Appify

iPhone/Android App Landing Page Theme

• Created: 02/01/2013
• latest Update: 02/01/2013
• By: AppThemer
• Email: contact@appthemer.com

A how-to guide and general information to help you get the most out of your new theme. Firstly, a huge thanks for purchasing this theme, your support is truly appreciated! This document covers the installation and use of this theme and often reveals answers to common problems and issues - We encourage you to read this document thoroughly if you are experiencing any difficulties. If you have any questions that are beyond the scope of this document, feel free to pose them in the dedicated support forum.

Installation

Please note: Although Appify can be adapted to many different niche style sites, it is not meant to be used as a traditional blogging platform. WordPress’ posts are used to power the main sections on the homepage, and are not meant to act as a standard blog.

To install this theme you must have a working version of WordPress already installed. For information in regard to installing the WordPress platform, please see the WordPress Codex - http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress

Installation

When you are ready to install a theme, you must first upload the theme files and then activate the theme itself. The theme files can be uploaded in two ways:

• FTP Upload: Using your FTP program, upload the non-zipped theme folder into the /wp-content/themes/ folder on your server.
• WordPress Upload: Navigate to Appearance -> Add New Themes -> Upload. Go to browse, and select the zipped theme folder. Hit “Install Now” and the theme will be uploaded and installed.

Once the theme is uploaded, you need to activate it. Go to Appearance -> Themes and activate your chosen theme.

Plugin Installation

To take advantage of all of the great features Appify offers, please install the Features and Testimonials plugins.

There will be a notification shown in the WordPress dashboard that tells you to install the plugins, click on both of the links and the plugins will install.

It will look like this:

How To Add Sections

The theme enables a new post type called "Sections" this allows you to add new sections to your home page.

To add a new section visit the WordPress dashboard and click on "Section" in the sidebar menu and then click on "Add Section"

To upload a image to the section use the "Feature Image" option within the post type.

This is what a filled out section looks like:

How To Add Features

To add icons to the home page design you will need to use the "Features" custom post type which uses the Features by WooThemes plugin, first ensure you have installed the plugin and then click on "Features" then "Add New"

You can upload any icon or image to the featured image area.

To change the icon background color use the "Features Detail" area to customize the HEX color and the URL link.

This is what a filled out feature looks like. 

How To Add Testimonials

To add testimonials to the home page design you will need to use the "Testimonials" custom post type which uses the Testimonials by WooThemes plugin, first ensure you have installed the plugin and then click on "Testimonials" then "Add New"

You can upload any image to the featured image area to display the persons image.

Here is what a filled out testimonial looks like:

Customization

The Appify theme uses two areas to customize the design of the theme. To access the main customization area go to Appearance -> Customize within the WordPress dashboard.

Within this area you can customize everything from your logo, background image, the main image of your landing page design such as an iPhone app, icon set etc.

Go to the Appify Hero Unit to customize the main image at the top of the home page. 

You can add your title, intro paragraph, image and if you are using this as a iPhone/Android landing page you can fill out the App Store or Google Play link.

Here is what the filled out section looks like: 

How To Upload My Logo

To add your own custom logo go to Appearance > Header under the "Select Image" section click on "Choose Image" and upload your own custom logo.

We recommend the size of the logo be as follows - Width is 978 pixels. Height is 250 pixels.

Here is what the filled out header section looks like:

How To Upload Custom Background

To add your own custom background go to Appearance > Background under the "Select Image" section click on "Choose Image" and upload your own background logo.

Some great looking backgrounds can be downloaded from http://subtlepatterns.com/

Here is how the custom background looks when filled out: