Madara - Quick-Start


Author: WP Stylish

URL: ThemeForest

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1. Install all recommended plugins

Unless you are familiar with WordPress and our themes, it is recommended to install ALL required plugins including the suggested list which appears in admin panel and built-in plugins in the package (unzip the .zip package and find in /Installation Files/ folder)

When first installed, you will see this suggested list in admin. Click on the links to install and activate them. Other plugins can be found in the "Theme package\Installation Files\Plugins" as below
It is recommended to install all built-in plugins in the package. Go to Plugins > Add New > Uploads to install and activate them.

2. Install for the First Time

When first installed, you will look this theme like images below:



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Madara-Core plugin is the main plugin of the theme and which is used to upload & manage mangas

3. Start Configuring (Theme Options)

Appearance > Theme Options is where you do global settings including layout, font, color and other settings. Settings are organized in different tabs which affect different pages. For example, General tab contains site-wide settings while Archives tab contains settings for archives pages only (i.e. blog, category, tag, author, search pages)

Theme Options is where you do all the global configuration.

4. Learn Full Layout Map

Below is the layout map of a Front Page when it is fully configured. This is really important for further steps, so click on each box to learn about it. Come back here if you have trouble understanding the layout



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5. Manage Manga

To create a new Manga, please go to Manga > Add New . You can upload single chapter or multi chapter in this manga here

5.1. Upload Single Chapter Manga

There are 4 steps:

5.2. Upload Multi Chapter Manga

There are 4 steps:

6. Create More Complex Front Page

Time to move on! Make sure you have done Step 5. as we will continue from there. Edit Home page and start doing configuration

  1. Choose Front Page template for this page. (It is not required, but you will have more settings for the Front Page)
    Choose Front Page template to enable extra settings
  2. Front Page Settings box will appear under the content editor. Use these boxes to configure the Front Page.
  3. Use Widget to build your page sidebar content (go to > Appearance > Widgets.). Widget helps you use create better user interface. Here are the list of available Widgets.
  4. Now refer back to Step 4., you can configure position the sidebars by moving to Sidebar Setting Tab
  5. Now check back Front Page, does it look like our demo page? Try to change the settings, you will see (almost) unlimited number of combinations for your Front Page. Happy configuring!

7. FAQs

Q1: How to Install Theme.

A1: Please refer to this guide: Install Theme


Q2: How to Install Manga Plugin

A2: Please refer to this guide: Install Manga Plugin


Q3: How to use Manga Plugin

A3: Please refer to this guide: Use Manga Plugin


Q4: How to install Plugins

A4: Please refer to this guide: Install Plugins


Q5: How to import sample data

A5: Please refer to this guide: Import Sample Data


Q6: Where can I Configure a page

A6: Please refer to this guide: Page Settings


Q7: How to use Shortcodes

A7: Please refer to this guide: Use Shortcodes












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