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ten_minute_web_site [2013/09/07 07:51]
Timbow [Website Settings]
ten_minute_web_site [2013/12/22 15:45]
Timbow [The Sidebar and Tagline]
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   * making a backup   * making a backup
  
-It should take between ten and twenty minutes. If you have any difficulty with the tutorial have a look at the [[http://​get-simple.info/​forums/​showthread.php?​tid=4602|GetSimple forum thread]].+It should take between ten and twenty minutes. If you have any difficulty with the tutorial have a look at the [[http://​get-simple.info/​forums/​showthread.php?​tid=4602|GetSimple forum thread]]. The text assumes you are working on a web server but you can complete the tutorial on localhost if you have set up a WAMP or LAMP server on a desktop.
  
 =====Getting Ready===== =====Getting Ready=====
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 {{ :​wiki:​pavtheme.jpg?​nolink&​300|}}Unzip the file //​pavement.zip//​ on your desktop and upload by ftp the uncompressed //​pavement//​ folder to the ///theme// folder of your website alongside the //​cardinal//​ and //​innovation//​ theme folders. In the site Admin in your browser go to the **Theme** tab, choose //​pavement//​ in the drop-down box and click **Activate Theme**. Refresh/​Reload your site and it will look like the image on the right. {{ :​wiki:​pavtheme.jpg?​nolink&​300|}}Unzip the file //​pavement.zip//​ on your desktop and upload by ftp the uncompressed //​pavement//​ folder to the ///theme// folder of your website alongside the //​cardinal//​ and //​innovation//​ theme folders. In the site Admin in your browser go to the **Theme** tab, choose //​pavement//​ in the drop-down box and click **Activate Theme**. Refresh/​Reload your site and it will look like the image on the right.
  
-The Pavement theme is a cut down and slightly altered version of the free GetSimple theme [[http://​get-simple.info/​extend/​theme/​trendybiz/​574/​|TrendyBiz]]. There are several hundred [[themes:​installation|free themes]] available for GetSimple but anybody who knows basic html and css can [[themes:​tutorial|create their own]].+The Pavement theme is a cut down and slightly altered version of the free GetSimple theme [[http://​get-simple.info/​extend/​theme/​trendybiz/​574/​|TrendyBiz]]. There are several hundred [[themes:​installation|free themes]] available for GetSimple but anybody who knows basic html and css can [[themes:​tutorial|create their own]]. There are also Premium themes available for a fee.
  
 =====File Upload===== =====File Upload=====
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    <​p><​small><?​php get_page_date('​ jS F'); ?></​small></​p>​    <​p><​small><?​php get_page_date('​ jS F'); ?></​small></​p>​
  
-Then we can write in the Specials list with normal html formatting. The style is governed by the css file which is attached to the Theme.+Then we can write in the Specials list with normal html formatting. The styling ​is governed by the css file which is attached to the Theme.
  
   <ul class="​list-style1"> ​   <ul class="​list-style1"> ​
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 Click **Save Components** Click **Save Components**
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 +If you want to alter the styling of the contents you can directly edit the theme'​s css under **Theme**, **Edit Theme** but be sure you make a backup first.
  
 Our cafe owner is happy to use a few html tags, but it would be a simple job to arrange the Specials Menu so that it could be updated by someone through the wysiwyg editor just like in a word processor. Our cafe owner is happy to use a few html tags, but it would be a simple job to arrange the Specials Menu so that it could be updated by someone through the wysiwyg editor just like in a word processor.
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