# Prerequisites

### Before you begin

We have put a huge amount of effort making Metro WordPress Theme the best theme available. Anyway, bad things happen. So before you begin installing Metro WordPress Theme we strongly recommend install a clean wordpress. Like m.yoursite.com or yoursite.com/mobile

After you do this continue installation step.

### Prerequisites

To install Metro WordPress template 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

# Installation

Just like any other WordPress theme “Metro Mobile” can be installed in a few minutes. Please install both videos they are continued.

Click here for see installation video 1

Click here for see installation video 2

Follow the steps bellow to install Metro Mobile:

- Install WordPress on your server, if you don’t know how to do that please go here
  - http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress
- Go to your WordPress admin panel, and then to `Appearance > Themes`
- Click “Install themes” at the top, and then click “Upload”. Browse for `metromobile.zip` into the downloaded template zip file and once you select it click “Install”.
- Once the theme is successfully installed you will see the theme options page and
  Metro Admin Menu's left panel. But our installation not yet finished.
- We recommend load default Metro Admin Panel configuration. And open `demo_content > default_admin_conf.txt` folder from metro template zip file. Copy all lines.
- Then open `Metro Options > Import / Export` from Wordpress Admin Panel. Click to Import from file button a textbox will be opened. Paste configuration you copied before.
- Then click to Import button. After click please wait. Then click to Save Changes button right bottom.
- Now we need to load demo content. (Optional) Go to `Tools > Import` (click `WordPress` and install the plugin if you don’t have it), browse for the demo_content.xml file in folder `demo_content` and then click `Upload file and Import`. Don’t forget to import the attached images by selecting the “Import Attachments” checkbox.
- Then Finished.

For Plugin Installation ; ( Need for contact forms / Gallery / Photoswipe Gallery) ! important

1. Find in _plugin folder contact-form-7.3.3.2.zip file. Go to Wordpress Admin > Plugins > Add New > Upload and upload that zip file.
2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress.
3. Find in _plugin folder nextgen-gallery.zip file. Go to Wordpress Admin > Plugins > Add New > Upload and upload that zip file.
4. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress. ( If you already using this plugin do not install again)
5. Find in _plugin folder photoswipe-for-nextgen-gallery.1.1-customized.zip file. Go to Wordpress Admin > Plugins > Add New > Upload and upload that zip file.
6. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress.( If you already using this plugin please install again because i fixed lots of bugs.)

# Configuration!!!! Don't forget this

If you visit your new website now, you will notice it’s not exactly perfect. The first thing you need to do in order to speed things up is to import the demo content.

1. Go to “Tools > Import” (click “WordPress” and install the plugin if you don’t have it), browse for the XML file in folder “demo_content” and then click “Upload file and Import”. Don’t forget to import the attached images by selecting the “Import Attachments” checkbox.
2. If you want you can import our default Admin Panel Configuration to your Metro Mobile Mobile Admin Panel. Go "demo_content" folder and open "default_admin_conf.txt" copy it. Go "Metro Mobile > Import & Export" paste it to import and press Import Settings Button.
3. Now you have all your demo content, this theme not supports “WordPress Menus”, so you do not need to add menu item. Just you can add main menu items with shortcodes > Add new tile. I will tell code below.
4. So go to “Metro Mobile > Page Settings” and change your home which page you want to use on home page. I recommend choose Home Page. And select other pages names Portfolio, Blog, I attached a sample print screen below; IMPORTANT DO NOT FORGET THIS LIKE IMAGE BELOW

Don't touch Settings Reading section. This is common mistake our customers do please leave that setting like image below.

## If you want to update template automatically.

Please fill the Envato Username and API Key in to the Metro Admin Panel. And when we update the template you will get message about it.Please check photo below;