The Privateer Theme Manual ( v 1.4 )

for The Privateer ThemeThis manual is intended to help you get a WordPress site setup quickly with The Privateer theme. Assuch, options are detailed in order of the steps I recommend for setting up a site with the Privater.If you run into trouble or need a hand, please visit thePrivateer Theme Forums.If you do not have the theme, please consider picking up a copy!This manual may be re-distributed as you see fit.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Privateer Theme for WordPress....................................................................................1Section 1: Getting the overall look you want.............................................................................................1Choosing an initial color scheme..........................................................................................................1Choosing your sites layout method.......................................................................................................2Creating your site header .......................................................................................................................3The Page Bar ( %pages )..................................................................................................................3Adding a Link to your Home Page..............................................................................................3Adding an e-Junkie View Cart menu option................................................................................3Adding a link to your online store:..............................................................................................4Adding a link to your Post RSS feed:..........................................................................................4Adding a link to your Comments RSS Feed:...............................................................................4Excluding pages from your Page Menu Bar................................................................................4Limiting the depth of the page menu bar.....................................................................................4Sorting pages in the Page Menu Bar............................................................................................4Choosing to display title tags.......................................................................................................5Setting up the colors and fonts for your Page Menu Bar.............................................................5The Category Bar ( %cats )..............................................................................................................5The Logo Bar ( %logo )....................................................................................................................6Styling the Logo Bar Container...................................................................................................6Setting a Logo Image...................................................................................................................6Styling the logo image.................................................................................................................6Setting up the Title.......................................................................................................................6Setting up the Byline or Subtitle..................................................................................................7Setting up the Search Box............................................................................................................7The Image Bar ( %image )................................................................................................................7Choosing images to be shown as backgrounds in the Image Bar:...............................................7Configuring the Image Bar:.........................................................................................................7Bar 1 ( %bar1 ) and Bar 2 ( %bar2 ).................................................................................................8Custom Bar 1, 2, and 3 ( %cbar1, %cbar2, %cbar3 ).......................................................................9Setting up the sidebar(s)........................................................................................................................9To configure the sidebars, use the Sidebars option menu:..............................................................10To Configure Widgets, use the Widgets option menu:...................................................................10Creating your site footer ......................................................................................................................11Tweaking the look of HTML elements................................................................................................11Section 2: Setting up the main content area.............................................................................................12Options which apply everywhere........................................................................................................12Center Column Styling...................................................................................................................12Sticky Post Container .....................................................................................................................12Read More Tag Setup.....................................................................................................................12Body Styling...................................................................................................................................13Text and Link Colors and Styling...................................................................................................13Comments Configuration and Styling............................................................................................13Template by Template Options............................................................................................................13Intro: Templates, Pages, and Posts..................................................................................................14Setting up the default look for all pages or archive pages..............................................................14Page Display Options for Template Types......................................................................................15

Page Navigation Options for Template Types................................................................................16Post Display Options for Template Types......................................................................................16Custom Displays for Different Looks......................................................................................................17Section 3: Pre-configured plugin setup and use.......................................................................................18Section 4: SEO and Marketing Considerations........................................................................................18Intro: Privateer SEO Best Practices.....................................................................................................18Global SEO Settings............................................................................................................................19Template Level SEO Settings..............................................................................................................19Meta Title........................................................................................................................................19Meta Description............................................................................................................................19Meta Keywords...............................................................................................................................20Canonical Data................................................................................................................................20Meta Robots....................................................................................................................................20XML Sitemap Priority....................................................................................................................20Alternate post/page content for comments pages...........................................................................20Showing and hiding items on secondary pages..............................................................................20Other Items.....................................................................................................................................20Using external tools and scripts...........................................................................................................21Section 5: Creating and Editing Posts and Pages.....................................................................................21Section 6: Getting support and help.........................................................................................................22The Privateer Forums..........................................................................................................................22The Privateer YouTube Channel..........................................................................................................22Direct support from the author ............................................................................................................22Supporting the Privateer Theme...............................................................................................................22