### “Shoon Blogger Template” Documentation

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Created: 18/6/2014
By: Bthemez
Email: bthemez@gmail.com

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## Table of Contents

1. Installation VERY IMPORTANT
2. Add Social Links
3. Upload Logo
4. Setting up the menu
5. Add header Advertisement
6. Work with home design
7. Recent Post by labels
8. Sidebar Tabs Widgets Setup
9. Facebook like box
10. Setting Up Footer
11. Setting Up Footer Widgets
12. Advance Editor
13. Enable Mobile Template
14. Enable Full Feed
15. Enable Search Preference
16. Author Description

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1. Installation - top

Now you have Shoon Blogger Template. You Can Follow This Steps To Upload Your Blogger Template To Blogger Platform. First Login to your Blogger DashBoard by Using Your Google Username And Password from Here.

Then follow these steps:

1. On Blogger Dashboard Click Template.

2. Click Backup/Restore button (Top Right).

3. Click Choose ( Browse..) File button. Find where the “shoon.xml” file location.

4. Then Click Upload.

Note: Before Uploading This Template Mobile Blogger Template Must Enable to make Blogger Customize Work

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2. Add Social Links - top

You Can See that Header Right side area have Social Icons Collection. To Edit Social Icon in this theme you can follow this step:

1. On Blogger Dashbord Click Template

2. Click Edit HTML

3. Scroll down and Find this Code :

     <div class='social_top'>
                <ul class='b_social_icons'>
                  <li class='twitter'>
                    <a href='#'>       <!--For Example:  https://twitter.com/@bthemez-->
                      twitter
                    </a>
                  </li>
                  <li class='facebook'>
                    <a href='#'>     <!--For Example:  https://www.facebook.com/bthemez-->
                      facebook
                    </a>
                  </li>
                  <li class='gplus'>
                    <a href='#'>
                      google plus
                    </a>
                  </li>
                  <li class='linkedin'>
                    <a href='#'>
                      LinkedIn
                    </a>
                  </li>
                  <li class='youtube'>
                    <a href='#'>
                      youtube
                    </a>
                  </li>
                  <li class='vimeo'>
                    <a href='#'>
                      Vimeo
                    </a>
                  </li>
                </ul>
              </div>

4. Change # with yours Social URL link

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3. Upload Logo- top

Access your blog Layout > click Edit link on Header widget

In Configure Header window, input you Blog Title and Blog Description. If you want to upload your image logo, make sure checked Instead of title and description, then click Choose File and locate your logo file. And click Save button to finish.

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4. Setting up the menu - top

To Edit Menu in this theme you can follow this step:

1. On Blogger Dashbord Click Template
2. Click Edit HTML
3. (Top Menu) Scroll down and Find this Code :

       <!--main navigation starts -->
                       <li class='active'>
                         <a class='home' expr:href='data:blog.homepageUrl'>
                           Home
                         </a>
                       </li>
                       <li>
                         <a href='#'>
                           Download
                         </a>
                       </li>
                       <li>
                         <a href='#'>
                           Portfolio
                         </a>
                       </li>
                       <li>
                         <a href='#'>
                           Designer
                         </a>
                       </li>
                       <li>
                         <a href='#'>
                           Dropdown
                         </a>
                         <ul>
                           <li>
                             <a href='#'>
                               Dropdown 1.0
                             </a>
                           </li>
                           <li>
                             <a href='#'>
                               Dropdown 1.1
                             </a>
                           </li>
                           <li>
                             <a href='#'>
                               Dropdown 1.2
                             </a>
                           </li>
                           <li>
                             <a href='#'>
                               Dropdown 1.3
                             </a>
                           </li>
                           <li>
                             <a href='#'>
                               Dropdown 1.4
                             </a>
                           </li>
                         </ul>
                       </li>
                       <li>
                         <a href='#'>
                           Contact Us
                         </a>
                       </li>
                     </ul>
                     <!-- main navigation ends-->

4. Change # with yours URL link

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5. How To Add 728px Ads Banner To Header- top

Access your blog Layout > click Edit link on Header widget

Then Click Edit Button On Right Side Of Header Box
Now You Can See This Popup Massage
You Can Add Your Adsense Code Or Derect Ads Code Here. I Added Sample Ads code Below.

