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# Installation

We have used Laravel Framework to craft best possible rss aggregator :

- Database
  Change database settings in `.env` file. Change DB_HOST , DB_DATABASE , DB_USERNAME and DB_PASSWORD and save the file .
- Upload Files to Server
  Upload all files from Xenon Support Center folder to your server . Now SSH into your server and follow below steps

  ### Migrating Database :

  `sudo apt-get install php5-cli` which will install php command line utility

  `curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php` which will install composer which is used by laravel framework

  `php composer.phar install` which will install all dependencies

  `php artisan migrate` this will create all tables schema

- Permissions
  You need to give write permission to `PROJECT_FOLDER/storage` , `PROJECT_FOLDER/bootstrap` and `PROJECT_FOLDER/public/uploads` directory

  ### Example

  `chgrp -R www-data PROJECT_FOLDER`

  `chmod -R 775 PROJECT_FOLDER/bootstrap`

  `chmod -R 775 PROJECT_FOLDER/storage`

  `chmod -R 775 PROJECT_FOLDER/public/uploads`

# Admin Features

- Built on Laravel Framework
  Laravel is one of the most popular framework at the moment and is full of features. It is easy to use and it offers a large variety of packages using composer .
- Add users
  You can add , edit and delete the administrators
- Categories and Sub Categories
  You can create categories and sub categories , sometimes all categories do not fit in header you have the option to display categories in header , sidebar and footer and can even hide from each place . You can also set seo keywords and description for each category / sub category
- Sources
  You can connect source to any sub category and all rss feeds will be pulled and saved in our database , You can even setup cron job to automatically pull new posts from sources every X hrs , you even have a option to preview source before adding to sub category
- Posts
  In this section all posts which are manual or connected to any source will be displayed , you can change post type to TEXT , IMAGE , GALLERY or VIDEO . We have also added parallax effect for IMAGE and GALLERY posts . You can also add rating box so users can rate a post . If you dont want to display post set its status to INVISIBLE , other options include showing featured image above post description , showing post inside mega menu of header
- Ads Section
  We have added every possible ad section a user will ever want . On homepage you can add ads on the top or in the bottom , You can add ads in sidebar , You can add ads between pages like tags , search , categories or sub categories , can even add ads on top or bottom of each posts
- Statistics / Google Analytics
  Now you dont need go to google analytics to check basics stats , you can add your app client id inside .env file and analytics will be available for you in this section
- Settings
  We have tons of configuration here , you can control site wide settings . You can set site url , title , upload logos , set google analytics , mailchimp form , should sources be included in rss feeds if site generate feeds , Google/Bing webmaster verify , can select type of commenting system to use , set facebook box , set twitter box , set social links of header and lot of other options

# Site Features

- Flex Slider for Featured Posts
  Smooth and sleek flex slider for your featured posts.
- Videos Section
  We have section for all video posts
- Ratings Section
  This section displays all posts with rating boxes
- Mega Menu
  You can display posts inside mega menu
- Social
  Integrated with Facebook Box , twitter tweets box , Facebook comments , Disqus comments systems .
- Tags and Categories
  Manage posts inside categories and tags for easy management .
- Powerful Search Engine
  Integrated with Full fledged search system .
- 20+ Ads Sections
  You have 20+ ads sections for settings ads and earning through your website
- SEO Friendly
  All proper meta tags are used for seo and can be easily set from settings panel

# Setting Cron Job

For sources to auto update you need to set cron job on server , so SSH into server and run below commands

`sudo crontab -e`

Now add one of the below line at the end of file as per your choice

`* * * * * /usr/bin/php /usr/share/nginx/html/artisan update-sources` for running cron job every minute

`* * * * * /usr/bin/php /usr/share/nginx/html/artisan update-sources` for running cron job every hour

Make sure to replace the php path and your web root path in above commands

# Setting up Mail

### SMTP METHOD :

You just have to change settings inside .env to make smtp work

### MAILGUN :

Set mail settings in `.env` and set mailgun domain and secret inside `config/services.php`

# Coming updates ..

- User Roles
  At present only admin works . Author and Publisher roles wont be working and not of much important till the future update which may include authors earning through sharing posts and payments .
- Payments
  Module to handle author payments and invoices
- Finance
  Calculate your income , pulling live numbers from adsense
- Permissions
  Should be able to configure permissions for each user and create custom user roles etc

# Source and Credits

I've used the following frameworks, fonts, icons and scripts as listed. My thanks goes to all the authors!

Frameworks
Laravel

Scripts and Plugins
Jquery
JqueryUI
Tags
Boostrap Datepicker
Jquery Form

Once again, thank you so much for purchasing this theme. As I said at the beginning, I'd be glad to help you if you have any questions relating to this theme. No guarantees, but I'll do my best to assist. If you have a more general question relating to the themes on ThemeForest, you might consider visiting the forums and asking your question in the "Item Discussion" section.
Have a nice day!
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