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Nebulae WordPress Theme

Nebulae Nebulae, the December 2011 release, combines visual sophistication with functionality and power. The theme offers a range of unique and stunning style variations, with distinct colour schemes complimenting their detailed and beautiful background counterparts.

The theme supports integrated styling for numerous RocketTheme Plugins, adapting to whichever style variation or widget variation you seek to use, in addition to a brand new, fresh and refined typography set. The Gantry Framework forms the core of the template with the standard and advanced features that accompany it.

Features and Screenshots


Nebulae Preset Styles Mega Menu Integrated Plugins Theme Settings Widget Positions
  • Gantry Framework
  • 8 Preset Styles
  • RocketTheme Plugins Styling
  • New RokStories Layout
  • New Content Typography
  • Scrolling Widget Positions
  • Fusion with MegaMenu & Splitmenu
  • 68 Widget Positions
  • 22 Widget Variations
  • Javascript Form Styling
  • FF 4, Safari 4, Opera 10.x, IE7+ Compatible
  • W3C XHTML 1.0 / CSS Valid

NOTE: Gantry v1.22+ is required for Nebulae to work correctly. For more details on the Gantry Framework, please visit its Dedicated Website.

RocketTheme Plugins Styling

A selection of our RocketTheme Plugins have been styled to integrate with the theme:

  • RokTabs: A tabbed based content module, with advanced display controls.
  • RokStories: An advanced content rotator module with multiple layout modes.
  • RokContentRotator: A vertical tabbed based content rotator module.
  • RokFeatureTable: A stylistic and highly configurable tabular data displayer.
  • RokNewsPager: A snippet content previewer, supports accordion and list layout styles.
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Fusion with MegaMenu

Fusion is a javascript enhanced CSS dropdown menu system, that is fully crawlable by search engines. Mootools adds transitions and animations to the dropdown, providing a smooth and dynamic interface for the navigational structure. MegaMenu features include a vast assortment, such as multiple columns, grouped child items, dropdown widths and item distribution. These provide for individual control over each specific dropdown menu item or column.

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All images sources in the Adobe® Fireworks PNG format.

Installation


Downloading the Theme Files

To install the theme, you need two files:-

  • Nebulae Theme (rt_nebulae_wp.zip) - This file is the standalone theme package you will use to install your theme into WordPress.
  • Gantry Plugin (gantry_wordpress_framework.zip) - This file contains the Gantry Framework Plugin and it's required in order to have our themes working.

There are other files that you may wish to download that accompany the release, but are not required for the theme to work.

  • Nebulae Source PNG(s) (rt_nebulae_wp-sources.zip) - This contains all the Adobe Fireworks PNG source files for the theme, and if applicable, the logo font.
  • Nebulae RocketLauncher (rt_nebulae_wp-rocketlauncher.zip) - The RocketLauncher pack is a full WordPress install that contains all the demo content, including plugins and the theme.
Please note that the Gantry plugin needs to be installed first and activated (doesn't apply to RocketLauncher).

Using the RocketLauncher

RocketLauncher includes a FULL WordPress install, in addition to the theme and demo contents. The WordPress installation process is necessary in creating the demo content, therefore RocketLauncher will only work properly as a new WordPress installation. It can not be used on an existing WordPress installation.
  • Download the Nebulae RocketLauncher Package (rt_nebulae_wp_rocketlauncher.zip) from the Nebulae theme downloads section
  • Unzip the zip packaged onto your computer to reveal the rt_nebulae_wp_rocketlauncher folder
  • Upload this to your site using your FTP client
  • Direct your browser to the installation such as www.yoursite.com/rt_nebulae_wp_rocketlauncher or to whatever directory your uploaded to
  • Follow the standard WordPress installation, after which the theme and gantry framework will automatically be activated, along with the sample content.

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_nebulae_wp.zip file on your computer
  • Click Install Now
  • Nebulae will now be installed
  • Click Activate under Nebulae Theme

Using FTP

  • Extract rt_nebulae_wp
  • Load your FTP client, such as FileZilla
  • Upload the rt_nebulae_wp 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 Nebulae section

Installing Gantry Framework Plugin

Using the WordPress installer

  • Login into the WordPress administrator dashboard (http://www.yoursite.com/wp-admin/)
  • In the left menu sidebar, go to Plugins → Add New → Upload
  • Select the Choose File button
  • Locate the gantry_framework_plugin.zip file on your computer
  • Click Install Now
  • Gantry Framework Plugin will now be installed
  • Click Activate under the Gantry Plugin

Using the FTP

  • Extract gantry_framework_plugin.zip
  • Load your FTP client, such as FileZilla
  • Upload the gantry folder to the http://www.yoursite.com/wp-content/plugins
  • Login into the WordPress administrator dashboard (http://www.yoursite.com/wp-admin/)
  • In the left menu sidebar, go to Plugins
  • Click Activate underneath the Gantry Framework Plugin

Frequently Asked Questions


Where can i find theme settings?
  • Login into the WordPress administrator at http://www.yoursite.com/wp-admin/
  • Select the Nebulae Settings tab on the left of the dashboard