Organic Formula

1) Unzip the files

2) Copy "flashxml" folder to wordpress/wp-content/

3) Copy everything from the "plugins" directory to wordpress/wp-content/plugins/

4) In the admin area of wordpress, go to "Plugins" menu, and activate the following plugins:
    
    - 3D Banner FX
    - Polaroid Gallery FX
    - Image Grid FX
    - Contact Form 7
    - contextual-related-posts
    - wp-pagenavi

5) Copy "organicformula" folder to wordpress/wp-content/themes/ and activate the theme from the Admin area.
    

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 3d banner FX Component (Create a new page with the name "Home", select the "home_with_bannerfx" template for it and click "Publish".)
    - Home with Polaroid Gallery FX Component (Create a new page with the name "Home", select the "home_with_polaroidgalleryfx" 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)

    - Create a Category named "News". The last post from that category will appear on your homepage, in the "News" section.

b) Portfolio page:

    - 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 :

     - 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:

    ------------------------------------
    
    <p>[text* your-name "Name"]<span class="a">*</span></p>
    <p>[email* your-email "Email"]<span class="a">*</span></p>
    <p>[text your-subject "Subject"]</p>
    <p>[textarea your-message] </p>
    <p>[submit "Contact us"]</p>

    -------------------------------------

    Then click on the "Save" button on the right.

g) For any other page, create a new page and select the "Default 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 3 widget areas for this theme (1 sidebar ,1 for social 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
    
    - Sidebar (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.
    - Social  (The "Social" section displayed on contact page) - The text widget is used
    - Contact info (The "Contact info" section displayed on contact page) - The text widget is 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 logo, copyright information. You can also configure your 404 error message or even get some SEO Optimization.