Site Editor, Template Parts, and Anima
If you bought an LT Series theme, or downloaded Anima directly, you may notice Anima appearing in the WordPress admin area. That is expected: Anima is the shared editing layer behind every LT theme, and the LT design you chose sits on top of it.
This article explains where to edit the most common parts of an LT website, and how to tell pages, templates, and template parts apart.
Seeing Anima alongside your LT theme
Every Pixelgrade LT theme shares the same core foundation, so it is normal to see Anima in places like the Themes screen, the setup flow, or shared theme UI. This does not mean you installed the wrong product.
If you skipped the initial setup, you can return to the onboarding flow from Pixelgrade → System Status → Setup Wizard and select the LT design you want.
Understanding pages, templates, and template parts
The easiest way to stay oriented is to separate three layers: page content, templates, and template parts. If a change is not showing up where you expected, you are usually editing the wrong layer.
Pages hold your actual page content
To remove a homepage section, replace demo text, change images, or update a hero area built from blocks, edit the page directly. In most LT setups, this is the right place for homepage work.
Templates control the layout for a type of content
Templates define the structure used by groups of content, such as blog posts, archives, pages, or search results. To change how all posts or all category archives look, edit the matching template rather than an individual page.
Template parts are reusable pieces like the header and footer
When the same header or footer appears across many pages, it is because those templates all include the same template part. Editing the Header template part updates every area of the site that uses it.
Editing safely from page to template part
Use this flow to land the change in the right place on the first try.
- Decide whether the change belongs to one page, a content type, or a reusable site area.
- If it affects only one page, edit that page directly.
- If it affects all posts, archives, or pages of a certain type, open Appearance → Editor and work in Templates.
- If it affects the header or footer across the site, edit the relevant template part.
- Preview the result on both desktop and mobile before saving broader template changes.
Common confusion points
These are the patterns we see most often when a change does not show up as expected.
- “I bought an LT Series theme, but WordPress shows Anima.” This is expected; Anima is the shared foundation for every LT theme.
- “I changed the homepage, but the header did not change.” The header usually lives in a template part, not inside the homepage content.
- “I changed one post, but the archive page still looks the same.” Archive layout is controlled by the archive template.
- “I removed a section on one page, but it still appears elsewhere.” That section may be coming from a reusable pattern or template part rather than the page itself.
Related guides
Continue with these articles when you need to edit specific site areas.