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About Curly WP Theme

Curly is a WordPress theme by Mikado-Themes built specifically for beauty, hair, and wellness businesses. It ships with a polished set of demo layouts aimed at salons, stylists, and spas. The design leans into soft typography, grid-based service listings, and appointment-ready page structures.

Built on Mikado’s in-house framework, Curly includes the Mikado Core plugin, WPBakery Page Builder, and a bundled slider plugin. It supports WooCommerce for retail product sales alongside services. The theme has a dedicated booking section layout and integrates with popular booking plugins. It is regularly updated and has a strong track record on ThemeForest with consistently high ratings from real salon and beauty business owners.

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Pros

Purpose-built for salons and beauty businesses with matching demo content
Includes WooCommerce support so services and retail products coexist cleanly
Multiple header styles with sticky and transparent options built in
Booking section layouts work well with plugins like Bookly and Amelia
Actively maintained by Mikado-Themes with consistent ThemeForest update history

Cons

WPBakery as the default builder is showing its age compared to Gutenberg-native themes
Heavy reliance on the Mikado Core plugin creates dependency that complicates theme switching
Demo import can be slow and occasionally incomplete without server configuration adjustments
Theme options panel is large and can be confusing for non-technical clients managing their own site
Custom post types for portfolio and team are plugin-dependent, not native theme functionality

Who is Curly for?

Hair Salons

Curly’s service grid layouts and team member sections map directly to how hair salons present their offer online. Stylists can be listed with photos, specialisms, and individual booking links. The WooCommerce integration handles retail product sales alongside service bookings without needing a separate shop setup.

Beauty Spas

Spa sites need strong visuals and a calm layout. Curly’s whitespace-heavy design and full-width imagery sections suit that well. Treatment menus, pricing tables, and gift voucher pages can all be built using the bundled page builder elements without custom development.

Nail Studios

Nail studios often run tight booking schedules and need a clean, mobile-friendly site that converts visitors quickly. Curly’s appointment-focused layouts and fast gallery sections work well here. A Curly specialist can integrate a booking plugin so clients can reserve slots directly from the service page.

Makeup Artists

Freelance makeup artists need a portfolio site that shows their work clearly and drives enquiries. Curly’s gallery and before-and-after section layouts handle this well. A developer can trim the theme down to a focused single-page layout if the full multi-page structure is more than the project needs.

Wellness and Holistic Therapy

Therapists and holistic practitioners need a site that communicates trust and calm. Curly’s typography choices and layout flexibility support that tone. Service descriptions, practitioner bios, and a booking flow can all be built within the theme without significant customization effort.

Customizing Curly

Curly gives you a theme options panel with controls for fonts, colors, header styles, and footer layouts. Most visual changes are handled through WPBakery elements, so building out service pages, team grids, and price lists does not require any code.

Where things get more specific, like custom booking flows, modified gallery layouts, or WooCommerce styling that matches your brand, you will want a Curly expert. A developer familiar with the Mikado framework can work inside the child theme properly, avoiding update conflicts. They can also extend WPBakery with custom elements or replace it with a modern block editor setup if that suits your workflow better.

Recommended plugins for Curly

Curly pairs well with caching and image optimization tools. Salon and spa sites typically carry heavy image galleries, and without proper optimization those pages slow down fast. A WordPress performance audit can cut load times significantly on Curly-based sites.

For beauty businesses relying on local search traffic, schema markup, local SEO configuration, and on-page optimization are worth investing in early. A dedicated WordPress SEO setup ensures Curly’s service and treatment pages are indexed and ranked correctly from the start.

Not sure which plugins to use? This WordPress plugins directory covers the most popular options with reviews and setup guides.

Curly common issues

Curly theme demo import not working

Demo import failures in Curly are usually caused by PHP memory limits, execution time limits, or a missing Mikado Core plugin activation. Check that Mikado Core is active before attempting the import. Increase max_execution_time to at least 300 and memory_limit to 256M in your php.ini or via the server control panel. If the import still fails mid-way, try importing content, widgets, and options separately using the manual import tabs in the theme panel.

Curly WPBakery elements not showing up

If WPBakery elements from Curly are missing from the editor, the Mikado Core plugin is either inactive or outdated. Curly registers its custom WPBakery elements through that plugin. Activate it from the Plugins screen and check the theme’s required plugins notice. If elements still do not appear after activation, deactivate and reactivate WPBakery to force a refresh of registered element types. Running mismatched versions of the theme and Mikado Core is the most common cause.

Curly theme header not displaying correctly on mobile

Mobile header issues in Curly are typically caused by custom CSS overriding the responsive breakpoints, or by a menu that has too many items for the mobile toggle to handle cleanly. Check the theme options panel under Header and verify the mobile header type is set. If you have added custom CSS targeting the header, test with that removed first. A Curly developer can audit the header markup and apply targeted fixes. For persistent layout issues, visit our WordPress bug fixing service.

Curly theme slow loading after install

Curly sites often slow down due to unoptimized images in gallery sections, multiple Google Fonts loaded simultaneously, and render-blocking scripts from WPBakery. Start by running the site through GTmetrix to identify the largest assets. Enable lazy loading for images, reduce font variants to only what is used, and configure a caching plugin. Minifying CSS and JS through a plugin like Autoptimize typically cuts load time noticeably on Curly installs without touching theme files.

