“Autotrader Theme” Documentation by “CEBE” v1.1


“Autotrader Theme”

1.0 Released: 11/05/2012
1.1 Released: 22/05/2012
Author: CEBE
Profile: ThemeForest/CEBE

Thank you for purchasing my theme. If you have any questions that are beyond the scope of this help file, please feel free to email via my user page contact form here. Thanks so much!


Table of Contents

  1. Installation
  2. Configuration
  3. Custom Menus
  4. JavaScript
  5. Widgets
  6. PNG File
  7. Credits

A) Installation - top

First of all ensure that your Wordpress version is 3.1 or above. If it is okay then upload theme files to your server. There is 2 way for uploading theme files.

1. Wordpress Admin Panel:

Go to Appearance → Themes → Install Themes → Upload
Browse your theme's .zip file then click install button.



2. Via FTP:

Connect your server then upload your theme files manually to wp-content → themes
After installing the theme, activate it from Appearance → Themes → Manage Themes.

If you activate the theme succesfully. Go to the "Autotrader Theme Settings" page to save default options.




B) Configuration - top

After installing Autotrader Theme, new sections will appear. Now the next step is configuring theme.

First, you must create terms. Under the section "Autos", you will see taxonomies such as Location, Models, Years etc.
Create terms for each taxonomy. Pay attention to 3 taxonomies. Models, Locations and Features taxonomies are 2 level taxonomies. You can see an example how to set terms at below.






After creating terms, you must create "1 page" for each page templates.

  1. Post an Ad: Create a page to have a front-end advertisement submit page. The image of autos could be upload from here. If you want to set the first thumb, change image name to "default-thumb"[.png/.jpg/.other extensions]. For example: default-thumb.png
  2. Edit an Ad:Create a page to give users permission to edit their ads.
  3. Search Ads:Create a page to have a advanced search form.
  4. Search Results:Create a page to display search results.
  5. User Profile:Create a page to user profile.
  6. User Dashboard:Create a page to list user's ads.
  7. Watchlist:Create a page to list user's watchlist.
  8. Dealer Form:Create a page for dealers.
  9. Contact Form:Create a page to have a contact form.

You should match the pages at "Ad Settings"



IMPORTANT: If you want to use Autotrader for any classifieds, you can change ad settings from menu:"Ad Options"




C) Custom Menus - top

Autotrader Theme has 2 custom menu. Main Navigation Menu and Footer Navigation menu.
You can set these menus at Appearence >> Menus




D) JavaScript - top

Autotrader Theme imports 6 Javascript files.

  1. jQuery.Easing.1.3.js
  2. Colorpicker.js
  3. Superfish.js
  4. jQuery.gridnav.js
  5. jQuery.PrettyPhoto.js
  6. sliding.form.js

E) Widgets - top

This theme has options on 3 custom widget. You can use them at 5 Sidebar Area from Appearence >> Widgets


F) PNG File - top

In the PNG_files.zip, i have included layered png files. Also there will be the font file. You can modify the png files by using Adobe Fireworks.


G) Credits - top

There is some smart tools i have used for this theme.

jQuery for more information.

jQuery Easing Plugin for more information.

PrettyPhoto for more information.

Colorpicker for more information.

Superfish for more information.

Grid Navigation for more information.

iconSweets 2 for more information.

Demo Photos (Auto) Special thanks to David.

Demo Photos (Real Estate) Special thanks to Paragon Apartments.


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 ThemeForest, you might consider visiting the forums and asking your question in the "Item Discussion" section.

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