    <a href="http://www.bthemez.com" rel="nofollow">
    <img alt="Top Banner Advertisement" src="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/9606685/DreamMag/ads/ads-468.png" />
    </a>

Replace Url- http://www.bthemez.com with your advst url
Replace Image-https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/9606685/DreamMag/ads/ads-468.png with your own image.

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6. Work with home design - top

With Shoon template you can build your own home design. In you blog Layout admin, you will see a This section.

As default, I already added widgets with different Style types into Home Layout section. But you can add as many widget as many you want.

Setting Up Image Slider

To Add the Image Slider Code:

1. Go To Blogger >> Layout

2. Then choose the HTML/javascript WIdget to Customize and Click On Edit Button. (See this Example Image Below)

And add This Following Code:

    				Shoon Supports auto slider from label. just add any label here.And if you want to show multiple post from multiple labels. so you have to create a special label say "Slider" and add posts that you want to show in slider in "slider " label.

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7. Recent Post by labels - top

Recent Post style Widget There are 3 Styles Available just below the Image Slider.

Example : Inorder to customize these follow these steps:.

For Media News Label

    <script type='text/javascript'>
    			var numposts = 3;
    			var showpostthumbnails = true;
    			var displaymore = false;
    			var displayseparator = true;
    			var showcommentnum = false;
    			var showpostdate = false;
    			var showpostsummary = true;
    			var numchars = 100;
    			</script>
    			<script type="text/javascript" src="/feeds/posts/default/-/Media News ?published&alt=json-in-script&callback=labelthumbs"></script>

Replace "Media News" from the Code With your Label Name

For Tech News Label

    <script type='text/javascript'>
    				var numposts = 3;
    				var showpostthumbnails = true;
    				var displaymore = false;
    				var displayseparator = true;
    				var showcommentnum = false;
    				var showpostdate = false;
    				var showpostsummary = true;
    				var numchars = 100;
    				</script>
    				<script type="text/javascript" src="/feeds/posts/default/-/Tech News ?published&alt=json-in-script&callback=labelthumbs"></script>

Replace "Tech News" from the Code With your Label Name

Recent Post Thumbnail(Random Post) - Add this Following COde in Widget

    <div id="simplesidepost"></div>
    				<script type='text/javascript'>
    				$('#simplesidepost').wdxnewpost({
    				postType:"s",
    				tagName:"Life Style"
    				});
    				</script>

Then Press SAVE Button.

Same AS above you Have to Customize All other STYLE WIDGETS.

Note: For Slider widget [style 1] you can create a slider label for Multi category slider.

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8. Sidebar Tabs Widgets Setup - top

You can see that Shoon blogger theme have 3 column tabs area In Right side.

Follow This steps To Add Tabs Widgets :

1. Go To Blogger >> Layout

2. Now You Can See Layout Page Right side Area Have 3 Add a Gadget Buttons Like This picture

3. Now Click On "Add a Gadget" and Add Your Own Widgets

After Click Save button, You Can Get Idea Using This Image

NOTE:If You Add Youtube Video to Sidebar You Should make width="100%" height="250".

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9. Facebook like box - top

To make your Facebook like box Responsive Follow Use this:

Place your code Between this code

    <div class="facebook-box">

    Place your code Here.

