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1) Unzip the files
2) Copy "Visato" folder 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:
- Image-scrolling-gallery-fx
- Photo-rotator-fx
- Contact Form 7
- FancyBox for WordPress
- WP-PageNavi
- Newsletter
6) Insert an image into a post:
- To add an image to your blog post, click on the "Add an image" icon
on the top of the text editor > select an image > Insert into Post
> Save all changes
- To add an image to your portfolio posts,
click on the "Add an image" icon on the top of the text editor >
select an image > Use as featured image > Insert into Post >
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 Image Scrolling Gallery FX Component (Create a new page
with the name "Home", select the "home_with_imagescrollinggalleryfx"
template for it and click "Publish".)
- Home with Photo Rotator
FX Component (Create a new page with the name "Home", select the
"home_with_photorotatorfx" template for it and click "Publish".)
The
front page of your theme is the one with Image Scrolling Gallery FX
Component. If you want to choose another page 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 Category named "Portfolio". All the posts from this category will appear on your "Portfolio" page.
For the Portfolio you have 2 choices :
- Create a new page , select the "Layout 1" Template (in the right
sidebar there is a drop-down labeled "Page Attributes" ) and click
"Publish".
- Create a new page , select the "Layout 2"
Template (in the right sidebar there is a drop-down labeled "Page
Attributes" ) and click "Publish".
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_page" Template (on the
sidebar is a drop-down labeled "Page Attributes" ) and click "Publish".
e) 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:
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<p>Name :<br />
[text* your-name] </p>
<p>E-mail Address :<br />
[email* your-email] </p>
<br />
[textarea your-message value="Write your message here"] </p>
<p>[submit "Send"]</p>
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Then click on the "Save" button on the right.
f) For any other page, create a new page and select the "Default Template".
9) Sidebars and widgets:
Sidebars:
There are 6 widget areas for this theme, the 1 sidebar, 1 for footer icons, 2 for the homepage and 2 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
- Sidebar1 (The right sidebar displayed if widgets are added to it) - all kind of widgets can be added to it
- Qoute (The "Qoute " column displayed on the home page) - The text widget is used
- Home Text (The "Home Text" section displayed on the home page) - The text widget is used
- Contact Details (The "Contact details" section displayed on the contact page) - The text widget is used
- Contact Map (The "Contact Map" section displayed on the contact page) - The text widget is used
- Footer - Social Icons ("Social icons" area in the footer of the page) - The text widget is used
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 skins, logo, copyright information. You can also configure your
404 error message or even get some SEO options.
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