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Do you want to see the installation guide before purchasing then visit this page, its well documented and easy to understand. When you need to view the other color themes then visit the HTML version of the Centizero WordPress Edition. I’ve made 3 different themes with 3 different font types and 3 different color types.

Blue – Georgia, “Times New Roman”, “Times” ,serif

Orange – Lucida Sans, Lucida Sans Unicode, Lucida, Lucida Grande, sans-serif

Green – “Helvetica Neue”, Helvetica, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;

Features:

• Well commented and clean CSS /XHTML Files
• Tableless layout
• Tested and working in all common browsers.
• 21 x layered PSD Files
• jQuery slider
• facybox lightbox (for jQuery)
• jQuery Image Hover

Included:

• Theme files (3 Color variations)
• Help File (Online and Local)
• 21 PSD files

Credits:

• Coda Slider from Miall Doherty
• DD_belatedPNG from Diller Design
• Fugue Icons from Pinvoke
• icons form http://jonasraskdesign.com
• facybox (for jQuery) form http://bitbonsai.com/

Okay, thank you very much for buying this theme and Iʼll do my best to assist if you need any help but iʼll believe when you read the help file thoroughly it would be any problem to install this theme. 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.

You just need to Upload one rather large image, ad the image url inside Centizero Custom Post Options and the TimThumb script will do the magic for you.

Let’s begin with installing Centizero

I’m not going to explain to you’ll how to install wordpress and how you need to upload a new theme, for this i would recommend to visit wpbeginner. Okay when you’ve installed WordPress and Centizero activate it, once activated we need to remove the current dummy page, post and comment, remove them and then we will continue importing the posts, pages, comments, custom fields, categories, and tags from the WordPress export file that was present inside the zip file.

We will do this by going to Tools –> Import and select “WordPress”

Then on the next window locate your XML file and upload it, now You will be asked to map the authors in this export file to users on the blog. Select you account and select to import images/attachments as well. When all went well you will get a nice confirmation.

Next on the list will be setting up the “Reading Settings” by going to Settings –> Reading and at the Front page displays select A static page (select below) then use “Home” as Front page and “Blog” as Posts page.

Don’t forget to save your changes.

Now we need to activate the threaded (nested) comment settings, this setting is disabled by default, so if you want to use the threaded (nested) comments then go to Settings –> Discussion and select “Enable threaded (nested) comment …”

Don’t forget to save your changes.

Next on the list are the Permalink setting, we all want some nice and clean links for our page, category and posts titles. To achieve this just go to Settings –> Permalinks and select “Custom Structure” write /%postname%/ inside the input field, there’s one problem though, some hosts are handling these permalink settings differently, when the normal method does not work try to ad this index.php?/%postname%/ or else contact your host for help on this matter.

Don’t forget to save your changes.

Let’s move on with the Homepage Settings of Centizero, all the content is editable throughout the theme’s admin panel. Go to Centizero Settings and you will see an amazing theme admin panel with loads of editing options and functions, we will cover them section by section.
1. Choose your featured category. This will be used to display featured work on the homepage slider.

2. How many featured projects do you want to display on the homepage slider? (Deafault: 4)

3. Enter a title for the about section. This will be displayed on all pages.

4. Enter some text for the about section. This will be displayed on all pages. You can use HTML to add paragraphs.

5. Enter slogan title. This will be displayed on the homepage.

6. Enter slogan text. This will be displayed on the homepage.

7. Enter a title for the offer section. This will be displayed on the homepage.

8. Enter some text for the about section. This will be displayed on all pages. You can use HTML to add paragraphs, lists and other elements.
When defining values, avoid using quotes (ie.) – WordPress will add them automatically.

9. Enter a title for the latest work section. This will be displayed on the homepage.

10. Choose your projects category. This will be used to display recent work on the homepage.

11. How many latest projects do you want to display on the homepage? Please make sure its an even number. (Deafault: 4)

The About us Page is editable through a normal page, the only thing you need to edit inside the admin panel is the slogan for the about us section. The content of the About us page is editable throughout Pages –> Edit –> About us, all you need to do ad your own content just the way you prefer. To change the slogan title and the slogan catchline just go to the Centizero Settings and at the About us section change.

1. Enter slogan title. This will be displayed on the about us page.

2. Enter slogan text. This will be displayed on the about us page.

The services settings are fully editable throughout the theme’s admin panel, you can use html tags such as li, strong, italic etc. The category your selecting inside this section have nothing to do with normal category’s, this selection will only assign a particular icon to that section. When you want to change the icons you just need to open /assets/css/master.css and somewhere on line 404 you can change the icons for this section.

1. Enter slogan title. This will be displayed on the services page.

2. Enter slogan text. This will be displayed on the services page.

3. Enter a title for Service 1. This will be displayed on the services page.

• 3.1. Enter a description for Service 1. This will be displayed on the services page.
• 3.2. Enter a category for Service 1. This will display an icon next to its title.

4. Enter a title for Service 2. This will be displayed on the services page.

• 4.1. Enter a description for Service 2. This will be displayed on the services page.
• 4.2. Enter a category for Service 2. This will display an icon next to its title.

5. Enter a title for Service 3. This will be displayed on the services page.

• 5.1. Enter a description for Service 3. This will be displayed on the services page.
• 5.2. Enter a category for Service 3. This will display an icon next to its title.

