This quick start guide helps you install and configure Smasher WordPress Theme.

Before you begin

We have put a huge amount of effort making Smasher WordPress Theme the best theme available. Anyway, bad things happen. So before you begin installing Smasher WordPress Theme we strongly recommend making a backup copy of your site’s database and files. If you need assistance here – take a look at official WordPress backup Help http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Backups

When you have backup files in safe place – please, continue installing Smasher.

Prerequisites

To install Smasher WordPress theme you will need:

• Web Server with installed and correctly working WordPress version 3.4. or later. If you need any assistance installing or configuring WordPress – please, consult official WordPress installation guide: http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress
• FTP client. We recommend using FileZilla FTP client. Download it here: http://filezilla-project.org/download.php?type=client
• Your server’s FTP credentials (hostname, username and password). You should have been received this data from your web hosting services provider.

Uploading Smasher

1. Download purchased Smasher WordPress Theme archive file to your Desktop folder.
2. Extract downloaded archive file using archive manager program into your Desktop folder.
3. Upload directory smasher from extracted theme folder to your server’s WordPress themes folder (typically it is located /webroot/wp-content/themes) using FTP Client program.
4. Make wp-content directory of your WordPress installation writable by web server. It may be done by changing its access mode to 755 recursively. More about http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_File_Permissions

Now you are ready to enable and configure your newly installed Smasher WordPress Theme.

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