- NewspaperFlex Block Builder and Flex Loop Builder
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- NewspaperHow to edit modules for Flex Block X
- NewspaperHow to insert a block inside the content of a post
- NewspaperFlex Block Settings Guide
- NewspaperMeta Info on Modules and Blocks
- NewspaperTheme modules and blocks
- NewspaperThumbnails – Fix strange looking images on blocks
- NewspaperBlock settings tutorial
- NewspaperCategory Tag on Modules/blocks
- NewspaperWP Rocket and Newspaper Theme: Optimization Guide
- NewspaperSearch setup for custom post type
- NewspapertagDiv Opt-In Builder – Emails
- NewspaperBookmark – Save For Later
- NewspaperModules Builder in Newspaper Theme
- NewspaperFilters and sorting for taxonomies
- NewspaperUser review system
- NewspaperWooCommerce: Happy “Add to Favorites!”
- NewspaperLockers
- NewspaperLeads
This is a Tagdiv Composer block.
How can I convert this into a page that appears in the Cloud Library? How do I link that page to the corresponding posts, selected by category, within this same space?
Thanks!
Hi,
Unless I’m misunderstanding what you want to do, Yoast itself provides a FAQ block and loads schema for it. You can simply add it in the article -> https://yoast.com/how-to-build-an-faq-page/ Maybe that’s what you’re looking for.
Thank you!
We have a support contract and are seeing two issues we’d like your help resolving.
I can send further sensitive or confidential information to your contact email referencing this specific ticket.
— Issue 1: Layout sync error blocking front-page edits —
When attempting to edit the front page in tagDiv Composer, the editor displays:
“Layout sync error in Header, row 2. The editor expects 1 element but the page is rendering 0. Usually caused by an unclosed HTML tag in a text block (e.g. <div> without </div>). View page | Undo (Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Shift+Z) to restore.”
The error points to the header ad position in Header row 2, which renders as an “EMPTY INNER COLUMN” with a red outline in the editor.
The Undo shortcut (Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Shift+Z) does not fix the problem.
This has been an ongoing issue for multiple months and is preventing front-page edits.
— Issue 2: Sidebar preview missing in post editor —
After updating our various web sites to 12.7.6, the post editor no longer shows the sidebar reservation area — the visual cue that previously showed the authors the actual rendered width of the post content with the sidebar reservation accounted for.
This affects both the production site and the dev site. Other sites we host using prior versions of the theme are not affected and continue to show the sidebar preview correctly.
Thanks — looking forward to getting this resolved.
Thank you very much. We’ve finally decided to remove that category, and naturally, that block, and include those entries in another category. When you don’t fully understand something, you should always look for the best solutions.
Thank you!
Hello,
I recently updated my Newsmag theme to the latest version to patch a security vulnerability. However, the td-cloud-library plugin is completely missing from my Newsmag Plugins installation panel.
My homepage relies on flex blocks (specifically [td_block_big_grid_fl_5]), so my layout is currently broken and just displaying the shortcode text.
Could you please provide the secure, updated td-cloud-library.zip file so I can install it manually and restore my homepage?
Thank you!
Hi Simon,
Thank you for the detailed explanation and clarification regarding the current category filter behavior inside Cloud Templates and Flex/Grid blocks.
Your explanation actually helped me better understand the design philosophy behind the system and also why our setup behaves differently from what Newspaper normally expects.
I think part of the reason is that I still approach content structures from a more relational/database-oriented mindset. My background goes back to older database systems like dBase II/III/IV, BASIC, DOS scripting, Excel VBA/macros, etc. Because of that, I naturally tend to think in layered logical relationships rather than purely in single-category archive structures.
So in my head, the logic becomes something like:
IF current category = Regio Gouda
THEN include:
Regio Gouda (the regional page + the region category)
Zuid-Holland (one of the 12 provences of the Netherlands + the region category Gouda)
regional/national shared pool (one category showing on all regionpages)
AND exclude:
Binnenland (the general page and category for nationwide news without a specific regional topic)
rather than simply:
“display current category archive”.
That is probably where my expectations differed from how Newspaper internally handles Cloud Template category logic.
Our setup is also somewhat unusual in scale and structure for a single-site WordPress installation:
1 VPS-based installation
Ubuntu + Apache2 + Plesk Obsidian
16 vCPU / 60 GB RAM / 2 TB storage
single WordPress site
67 main sections/pages
57 dynamically related regional structures
55,000+ news posts since 2017
40,000+ featured images through Google Drive (WPMF Cloud addon)
database approx. 740 MB
site files approx. 600 MB
WP Rocket + Redis Object Cache
approx. 79,000 unique visitors monthly
approx. 325,000 pageviews monthly
Performance remains extremely stable:
GTMetrix A / 100%
Core Web Vitals all green
SEO 100/100
average TTFB around 55ms
So for us, the discussion was never really about performance gains. The static regional pages already perform extremely well.
