Installing The Ministry Theme

Posted by Bryan on October 6, 2008 under Installation and Setup | 2 Comments to Read

Assuming you have hosting set up, and WordPress is installed, the next step is to install the theme…

1. Unzip/unpack your theme files.

2. Access your site with an FTP client.

3. Upload all theme files into the theme directory of your site, usually… www/wp-content/themes.

4. On your server, open the directory in the theme titled /plugins.

5. Move these files (1 folder and 1 file) into the plugins directory of your site, usually www/wp-content/plugins.

6. In your administration panel, go to Design and choose The Ministry Theme as your theme.

7. In your administration panel, go to Plugins and enable the 2 plugins called WPListCal (optional, but it offers a nice and easy event management tool) and Limit Posts.

That’s it. Just make sure to replace the logo – you can use our cross emblem but you’ll need some kind of graphics program to overwrite the name.

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Posted by Bryan on September 29, 2008 under Installation and Setup | Be the First to Comment

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Many hosting plans today come with Fantastico’s nice little installer. If you’re not concerned with grabbing the latest version of WordPress the day it is released, it’s an excellent option.  If you are using cPanel hosting with Fantastico, you’ve got it easy. Read more of this article »