1) Unzip the files
2) Copy "adelio" 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:
- Contact Form 7
- Dock Gallery FX
- Elite Gallery FX
- FancyBox for WordPress
- Media Slideshow FX
- WP-PageNavi
6) Insert an image into a post:
- To add an image to your 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 post,
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 Media Slideshow FX component (Create a new page with the
name "Home", select the "Home with Media Slideshow" template for it and
click "Publish".)
- Home with Dock Gallery FX Component (Create a
new page with the name "Home", select the "Home with Dock Gallery"
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)
Categories for homepage:
- Create a Category named "Welcome". The last post from that category
will appear on your homepage, in the "Welcome" section.
- Create a Category named "Events". The last post from that category will appear on your homepage, in the bottom section.
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".
- To have a "read more" link on your blog posts, you have to
open a post in the admin area, click on the "HTML" tab of your editor,
choose the place you want to insert the "read more" link, and click on
the "more" button on the top of the text editor.
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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[text* your-name "Name"]
[email* your-email "Email"]
[text* your-subject "Subject"]
<div class="wrap_textarea">
[textarea* your-message "Message"]
</div>
[submit "Send"]
<div class="clear"></div>
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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 (1 sidebar, 1 for footer
icons, 2 for the homepage content 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
- Main Sidebar (The right sidebar displayed if widgets are added to it) - all kind of widgets can be added to it
- Home - About us (The "About us" column displayed on the homepage) - The text widget is used
- Home - What we do (The "What we do" column displayed on the homepage) - The text widget is used
- Contact - Details (The "Contact details" section displayed on the contact page) - The text widget is used
- Contact - Map (The Map 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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