Hi Calin
I am also experiencing problems with the child theme not displaying certain templates correctly. If I was to move over to the main theme what shall I do with my functions.php file in the child theme which has many amendments which I do not want to loose or can I add them to the main theme’s functions.php file. However, that what mean re-adding the changes every time there is an update.
Please advise.
Hi,
Since Newspaper v9.7 the child theme is working only for the functions.php and style.css files.
We wrote an article on the subject here: https://tagdiv.com/updating-the-core-of-tagdiv-themes/
if you want you can try the implementation for the child theme provide by an user in this topic -> https://forum.tagdiv.com/topic/issue-with-9-7-update-changes-single_template_-in-child-theme/
Thank you for your understanding!
Hi
The child theme functionality has been broken since the update of the core for the Envato WordPress requirements. Can you please fix this? You can search fo “child” in the comments in the link below to see that a number of us depend on child themes for customization. I have pasted an excerpt from those comments below, in which I was advised to contact support.
Thanks
https://tagdiv.com/updating-the-core-of-tagdiv-themes/
Ted Slater June 17, 2019 at 6:50 pm
That doesn’t seem to be true, Catalin. Envato requires that the child theme “Consist of style.css, functions.php and screenshot.png files at a minimum” … but you’re not *disallowed* from including/supporting other files in the child theme.
Seriously, if you stop supporting child themes — where we can edit the single.php (or loop-single.php) file (for example), that decision will mark the day that Newspaper starts going downhill as a theme.
On https://help.author.envato.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000480723 Envato references https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/advanced-topics/child-themes/ … which says, “any file you add to your child theme will overwrite the same file in the parent theme” … but with the current version of your theme, this doesn’t work. Adding (and tweaking) the theme’s header.php file to the child theme does nothing.
BECAUSE YOU BROKEN THE CHILD THEME FUNCTIONALITY.
Your statement that “Envato … requires all functionality to be added through plugins” is, to be direct, false. Stop lying to us and once again provide full support for child themes. For the sake of your business, as well as ours.
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Catalin L.Catalin L. June 18, 2019 at 8:49 am
Hi Ted,
Sorry for the inconvenience but please note that since theme update 9.7 most of the theme files have been moved in the tagDiv Composer plugin, as you can see in our informative article. Now, the child theme is limited to just a few files. This is a consequence of the recent modifications to the location of theme files, due to Envato requirements, sorry! Moving forward with such requirements, a child theme will only work with functions.php, and style.css, as there are very few files left in the main theme as Envato, requires all functionality to be added through plugins. The child theme inherits the look and feels of the parent theme and all of its functions. Where all the functionalities of the theme have been added into a plugin, the child theme no longer has what to get from the parent theme, sorry! The child theme is not a “child plugin”.
Thank you for your understanding!
Best regards!
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AvatarK.Y. June 25, 2019 at 9:45 pm
I have to say I agree with Ted Slater’s comments. I didn’t research your claims, but it does seem unlikely that Envato would require theme developers to disable the Child theme functionality. Please find a solution so that the Child theme will function as it should.
Catalin L.Catalin L. June 26, 2019 at 8:11 am
Hi,
According to Envato Requirements, the child theme is not mandatory to be offered. Also, if this is provided by the theme author, must be checked the following requirements, as you can see here -> https://www.screencast.com/t/JkRUP9LI -> https://help.author.envato.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000480723-WordPress-Theme-Feature-Requirements#h_5966589781211522283728890 which are valid.
Thank you for your understanding!
AvatarK.Y. June 30, 2019 at 5:31 pm
Hi Catalin,
You may not be required to supply a child theme but that does not mean it is acceptable to break the functionality should your users choose to use one.
Please see – https://forums.envato.com/t/is-child-theme-functionality-obsolete-with-the-new-theme-requirements/244151
“Envato requirements have no negative effect over child themes, quite opposite, they encourage you to follow the best standards which makes customization via a child theme much more easier as a result.”
It seems that you have completely misunderstood the Envato requirements.
Using child themes is a standard practice and a best practice that WP users rely on. Please find a solution so that the child theme will function as it should.
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Catalin L.Catalin L. July 1, 2019 at 7:40 am
Hi,
Thank you for your interest in our theme. Unfortunately, the blog is not assigned to the support team. For support, please open a new topic on forum.tagdiv.com / http://forum.tagdiv.com/forum/newspaper/ and provide all the details. Our expert team is ready to assist you ASAP.
Best regards!
Hi Guys
I created a child theme based on Newspaper 9.
