INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE FLEXY TEMPLATE

The following instructions assume you've installed Textpattern 4.0.4 OK and you haven't altered anything or added any content. For fuller instructions, please refer to fullinstructions.txt

*******************
PRELIMINARIES 
*******************

1 From your local Flexy folder, transfer the contents of images to the remote images folder. Chmod permissions to 777, ie full access.

2 Open 'switch.php' in your local folder and change "01010.org/flexy" to the url of your site. Transfer it to the root of your site.

3 Create a new remote folder next to the images and files folders. Call it '_templates'. Chmod permissions to 777. Create a folder within it called flexy.

4 Transfer local forms, pages and style folders over into the remote flexy folder. When done you should have the following directory structure: root of your site (with images and switch.php) > _templates > flexy > forms, pages, style. 


*********************
IN THE TXP ADMIN TAB 
*********************

1 In Preferences, use the following settings:

Permanent Link Mode: /section/title
Use Textile: Leave text untouched
Accept comments: yes
On by default: yes
Automatically append comments to articles: no

SAVE. 

2 Click Advanced and use the following settings:

Custom field 1 name  metadesc
Custom field 2 name  metakeyw
Custom field 3 name  topleft
Custom field 4 name  topright
Custom field 5 name  headwide
Custom field 6 name  headleft
Custom field 7 name  headmid
Custom field 8 name  headright
Custom field 9 name  two3col
Custom field 10 name twocol

title_no_widow *or* Prevent widowed words in article titles: no

SAVE.

3 Install the following plugins:

# hcg_templates-0.3.txt - This is Bert Garcia's plugin which will make installing this template very easy.
# glx_h1_current.txt - This is Johan Nilsson's plugin which is used with navigation.
# zem_contact-0.6.txt - This is Alex Shiel's contact form plugin.
# upm_savenew.txt - This is Mary Fredborg's plugin. It is optional but you need it if you are going to use article templates.

*************************
IN THE TXP TEMPLATES TAB 
*************************

In the newly created Templates tab, select import flexy and Go.

As if by magic, Bert's wonderful plugin has just saved us an hour of copying and pasting! Nice one, Bert!



****************************
IN THE TXP PRESENTATION TAB 
****************************


***** SECTIONS *****

All use default style.
Default. Leave alone. 
about. title: ABOUT . Uses page: flexy_archive . On front page: yes
articles. title: ARTICLES . Uses page: flexy_archive
archives. title: ARCHIVES . Uses page: flexy_archive_list
contact. title: CONTACT . Uses page: flexy_contact
sitemap. title: SITEMAP . Uses page: flexy_search
template. title: ARTICLE TEMPLATE . Uses page: flexy_archive


******************************
IN THE TXP CONTENT TAB 
******************************

***** CATEGORIES *****

Create docs, category, templates, list and nav categories. Assigning 'nav' to an article will cause it to be added to the main navigation. Assigning 'list' will put it into a list of related articles at the end of an article.

***** ARTICLES *****

Edit 'First Post'. 
Custom field 'twocol': Yes 
Category 1: docs 
Category 2: list

***** WRITE *****

Please create the following 3 articles in the order specified, copying from your local flexy write folder. They are needed to show how various parts of the template work.

1 Front. This is needed for the front page and should have an ID of 2. If it hasn't you open flexy_contentdef and flexy_side2def and alter id="2" to whatever your id is.

2 Flexy. Needs an ID of 3 which can be changed in the flexy_side2def form if necessary. 

3 Access. An accessibility statement.

4 The other documents in the write folder are optional. Basic, Twocol and Two3col are article templates.

************ I HOPE THAT ALL WENT WELL! ***************