Getting grace working isn’t terribly difficult, but there are a few steps to follow to get it running smoothly. I’m hoping to automate much of this process in future releases, but for now the following steps should get you up and running quickly.
- Download the zip file. unzip it and upload the files to your wp-content/themes/ directory.
- Select the theme from the presentation tab in your WordPress install.
- Pour yourself a glass of wine and celebrate.
The theme should now be applied, which means you’re 90% of the way there. There is the pesky problem of your top nav probably not working. In order to remedy this, you’ll need to make the following quick fixes:
- In the options tab, change your permalink structure to the date/title format. This will make your urls prettier, you’ll reap SEO benefits and the tabs will work.
- Make sure you have a page (not a post) created called About. If the blog is new, WordPress should have created this for you already.
- Creates your Archives page (again, not a post.) All you need is to name the page archives and choose the Archives template from the template selector on the right-hand side of the page. Don’t worry about putting anything in the body - it will populate itself.
- If you’d rather not use this format for your permalinks or you want to call your archive something else, just modify the URLs in the header template file.
Finally, you’ll need to set up an account (if you don’t already have one) with Gravatar and upload an image of yourself. This is the image that will be pulled in on your posts, and in any comments you leave. Alternatively, you can upload your own picture to your own server and use that (it looks best if it’s a 60×60 pixel square.) You’ll need to modify the main index page accordingly (look for the image with a class of author and replace if with the image on your server.)
That should be it. If anything doesn’t work as advertised or you know of easier ways for me to implement this, let me know!