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Some nice updates, presenting the new Twitter Widget.

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We would like to thank our growing community for the continuous amazing feedback, support and patience while we were setting up some of the new features and updates.

Since last week, after the launch of Paeon, we’ve been working hard in order to release several updates regarding some fixes for our current themes. The main fix, and actually the most important one for our users – the one most people had been asking for – is the Twitter Widget update.

Some time ago, Twitter announced that they are officially turning off version 1.0 of their API. In plain english, this means they change the rules for developers in order to communicate with their services. They moved to version 1.1 of their API (unfortunately, this is out of our control). Technically speaking, this new version requires authentication for any request made to the Twitter servers, which means that all Twitter applications and code snippets would need to be updated to use this new version.

Today, we’d like to inform you that BBQ, Netelier and Bref have been updated, and this new update includes support for Twitter API version 1.1

This new version of the Widget requires some configuration regarding authentication as previously mentioned in this post. So, I will try to explain what you need to do in order to have the new widget working. If you find any difficulty, please feel free to post a new topic in our forums.

How do I set up my Twitter Widget?

The setup process may seem a bit confusing at first, but it only takes a few minutes and is a one-time configuration.

In order to configure the Twitter Widget you need to do the following:

  1. Visit http://dev.twitter.com/apps/new
  2. Login or make sure to login as Twitter account used on website to display tweets
  3. Type the following on input fields:

    Name: [Your Site Name] Twitter Widget
    Description: Display twitter feeds on website
    Website: [Your website URL]
    Callback URL: (leave blank)

  4. Check on “Yes, I agree” and fill the CAPTCHA
  5. Once the application is setup, copy and paste the application OAuth settings into your Twitter Widget Configuration. (Consumer and Consumer Key)
  6. Back on Twitter click “Create my access token”, then copy and paste the recently created Access Token into your widget configuration back on your website.
  7. On the Widget Configuration on your website, change the Username name to your Twitter ID without @ symbol. Complete the other fields if necessary (Include Retweets, Exclude Replies & the number of tweets to show).
  8. Save the Widget settings.
  9. Voilá, your tweets should be displaying by now.

Some nice updates

Besides the already mentioned Twitter widget update, we’ve been working on adding and fixing several technical issues across the themes. On top of solutions to technical issues you’ll find out that:

  • On BBQ and Netelier there’s a new “Back to top” functionality that you can activate from the Theme Options.
  • There’s a renovated experience on the managing of custom post types (Slides, Info Boxes, Menus, Portfolios, etc).
  • On BBQ there’s a nice effect for the home page, and the gallery templates.
  • You can now use .ico files for your favicon, not just PNGs

NOTE: You can check all the updates in the changelog.txt file within your theme folder.

We hope you enjoy these new features and updates. That’s all for now, stay tuned

Paeon, a responsive Theme suitable for any Medical and Health related projects or businesses.

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Paeon is a responsive WordPress Theme suitable for any medical and health related projects or businesses. With a modern and minimalist style, plus a huge amount of tiny details, the Theme is prepared to be customized for a unique look.

Effortlessly configure what to display in your home page. Use any of the 14 page templates to create each section for your site. Write posts and display them “old style” or show them in a modern “pinterest” blog.

Paeon is fully responsive. Each and every page element is 100% responsive and adapts perfectly to any mobile device.

Font Selection.
Pick your fonts from a pool of 500+ fonts, including Google Web Fonts. You can choose your fonts’ style, size and color.

Unlimited Styles & Colors.
Create your unique style in the blink of an eye. Paeon comes packed with a great amount of customisation features. You can pick an accent color, a secondary color, a header background color & upload your own header background image through the options panel.

Doctors, Services, Testimonials & more.
This theme comes with different post types which will allow you to provide all the information your audience needs. Each post has its own template, and sometimes more than one.

Page templates
Give each section of your site a unique look. There are 14 different page templates, plus the built-in ones.

Contact Template.
This template shows your location map in an elegant way; it also includes your address and a specially developed contact form.

Paeon features:

  • Color & Image customization – unlimited color schemes. Pick an accent color, background image & logo.
  • Fully responsive design.
  • Nice Slider. Looks good in every device.
  • Header Customization – pick a background color or image for your header.
  • Font selection. Pick your fonts from more than 500 fonts, including Google Web Fonts.
  • Manage Services, Staff & Testimonials.
  • Nice contact template design with built-in contact form.
  • Widgetized spaces.
  • Custom widgets.
  • Theme options for full theme control.
  • Customizable homepage layout.

