Download a custom WordPress Starter Theme

Setup

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 Setup Guide, if you…

…have basic HTML knowledge
…understand the following Resource
…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 Administration Panels of your website
Select the Appearance panel, then > Themes
Select > Add New and Upload the zipped copy of the Theme
Activate it

Optional, but strongly recommended!

If your Theme is built with Bootstrap, feel free to download the official them.es⁺ Plugin or install it from the Plugins Panel by searching for "them.es plus":
Download them.es ⁺

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

Theme Customization

Go to Appearance > Customize to open the WordPress Theme Customization
Setup General Settings of your Site, the Page Layout or the Colors and preview the changes in realtime
If you’re happy click on Save & Publish

Modules & Plugins

Several Modules can be added to your page content with simple Shortcodes [Shortcode & attributes]
Simply add the relevant Code anywhere in the Post Editing Area
Shortcode patterns and required Settings are documented in the Theme demos under Modules
Feel free to extend your Website with Third-party Plugins

It is required to Install a free Plugin (see Step 1) to activate these Add-ons!