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WordPress 4.0 Site Blueprints (Second Edition)

You're reading from   WordPress 4.0 Site Blueprints (Second Edition) Create a variety of exciting sites for e-commerce, networking, video streaming, and more, using WordPress

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2015
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ISBN-13 9781784397968
Length 324 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Preface 1. Migrating a Static Site to WordPress FREE CHAPTER 2. Creating a Social Media Site 3. Creating a Network of Sites 4. Creating an E-commerce Site 5. Creating a Video Streaming Site 6. Creating a Review Site 7. Creating a Jobs Board 8. Creating a Team Communications Site 9. Creating a Gallery Site 10. Creating a Membership Site Index

Installing and configuring the P2 theme


The first step is to install the P2 theme in a fresh WordPress installation. If you're not sure how to install WordPress, take a look at Chapter 1, Migrating a Static Site to WordPress.

Installing the theme

Perform the following steps to install a theme:

  1. In the WordPress admin, go to Appearance | Themes.

  2. Click on the Add New button.

  3. In the search box, type P2.

    WordPress will display all the themes matching your search terms, as shown in the following screenshot:

    Fig 8.1: The P2 theme installation process

  4. Select P2 and click on the Install button.

  5. Once the theme has been installed, click on the Activate button.

The theme will now be active.

Now, if you visit your site's front page, it will look similar to the following screenshot:

Fig 8.2: The site's home page with P2 activated

Now that the theme is installed, let's do some configuration.

Configuring the P2 options

P2 comes with some options you can configure. Perform the following steps to configure the P2 options...

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