or the mail service recommended by your hosting provider. Then test again: submit the form, confirm the email arrives, verify the reply-to field, and make sure the subject line is clear. Do not start promoting the website until the appointment form has been tested manually.

The Mobile Hero Crops Out an Important Part of the Image

Symptom: the hero looks fine on desktop, but on mobile the doctor’s face, button, or heading is cut off. The reason is that a wide hero image is being used as a background and is automatically cropped for a narrow screen. Open Elementor’s responsive mode and set a separate background position or a different image for mobile.

Check not only the homepage but also service pages. If a dentistry page background shows only an empty wall instead of the doctor or equipment, the visitor loses context. The fix should preserve the meaning of the image, not just make it "fit nicely."

Service Pages Return 404 After Changing Links

Symptom: the pages exist in the admin panel, but the public URL returns an error. Open Settings - Permalinks and save the structure again. WordPress will refresh the rewrite rules. If the problem remains, check the page slug, category conflicts, caching, and whether a page with the same slug is sitting in the trash.

WooCommerce Created an Extra Site Path the Clinic Does Not Need

Symptom: cart, checkout, account, or shop pages appear in the menu or search even though the store is not being used. The cause is that WooCommerce was activated without a real business case. If the store is not needed, deactivate WooCommerce on the staging site and remove the extra pages only after checking dependencies. If the store is needed, do the opposite: configure it properly and do not leave empty default pages in place.

How to Verify the Final Setup Before Launch

The final review should be scenario-based. Do not look at the site only as an administrator who already knows where everything is. Open it as a new patient and walk through several paths: I want to understand the services, I want to choose a doctor, I want to book, I want to find the address, I want to review preparation for a procedure, I want to open the site on a phone.

The first path is the homepage. Within a few seconds, it should be clear what kind of clinic this is, what it does, and what action is being offered. If the opening screen still says only "Premium WordPress Theme" or leaves English demo copy in place, the site is not ready. If the button points to a demo anchor, the site is not ready. If the phone number is not clickable on mobile, the site is not ready.

The second path is a service page. Open a service card from the homepage, go to the specialty page, read the opening section, and check the doctor, form, and FAQ. The service should be presented as a real clinic offering, not as generic demo copy. There is no need for medical promises. What matters is explaining what the clinic does, how to book, what to prepare, and how to get in touch.

The third path is the form. Send a test request from both desktop and mobile. Check the success message, the administrator email, the subject line, the content, the reply-to field, and the absence of leftover demo fields. If the form includes a consent checkbox, the policy link should open correctly. If the form asks users to choose a service, the list should match the real service categories.

The fourth path is editorial. Open the page list and find everything that came in through the demo import: old home variants, sample pages, demo posts, unused services. Hide, delete, or leave them in draft only after you are sure they are not needed. The public site should not index someone else’s layouts, placeholder medical copy, or demo doctors.

The fifth path is technical. Check theme and plugin updates on staging, create a backup, clear the cache, and open the site in a private window and over mobile internet. If Elementor layouts break after caching, review CSS/JS minification settings. Do not enable aggressive optimization on the live site without testing it first.

The finished outcome is not a site that merely "looks like the demo." It is a site where every important section reflects the real clinic: services lead to working pages, doctors are real, the form sends email, contact details are accurate, the mobile experience is clear, and all demo traces are gone.

When Medozo Is the Right Choice

Medozo is a strong choice if you need a medical WordPress website with a ready-made visual foundation, Elementor-based editing, appointment requests through Contact Form 7, polished healthcare layouts, and the ability to quickly assemble service pages, doctor profiles, contact pages, and a blog. It is especially well suited when the project needs a presentation-focused medical storefront rather than a complex medical platform.

Before making the final decision, evaluate three things: how close the demo layouts are to your clinic, whether your team is ready to work in Elementor, and how much functionality you actually need. If service pages, doctor profiles, a contact form, contact details, and a simple store if needed are enough, ThemeForest Medozo fits the job. If you need automated booking, patient accounts, advanced multilingual support, CRM integration, or integration with a medical system, plan those additional solutions in advance.

After setup, do not leave the site at the level of "almost like the demo." Replace all copy, test the forms, remove unnecessary pages, configure the mobile view, prepare real medical photos, and create a backup. Only after that does it make sense to download the ThemeForest Medozo file or update the theme archive on your staging site.

The core selection rule is simple: Medozo should speed up launch and improve site clarity, not add chaos through leftover demo pages. If patients understand the services faster after installation, can see real doctors, find the contact details, and submit a request, the theme is being used correctly.