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01. First Steps

Before you start playing around with this Premium Theme, let's check what you've downloaded so far:

02. Installation of WordPress

First of all if you are all new to WordPress, I would recommend to learn a little bit about it before you get started. Here are some nice Resources on how to get started with WordPress.

Here's also a small screencast of the installation process

03. Theme Installation WordPress

The first option how to install this Theme would be to directly upload the inovado.zip file via WordPress Theme Uploader.

If you are experiencing any issues during the installation I would recommend to check out this Screencast by Envato

Here's also a small screencast of the Theme Installation process

04. Theme Installation FTP

The second option how to install this Theme would be the upload via FTP manager. It really dosen't matter which of the two ways you choose, just choose the one you feel more comfortable with.

If you are experiencing any issues during the installation I would recommend to check out this Screencast by Envato

05. Install & Setup Plugins

So at this stage you have probably noticed a warning, asking you to install recommended plugins. This is needed to get the Slider functionality, Contact Forms, Order Post Formats and use the Blog Post Formats. Installing that is very simple, you just need to click Begin installing plugins and you will be redirected to the plugin installation page where you can install any Plugin you want and need.

06. Importing Demo Data (Optional)

This Theme includes a Demo Data .xml file which allows you to upload some dummy content to your site to help you get started with the Theme and get to know the functionality. Please note, that the .xml file doesn't include images or the slider data. See the slider section & screencast of this documentation on how to set them up.

Be aware that downloading Dummy Content may take a while, depending on the speed of your internet connection!

07. Theme Options

If you want to change the general Options of the Theme, go to your WordPress Admin Area to Appearance > Theme Options. Here you have a tabbed Navigation where you can change a lot of Options of your new Theme (General, Slider, Styling, Social Media Options)

Notice: Before adjusting the different settings, you should first click on the Save Options button, to insert all default data to the database and make sure everything looks good.

08. Setting up new Pages

Your new Theme comes with some awesome custom page layouts. These layouts can be used on any page you create to give them some special functionalities. To set up a custom page layout go to your WordPress Admin Area and navigate to Pages > Add New. Now you can choose any template you like from the "Page Attributes" on the right side.

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09. Predefined Page Layouts

All Pages on the Demo Page are created through a combination of shortcodes.

To use one of our pre-designed layouts, just copy and paste our demo code into the Editor of your page. Make sure to paste them in "HTML" Mode (not Visual). Also choose the "Full-Width" Template in the "Page Attributes".

Page: About Us

Page: About Us 2

Page: Services

Page: Services 2

Page: Pricing

Page: F.A.Q.

Page: Jobs

Page: Member Details

Page: Testimonials

Page: Contact

Page: Contact Alternative

Page: Landing Page

Page Template: 100% Full-Width

Home: Section Example

Page Template: 100% Full-Width

Home: Section Example 2

Page Template: 100% Full-Width

Home: Version 1

Home: Version 2

Home: Version 3

Home: Version 4

Home: Version 5

Home: Version 6

Page Template: Default (with Sidebar right)

Home: Version 7

Home: Version 8

Home: Version 9

Home: Version 10

Home: Version 11

Home: Version 12

Home: Version 13

Home: Version 14

Home: Version 15

Page Template: 100% Full-Width

Home: Version 16

Page Template: 100% Full-Width

Home: Version 17

Page Template: 100% Full-Width

10. Setting up Blog Page & Home Page

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Blog
To Set up a Blog go to your WordPress Admin Area and navigate to Pages > Add New. Choose a title like "Blog", leave the Editor blank and click the publish button. Now go to Settings > Reading select "A static page" and choose "Blog" for the Posts Page.

Home
To set up the Home Page of your theme go to your WordPress Admin Area and navigate to Pages > Add New. Choose a Title like "Home", select the "Full-Width" Template in the "Page Attribute"s. Add your content or copy one of the codes above, set a Slider (for mor Information see the Slider Section) and click the publish button. Now go to Settings > Reading select "A static page" and choose "Home" for the Front Page.

