Themeforest (envato): creating a project - a lot of incomprehensible nuances

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Hello comrades.

I'm trying to create a project on themeforest - PSD Template. I see a lot of things that I don't understand. Perhaps there are people among us who managed to publish projects - their help would be very useful.

1. The preparation manual says that there should be a 590*300 preview image. When creating a project, a separate field for this image is not observed
2. The manual also says that you can create an archive with preview images. Are these the pictures that are visible by clicking on the "Screenshots" link?
3. Perhaps the 590*300 preview should be placed in the archive with the rest of the preview?
4. It is recommended to name images starting with a number, for example 01_index.jpg. Is it possible to number from zero? The fact is that my sources are named that way - and the first in the list, judging by the screenshot page, should be exactly the small (main) preview image.
5. The manual says that the size of preview images should be no more than 900*900. However, I often see images of larger sizes in projects. Either the requirement is outdated, or I misunderstand the purpose of the preview archive.
6. What do the Pixel Dimensions and Print Dimensions fields do?
7. Publish the project fails - shows an error message. A common mistake, in the style of "pouch, something is wrong." There are no specifics. What are the typical mistakes when publishing a project?
8. Often I see projects in which the description is formatted, and not just plain text. There are headings, images, etc. How can you do the same design?

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Through trial and error, writing support tickets, and reading/chatting on the forum, the answers are in.
1. Preview field - the one in which they ask to upload the archive, "Theme Preview".
2. Yes, the preview archive is screenshots.
3. Yes.
4. Didn't check. But I saw projects in which the numbering of screenshots began with 00.
5. Information about the size is outdated.
6. To specify the size of items. If there are several pages, each has its own dimensions - it is not clear what to indicate. The field is optional.
7. In the name of one of the files there was a Cyrillic "s" instead of the Latin "c". This was creating an error.
8. A small design hint is on the forum. The description follows the same approach. Link to their manual:support.envato.com/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/262

Answer 2

So bingo! Found the answer to the question "why did an error appear when loading my project."
Initially, I tried to upload an archive with a preview containing screenshots of the design. Today I deleted all files from the archive, except for one - a preview of 590 * 300 in size. The download was successful, the coveted message “Congratulations! Your file has been uploaded successfully. Please allow up to a week for it to be reviewed. You will be notified via email when the review process is completed.”
Alas, the usability of themeforest is at an average level - there are very few detailed descriptions for the fields, clear instructions and clear error messages.

Answer 3

Create the first screenshot, size 590*300. It will be posted as a preview.
About the size of the pictures: I know it should be no more than 1200 pixels wide, but I didn’t hear anything about 900 pixels.
Set Pixel Dimension to the size of one of your files.
Design using html codes is done