Taking the time to get to know WordPress is very important and should be seen as an investment which makes you – as the admin of your website – independent from others. You will see that WordPress is a powerful Content Management System which is easy to learn and actually can make a lot of fun.
If you’re completely new to WordPress (or if you’re unsure), please refer to the Codex before you proceed.
Feel free to follow the WordPress Theme Setup Guide, if you…
…are experienced in setting up a new WordPress instance or already have a working instance
…run the latest WordPress version
…have downloaded the Starter Theme source files
…don’t fear the command line ;)
…can spend 10-15 minutes of your time for the initial Setup of the Starter Theme
Activating the Theme
Log in to the WordPress Dashboard of your website
Select the Appearance panel, then > Themes
Select > Add New and Upload the zipped copy of the Theme
Activate it
Adding Content
Import Demo Content
Import the provided XML on a new WordPress instance. Importing Content Make sure to review the General Settings and assign the Theme location to the Menu(s).
Or add Content from scratch
Create the Main Pages* and add the initial Content Select the Pages panel, then Add New
Page 1 (Home)
Page 2
Page 3
Page 4
Contact
Blog (Page Template “Blog Index”)
*Unless otherwise specified select Template “Default Template” under Page Attributes
General Settings
Go to Settings panel > General
Go to > General, change the Site Title and select the correct Timezone
Save
Go to > Reading
Click on Front page displays and select the Front page which should appear as first page on your website
Select the Posts page (Blog) which will list all Blog entries
Save
Go to > Permalinks and select “Day and name”
Save
Menu
Go to Appearance > Menus
Create a new Menu and select “Main Menu” under Theme locations
Set up the Menu Structure by adding Pages to the menu
Drag each item into the order you prefer
Save
Optional: If your Theme supports another Menu, Create a new Menu, add/order the Pages and select the appropriate Theme location