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Hi,

First of all, thank you for your previous reply regarding Flex Blocks and background images.

I’m trying to optimize my website as much as possible for Google’s Core Web Vitals, especially on mobile, and I’d like to make sure I’m using Newspaper in the best possible way.

My website is:
https://actugeekgaming.com/

My latest PageSpeed report:
https://pagespeed.web.dev/analysis/https-actugeekgaming-com/aomr1s8vst?form_factor=mobile

At the moment my mobile score is around 50–60, and I’d like to improve it significantly while keeping Newspaper if possible.

Here is what I’ve already done:

Removed the homepage video background.
Replaced the hero section with a normal image.
Optimized all featured images.
Enabled WP Super Cache.
Enabled Jetpack CDN.
Upgraded to PHP 8.2.
Removed unnecessary plugins.
Added preload for the LCP image.
Contacted support regarding Flex Blocks using CSS background images.

I understand that Flex Blocks use background images by design, and you’ve suggested creating a custom Module Builder template using an element instead.

Before rebuilding my homepage, I would like to ask a few questions:

1) What are the official Newspaper recommendations for achieving the best possible Mobile PageSpeed score?
2) Which homepage modules or blocks are the most performance-friendly?
Are Flex Blocks still recommended for the first visible section, or would you recommend using a Module Builder layout instead?
3) Are there any Newspaper or TagDiv Composer settings that should be disabled to improve Core Web Vitals?
4) Do you have a performance optimization guide specifically for Newspaper?
5) Do you know of any websites using Newspaper that consistently achieve 85–90+ Mobile PageSpeed scores?
If so, could you share a demo or explain what makes them different?
6) Apart from replacing Flex Blocks, is there anything else inside Newspaper that commonly hurts LCP or overall mobile performance?

My goal isn’t simply to increase the PageSpeed score, but to build a fast, modern news website while continuing to use Newspaper.

Thank you very much for your advice!

Hey – My website https://barrettmedia.com is showing several “Active” menu items. However – if you use a cachebusting URL – the correct behavior is observed
https://barrettmedia.com?cache. This is only happening on the homepage, the inner pages are correct – is there a way to fix this?

Hello,

I’m using Newspaper 12.7.7 with the latest tagDiv Composer.

My homepage scores around 60 on Google PageSpeed Insights (mobile).

Lighthouse identifies the homepage LCP element as:

<span class=”entry-thumb td-thumb-css”
style=”background-image:url(…)”>

The image is rendered as a CSS background instead of an element.

Lighthouse reports:

fetchpriority=high should be applied
render-blocking CSS, especially:
td_legacy_main.css
style.css
tds-front.css

I already tested:

latest Newspaper and tagDiv Composer versions
Jetpack Image Accelerator enabled
cache enabled
manually adding a preload for the LCP image

My questions are:

Is there any supported setting or Flex Block that renders the featured image as a real instead of a CSS background?
Is there an official hook/filter to customize the thumbnail markup?
Is there a recommended way to improve LCP for Newspaper homepages?
Can td_legacy_main.css or other legacy CSS resources be safely disabled on Newspaper 12.7.7?

Website:
https://actugeekgaming.com
PageSpeed test :
https://pagespeed.web.dev/analysis/https-actugeekgaming-com/hodhlqczsz?form_factor=mobile

Thank you!

Hello,

We updated the Newspaper theme to the latest version on a staging site. After the update, the homepage and category pages are not displaying correctly because the old Newspaper shortcodes are no longer working.

Could you please let us know if there is a way to restore support for these legacy shortcodes, or if the pages will need to be rebuilt using the latest version of the theme?
Here is staging site: https://stgtbrnewsmed.wpenginepowered.com/

Thank you.

Hello,

on the homepage of my website an add of tagdiv appears for a second and disappears again when reloading the page. I did not set up this ad actively. If it helps, the ad image is a shoe.

I have checked already in the theme panel> ads all items and there is no ad-url.

What could be the reason and how can I delete that ad?

Regards
Nilgün

Hello Newsmag Support,

I have a question regarding the search functionality in Newsmag.

On my homepage, when using the search bar, the results are not displayed in chronological order. For example, when searching for a keyword such as “Olfer”, older articles are shown before newer ones.

After checking several searches, it seems that the search algorithm prioritizes posts that contain the keyword in the title, while posts that contain the keyword only in the content appear later, regardless of their publication date.

Could you please let me know:

Is this the default behavior of the Newsmag search?
Is there an option to sort search results by publication date (newest first) instead of relevance?
If not, is there a recommended way to achieve this without modifying the theme core?

I’m using the latest version of Newsmag.

Thank you very much for your help.

url: https://www.redeweb.com

Subject: Newspaper Header Logo always links to the default language homepage when using Polylang

Hello tagDiv Support,

I am using the latest version of the Newspaper theme (v12.7.6) together with Polylang on a multilingual news website.

My website structure is:

– English (default): https://yogyapost.com/
– Indonesian: https://yogyapost.com/id/

The multilingual setup is working correctly:

– Language switcher works properly.
– hreflang tags are correct.
– Canonical URLs are correct.
– Open Graph URLs are correct.
– Rank Math SEO outputs the correct metadata for both languages.

However, I have one issue with the Header Logo element.

The issue

The header logo always links to the default language homepage:

https://yogyapost.com/

even when the visitor is browsing the Indonesian version of the website.

For example:

Current page:
https://yogyapost.com/id/2026/07/09/example-article/

Expected logo link:
https://yogyapost.com/id/

Actual logo link:
https://yogyapost.com/

Inspecting the HTML shows:

– Home → https://yogyapost.com/
– Articles → https://yogyapost.com/

– On Indonesian pages:

– Articles, categories, tags, archives, search results, etc. → https://yogyapost.com/id/
– (Optionally, I would like the Indonesian homepage itself to continue linking to the English homepage, but my main concern is that all Indonesian content pages should return visitors to the Indonesian homepage.)

What I have already checked

– Newspaper Theme v12.7.6
– Polylang
– Rank Math SEO PRO
– WordPress.com Business
– Header Builder (Cloud Templates)

I also checked the Header Logo element but could not find any option to configure the destination URL of the logo.

My questions

1. Does Newspaper officially support language-aware logo URLs when using Polylang?
2. Is there a built-in setting to make the Header Logo automatically link to the current language homepage?
3. Is there a hook or filter that developers can use to override the Header Logo URL?
4. If this is not currently supported, is it considered a feature request or a known limitation?

Thank you very much for your assistance.

Hello tagDiv Support,

I recently purchased a new Regular License for Newsmag and downloaded the current full package directly from ThemeForest.

The package is Newsmag 5.4.3.6, and the bundled file:

Newsmag-tf/plugins/js_composer.zip

contains WPBakery Page Builder 8.7.2.

Our website currently uses WPBakery 6.13.0, and the homepage depends directly on WPBakery shortcodes. We need to update it securely without breaking compatibility with Newsmag, tagDiv Composer, or the existing homepage layout.

WPBakery’s official changelog lists version 8.7.3 with an additional security-related fix involving capability and nonce verification for frontend preview requests.

Could you please confirm:

1. Whether you can provide a Newsmag-tested WPBakery 8.7.3 package;
2. Whether WPBakery 8.7.3 is officially compatible with Newsmag 5.4.3.6 and may be installed manually;
3. Or whether you recommend installing the bundled WPBakery 8.7.2 version while waiting for a future Newsmag update.

Please also confirm whether an updated ThemeForest package is planned.

Thank you.