Gregory is an elegant and modern Elementor Template Kit designed for book authors, novelists, memoirists, and independent writers. With a warm editorial layout, a dedicated bookshelf, event listings, and reader-focused sections, Gregory helps you showcase your books, share your story, announce upcoming events, and grow your readership — all without writing a single line of code.
Important Note:
This is Template Kit not a WordPress theme. It includes pre-designed layouts optimized for the free version of Elementor and works perfectly with the Hello Elementor or any Elementor-compatible theme
Who This Template Is For
- Novelists and fiction writers
- Memoir and non-fiction authors
- Self-published and independent authors
- Poets and literary writers
- Book coaches and writing mentors
- Small publishers and literary projects
Features:
- No Elementor Pro required
- Clean and elegant editorial design
- 14 pre-designed pages
- Fully responsive and customizable
- Works with most Elementor-compatible themes
Templates Included:
- Global Theme Style
- Home
- About
- Books
- Book Detail
- Event
- FAQ
- Blog
- Single Post
- Error 404
- Contact
- Header
- Footer
- MetForm Contact
- MetForm Newsletter
Required Plugin:
- Elementor
- ElementsKit Lite
- MetForm
- Gum Elementor Addon
- Ultimate Addons for Elementor – Lite
How to Use Template Kits:
Important Notice
This is NOT a WordPress theme. Template Kits contain design data for Elementor only and are installed using the Envato Elements plugin for WordPress or directly through Elementor.
Installation Steps:
- Download your Template Kit file from Envato or ThemeForest and do not unzip it. If you are using Safari, make sure “Open safe files after downloading” is disabled in browser preferences.
- Go to Settings > Permalinks and ensure Post Name is selected.
- Go to Appearance > Themes > Add New and install and activate Hello Elementor. This will prompt you to install Elementor if it is not already installed.
- Go to Plugins and ensure Elementor and Template Kit Import are installed and updated. If your kit requires Elementor Pro, install and connect it to your account.
- Go to WordPress Dashboard > Tools > Template Kits and click Upload Template Kit Zip or click your kit to view it.
- Check for the orange banner at the top and click Install Requirements to install required plugins.
- Click Import on Global Kit Styles first. This sets up global site styles.
- Import templates one at a time in the order shown. Imported templates are stored under Templates > Saved Templates.
Creating Pages
- Go to Pages and create a new page, then click Edit with Elementor.
- Click the gear icon at the lower-left of the builder and set Layout to Elementor Full Width and hide the page title.
- Click the gray folder icon to open the My Templates tab and insert the page template you want to customize.
- Set the homepage by going to Settings > Reading and choosing Static Front Page.
How to Import MetForms
(If you are using Elementor Pro, you can skip installing MetForm and its blocks.)
- Import the MetForm block templates.
- Import the page template where the form appears.
- Right-click and enable the Navigator.
- Locate the MetForm widget, click Edit Form, choose New, then Edit Form.
- Click the Add Template folder icon.
- Open the My Templates tab and insert the MetForm template, choosing No for page settings.
- Customize the form as needed, then click Update & Close.
- Click Update to save the page.
Setup Global Header and Footer
- Import the header and footer templates.
- Go to ElementsKit > Header Footer and click Add New.
- Give it a title, keep Entire Site selected, and toggle Activation to On.
- Click the template title and choose Edit Content.
- Click the gray folder icon and insert the header template, then click Update.
- Repeat the same steps for the footer.