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1) Unzip the files
2) Copy "Safira" 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:
- Banner-rotator-fx
- Photo-wall-fx
- Contact Form 7
- FancyBox for WordPress
- 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) Categories
- Create a Category named "News". The last post from that category will appear on your homepage ,in the sidebar section.
- Create a Category named "Features". The last posts from that
category will appear on your page, in the "Features List" section.
9) Pages:
- Create a new page, select "Pages" > click "Add New" to create a new page.
a) 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.
b) 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) Gallery page:
- Create a new page, select the "Gallery" Template (in the right
sidebar there 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>[text* your-name "Name"] </p>
<p>[email* your-email "Email"] </p>
<p>[text your-email "Phone"] </p>
<p>[textarea your-message] </p>
<p>[submit "SUBMIT"]</p>
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Then click on the "Save" button on the right.
e) For any other page, create a new page and select the "Default Template".
9) Sidebars and widgets:
Sidebars:
There are 4 widget areas for this theme,1 sidebar , 1 sidebar social icons, 1 for qoute 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
- Sidebar (The right sidebar displayed if widgets are added to it) - all kind of widgets can be added to it
- Contact Right(The "Contact Right" section displayed on the contact page) - The text widget is used
- Sidebar Social Icons (The "Social icons" area displayed on the home page) - The text widget is used
- Qoute (The "Qoute" section displayed on the home 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 Optimization.
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