The real motivation behind the Cloud Template migration was primarily:
maintaining one centralized template instead of maintaining 57+ manually structured regional landing pages.
Your explanation now makes it much clearer why our relational regional/province logic does not fully align with the intended behavior of _current_cat inside Cloud Templates.
To be honest, I actually appreciate the clarification because it confirms that the behavior we observed was not random or broken, but simply outside the normal archive-oriented design philosophy of the system.
Thank you again for the insights and technical clarification.
Best regards,
Egbert van den Bosch
Regio Online Nederland
Hi,
I still suggest considering that it is not a theme related issue. Please also consider the level of support requests we would receive, if it would not work for anyone. I’m sure that other theme users are using the Facebook share as well.
Besides this topic, there is only one other topic this entire year, with the same issue. Please check this other topic https://forum.tagdiv.com/topic/response-code-403/ The user did not change the theme, yet the sharing is working now. If it was something from the theme, then why is it working.
And please also consider the hundreds and thousands of similar online complaints describing the same issue, on Facebook’s forums. I’m sure that not all those websites use Newspaper.
The theme cannot block Facebook from accessing the website or resources from the website, it can’t return a 403 response by it’s own. There must be something specific that causes it, or simply a specific issue with Facebook itself.
I’ll check more topics about it and if I find something I will post it in this topic.
Thank you!
Hi,
Some of those are resources loaded by the theme, which is normal. I see you are using litespeed, the settings that help with reducing render blocking and improving the LCP score, are these:
1. https://docs.litespeedtech.com/lscache/lscwp/pageopt/#load-js-deferred
2. https://docs.litespeedtech.com/lscache/lscwp/pageopt/#load-css-asynchronously
Please note that some optimization settings can cause problems with how the website looks or works. Be sure to check the website after activating such options.
I believe you are using mobile pages and templates from the theme, is this correct? If so, please make sure this setting is also active https://prnt.sc/jG610I0zDd7m Clear all caches if you activate that setting.
Thank you!
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Hi,
In the composer, after you click on the block, first please select the category you want in the filter tab https://prnt.sc/Y3_qKOOg6Pzr The block will only display posts from that category.
For the sorting method there is only one that can display posts from today, this one https://prnt.sc/lMF__iX8_QDg
So you can display random posts from today, from a specific category.
Normally even the default sorting method, meaning latest posts https://prnt.sc/8PwD6vwo-Xip will display new posts, especially if you are publishing posts daily.
Thank you!
Hi,
Normally to make a block or grid or any element that displays posts, automatically display posts based on the type of template it’s in, these special filters are used -> https://prnt.sc/vOsiJhj9yVIB So in your category template, the blocks should be set to the special current category filter. It’s a dynamic filter that displays posts based on the category you are on.
But if besides that current category filter you also use IDs in the multiple categories filter to include/exclude, it will override the current category filter.
The posts that the block displays using the current category filter will belong there, it means they are in that category. Additional filtering can be done by tag, if that’s helpful perhaps.
To be honest I rarely see pages used instead of category pages. It’s not needed in most cases and it’s just more work. Maybe it was a viable method at the time when the theme did not have cloud templates. Or maybe it’s a viable method if you want personalized category pages, although you can have a category template for each category if you want, and also custom fields can be used sometimes. But in your case since you need more control and if it works for you with our current setup and requirements, then there’s no problem using pages.
Thank you!
Hello,
using flex block to display only posts from 1 category : is there a way to ask this flex block to display only posts from 1 category AND to display only posts (still same category) from today (not old ones) ?
thank you
Hello tagDiv Support,
We are currently migrating a large regional news platform to Cloud Templates and are running into a query/filtering limitation that we are unsure how to solve correctly within Newspaper / tagDiv Composer.
Our setup is somewhat unusual, so I will explain it carefully.
Current Site Structure
We operate a Dutch regional news platform with approximately 57 regional categories.
Examples:
Regio Gouda
Regio Rotterdam
Regio Drechtsteden
etc.
Articles are intentionally assigned to multiple categories simultaneously.
Example article structure:
Regio Gouda
Zuid-Holland Province Category
Sometimes Binnenland (National)
Sometimes another regional umbrella category
This multi-category structure is required editorially and for SEO/distribution purposes.
What We Are Trying To Achieve
We want to replace static regional landing pages with dynamic category archive pages using Cloud Templates.
Example:
Instead of:
https://regioonline.nl/regio-gouda/
We want to use:
https://regioonline.nl/category/regio-gouda/
with a Cloud Template assigned to the category.
The goal is:
show posts from the current region
ALSO show related province-level content
BUT still prioritize/display correct regional content
WITHOUT manually configuring 57 static pages
The Problem
Inside Flex Blocks / Big Grid Flex blocks, the queries behave differently between:
Static pages using manual “Multiple Terms Filter”
Dynamic category archive pages using Cloud Templates
Example:
On the static page:
the block correctly shows a Zuid-Holland province article
But on the Cloud Template category archive:
the same block instead shows another regional article
Even though both posts contain overlapping categories.
