Header setup

Start with an empty site header / footer

Go to Dashboard / Bellevue / Global Templates
Click 'Add New'
Give it a Title
Choose 'Header' (or Footer) from the 'Type of Template' dropdown
Choose 'Entire Website' or 'Specific Pages' from the 'Display On' dropdown
Click 'Save Draft' or continue to 'Edit With Elementor' if you are ready to build.

Build your site header / footer from a template

Using the Visual Library

Import header / footer templates of your choice from the Visual Library
If your theme does not yet support the Visual Library then use the Direct download method.

Direct download

Download the templates manually and unzip to your computer.
You should see a header.json and footer.json when extracted.

Import the .json files into Dashboard / Templates / Save Templates

Insert the header or footer template in your new site header.

Go back to Dashboard / Bellevue / Global Templates
Find your drafted site Header (or Footer) and click 'Edit with Elementor' or click 'Edit' then click the 'Edit with Elementor' button.
Click the Folder Icon button ('Add Template'), this will open the Library modal window.
Click the 'My Templates' tab and hover over the Header / Footer Template of your choice, click 'Insert'.
Build to suit and 'Save Draft' or 'Publish' when ready.

Settings and widgets

The site header / footer are designed and built with Elementor ('Edit with Elementor') but some settings are managed under the main edit screen ('Edit').

To access

Go to Dashboard / Bellevue / Global Templates
Click 'Edit' to manage: Type of Template, Display Options, Transparent Header and Sticky support.

Type of Template: Header, Sticky Header and Footer. (Sticky header follows the user at they scroll down the page.)

Display options: Entire website, Specific Page or Post.

Transparent Header Support: Make a header the top layer and overlap page content. A great effect with semi-transparent header backgrounds.

Sticky header support: Use the setting 'Type of Template' above to enable sticky header support.

Header / footer widgets

Site Logo

Navigation Menu

Cart

Retina Image

Site Tagline

Site Title

Page Title

Default (standard) header / footer

The theme will fallback to a standard header and footer when nothing is set to display under Dashboard / Bellevue / Global Templates

Settings

You can manage the settings for the default header / footer under Dashboard / Appearance / Customize / Theme Options / Header & Footer.

More information here about theme settings