- NewsmagRequirements for Newsmag
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Hi,
Optimizing a wordpress website for the best possible score can take a lot of time. Especially for mobile, where it’s more strict.
I believe you are using mod pagespeed, I very rarely see it anymore. These days the best possible combo for performance is considered Cloudflare and WP Rocket. However, you current results aren’t bad at all. I tested the website now and it’s 82 on mobile -> https://pagespeed.web.dev/analysis/https-actugeekgaming-com/c9aa1kj7cl?form_factor=mobile
What the theme offers for mobile is mobile pages. This means using a mobile version of the desktop page, same as on this demo -> https://demo.tagdiv.com/newspaper_pro/
A mobile page has it’s own content, header, footer. Usually there is a difference from using the responsive desktop page versus using a mobile page, favoring the mobile page. You could test it, create a mobile page -> https://prnt.sc/R8zzwvtFsb50 and create the header and footer -> https://prnt.sc/Lj7X4dZfzP9v Also reduce or simplify the elements in the page as much as possible. Then clear the cache and repeat the test.
Thank you!
Hi,
The cloud library plugin is available for the Newspaper theme only. Newsmag is a simpler theme, with basic predefined templates and theme panel settings.
One of the the main differences between the themes is the cloud library, which is included with Newspaper. It contains a vast library of ready made templates, pages, blocks, etc. -> https://cloud.tagdiv.com/#/load/All and also provides the option to build and design any type of template, meaning for posts, categories, etc. with our composer.
It depends on your requirements. If you need a basic simple theme, then Newsmag is perfect. If you want to be able to customize almost everything in detail, then Newspaper is much better suited for that.
In case you want to switch to Newspaper, you could request a refund for Newsmag -> https://themeforest.net/refund_requests/new and then you can purchase Newspaper.
Thank you!
I just installed newsmag and i am having hard time customizing it. I imported the demo template but it looked nothing like the demo i imported. I have tried every possible trick i could think of but nothing. Now i read that there is something called tag div cloud library on the theme’s plugin section but i don’t seem to see it on mine. Please i need assistant. Thanks
Hi I am using tagDiv Cloud Library version 3.9.5 and I am still getting the Vulnerability message, can you please fix it.
Hi,
Maybe that type of ads is incompatible with a cloud post template, and there isn’t much that we can do about that unfortunately.
Based on their documentation the ads are intended for websites that use basic wordpress templates, not built with a page builder -> https://journeymv.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/24635354354971-Why-Most-Page-Builders-Won-t-Work-with-Journey-ads-by-Mediavine
You could test by using a basic post template, install the standard pack plugin -> https://prnt.sc/jg-5chByus4f and use one of these templates -> https://prnt.sc/sCs7XZuhawRr Those templates aren’t built with the composer. Then check if the ads appear.
Thank you!
Hello,
Since August 1, I have noticed that the WordPress administration panel has been responding more slowly than usual.
I have reviewed several possible causes and found that WordPress is currently reporting a critical Site Health issue related to autoloaded options.
Current data reported by WordPress:
– 1,326 autoloaded options.
– Approximate size shown by Site Health: 2 MB.
– WordPress indicates that this volume could affect performance.
I also checked the options table directly in the database. The current autoloaded volume is approximately:
– autoload = yes: 1.54 MB
– autoload = auto: 0.12 MB
– autoload = on: 0.11 MB
Approximate total loaded automatically: 1.77 MB.
The total number also matches the 1,326 options reported by Site Health:
– yes: 1,131 options
– auto: 164 options
– on: 31 options
– total: 1,326 options
The largest individual options related to Newspaper/TagDiv are:
– td_011_settings: 820.24 KB — autoload yes
– td_011: 164.02 KB — autoload yes
– td_011_remote_cache: 35.64 KB — autoload yes
– td_011_log: 8.18 KB — autoload yes
The td_011_settings and td_011 options alone total approximately 984 KB. Therefore, these two options currently represent more than half of all the data WordPress loads automatically.
As an additional check, I also found a residual option from an old plugin:
– wpts_compat: 287.02 KB — autoload yes
Using WP-CLI, I confirmed that it belonged to a previous WPtouch installation:
– Original serialized class: WPtouchDefaultSettingsCompat
– WPtouch is no longer installed.
– There is no active or inactive WPtouch plugin or WPtouch folder on the server.
