MyResume Theme Documentation

How to install your new theme

Before you can upload your theme, you first need to download the theme package from the Elegant Themes Members Area. Log in and locate your desired theme on the list and click the "download" link. There will be two download options: Theme Package and PSD Files. Click the "Theme Package" link to download the theme. Next you must upload the .ZIP file you just downloaded to your website via the WordPress Dashboard. Log in to wp-admin and click the Appearances > Themes tab. Next click the "Install Themes" button and then click the "Upload" link. Click "Choose File" and locate the .ZIP file you just downloaded and click "Install Now." Once then theme has been uploaded, you can activate it from within the Appearances > Themes tab.

Defining a Custom Logo Image

You can define your own logo image from within the ePanel theme options page in your WordPress Dashboard. Within ePanel, under the General Settings > General tab, locate the "Logo" field. In the field, input the full URL to your logo image. You can use the "Upload Image" button below the field to upload your logo image if haven't already done so. After installing, copy and paste the URL to the file into the field and click "Save" to save your ePanel settings.

If you don't already have a logo image, then you can use the included logo.psd file as a starting point. If you have Photoshop, this file can be opened and the logo's text can be easily edited using Photoshop's type tool. If you don't have Photoshop, then you can use included logo_blank.png file as a blank canvas in a different graphic design program. These files (logo.psd and logo_blank.png) are located within the Theme Package inside the /psd/ folder.

How do I control my resume's content?

Everything in the MyResume theme is handled via WordPress' pages. When you create a page, you can choose to place it in one of two places. You can either add it as an entry in your main resume section on your homepage, or you can use the page as its own unique tab (in which case it will show up in the nav menu at the top right of the design). You can control where your pages show up via the Appearances > Myresume Theme Options in wp-admin. On the general settings tab you will see two options to enable/disable pages from each of the two areas mentioned above. A page should only be used for one area at a time, so if you have a page enabled for one area you should disable it for the other.

How use the social networking area (the "connect" page)?

This area is controlled using Widgets, each social networking outlet being a new widget in this widgetized area. The first thing you need to do is enable the widgets for a specific page. While editing the page that you would like to use add the social networking icons to, add a new custom field with the name "Type" and value of "Connect"

Now that you have enabled the widgets for this page you can begin adding new widgets to the page. Navigate to the Widgets page in wp-admin, and drag the "ET: Connect" widget over to the "Connect" sidebar. Fill out the URL, Image and Text field for each entry. You can keep adding for ET: Connect widgets to add more items.

How do I create my Portfolio/Gallery section?

Adding a gallery to your page is easy, and is handled using custom shortcodes. All you need to do to add a gallery item to your page is type the "portfolio" shortcode, surrounding a link to the image you would like to feature. When editing your page in wp-admin, just type this:

[portfolio]http://www.domainname.com/image.jpg[/portfolio]

Obviously you would replace the URL with one that points to your image. To add more than one image, just add additional entries:

[portfolio]http://www.domainname.com/image.jpg[/portfolio]
[portfolio]http://www.domainname.com/image2.jpg[/portfolio]
[portfolio]http://www.domainname.com/image3.jpg[/portfolio]
[portfolio]http://www.domainname.com/image4.jpg[/portfolio]

Using Sample Data to populate your first installation

If you are starting from scratch, and installing your theme onto a WordPress blog that does not have any content yet (posts, pages, categories, etc), then you can choose to import our sample data file, which will populate your new WorPress blog with "dummy content." This dummy content is just a bunch of gibberish text, however, it will give you a good template to work with. Instead of following the above instructions, some people prefer to simply upload the sample data first, and then replace the dummy content with their own. To do this, you can use the Tools > Import feature in wp-admin to import the included sample data file. This sample data file comes with all themes, and is located in your theme folder here: sampledata/sample.xml. When performing the import procedure, be sure to check the "Import epanel settings" box.

Using Shortcodes - Create advanced layouts with ease

All of our themes come with a comprehensive collection of shortcodes. These shortcodes allow you to use pre-made design elements to create advanced page/post layouts without any HTML knowledge. When you install the theme, you will notice that some new buttons have been added to the WordPress text editor. Clicking these buttons will reveal options for adding shortcodes to your post. For complete shortcode documentation you can refer to the video on the left, as well as the following documentation page: http://www.elegantthemes.com/preview/TheProfessional/357-2/

Using Page Templates To Create Advanced Layouts

All of our themes come with a collection of page templates that can be used for a variety of purposes. You can apply each of these page templates to any page that you have created. When you edit a page in wp-admin, you will notice a Templates dropdown menu to the right of the text editor. Here you can select from a list of available page templates. Once a template is selected, additional settings will appear in the "ET Page Templates Settings" box below the dropdown menu. These settings should be configured to acheive the desired result, as outlined in this video tutorial.

Translating The Theme To Another Language

You can use the included Mo and Po files (located in the /lang folder of your theme) to translate the various English words that occur throughout the design. You can learn more about translating WordPress here: Translating WordPress

How To Update Your Theme To A New Version

Updating your theme is done via the WordPress Dashboard just like any normal theme. Before you can update, however, you must first authenticate your Elegant Themes subscription using the Elegant Themes Updater Plugin. Once authenticated, you can update your Elegant Themes using the standard update interface in WordPress.

To authenticate your WordPress installation, you must first download and install the Elegant Themes Updater. Download the ZIP file here, and then install it via the Plugins > Add New link in your WordPress Dashboard. Once it has been installed and activated, navigate to the Settings > General tab and scroll to the bottom of the page. You will notice that a new section has been added called "Elegant Themes Automatic Update Settings." Here you will need to input your Elegant Themes Username as your Elegant Themes API Key. You can find your Elegant Themes API Key here. Once both fields have been filled in, click the "Save Changes" button. You can now update your theme when a new version has been released via the Dashboard > Updates page, or via the Appearances > Themes page.