6. Enter a title for Service 4. This will be displayed on the services page.

• 6.1. Enter a description for Service 4. This will be displayed on the services page.
• 6.2. Enter a category for Service 4. This will display an icon next to its title.

7. Enter a title for Service 5. This will be displayed on the services page.

• 7.1. Enter a description for Service 5. This will be displayed on the services page.
• 7.2. Enter a category for Service 5. This will display an icon next to its title.

8. Enter a title for Service 6. This will be displayed on the services page.

• 8.1. Enter a description for Service 6. This will be displayed on the services page.
• 8.2. Enter a category for Service 6. This will display an icon next to its title.

The portfolio section is rather easy to set up, the portfolio items are pulled from the work category or whatever type of category you select inside the theme admin panel, then all you need to do is write a portfolio post and ad the image url inside the Centizero Custom Post Options field and it will resize it automatically and puts inside the portfolio page, it will be viewable inside the blog section as well so you can write a more complex portfolio item. The excerpt will be visible on the portfolio page and when a visitor clicks the title they will be redirected to the post it self.

1. Enter some text for the Back to top link.

2. Enter some text for the tip message. This will be displayed at the top of your Portfolio page.

3. Choose a category that will be displayed on your portfolio page.

Centizero is using one custom widget which is fully editable throughout the theme’s admin panel, you can use it for contact details, a nice advertising space or whatever, just edit this section.

1. Enter your contact details title.

2. Enter your contact details. You can use p, li, strong etc tags and line-breaks to separate lines.

To create a Portfolio post just go to Posts –> Add New and give the post the title of your work, then ad some content inside, you wont have to consider the excerpts because this has been set inside the functions.php file, if you still want to change the excerpt length then open up functions.php and on line 556 change the number 26 (return 26;) to which ever you prefer.

Next you need to insert the portfolio view image (portfolio page) and the featured section image (homepage) , upload a new image with a rather large dimension, i would recommend something like 1000×800 or higher. Then copy the image link and place it inside the Centizero Custom Post Options. Oh before i forget, the Lightbox can only be activated inside the blog posts once you’ve added a rel called “facybox”. This way you control which image will use the lightbox effect.

1. Using the “Add an Image” button, upload an image and paste the URL here. This is the Article’s main image and will automatically be sized.

2. Here you can specify the live url of your work.

Select the Featured category if you only want to show the image inside the featured section image (homepage), select the featured and work category if you want to show on both category’s.  Okay that it, if you’ve got anymore questions about the installation and set-up of this theme then please read it over again and if anything fails then send me a email throughout my themeforest contact page.

Blogger, WordPress or TypePad are just a few of the more popular blogging platforms. While there are several different blogging applications that are free, most bloggers find themselves in the world of WordPress. There are many good reasons to choose WordPress over the competition, including open source content management and SEO ability. If you find yourself trying to decide which is right for you, here are some everyday reasons to use WordPress as your blogging platform.

1. Personality Zone – WordPress is all about you. There are hundreds of free themes available to personalize your blog spot and provide an Internet presence that represents who you are as a writer.

WordPress themes are flexible and can be customized to your niche audience and product line. Best yet, if you get tired of the skin (theme) you have downloaded for your blog zone, simply change it by downloading a new theme. With a simple click of a button WordPress moves your content to the new theme for you.

If you want more sophiticated themes, check out the top premium wordpress theme sites:

• StudioPress
• Woo Themes
• Elegant Themes
• Thesis Theme

2. Plugins! Plugins! Plugins! – Get the idea? Plugins are another way to customize your blog space. Popular plugins include contact forms, site statistics, search engine optimization, and photo resources. WordPress currently offers throngs of free plugins and is adding to their plugin resources daily.

3. Pagination – Back in the early days of blogging, blogs appeared as online diaries with one post following the next and comments intermixed between. With WordPress you can actually create pages to separate your material or to provide additional information.

Maybe you have a blog on homemaking, home repair, and recipes. Each of these could be placed onto their own unique page, making it easier for your readers to find the information they are looking for.

You can also create additional pages such as ‘Contact Me’, or ‘About Me’ pages. This functionality also makes WordPress the perfect platform for businesses, not just bloggers!

4. Performance – Believe it or not, not every blogger is an expert at web design. Creating your own website or presence can be a daunting task for anyone. WordPress provides easy to use functionality with a built in dashboard to help manage your sight. Also, because of its popularity WordPress has many resources available to their users including online forums, help references, and support teams. Best yet, if you just want to try blogging out for a bit before you invest in your own domain name, WordPress allows you to register your blog on their site for free.

5. Permalinks – When you create your blog, you want the world to be able to connect to that specific blog quickly. Alas, permalinks. For every blog you post, WordPress creates a unique permanent link to that specific blog.

6. Ping Back to Me – What is auto pinging anyway? It is a tool that allows you to notify the search engines that you have posted a new entry. By simply adding the correct plugin and adjusting your settings, WordPress has the ability to ping your blog automatically.

7. Pathways Back – Have you ever commented on another person’s blog? Many times the blog will only post your user information when you leave a comment, but if you use WordPress and you are commenting on another WordPress blog, then WordPress has the ability to automatically provide a link back to your blog for anyone to see. A great and free tool to increase your readership.

This is only a small list of reasons bloggers choose WordPress to host their blog. Ultimately, you need to choose the platform that’s right for your needs. Keep in mind, WordPress prides itself on being one of the most user friendly platforms and is constantly striving to make things better for users.

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