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Replicant v2 WordPress Theme
Replicant v2 is a 100% transparent Wordpress theme with a Simple Color Chooser to allow the maximum of customization producing stunning results.
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, Replicant v2 is the perfect choice for you.
Features and Screenshots
- Transparent body structure
- RokBox
- RokNewsFlash
- 10 Stunning Preset Professional Styles
- CSS Based Tableless Design
- 10 Widget Positions
- 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
Beautiful Transparent Design
Replicant v2 features a stunning transparent template structure that is fully scalable allowing for any width or height. This functionality is also fully supported in IE6 allowing you take advantage of this stunning versatility without sacrificing the experience for your IE6 users.
Amazing New RokNewsFlash
RokNewsFlash is a custom mootools module that displays some informations at the top of your site. The RokNewsFlash also includes small buttons allowing your visitors to toggle through the different items you have set up. See it in action on the frontpage.
Replicant v2 Documentation
Get started using Replicant v2 with a wide variety of tutorials explaining installation, configuration, widgets, and much more More Details...
Installation
Downloading the Theme Files
To install the theme, you only need one file:-
- Replicant v2 Theme (rt_replicant2_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.
- Replicant v2 Sample Content (rt_replicant2_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.
- Replicant v2 Source PNG(s) (wp-replicant2-sources.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_replicant2_wp-(version).zip file on your computer
- Click Install Now
- On the post-install page (with the theme name, description and thumbnail), select Activate
- Replicant v2 will now be installed
Using FTP
- Extract rt_replicant2_wp-(version).zip
- Load your FTP client, such as FileZilla
- Upload the rt_replicant2_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 Replicant v2 section
Importing Sample Content
This allows you to copy over the data from the Demo so that you can match our setup
- Extract rt_replicant2_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 Replicant2 Settings from within the tab
How can i add posts to "Showcase" section?
All posts displayed in the Showcase section have to be assigned to the "Showcase" category. If there’s more than 1 post in that category, posts will be displayed randomly.
If you haven’t installed our sample content please remember to change the Category in Replicant2 Settings to the category you created to use for your "Showcase" Posts
How to add thumbnails to posts displayed in "Showcase" section?
- Enter into edit mode of showcase post you wish to change
- 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/showcase_thumb_1.jpg
TIP: 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 "Showcase" section?
Just go to the Replicant2 Settings page in admin dashboard and next to the Showcase Category → choose None
Alternatively to remove the Showcase section please unassign all posts from category you assigned for your Showcase posts. If Wordpress detects no posts in that category it will automatically hide that section.
Alternatively to remove the Showcase section please unassign all posts from category you assigned for your Showcase posts. If Wordpress detects no posts in that category it will automatically hide that section.
How to change "Showcase" section assigned category?
If you haven’t installed our sample content you can easily enable Showcase 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 Showcase posts
- Assign your posts to that category
- In the left menu sidebar, go to Appearance → Replicant2 Settings
- Change the category next to the field Showcase Category to your newly created category
How to add posts to "Feature" section (next to logo)?
All posts displayed in the Feature section have to be assigned to the “Feature” category. If there’s more than 4 post in that category, posts will be displayed randomly.
If you haven’t installed our sample content please remember to change the Category in Replicant2 Settings to the category you created to use for your "Feature" Posts
How to make 2 rowed titles in "Feature" section?
- Enter into edit mode of feature post you wish to change
- Type your title like in every other post
- In the place that you wish to split your title (for the top and bottom part) please place the | sign (it’s not small letter L and it’s not a big letter i → it’s the sign that you get by holding shift-key and pressing \ )
How to remove "Feature" section?
Just go to the Replicant2 Settings page in admin dashboard and next to the Feature Category → choose None
Alternatively to remove the Feature section please unassign all posts from category you assigned for your Feature posts. If Wordpress detects no posts in that category it will automatically hide that section.
Alternatively to remove the Feature section please unassign all posts from category you assigned for your Feature posts. If Wordpress detects no posts in that category it will automatically hide that section.
How to change "Feature" section assigned category?
If you haven’t installed our sample content you can easily enable Feature 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 Feature posts
- Assign your posts to that category
- In the left menu sidebar, go to Appearance → Replicant2 Settings
- Change the category next to the field Feature Category to your newly created category
