Installation

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• Installation requirements
• Installation instructions
• Theme configuration

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Installation requirements

This theme is developed and tested against WordPress 4.9.7+ and PHP 5.4.x+.

While this theme should work against any server running the minimum requirements for WordPress installations, we cannot guarantee compatibility with, or provide support for, installations on non-LAMP stacks (e.g. Windows installations).

Parent Theme

The UCF WordPress Theme must be installed for this child theme to function properly.

Required Plugins

These plugins must be activated for the theme to function properly.

• Advanced Custom Fields PRO
• Advanced Custom Fields: Gravityforms Add-on
• Advanced Custom Fields: Nav Menu Field
• Athena Gravity Forms
• GravityForms
• Online Utilities
• UCF College Custom Taxonomy
• UCF Degree Custom Post Type
• UCF Degree Search Plugin v0.7.7+
• UCF Post List Shortcode v2.0.7+
• UCF Section

Supported Plugins

The plugins listed below are extended upon in this theme--this may include custom layouts for feeds, style modifications, etc. These plugins are not technically required on sites running this theme, and shouldn't be activated on sites that don't require their features. A plugin does not have to be listed here to be compatible with this theme.

For more information on how these plugins are extended in this theme, please see our Plugin Extensions and Overrides docs.

• UCF News Plugin
• UCF People Custom Post Type
• UCF Social Plugin
• UCF Tuition and Fees Plugin

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Installation instructions

Before getting started: make sure you've satisfied all the installation requirements for this theme, and that any required plugins or recommended plugins that you wish to use are installed and activated.

1. Install the theme:**

   • via Github Updater

     This theme supports installation and updates via the Github Updater plugin. See their documentation for more information on setup and usage. (Requires PHP 5.6.0+)

   • via standard (manual) installation

     Download the theme .zip file here: https://github.com/UCF/Online-Child-Theme/archive/master.zip

     This theme can be installed via traditional installation methods if desired. After downloading the latest theme .zip file onto your computer, follow the steps on this page.

     Alternatively, if you're running a WordPress Multisite instance, you can install the theme by navigating to the network admin, go to Themes > Add New, then click the "Upload Theme" button to upload the .zip file. After uploading and installing the theme, you can choose to either network activate it, or activate the theme for a specific site (navigate to All Sites, click on a site in the list, then click the Themes tab and enable the theme in the list.)

   • via WP-CLI

     $ wp theme install https://github.com/UCF/Online-Child-Theme/archive/master.zip

     See the WP-CLI docs for more information.

2. Activate the theme: from your site's admin, navigate to Appearance > Themes, hover over the theme's thumbnail, and click the "Activate" button that appears.

3. Configure the theme: create and set menus, and make any other configuration updates noted in the theme configuration steps.

That's it! Now you're ready to start adding content.

** Note that this theme is not deployed to the WordPress theme directory, and therefore will not notify you of theme updates, unless you are using Github Updater. You are responsible for keeping your copy of this theme up-to-date with bugfixes and other new releases.

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Theme configuration

After installing this theme, you should perform the following configuration steps:

• Download this theme's ACF config file, and import field groups using the ACF importer under Custom Fields > Tools. Do not import the UCF WordPress Theme's ACF config.
• Create and set a static front page under Settings > Reading.
• If you plan on using premium webfonts using Cloud.Typography, ensure that webfonts have been properly configured to a Cloud.Typography CSS Key that allows access to your environment. A Cloud.Typography CSS Key URL can be added via the WordPress Customizer (Appearance > Customize > Web Fonts).
• Under Appearance > Menus, create and assign new menus to the "Header Menu" and "Footer Menu" display locations.
• Assign content to the site footer using widgets, under Appearance > Widgets.
• Configure other site-specific settings from the Theme Customizer. Some options, like a site subfooter and default header form option, will require you to start adding content and set up Gravity Forms before updating.