“C&M Clean & Minimal Wordpress Theme v1.0 ”
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C&M Clean & Minimal Wordpress Theme v1.0

Created: Jun 2010
By: Bulent Sahin
Email: admin@wpthemess.com Demo URL:C&M Theme Demo

Thank you for purchasing C&M Clean & Minimal Wordpress Theme. If you have any questions that are beyond the scope of this help file, please feel free to email via my user page contact form here. Thanks so much again! Have a good works, And please don't forget to vote to me :)

Table of Contents

Template Structure:

  1. Installing instructions
  2. C&M Features
  3. Main File Structure
  4. CSS Files
  5. Javascript Files
  6. Theme Settings
  7. Editing Files & Sample Videos

A) Installing instructions - top

First you need to upload the cleanminimal folder into the themes folder (e.c: www.yourwebsite.com/wp-content/themes/cleanminimal). Be sure about that, you are just uploading the theme folder, not the full pack which including the other files. Upload your theme into wp-content/themes folder, under your wordpress root directory, by using any FTP client. I suggest to you FileZilla for your upload process. If you have complete this instructions, you must give permissions (chmod 777) for cache folder in the cleanminimal folder. All resized images will be comes automtically in this folder. [Visit Installing Help Video]

After you uploaded the theme, go to the Wordpress Admin Panel (www.yourwebsite.com/wp-admin). Click on Themes menu under the "Appearance" tab. If you uploaded the theme correctly you should see C&M under the Available Themes. Click to Activate link to activate the theme. That's all, the C&M theme is activated succesfully. ### BEFORE USING THE THEME MAKE SURE SAVE SETTINGS FIRST ### [Visit First Using Help Video]

A) C&M Features - top

C&M is clean have 40 different colors option, 10 different sliders option, 6 special cufon fonts option, 9 different designed portfolio page templates, 8 different designed special page templates, Also you can use custom unique header images for every pages and posts, PrettyPhoto and easy but poworfull theme settings panel. I hope you will like this theme.

SLIDERS:
        1.ajax slider
        2.content flow
        3.custom slider
        4.galleryview
        5.news rotate
        6.news slider
        7.nivo slider
        8.3d piecemaker slider
        9.pretty slider
        10.simple slider
        
PORTFOLIO PAGE TEMPLATES:
        1.template.portfolio.hover.php
        2.template.portfolio.middle.php
        3.template.portfolio.sliding.php
        4.template.portfolio.small.php
        5.template.portfoliofancy.php
        6.template.portfolioflip.php
        7.template.portfoliofullwidth.php
        8.template.portfolioleftsidebar.php
        9.template.portfoliorightsidebar.php
        
OTHER SPECIAL TEMPLATES:
        1.template.blog.php
        2.template.contact.php
        3.template.fivecolumn.php
        4.template.fourcolumn.php
        5.template.threecolumn.php
        6.template.twocolumn.php
        7.template.fullwidth.php
        8.template.leftnavigation.php

A) Main File Structure - top

C&M is clean, minimal for suitable corporate, business and portfolio websites. You can edit easily everythink in the C&M Clean & Minimal Wordpress Theme. All neccesary areas commented the files source. You can find <!-- COMMENTED AREAS--> commented area and edit what you want.

B) CSS Files - top

C&M Clean & Minimal Wordpress Theme have 40 colors option. You can find them in the css folder. You can select which want to use from admin theme settings section.

The style.css file contains all of the specific stylings for the page. The file is separated into sections using:

If you would like to edit a specific section of the site, simply find the appropriate label in the CSS file, and then scroll down until you find the appropriate style that needs to be edited.

1.contact.css [template.contact.php file usign this css file]
2.ie.css [IE fixing]
3.minislider.css [footer mini silder using this css file]
4.portfolio.css [template.portfolio.sliding.php using this css file]
5.portfoliohover.css [template.portfolio.hover.php using this css file]
6.prettyPhoto.css [prettyPhoto using this css file]
7.reset.css [general resetting]
8.You can find all color sheme styles in each folder.

C) JavaScript Files - top

C&M Wordpress Theme usign these Javascript files. I have optimized these javascript files for each php file structure. Javascript files using only if related file called. You can find info about them their own websites.
  1. cufon-yui.js, AgentConDB.font.js, ColaborateLight.font.js, Myriad-Pro.font.js, Nilland-Bold.font.js, Qlassik-Bold.font.js, TitilliumText.font.js; [Cufon and font files]
  2. contact.js [contact page template using this js for the controls]
  3. jquery-1.4.2.min.js [JQuery core file]
  4. jquery.form.js [JQuery form validation]
  5. jquery.prettyPhoto.js
  6. portfolio.js [portfolio pages using this controls]
  7. superfish.js [navigation using this controls]

D) C&M Clean and Minimal Wordpress Theme Settings - top

C&M Clean and Minimal Wordpress Theme have easy and very improved theme settings. You can find options under the each related accordion menu section:



1.Color Settings: C&M have 40 color sheme you can change and modify
them which you want to use style to your website.



You can choose 40 available colors, which want to use:



2.Blog Settings: You can turn on/off some necessary info in blog section.



3.Cufon Settings: You can turn on/off cufon support and you can select
5 special predefined cufon fonts.



4.Slider Settings: C&M have special and different 10 slider options you can select
which want to use and you can set slider settings in this section. [Visit Slider Help Video]
 


5.3D Piecemaker Slider Settings: You can set the 3d piecemaker slider settings in this section.



6.Portfolio Settings: You can set the portfolio pages settings in this section.



7.Contact Settings: You can set contact page settings in this section.



8.Main Settings: You can set main settings in this section.



9.Footer Settings: You can set footer settings in this section.



10.Stat Settings: You can set stat settings in this section.



11.Social Settings: You can set social settings in this section.



12.SEO Settings: You can set SEO settings in this section.



13.Post Custom Fields: You can find custom fields adn some settings when adding a new post.
You must use only image name in the "Homepage Slider Image Name" area.

All sliders read images automatically your website url so you must use only image name in this area.
[for example:slide.jpg] Make sure the slide.jpg in your wp-contents/uploads folder.

For the "Portfolio Image URL" you must use full image url in this area.



14.Page Custom Fields: You can find custom fields adn some settings when adding a new page.
You must use only image name in the "Homepage Slider Image Name" area.
All sliders read images automatically your website url so you must use only image name in this area.

[for example:slide.jpg] Make sure the slide.jpg in your wp-contents/uploads folder.
"Portfolio Category" section very important for your portfolio section.

You must write category ID which want to use post category items in your portfolio pages.
With this way you can make more different and unlimited portfolio pages.
You can use other ares with other multicolumn page templates.

You can see and use custom page templates when adding a new page.

D) Editing Files & Sample Videos - top

Please visit for help to my Screenr Videos

Once again, thank you so much for purchasing C&M Clean & Minimal Wordpress Theme. As I said at the beginning, I'd be glad to help you if you have any questions relating to this theme. No guarantees, but I'll do my best to assist. If you have a more general question relating to the themes on ThemeForest, you might consider visiting the forums and asking your question in the "Item Discussion" section.

Bulent Sahin
www.wpthemes.com
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