I did not delete the option. I only changed its autoload value from yes to off in a fully reversible way.
After making this change:
– The total autoloaded size decreased from approximately 2.05 MB to 1.77 MB.
– The autoload = yes group decreased from 1.82 MB to 1.54 MB.
– The administration panel appears to respond slightly faster, although I cannot confirm with complete certainty that the improvement is exclusively related to this change.
– Site Health still reports a critical issue related to autoloaded options.
I have also reviewed other possible causes of the slow administration panel.
1. Action Scheduler
The active Action Scheduler table appears to be working normally:
– No actions are currently in progress.
– Only three actions are pending, and all of them are scheduled for future dates.
– There have been no new failed actions since August 1.
– There is no active backlog of blocked or repeatedly failing jobs.
2. WP-Cron
The WordPress cron option is approximately 12.28 KB, so it does not appear unusually large.
3. WP Rocket RUCSS and background processes
There are periodic checks related to WP Rocket SaaS jobs, but the actions are completed successfully and do not accumulate. There does not appear to be a blocked queue that would independently explain the continued wp-admin slowdown.
Therefore, I cannot confirm that Newspaper options are the only cause of the problem, but they currently represent the main remaining portion of the autoloaded data.
I would like you to review the following questions specifically:
1. Is it normal for td_011_settings to exceed 820 KB?
2. Do td_011_settings and td_011 need to remain autoloaded on every WordPress request, including wp-admin requests?
3. Is it safe to change the autoload value of either of these options to off, or does Newspaper require them during almost every request?
4. Does Newspaper provide an official process for cleaning, rebuilding, or reducing td_011_settings and removing old configuration data that is no longer used?
5. Could td_011_settings contain accumulated data from Cloud Templates, the Theme Panel, blocks, advertisements, headers, footers, or old configurations that are no longer active?
6. Is there a diagnostic tool or recommended method to identify which internal settings are responsible for the 820 KB stored in td_011_settings?
7. Would it be possible to split this option into several smaller options and avoid autoloading data that is only required on specific screens?
8. Has there been any recent change in Newspaper or TagDiv Composer that could have increased the size of these options or the amount of processing performed inside wp-admin?
I have not modified or deleted any Newspaper-related option. Before changing their autoload values or altering their contents, I need confirmation from your team regarding which options must remain autoloaded and what official procedure you recommend to reduce their size without affecting the theme or the Cloud Templates.
Thank you.
Hi,
As far as I know all known vulnerabilities have been fixed for the composer -> https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/td-composer/vulnerabilities
In the last update there were fixes for the composer, cloud library, opt-in builder -> https://tagdiv.com/newspaper-changelog/ I don’t think there are more at this time. Please update the theme.
Thank you!
Hi,
That’s most likely bots. They usually target the sitemaps. If I check the license key you used to create this forum account I find two websites. Both those websites contain the cloud templates in the sitemap, and there is a cloud category template with that exact name on both of them.
I suggest excluding the cloud templates from the sitemap. They are no actual value to the website in terms of indexing, and should not be in the sitemap.
In Yoast you can exclude them from the sitemap like this -> https://prnt.sc/kusU8jICwzWk Then bots will have no way to access them directly.
Such things can happen at anytime. It’s a coincidence that it happened after updating the theme, since the cloud templates were in the sitemap before most likely.
Thank you!
We just noticed through Google Analytics that 6% of our recent traffic went to a blank template page that we’ve never seen before (/tdb_templates/blank-category-template-4/). We don’t have a cloud template with that name. Any ideas where this came from and how I can get rid of it? We’re on the latest version of both WP and Newspaper
Hi,
The first thing I see is that the required composer plugin isn’t active on the website. Please install it from the theme plugins panel -> https://prnt.sc/7P2I8thU8xeb Most of the theme’s functionality and features depend on the composer, so it should be active.
Then you can choose what you want to use, a simpler basic design based on the standard pack plugin, or a more advanced and complex design based on the cloud library -> https://tagdiv.com/why-tagdiv-cloud-library-is-a-better-alternative-to-the-standard-pack/
To provide a bit of context, the theme by itself with none of the theme plugins active is basically useless. The composer plugin provides the base. Then there are 2 directions, the cloud library or the standard pack, these add the extra capabilities.
