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Quick setup guide for free version color newsmagazine

Please follow the steps as given below to setup your site via appearance >> customize using color newsmagazine .

  1. Go to admin menu >> appearance >> themes .
  2. Click Add new button to add new theme.
  3. Upload theme zip file, if you have Or you can search at search bar using theme name ” color newsmagazine “. To search you must have internet connection. If you have purchased Pro color newsmagazine then you can select that file to upload here.
  4. Then after successful upload please install and activate it.
  5. Now your site is ready with the theme.
  6. Use any “Regenerate Thumbnails”  plugins to remake a size of image which color newsmagazine theme use. Hence for this, add plugins. Once you installed the plugin and activate , please go to appearance >> tools and do regeneration. Recommeded plugin is here https://wordpress.org/plugins/regenerate-thumbnails/
  7. Now the most important step is either of following as per your needs:
    1. go to admin menu >> setting >> reading >> set “Your homepage displays” as “Your latest posts”. This option upon selection made your site homepage as shown in demo which is a blog post itself. Watch video here
    2. go to admin menu >> setting >> reading >> set “Your homepage displays” as “ A Static page “. Here you need to select any page as homepage. If the page you select here is using “Default template” as Page Attribute then your homepage Body Block section will be replaced by the content of selected page as example ” sample page ” in video given. Watch video here
    3. go to admin menu >> setting >> reading >> set “Your homepage displays” as “A Static page “. Here you need to select any page as homepage. If the page you select here is using “Color newsmagazine template” as Page Attribute then your homepage Body Block section will be replaced by the content of Widget added in “Body Block section bar area”. ( appearance >> customize >> widgets ). In this case such added widget content will also be seen in your blog page. Hence to avoid such this go to appearance >> customize >> theme options >> other settings and uncheck “Show widget placed on Body block section bar area in blog page”. Watch video here
  8. From step 1 to 7 are the basic steps for every theme to get activated and make ready with correct shape of image used in its design. ( In the case of Color NewsMagazine user must use minimum prescribed image by the theme 950px (W) by 530px (H) while setting its features image. ) .
  9. After this, every section of this theme is configured via customizer section. After activation, each section is auto enabled with its default configuration beside social link display. To change the default configuration please visit each section. For detail about the section please go through this link basic structure

Set “Your homepage displays” as “Your latest posts”.

Set “Your homepage displays” as “ A Static page ” using “Default template” as Page Attribute

Set “Your homepage displays” as “ A Static page ” using “Color newsmagazine template” as Page Attribute

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