Worpress Theme

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Thank you for purchasing my theme. If you have any questions that are beyond the scope of this help file, please feel free ask any questions on the online Support Forum, located at: http://themewich.com/forum. Thanks so much!

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Contents
Custom Quick Contact Widget Getting Started Installation 3 4 4 3Custom 125px x 125px Ad Widget Shortcodes 14 15 16 17 12 13

Setting Up The Grid As Your Homepage Setting Up The Slider As Your Homepage Setting Up The Blog 5

Column Shortcodes Button Shortcodes

Titled Divider Shortcode Lightbox Shortcode Tabs Shortcode Slider Shortcode 6 Menus 19 17 18 18

Setting Up The Contact Page 5 Adding Posts 6

Adding Images 6 Adding Additional Images to the aPost Adding Video 7 Adding Categories Adding Tags 7 7 8 8 9 7

Setting Up Your Main Navigation Menu 19 Setting Up Your Top Navigation Menu 20 Theme Options General Customize 21 21 21 21

Adding a Review Section to a Post Adding a Review Criteria and Score Choosing your Review Placement

Adding Overall Rating Text and Summary Additional Post Options 9 10

Links & Highlight Homepage Posts 22 21Featuring Posts on the Homepage Theme Features Custom Widgets 11 11

Fonts 22 Theme Files 11 11 23 23 24

Custom Social Counter Widget

The Basic Structure

Custom Posts and Facebook Tab Widget Custom News Widget 12 Custom Twitter Widget 12

CSS Files and Structure Javascript 25 27

Sources and Credits

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Getting Started
To installthis theme you must have a working version of WordPress already installed. For information regarding the installation of the WordPress platform, please see the WordPress Codex - http://codex. wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress

Installation
Once wordpress is installed, you can upload the theme files and activate the theme. The theme files can be uploaded in two ways:

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FTP Upload: Usingyour FTP program, upload the non-zipped theme folder into the /wp-content/ themes/ folder on your server.

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WordPress Upload: First, unzip the downloaded zip file. Navigate to Appearance > Add New Themes > Upload. Go to browse, and select the zipped theme folder, called extranews.zip. Hit “Install Now” and the theme will be uploaded and installed.

Once the theme is uploaded, you need toactivate it. Go to Appearance > Themes and activate your chosen theme.

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Setting Up The Grid As Your Homepage
To set up the homepage you must create a new page. Navigate to Pages > Add New. You can give this page any title and you do not have to include any content. Select “Homepage - Grid ” from the “Page Attributes” section. Once you’veselected “Homepage - Grid” for the “Page Attributes” section, click “Publish”.

Now that you have created your new page which uses a homepage template, navigate to Settings > Reading and configure the “Front Page Displays” setting. Select the “A static page” radio option and choose the page you just created as your “Front page” and save the updates. Your homepage is now created and can be viewed byvisiting your root URL.

Setting Up The Slider As Your Homepage
To set up the homepage you must create a new page. Navigate to Pages > Add New. You can give this page any title and you do not have to include any content. Select “Homepage - Slider” from the “Page Attributes” section. Once you’ve selected “Homepage - Slider” for the “Page Attributes” section, click “Publish”.

Now that you havecreated your new page which uses a homepage template, navigate to Settings > Reading and configure the “Front Page Displays” setting. Select the “A static page” radio option and choose the page you just created as your “Front page” and save the updates. Your homepage is now created and can be viewed by visiting your root URL.

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Setting Up The Blog...