Working with Images
xScape allows you to upload images, use external images or download image from external URL. Also, all images are resized as needed by the framework, and resized images are cached. This tutorial shows how you can do that on the example of the theme logo.
Using Menu Designer
Menu designer allows you to create menus with custom elements that can include pages, categories, taxonomies, links, external URL’s… You can arrange them, set different properties and you can create as many menus as you want. Here is how this panel works.
Video intro to xScape
Here is short introduction video to xScape Theme Framework control panel. Videos with detailed instructions for all panels and widgets will follow soon. Here you can see bits and pieces of each of the framework panels and general usability for each one.
Create custom templates for thumbs ratings
This tutorial shows you how to create the custom templates that will be used for thumbs ratings. I will demonstrate process of duplicating default templates, and making new one, previewing the results and showing some of the supported templates tag elements to change output.
How to control rating rules?
GD Star Rating allows detailed control over the voting and moderation rules based on posts and categories allowing you to fine tune who will be able to rate individual posts. Add to this global settings and tools that will help you change the rules. More details in the video.
Multi Ratings Sets Panel
For most purposes, multi ratings sets are very easy to set and use. It’s controlled via Multi Sets panel, and this video tutorial goes through procedure of creating new set and later editing it and controlling the auto insertion of the rating block into the posts and pages.







Star Rating: Behind the Scenes
Without any doubt, GD Star Rating is the most complex plugin made for WordPress to date. And when you first look at the interface and everything else, you will be stunned and perplexed on how to use the beast. And it will take you a while to understand how simple is to use the plugin…