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Magento BlueScale theme installation guide

Magento BlueScale theme installation guide

Initial installation

1. Copy files from the package theme/ dir to your Magento Directory.
PSD/ dir in the package holds PSD source files.

2. Navigate to Backend->System->Configuration->Design->Package Tab-> Current Package Name Field and set this field to default value

3. Navigate to Backend->System->Configuration->Design->Themes Tab and set all fields to bluescale value.

4. Navigate to Backend->System->Configuration->Content Management Tab and set "Enable WYSIWYG Editor" to Disable by Default value.

Now do the following actions from the admin side:

Create category for main navigation menu

In order to get the main navigation visible, you need to create at least one active subcategory in the root folder. Category should be subcategory of the Root (default) category. Category must be active to be showing in the main navigation. Wiki: How to create new categories in Magento

Create new Magento category

Create hidden categories

Create 2 categories as subcategories to your theme default category. They must be inactive to be hidden in the main navigation. These categories will be for "Home page products" and "Popular products". Remember the IDs of these categories. See the image below.

Video tutorial by Template-help.com: How to add a category

Once categories are created it is good to add several products to them. Video tutorial by Template-help.com: How to add a simple product

Do not forget to keep indexes in touch. System->Index Management

Create Static Block left_info_block

Go to CMS->Static Block to add new static blocks.

Block Title*	left_info_block
Identifier*	left_info_block
Store View*	Select correct store view
Status	Enabled*
Content	<div></div>

Create Static Block right_info_block

Go to CMS->Static Block to add new static blocks.

Do not forget to replace "PopularProductsCategoryID" with the ID of one of the created categories.

Block Title*	right_info_block
Identifier*	right_info_block
Store View*	Select correct store view
Status	Enabled*
Content	<div></div>

Create Static Block home_page_footer_block

Go to CMS->Static Block to add new static blocks.

Block Title*	home_page_footer_block
Identifier*	home_page_footer_block
Store View*	Select correct store view
Status	Enabled*
Content	<div class="join_us_block"> <a class="join" href="#">Become a Fan on <strong>Facebook</strong></a> <a class="join" href="#">Follow Us on<strong>Twitter</strong></a> <a class="join" href="#">Join our <strong>Mailing List</strong></a> </div>

Create Static Block header_phone_block

Go to CMS->Static Block to add new static blocks.

Block Title*	header_phone_block
Identifier*	header_phone_block
Store View*	Select correct store view
Status	Enabled*
Content	<div class="head_phone_block"> <p class="phone"><small>Call Us: (+1)</small> 253-243-2001</p> </div>

Create Static Block search_block_content

Go to CMS->Static Block to add new static blocks.

Block Title*	search_block_content
Identifier*	search_block_content
Store View*	Select correct store view
Status	Enabled*
Content	<p><span><strong>Get your 30% OFF!</strong>On all Order over $500</span></p>

Create Static Block home_page_left_block

Go to CMS->Static Block to add new static blocks.

Block Title*	home_page_left_block
Identifier*	home_page_left_block
Store View*	Select correct store view
Status	Enabled*
Content	<div class="block block-popular"> <div class="block-title"><strong><span>What's New</span></strong></div> <div class="block-content"> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="#"><img src="https://web-experiment.info/media/"bluescale/promotion.jpg"" alt="" /></a></p> </div> </div>

Create Static Block footer_links

Go to CMS->Static Block to add new static blocks.

Block Title*	footer_links
Identifier*	footer_links
Store View*	Select correct store view
Status	Enabled*
Content	<div class="footer_block"> <div class="links_block clearfix"> <div class="clearfix"><a class="title" href="#">Company Information</a> <ul> <li><a href="#">About Us</a></li> <li><a href="#">Our Store Hours</a></li> <li><a href="#">Directions</a></li> <li><a href="#">Privacy Policy</a></li> <li><a href="#">Legal Information</a></li> </ul> </div> <div><a class="title" href="#">Customer Service</a> <ul> <li><a href="#">Ordering Information</a></li> <li><a href="#">Delivery & Rates</a></li> <li><a href="#">Cancellations & Returns</a></li> <li><a href="#">School & Government</a></li> <li><a href="#">Contact Us</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="last"><a class="title" href="#">Useful Tips and Information</a> <ul> <li><a href="#">Product Measurements</a></li> <li><a href="#">Customer Testimonials</a></li> <li><a href="#">Our Blog</a></li> <li><a href="#">Site Map</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div>

Edit home page

Go to CMS->Pages and Edit/Add home page

Page Title*	home
URL Key	home
Store View	Select correct store view
Status	Enabled*
Content Do not forget to replace "HomeProductsCategoryID" with the ID of one of the created categories	<div id="slider-wrap" class="slider-wrap" style="overflow: hidden; height: 280px;"> <div id="slider-content" class="slider-wrap"> <a href="#" title=""><img src="https://web-experiment.info/media/"bluescale/01.jpg"" alt="" width="741" height="280" /></a> <a href="#" title=""><img src="https://web-experiment.info/media/"bluescale/02.jpg"" alt="" width="741" height="280" /></a> <a href="#" title=""><img src="https://web-experiment.info/media/"bluescale/03.jpg"" alt="" width="741" height="280" /></a></div> </div> <div class="best_sellers_title"><span>Our Best Sellers</span></div> <div></div>
Layout	2columns-left*
Layout Update XML	<reference name="footer"> <block type="cms/block" name="home_page_footer_block" before="-"> <action method="setBlockId"> <block_id>home_page_footer_block</block_id> </action> </block> </reference> <reference name="left"> <block type="cms/block" name="home_page_left_block" after="left_info_block"> <action method="setBlockId"> <block_id>home_page_left_block</block_id> </action> </block> </reference> <reference name="head"> <action method="addItem"> <type>skin_css</type> <name>css/slider.css</name> <params/> </action> <action method="addItem"> <type>skin_js</type> <name>js/jquery-1.5.2.min.js</name> </action> <action method="addItem"> <type>skin_js</type> <name>js/cycle-fade-effect.js</name> </action> <action method="addItem"> <type>skin_js</type> <name>js/slider.js</name> </action> </reference>

Other guides

If you are using non English language(es):

Video tutorial by Template-help.com: How to install a new language

"Most Popular" sentence is not present in the default language packs. We need to add it manually.
Open file directory where your Magento is. Go to "app/design/frontend/default/[YourTheme]/locale/"

There is a "en_US/translate.csv" file there. Copy it to any locale you need (like "da_DK/translate.csv") and edit "translate.csv" file.

It holds this text:

"Most Popular","Most Popular"

You need to change it to:

"Most Popular","[[Most popular in your language]]"

Note that file encoding should be UTF8.

Congratulations! Your magento theme is ready!

Thank you for using this theme.

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