On Demand Installation Instructions
WordPress 2.9 Specific
Theme Requirements
On Demand requires WordPress 2.9+, MySQL 5+ and PHP 5+ with GD Support enabled in order to function properly. If you're not sure that your hosting environment will support the On Demand theme, you can download the free requirements check plugin HERE. Simply upload then activate the plugin after which a message will be displayed telling you if your environment is compatible. If your hosting environment is not compatible, a list will be displayed telling you exactly what needs to be upgraded.
Upload and Activate the Theme
- Log into your WordPress Admin, select "Appearance" and then "Add New Themes".
- After the page loads, select "Upload" and browse for the "on-demand.zip" them file.
- Click "Install Now" and wait for the page to reload.
- Under the "Appearance" menu, click "Themes" and select the On Demand theme to activate it.
- Follow the On Screen instructions for installing required plugins.
NOTE: For more information on how to use WordPress, please refer to the official WordPress documentation codex which can be found at "http://codex.wordpress.org/Main_Page".
On Demand Setup Instructions
WordPress 2.9 Specific
Post Ratings Plugin Setup (RECOMMENDED)
You will want to configure your post ratings template settings (outlined below) to match the On Demand theme demo. I have also included a stars pack for the post ratings plugin if you want your ratings images to look the same as the On Demand theme demo.
- Ratings Vote Text = %RATINGS_IMAGES_VOTE%
- Ratings Voted Text = %RATINGS_IMAGES%
- Ratings No Permission Text = %RATINGS_IMAGES%
- Ratings None = %RATINGS_IMAGES_VOTE%
- Highest Rated = <li>%RATINGS_IMAGES% <a href="%POST_URL%" title="%POST_TITLE%">%POST_TITLE%</a></li>
- Most Rated = <li><a href="%POST_URL%" title="%POST_TITLE%">%POST_TITLE%</a> - %RATINGS_USERS% votes</li>
Category Setup (REQUIRED)
The On Demand theme requires at least 3 distinct categories to function properly including a "Video" category for video posts, a "Blog" category for blog posts and finally a "Featured" content category for featured posts.
- Log in to the WordPress Administration Control Panel.
- Expand the Posts tab, then select Categories.
- Create a new category called Video and make sure it has a category slug of video.
- Create another category called Blog and make sure it has a category slug of blog.
- Create a final category called Featured and make sure it has a category slug of featured.
Configure the Theme Options Page (REQUIRED)
Once you have activated the theme, you will want edit your theme options page which will allow you to configure your Featured Content Carousel preferences, Standard Blog Post (Non-Video Post) preferences, Sideblog Widget preferences, and Footer Copyright text preferences.
- Within the WordPress Administration Control Panel, expand the Appearance tab, then select On Demand Theme Options.
- After the page loads scroll to Featured Content Carousel Options.
- In the field provided, enter the category ID for the Featured category you had set up in the steps above.
- Next, enter how many posts you wish to display within the Featured Content Carousel.
- Scroll to Standard Blog Post (Non Video Posts) Options.
- In the field provided, enter the category ID for the Blog category you had set up in the steps above.
- Next, enter the Sideblog title you wish to be displayed on the home page sidebar for blog posts.
- Finally, enter how many posts you wish to display within the sideblog.
- Scroll to Footer Copyright Text Options.
- Enter the text you wish to be displayed within the footer of your theme
Sidebar Widget Configuration
The On Demand theme has a total of 4 unique sidebars, all of which can be configured separately with WordPress widgets.
- Index Sidebar = The sidebar for the home page and category pages.
- Blog Sidebar = The sidebar for selected category pages.
- Single Sidebar = The sidebar for all single post pages.
- Page Sidebar = The sidebar for all static pages you set up.
To configure sidebar widgets (within the WordPress widgets menu in your WordPress control panel as shown below) simply select the sidebar you wish to configure, and then add available widgets as usual.
Each sidebar widget is 300 pixels in width which means that standard 300x250 advertisements will work perfect for any of these page options.
Adjust the Number of Items Displayed
To adjust the number of items displayed on the home and category pages, follow the steps below.
- Within the WordPress Administration Control Panel, expand the Settings tab, then select Reading.
- Where it says Blog pages show at most, adjust the number within the field to however many items you want to be displayed.
Add Self Hosted Video Support (OPTIONAL)
The Simple Video Embedder plugin works with self hosted FLV (Flash) or MP4 (Quicktime) Videos as well as the supported video services. If you wish to use the Simple Video embedder with FLV or MP4 video, follow the instructions below:
- Download the JW FLV Media Player found at "http://www.longtailvideo.com/players/jw-flv-player/" and extract the files it contains. DO NOT change any folder or file names as this will cause errors in the plugin.
- Using an FTP client to access your host web server, upload all extracted files and their containing folder (mediaplayer-viral) to the wp-content directory provided by WordPress. For example, all of the JW Media Player files should be in wp-content/mediaplayer-viral.
NOTE: For more information on how to use WordPress, please refer to the official WordPress documentation codex which can be found at "http://codex.wordpress.org/Main_Page".
On Demand Usage Instructions
WordPress 2.9 Specific
Writing a Video Post (IMPORTANT)
The Video Flick WordPress theme was built specifically for video blogging, and as such it can handle several video formats currently including: Vimeo, YouTube, MetaCafe, Revver, Google Video, Seesmic and FLV (Flash Video). Follow the steps below to for writing video posts.
- Within the WordPress Administration Control Panel, expand the Posts tab, then select Add New.
- Create a title for your post and add a description within the post field.
- Scroll down to the Post Thumbnail Options box within the post editor.
- Paste the URL to any image on the web, or click Select Image to select the thumbnail image you wish to use for your post.
- Click Update Post to save your options and wait for the page to reload.
- After the page loads, you should see a preview of your thumbnail. (View ScreenCast)
- Scroll down to the Post Video Options box within the post editor.
- Paste the URL to the video you wish to embed within the Video URL field.
- Enter the Width and Height parameters for your video within the fields provided. (OPTIONAL)
- Click Update Post to save your options.
- Once the page loads, a full preview of your embedded video should be displayed. (View ScreenCast)
- Categorize your post as Video and then click Publish
Adding Video Posts to the Featured Content Carousel
Use the following instructions when writing a video post that you want to be displayed within the featured content carousel found on the home page.
- Create an image with the dimensions of 800 pixels wide and 350 pixels high.
- Save and then upload the image using the WordPress media manager.
- Copy the absolute path to your uploaded image (i.e. "http://www.samplesite.com/images/sampleimage.jpg").
- Create a new custom field with a key of featuredimage (case sensitive) and then paste the copied image path within the value field.
- Categorize your post as within the Featured category you had set up for featured posts.
NOTE: For more information on how to use the Simple Post Thumbnails plugin, please refer to the official plugin documentation found at "http://www.press75.com/docs/simple-post-thumbnails/".
