Help with Single Page Portfolio

[snooze]

I'm hoping someone else - the author maybe - who can provide more specific steps to install this theme. The readme is a bit sparse and confusing and does not lead to a function themed site if taken literally. The installation method varies from others I have used.

The first line states:

Copy all the folders in the root of the site

Believe me, this doesn't do anything! There are other plugin files scattered throughout the download folders which, I assumed should be placed in corresponding folders on the site. ::SHRUG::

The remainder of the readme states (assumes a successful installation):

Change the text pages and components.
—omponent 'h2'- the title under the slider.
Component 'menu' - the menu.
Component 'social' - the Social website.
Component 'tagline' - inscription above the name of the site.

That's all.

Assistance very much appreciated.

SNZ

[n00dles101]

Hi Snooze,

What's the name of the template and where did you get it ?

GS Themes are found in /theme/themename

Any non GS themes will need a little work to get them working with the system.

But until we know the theme I can't help more.

Mike.

[snooze]

Hi Snooze,

What's the name of the template and where did you get it ?

GS Themes are found in /theme/themename

Any non GS themes will need a little work to get them working with the system.

But until we know the theme I can't help more.

Mike.

Sorry Mike. It's in the topic title. Simple Page Portfolio

[n00dles101]

Ah right..

The usual process is ,

o - create a folder for your theme in /theme/ call it whatever you want.
o - copy all files from the zip into this new folder.
o - go to the admin panel , Theme Tab, and in the dropdown select the them you have just installed.

That should be it, unless the theme itself has other configuration options but they should be in a readme or the instructions.

Mike..

[snooze]

unless the theme itself has other configuration options

Must be the case here. Put the files alone the in folder and the theme does not even show up on the drop down list.

This theme has the following file structure:

data
i18n_gallery
gallery.xml
slider.xml
works.xml
other
components.xml
plugins.xml
pages
about.xml
contact.xml
index.xml
works.xml
thumbs
images
thumbnail.me.gif
thumbsm.me.gif
slider
8 - i18npics
uploads
images
me.gif
slider
1.jpg
2.jpg
3.jpg
4.jpg
5.jpg
plugins
i18n_common, i118n_gallery & po1-contact (all apparently complete)
theme
single-page-portfolio
usual files, css, functions, etc.

Placing the theme folder alone in the usual place shows the skeleton of the theme, but much is missing.

Having studie the structure more closely, I see that there are certain files that already exist. Should I overwrite theme or is there another method that acts more like a child theme? Also, my thinking on the other plugins is to install them from individual downloads in order to take advantage of latest updates.

Still scratching my head.

[Connie]

the readme.txt in the zip states:

"Copy all the folders in the root of the site
Change the text pages and components.
Component 'h2'- the title under the slider.
Component 'menu' - the menu.
Component 'social' - the Social website.
Component 'tagline' - inscription above the name of the site."

This means: each part belongs into the standard GS folder, so "data" into "data"-folder, "theme" into "theme"-folder

as it is written here: "Upload all the folders in the root of your site"

if you do that, the theme will show up in the themes folder

if you have components installed already, do a backup of the file from data/other/components/components.xml and best, copy the content of each existing component into a textfile so that you can add them after the installation of the theme again

if you have these plugins installed already, you do not need to upload again

the plugin.xml there will update itself when you go to the plugin section after uploading the plugins

there is always the situation that complex themes like this or like "pixelstudio regular" are best to install into an empty installation

I would keep the pages and edit them to my favour, but they are need as they show up in the sidebar and have some meaning
Cheers, Connie