    </div>

### EXAMPLE :

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10. Setting Up Footer - top

Footer Advertisement

Note:Image Should be of Size 728 x 90 px

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11. Setting Up Footer Widget - top

You Can Add 4 Widgets into the Footer Area

1. Recent Comments Add this Following Code in HTML/JavaScript Widget And Give Title to it.

    <script type="text/javascript">
    //<![CDATA[
        // Recent Comments Settings
        var
     numComments  = 3,
     showAvatar  = true,
     avatarSize  = 60,
     roundAvatar = true,
     characters  = 40,
     showMorelink = false,
     moreLinktext = "More »",
     defaultAvatar  = "https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/96066855/DreamMag/icons/avatar.png",
     hideCredits = true;
    //]]>
    </script>
    <script type="text/javascript" src="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/282152264/ShoonWdx/shoon%20free/shooncmnt.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript" src="http://shoon-bthemez.blogspot.in//feeds/comments/default?alt=json&callback=shooncomments&max-results=5"></script>

Note:

Replace src="shoon-bthemez.blogspot.com" url with your own Blog Url

2. labels

Choose Label Widget and Configure according to your need

3. Add Flickr Images top

You Can See Footer Have Flicker Image Widget.

Follow this Steps To Add Flicker Widgets

1. Go To Blogger >> Layout

2. Now Click On "Add a Gadget" and Add Your Own Widgets

3. Now Add Your Java Script Here

    <div class="flickr_plugin">
    <script src="http://www.flickr.com/badge_code_v2.gne?count=8&display=latest&size=s&layout=x&source=user&user=52617155@N08" type="text/javascript">
    </script>
    </div>

Replace This 52617155@N08 With Your Flicker Id

You Can Use http://idgettr.com/ to generate Your Flicker Id

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12. Advance Editor - top

It's very simple to change advance settings of this template. Access to Template tab, click Customize button
In Blogger Template Designer window, click Advanced tab, then click an element name that you want to customize and choose all settings you like. When finish, click Apply to Blog

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13. Enable Mobile Template - top

After you apply mobile version for this template, Advance Editor will be disabled. This is official bug of Blogger. So, please make sure, you used Advance Editor to change all settings you want before do this step.

As default, Blogger will use its own template for you blog on mobile. So if you want to use Shoon template on mobile devices, please enable it first.
Access your Template menu and click on Gear button of Mobile template.
In Choose mobile template window, check "No. Show desktop template on mobile devices." option, then click Save button.

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14. Enable Full Feed - top

Access Settings menu and choose Other settings. Click drop-down list at Allow Blog Feed option, then choose Full. After that, click Save settings button at the top right corner.

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15. Enable Search Preference - top

To improve your blog SEO, please enable Blogger Search Preferences. Access your Settings menu, choose Search preferences tab and click Edit link on Meta tags section
Next, check Yes option, then type your Blog Description into the text field and click Save changes.

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16. Author Description - top

Shoon Template have area where you have to change the author description.

1. In post area

To Edit author description in this theme you can follow this step:

1. On Blogger Dashbord Click Template

2. Click Edit HTML

3. Scroll down and Find this Code or Ctrl+f and type this "authordes":

    <div class='authordes'>
        <p>I am new Blogger. My favourite is IT about Design. I'am very happy with all of making friend over the world!</p>
        </div>

Then change this description with your description.

Just Below this Some Social Links are also Available Where Author can Add their Profile links

    <ul class='profile-link'>
                                      <li>
                                        <a class='ptwitter' href='#'/>
                                      </li>
                                      <li>
                                        <a class='pfacebook' href='#'/>
                                      </li>
                                      <li>
                                        <a class='pgplus' href='#'/>
                                      </li>
                                      <li>
                                        <a class='plink' href='#'/>
                                      </li>
                                    </ul>

Note: replace # with your Profile links

O) Credits To - top

Image Slider From - http://www.woothemes.com/flexslider/
Flicker Images - http://www.flickr.com/photos/we-are-envato/
Slider - credit uong jowo
Other Icons - http://www.iconfinder.com/ Font Awesome- http://font-awesome.com

Once again, thank you so much for purchasing this theme. As I said at the beginning, I'd be glad to help you if you have any questions relating to this theme. No guarantees, but I'll do my best to assist. If you have a more general question relating to the themes on Bthemez.Please share this template with our site link if you like our work

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