A RapidWeaver theme that is built for creating a variety of different websites and allowing you, the developer, to customize it to your liking with little effort. It is solid, dependable theme for constructing your sites.
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Overview
Our Factory theme contains a very large selection of theme variations, allowing you to quickly and easily customize your site with just a few clicks. It even includes the use of ExtraContent.
Here is a brief rundown of the theme's variations and features:
Factory allows you to use ExtraContent in designing your site. You can watch our ExtraContent usage video in the preview section (click the magnifying glass icon above). It is great for beginners as well as those who may have used ExtraContent in the past.
For a more detailed rundown of all the variations for Factory, and more information on what this theme can do, click the Variations icon above (the little eyedropper). Also be sure to checkout the live previews and additional screen shots by clicking the Previews icon above (the magnifying glass).
Our Factory theme contains a very large selection of theme variations, allowing you to quickly and easily customize your site with just a few clicks. It even includes the use of ExtraContent.
Here is a brief rundown of the theme's variations and features:
- Twenty-nine header options, including the use of the RW Color Picker and eight blank headers for use with RWmultitool
- Twelve slick header badges
- Two header heights: 160px and 210px (default)
- Ability to hide or show sidebar on page by page basis. Factory also has a sidebar variation which lets your visitors collapse the sidebar as well
- Five container width variations
- Three blog badge styles
- Three site title sizes, as well as the ability to hide the title on a page-by-page basis
- Three site slogan sizes, as well as the ability to hide the title on a page-by-page basis
- Choice of three font styles for the site title and slogan
- Six horizontal menu styles
- Eight site background choices, including the ability to use the RapidWeaver color picker.
- Ability to use ExtraContent in your headers (myExtraContent1)
- Ability to use ExtraContent in a free-floating footer below your site's content (myExtraContent2)
- Factory ships with both ExtraContent Snippets and the Stacks plug-in
For a more detailed rundown of all the variations for Factory, and more information on what this theme can do, click the Variations icon above (the little eyedropper). Also be sure to checkout the live previews and additional screen shots by clicking the Previews icon above (the magnifying glass).
Screenshot previews
Checkout the look and feel of the Factory theme in the screenshots below. Click each of the thumbnails below to see a full-size view. We also offer a live preview site built with Factory theme, below.
Live preview site
Have a look at the Factory theme in action on our live preview site. Flip through all the pages and give it a workout here.
Walk-thru
See us walk through the theme's variations in our tour video here. We go through all of Factory's variations and show off what it has to offer.
ExtraContent
The Factory theme provides you with a LOT of flexibility in how your site's content is displayed to your visitors. We use ExtraContent to allow you to place content in natural spaces such as a header or an additional footer. Watch the video below to see some of the possibilities and how to accomplish them.
Checkout the look and feel of the Factory theme in the screenshots below. Click each of the thumbnails below to see a full-size view. We also offer a live preview site built with Factory theme, below.
Have a look at the Factory theme in action on our live preview site. Flip through all the pages and give it a workout here.
See us walk through the theme's variations in our tour video here. We go through all of Factory's variations and show off what it has to offer.
The Factory theme provides you with a LOT of flexibility in how your site's content is displayed to your visitors. We use ExtraContent to allow you to place content in natural spaces such as a header or an additional footer. Watch the video below to see some of the possibilities and how to accomplish them.
Variations
Here is the full scoop. The down and dirty details of all of the theme variations that Factory has to offer you in designing your sites.
ExtraContent
The Factory theme provides you with a LOT of flexibility in how your site's content is displayed to your visitors. We use ExtraContent to allow you to place content in natural spaces such as a header or an additional footer. Watch the video below to see some of the possibilities and how to accomplish them.
Here is the full scoop. The down and dirty details of all of the theme variations that Factory has to offer you in designing your sites.
Width
Factory allows you to choose from 5 different container widths. You can choose from 600 px, 700px, 800px, 900px and 1,000px.
Headers
Our Factory theme has 21 different professionally designed headers built-in as well as the ability to use the RapidWeaver color picker to choose your own custom color.
It also features 8 additional blank headers that can be manipulated and customized with RWmultitool. For more information on RWmultitool visit their product page here.
