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KnowHow Theme for WordPress
By Hero Themes - http://herothemes.com
A user guide to help you setup and use your
brand new Hero Theme.
Thank you for purchasing this theme, your support is truly appreciated!
This user guide will walk you through setting up your theme, using its various features and
answering common issues and problems. We recommend following this guide to setup your
website.
If you have any questions that are beyond the scope of the manual please feel free to submit a
support request here: http://herothemes.com/support
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We're truly serious about maintaining, improving and enhancing our themes. Get notified of
updates by following us:
Facebook: http://facebook.com/herothemes
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Hero Themes: http:// herothemes.com
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1. Getting Started .............................................................. 4
1.1 Installation ................................................................................................... 4
1.2 Setup Theme Options ................................................................................... 4
1.3 Setup Permalinks ......................................................................................... 4
2. Theme Features ......................................................... 5
2.1 Theme Options ............................................................................................. 5
2.1.1 General Options ........................................................................................................ 5
2.1.2 Homepage Options ................................................................................................... 5
2.1.3 Styling Options ......................................................................................................... 5
2.2 Post Formats ................................................................................................ 6
2.2.1 Standard ................................................................................................................... 6
2.2.2 Video ......................................................................................................................... 6
2.3 Custom Menus .............................................................................................. 7
2.4 Custom Widgets ........................................................................................... 8
2.4.1 Latest Articles Widget .............................................................................................. 8
2.4.2 Popular Articles Widget ........................................................................................... 8
2.4.3 Custom Tweets Widget ...........................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
2.5 Custom Shortcodes ...................................................................................... 9
2.6 Featured Images ........................................................................................ 10
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1. Getting Started
To install the theme you must have WordPress already installed. Please see the WordPress Codex
for more information on installing WordPress: http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress
1.1 Installation
You can install the theme in two ways:
• WordPress Upload: In the WordPress admin panel navigate to
Appearance > Add New
Themes > Upload
. Go to browse and select the zipped theme folder. Press install now and
the theme will be uploaded and installed.
• FTP Upload: Using your FTP program upload the on-zipped theme folder into the
/wp-
content/themes/
folder of your WordPress installation.
Once the theme is uploaded, you need to activate it. Go to
Appearance > Themes
and activate your
theme.
1.2 Setup Theme Options
The theme options should all be pre-populated with default data. To make sure it’s activated simply
go to
Appearance > Theme Options
and click save. Take some time to take a look through the
options and customize them for your site.
1.3 Setup Permalinks
Next setup your permalinks in
Settings > Permalinks.
