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Getting started

The Structure theme is a pretty advanced WordPress theme. This guide should set you on the right track.

If you’re looking to customize your theme, take a look at how to modify the Structure theme.

Installation

  • Unzip the downloaded file. You’ll get a folder named “structure.”
  • Upload the folder to your “themes” directory in your WordPress install.
  • Login into your WordPress admin panel (dashboard).
  • Click on the “Design” link.
  • Choose the “Structure” theme to activate the theme.

Choose your theme settings

There’ll be plenty of options you’ll want to set up to get your blog running.

While in your WordPress dashboard, head over to Design > Structure Settings. From there, you can choose from multiple options on how you want your blog to display.

Set up your sidebar widgets

You’ll also want to set up your sidebar widgets. These make choosing which content you want in your sidebar painless.

There are several widgets that come with WordPress and a few extra that are built right into the theme. Play around with them. Figure out what you like.

There are several different sidebars to choose from, so you can make each type of page on your blog a bit more unique.

Begin posting

Once you’ve set up your theme settings and widgets, you can begin posting again.

Some light reading

If you’re new to custom fields or using image attachments, then you might want to take a look at these articles.

The most recent versions of the theme make things much easier. Heck, you don’t even have to use custom fields anymore because there’s a built-in image script that handles that for you.