1) Unzip the files
2) Copy "omni" 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:
- 3D Banner FX
- Banner Navigator FX
- Circular Gallery FX
- Contact Form 7
- WP-PageNavi
6) Insert an image into a post:
- To add an image to your post:
a) Click on the "Add an image" icon on the top of the text editor > select an image > Insert into Post > Save all changes
or
b)
Add it with the help of the shortcodes included in the theme. The
shortcodes options appear under the text editor of the post in the Admin
Area of the theme.
- 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) For the Homepage you have 2 choices :
- Home with Banner Navigator FX component (Create a new page with the
name "Home", select the "Home with BannerNavigator" template for it and
click "Publish".)
- Home with Circular Gallery FX Component
(Create a new page with the name "Home", select the "Home with
CircularGallery" 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)
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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<fieldset>
[text* your-name class:contact_text "Name"]
[email* your-email class:contact_text "Email"]
[text* your-subject class:contact_text "Subject"]
[textarea your-message]
[submit class:contact_submit "Contact us"]
</fieldset
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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) Shortcodes:
- All available shortcodes can be inserted from the Admin Area, under the text editor of a page or a post.
10) Sidebars and widgets:
Sidebars:
There are 2 widget areas for this theme (1 sidebar 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 - for inner pages (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.
- Contact Right (The right content of the contact page) - Any widget can be 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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