1) Unzip the files
2) Copy "virgo" folder, from the unzipped archive, to wordpress/wp-content/themes/ and activate the theme from the Admin area.
3) Copy everything from the "Plugins" directory to wordpress/wp-content/plugins
4) Copy "flashxml" folder to wordpress/wp-content
5) In the admin area of wordpress, go to "Plugins" menu, and activate the following plugins:
- 3D Media Wall FX
- Banner Navigator FX
- Contact Form 7
- Contextual Related Posts
- Newsletter
- Photo Wall FX
- WP-PageNavi
6) Insert an image into a post:
- To add an image to your post:
a) Click on the "Add an image" icon on the top of the text editor > select an image > Insert into Post > Save all changes
or
b)
Add it with the help of the shortcodes included in the theme. The
shortcodes options appear under the text editor of the post in the Admin
Area of the theme.
- To add a featured image
(thumbnail) to your posts, click on the "Add an image" icon on the top
of the text editor > select an image > Use as featured image >
Save all changes
7) Creating a category:
- To create a category, click on "Posts" > "Categories" and use the form to create a new category.
8) Pages:
- Create a new page, select "Pages" > click "Add New" to create a new page.
a) For the Homepage you have 2 choices :
- Home with Banner Navigator FX component (Create a new page with the
name "Home", select the "Home with Banner Navigator FX" template for it
and click "Publish".)
- Home with Image Flow FX Component (Create
a new page with the name "Home", select the "Home with Photo Wall FX"
template for it and click "Publish".)
If you want to
choose one of these to be your front page, go to the Admin Panel >
Settings > Reading > Front page displays : A static page (choose
this option, and select a page you want your front page to display)
b) Portfolio page:
- Create a new page, select the "Portfolio" Template (in the right
sidebar there is a drop-down labeled "Page Attributes" ) and click
"Publish".
- Create a Category named "Portfolio". All the posts from this category will appear on your "Portfolio" page.
c) Blog page:
- Create a new page, select the "Blog" Template (on the sidebar is a
drop-down labeled "Page Attributes" ) and click "Publish".
d) Fullwidth page (no sidebars):
- Create a new page, select the "Fullwidth" Template (on the sidebar is
a drop-down labeled "Page Attributes" ) and click "Publish".
e) Gallery page (no sidebars):
- Create a new page, select the "Gallery" Template (on the sidebar is a
drop-down labeled "Page Attributes" ) and click "Publish".
f) Contact page:
- Create a new page, select the "Contact" Template and insert the
following line into the page content: [contact-form 1 "Contact form 1"]
and click "Publish".
- Then, in the Admin Area, click on
"Contact" menu on the left at the bottom, and replace the code from the
Form content with the following lines:
------------------------------------
[text* your-name class:contact_text "name"]<span class="required">*</span>
[email* your-email class:contact_text "email"]<span class="required">*</span>
[text your-subject class:contact_text "subject"]
<div class="textarea">[textarea your-message]</div>
[submit class:contact_submit "send"]
-------------------------------------
Then click on the "Save" button on the right.
f) For any other page, create a new page and select the "Default Template" or any other existing template.
9) Shortcodes:
- All available shortcodes can be inserted from the Admin Area, under the text editor of a page or a post.
10) Sidebars and widgets:
Sidebars:
There are 3 widget area for this theme - 1 for the homepage, 1 for the main sidebar and 1 for the contact page.
The advantage of using the custom page widget is that you can upload and add content more easily.
Widget areas:
To add widgets, go to the Admin Area, click on "Appearance" menu > the click on the "Widgets" submenu
- Main Sidebar - for inner pages (The right sidebar displayed if
widgets are added to it) - all kind of widgets can be added to it. The
other sidebar will dissapear once you will populate this sidebar.
- Home Text - for the homepage (The area displayed under the first 2
posts and the newsletter) - the text widget is used.sidebar.
- Contact right - for the contact page (The right side of the contact page) - the text widget is used.
11) Virgo can be translated in other languages through .mo and .po files. For this follow the next steps:
- Create a "languages" folder in your wp-content.
- Copy the .mo and .po files for your language from http://svn.automattic.com/wordpress-i18n/ or from another location.
- Copy them to your "languages" folder in wp-content.
- In the "wp-config.php" file of your wordpress, change the following line:
define ('WPLANG', '');
to
define ('WPLANG', 'language_LANGUAGE');
For example: define ('WPLANG', 'fr_FR'); - for French
- In your theme folder, you have a .mo and a .po file. They are for
English. For other languages, duplicate the .po file, rename it, change
it's header to correspond with your chosen language, and translate the
lines it contains. For this, install Poedit, edit the .po file,
translate it to your language, and generate a .mo file for it. Both
files should be located in your theme folder.
12) Cufon font replacement:
- Allows you to change the fonts of the whole website, enable or
disable cufon, and edit their sizes. This can be done through the Admin
Area, the "Virgo - Fonts" menu.
This template includes
everything you need to get started whether you're using it as a Content
Management System, blog or combination of the two.
Click
on the last button on the left of the Admin Area, and you can change
your logo and copyright information. You can also configure your 404
error message or even get some SEO options.
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