This theme is perfect for any medical or health related projects and other type of businesses.

Page Builder Mode

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Page Builder Mode On

Page Builder Mode On

When creating a Page, Post and other contents you can use our theme integration with the popular Visual Composer page builder. All you need to do is click on the “Backend Editor” button below the “Title” input and your editor will switch into something like what you can see in the image attached to this article.

IMPORTANT: You do NOT need to buy Visual Composer separately.

It’s part of the theme already, and you can use it to create any layout you want. We have a special documentation section dedicated to the Page Builder.

Note: If you want to go back to the classic mode editor, all you need to do is hit the “Classic Mode” button.

 

Portfolio Details

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The portfolio details are located on the same block as the page/posts options are.

To create a Portfolio Project you must have installed and activated our “Nice Portfolio” Plugin. Our theme has a neat and simple plugin installer for the plugins we have integrations for. Nice Portfolio is not the exception.

Once the plugin is installed, you can create or edit Portfolio Projects. All you need to do is go to “Portfolio > Add New” in your WordPress admin dashboard.

So, when creating or editing a Portfolio Project, at the bottom (below the content box) of the admin page you will find the “Smart Options”.

These are mainly the same options that are in the general Theme Options, and they are available for that specific individual Portfolio Project you are currently adding or editing.

So, by changing these you will be only affecting that specific Portfolio Project.

When you set an option to “Inherit” or “Default”, it will be inheriting or having the default behaviour set in the Theme Options Panel.

There is a special group named “Details” in which you can set the different project details (i.e.: Display the Project details and its position, a video embed code, a client name, an URL, a start and end date.)

The Portfolio Details Options

Options

There are 5 groups:

  • Header: You will find all the Header & Navigation related Options.
  • Title Bar: You will be able to customize the way the Title Bar Works for that specific page/post/portfolio.
  • Content: Redefine the layout and the way the content looks.
  • Details: Insert the specific details for that portfolio project.
  • Footer: You will find all the Footer related options.

Bref, a flexible & minimal theme for bloggers, agencies and typography lovers.

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Say hello to Bref, a flexible tumblog theme perfect for any blogger, agency or typography lover.

Bref has a nice and minimal look and it’s prepared to be customized to fit your style. Customization has never been so easy. You can pick your logo, set your layout position (sidebar on left or right side), choose your fonts, colors, backgrounds; all of this through the amazing options panel.

Font Selection.
Typography is an important part of any site or design. Bref has a special font selection section in the options panel. Pick your fonts from a pool of 500+ fonts, including Google Web Fonts. You can choose your fonts’ style, size and color.

Unlimited Styles & Colors.
This theme comes packed with a great amount of customisation features. You can pick an accent color, your sidebar color & upload your own sidebar background image through the options panel. You’ll be able to create your own style within minutes.

Posts formats.
Bref and post formats are best friends – You can pick between: standard, video, image, quote, link & gallery.

Responsive Design.
Bref looks perfect on any device. Is a 100% responsive theme, nice touch.

Portfolio.
This theme comes with a fantastic portfolio post type which allows you to list all your work. Each portfolio item has its own template. Plus, a general portfolio template in which users can filter your work by categories.

Gallery.
We have incorporated the gallery template for this theme. It’s amazingly neat, powered by the famous script fancyBox.

Contact Template.
This template shows your location map in an elegant way; it also includes your address and a specially developed contact form.

Bref features:

  • Colors & Images customization – unlimited color schemes. Pick an accent color, background image & logo.
  • Fully responsive design.
  • Font selection. Pick your fonts from more than 500 fonts, including Google Web Fonts.
  • Tumblog styles for your blog (standard, image, gallery, video, quote & link )
  • Nice contact template design with built-in contact form.
  • Widgetized spaces.
  • Custom widgets.
  • Theme options for full theme control.
  • Customizable homepage layout.


When thinking of blogging & showing off your work, Bref is the theme you’re looking for.

Theme Updates

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BBQ, the perfect Restaurant Theme

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Today we’re presenting BBQ, the perfect WordPress theme for any cafe, pub, bar, restaurant or local business.

BBQ is our best theme so far. With a unique and minimalistic look, you can easily customise it by uploading your logo and setting your accent color using the color picker in the amazing options panel.

Unlimited Color Schemes

This time we’ve decided that you’ll decide which color scheme best fits your site. That’s why we’ve developed this theme with an accent colour selection. This means that, by using a color picker, you’ll be able to choose your style.

