Documentation

Requirements

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What’s Included

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multinews.zip – the theme file

child-theme.zip – this allow you to make advanced customization without touch the original theme folder more about child themes

Docs Folder – HTML file link you to online documentation

Dummy content folder – include xml file with sample content include 9 examples for home page, all shortcodes till now, portfolio pages/item examples and more … , it’s very good to start

licensing folder – include the license file but not include the purchase code

Extra folder – include visual composer documentation.

WordPress Installation

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• go to appearance -> themes
• click install themes -> upload
• click browse and select multinews.zip from your computer
• wait till upload complete and activate the theme

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FTP Installation

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• Log into your hosting via an FTP software
• unzip multinews.zip you get folder called multinews
• upload multinews folder to your host into wp-content -> themes
• in wordpress dashboard go to appearance -> themes and activate multinews

WordPress Theme isn’t working ? or have a missing stylesheet error?

don’t worry it’s a common issue the fix in here

How to Update

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The best way to update is download the new update via themeforest then replace the multinews theme folder with the new one

• go to themeforest -> sign in with your account
• go to downloads and download multinews agian

• login to your host with FTP account go to wp-content -> themes remove multinews folder
• upload the new multinews theme folder instead

How to update the premium plugins

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multinews include 1 premium plugins :

1. Visual Composer

To update this plugins you must follow this steps :

• When multinews has a new update check the cangelog.txt – if you found update for any premium plugin go to next steps
• Go to plugins -> all plugins -> deactivate the plugin and delete it
• Go to Appearance -> install plugins -> install the plugin again and activate
• That’s it now you have the latest version

Import Sample content – Optional

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In this video you see how to import sample dummy content… the sample content contain 9 home pages examples, menus, posts,  pages and shortcodes pages

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APIs Authentication

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This section is very important if you decide to use Social Counter widget,  newsletter widget (mailchimp only) or Twitter widget, if you don’t fill this data all this widgets not works

Twitter

Require for : Twitter widget – Social counter (if you want display twitter followers count)

follow this video to learn how to get Twitter API keys

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Mailchimp

Require for : News widget -(if you select type mailchimp)

follow this instruction to get mailchimp API

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Google+

Require for : Social Counter Widget -(if you want display google+ followers count)

follow this video to learn how to get Google API keys

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SoundCloud

Require for : Social Counter Widget -(if you want display SoundCloud followers count)

To get the SoundCloud Client ID Log in and Follow this steps :

– Go to : http://soundcloud.com/you/apps

 

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Behance

Require for : Social Counter Widget – (if you want display behance followers count)

follow this steps to learn how to get Behance API keys

• Log in with behance account
• Go to https://www.behance.net/dev/apps

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Instagram

Require for : Social Counter Widget – (if you want display Instagram followers count)

To get Instagram Access token go to this link and replace [user_id] with your id

http://www.pinceladasdaweb.com.br/instagram/access-token/

Header and Menus

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In this videos you see how to customize the header and add the different mega menus, with simple introduction about advertising system

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In this section you will learn how to add the different kind of posts.

Video Post

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Audio Post

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Gallery

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Review System

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Any post can be a review, to create post with review you must follow this steps :

• Create new post
• Under editor you will find box called “Review“
• Set the options
• add Criteria

The video Tutorial

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Layouts

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Multinews has Various layout options, you can customize the site layout and each page or post, lets Start

Site Layout

• Go to options -> General settings -> Layout
• what you select in options will be the whole site layout

 

Page/Post Custom Layout

if you want customize any page or post layout follow this steps :

• add/edit post
• Under the editor you will find box called Page Layout
• select your custom layout
• also you can select custom sidebar(s)

Multinews Come with a tons of shortcodes, you can use it directly from wordpress editor look here :

click on any shortcode button and you will see this window, customize it and click save :

Multinews Provide two different ways to build your home page with editor and with page builder

You can build your Home page from theme options or Creating custom page and use it as home page.

Set custom page as  homepage :

Settings -> Reading -> Front page displays , check A static page (select below)  -> Front page -> select your page

Single Layout Home Page

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Multiple layout home page

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Categories

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In this video you will learn how to customize your categories

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Page Templates

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• Magazine
• Weather
• Media
• Timeline
• Authors
• Archive

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Sidebars & widgets

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Multinews has real unlimited sidebars options, you can create unlimited number of sidebars and use it for posts, pages or categories in this instruction i will learn you how to create custom sidebars and use it in any where