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Mixxmag WordPress Theme
Mixxmag is the new October RocketTheme Wordpress theme. Mixxmag's structural efficiency is in full effect thanks to our very own table-less style design.
Control and flexibility are at the core of the style, from a wide selection of configurations and unique, functional inbuilt features such as our integrated menu system RokMoomenu and Simple Color Switcher. With stylish typography, javascript extras and an overall amazing design, Mixxmag is the perfect choice for you.
Features and Screenshots
- RokFeature
- RokBox
- 10 Stunning Preset Professional Styles
- Tableless Design
- 5 Unique Widget Variations
- 7 Widget Positions
- Widget Hilites
- Fully translatable
- Stylish, Professional Typography
- Source Adobe PNG Source Files Included
- FF3, Opera 9.6, Safari 3, IE6,7,8 Compatible
- W3C XHTML 1.0 Transitional. W3C CSS Valid
Amazing New RokFeature
Mixxmag showcases the new RokFeature addon. RokFeature is a sophisticated content slider/rotator. Whether through automation, or manual input, you can scroll through the various articles, viewing both a large image and its accompanying text. Hidden panels allow you to showcase both lengthy text items as well as the large image to use your real estate for optimum impact.
Great Flexibility
Mixxmag offers a wide array of layout configurations for displaying your content. Widgetized theme, widget hilites, and a lean CSS based layout provide a multitude of layout options. Mixing and matching configuration options allow you to create a great many different looks and layouts with just a single style.
Mixxmag Documentation
Get started using Mixxmag with a wide variety of tutorials explaining installation, configuration, custom modules, and much more More Details...
Installation
Downloading the Theme Files
To install the theme, you only need one file:-
- Mixxmag Theme (rt_mixxmag_wp-(version).zip) – This file is the theme package you will use to install your theme into WordPress.
There are other files that you may wish to download that accompany the release, but are not required for the theme to work.
- Mixxmag Sample Content (rt_mixxmag_wp-sample-(version).zip) – This file contains XML file with sample posts, comments etc. and the "wp-content" directory with all images used in our sample content.
- Mixxmag Source PNG(s) (rt_mixxmag_wp-sources-(version).zip) – This contains all the Adobe Fireworks PNG source files for the theme, and if applicable, the logo font.
Using the WordPress installer
- Login into the WordPress administrator dashboard (http://www.yoursite.com/wp-admin/)
- In the left menu sidebar, go to Appearance → Add New Themes → Upload
- Select the Choose File button
- Locate the rt_mixxmag_wp-(version).zip file on your computer
- Click Install Now
- On the post-install page (with the theme name, description and thumbnail), select Activate
- Mixxmag will now be installed
Using FTP
- Extract rt_mixxmag_wp-(version).zip
- Load your FTP client, such as FileZilla
- Upload the rt_mixxmag_wp-(version) folder to the http://www.yoursite.com/wp-content/themes
- Login into the WordPress administrator dashboard (http://www.yoursite.com/wp-admin/)
- In the left menu sidebar, go to Appearance → Themes
- Click Activate underneath the Mixxmag section
Importing Sample Content
This allows you to copy over the data from the Demo so that you can match our setup
- Extract rt_mixxmag_wp-sample-(version).zip
- Upload the “wp-content” folder using your favorite FTP client to your WordPress main directory.
- Locate sample_data.xml
- Login into the WordPress administrator dashboard (http://www.yoursite.com/wp-admin/)
- In the left menu sidebar, go to Tools → Import
- Select WordPress from the numerous options
- Click Choose File and select sample_data.xml from your computer
- Click Upload File and Import
- Now you can create a new author for sample posts or map it to existing user.
- Press the Submit button and let the Wordpress do the rest.
Please DO NOT check the "Download Attachments" tickbox as it won't download anything. All images from our demo are provided in a zip package with sample content.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where can i find theme settings?
- Login into the WordPress administrator at http://www.yoursite.com/wp-admin/
- Select the Appearance tab on the left of the dashboard
- Select Mixxmag Settings from within the tab
How to add thumbnails to Front Page posts?
