Seattle theme: Customising your store's design - Revision history

Shawn: /* Home page slide show & SEO */

2016-01-28T22:28:32Z

Home page slide show & SEO

Shawn: /* Home page slide show & SEO */

2016-01-28T22:28:07Z

Home page slide show & SEO

Shawn: /* Home page slide show & SEO */

2015-04-08T04:18:00Z

Home page slide show & SEO

Shawn: /* Enabling Facebook blog comments & social media links */

2012-01-17T05:40:11Z

Enabling Facebook blog comments & social media links

Shawn: /* Enabling Facebook blog comments & social media links */

2011-08-17T06:28:14Z

Enabling Facebook blog comments & social media links

Shawn: /* Enabling Facebook blog comments & social media links */

2011-08-17T06:27:26Z

Enabling Facebook blog comments & social media links

Shawn: /* Site footer colours & options */

2011-08-17T06:19:03Z

Site footer colours & options

Shawn: /* SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) for your home page */

2011-08-17T06:15:07Z

SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) for your home page

Shawn: /* Colour scheme & fonts */

2011-08-17T06:14:25Z

Colour scheme & fonts

Shawn at 06:13, 17 August 2011

2011-08-17T06:13:27Z

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 === Home page slide show &amp; SEO ===
-[[Image:Seattle theme editor 04.png]]<br><br>The Seattle theme features a slideshow on the home page, that can dispay up to 5 images. &nbsp;To customise the slideshow, you first choose how many images you want in your slideshow, choose the images you want to upload, and then click the "Save settings" button. &nbsp;<br><br>Any images you upload are automatically resized to fit the slideshow, so you will want to ensure that you upload images that are exactly 650px wide x 247px high so they don't appear stretched or squashed.<br><br>If you need help customising your slideshow, please contact us at [mailto:support@spiffystores.com.au support@spiffystores.com.au]
+[[Image:Seattle theme editor 04.png]]<br><br>The Seattle theme features a slideshow on the home page, that can dispay up to 5 images. &nbsp;To customise the slideshow, you first choose how many images you want in your slideshow, choose the images you want to upload, and then click the "Save settings" button. &nbsp;<br><br>Any images you upload are automatically resized to fit the slideshow, so you will want to ensure that you upload images that are exactly 670px wide x 255px high so they don't appear stretched or squashed.<br><br>If you need help customising your slideshow, please contact us at [mailto:support@spiffystores.com.au support@spiffystores.com.au]
 ==== Using [http://pixlr.com/editor/ Pixlr] to create a slideshow image ====

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 #Go to the [http://pixlr.com/editor/ Pixlr] editor
 #Click "Create a new image"
-#Set the width to 650 and the height to 247, and click OK
+#Set the width to 670 and the height to 255, and click OK
 #You now have your canvas to work within.  You will need to explore the various tools and options. You can open your own images in Pixlr using "File -> Open image" in the Pixlr menu. You can then copy and paste your images into your slide.  You need to make sure when you're doing this, that you don't stretch your images.  You can do this by holding down the shift key when re-sizing.
 #When your slide is looking gorgeous, save it by choosing "File -> Save" from the Pixlr top menu.

