Sotex WordPress Theme is a creative Solar Energy WordPress theme built on Bootstrap 4, fully compatible with WordPress 6.x with Custom Post Type support. It ships with 38 page templates, a filterable solar project gallery, a blog module — all controlled from the WordPress admin and Customizer with zero coding required.

Built for WordPress developers, freelancers, and site owners delivering solar energy and renewable power websites. The theme follows WordPress coding standards throughout: template hierarchy, action and filter hooks, wp_enqueue_scripts for all assets, and a child-theme-ready structure. Every visible element is customisable via the Customizer live preview — no page builder plugin dependency required.

Everything in the Package

• 38 page templates following the WordPress template hierarchy
• WordPress 6.x compatible — tested with the latest WordPress core
• Custom Post Types registered via register_post_type() with custom admin columns
• Custom Taxonomies registered via register_taxonomy() with filterable archive templates
• Bootstrap 4 — responsive grid, enqueued via wp_enqueue_style() in functions.php
• WordPress Customizer sections with live preview — colours, hero, social links, and footer settings
• Custom Walker_Nav_Menu for Bootstrap 4 dropdown markup in primary navigation
• Widget areas registered via register_sidebar() — sidebar, footer columns, and feature-specific zones
• Contact Form 7 integration on the contact page template
• Translation-ready — all strings wrapped in __() and _e() with the theme text domain
• Child theme ready — all action and filter hooks documented for safe overrides
• Retina-ready, fully responsive from 320px to 1920px+
• Escaped output throughout — esc_html(), esc_url(), esc_attr(), wp_kses_post() applied correctly

Theme Structure and WordPress Standards

• Template hierarchy: front-page.php, archive.php, single.php, page.php, and custom page templates
• functions.php: add_theme_support(), register_nav_menus(), register_sidebar(), register_post_type(), wp_enqueue_scripts()
• Action hooks: wp_enqueue_scripts, after_setup_theme, widgets_init, init, wp_footer
• Filter hooks: the_content, excerpt_length, excerpt_more, body_class, post_class
• Template parts in template-parts/ — header, footer, content cards, and section partials
• All Customizer settings use sanitize_hex_color(), esc_url_raw(), and sanitize_text_field() callbacks
• Folder structure: inc/, template-parts/, assets/css/, assets/js/, languages/

All 38 Page Templates

• page-home-v1.php / home-v1.php — v10 — Ten distinct hero and solar showcase layouts
• page-about.php / about.php — Brand story and renewable energy mission
• page-portfolio.php / portfolio.php — Solar project and installation archive
• page-portfolio-details.php / portfolio-details.php — Individual project detail page
• page-services.php / services.php — Solar service offerings overview
• page-services-details.php / services-details.php — Individual service detail page
• page-team.php / team.php — Expert engineer directory
• page-team-details.php / team-details.php — Individual team member profile
• page-testimonial.php / testimonial.php — Client feedback and reviews
• page-faq.php / faq.php — Frequently asked questions
• page-typography.php / typography.php — Font and type style reference
• page-blog-grid-list-masonry-left-sidebar-right-sidebar-masonry-with-sidebar-list-left-sidebar-list-right-sidebar.php / blog-grid-list-masonry-left-sidebar-right-sidebar-masonry-with-sidebar-list-left-sidebar-list-right-sidebar.php — Eight archive layout formats
• page-blog-details.php / blog-details.php — Standard article view
• page-blog-details-audiovideogalleryquotelink.php / blog-details-audiovideogalleryquotelink.php — Five rich media post formats
• page-blog-details-leftright-sidebar.php / blog-details-leftright-sidebar.php — Article with sidebar layouts

Key Features

• 38 Fully Designed HTML5 Pages across home, portfolio, services, team, blog, and utilities
• 10 Unique Home Layouts — ten distinct hero styles and solar showcase arrangements
• Bootstrap 4 — responsive, mobile-first grid system
• Blog in 8 Archive Layouts — grid, list, masonry, left sidebar, right sidebar, masonry-with-sidebar, list left sidebar, list right sidebar
• 6 Blog Post Formats — standard, audio, video, gallery, quote, and link article types
• Portfolio Showcase & Detail — solar project archive with individual detail pages
• Services & Service Detail — solar service offering pages with individual detail views
• Team & Team Detail — expert engineer directory with individual profile pages
• Testimonial Page — client feedback and review showcase
• Typography Page — font and typographic style reference
• FAQ Page — frequently asked questions
• Dark Mode Toggle — user-selectable dark and light theme switching

Customizer Controls

• Hero Section — background image upload, headline text, subheading, and CTA button settings
• Colour Settings — primary accent colour, background colour, and card colour with live preview
• Social Links — all major social platform URL fields with live header/footer update
• Footer — copyright text, footer logo upload, and footer widget area configuration
• Typography — Google Fonts selector for heading and body font pairing
• All settings use proper sanitize callbacks — no unsanitised values stored in wp_options

Use Cases

• Solar Energy Site Owners: Manage all content from the WordPress admin — no coding required after installation
• WordPress Developers: Child-theme-ready hooks, WooCommerce support, and translation-ready strings — built to extend
• Freelancers and Agencies: Deliver a solar energy WordPress site to clients with Customizer control over all design settings
• Non-Technical Clients: Full Customizer live preview, widget areas, and Custom Post Types — empowers clients to self-manage

Credits and Dependencies

• WordPress 6.x — GPLv2 License
• Bootstrap 4 — MIT License
• Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) Free — GPLv2 License
• Contact Form 7 — GPLv2 License
• Swiper — MIT License
• Isotope — MIT License
• WOW — MIT License
• Magnific — MIT License
• Lightbox — MIT License
• Parallax — MIT License
• Font Awesome 6 — Icons: CC BY 4.0, Fonts: SIL OFL 1.1, Code: MIT
• Google Fonts — SIL Open Font License
• Demo images: Unsplash — Unsplash License (free for commercial use, no attribution required)
• Demo images: Freepik — Freepik License (free for commercial use with attribution)
• All demo images are for preview purposes only and are NOT included in the download.