Before you Start


Ensure that:


  • You have your own hosting platform running up to date stable versions of Apache/nginx, PHP, MySQL. If you need hosting we recommend Siteground.
  • You have installed the latest version of self hosted WordPress.
  • You have logged in to WordPress and are looking at the WordPress dashboard.



1. Install the Theme

When you are ready to install a theme, you must first upload the theme to your WordPress directory. There are two ways you can install the theme:


Using WordPress: Navigate to Appearance > Themes > Add New. Go to upload and select the zipped theme folder (magnetism.zip) and hit install now and theme will be uploaded and installed. Once you have uploaded the theme, you need to activate it. To activate your new theme, go to Appearance > Themes and activate your chosen theme.


Using FTP: By using any FTP program of your choice you can upload the non-zipped folder to the /wp-content/themes/ folder on your server.




2. Install the Required Plugins

Once you've activated Magnetism, you'll be prompted to install a set of plugins which are required to get the most out of Magnetism. The message will look like this:




Click the "Begin Installing plugins" option.

Tick the checkbox just under Bulk actions and from the Bulk options dropdown select "Install" and click "Apply".

Give it a few minutes to install all of them.

Now, return to the Required Plugins and instead of selecting Install from the dropdown - select Activate. Click the checkbox underneath to select all and click Apply again.



You'll know you've done everything correctly when you see this confirmation.






3. Add the Demo Content

We highly recommend you add the demo content so you can get setup quickly. Go to Tools > Import

Scroll to the bottom where it says 'WordPress' and click Install. Wait a few seconds and it will change to Run Importer. Click it and you'll see this screen.


Important: There is a magnetism-demodata.xml file attached at the bottom of this page. Right-click and Save As to download the file to your computer.


Now click browse and navigate to this downloaded file and upload it.


Ensure you tick the Download and import file attachments check box before importing.



It can take up to 2 minutes to import the demo pages so don't touch it! Once correctly imported you'll get an "All done - Have fun!" message.

We highly recommend you add the demo content.

Have issues with the import?
Try increasing the memory required by WordPress and then run the import again. Instructions




4. Add the Demo Widgets

Go to Plugins > Add New and search for the Widget Importer & Exporter Plugin - install and activate it.



Important: Next, go to Tools > Widget Import/Export and import the magnetism-widgets.wie file attached at the bottom of this page.

(Right-click and Save As to download the file to your computer first)



5. Set the Menus

Go to Appearance > Menus. 

Click 'Screen Options' at top and tick 'CSS Classes'




Next, select the Main Menu to edit at the top.





Tick the 'Main Menu' checkbox at the bottom of the page to assign it.



Now, do the same for the Social Menu. Choose the Social Menu to edit at the top.



In Menu Settings at the bottom of the same screen, ensure 'Social Menu' is ticked and Save the Menu.




6. Set the Reading Settings


Go to Settings > Reading and set the Front page to be 'Your latest posts'

Set the Blog pages show at most to be 6 if you wish.



 
7. Setup the Homepage Carousel


The is activated within the Customizer. So go to Appearance > Customizer > Layout > Homepage Settings and set Show the carousel? to be 'Show'

You may need to select a category and then another one, for it to register and appear at the top.






8. Resizing Images


If you are migrating to Magnetism Pro from another theme you may wish to resize your images first so that they look better within the new theme.
To do this, install and run the Regenerate Thumbnails plugin.


Once the plugin has been installed, go to Tools → Regenerate Thumbnails to redo the sizes of any images already uploaded.




All done!

Next Steps:
  • Magnetism - The Basics. Learn how to add your own logo and change the primary color.
  • View all of the Knowledge Base Articles on this theme.
  • Need to make customizations? Download the Magnetism Child Theme (link below - magnetism-child.zip)