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My StudioPress Setup Wizard will help you set up themes designed by StudioPress using .wie files. You will need the Widget Importer & Exporter plugin and my .wie files to set up your site this way (click here to download the .wie files directly). I only provide .wie files for themes designed by StudioPress NOT third party theme designers.

Widget Importer & Exporter settings for StudioPress themes

Update! The easiest way to use the import file has changed. Open the import file using Notepad or a plain text editor (not a word processor). Copy the code. Paste the code in to the copy and paste box. Open the widget import file I provided (it has a .wie file extension) using Notepad. Then …

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Install WordPress on a Windows Computer Using Bitnami

You can’t install WordPress directly on to your computer. You need to install a web server first. This tutorial teaches you how to Install WordPress on a Windows Computer Using Bitnami local host web server. Install Bitnami local host web server on a PC or laptop Log into Bitnami local host web server on a PC …

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Preparing your site – before you use the Widget Importer & Exporter plugin

Things you must do before you can import the widgets and content. You will need a brand new WordPress installation with… No Pages No Posts All of the widget areas MUST be empty The WordPress Importer plugin must be installed and activated The Widget Importer & Exporter plugin must be installed and activated The Genesis Framework …

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Using the import files to set up the Content, Widgets and Menu in your own site

Importing the content, widgets and menu is a three step process. First you import the ready made web pages. Then you import the widget settings. Finally you enable the menus. Importing the Web Pages In the WordPress Dashboard go to… Tools → Import → WordPress → Choose File → Select the .xml document that has been made …

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Setting the header menu in Digital Pro

Customizing widget area settings for Digital Pro

Digital Pro – what you need to do after running the setup wizard First activate the navigation bar. Go to… Appearance > Menus > Manage Locations: In the Header Menu drop down, choose Header Menu.   Now you need to fix the homepage link. Go to… Appearance > Menus > Edit Menus: Look for the Home …

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Each section of the front page is clearly labeled with the number of the widget area

Customizing Widget area settings for Altitude Pro

First set up a new WordPress site as described in my basic set up tutorial. Then watch this video to learn how to customize the content of your new site. The most important points from the video are… The front page is built from text widgets. To change the content on the front page you must …

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Executive Pro Header Right widget area settings

Customizing Widget area settings for Executive Pro

First set up a new WordPress site as described in my basic set up tutorial. Then watch this video to learn how to customize the content of your new site. The most important points from the video are… The menu is in the Header Right widget area You add menus to most WordPress themes by …

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Text displaying over a large background image in Front Page 1 widget area of Atmosphere Pro theme

Customizing widget area settings for Atmosphere Pro

First set up a new WordPress site as described in my basic set up tutorial. Then watch this video to learn how to customize the content of your new site. The most important points from the video are… The front page is built from widgets. Most of these widgets are text widgets. But! Front Page 3 widget area contains …

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Carefully change the text inside the HTML of Home Section 4. The pricing table.

Customizing Widget area settings for Parallax Pro

First set up a new WordPress site as described in my basic set up tutorial. Then watch this video to learn how to customize the content of your new site. The most important points from the video are… There are six widget areas on the front page. Customizing Home Section 1, 2 and 3 Home Section 1, 2 …

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Magazine Pro home page content area contains three Genesis Featured Posts widgets

Customizing Widget area settings for Magazine Pro

First set up a new WordPress site as described in my basic set up tutorial. Then watch this video to learn how to customize the content of your new site. The most important points from the video are… The content area of the home page The main section of the Magazine Pro home page is …

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Adding a background image to a StudioPress theme

To change the site’s background image go to… Appearance → Customize → Background Image and click Change image (button) Upload your image then set the Repeat, Position and Attachment, settings.

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Using the Header Right widget area in a StudioPress theme

Header Right Widget Area settings This is a good place for a Custom Menu widget, Search widget or a Simple Social Icons widget

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Genesis After Entry Widget Area

Using the Genesis After Entry Widget Area Go to… Appearance → Widgets (Because this widget is not always shown in the widgets area of the customizer). Then drag any widget you like into the After Entry Widget Area. This widget displays after single blog posts and is an ideal place to put the eNews Extended …

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Add an image logo to a studioPress theme

To replace the site title text with an image Logo, go to… Appearance → Customize → Header Image Read the instructions that tell you the exact size needed for an image logo in your StudioPress theme. Make & upload a logo the exact size stated Bigger images WILL be automatically cropped by WordPress. So make …

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Activating the Navigation Bars in a StudioPress Theme

This is not about MAKING custom menus in WordPress. I’m just showing you how to “activate or deactivate” the three main menu types in StudioPress themes.

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Making a Blog Page using the Genesis Framework

Most StudioPress themes use a widgetized home page. This means that the standard WordPress blog page is missing and you have to make your own blog listing page. Please NOTE! Modern StudioPress themes do NOT need a special blog page set through the “Page Attributes” setting (as I show in this tutorial). Use the standard …

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Site Title, Description and Favicon

Change site title and description (tagline) and Favicon

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Genesis Theme Settings default layout

Genesis Theme Settings

Most of the Genesis Theme Settings will work just fine out of the box. But I’ll explain what the settings do so you can customize them to suit your own particular website.

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