I also noticed that you are using AMP -> https://prnt.sc/yhj7NKjJtRHv I rarely see AMP used anymore. But if you want to use it, then we recommend using it together with our mobile theme -> https://forum.tagdiv.com/tagdiv-amp-plugin-tutorial/
Let me know.
Thank you!
Hi,
That option you mentioned refers to the block title -> https://prnt.sc/4V3adrcJP3gq So not the article title. Blocks 1 to 25 are the older standard blocks, we haven’t added new features for them since we added the flex blocks.
If you want to be able to customize blocks in detail, please use flex blocks. Like these ones which you can import from the cloud library -> https://cloud.tagdiv.com/#/load/Blocks
Flex blocks have many more options, including for setting a color for the article titles -> https://prnt.sc/SQLf6kQuhtEM
Let me know if I can help more.
Thank you!
Go to Newspaper -> Plugins
Both ‘tagDiv Composer’ / ‘tagDiv Cloud library’ plugins are required and may need to be updated and activated (it is a 2 step process; click to update, then click again to activate; perform this on both plugins)
I just updated my site and noticed that I had to perform this after 12.7.7 update
Hope this is your answer.
(random user)
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This reply was modified 2 weeks by
marcusdoc. Reason: clarity
The tagDiv Header Search element generates invalid ARIA markup in both desktop and mobile header instances.
The generated HTML is:
<div class=”tdb-drop-down-search”
aria-labelledby=”td-header-search-button”>
The W3C validator reports:
The aria-labelledby attribute must not be specified on any div element unless the element has an appropriate role.
The search itself works correctly. The issue is specifically the generated markup.
I confirmed the source in:
wp-content/plugins/td-cloud-library/shortcodes/header/tdb_header_search.php
The original PHP output was:
$buffy .= ‘<div class=”tdb-drop-down-search” aria-labelledby=”td-header-search-button”>’;
I changed it to:
$buffy .= ‘<div class=”tdb-drop-down-search” role=”search” aria-labelledby=”td-header-search-button”>’;
After clearing caches and revalidating, both validator errors disappeared. Desktop and mobile search continued to function normally.
This confirms that the issue is not caused by search placement, template layout, or custom CSS. It is caused by the Header Search element omitting an appropriate role from the .tdb-drop-down-search container.
Please update the plugin output to include:
role=”search”
on that container, or otherwise revise the ARIA structure so aria-labelledby is used on an element with a valid role.
The error appeared twice because the page contains separate desktop and mobile Header Search elements.
Hope this is ok to post here if not admin can delete it if prefered. My site scores 100 in the performance section using LiteSpeed Cache (wich is free) now i have a smal personal site so i also use the QUICKCloud CDN service wich is not too expensive (i put in 10 euros over a year a go and still have 3 euro left) this by itself already will boost your site speed by alot) but i wont dive into all the LiteSpeed Cache options and settings but it is a great free alternative.
So for those not using a expensive cache program like WPRocket that has a setting to preload your fonts but still would likle the benefits you can add a function to the theme’s functions.php file its best adviced to set up and do this on the Newsmag Child theme. This will also remove the font from ther Network dependency tree.
My site scored 100 already before i preloaded the font but it just adds up with all other optimizations so the Newsmag websites can really be blazing fast! DRiFT MAFIA Website
Just open the functions.php file in your prefered texteditor and ad this code at the bottom:
I could nott post the code for some reason probly safety


From what version did you update? Is this the main website? -> https://tbrnewsmedia.com/ That’s Newspaper 4, from 2014. This changes things. Those aren’t old shortcodes, they are very old shortcodes, they don’t exist in the theme anymore unfortunately.
My suggestion is to consider using a new homepage. If you want to keep it simple, I suggest the default demo -> https://demo.tagdiv.com/newspaper/ This is the non-PRO version. These non-PRO demos rely on the theme panel settings and templates.
You can also import just a homepage, they are available separately -> https://cloud.tagdiv.com/#/load/All It can be done from the cloud library dashboard -> https://prnt.sc/gmxEkzRSHmY1
Or you can choose any of the theme demos, if you maybe want to update the design -> https://demo.tagdiv.com/select_demo/newspaper-prebuilt-websites/?demo-type=all
The PRO demos are fully built with our composer, meaning you can edit and customize the homepage and also the post template, category template, etc. with the composer -> https://tagdiv.com/live-visual-builder/
We can discuss more, let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you!