Factory also lets you choose between two different header heights: 210 px (default) and 160px. Content larger than the selected size gets cropped from the bottom.
Headers badges
In addition to this huge assortment of header styles we've also included 11 header badges. The images below show 3 examples of these header badges.
Background
Factory offers you 7 background design styles to choose from. In addition to these professionally designed backgrounds Factory also gives you the ability to use the RapidWeaver Color Picker to choose a solid color background of any color you'd like.
Sidebar
In this theme you're able to toggle the sidebar on and off on a page by page basis, allowing you to hide or show it when and where you need it. One of the visible sidebar options allows your visitors to hide the sidebar as they see fit to make more space for the main content so that can focus on your content.
Color picker
This theme makes heavy use of RapidWeaver's color picker. Using the color picker, you can easily edit the look and feel of your site. All without ever touching any code!
You can edit these parts of the theme with the color picker:
Headers
It also features 8 additional blank headers that can be manipulated and customized with RWmultitool. For more information on RWmultitool visit their product page here.
Factory also lets you choose between two different header heights: 210 px (default) and 160px. Content larger than the selected size gets cropped from the bottom.
Headers badges
Background
Factory offers you 7 background design styles to choose from. In addition to these professionally designed backgrounds Factory also gives you the ability to use the RapidWeaver Color Picker to choose a solid color background of any color you'd like.
Sidebar
In this theme you're able to toggle the sidebar on and off on a page by page basis, allowing you to hide or show it when and where you need it. One of the visible sidebar options allows your visitors to hide the sidebar as they see fit to make more space for the main content so that can focus on your content.
Color picker
This theme makes heavy use of RapidWeaver's color picker. Using the color picker, you can easily edit the look and feel of your site. All without ever touching any code!
You can edit these parts of the theme with the color picker:
- Header background
- Links
- Site background
- Site Title and Slogan
- Content background
- Sidebar background
- Sidebar text
- Sidebar border
- Sub Menu background
- Sub Menu text
- Sub Ment Current Item background
- Sub Ment Current Item text
- Breadcrumb background
- Breadcrumb links
- Contact Form Input Field text
- ExtraContent Footer background
- ExtraContent Footer text
- ExtraContent Header text
Navigation
The navigation system used in Factory is a split navigation system. The main parent level menu items are located horizontally at the top of the site's container. The child level items are located in the sidebar.
Site logo
When placing a logo in the Site Setup pane in RapidWeaver your logo will appear in the header.
Breadcrumb
The breadcrumb is a polished, stylish design that helps users easily navigate their way through your site. To use it you must toggle the breadcrumb on in the site setup.
Fonts
The Factory theme allows you to modify the font style for your site title and slogan. You can choose between using Helvetica, Lucida Grande and Georgia.
Plug-in compatibility
We have tested Factory with a number of different plug-ins from the major 3rd-party plug-in developers. Below is a list of these plug-ins. This does not mean other plug-ins will or will not work with Factory, just that we've not tested them ourselves. With the vast number of plug-ins out there we just cannot test each and every one of them ourselves.
YourHead Software
LogHound Software
Josh Lockhart Software
CosCulture
YabDab
ExtraContent
This theme makes use of ExtraContent. If you're already familiar with ExtraContent this should be quite exciting to you. If you're new to ExtraContent, you'll soon be quite excited. You can learn more about how to use ExtraContent by watching our walk-thru video. Scroll down to see the video produced by RWClassroom.
For those familiar with ExtraCentent: The ExtraContent area in the header is the myExtraContent1 and the ExtraContent area in the footer is the myExtraContent2.
We've provides some great RapidWeaver Snippets and Stacks plug-ins for ExtraContent with your purchase, which can be found in the Extras folder that is included with the theme download. You can learn more about these Snippets and the Plug-in here.
The navigation system used in Factory is a split navigation system. The main parent level menu items are located horizontally at the top of the site's container. The child level items are located in the sidebar.
Site logo
When placing a logo in the Site Setup pane in RapidWeaver your logo will appear in the header.
Breadcrumb
The breadcrumb is a polished, stylish design that helps users easily navigate their way through your site. To use it you must toggle the breadcrumb on in the site setup.
