WP-Crystal - Premium WordPress Themes http://www.wp-crystal.com A Premium WordPress Theme by Solostream Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:14:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 WP-Crystal Is Here http://www.wp-crystal.com/2009/02/18/wp-crystal-is-here/ http://www.wp-crystal.com/2009/02/18/wp-crystal-is-here/#comments Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:03:39 +0000 mikedurkin http://www.wp-crystal.com/?p=20 Headers Totally Change Look and Feel

Headers Totally Change Look and Feel

WP-Crystal is the newest and most elegant premium WordPress theme developed by Solostream. It is based on the very popular magazine theme concept and integrates the latest and greatest functionality available in WordPress version 2.7. We’ve also allowed you to easily change the color and header to dramatically change the look and feel for the entire site — simply by making a few quick changes to the theme. Features include:

  • Widget-Ready, User-Friendly, and Optimized for WordPress Versions 2.2 and Above (including WP 2.7)
  • Seven Different Color Options built in plus the ability to customize to your specific requirements
  • Threaded Comments With Styling
  • Home Page Featured Article Glider Box
  • Built-In Banner Ad Blocks
  • Built-In Site Guide in Right Sidebar
  • Customized Recent Comments in Sidebar
  • Author Bio Information and Gravatar Included on Single Post Pages
  • Social Networking Icons Included on Single Post Pages
  • Alternating Color Comments With Gravatar Support
  • XHTML Valid
]]> http://www.wp-crystal.com/2009/02/18/wp-crystal-is-here/feed/ WP-Crystal Feedback http://www.wp-crystal.com/2009/02/18/wp-crystal-feedback/ http://www.wp-crystal.com/2009/02/18/wp-crystal-feedback/#comments Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:20:41 +0000 mikedurkin http://www.wp-crystal.com/?p=18 We welcome the opportunity to hear from you about the WP-Crystal theme.  If you have suggestions about how to improve the theme or good ideas that you would like to share, feel free to leave a comment with this post.

]]> http://www.wp-crystal.com/2009/02/18/wp-crystal-feedback/feed/ Support for WP-Crystal http://www.wp-crystal.com/2009/02/18/support-for-wp-crystal/ http://www.wp-crystal.com/2009/02/18/support-for-wp-crystal/#comments Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:18:05 +0000 mikedurkin http://www.wp-crystal.com/?p=15 How do I get support for my technical questions?

All support for WP-Crystal is available through our forum at www.solostream.com/forum/. By signing up for a free account to this forum, you will have the best and fastest way to get answers to all of your questions.

Please note we are no longer responding to support questions posted in the Comments section of our web sites.

Best regards,
The Solostream Team

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About the Sidebars:

WP-Crystal uses two columns for the right sidebar and both are located under the tabber box. You must add at least one widget to each sidebar in order for them to appear.

Changing the color scheme:

WP-Crystal does not make use of the default CSS file. Instead it makes use of different style sheets pertaining to specific colors. The following style sheets are used:

  • style-blue.css
  • style-green.css
  • style-orange.css
  • style-pink.css
  • style-purple.css
  • style-red.css
  • style-silver.css

When you would like to change the look and feel of your site by applying a different color:

  1. In WP Admin, go to Appearance -> Editor
  2. Click the header.php template on the right
  3. Find this line of code:
    <link rel=”stylesheet” href=”<?php echo bloginfo(’template_directory’); ?>/style-blue.css” type=”text/css” media=”screen” />
  4. Change this to the color value you want to use (e.g., if you want to use the red color for your site change style-blue.css to style-red.css)
  5. Click ‘Update File’ to save changes
  6. Refresh your site and the new color scheme will be shown

Changing the header graphic:

With the header.php template opened in the editor, find this block of code:

<div id=”header1″ class=”clearfix” onclick=”location.href=’<?php bloginfo(’url’); ?>’;” style=”cursor: pointer;”>
<div id=”site-title” style=”display:none”>
<h1><?php bloginfo(’name’); ?></h1>
</div>
<div id=”site-description” style=”display:none”>
<h2><?php bloginfo(’description’); ?></h2>
</div>
</div>

If you want to use the frilly header graphic all you have to do is change header1 to header2. The other two options are header3 and header4. Both of these do not have the WP-Crystal wording, which will allow you to turn on the site title and/or description. Simply change to header3 or header4, and remove style=”display:none” from site-title and/or site-description.

Remember, you can use any logo you want for your site. We have provided two Photoshop files for each color that you can modify to give your site that unique look and feel (download originals from http://www.wp-crystal.com/crystal-images.zip). If you are going to have a custom header make sure that you use the same dimensions or modify the appropriate style sheet to reflect the dimensions of the logo you want to use.

If you have any questions please feel free to visit our support forum located at http://www.solostream.com/forum/.

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  1. The horizontal menu is comprised of categories only.
  2. If you want to create pages, the links should be included in the right sidebar.
  3. The sidebar is composed of two columns. To properly space and display information in this theme, you need to make use of both columns.
  4. It is possible to easily switch the look and feel of the site by changing the header as you can see in the sample images below.
Headers Totally Change Look and Feel

Headers Totally Change Look and Feel

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