If you would like to see a thumbnail next to your post on frontpage you have to :
- Enter into edit mode of post next to which you’d like to display your thumbnail
- In the section "Custom Fields" from the dropdown menu please choose "thumb" – if it doesn’t exist you have to press "Enter new" to create it
- In the field "Value" next to "thumb" please enter URL to your thumbnail ie. http://www.yoursite.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/thumb.jpg
To check path to an image please go to the Media page in your administration dashboard, click Edit under the image you wish to use, and copy the path from the File URL field.
How to add posts to "More News" section?
All posts displayed in the "More News" section have to be assigned to the "More News" category. If there’s more than 4 posts in that category, posts will be displayed randomly.
If you haven’t installed our sample content please remember to change the Category in Mixxmag Settings to the category you created to use for your "More News" Posts
How to add thumbnails to posts in "More News" section?
- Enter into edit mode of post next to which you’d like to display your thumbnail
- In the section "Custom Fields" from the dropdown menu please choose "thumb" – if it doesn’t exist you have to press "Enter new" to create it
- In the field "Value" next to "thumb" please enter URL to your thumbnail ie. http://www.yoursite.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/thumb.jpg
To check path to an image please go to the Media page in your administration dashboard, click Edit under the image you wish to use, and copy the path from the File URL field.
How to remove "More News" section?
Just go to the Mixxmag Settings page in admin dashboard and next to the More News Category → choose None
Alternatively to remove the More News section please unassign all posts from category you assigned for your More News posts. If Wordpress detects no posts in that category it will automatically hide that section.
Alternatively to remove the More News section please unassign all posts from category you assigned for your More News posts. If Wordpress detects no posts in that category it will automatically hide that section.
How to change "More News" section assigned category?
If you haven’t installed our sample content you can enable "More News" section by changing its assigned category :-
- Login into the WordPress administrator dashboard (http://www.yoursite.com/wp-admin/)
- In the left menu sidebar, go to Posts → Categories and create a new category for your "More News" posts
- Assign your posts to this category
- In the left menu sidebar, go to Appearance → Mixxmag Settings
- Change the category next to the field "More News Category" to your newly created category
How to add posts to "Previous Issues" section?
You can assign 4 different categories to that section. All posts displayed from those categories will be displayed randomly.
If you haven’t installed our sample content please remember to change the Category in Mixxmag Settings to the category you created to use for your "Previous Issues" Posts
How to change "Previous Issues" section title?
- Login into the WordPress administrator dashboard (http://www.yoursite.com/wp-admin/)
- In the left menu sidebar, go to Appearance → Mixxmag Settings
- Write your new title in the field next to: "Previous Issues Section Title"
How to add thumbnails to posts in "Previous Issues" section?
- Enter into edit mode of post next to which you’d like to display your thumbnail
- In the section "Custom Fields" from the dropdown menu please choose "thumb" – if it doesn’t exist you have to press "Enter new" to create it
- In the field "Value" next to "thumb" please enter URL to your thumbnail ie. http://www.yoursite.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/thumb.jpg
To check path to an image please go to the Media page in your administration dashboard, click Edit under the image you wish to use, and copy the path from the File URL field.
How to remove "Previous Issues" section?
Just go to the Mixxmag Settings page in admin dashboard and next to all 4 categories you assigned to Previous Issues → choose None
Alternatively to remove the Previous Issues section please unassign all posts from all 4 categories you assigned to use in Previous Issues section. If Wordpress detects no posts in those categories it will automatically hide that section.
Alternatively to remove the Previous Issues section please unassign all posts from all 4 categories you assigned to use in Previous Issues section. If Wordpress detects no posts in those categories it will automatically hide that section.
How to change "Previous Issues" assigned categories?
If you haven’t installed our sample content you can easily enable “Previous Issues” section by defining 4 categories to show up in that section :-
- Login into the WordPress administrator dashboard (http://www.yoursite.com/wp-admin/)
- In the left menu sidebar, go to Posts → Categories and create a 4 new categories for your "Previous Issues" section
- Assign your posts to these categories
- In the left menu sidebar, go to Appearance → Mixxmag Settings
- Change the categories next to the fields “Previous Issues 1 Category”, “Previous Issues 2 Category”, “Previous Issues 3 Category”, “Previous Issues 4 Category” to your newly created categories
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