Fonts
The Factory theme allows you to modify the font style for your site title and slogan. You can choose between using Helvetica, Lucida Grande and Georgia.
Plug-in compatibility
YourHead Software
- Stacks
- Blocks
- Collage 1 & 2
- Columns
- Kwix
- Accordion
- Carousel
LogHound Software
- PlusKit
- SiteMap
- RapidBlog
- FAQ Maker
Josh Lockhart Software
- RapidSearch
CosCulture
- Content Pager
- TabMate
YabDab
- PayLoom
- FormLoom
- TabLoom
ExtraContent
This theme makes use of ExtraContent. If you're already familiar with ExtraContent this should be quite exciting to you. If you're new to ExtraContent, you'll soon be quite excited. You can learn more about how to use ExtraContent by watching our walk-thru video. Scroll down to see the video produced by RWClassroom.
For those familiar with ExtraCentent: The ExtraContent area in the header is the myExtraContent1 and the ExtraContent area in the footer is the myExtraContent2.
We've provides some great RapidWeaver Snippets and Stacks plug-ins for ExtraContent with your purchase, which can be found in the Extras folder that is included with the theme download. You can learn more about these Snippets and the Plug-in here.
ExtraContent
The Factory theme provides you with a LOT of flexibility in how your site's content is displayed to your visitors. We use ExtraContent to allow you to place content in natural spaces such as a header or an additional footer. Watch the video below to see some of the possibilities and how to accomplish them.
Frequently Asked Questions
(Q.) How do I use ExtraContent to add my additional content to the header and / or footer area of the Factory theme?
(A.) RapidWeaver Classroom developed a great walk-thru video for us to teach you how to make use of ExtraContent. Check it out here:
(Q.) Is the width of the Factory theme adjustable?
(A.) The Factory theme does provide several different content widths. See the product page's variation's tab for more information on the available sizes. Click the Eye Dropper icon above.
(Q.) I'm interested in building my own custom header for my site. What are the dimensions for the header images so I can create my own?
(A.) The headers for Factory are editable in RWmultitool. They are built at 1,000 px by 260 px to. For more information on RWmultitool, visit their site at http://www.rwmultitool.com. A free trial copy of RWmultitool is included with your purchase. Headers are automatically cropped when the site's width is adjusted to smaller widths than 1,000 px.
(Q.) What is a good way to make my own custom headers?
(A.) If you're a pro you can open up the theme itself and edit the theme headers in PhotoShop. Most people will however opt for the easier method. We recommend using RWmultitool to edit your headers. It is a simple tool made for this specific purpose. We've added in support for this tool in the Factory theme.
(Q.) I don't see the breadcrumb container text displaying. How do I turn it on?
(A.) To use it you must toggle the breadcrumb on in the site setup.
(Q.) How do I use my logo with the Factory theme?
(A.) You must place your logo in the graphics well in the Site Setup pane of RapidWeaver for it to display in the theme. The logo will be cropped when it is taller than the header's allocated space for the logo container.
(Q.) Once I've purchased my theme and downloaded it, how do I install it in RapidWeaver?
(A.) To install your new theme, double-click the theme icon. In this case the name of the theme icon will be Factory.rwtheme. RapidWeaver will install the theme and then pop up a dialog box informing you that the theme is installed and that you now need to quit and restart RapidWeaver.
After exiting and then restarting RapidWeaver, you will find your theme installed and ready to use inside the theme drawer. Press Option-Command-T to bring up the theme drawer.
(Q.) What browsers are compatible with sites built using this theme?
(A.) We pride ourselves on being compatible with many browsers, especially the modern browsers that your visitors are using. We fully support Safari, FireFox, Cruz, Opera and Windows Internet Explorer. There are some options that work only in the more modern, standards compliant browsers. We outline any of these differences in the Variations section.
Recently Microsoft released Internet Explorer 8, which is a huge improvement over both previous versions (6 and 7). In doing so they've also announced that update notices for users of both IE 6 and IE 7 will be sent out via Windows' updater, helping to get these people using a modern browser.
Being that Internet Explorer 6 is about 6 - 7 years old now and no longer supported by Microsoft, we're dropping support for this browser as well.
