- ApiPractical example – How to add a new Block and Module
- Apitd_api_block::delete
- Apitd_api_block::update_key
- Apitd_api_block::update
- Apitd_api_block::add
- ApiAPI – Blocks – Introduction
- Apitd_api_thumb::update_key
- Apitd_api_thumb::update
- Apitd_api_thumb::add
- ApiAPI – Thumbnail – Introduction
- Apitd_api_category_top_posts_style::update_key
- Apitd_api_category_top_posts_style::update
- Apitd_api_category_top_posts_style::add
- ApiAPI – Category top section style – Introduction
- Apitd_api_module::update_key
- Apitd_api_module::update
- Apitd_api_module::add
- ApiAPI – Modules – Introduction
- ApiUsing the Theme API in plugins
- ApiThe Theme API
Hi, i’m using block 7 as a widget in my sidebar for most popular articles.
the title of the articles are cut short, I would like to add more characters to the titles. how do i proceed? thank you!
I cannot find the format button
https://forum.tagdiv.com/increase-users-engagement-add-custom-buttons-posts/
Hi,
It seems you have some kind of content protector that is blocking the js and could cause this issues and more, like the search function on the menu, pagination on blocks and more – https://www.screencast.com/t/TniCsALXlj Try removing the plugin or code that is causing this and test again.
Also please create a new topic on the forum after the current issue is solved, so it would be easier to read the thread for other users and avoid confusions.
Thank you for understanding
Hi,
If you are talking about the Visual composer frontend option, unfortunately the theme does not work well with this feature so the developers decided to exclude this option from the theme. You could enable the frontend editor by removing this code from the theme td_wp_booster_functions.php file found in the theme folder->includes->wp_booster – https://www.screencast.com/t/Xp3wnzNx but it will not work properly if you have tagdiv blocks on your pages. If you want to use a frontend editor you can try the additional plugin TagDiv composer when it will be made available, as it is currently in development state.
Thanks
Hello,
I wanted to quickly ask regarding an issue we’re having with the home page. An extra row is made for just one post (when there should be three per row), rather than attributing it to the next page. This continues on all the pages. Is there a way to resolve this issue? It looks like this:
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Also, is there a reason why recent posts would display on the front page without actually being included on the visual composer for the home page? Normally, I’d assume we could edit the initial problem there, but since it’s not in the visual composer as a block/grid, then it’s impossible to tinker with the settings.
Thank you as always!
Hello jpmuldoon,
If you will consult our above guide on how you can make your website faster you will find some references about how you can eliminate the render blocking.
Thanks.
Hi,
How can I know the color of the block of the blockquote? In theme colors, default color is shown as white, but it is not white.
Gaurav
You didn’t answer the question. One more time:
“I’m designing the homepage and selecting blocks. http://www.healthfixesfordads.com/
In the left-hand column, as you scroll down I’m using 2 block 6’s, then a Block 7, and a Block 11. I’m just testing their appearance for now.
In the theme panel, the thumbnail size for Block 7 is defined as 100 X 75.
And, the thumbnail size for Block 11 is defined as 180 X 135.
On the homepage, the thumbnail for Block 7 displays larger than Block 11. Why?”
Your support has really gone downhill recently.
Please return it to the great support you previously offered.
Thanks,
Hi,
You could change the block title font properties on a specific block using css like in this example – https://www.screencast.com/t/CgTh0GJDi4O5 – https://www.screencast.com/t/VKaAfb1KO Or you could remove the title from the block and like in this example, add a raw html element above it in Visual composer – https://www.screencast.com/t/7L7H4PKTpmJ – https://www.screencast.com/t/Ayk5wZ4jj and using html recreate the title using a h1 tag and properties from a basic block title adapted to a h1 tag – https://www.screencast.com/t/0sw5RCGHo with this result – https://www.screencast.com/t/Fm5fOYvwYF
Thanks
How I can reduce the size of the blocks that have no gaps between them?
Hello Mahaona,
Please ensure that you are using the latest version of the theme and also, if you are using some untested plugins, please try to disable all of them, leave just Visual Composer to active, clear all your caches and install only the plugins that come bundled with the theme packet and rule out any conflicting plugins. The ajax filters are fully tested and work will all of our blocks of the theme and should work without any problems. If the problem is still there, try to make a new clean install from scratch via FTP way and check the results.
Hope this helps and let us know how it goes!
Thanks for your understanding!
Hello,
I created a new page here, to output the problems I mentioned above.
1. First block: the first image should fill the entire box. Currently it doesn’t.
2. Third block: the thumbnail crop is very zoomed in for the vertical tabs.
3. You can check all other blocks below. I uploaded a picture and the thumbnail created should be just like the white images you provide as defaults. Currently, the width is shorter, it looks bad.
4. On the right sidebar, the image we uploaded has a different height as the one you provided (it;s very easy to determine the difference).
Important note: All images we uploaded are at least 800 x 600, so croping a thumbnail for a specific size SHOULD NOT be a problem.
I can upload a feature image in any resolution and any aspect ratio, but fixing one blocks screws up the rest. Therefore, I can use only one block type on the website currently.
As it is, the front pages look very cheap and poorly coded in order to make the website public.
Let me know if administrator rights are needed.
Thanks!
Hello Rony123456,
It seems that your shortcode is not good. try the code below and place it in the core files. The code is ->
<?php echo do_shortcode ('[td_block_ad_box spot_id="custom_ad_1" tdc_css=""]'); ?>
The result is here-> https://www.screencast.com/t/sT9WlnBla4d
Hope this helps and let us know how it goes!