Hi,
Contributors and authors don’t have access to the opt-in builder or the cloud library. They can see the reviews but can’t edit or approve them. Only editors and admins have full access to these.
Do you want contributors and authors to have access? That would require adding an editor or admin capability to them, it could be done with a user role plugin. But then they will have full access to all of the settings, they can’t have access to just some of them.
Or maybe I am misunderstanding what you want to do?
Thank you!
how to manage user roles, particularly for Contributor and Author roles, so that access and/or edit capability is limited for:
1. selected submenus on Opt-In Builder menu. eg. only see Leads & Subscriptions but can or cant change them.
2. Cloud Templates.
3. Reviews.
Hello,
How do I insert and edit an FAQ section on my pages with the Tagdiv Composer?
I havent been able to find one in the cloud, except for 4 different ones that I was not able to modify to make more “steps”. So can you guys please guide me in the right direction, for where I can build a FAQ section on my websites page?
WordPress tagDiv Cloud Library plugin <= 3.9.4 – Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability???
That standard post template is not actually meant to be used on the website, except temporarily for the situation when there is no post template set. The backup standard template has no customization options.
I believe you installed this theme demo -> https://demo.tagdiv.com/newspaper_downtown_pro/ On your website I see that except the homepage you are no longer using any of the templates provided with the demo, like the header, footer, post template, category template. This is fine, you can use the templates you want.
The post template that comes with that demo is this one -> https://demo.tagdiv.com/newspaper_downtown_pro/2022/03/08/the-scars-of-war-will-remain-there-for-life-published-study-finds/ If you want to use a different post template, it’s perfectly possible. And if you want it to look like the backup standard template, you could use this one -> https://cloud.tagdiv.com/#/single/single/Single/11 Please import it on the website -> then customize it with the composer and set it globally.
Using a cloud post template will replace the standard backup post template, which is normal. But you can easily customize the cloud post template adn make it look as you want. I can help as well, let me know.
Thank you!
Hi, Simion C.,
Thank you for your reply. I believe I may not have explained my question clearly.
I already understand how to create a custom Single Post Template and assign it globally to all posts. However, I am concerned that replacing the current template could affect or break the existing post layout.
What I would like to know is whether it is possible to edit the STANDARD – DEFAULT template shown here: https://prnt.sc/CbwbATZjlZS3
This appears to be the default template currently used across all posts and seems to have been included with the theme. Please note that this particular template does not appear in the list of available templates under Cloud Templates.
Can this specific default template be edited or duplicated while preserving the current layout?
Thank you!
Hi,
To clarify, the global cloud post template is the one you set here -> https://prnt.sc/FVRmlSa3lagH
From what I can see in the screenshots, there is no cloud template set for the posts, please set one. Until you set a cloud post template, the theme will use a simpler standard backup post template.
Please let me know if I can help more.
Thank you!
We need to implement an email capture system for our newsletter. We have already added subscription forms to the sidebar, a fixed bar at the bottom of the screen, and a popup.
We set this up using a new Single Post Template because we could not find the Global Template in the Cloud Templates section. https://prnt.sc/PmlcZQl9EQ2-
Is there a way to edit the Global Template? https://prnt.sc/L8QCdQbYOuhd
If the Global Template cannot be edited, is our current approach—creating a new Single Post Template to add the newsletter forms—the recommended solution?
Thank you!
Hello,
I am getting repeated PHP warnings inside TagDiv Composer:
Warning: Undefined array key "location" in
/wp-content/plugins/td-cloud-library/includes/tdb_config.php
on line 63782
The warnings appear across the Composer interface and make it difficult to edit my templates. I am also unable to save changes in TagDiv Composer.
Could you please advise what could cause this and how to fix it? Could it be a compatibility issue between my PHP version, Newspaper theme, TagDiv Composer, and TagDiv Cloud Library?
I have attached a screenshot. Thank you for your help.
If the img doesn’t appear : https://ibb.co/vxyNVKS3
I’m very sorry that there are issues. A header, or the other templates in general, don’t usually get messed up.
If you want I will gladly install or customize the header you want, and make sure it looks as you want. Do you want to use a standard header or a cloud header?
Please send an email at contact@tagdiv.com and provide an admin account (user and pass) and let me know how I can help with the header. I will take care of it as soon as possible.
Thank you!