In the directory, i created two files : functions.php and style.css
Everything work fine, but the posts don’t use the post template selected (style 1…12)
I usualy use the Style 3 on my posts, but the post display whith the default style.
please, help me 🙂
Hi,
Regarding the issue, note that if you are using the old API plugin will not work anymore. You can use the new creative plugin for this purpose – https://forum.tagdiv.com/developer-info/
Most of the theme files were moved into the tagdiv composer plugin as per the requirements of envato: https://help.author.envato.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000472383-WordPress-Theme-Requirements.
We wrote an article on the subject here: https://tagdiv.com/updating-the-core-of-tagdiv-themes/
Moving forward with such requirements, a child theme will only work with functions.php, and style.css as there are very few files left in the main theme as envato requires all functionality to be added through plugins.
If there is still a problem, you can send us an email at contact@tagdiv.com and provide admin login, as well as cPanel or FTP if possible. We will take a look. Include a link to this topic in the email.
Thank you!
Need to modify Author and Date Meta to show the last time the post was modified instead of when it was first posted. Can you guys help me with the function to include in my child theme’s functions.php? I also have a plugin that shows estimated reading time. I want tp include the shortcode into the functions.php and include Reading time on the author and post date meta.
Hi,
You could try this solution
-> https://www.screencast.com/t/nhov88jSu you need to set this code in each module where you want to have the subtitle with link on int to the post.
You can get the code from here ; but notice that you need to make those changes after each update, because since Newspaper v9.7 the child theme is working only for the functions.php and style.css files.
We wrote an article on the subject here: https://tagdiv.com/updating-the-core-of-tagdiv-themes/
Thank you for your understanding!
Hello,
I’d like to modify the HTML title-tag on some posts based on some custom fields. I tried to ad the filter document_title_parts in my child-theme’s functions.php, but it seems, that this filter has no effect on the html-title. How can I modify the title-tag? See https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/document_title_parts/
Yes @momoko,
with the normal Newspaper theme the problem will not occur. According to tagDiv with 9.7.3 only styles.css and functions.php will work for child themes, which is quite ridiculous because normally you use a child theme for different kind of header-files etc. tagDiv says this is because of the new Envato rules, but a theme without the use of a child theme does not make sense in WordPress.
Due to the fact, that the update and the fix of this really bad bug lasts that long, I hope, that tagDiv is able to bring back a better support for child themes. As you can see in the forum, a lot of people use a child theme for Newspaper and it’s very bad that 9.7.3 just canceled the support for child themes without a warning.
So let’s keep our fingers crossed, tagDiv is able to fix this and support a wider use of child themes.
Hi,
I have checked your website and I saw that you have some problem with it -> https://www.screencast.com/t/pf4LxtLsYB6. Most likely, this problem comes from your child theme. If you are using a child theme, you need to replace the child theme that you are using with the one that came with Newspaper v9.7.3, or you can edit the functions.php from 1001 to 11. Please check the following topic from here -> https://forum.tagdiv.com/topic/where-can-i-find-this-module-in-theme-fileseditor/
Thank you!
Hi,
Since Newspaper v9.7 the child theme is working only for the functions.php and style.css files.
We wrote an article on the subject here: https://tagdiv.com/updating-the-core-of-tagdiv-themes/
Unfortunately I can not say if there will be some problems, or not with child theme in coming updates, the better solution will be to not use the child theme only if you rely need of it; also, now you can make a lots of customization using tagDiv Composer , Header Manager and tagDiv Cloud Library.
Thank you!
Hi,
Since Newspaper v9.7 the child theme is working only for the functions.php and style.css files.
We wrote an article on the subject here: https://tagdiv.com/updating-the-core-of-tagdiv-themes/
if you want you can try the implementation for the child theme provide by an user in this topic -> https://forum.tagdiv.com/topic/issue-with-9-7-update-changes-single_template_-in-child-theme/
Thank you for your understanding!
Sorry to ask again, i changed the template in plugins/td-composer/legacy/Newspaper/loop-single.php
Second: i try to put it in my child theme and make an order td-composer/legacy/Newspaper/ and put her the changed file but it does not work
how can i become the changed file working, do i have to put something in my functions.php?
OK, before I go to the trouble of setting up a child theme so I can make changes to functions.php, I want to be sure I understand:
If I set up a child theme, none of the cloud templates will work? Is that correct?
And if that’s the case, and child themes no longer make sense with Newspaper, how should we implement customizations? Make them in the main files, keep a list of the changes we’ve made, and then make them again whenever there is an update?
Hello,
I just purchase the Newspaper theme, the website will be new, so at the moment is empty.
I am a bit confusing about to use or not the child theme. Usually until now when I start a new website I create a child theme with functions.php, style.css and header.php files.
So when I add some custom css into style.css or google ads into the header.php, if I update the theme nothing broken.
What happen now? Which is the best way to start create the website with child-theme or not? Notice I make changes into header.php (google ads) and maybe some css changes.
