Here’s a step by step installation guide for Magazine theme where we will explain how you can setup this theme.

Installing and Activating Magazine

Upload Magazine theme under wp-content/themes directory and then Activate the theme from your WordPress admin panel > Appearance > Themes. Installing this theme is just like any other WordPress theme. For a detailed explanation on this, please click here.

Auto Install Dummy Content

If you want to auto install the dummy data then just click on “Yes insert sample data please”. Theme will be activated & completely installed with some added dummy content and categories by default so you can start using it right away.
If you wish to delete the dummy data that we populated in your site then you can remove it by clicking on Yes Delete Please!


Note: If you entered your data by editing this dummy data, then please don’t click on “Delete sample data”, as it will delete all the data which you have entered.

Setting up the Theme options in Admin Panel

Go to wp-admin > Appearance > Magazine Theme Options page and take a thorough look at all the flexible options available to you. Do the settings as per your wish and do not forget to save them.

Setting Up the Homepage

1. Go to wp-admin > Appearance > Magazine Theme Options > Navigation Settings > Exclude Pages From Top Strip Header Navigation
2. Go to wp-admin > Appearance > Magazine Theme Options > General Settings > Syndication / Feed URL
   (ex.http://feeds2.feedburner.com/templatic), Syndication / Feed ID (ex.templatic)
3. Go to wp-admin > Appearance > Magazine Theme Options > General Settings > Add Logo
4. Go to wp-admin > Appearance > Magazine Theme Options > Navigation Settings > Exclude Categories From Main Navigation
5. Go to wp-admin > Appearance > Widget > Sidebar
   • PT – Subscribe
   • PT – Featured Video
   • PT – Advertise
   • PT – 2 in 1
   • PT – 4 Advertise
   • PT – Flickr Photos
   • Tag Cloud
   • PT – 2 Advertise




6. Go to wp-admin > Appearance > Widget > Front Content
   • PT – Latest Slider Posts
7. Go to wp-admin > Appearance > Widget > Footer > PT – Spotlight News
8. Go to wp-admin > Appearance > Widget > Front Content
   • PT – Category Wish News List
   • PT – Category Wish News List (Multi use)
9. Go to wp-admin > Appearance > Widget > Footer > Text
10. Go to wp-admin > Appearance > Widget > Footer > PT – Popular Posts
11. Go to wp-admin > Appearance > Widget > Footer > PT – Twitter

How to Locate Category ID’s ?

To locate the category ID’s goto: Dashboard > Posts > Categories > Mouse hower on one of the category names and notice the browser status bar. You will be able to see URL which will show an ID at the end of it, that is your category ID for that particular category.

How To Add a News Post ?

Go to wp-admin > Posts > Add New Post

Create a new category from wp-admin > Posts > Categories > Add New Category before you start creating your news posts

1. Add Title for your News Post
2. Add Images for your News Post – Click on Add an Image > You can add as many images as you want
3. Description for your News Post goes here
4. Add Video for your News Post from here > Magazine Custom Settings > Custom Video embed code (ex.http://www.youtube.com site video)
5. Select a category from right sidebar & Publish your News Post

News Listing Page

This is a preview of News Listing Page:

News Detail Page

This is a preview of News Detail Page:

How to Add a New Page and use Page Templates ?

Now lets add a new page. Go to Pages > Add New.

1. Enter the page title
2. Enter the page description
3. And finally select the template and click on “Publish”.