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A getting started guide to help you get the most out of your new Weebly theme.
The following documentation covers theme installation, custom options, widget package usage and theme speci!c instructions - you are encouraged to read this document thoroughly before proceeding with the installation and editing of your theme.
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1. Theme Installation
The !rst step in installing this theme is to open up the Weebly website that you wish to apply this theme to - within the Weebly Editor, navigate to: Design ! All Themes ! My Custom Themes ! Import Theme Click Upload Theme to browse and then select bondi.zip - this can be found within the unzipped set of !les, alongside the documentation, licensing information and the widget package. The Weebly Uploader will then begin to install the theme, if the theme has been correctly installed you will see the following con!rmation message: Success: Theme successfully imported Once successfully installed, you will need to refresh your Weebly editor, you can do this by clicking o" the 'My Custom Themes' tab. When you go back to this tab, your new theme will appear as a thumbnail. Hover over this thumbnail, click: Preview ! Use Theme - this will apply the theme to the website you have selected to edit. You can apply the theme to any website you have created in your Weebly account.
Note: If you experience di$culties in installing the theme, visit the Theme Penguin knowledgebase at http://kb.themepenguin.com - here you will !nd installation steps complete with step-by-step screenshots and troubleshooting solutions.
* Pro Site Search is not compatible with Bondi due to the use of parallax scrolling and Weeblys in#exible site search function.
2. Theme Features
The theme is packed with features designed to provide greater functionality. This section will explain the theme-speci!c features and how to use them correctly.
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Theme Options
Each theme comes with a set of custom options. Below you will !nd instructions on how to use them within this theme.
Each theme comes with a variety of page layouts. All themes contain #exible footers and some provide an optional sidebar.
Layouts can be applied to your pages via the Pages tab in your Weebly editor. Responsive columns will allow you to easily drag and drop content into the columns which will ensure all content is formatted correctly across devices.
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Widget Package
Each theme comes with a set of custom widgets - information on how to use theme can be found in the Widget Package document.
2.3.1 Buttons
All of Theme Penguins themes provide support for Weeblys button element. Buttons can be dropped into place by dragging the element from the Basic Elements tab.
2.3.3 Divider
All Theme Penguin themes include a styled line break element - this element requires no additional coding and has been pre-applied to the theme and so dragging and dropping the Divider element will display the styled line break.
3. SEO Tips
Below Theme Penguin shares some key information about the best way to obtain organic tra$c. Organic tra$c growth isn't the quickest method for indexing your websites in search engines, but it is a more e"ective and a"ordable solution. Take advantage of Google Webmaster Tools, which is a free program that will give your access to multiple resources that will help to index your website on Google. You will be able to submit your website URL to Google and provide it with key information about your website, such as a sitemap. You can also view data regarding search tra$c and search engine crawling. Dont just rely on Google, you can submit your website to Bing and Yahoo. Whilst Google is responsible for more than 80% of searches conducted on the web, Bing and Yahoo account for nearly 10% of the total search engine market share. Take advantage of Weeblys e"ortless SEO integration. Under the Settings tab, you will see an area labelled Search Engine Optimization. Create an e"ective site description with at least one keyword pertaining to your website. Meta keywords can also be inputted - but there is no evidence to suggest Google uses this data. Under the pages tab you can also input further data for each page on your website. Once again, use this feature and think carefully about your choice of description and keywords. Remember the Alt attribute! The alternative attribute is picked up by most search engines and so be sure to create an Alt tag for any images you upload. Just one or two words that explain what the picture is illustrating. In-bound links. This is one of the most e"ective ways to increase your tra$c and in turn bump your website up the search rankings. By sharing your website URL on reputable sites, such as social media platforms, your website will picked up by search engines much more quickly. Make sure people know the value of your content!
By following a few basic principles you can use SEO with greater e$ciency and give your website every chance of climbing the search rankings.