Thank you.
Hi,
Please make sure that you do not have a plugin conflict with untested plugins, please deactivate all plugins and child theme ( if you are using ) and let only the tagDiv Composer , clear all cache, deactivate the cache plugin and try again.
Since Newspaper v9.7 the child theme is working only for the functions.php and style.css files.
We wrote an article on the subject here: https://tagdiv.com/updating-the-core-of-tagdiv-themes/
Also since Newspaper v9.7 the api plugin cannot be used anymore, sorry! it has been replaced by a new plugin
– https://forum.tagdiv.com/developer-info/
You could use this plugin from now on. Or experiment with flex blocks, maybe what it used to be possible only with the api plugin, it is now possible with flex blocks and grids
– https://tagdiv.com/tagdiv-composer-flex-block-elements/
– https://tagdiv.com/tagdiv-composer-big-grid-flex-elements/
Thank you!
Hi,
Since Newspaper v9.7 the child theme is working only for the functions.php and style.css files.
We wrote an article on the subject here: https://tagdiv.com/updating-the-core-of-tagdiv-themes/
Thank you!
Hi,
Since Newspaper v9.7 the child theme is working only for the functions.php and style.css files.
We wrote an article on the subject here: https://tagdiv.com/updating-the-core-of-tagdiv-themes/
Now is need to make the changes for this files in tagDiv Composer plugin also notice that those will be overwrite when you’ll make a theme update.
Thank you!
Hi,
Since Newspaper v9.7 the child theme is working only for the functions.php and style.css files.
We wrote an article on the subject here: https://tagdiv.com/updating-the-core-of-tagdiv-themes/
Thank you!
I have followed the steps indicated, but it still does not work in image galleries.
I have been able to verify that by activating the function of “TagDiv Slide Gallery”, the images of the galleries load well.
http://efmr.cat/Formato-de-entrada.jpg
It is a serious problem since we have a very extensive database of news and it is not feasible to rectify one by one all the galleries published for years.
Do you have a quick solution so that we can implement it in the functions.php file of our “child theme”.
Thank you.
Hi,
Please note that we do not recommend using the child theme, sorry! Most of the theme files were moved into the tagDiv composer plugin as per the requirements of Envato: https://help.author.envato.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000472383-WordPress-Theme-Requirements.
We wrote an article on the subject here: https://tagdiv.com/updating-the-core-of-tagdiv-themes/ Moving forward with such requirements, a child theme will only work with functions.php, and style.css, as there are very few files left in the main theme as Envato, requires all functionality to be added through plugins.
Sorry for the inconvenience and thank you for understanding!
Hi,
Most of the theme files were moved into the tagdiv composer plugin as per the requirements of envato: https://help.author.envato.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000472383-WordPress-Theme-Requirements.
We wrote an article on the subject here: https://tagdiv.com/updating-the-core-of-tagdiv-themes/
Moving forward with such requirements, a child theme will only work with functions.php, and style.css as there are very few files left in the main theme as envato requires all functionality to be added through plugins.
Please check this topic about the update to the Newspaper 9.7 -> https://forum.tagdiv.com/topic/important-new-update-newspaper-9-7/
Thank you!
Hi,
Most of the theme files were moved into the tagdiv composer plugin as per the requirements of envato: https://help.author.envato.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000472383-WordPress-Theme-Requirements.
We wrote an article on the subject here: https://tagdiv.com/updating-the-core-of-tagdiv-themes/
Moving forward with such requirements, a child theme will only work with functions.php, and style.css as there are very few files left in the main theme as envato requires all functionality to be added through plugins.
There is only one inline ad spot provided by the theme. I believe there are plans to add more in a coming theme update. Sorry for the inconvenience.
So for the moment you could enter the ad code in the post content itself, or try this solution provided by a theme user
– https://forum.tagdiv.com/topic/possibility-to-add-multiple-inline-ads-after-multiple-paragraphs-within-content/
Thanks.
Hi,
Since Newspaper v9.7 the child theme is working only for the functions.php and style.css files.
Unfortunately I do not know what will happen with child theme in the coming update, for the moment there are no news about what will happen.
Thank you for your understanding and sorry for the inconvenience!
Hi,
Since Newspaper v9.7 the child theme is working only for the functions.php and style.css files.
I’ve checked your post and now is working correctly with that single post template -> https://www.screencast.com/t/PcC5285yV9
Please make sure that you do not have a plugin conflict with untested plugins, please deactivate all non theme/tested plugins, also if you are using child theme, clear all cache and try again.
Please make sure that all the settings are like in our requirements, please follow the guide carefully
– https://forum.tagdiv.com/requirements-for-newspaper/
and please increase all requirements that are lower, and follow all steps.
Thank you!
