Backlight, Wordpress, and a Custom Theme

[kozopress]

Hello!
Thanks for an awesome product. I am new to Bcaklight 6 - please forgive a newbie question.

I have a wordpress site, hosted by WPEngine. I use a theme (Kadence). I want to create galleries using Backlight within the WP install, such that they run off my main domain, e.g. https:/mydomain.com/portfolios/gallery1

I have read your recommendations in response to another similar post (Setting up a WordPress based Backlight site - TTG Tips and Tricks)

Do I create a new folder (“Backlight”) and another (e.g. “portfolios”), both a the same level as the current level which includes wp-admin, wp-content, and wp-includes? Then upload only the backlight/ and galleries/ folder into “Backlight”. Not upload the index.php and the .htaccess files. ?

then follow the rest of the instructions?

Will this let me keep using the Kadence theme on my site and only apply the Backlight gallery theme in the galleries - which I want.

Thanks for your help!
Pradip

[rod_barbee]

@kozopress

Do I create a new folder (“Backlight”) and another (e.g. “portfolios”), both a the same level as the current level which includes wp-admin, wp-content, and wp-includes? Then upload only the backlight/ and galleries/ folder into “Backlight”. Not upload the index.php and the .htaccess files.

That is mostly correct.
Instead of creating backlight and galleries folders, just upload those two folders from your unzipped Backlight download to the root of your site (same level as the WordPress installation).