To install this theme you must have a working version of WordPress already installed. If you need help installing WordPress, follow the instructions in WordPress Codex or you can watch the Instructional Video created by Woo Themes. Below are all the useful links for WordPress information.
To use Driveme, you must be running WordPress 3.1 or higher, PHP5 or higher, and mysql 5 or higher. We have tested it with Mac, Windows and Linux. Below are a list of items you should ensure your host can comply with.
- Check to ensure that your web host has the minimum requirements to run WordPress.
- Always make sure they are running the latest version of WordPress
- You can download the latest release of WordPress from official WordPress website
- Always create secure passwords FTP and Database
Hosting is Driveme secure when PHP applications, like WordPress, are run using your account’s username instead of the server’s default shared username (www or www-data). The most common way for hosting companies to do this is using suPHP. Just ask your potential host if they run suPHP or something similar.
We recommend using WpEngine.com or
A Small Orange for all your hosting needs.
When you purchase our theme from Themeforest, you need to download the Driveme files from your Themeforest account. Navigate to your downloads tab on Themeforest and find Driveme. Click the download button to see the two options. The Main Files contain everything, the Installable WordPress Theme is just the installable WordPress theme file. Below is a full list of everything that is included when you download the main files, along with a brief description of each item.
- Driveme Theme Folder – contains the Driveme.zip and Driveme-Child-Theme.zip wordpress theme. The child theme is only for users who make code changes.
All of our items come with free support, and we have a dedicated mail: jakjim@gmail.com to handle your requests. Support is limited to questions regarding the theme’s features or problems with the theme. We are not able to provide support for code customizations or third-party plugins. If you need help with anything other than minor customizations of your theme then you should enlist the help of a developer.
You can install the theme in two ways: through WordPress, or via FTP. The Driveme.zip file is the Installable WordPress Theme and what you need to use to get the theme installed. Please see the following sections for each method and watch our video tutorial on how to install Driveme. But first, you need to download the Driveme files from your Themeforest account. Navigate to your downloads tab on Themeforest and find Driveme. Click the download button to see the two options. The Main Files and the Installable WordPress Theme. See below.
Downloading The Main Files Gives You All The Content Listed Below
- Driveme Theme Folder – contains the Driveme.zip and Driveme-child.zip wordpress theme. The child theme is only for users who make code changes.
Downloading The Installalable WordPress Theme Only Gives You The Driveme.zip File
- Driveme.zip – this is the parent wordpress theme, install this via WordPress. If you install it via FTP then unzip it first and use the extracted folder.
Follow the steps below to install via WordPress.
Step 1 – Navigate to Appearance > Themes.
Step 2 – Click Install Themes and hit the upload button.
Step 3 – Navigate to find the “Driveme.zip” file on your computer and click “Install Now”
Step 4 – Wait while the theme is uploaded and installed.
Step 5 – Activate the newly installed theme. Go to Appearance > Themes and activate it.
Step 6 – Then you will get a notification to activate the required plugins: Verga Theme Page Builder and Contact Form 7. Follow the steps to instal and activate. The other plugins we include are integrated into the theme and all will be ready to use when you right away.
Common Install Error: Are You Sure You Want To Do This?
If you get the “Are You Sure You Want To Do This” message when installing Driveme.zip file via WordPress, it means you have an upload file size limit. Install the theme via FTP if this happens, or call your hosting company and ask them to increase the limit.
Driveme is constantly being updated with new features and adjustments. You can always view the most recent update information in the change log in the changelog.txt file inside the theme zip file. You can also view the full change log below.
Driveme Change Log
When you first install any wordpress theme, it will not contain all the extra content that you might of seen in the live demo. There are two ways you can import the Driveme Demo Content. Usually you have to import an XML file which can be troublesome. We’ve made it easier by creating a Theme Options Demo Content Importer.
Method 1: Import All Demo Content – Now users can quickly and easily import our demo content with one click of the button. This is the preferred method because its the fastest and easiest way to get our demo content. Using this method will give you all our pages and posts, several sample sliders of each slider type, widgets, theme option settings and Driveme. If you wish to use our Theme Options Demo Content Importer, please see the “How To Import All Demo Content” section in our documentation.
Setting up your home page is the same as setting up any other regular pages except that you need to specify in the settings which page will be your main home page. Driveme includes several pre-designed home page options. Any of the layout options you see on our demo can be imported through our demo content importer, or from copying the individual page content from our docs in the “How To Import Individual Pages” section. However, you are not stuck with our pre-designed layouts, you can build any type of home page you desire using our Page Builder elements. You can mix and match anyway you like.
To Set Your Home Page, Follow These Steps
Step 1 – Navigate to Settings > Reading.
Step 2 – Select “A Static Page” option.
Step 3 – Choose the page you want as your home page from the dropdown list.
Step 4 – This is also the same spot you select the Blog page as the post page.
Driveme has the ability for you to make a one page site with a parallax scrolling menu. Most sites are traditionally setup with individual pages, each page with its own content. A one page site allows you to put all the content on one page, and the menu items will link to each different section of the page. Think of it as a full site but all on one page. A parallax one page site requires you to have a custom menu, a page with menu_anchors in the content and the custom menu assigned to the page. Please read below for information on how to set this up.