We have been using Internet Explorer 8 in our testing of this theme and find it to be a huge leap forward for Microsoft, and we encourage all PC users to upgrade. You won't regret it.
For further FAQs and their answers, and much, much more, checkout our help desk!
(Q.) How do I use ExtraContent to add my additional content to the header and / or footer area of the Factory theme?
(A.) RapidWeaver Classroom developed a great walk-thru video for us to teach you how to make use of ExtraContent. Check it out here:
(Q.) Is the width of the Factory theme adjustable?
(A.) The Factory theme does provide several different content widths. See the product page's variation's tab for more information on the available sizes. Click the Eye Dropper icon above.
(Q.) I'm interested in building my own custom header for my site. What are the dimensions for the header images so I can create my own?
(A.) The headers for Factory are editable in RWmultitool. They are built at 1,000 px by 260 px to. For more information on RWmultitool, visit their site at http://www.rwmultitool.com. A free trial copy of RWmultitool is included with your purchase. Headers are automatically cropped when the site's width is adjusted to smaller widths than 1,000 px.
(Q.) What is a good way to make my own custom headers?
(A.) If you're a pro you can open up the theme itself and edit the theme headers in PhotoShop. Most people will however opt for the easier method. We recommend using RWmultitool to edit your headers. It is a simple tool made for this specific purpose. We've added in support for this tool in the Factory theme.
(Q.) I don't see the breadcrumb container text displaying. How do I turn it on?
(A.) To use it you must toggle the breadcrumb on in the site setup.
(Q.) How do I use my logo with the Factory theme?
(A.) You must place your logo in the graphics well in the Site Setup pane of RapidWeaver for it to display in the theme. The logo will be cropped when it is taller than the header's allocated space for the logo container.
(Q.) Once I've purchased my theme and downloaded it, how do I install it in RapidWeaver?
(A.) To install your new theme, double-click the theme icon. In this case the name of the theme icon will be Factory.rwtheme. RapidWeaver will install the theme and then pop up a dialog box informing you that the theme is installed and that you now need to quit and restart RapidWeaver.
After exiting and then restarting RapidWeaver, you will find your theme installed and ready to use inside the theme drawer. Press Option-Command-T to bring up the theme drawer.
(Q.) What browsers are compatible with sites built using this theme?
(A.) We pride ourselves on being compatible with many browsers, especially the modern browsers that your visitors are using. We fully support Safari, FireFox, Cruz, Opera and Windows Internet Explorer. There are some options that work only in the more modern, standards compliant browsers. We outline any of these differences in the Variations section.
Recently Microsoft released Internet Explorer 8, which is a huge improvement over both previous versions (6 and 7). In doing so they've also announced that update notices for users of both IE 6 and IE 7 will be sent out via Windows' updater, helping to get these people using a modern browser.
Being that Internet Explorer 6 is about 6 - 7 years old now and no longer supported by Microsoft, we're dropping support for this browser as well.
We have been using Internet Explorer 8 in our testing of this theme and find it to be a huge leap forward for Microsoft, and we encourage all PC users to upgrade. You won't regret it.
For further FAQs and their answers, and much, much more, checkout our help desk!
Purchase
Our themes are delivered to you immediately after your purchase. A link, especially for you, will be sent via e-mail through e-junkie. We take security very seriously when it comes to your purchases. Each transaction is performed securely through both e-junkie and PayPal.
Our Factory theme is only $13.95. Purchase your copy today and start building your site in minutes!
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Our themes are delivered to you immediately after your purchase. A link, especially for you, will be sent via e-mail through e-junkie. We take security very seriously when it comes to your purchases. Each transaction is performed securely through both e-junkie and PayPal.
Our Factory theme is only $13.95. Purchase your copy today and start building your site in minutes!
Junk mail
If you've checked your junk mail folder and still not found your e-mail from e-junkie, drop us a line with your contact information and a copy of your PayPal receipt via out Contact Form. Let us know in the e-mail about the situation and we will get it cleared up right away.
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Quicklook
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Questions? Have a look at our Help Desk for frequently asked questions, videos, forum links and contact form.
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