If this is your first WordPress theme, this section will walk you through the steps necessary to install Neuro Free.

First login to WordPress. Typically located at http://www.yourdomain.com/wp-admin

Once logged in press the “Appearance” tab in the left-hand menu of WP-Admin Dashboard and press “Themes”. Then press the “Install Themes” tab at the top of the page.

Next, press the “Upload” tab and press the “Choose File” button and browse to the location where you downloaded neuro.zip. Alternatively, you can use the “Search” and search for “Neuro” and you should be able to find and install the theme directly from WordPress.org. Once the file has been selected, press the “Install Now” button. Once the theme has been uploaded, and installed, simply activate the theme and you are ready to begin using Neuro Free.

 

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Neuro’s menu works best with 4-6 items, however the Neuro menu will automatically expand to accommodate a larger menu. Neuro supports both the default WordPress menu, and the new WordPress 3.0+ menu system located under Appearance.

To begin creating your own custom menu, visit Appearance > Menus while logged into WP-Admin. Assign a name for your menu (navigation for example) and begin adding your menu items by using the options available to you in the left-hand menu. You can either make your own custom links by entering in the URL and the Label (the text that will actually show up in the menu), or by selecting and adding currently existing pages.

You may then drag and drop each item to re-order them, or to create your own custom drop-down menus by dragging pages under a parent page. Once you are done creating your menu, select it from the Header Menu drop-down list and press save menu. Now your new custom menu will appear in your menu.

 

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Neuro uses it’s own template management system allowing you to change the layout of your Pages individually. If want to change the layout of a Page simply login to WP-Admin, and Edit the Page you would like to assign a different template. Once you are viewing the WP-Admin dashboard for the Page you would like to edit locate the “Neuro Page Options”. Beneath it you’ll see “Page Options”. The first option will be “Select Page Layout”.

From there select the Template with the layout you would like to use:

The Default Template includes the Page content on the left, and the Sidebar on the right.

Second option is Page content on the right, Sidebar on the left.

Third options is Page content in the middle, Sidebars on the left and right simultaneously.

Fourth option is Page content on the left, two right Sidebars. When placing widgets in these sidebars look for the “Left Half Sidebar” and “Right Half Sidebar”.

Fifth option is the Full Width Page which includes Page content only, and does not have a Sidebar.

 

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WIDGETS

Neuro offers several Widgetized areas using WordPressʼs built-in Widget dashboard. Neuro offers Sidebar Widgets, and Footer Widgets.

To make changes to Widgets go to the Appearance tab in WP-Admin, and select “Widgets”.

Grab the widgets you wish to use into the designated area to the right within the Widgets dashboard.

Sidebar Widgets

Sidebar Widgets supports multiple Widgets, simply drag and drop them in the order you would like and they will display on sidebar section of your website (see image to the right).

1. Full Sidebar – This is the placeholder for widgets when you have the Page/Post to show either a Right Sidebar OR a Left Sidebar (NOT at the same time).
2. Left Half Sidebar – This is the placeholder for widgets in the Left Sidebar when you have the Page/Post to display dual sidebars simultaneously. Please see image below.
3. Right Half Sidebar – This is the placeholder for widgets in the Right Sidebar when you have the Page/Post to display dual sidebars simultaneously. Please see image below.

Footer Widgets

The Footer also uses Widgets, and supports up to 4 widgets that are displayed horizontally left-to-right. Simply drag and drop them in the order you would like and they will display in Widgetized Footer area of your website.

 

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In order to begin customizing your install of Neuro, click on “Neuro” in the Appearance tab in the left-hand menu of WP-Admin. Here you will find five different option categories: “Design”, “Header”, “Blog”, “Templates”, and “Footer”. To edit one of these categories, simply click the tab you wish to edit.

When you are done editing your options, press the “Save Settings” button. If you ever want to revert back to the default Neuro settings, press the “Restore Defaults” button at the bottom of the page (this will delete all of your settings so make sure you backed up all of your setting information separately). There you will also find links to the official Neuro support forum and the web version of this documentation.

Continue reading for a detailed explanation of the settings within each option category.

 

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Select a Skin Color:

Neuro comes with three color scheme choices: Black (Default), Grey, and Pink.

Responsive Videos:

On/Off. Default is Off.

Typography:

Choose a Font. Default is Helvetica

Background:

Select a background. Three to choose from. Dark Grey, Wood Panel (Default), and Blue.

Use a custom background. On/Off. Off is Default. When you set this to On, the following options appear.

