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 this is the proto page for the article which will be part of the main wiki. this is the proto page for the article which will be part of the main wiki.
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 ======A Ten Minute Website====== ======A Ten Minute Website======
- +[[http://​timbowgs.bplaced.net/​tutorial/​|{{ :​wiki:​pavcafehm.jpg?​nolink |}}]] 
-If you have installed GetSimple on the [[:​quick_install|previous page]] you can quickly get an idea of its use by following this step by step tutorial for making the two page Pavement Cafe Website. It covers changing the theme, adding content, creating a page and installing a plugin. It should take about ten minutes. +If you have installed GetSimple on the [[:​quick_install|previous page]] you can quickly get an idea of its use by following this step by step tutorial for making the two page [[http://​timbowgs.bplaced.net/​tutorial/​|Pavement Cafe Website]]. It covers changing the theme, adding content, creating a pageinstalling a plugin ​and making a backup. It should take between ​ten and twenty ​minutes. ​If you have any difficulty with the tutorial have a look at the [[GetSimple forum thread]].
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-You can view here the finished [[http:​www.timbowgs.beplaced.net/​cafe/​|Pavement Cafe site]], and if you have any difficulty with the tutorial have a look at the [[GetSimple forum thread]].+
  
 =====Getting Ready===== =====Getting Ready=====
-If you haven'​t done it yet you will need to install a copy of GetSimple, either on a web server or locally on a desktop computer by following the instructions on the [[:​quick_install|previous page]]. You will need your ftp program and you will need some files too. Download and save the [[Pavement theme]], the [[http://​get-simple.info/​extend/​plugin/​getsimple-contactable/​290/​|GetSimple Contactable plugin]] and this image, and you will be all set to start{{ :​wiki:​cafe.jpg?​nolink |}}+If you haven'​t done it yet you will need to install a copy of GetSimple, either on a web server or locally on a desktop computer by following the instructions on the [[:​quick_install|previous page]]. You will need your ftp program and you will need some files too. Download and save the [[http://​get-simple.info/​extend/​theme/​pavement-cafe-theme/​626/​|Pavement theme]], the [[http://​get-simple.info/​extend/​plugin/​getsimple-contactable/​290/​|GetSimple Contactable plugin]] and the image below, and you will be all set to start.{{ :​wiki:​cafe.jpg?​nolink |}}
  
 =====Website Settings===== =====Website Settings=====
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 =====Changing the Theme===== =====Changing the Theme=====
-{{ :​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 design]]. 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 design]].
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