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	[[Image:Seattle theme editor 04.png]]<br><br>The Seattle theme features a slideshow on the home page, that can dispay up to 5 images.  To customise the slideshow, you first choose how many images you want in your slideshow, choose the images you want to upload, and then click the "Save settings" button.  <br><br>Any images you upload are automatically resized to fit the slideshow, so you will want to ensure that you upload images that are exactly 650px wide x 247px high so they don't appear stretched or squashed.<br><br>If you need help customising your slideshow, please contact us at [mailto:support@spiffystores.com.au support@spiffystores.com.au]		[[Image:Seattle theme editor 04.png]]<br><br>The Seattle theme features a slideshow on the home page, that can dispay up to 5 images.  To customise the slideshow, you first choose how many images you want in your slideshow, choose the images you want to upload, and then click the "Save settings" button.  <br><br>Any images you upload are automatically resized to fit the slideshow, so you will want to ensure that you upload images that are exactly 650px wide x 247px high so they don't appear stretched or squashed.<br><br>If you need help customising your slideshow, please contact us at [mailto:support@spiffystores.com.au support@spiffystores.com.au]
		+
		+	==== Using [http://pixlr.com/editor/ Pixlr] to create a slideshow image ====
		+	<gallery heights="200px" widths="200px" class="right">
		+	Image:Vintage-theme-pixlr.png\|Pixlr editor
		+	</gallery>
		+
		+	#Go to the [http://pixlr.com/editor/ Pixlr] editor
		+	#Click "Create a new image"
		+	#Set the width to 650 and the height to 247, and click OK
		+	#You now have your canvas to work within. You will need to explore the various tools and options. You can open your own images in Pixlr using "File -> Open image" in the Pixlr menu. You can then copy and paste your images into your slide. You need to make sure when you're doing this, that you don't stretch your images. You can do this by holding down the shift key when re-sizing.
		+	#When your slide is looking gorgeous, save it by choosing "File -> Save" from the Pixlr top menu.
		+	#Choose JPEG for your format, and set your quality to 80
		+	#When you've saved the file to your computer, upload it in your theme editor.

	<br>'''Home page SEO'''<br>This section overrides the default Title and Description meta tags on the home page of your store. The title that you enter here and the description that you enter here are likely to show up in search results, so you should make them a punchy and succinct as possible.<br><br>		<br>'''Home page SEO'''<br>This section overrides the default Title and Description meta tags on the home page of your store. The title that you enter here and the description that you enter here are likely to show up in search results, so you should make them a punchy and succinct as possible.<br><br>

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 [[Image:Seattle theme editor 08.png]]
-Enabling social media links will&nbsp;display a Facebook "Like" button, a Twitter "Tweet" button, and a Google +1 button on blog articles in your store.<br><br>You can also enable comments on your Blog articles to encourage involvement from your visitors. &nbsp;To do this, you will need to a [http://www.facebook.com Facebook] account. &nbsp;Part of the process of signing up with Disqus is to create a "Forum shortname", which needs to be added in this section for Blog comments to work.<br><br>Although not essential, you can get a Facebook app ID for your store at [http://developers.facebook.com/setup/  http://developers.facebook.com/setup/ ]which will allow you to access the comments moderation area provided by Facebook at [http://developers.facebook.com/tools/comments http://developers.facebook.com/tools/comments]<br><br>The coments moderation area at [http://developers.facebook.com/tools/comments http://developers.facebook.com/tools/comments] is very handy, as it allows you to set some security preferences to stop spam comments... as your store could be filled with spammy comments in no time. &nbsp;You also shouldn't enable comments until you've added your domain name to your store, and provided that domain to Facebook when registering your "App".<br><br>
+Enabling social media links will&nbsp;display a Facebook "Like" button, a Twitter "Tweet" button, and a Google +1 button on blog articles in your store.<br><br>You can also enable comments on your Blog articles to encourage involvement from your visitors. &nbsp;To do this, you will need to a [http://www.facebook.com Facebook] account. &nbsp;<br><br>Although not essential, you can get a Facebook app ID for your store at [http://developers.facebook.com/setup/  http://developers.facebook.com/setup/ ]which will allow you to access the comments moderation area provided by Facebook at [http://developers.facebook.com/tools/comments http://developers.facebook.com/tools/comments]<br><br>The comments moderation area at [http://developers.facebook.com/tools/comments http://developers.facebook.com/tools/comments] is very handy, as it allows you to set some security preferences to stop spam comments... as your store could be filled with spammy comments in no time. &nbsp;You also shouldn't enable comments until you've added your domain name to your store, and provided that domain to Facebook when registering your "App".<br><br>
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 [[Image:Seattle theme editor 08.png]]
-Enabling social media links will&nbsp;display a Facebook "Like" button, a Twitter "Tweet" button, and a Google +1 button on blog articles in your store.<br><br>You can also enable comments on your Blog articles to encourage involvement from your visitors. &nbsp;To do this, you will need to a [http://www.facebook.com Facebook] account. &nbsp;Part of the process of signing up with Disqus is to create a "Forum shortname", which needs to be added in this section for Blog comments to work.<br><br>Although not essential, you can get a Facebook app ID for your store at [http://developers.facebook.com/setup/  http://developers.facebook.com/setup/ ]which will allow you to access the comments moderation area provided by Facebook at [http://developers.facebook.com/tools/comments http://developers.facebook.com/tools/comments]<br><br>The coments moderation area at [http://developers.facebook.com/tools/comments http://developers.facebook.com/tools/comments] is very handy, as it allows you to set some security preferences to stop spam comments... as your store will be filled with spammy comments in no time. &nbsp;You also shoudln't enable comments until you've added your domain name to your store, and provided that domain to Facebook when registering your "App".<br><br>
+Enabling social media links will&nbsp;display a Facebook "Like" button, a Twitter "Tweet" button, and a Google +1 button on blog articles in your store.<br><br>You can also enable comments on your Blog articles to encourage involvement from your visitors. &nbsp;To do this, you will need to a [http://www.facebook.com Facebook] account. &nbsp;Part of the process of signing up with Disqus is to create a "Forum shortname", which needs to be added in this section for Blog comments to work.<br><br>Although not essential, you can get a Facebook app ID for your store at [http://developers.facebook.com/setup/  http://developers.facebook.com/setup/ ]which will allow you to access the comments moderation area provided by Facebook at [http://developers.facebook.com/tools/comments http://developers.facebook.com/tools/comments]<br><br>The coments moderation area at [http://developers.facebook.com/tools/comments http://developers.facebook.com/tools/comments] is very handy, as it allows you to set some security preferences to stop spam comments... as your store could be filled with spammy comments in no time. &nbsp;You also shouldn't enable comments until you've added your domain name to your store, and provided that domain to Facebook when registering your "App".<br><br>
 <br>

