Hodges theme documentation

Theme Installation

Installing the theme

Assuming that WordPress website is already set (for setting up WordPress blog refer to WordPress set up documentation at http://codex.wordpress.org/Getting_Started_with_WordPress#Installation), the next step is to install the theme. There are 2 main ways to upload the theme:

Option 1: Via "Envato Market" plugin (recommended)

Envato Market Plugin

If you already have the "Envato Market Plugin" installed on your site then just go to Admin > Envato Market and install theme from there. If not, than download the plugin by clicking on this link and install the plugin on your site. After installation, you need to configure it. Just go to this link to know how to configure this plugin.

Than just go to Admin > Envato Market plugin menu and install the theme. The theme would be available to install so you can easily install it.

NOTE: Plesae note that the "ThemeMount Extras for Hodges Theme" is required plugin for this theme. So make sure you install that plugin after you install/activate the theme.

Option 2: Via FTP client

Use an FTP client such as FileZilla, FireFTP or Cyberduck (if you are a Mac user) to connect to your hosting account. Navigate to where WordPress is installed and locate the /wp-content/themes/ directory.

Find the zip file called "hodges.zip" in downloaded file, unzip it and upload the folder to the folder /wp-content/themes/.

Note: Please make sure that the main files of the theme are contained within just one folder.
Thus, the right way to locate your theme files is for example /wp-content/themes/hodges/ but not /wp-content/themes/hodges/hodges/.

After all file uploaded, just go to Admin > Appearance and activate Hodges theme.

Option 3: Through the native WordPress theme uploader (not recommended due to big size of theme)

Select Appearance > Themes

First you need to unzip the download file and find the zip file called hodges.zip. After this you have to go in the admin panel > Appearance > Themes (see the image on the right), click on the Install Themes tab and in this section in the top left corner click on the link Upload. After that, a new form will appear to upload the theme. Select hodges.zip file from your local file system and submit the form.

Plugin Installation

Installing required plugins

After theme activation, you will get message to install some required plugin like this:

Now click on "Begin installing plugins" link and you will be redirected to "Install Required Plugins" page.

Note: Please make sure you install the ThemeMount Extras for Hodges Theme plugin as this plugin is required to make our theme fully working.

Click on "Install" link below each plugin name to install plugins. Also make sure you activate all plugins. Here are details of each plugin:

Breadcrumb NavXT: This plugin generates locational breadcrumb trails for your WordPress powered blog or website. These breadcrumb trails are highly customizable to suit the needs of just about any website running WordPress.
CF Post Formats: This will show you post format as tab view when creating new post for blog. This will help you to add different Post Format based posts.
Codestar Framework: This is required plugin for this Hodges theme. The Theme Option section of theme is built on core of Codestar Framework, so please install this plugin to enable Theme Options section of theme. Also all Metaboxes (for Page, Posts etc) are built on core functionality of this Codestar Framework, so please install this plugin so that all Meta boxes work fine on your site.
Contact Form 7: This plugin generates different contact forms easily.
Envato Market: The Envato Market plugin can install WordPress themes and plugins purchased from ThemeForest & CodeCanyon by connecting with the Envato Market API using a secure OAuth personal token. Once your themes & plugins are installed WordPress will periodically check for updates, so keeping your items up to date is as simple as a few clicks.
Hodges Demo Content Setup: This is required plugin for this Hodges theme. The One Click Demo Content setup process is handled by this plugin. If this plugin is not Installed / Activted on your site the One Click Demo Content setup process will not work on your site.
Latest Tweets Widget: This plugin will connect to your Twitter account and show latest Tweets on your site as Widgets. The ThemeMount Twitter Box element in Visual Composer will use configurations made to this plugin and show Tweets on your site. Once the plugin is activated on your site you need to bind it to your Twitter Account, please read more at this link.
Revolution Slider: You can create attractive slider using this plugin. Help document for this plugin given inside the Hodges theme package.
ThemeMount Extras for Hodges Theme: This is required plugin for this Hodges theme. This plugin contains Custom Post Types and Shortcodes so it will be available if you switch the theme.
WPBakery Visual Composer: This will add drag-n-drop interface to create pages. Help document for this plugin given inside the Hodges theme package.
Max Mega Menu: This will add mega menu features so you can easily create menu menu from WordPress directly.
Respnsive Pricing Table: You can add Pricing tables using this plugin. We set unique interface for this plugin so it will look perfect with our theme.

Hodges theme documentation: version 1.0