Unzip this file first : Cottonwood-master-file.zip

Installing the theme

On your WordPress Dashboard, go to Appearance >> Themes >> Click Add New >> Click Upload Theme >> Click Choose File and choose genesis.zip from your computer path. Repeat the same step and upload the second theme, which is the Cottonwood-genesis.zip.

Activate the theme

So you have uploaded 2 themes, but you will only activate the child theme, which is the Cottonwood theme. Click Activate Cottonwood theme.

Installing plugins

Go to Appearance >> Install Plugins.

Check all plugins, select install and click “Apply”.

Go to Plugins >> Installed Plugins.

Check all plugins, select activate and click “Apply”.

Importing demo content

Go to TOOLS >> IMPORT. Scroll down to the very bottom where it says WordPress, and click Run Importer.

If you want to import the whole demo content (including demo posts):

Click Choose File, and select this file from your computer: Cottonwood-demo-content.xml

If you just want to import the DEMO PAGES ONLY:

Click Choose File, and select this file from your computer: Cottonwood‐demo-content-pages-only.xml

Click Upload File and Import

Fixing thumbnail size

You can skip this step if you don’t have any posts other than the demo ones.

Go to TOOLS >> REGEN. THUMBNAILS. Click Regenerate All Thumbnails.

Set up widgets to look like the demo

Go to TOOLS >> WIDGET IMPORTER & EXPORTER.

Under import widgets, click CHOOSE FILE. Choose the Cottonwood‐demo-widgets.wie file from your computer and click IMPORT WIDGETS.

Set up homepage

Go to SETTINGS >> READING.

If you want your homepage to have the blog look, under “Your Homepage Displays” choose YOUR LATEST POSTS.

If you want your homepage to have the informative homepage look, choose “A Static Page”. Then, for the Homepage, choose “Homepage”. For Posts Page, choose “Blog”.