1. Custom Background Color: Color Picker
2. Background Image: Upload an image or enter the URL of the image location.
3. Image Position: Left, Center, or Right.
4. Image Repeat: Tile, Tile Horizontally, Tile Vertically, No tile.
5. Image Attachment: Scroll or Fixed. Scroll means the image moves as the user scrolls up and down the screen. Fixed means the image stays in position when the user scrolls up and down the screen.

Layout:

Row Max Width: In px (pixels). Default is 980px

Custom Colors:

Text Color: color picker

Site Title Color: color picker

Site Description Color: color picker

 

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Drag & Drop Header Elements:

The Header Drag/Drop options allow you to add various elements to your header. Such as Banner, Logo + Icons, or Custom. Choices available are dependent on your theme.

To access the Header Drag/Drop options, in your WordPress Administration Panels go to Appearance > Neuro > Neuro Options > Header > Drag & Drop Elements.

1. Drag and drop an “Inactive Element” to the “Active Elements”. It will now be activated. Please note that you can control where it appears by its location among the other active elements. Simply drag and drop the Active Element above or below other Active Elements.
2. To disable the “Active Element”, drag and drop the element to “Inactive Elements” or click on the minus “-” symbol to the left of the word of that Active Element.
3. Click “Save Options” when done.

Banner: Allows you to upload an image or enter the URL of the image. Option to upload appears when you drag the Banner Element to the Active Elements.

Custom: Allow you to insert custom HTML into your header. Option to use Custom HTML appears when you drag the Custom Element to the Active Elements

Logo + Icons: Is your logo (that you can upload under the “Logo” section) and your social icons.

 

Header Options:

Subheader: On/Off. Default is On.

Header Wrap: On/Off. Default is Off.

Full Width Menu: On/Off. Default is On.

Custom Logo: On/Off. Default is On. When set to “On” the option to upload or enter the URL of the image appears.

Logo: Enter the link to your custom logo image here. The maximum height for your image should be 80 pixels, and the image and can be uploaded or set by entering the URL of the image location.

Logo Custom URL:  On/Off. Default is Off. When set to “On” the Custom URL box appears.

Custom URL: Enter the URL of your custom logo here.

Favicon: On/Off. Default is Off. When set to “On” the Custom Favicon option appears.

Custom Favicon: Upload your favicon or enter the URL of the location of your favicon.

Apple Touch Icon: On/Off. Default is “Off”. When set to “On” the Apple Touch Icon appears below.

Apple Touch Icon: Upload the image to be used for your Apple Touch Icon or enter the URL of its location.

For more on Apple Touch Icons, please read:

http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/AppleApplications/Reference/SafariWebContent/ConfiguringWebApplications/ConfiguringWebApplications.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Favicon#Device_support

Social:

The header also features ten social icons which you can apply your own links to: Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Flickr, LinkedIn, Pinterest, YouTube, Google Maps, Contact (email) and RSS. These are activated individually by and On/Off toggle. When set to “On” it allows you to enter the URL of the individual item.

Tracking and Scripts:

Google Analytics Code: Insert your Google Analytics code here.

Custom Header Scripts: Insert any custom scripts similar to Google Analytics here. Your code will be placed just above the head closing tag. For example: Your Ad Distributor wants you to add their code to your theme’s header.

 

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Drag & Drop Blog Element:

Drag & Drop Elements provides an easy and powerful way to control the availability and order of elements displayed on pages individually.

To access the Blog Options, in your WordPress Administration Panels go to Appearance > Neuro > Neuro Options > Blog

To enable an “Inactive Element” section on your Blog:

1. Drag and drop the Inactive Element to the “Active Elements”. It will now be activated. Please note that you can control where it appears by its location among the other active elements. Simply drag and drop the Active Element above or below other Active Elements.
2. Once you have the Active Element in place, you will now have access to the Active Element Options.
3. To disable the Active Element section for that Page, drag and drop the Active element to “Inactive Elements” or click on the minus “-” symbol to the left of the Active Element.
4. Click “Save Options” when done.

Please note that these elements are best utilized when your Blog is your home page. If you have a static home page, then it would be better to utilize the available elements for a Page. Which are accessible when editing the page. To make your Blog (Your latest posts) your home page go to Settings > Reading > Front page displays and select “Your latest posts”.

FYI: The “Post Page” Element is a just a place holder. It is available so that you can place an Active Element above or below your posts. Beyond that it has NO functionality.

Neuro Free comes with two Elements. The “Callout Section” and the “Feature Slider”.

Blog Options:

Blog Options allow you to control the Post layout. Including sidebar location, posts excerpts, featured images, and meta data like Author name.

To access the Blog Options, in your WordPress Administration Panels go to Appearance > Neuro > Neuro Options > Blog > Blog Options.

