1) Unzip the files
2) Copy "fable" folder, from the unzipped archive, 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:
- Analog Clock FX
- Calendar FX
- Contact Form 7
- FancyBox for WordPress
- Image Grid FX
- Kadom Ads Management
- Newsletter
- Recent Tweets
- ShareThis
- 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 a featured image
(thumbnail) to your posts, click on the "Add an image" icon on the top
of the text editor > select an image > Use as featured image >
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) Homepage :
- Your homepage will be the front page of the theme.
If you want to choose another template to be your frontpage, 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 "Featured". The last post from that category
will appear on your homepage, as the first page of yout homepage, in
the large box.
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".
d) Fullwidth page (no sidebars):
- Create a new page, select the "Fullwidth" Template (on the sidebar
is a drop-down labeled "Page Attributes" ) and click "Publish".
e) Gallery page (no sidebars):
- Create a new page, select the "Gallery" Template (on the sidebar is a
drop-down labeled "Page Attributes" ) and click "Publish".
f) 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"]
[textarea* your-message]
[submit "Contact us"]
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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 any other existing template.
9) Sidebars and widgets:
Sidebars:
There are 4 widget areas for this theme (1 sidebar, 1 for the ads, 1 for recent tweets 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
- Main Sidebar (The right sidebar displayed if widgets are added to
it) - all kind of widgets can be added to it. All other sidebars will
dissapear once you will populate this sidebar.
- Ads - (The "Advertise" box displayed on the right) - Kadom Ads Widget is used
- Recent Tweets (The "Recent tweets" section displayed on the right) - Recent tweets Widget used
- Contact Right (The map displayed on the right side of the contact page) - The text widget us 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 logo, copyright information. You can also configure your 404 error
message or even get some SEO options.
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