Before starting these steps you have to have installed Shockmag the theme and required plugins. Please, make sure you’ve followed the Theme Installation part of documentation which comes with theme package.
Step 1: Frontpage
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Start a new page (Pages > Add New) based on the Frontpage page template.
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Select sidebar and sidebar position.
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Publish it.
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Set it as front page from within Settings > Reading page.
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Step 2: Theme settings
- Simple way
- Advanced way
Drop this code on the Theme Panel > Import / Export page:
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Set the settings as shown on screenshots:
Step 3: Featured categories
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Open Theme Panel > Blogroll tab and drop a slugs of categories which will be shown in slider on the fronpage.
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Set an images for preferable categories and unique sidebars in case you need it.
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Step 4: Sticky posts
Mark some posts as sticky.
Step 5: Widgets
Go to Appearance > Widgets page and arrange widgets for your choice or like on demo site.
Step 6: Menu
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