To Create The Blog Page, Follow The Steps Below.
Step 1 – Create a new page and give it any name you wish.
Step 2 – In the Page Attributes box on the right hand side, set the Template to Blog
Step 3 – Insert your Teplate Page Builder into the content.
Please DON'T UPDATE PLUGINS. If there are any updates yet We will update the theme on ThemeForest and You will download again Theme.Thanks.
No matter which method or methods you use to display your blog posts, the first thing you need to do is create the blog posts. Driveme offers several blog post types, image, image slideshows, video and Driveme on the way. Each blog post you make will be able to be displayed using any of the 3 methods described above. And with the ability to assign custom categories to each post, you can easily display a set of posts based on category. See below for information on how to create blog posts.
Follow the Steps Below To Create A Blog Post
Step 1 – Navigate to Posts in your WordPress admin.
Step 2 – Click on Add New to make a new post. Create a title and insert your post content in the editing field. You can use any of our short code builder elements inside the post.
Step 3 – Add Categories from the right side. To assign it to the post, check the box next to the Category name.
Step 4 – Add Tags from the right side. Type the name of the tag in the field, separate multiple tags with commas.
Step 5 – For a single image, click the first Featured Image Box, select an image and click “Set Featured Image”.
Step 6 – For a slideshow, insert Driveme than one Gallery, each image will be a slide in the slideshow.
Step 7 – For a video post, paste the Link from either Youtube or Vimeo into the Video Link Code field.
Step 8 – Chosen type sidebar: Left, Right and enter subtitle
Step 9 – Once you are finished, click Publish to save the post.
Here Is A Screenshot That Shows The Various Areas Of The Blog Post Page Described Above.
After you have made your courses page, you need to create courses posts so they will show up on the courses pages. Driveme offers several options for courses posts, and with the ability to assign custom categories to each post, you can easily display a set of posts based on category. Each courses post offers several ways to add tags, categories. Categories are the filters you see above the post that allow the viewer to sort the posts. Tags are used to add additional meta info to the post. See below for information on how to create courses posts.
Follow the Steps Below To Create A Courses Post
Step 1 – Navigate to Courses in your WordPress admin.
Step 2 – Click on Add New to make a new post. Create a title and insert your post content in the editing field. You can use any of our short code builder elements inside the post.
Step 3 – Add Categories from the right side. To assign it to the post, check the box next to the Category name. These Categories are the filters that will sit above your courses images and allow you to filter the different types of projects.
Step 4 – Set price for course. This can be used by Payments functionality. You can use currency symbols, non-number symbols will be ignored.
Step 5 – Add more infomation: type sidebar, rating, address, time, ...
Step 6 – For a single image, click the first Featured Image Box, select an image and click “Set Featured Image”.
Step 7 – Select any Post Format Options box.
Step 8 – Once you are finished, click Publish to save the post.
Here Is A Screenshot That Shows The Various Areas Of The Courses Post Page Described Above.
After you have made your gallery page, you need to create gallery posts so they will show up on the gallery pages. Driveme offers several options for gallery posts, and with the ability to assign custom categories to each post, you can easily display a set of posts based on category. Each gallery post offers several ways to add tags, categories. Categories are the filters you see above the post that allow the viewer to sort the posts. Tags are used to add additional meta info to the post. See below for information on how to create gallery posts.
Follow the Steps Below To Create A Gallery Post
Step 1 – Navigate to Gallery in your WordPress admin.
Step 2 – Click on Add New to make a new post. Create a title and insert your post content in the editing field. You can use any of our short code builder elements inside the post.
Step 3 – Add location, chosen style width
Step 4 – For a single image, click the first Featured Image Box, select an image and click “Set Featured Image”.
Step 5 – Select any Post Format Options box.
Step 6 – Once you are finished, click Publish to save the post.
Here Is A Screenshot That Shows The Various Areas Of The gallery Post Page Described Above.
After you have made your inspectors page, you need to create inspectors posts so they will show up on the inspectors pages. Driveme offers several options for inspectors posts, and with the ability to assign custom categories to each post, you can easily display a set of posts based on category. Each inspectors post offers several ways to add tags, categories. Categories are the filters you see above the post that allow the viewer to sort the posts. Tags are used to add additional meta info to the post. See below for information on how to create inspectors posts.
Follow the Steps Below To Create A Inspectors Post
Step 1 – Navigate to Inspectors in your WordPress admin.
Step 2 – Click on Add New to make a new post. Create a title and insert your post content in the editing field. You can use any of our short code builder elements inside the post.
Step 3 – Add Specialized from the right side. To assign it to the post, check the box next to the Specialized name.
Step 4 – Add Link social: facebook, google, ...
Step 5 – For a single image, click the first Featured Image Box, select an image and click “Set Featured Image”.
Step 6 – Select any Post Format Options box.
Step 7 – Once you are finished, click Publish to save the post.
Here Is A Screenshot That Shows The Various Areas Of The gallery Post Page Described Above.