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-=== Site footer colours & options  ===
+=== Site footer colours &amp; options  ===
 [[Image:Seattle theme editor 09.png]]
-This section overrides the default Title and Description meta tags on the home page of your store. &nbsp;
+'''Choose your menu'''<br>Selct the menu that you want to appear in your footer, and select it's colour.<br>
 <br>

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 === Colour scheme &amp; fonts ===
-[[Image:Seattle theme editor 03.png]]<br><br>The Seattle theme features a slideshow on the home page, that can dispay up to 5 images. &nbsp;To customise the slideshow, you first choose how many images you want in your slideshow, choose the images you want to upload, and then click the "Save settings" button. &nbsp;<br><br>Any images you upload are automatically resized to fit the slideshow, so you will want to ensure that you upload images that are exactly 650px wide x 247px high so they don't appear stretched or squashed.<br><br>If you need help customising your slideshow, please contact us at [mailto:support@spiffystores.com.au support@spiffystores.com.au]
+[[Image:Seattle theme editor 03.png]]<br><br>
 === Home page slide show &amp; SEO ===

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		+	=== Colour scheme & fonts ===
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		+	[[Image:Seattle theme editor 03.png]]<br><br>The Seattle theme features a slideshow on the home page, that can dispay up to 5 images.  To customise the slideshow, you first choose how many images you want in your slideshow, choose the images you want to upload, and then click the "Save settings" button.  <br><br>Any images you upload are automatically resized to fit the slideshow, so you will want to ensure that you upload images that are exactly 650px wide x 247px high so they don't appear stretched or squashed.<br><br>If you need help customising your slideshow, please contact us at [mailto:support@spiffystores.com.au support@spiffystores.com.au]
		+
		+	<br>'''Home page SEO'''<br>This section overrides the default Title and Description meta tags on the home page of your store. The title that you enter here and the description that you enter here are likely to show up in search results, so you should make them a punchy and succinct as possible.<br><br>
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	=== Home page slide show & SEO ===		=== Home page slide show & SEO ===