***IMPORTANT 'READ-ME' INFORMATION REGARDING WP LOCAL THEMES***

The themes have been setup to use the "Contact Form 7" plugin which is available
for free. You can get/install the plugin directly through your WordPress Admin
area or you can get it here:

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/contact-form-7/

After you have installed and activated this plugin, here is what you will need to
do to put the form on the homepage and make it look right.

First, you will need to find the "Edit" area for the "Contact" plugin. You will find this in the lower-left of your "Dashboard" page. Once you are in this area, click the
"Add new" text link to the top-left of the screen.

This will open a pop-up window that asks you to choose a language. If using English,
click the "Add New" button under the "default language" text or select a language
from the drop-down menu.

Now, at the upper part of the page you should see the word, "Untitled." Change this to
read EXACTLY... Optin form  (<== exactly like this... best to copy/paste).

Next, paste the following code into the "Form" window:

<div class="form">
<div class="field-container"><p class="field-name"><span class="field-text">Name</span> [text* your-name]</p></div>
<div class="field-container"><p class="field-name"><span class="field-text">Address</span> [textarea address]</p></div>
<div class="field-container"><p class="field-name"><span class="field-text">Phone</span> [text phone]</p></div>
<div class="field-container"><p class="field-name"><span class="field-text">Email</span> [email* your-email]</p></div>
<div class="field-container"><p class="field-name"><span class="field-text">Message</span>[textarea your-message]</p></div>
<p>[submit class:button " "]</p>
</div>

Next, click the "Save" button to save your changes.

Next, find the special code above where you pasted the "Form" code. If you have followed my instructions to the letter, it should be... [contact-form 2 "Optin form"]

Whatever it is, copy this code to your clipboard.

Next, look to the left-hand menu and find... Appearance >> Widgets (click on Widgets)

With the "Widgets" page open, click on the widget named, "Text" and drag it to the "Sidebar 1" area to the top-right of the screen.

When you see a dashed box appear, release your mouse to place the "Text" widget there. Doing so will open a window and will ask you for some "Title" information as well as allowing you to place some text or HTML code in the bigger window.

You DO NOT need to put anything in the "Title" field, just leave it blank. You DO need to paste the code you got just a minute ago... it should be: [contact-form 2 "Optin form"]

Simply paste that into the bigger window area and click the blue "Save" button. Once saved, you can click the "Close" link to close the window.

Navigate to the homepage to ensure that it appears correctly. Test the form to make sure it works properly.

That is all.

PS - I forgot to mention that you will need to update the email address inside of the "Edit" page as well. Make sure to list whatever email you would like the form data sent to.