1. Sidebar Options – Select the image that represents the sidebar configuration you would like to use. The options are: No Sidebar, Sidebar Right, Sidebar Left, Two Sidebar Right and Sidebar Left and Right.
2. Post Formats Icons – On/Off default is Off. To read more about Post Formats go here http://codex.wordpress.org/Post_Formats. The icons are: aside, audio, chat, default, gallery, image, link, quote, status, and video.
3. Post Excerpts – On/Off default is Off. When set to “On”, two options will appear below which allow you to customize the Post Excerpt. A Post Excerpt is a summary or brief teaser of your post.
   • Read More Text – Allows you to customize the link text. Default is “Read More…”.
   • Excerpt Length – Allows you to customize the length of the excerpt before the link appears. Default is 55 characters.
4. Featured Images – On/Off default is Off. Use this to enable or disable the use of post featured images
5. Featured Image Alignment – Left/Center/Right. Default is Left.
6. Featured Image Height – Set the desired height in px (pixels). 100 is the default.
7. Featured Image Width – Set the desired width in px (pixels). 100 is the default.
8. Post Byline Author – On/Off default is Off. Use this to show or hide the Author meta data. SEO recommendation is On.
9. Post Byline Categories – On/Off default is Off. Use this to show or hide the Category meta data. SEO recommendation is On.
10. Post Byline Date – On/Off default is Off. Use this to show or hide the post Date creation meta data. SEO recommendation is On.
11. Post Byline Comments – On/Off default is Off. Use this to show or hide the comments meta data. SEO recommendation is On.
12. Post Byline Tags – On/Off default is Off. Use this to show or hide the Tags meta data. SEO recommendation is On.
13. Click “Save Options” when done.

 

Please note that the Post Byline meta data are often considered SEO tools. Also, if none of these features are working correctly on you Blog Home/Front page, please check your settings under Appearance > Theme Options > Templates > Archive

Feature Slider:

Here you can upload images for the slider that you have set for your Blog or enter the URL of the image. You also have the option to include a hyperlink for the image when the user clicks on it.

 

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The Templates options provide you with control over the Single Post, Archive, Search, and 404 WordPress templates. You can change the sidebar layout, hide or enable post meta elements, and more.

To access the Template options, in your WordPress Administration Panels go to Appearance > Neuro > Neuro Options > Templates.

 

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Footer Copyright:

Here you can enter your custom footer copyright text. By default it displays your site title, if you wish to change this, just enter the desired text in the input box.

 

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Slide One Image:

Upload your image or enter the URL of the location of your image.

Slide One Link:

Enter the URL for the hyperlink of slide one. This is where the user goes after clicking the slide.

Slide Two Image:

Upload your image or enter the URL of the location of your image.

Slide Two Link:

Enter the URL for the hyperlink of slide two. This is where the user goes after clicking the slide.

Slide Three Image:

Upload your image or enter the URL of the location of your image.

Slide Three Link:

Enter the URL for the hyperlink of slide three. This is where the user goes after clicking the slide.

Using the Neuro Free Slider

 

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Here we will provide a step-by-step guide for using the Neuro Slider. The Neuro Slider is used to display featured site content at the top of your homepage and is controlled by the Neuro Slider Options, whether on a per Page basis or via your Blog. To begin using the Neuro Slider you can either enable the “Feature Slider” Element within a Page or within your Blog Options.

For a Page:

Go to: Pages > All Pages or Add New > Edit Page > Neuro Page Options > Page Elements

Drag the “Feature Slider” from the “Inactive Elements” to the “Active Elements”

For your Blog:

Go to: Appearance > Neuro > Neuro Options > Blog > Drag & Drop Blog Elements

Drag the “Feature Slider” from the “Inactive Elements” to the “Active Elements”

Please note that you can position the Feature Slider above or below your Page/Blog content by dragging the “Feature Slider” Element above the “Page” or “Post Page” placeholder.

Once you’ve made the “Feature Slider” an active element, you should see the “Feature Slider” options below.

To add an image to your featured slide, use the image uploader to browse and select your image. Then simply update (or publish if it is a new post) and you will see a thumbnail of the image you uploaded. If you wish to chance the image, simply delete and upload a new one. (Note: image size is 640 by 330)

Slides are ordered by “Slide One Image”, “Slide Two Image”, and “Slide Three Image”. Slide One Image will display first. Each slide also has an optional Slide Link, where the user will be directed upon clicking the slide. Just enter the URL of where you would like that to be in the “Slide One Link”, “Slide Two Link”, or Slide Three Link. They correspond with their associated Image.

 

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Whenever Neuro Free is updated, you can find out the latest changes and version here:

http://cyberchimps.com/changelogs/neuro/changelog.txt

For ease of use, right click the link and save the text file to your desktop.