Thanks for the message!
Catalin,
Merci mult. I will also check with them. Maybe I also wanted to suggest that you can invite some of the users to test the theme with the plugins – and maybe create a list or sticky post on this forum) where people can select which plugins they have used and is working. I am not suggesting all plugins because this will make an impossible task. for example main areas and maybe keep top 3. sometimes, hosting providers block certain plugin because of resources. I feel it improves the usability of the theme for so many people who are new and it help to maintain your theme position as #1. It can also save so much time for your team to answer same questions from new people 🙂
Its a great theme… and I am trying to learn more. You people are doing great work with the theme and maintain this forum also.
SEO
Yoast SEO
All in One SEO
Cache
WP Super Cache
Cache Enabler
CDN
Cloudflare
KeyCDN
Reddis ?
Minifi CSS/JS,
I have tried many options – and none of them are working – they all break the site with FOUC – i think it has to do with forcing the CSS/JS – still trying to figure out.
Image Optimization
WP Smush
TinyPNG
Optimus
Social Media
addThis
Shareholic
Hi,
Each block is different, and it contains a combination of modules which use different thumb sizes – https://forum.tagdiv.com/theme-thumbs/ Also here is more information about how the cropping of the feature images works – https://forum.tagdiv.com/featured-image/ In your case from what I can see when the post has a featured image set, the module gets smaller in size somehow when it should remain the same. Try to use your browser inspector and check the thumbnail size for a block and module where this happens – https://www.screencast.com/t/kOTSIpm6kN and compare it to what it should be in theme panel – https://www.screencast.com/t/PyZlIubvU Or if you could provide a link to your site we can take a look at this. In most of the cases any image or thumb related problem is caused by a plugin, so you could try also to disable all your plugins except Visual composer, clear your cache and see if it still happens.
Thanks
Hello,
Unfortunately the theme api is not covered by the theme support as it represents customization. Maybe you did not create the code properly. I can’t say for sure. Try to download the pre-made plugin from here: https://forum.tagdiv.com/practical-example-how-to-add-a-new-block-and-module/ and see if the video issue is still present with our premade plugins. Please download the top one as there are 2 versions. The second one is for older theme versions. (unless you use newspaper 6.5 or older)
Thank you!
Hello awtown,
I suppose that you want to change the thumb sizes for Block 7, right? Sorry, but please notice that our theme does not have any such an option for it and if you want to change our Blocks, you should do it yourself because this is not a simple task and if you are not aware of the steps which are needed to take in this regard, please consider hiring a freelancer/developer to help you because we cannot provide custom work at the moment, sorry! As a hint, you should edit the td_config.php core file to achieve this.
Thanks for your understanding!
Hello,
Sorry but our theme has no such element that can provide a random assortment of images. Sorry. You can search for a plugin that can maybe provide such features. Our theme blocks can only provide posts, not simple images. The image box element was created to show images with a custom link but there is no random images option. Sorry
Thank you!
Hi,
The blocks are made from modules and you can control the excerpt length on each of the modules. For example block 23 uses module – https://www.screencast.com/t/z6cKpgAOB and the excerpt can be modified in Theme panel->Excerpts – https://www.screencast.com/t/Uyub1uI7B You could also set a manual excerpt for your posts in each of the post edit page – https://www.screencast.com/t/Ep4DbhapIB Just make sure you have the excerpt box checked in the screen options – https://www.screencast.com/t/Ijj8LEmejiuR
Thanks
On WPEngine hosting the theme blocks of their CDN (MAX CDN).
If we change the theme from Newspaper to any other the CDN starts working fine.
The CDN problem remains even if all the plugins are removed.
The WPEengine support has tried all it could. Now they seek help from you guys (Theme developers)
Thanks
Sunil
I don’t know if this is the correct place to ask, but here goes. PageSpeed recommends I eliminate render-blocking JavaScript and CSS (10 files in all).
Where is the best place to do that?
Hello,
Recently I installed Newspaper on a brand new WordPress. After activation, I wrote some posts and set a default homepage. To each post I uploaded a featured image.
The problem I am facing is that the theme is cropping just ONE thumbnail although the default blocks display images that have different aspect ratio.
As a result, no matter what image size the featured image has (and no matter what the aspect ratio is), on some blocks it will look alright while in others won’t. (As it’s impossible to display one thumbnail in boxes that have different aspect ratios).
Here are an example: I uploaded a simple read image. With this aspect ratio, it looks OK in the boxes from the left part, but it looks bad in the boxes from the left side (compare the red one with the default ones).
If I change the aspect ratio to suite left side, it is broken on the right side.
Another example: I uploaded a picture to suite the left and the top side. Look at the thumbnail in the middle (compared to the white, default one). You can notice the created thumbnail has a different width.
Is there a way to solve this? Each block need it’s specific thumbnail aspect ratio/size else 2 different blocks cannot be used on the same page. And this is kinda theme related…
Thanks!
ajax filters work only with block 10, but does not work with other blocks on the page
I’m designing the homepage and selecting blocks. http://www.healthfixesfordads.com/
In the left-hand column, as you scroll down I’m using 2 block 6’s, then a Block 7, and a Block 11. I’m just testing their appearance for now.
In the theme panel, the thumbnail size for Block 7 is defined as 100 X 75.
And, the thumbnail size for Block 11 is defined as 180 X 135.
On the homepage, the thumbnail for Block 7 displays larger than Block 11. Why?
Secondly, how can I make the thumbnail for Block 7 display a larger image? Perhaps, an image that’s 180 X 140.
Thanks,