Important Technical Detail
We discovered that:
category_ids behaves differently from normal category archives
category__in and internal TagDiv query handling appear to override or merge unexpectedly
multi-category posts are handled differently inside Cloud Templates versus static pages
While inspecting the theme code, we also noticed references to _current_cat handling internally in td_block.php, but we could not find official documentation about whether this value is actually supported for Flex/Grid block filtering in Cloud Templates.
We also tested custom filters through:
td_shortcode_to_args
td_data_source_blocks_query_args
inside the child theme.
However, this caused unstable or inconsistent behavior, especially with:
Big Grid Flex blocks
Flex blocks
mixed category/province logic
We reverted these changes because we do not want to maintain custom query modifications that could break after theme updates.
Our Main Question
Is there an officially supported way in Newspaper / tagDiv Composer to achieve the following:
For a category Cloud Template:
dynamically use the CURRENT category
include additional province categories
optionally exclude national categories
while preserving predictable ordering and matching behavior in Flex/Grid blocks
WITHOUT custom core edits.
Example desired logic for “Regio Gouda”:
Include:
current category (Regio Gouda)
province category (Zuid-Holland)
national regional pool category
Exclude:
Binnenland
And this should work dynamically for all regional categories.
Additional Question
Does Newspaper internally prioritize:
category_ids
category__in
queried object
tax_query
current archive context
in a specific order inside Flex Blocks / Big Grid Flex blocks?
Because it appears that archive context may override manually configured multiple term filters.
Final Question
Would you recommend:
using Cloud Templates for this setup
OR
keeping static regional landing pages
given this multi-category architecture?
We would really appreciate technical guidance or best practices from your side before rebuilding all regional pages again.
Thank you very much.
Hi rupeesmax,
A 500 Internal Server Error is a generic HTTP status code that indicates the web server encountered an unexpected condition that prevented it from fulfilling the request. This means the issue is on the server side, not related to the user’s device.
Common causes include a misconfigured .htaccess file, PHP errors, exhausted memory limits, or conflicts caused by plugins or themes.
How to Fix 500 Internal Server Error in WordPress – https://creativethemes.com/blocksy/blog/how-to-fix-500-internal-server-error-in-wordpress-6-actionable-tips/
Thank you!
Hi Chris, yes, all blocks, elements, and anything else that uses a global color or font will automatically update everywhere that global color or font is being used whenever it is changed.
Hi,
That is the ajax categories dropdown and you can enable it with the tagDiv Composer, select teh block, and under the filter tab https://prnt.sc/qAfYuYDPheOu
https://forum.tagdiv.com/flex-block-settings-guide/ -https://prnt.sc/qCmOZRfESaSw
Hi,
If this is on a page, and the results are displayed in the tagDiv Composer editor, but not on the frontend, most of the time it is related to the Unique Articles, if this is in use and those articles are already displayed in one of the above blocks then will no longer be displayed in the one you set the ID and filters.
Hi,
I believe Ether is a misunderstanding, only the pages have the option for Unique Articles and this can be set from wordpress editor (classic editor or Gutenberg) from Page Template setting – https://forum.tagdiv.com/unique-articles/
For blocks, settings like offset and filters can be used https://forum.tagdiv.com/flex-block-settings-guide/
Thank you!
Hello,
after the last update of Newspaper theme, my social counter don’t works: it’s impossible to display the social icons and the counter (my business pages are connected).
Please let me know, thank you so much!
Carlo
How to enable these tabs in Flex Block 1.
I’m experiencing layout error whenever i want to edit Cloud Temolates. This is the error “Layout sync error in Content
The editor expects 6 zones but the page is rendering 5. Usually caused by an unclosed HTML tag in a text block (e.g. <div> without </div>). View page Undo (Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Shift+Z) to restore.”
Selected Filter > More From Author,
In the Multi Author box I placed the author ID number
In tagdiv composer it brought up the two articles that author has provided.
Save.
View Page.
it’s blank, no articles.
Not sure why.
Under Free News lay out – Homepage – selecting the top left block – My understanding is under filter there is supposed to be an option to prevent duplicate content from showing. Not seeing that option under the Filter section.
Also – since it is a Cloud Template – the option to edit the page and have it show no duplicate content isn’t available either.
Under Free News lay out – Homepage – selecting the top left block – My understanding is under filter there is supposed to be an option to prevent duplicate content from showing. Not seeing that option under the Filter section.
Also – since it is a Cloud Template – the option to edit the page and have it show no duplicate content isn’t available either.
Hi,
I’ve just checked the site and can see that you’ve updated the block, and it is now displaying correctly. It looks like the issue was related to cached content that was still being applied.
Thank you!