Food Menus

BBQ offers an excellent system for administration of menu cards. Powered by a specially developed custom post type and a custom taxonomy you can easily organize your food and drink menu. For those curious customers you can set gluten free items, calories per serving, vegetarian and spiciness. BBQ comes packed with two different menu card templates. First, a stunning grid based menu card template. Second, an amazingly distributed list based menu card template that includes a floating selector.

Opening Hours

Whether your website is for a restaurant or any other type of business, you can easily set your Opening Hours in the blink of an eye. If you change these by season, there’s no problem. Modifying them is a really easy job. Plus, you can show them wherever you want by using the built-in Opening Hours widget. Your site visitors will certainly know when they should visit or call you.

Gallery

We have incorporated the gallery template for this theme. It’s amazingly neat, powered by the famous script fancyBox.

Contact Template

Thinking of local businesses, restaurants, pubs, bars, etc we came to the conclusion that there’s no good business if website visitors/customers don’t know where you’re located. That’s why we specially focused on this template when developing the theme. We think we’ve done a remarkable job.
This template shows your location map in an elegant way; it also includes your address, opening hours and a specially developed contact form.

Testimonials

Show what your customers are saying. Use the built-in custom template or set the widget wherever you like, so others can read how amazing you are.

Responsive Design

BBQ is a 100% responsive WordPress theme. This means that it looks great on every device:  a really important thing having in mind that, these days, most users look for restaurants/bars from their mobile phones.

BBQ features:

  • Fully responsive design.
  • Color picker for easy accent customization. (Unlimited color schemes)
  • Responsive slider for home page and food menu items.
  • Two nice menu card templates.
  • Stunning contact template design.
  • Several widgetized areas.
  • Custom post types for food menu, home info boxes and feedback.
  • Nice Blog layout.
  • Custom widgets: Opening hours, Feedback (testimonials), Twitter, Flickr and more.
  • Theme options for full theme control.
  • Built-in contact form in contact template.


If you need an awesome theme to represent your business, BBQ is the right choice for you.

Let us know your thoughts, and… Bon Appetit!

Changing the Logo Link

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Netelier: A versatile theme for all types of businesses and publishers.

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The day has come, we are really proud to announce our first commercial theme. Netelier is a versatile theme, capable of fitting a huge amount of needs for any kind of publisher.
It just took some time to fit it into our schedules, however we feel that the time it has taken has been well spent as the execution is lovely. We have done an amazing job in terms of the details of the theme and we are especially happy with the amount of different possibilities you can get by customizing the theme.

Netelier includes a portfolio feature, as well as customised homepage components for an introductory message, info-boxes and a customisable featured slider, to showcase the content you want. You can align your site sidebar on each side, giving your site a unique look.

It looks nice and clean in every device, it’s a 100% responsive theme. Yes, mobile phones, tablets and desktops. Period.

Portfolio

This theme comes with a fantastic portfolio post type which allows you to list all your work. Each portfolio item has its own template. Plus, a general portfolio template in which users can filter your work by categories.

Netelier features:

  • Fully responsive design
  • Introductory message
  • Responsive slider for home page and portfolio.
  • Widgetized sidebar and footer.
  • Custom post types for home info boxes, feedback and portfolio.
  • Nice Blog layout.
  • Custom widgets: Feedback, Portfolio Snapshots, Tabs, AdSpace, Twitter, Flickr.
  • Theme options for full theme control.
  • Customizable your homepage layout.
  • Different color schemes.
  • Built-in contact form in contact template (including google maps and address, nice).

Plus, all features included in our framework.

Installing Smart

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To install a WordPress Theme you must have a working version of WordPress already installed. For information regarding installation of the WordPress platform, please see the WordPress Codex.

1. Login to your WordPress Dashboard and go to Appearance → Themes. Click “Add New“.

Figure 1: The Appearance > Themes section.

2. On the “Add Themes” screen, click “Upload Theme”.

Figure 2: The “Add Themes” screen.

3. Choose the theme zip file you downloaded from NiceThemes and click the “Install Now” button.

Figure 3: Uploading the Theme zip file.

4. Activate your Theme by clicking the “Activate” link.

Figure 4: Activating the WordPress theme.

That’s all you need to do to install your WordPress theme. Some themes need some shifting around of the Widgets and Page Templates.

If you are installing your theme via an FTP Client, please make sure that the path is wp-content/themes/themename/ and not wp-content/themes/themename/themename, this will affect the ajax and commenting of your theme

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