Video Flick Installation Instructions

WordPress 2.9 Specific

Theme Requirements

Video Flick 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 Video Flick 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

1. Log into your WordPress Admin, select "Appearance" and then "Add New Themes".
2. After the page loads, select "Upload" and browse for the "video-flick.zip" them file.
3. Click "Install Now" and wait for the page to reload.
4. Under the "Appearance" menu, click "Themes" and select the Video Flick theme to activate it.
5. 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".

Video Flick Setup Instructions

WordPress 2.9 Specific

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:

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Log in to the WordPress Administration Control Panel.
4. Expand the Settings tab, then select Video Options.
5. Set the path to the JW player files within the field provided.

Configure the Theme Options Page (RECOMMENDED)

Once you have activated the theme, you should take a few minutes to configure the Video Flick options page. Select Video Flick within your WordPress admin (bottom left menu item) to load the options page. Follow the on screen instructions to configure or even disable the many options listed below:

• Site Style Selection
• Site Logo Configuration
• Header Advertisement (Top Right) 468x60
• Sidebar Advertisement (Mid Sidebar) 125x125
• Featured Items (Sidebar)
• Google Analytics Configuration (Optional)

Configure Theme Widgets (RECOMMENDED)

The Video Flick theme includes two brand new and exclusive sidebar widgets that allow you customize and enhance your sidebar with ease. The Simple Sidebar Ads widget provides options for adding and managing 125x125 advertisements within your sidebar. The Featured Content widget allows you to display featured content (posts) within the sidebar with numerous different configuration options.

1. Log in to the WordPress Administration Control Panel.
2. Click Appearance and then Widgets.
3. Click Add next to any widget to add that widget to your sidebar.
4. Once added, you can click edit (right) to edit the Widget Options.
5. You can also re-arrange widgets by dragging and dropping them above or below one another.

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".

Video Flick 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.

1. Within the WordPress Administration Control Panel, expand the Posts tab, then select Add New.
2. Create a title for your post and add a description within the post field.
3. Scroll down to the Post Thumbnail Options box within the post editor.
4. 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.
5. Click Update Post to save your options and wait for the page to reload.
6. After the page loads, you should see a preview of your thumbnail.
7. Scroll down to the Post Video Options box within the post editor.
8. Paste the URL to the video you wish to embed within the Video URL field.
9. Enter the Width and Height parameters for your video within the fields provided. (OPTIONAL)
10. Click Update Post to save your options.
11. Once the page loads, a full preview of your embedded video should be displayed.

Video Flick Changelog

Current Version - 2.4

Version 2.4 (09-10-2009)

• NEW: Completely Revised Options Page

Version 2.3 (06-15-2009)

• NEW: Completely revised theme options page.
• NEW: All sidebar items are now configurable widgets.
• NEW: Comment form has been moved to the main column.
• REVISED: "Theme Options" has moved under the "Appearance" tab within WordPress.
• REVISED: Code and file structure for faster load times.

Version 2.2 (05-12-2009)

• NEW: Added "code based" advertisement support.

Version 2.1 (03-31-2009)

• FIXED: Standard post title Color for the light theme style.
• FIXED: All known bugs within thumbnail and video functionality.
• CHANGED: Thumbnail and video features are now plugins.

Version 2.0 (03-20-2009)

• NEW: Completely Re-Designed and Developed from the ground up.

Version 1.0 (02-20-2008)

• NEW: Initial Release