Setup Featured Content on homepage
In your WordPress admin panel, go to Posts -> All Posts, edit any post that you want to show on the Featured Slider. Scroll to the page bottom and you will see the “Featured Post” checkbox, just check this option and the post will be displayed on the Featured Content on homepage.
Setup Advertisement banners
Go to Appearance -> Widgets, you will see multiple ad widget areas, you can drag the Image and Custom HTML widget to the sidebar or any AD position you want. The Image widget is ideal for image ads, and the Custom HTML widget is ideal for HTML or Javascript ad code (e.g. Google Adsense).
Available Ad positions:
- Header Ad: Ad on the site header
- Left Sidebar / Right Sidebar: Ads in the sidebar
- Featured Slider Ad: Ad under Featured Slider on the homepage
- Post Top Ad: Ad before the single post content
- Post Bottom Ad: Ad after the single post content
Custom Widgets
- Most Commented Posts: Display most commented posts with thumbnails
- Recent Posts: Display recent posts with thumbnails
- Category Posts: Display posts from selected category.
Go to Appearance -> Widgets, you can add these custom widgets to Left / Right Sidebar and Footer Columns.