Here's also a small screencast of setting up the Blog & Home page

11. Using different Post Formats

In case you haven't used Post Formats before, you may want to check what they really are and what they are meant to do:
http://codex.wordpress.org/Post_Formats

You have to set up custom menus, for your Navigation to work properly. This Theme comes with a custom menu location at the top of the Page - the "Main Navigation". Go to your WordPress Admin Area and navigate to Appearance > Menus. Now click "add menu". You can display Custom Links, Pages and Categories in your Custom Menu. Once you are finished with your Menu, choose the Menu you just created in the "Theme Locations" Panel for the Main Navigation.

custommenu

13. Setting up the Portfolio

Set Up Portfolio Page
To set up a Portfolio Page go to your WordPress Admin Area and navigate to Pages > Add New. Choose a title like "Portfolio" and select one of the "Portfolio" Templates (according how much items you want to display besides each other) in the Page Attributes. Choose which Portfolio Filters you want to show in the "Page Settings" (multiple select allowed). Click the Publish button. Now you can add Project items in Projects > Add New.

Add Portfolio items
To add Portfolio items go to your WordPress Admin Area and navigate to Portfolio > Add New. Now you can fill out the following Fields.

portfolio

Here's also a small screencast of setting up the Portfolio page

14. Custom Sidebars

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There are 3 pre-defined sidebars / widget areas that comes with this Premium Theme - Blog Widgets - Footer Widgets - Infobar Widgets, where you can drop your Widgets. You can also define custom sidebars for each page.

To create Custom Sidebars, follow these steps:

15. Setting up Sliders

Revolution Slider

We've included the awesome Revolution Slider in this Theme. Here's a small screencast of how to set up Sliders. If you need further instructions check the official Revolution Slider Documentation we've included in this package.



FlexSlider

Here's a small screencast of how to set up a FlexSlider.

16. Custom Widgets

Your new Theme comes with 7 custom widgets ("minti.Contact", "minti.Embed", "minti.Facebok", "minti.Flickr", "minti.Portfolio", "minti.Sponsor", "minti.Twitter") which can be found in your WordPress Admin Area under Appearance > Widgets. Here you find several areas where you can drop the widgets. In the Footer Area you can drop up to 4 Widgets, which will be displayed next to each other. The "Blog Sidebar" is the sidebar area of the Blog section.

17. Shortcodes

This theme comes with some very useful short codes included. Shortcodes are a very powerful way to insert custom functions directly into the main content of a WordPress page or post. You can use them in Blog Posts, Pages and even Widgets and Widget Titles. Just click on a Shortcode Button and adjust the settings, then publish the page.

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18. Translation / Renaming

This Premium Theme is fully translation ready! The translation files .po/.mo are located in framework/languages in the Themes folder. We've included English & German Translation right away.

To translate the theme, just follow these steps:

To rename different Words, like "Portfolio Description", "Project Details" etc, just follow these steps:

We constantly develop new features, so after downloading a new Version we recommend to check that everything is translated correct.

19. CSS & Javascript

  1. style.css - Default CSS
  2. basic.css - CSS for Basic WordPress Stuff
  3. bootstrap.css- CSS for Bootstrap icons, tooltips
  4. flexslider.css- CSS for FlexSlider
  5. prettyPhoto- CSS for Lightbox
  6. responsive.css- Manages Responsiveness
  7. shortcodes.css- CSS for all Shortcodes
  8. skeleton.css- Responsive Grid System

This theme imports some useful Javascript files.

  1. jQuery
  2. jQuery easing
  3. jQuery bootstrap (tooltip)
  4. jQuery fitvids
  5. jQuery flexslider
  6. jQuery MobileMenu
  7. jQuery superfish
  8. jQuery prettyPhoto
  9. jQuery twitter
  10. functions.js
  11. shortcodes.js

20. Credits

I've used the following images, icons or other files as listed. Isotope Plugin (Commercial License) is included, so you don't need to purchase your own license.

Once again, thank you so much for purchasing this theme. As I said at the beginning, I'd be glad to help you if you have any questions relating to this theme. No guarantees, but I'll do my best to assist. If you have a more general question relating to the themes on ThemeForest, you might consider visiting the forums and asking your question in the "Item Discussion" section.

Best Regards, minti