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<h1>Getting Started with Conversate</h1>
<p class="intro">Conversate is a twitter-style WordPress theme that features easy posting from the front page and automatic updates for posts.</p>

<a href="#install">Skip to Installation Instructions</a>

<h2>Features</h2>
<p>Conversate offers some robust but easy-to-use features:</p>
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	<h3>5 Color Schemes</h3>
	<p>Choose from 5 different color palettes and upload your own logo and background image to customize Conversate in just minutes.</p>
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	<h3>Inline Comment Posting &amp; Editing</h3>
	<p>Post and edit comments directly and instantly.</p>
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	<h3>Handy Built-In Keyboard Shortcuts</h3>
	<p>Use the keys on your keyboard to quickly scroll through all the updates on the page or even post a quick comment reply! Just press the 'h' key to see all the available commands!</p>
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	<h3>Post videos, MP3 files, and More</h3>
	<p>Share videos and music with others through the quick post form on the homepage.</p>
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	<h3>iPhone Styles Included</h3>
	<p>Conversate includes a built-in iPhone stylesheet, making it easy to browse and post updates on the go.</p>
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	<h3>Threaded Comments</h3>
	<p>Conversations are made easy with threaded comments.</p>
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	<h3>Live Tag Suggestion</h3>
	<p>Makes tagging posts easier by offering similar tags used in the past.</p>
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	<h3>Real-Time Notification with Comments or Posts</h3>
	<p>Get notified instantly when a new comment or post is created.</p>
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	<h3>Includes the UpThemes Framework</h3>
	<p>Upload images, update colors, and change layout options and more! The UpThemes Framework makes it super easy to customize your theme.</p>
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<h2><a id="install"></a>Installing Conversate</h2>

<h3>How to Install</h3>
<p>Install Conversate Theme Through WordPress:</p>
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  <li>Log into WordPress through the admin panel. (i.e. www.yourdomain.com/wp-admin)</li>
  <li>Go to the &quot;Appearance&quot; module in the left navigation and select &quot;Themes&quot;</li>
  <li>You should see two tabs &quot;Manage Themes&quot; and &quot;Install Themes&quot;, Click on &quot;Install Themes&quot;.</li>
  <li>Now click on &quot;Upload&quot; in the sub nav.</li>
  <li>Select the Conversate Theme ZIP file located on your local machine.</li>
  <li>Click Install.</li>
  <li>After your theme installs you should get a confirmation that it was successful, you will have the option to &quot;Activate&quot;, &quot;Preview&quot;, or &quot;Return to Themes Page&quot;.</li>
  <li>Click &quot;Activate&quot;.</li>
  <li>Success! Your new UpThemes Conversate Theme Theme is now active.</li>
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<p>Install Conversate Theme Manually:</p>
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	<li>Upload the Conversate Theme folder to the themes folder located on your server. (i.e. wp-content/themes/)</li>
	<li>Once this is completed log into WordPress through the admin panel. (i.e. www.yourdomain.com/wp-admin)</li>
	<li>Go to the &quot;Appearance&quot; module in the left navigation and select &quot;Themes&quot;.</li>
	<li>You should see two tabs &quot;Manage Themes&quot; and &quot;Install Themes&quot; click on &quot;Manage Themes&quot;.</li>
	<li> In this tab you will see &quot;Current Theme&quot; which is the standard WordPress theme or perhaps another theme you had installed previously. Also,&quot;Available Themes&quot; which are the list of themes that you have uploaded to your server.  You should see Conversate Theme 1.0 in the available themes section. Click &quot;Activate&quot;.</li>
	<li>Success! Your new UpThemes Conversate Theme Theme is now active.</li>
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<h2>Additional Instructions</h2>

<h3>Install WP-PageNavi</h3>
<p>In order for your installation of Conversate to have the upgraded page navigation styles at the bottom of the page, you will need to download and install the <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-pagenavi/">WP-PageNavi</a> plugin.</p>

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