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WordPress 4.0 Site Blueprints (Second Edition)

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WordPress 4.0 Site Blueprints (Second Edition)

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (17 chapters)
WordPress 4.0 Site Blueprints Second Edition
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Installing and configuring a theme


To make your jobs site look as good as possible and easy to find, and navigate around job listings, we need a suitable theme. If you've already got a theme you're using, you don't need to worry about this, but if you're working with a clean WordPress installation, read on!

Installing the Vantage theme

Let's install the Vantage theme. It's a clean, modern theme with some nice configuration options. You could use any theme you like; this one isn't designed for jobs boards, but I think its design works well with the jobs board layout. Follow these steps:

  1. In the WordPress admin, go to Appearance | Themes.

  2. Click on the Add New button.

  3. In the search box, type Vantage.

  4. WordPress will display all the themes matching your search terms. Select Vantage and click on the Install button.

  5. Once the theme has been installed, click on the Activate button.

The theme will now be active:

Fig 7.9: The Themes screen with Vantage activated

Configuring Theme Settings

The Vantage theme comes...