The Daily Press: Super Simple WP Publication Theme

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    Installation

    1. Download and unzip the folder from ThemeForest.
    2. Upload the theme folder (with the "style.css" file inside) to the themes directory of your blog, which is located within the wp-content directory.
    3. Activate the theme from your admin panel by navigating to "appearance" > "themes".
    4. Options will be accessible from “appearance” > “customize”.

    Theme Options

    Theme options are controlled from the theme customizer panel. Once finished installing the theme, be sure to review the options available by navigating to “Appearance” > “Customize”.

    options

    Home Page

    By default the theme will display the category sections on the home page. If you want to use one of the pages you created, navigate to the "reading settings" page and select the page in the "front page" drop down menu.

    Page Templates

    By default pages will display a single column for the page content and a single column for each of the active sidebars. You have additional options available under the "page attributes" menu on the page edit screen (see screenshot below).

    Post Pagination

    To create pagination for individual posts (i.e. "pages: 1 2 3..." etc.), you can simply paste <!--nextpage--> where you would like to start the next page. If you want this done automatically, it's highly recommended that you install the Autopaginate plugin: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/autopaginate/

    Featured Post Images

    To feature images, use the “Featured Image” section on the lower right side of the post edit page (see screenshot below). After uploading the image, select "Use as featured image". When uploading an image, it automatically creates all the different sizes for you.


    To create a menu, navigate to “Appearance” > “Menus”. Create a new menu and assign it to the “Main Navigation Menu” in the drop down (see image below). Repeat this step for each menu section available on the "manage locations" tab. For more information and instruction, watch the “Using WordPress 3.6 Menu System” video here: http://tinyurl.com/kkq8uvt

    Widgets

    The widgets section is controlled from the "widgets" page (under "appearance"). The “Primary Widgets” section controls the widgets that are always visible. When active, the "Secondary Wigets" appears on the right-hand side of the site when there is enough horizontal space and at the footer when there isn't enough horizontal space. For example, they will display in the footer area on an iPad, but will display on the side on most desktop PCs.

    It's recommended that you use the "display widgets" plugin to control which widgets appear on certain pages/posts (linked to in the "resources" section at the top of this page).

    Comments

    This theme uses PrettyPhoto as a lightbox system for images. You can make images show up with the light box by adding rel=”prettyPhoto” to the links. For more info, check out the PrettyPhoto website: http://www.no-margin-for-errors.com/projects/prettyphoto-jquery-lightbox-clone/

    Embedding YouTube Videos

    You can embed YouTube videos by pasting the embed code provided by YouTube (see screenshot) into the post content box. When you're dealing with raw code, make sure you're using the "HTML" tab (not the "visual") tab on the WordPress page/post edit screen.

    HTML

    All of the information within the main content area is nested within a div with an ID of "content". The post content is nested inside the div with class name "post". The sidebar/widget content is within a div with an id of "sidebar". The menu content is within a div with an id of "menu".

    If you would like to edit the color, font, or style of any elements in one of these columns, you would do the following:

    .post a { color: #someColor; }

    If you find that your new style is not overriding, it is most likely because of a specificity problem. Scroll down in your CSS file and make sure that there isn't a similar style that has more weight.

    #content .post a { color: #someColor; }

    So, to ensure that your new styles are applied, make sure that they carry enough "weight" and that there isn't a style lower in the CSS file that is being applied after yours.

    CSS

    There is one CSS file called "Style.css" and is separated into sections using:

    /* -----HEADER STUFF----- */
    some code

    /* -----FOOTER STUFF----- */
    some code

    If you would like to edit a specific section of the site, simply find the appropriate label in the CSS file, and then scroll down until you find the appropriate style that needs to be edited.

    JavaScript

    This theme imports the following JavaScript files:

    1. jQuery: jQuery is a JavaScript library that greatly reduces the amount of code that you must write.
    2. Custom Scripts: The custom.js file provides some custom scripts for jQuery.
    3. Google Custom Font APIs: This script allows the theme to utilize Google’s custom font directory provided by google.com/webfonts
    4. PrettyPhoto: PrettyPhoto is a lightbox system for images. You can make images show up with the light box by adding rel=”prettyPhoto” to the links. For more info, check out the PrettyPhoto website: http://www.no-margin-for-errors.com/projects/prettyphoto-jquery-lightbox-clone/
    5. Sticky: Creates the stick effect for the last widgets in the sidebar and the breadcrumbs when scrolling.

    PSD Files

    The main PSD file, “dailypress.psd”, utilizes folders for organizing content. If you’re trying to edit a specific section, just locate the proper folder to find the layer.

    Please note that the PSD file was used as a starting place for the design of this theme. Some elements in the PSD were not developed and some developed items are not in the PSD. This is normal as part of the design/development process.

    Changelog

    v2.1.9 - Sept 2017
    * Fixed: Submit news form error when no image is provided.
    
    v2.1.8 - Mar 2017
    * Added: Option to control if post preview links to page.  
    * Updated: improved legibility of site content and styling.
    * Improved: replaced deprecated functions.
    * Improved: zero theme check errors.
    
    v2.1.7 - Jun 2015
    * Added: ZoomBox lightbox plugin zip file to files folder (optional).
    * Removed: prettyPhoto lightbox plugin due to vulnerability.
    
    v2.1.6 - Apr 2015
    * Added support for new WordPress 4.2 sidebar requirements.
    
    v2.1.5 - Apr 2015
    * Updated .POT file.
    * Updated theme customizer to comply with new code standards.
    
    v2.1.4 - Mar 2015
    * Fixes Related posts issue.
    
    v2.1.3 - Mar 2015
    * Fixes Customizer issues.
    
    v2.1.2 - Mar 2015
    * Optimized code.
    * Added support for WP 4.1 features/requirements.
    
    v2.1.1 - May 2014
    * Minor bug fixes and layout improvements.
    
    v2.1.0 - Mar 2014
    * Added image upload option to news submission form.
    
    v2.0.1 - Mar 2014
    * Minor bug fix for webkit browsers.
    
    v2.0.0 - Mar 2014
    * Added responsive layout option
    * Added font awesome support
    * Design updates
    * Code imporovements
    
    v1.4.1 - Nov 2013
    * Fixed: minor markup errors.
    
    v1.4.0 - Oct 2013
    * Added: front-end post submission form
    * Added: full width page template (no sidebars)
    * Added: sharing options at the top of post articles
    * Added: Google AdSense Support
    * Added: related posts section with thumbnails
    * Added: custom header image support
    * Improved: Secondary sidebar turns into footer widgets on narrow displays.
    * Improved: Minor styling enhancements
    
    v1.3.0 - Sept 2013
    * Added: WP Theme Customizer support (replaces OptionTree theme options panel).
    * Improved: Script performance.
    
    v1.2.4 - Apr 2013
    * Fixed: 3rd level drop down menu.
    
    v1.2.3 - Feb 2013
    * Added: theme localization with .POT file included.
    
    v1.2.2 - Feb 2013
    * Updated: theme options panel.
    
    v1.2.1 - Nov 2012
    * Updated: theme options panel appearance and updated/added support tab.
    
    v1.2.0 - Aug 2012 
    * Added: built-in OptionTree system. Plugin install no longer required..
    
    v1.0.2 
    * Fixed: media file searching in dashboard.
    
    v1.0.1 
    * Fixed: Google custom fonts issue.