1) Unzip the files
2) Copy "dalis" 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:
- Accordion FX
- Banner Rotator FX
- Contact Form 7
- FancyBox for WordPress
- 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 Accordion FX component (Create a new page with the name
"Home", select the "Home with Accordion FX" template for it and click
"Publish".)
- Home with Banner Rotator FX Component (Create a new
page with the name "Home", select the "Home with Banner Rotator"
template for it and click "Publish".)
Categories for homepage:
- Create a
Category named "Featured". The last 3 posts from that category will
appear on your homepage, in the "Featured Content" 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.
- 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
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 Page" 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>[text* your-name "Name"] </p>
<p>[email* your-email "Email"] </p>
<p>[text* your-subject "Subject"] </p>
<p>[textarea your-message "Message"] </p>
<div class="clear" style="height:20px;"></div>
<p>[submit class: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" or the "Fullwidth Page" template.
9) Sidebars and widgets:
Sidebars:
There are 9 widget areas for this theme ( 1 sidebar, 3 for the
homepage content, 3 for the footer, 1 for the sidebar quote and 1 for
the contact page ).
The advantage of using the custom page widget is that you can 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 - Left Home Text (The "Left Home Text" column displayed on the homepage) - The text widget is used
- Home - Right Home Text (The "Right Home Text" column displayed on the homepage) - The text widget is used
- Home - Before Featured Content (The "Before Featured Content Text"
section displayed on the homepage) - The text widget is used
- Footer - Left (The left column of the footer) - The text widget or Links widget is used
- Footer - Social Icons ("Social icons" area in the middle of the footer) - The text widget is used
- Footer - Right (The right column of the footer) - The text widget or Links widget is used
- Sidebar - Quote (The "Quote of the day" section on the default sidebar) - The text widget is used
- Contact - Right (The "Contact Information" section of the contact 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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