1) Unzip the files
2) Copy "Nuava" 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
- FancyBox for WordPress
- Media Slideshow FX
- WP-PageNavi
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 Dock Gallery FX Component (Create a new page with the name
"Home", select the "Home with Dock Gallery" template for it and click
"Publish".)
- 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".)
The front page of your theme is the one with Dock 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 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.
c) 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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<div class="form_row">
<label>Name : </label>[text* your-name]<span>*</span>
</div>
<div class="form_row">
<label>Email : </label>[email* your-email]<span>*</span>
</div>
<div class="form_row">
<label>Subject : </label>[text your-subject]
</div>
<div class="form_row">
<label>Message : </label><div class="form_textarea">[textarea your-message]</div>
</div>
<div class="form_row">
<div>[submit "Send"]</div>
</div>
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Then click on the "Save" button on the right.
g) For any other page, create a new page and select the "Default Template".
9) Sidebars and widgets:
Sidebars:
There are 3 widget areas for this theme: 1 for the homepage title, 1
for the contact page and 1 for the icons in the footer.
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
- Home - Title (The title at the top of the homepage) - The text widget is used
- Contact - Details (The "Contact details" section displayed on the contact page, above the form) - The text widget is used
- Footer - Social Icons ("Social icons" area in the footer of the page) - The text widget is used
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