Curly WooCommerce shop page layout broken

Broken WooCommerce layouts in Curly are usually caused by a WooCommerce update that changed template structure the theme has not yet caught up with. Check the WooCommerce System Status screen for outdated template files. If Curly has overridden WooCommerce templates in its /woocommerce/ folder, those need updating to match the current WooCommerce version. Do this in a child theme to avoid losing changes on the next theme update. If the layout is still wrong, check for conflicting CSS from the theme options.

Curly theme update broke my site

A Curly update breaking your site usually means a conflict with a customization made directly in the theme files rather than a child theme. Always use a child theme for Curly customizations. If the update has already run and the site is broken, restore from backup first, then identify which files were modified. Re-apply those changes in a child theme before updating again. If you do not have a backup, our WordPress bug fixing service can help diagnose what changed and recover the layout.

Curly booking section not working with Amelia plugin

Curly’s booking section layouts are design containers, not functional booking systems. They need a plugin like Amelia or Bookly to handle actual scheduling. If the Amelia booking form is not rendering inside the Curly layout, check for JavaScript conflicts by disabling other plugins one at a time. Amelia’s shortcode should work inside a WPBakery text block. If the form displays but styles are broken, the issue is likely a CSS conflict between Amelia’s frontend styles and Curly’s global stylesheet.

Curly theme fonts not loading

Font loading issues in Curly are usually tied to Google Fonts being blocked by a caching or performance plugin, or by a browser privacy extension during testing. Check the theme options panel under Fonts and confirm the correct font selections are saved. If you are using a performance plugin that combines CSS, make sure Google Fonts are excluded from that process. For self-hosted fonts added via custom CSS, verify the font file paths are correct relative to the child theme’s stylesheet location.

Curly portfolio custom post type not showing

The portfolio custom post type in Curly is registered by the Mikado Core plugin, not the theme itself. If portfolio posts are not visible, confirm Mikado Core is active. If the post type disappeared after a recent change, try deactivating and reactivating Mikado Core. Also check that the portfolio page template is assigned correctly in the page attributes. If you switched themes temporarily and then returned to Curly, flush rewrite rules by visiting Settings, Permalinks, and saving without changes.

Curly theme white screen after plugin update

A white screen after a plugin update on a Curly site is almost always a PHP fatal error. Enable WP_DEBUG in your wp-config.php to read the error message. The most common cause is a PHP version incompatibility introduced by the updated plugin. Check what the plugin’s requirements are and whether your server’s PHP version is within range. If the site is completely inaccessible, use FTP or your host’s file manager to deactivate plugins by renaming the plugins folder. Our WordPress bug fixing service can resolve this quickly.

Curly FAQ

Is Curly theme good for a salon website?

Yes. Curly is designed specifically for hair salons and beauty businesses. The demo layouts include service pages, team sections, price lists, and booking areas that match how salons typically structure their sites. It is one of the more focused beauty themes on ThemeForest and has strong reviews from salon owners.

Does Curly theme work with Gutenberg?

Curly has partial Gutenberg compatibility but it is primarily built around WPBakery. Most of the purpose-built elements and layouts depend on WPBakery to function as intended. You can use the block editor for basic content, but the demo layouts and custom elements are WPBakery-only. A developer can migrate the setup to a Gutenberg-native workflow if needed.

What booking plugin works best with Curly theme?

Amelia and Bookly are the most commonly used booking plugins alongside Curly. Both can be embedded via shortcode into Curly’s page layouts. Amelia tends to suit service-based businesses with multiple staff members. Bookly is more flexible for simpler single-location setups. Neither is bundled with the theme and both require separate licensing.

Can I use Curly theme without WPBakery?

Not practically. WPBakery is how Curly’s layouts are built and managed. Removing it would break most of the demo pages. If you want to move to a page builder you prefer, a Curly developer can rebuild the key pages using Elementor or the block editor, but that is a project in itself rather than a quick setting change.

How do I install the Curly demo content?

Go to Appearance, then the Mikado Import panel after activating Curly and its required plugins. Make sure Mikado Core, WPBakery, and the slider plugin are all active before starting. Choose your preferred demo and click import. If the import stalls, increase PHP memory and execution time limits in your hosting control panel first.

Does Curly theme include WooCommerce support?

Yes, Curly includes WooCommerce support. You can sell products alongside services from the same site. The theme has styled shop, product, cart, and checkout pages that match the overall design. Some WooCommerce template files may need updating after major WooCommerce version changes to avoid layout issues.

How do I create a child theme for Curly?

Create a new folder in /wp-content/themes/ named curly-child. Add a style.css file with the required child theme header referencing Curly as the template. Add a functions.php that enqueues the parent theme stylesheet. Activate the child theme from Appearance, Themes. All customizations should go into the child theme to survive updates.

Is Curly theme mobile responsive?

Yes, Curly is responsive and works across mobile, tablet, and desktop. Mikado-Themes builds responsive behavior into all their themes. That said, heavily customized layouts or non-standard page structures sometimes need additional CSS to behave correctly on smaller screens, particularly if WPBakery columns are used in complex nested configurations.

How much does it cost to hire a Curly theme developer?

Curly developer rates on Codeable typically range based on project scope. Small fixes or single-feature additions are quoted per project after a free estimate. Full site builds are scoped individually. All developers on Codeable are vetted, so you are not comparing wildly different skill levels. Get a Free Estimate to see what your specific project would cost.

Can Curly theme be used for a non-beauty business?

Curly is quite specifically styled for beauty and wellness. Using it for an unrelated business would require significant visual customization to remove the salon-specific aesthetic. It is possible, but if your business is outside that niche, starting with a more neutral theme is usually the more practical choice. A developer can advise on whether adaptation makes sense for your case.

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