- NewspaperAutoptimize Plugin – install and configuration
- NewspaperCache plugin – install and configure
- NewspaperInstalling Pre-built Websites
- NewspaperHow to Install Newspaper via FTP
- NewspaperHow to Install Newspaper via WordPress
- NewspaperIntroduction to CPT and ACF with Newspaper Theme
- NewspaperHow to edit modules for Flex Block X
- NewspaperWooCommerce: Happy “Add to Favorites!”
- NewspaperWoo Brands
- NewspaperStripe Setup
- NewspaperModal Popup
- NewspaperPayPal Setup
- NewspaperFlex Block Settings Guide
- NewspaperHow to setup the Contact Page
- NewspaperAdd Cryptocurrency Price Ticker Widget
- NewspaperInfinite Loading for Single Posts
- NewspaperThe Newspaper Mobile Theme: Introduction
- NewspapertagDiv Social Counter plugin
- NewspapertagDiv Shop
- NewspapertagDiv Opt-In Builder
Hi,
If you have custom modifications to the theme files you ca take a look and see what files we change until latest update and update only that files. Anyway we have made many changes till version 1.7.
If you don’t have any modifications to the files please follow this guide to update and use FTP method(also make a backup of your current theme installation, so you can revert if something goes wrong): https://forum.tagdiv.com/how-to-update-theme/ and also update the plugins that come with the theme files from the /plugins folder.
In 1.5 theme’s version we have renamed some shortcodes:
– td_ad_box -> td_block_ad_box
– td_authors -> td_block_authors
– td_homepage_full_1 -> td_block_homepage_full_1
– td_popular_categories -> td_block_popular_categories
– td_video_vimeo -> td_block_video_vimeo
– td_video_youtube -> td_block_video_youtube
– td_text_with_title -> td_block_text_with_title
– td_slide -> td_block_slide
– td_social_counter -> td_block_social_counter
So the renamed widgets have to be re added to each sidebar after this update. Make sure that you backup your database and if possible get the widget list from your sidebars.
Rename the short codes via SQL: https://forum.tagdiv.com/update-newsmag-to-1-5/
The shortcodes shouldn’t be a problem, they will just appear on page as a code, you have to locate them and manually modify them to the new format: http://screencast.com/t/Da8k0HHtSD or use the SQL query (in phpmyadmin) to automatically replace them in the database – http://screencast.com/t/G1SwZNDb
Hope this helps
Hello,
I have been using your theme for quite some time now. Recently I came across an issue after I installed the theme on a new site of mine.
The issue is, the menu is messed up in the mobile version. I tried it from different mobiles and all seems to have this issue. Could you please tell me why this is happening?
Link: http://www.lemonoid.net
Screenshot: http://prntscr.com/6knj6j
Welllll…..
here’s the thing …. if you don’t have robust hosting, I’d likely consider NOT using ANY theme running Visual Composer. All during 2014 with the Newspaper theme we’ve seen zero problems with CPU stuff, but during 2015 it seems they are using bleeding edge stuff to give power users all the stuff they have been demanding … unfortunately a lot of people want their site to do stuff that takes 500 processes and their hosting account can only do 150, and kaboom.
I’m still running the Nov. 2014 version of Newspaper for one of my blogs. Zero hassles. But I didn’t update every time a new version comes out since I didn’t need the extra 50 things added.
So, it’s kind of a tricky thing … I think VC needs to have a “developer mode” and a “deployment mode” where you have all the bells and whistles for design, then “export” your settings for a “lean” setup for actual deployment. But, it isn’t quite that clean yet.
TagDiv chose to use VC 2 years back as it was the coolest thing since sliced bread, and still is. There is another open source very very simple pagebuilder, and couple of page builders which cost $99/year (and stop working unless you keep paying!). So, for a complex layout builder like this… VC is really kind of the “standard” right this second.
Then again depends on well optimized server. I’m running multiple installs of Newsmag and Newspaper, and server not overloaded in the slightest.
Do you have Yoast SEO installed?
Good afternoon,
Could you tell me the steps to upgrade from 1.3.1 to 1.7.?
I have understood that you had to run a SQL code. What is?
I have version 5.5.9 of PHP installed on Ubuntu, and 4.1 wordpress. Will there be any problem?
Thank you very much and congratulations for the theme.
Miguel
Hello everybody, thanks for your suggestion. But I’m already using kn whatsapp share button but I don’t want to install any plugin, it would be very good if you guys add whatsapp share button. Thank you all.
Hello everybody, thanks for your suggestion. But I’m already using kn whatsapp share button but I don’t want to install any plugin, it would be very good if you guys add whatsapp share button. Thank you all.
Hey everyone,
I am having trouble with HostGator and Newspaper.
They have suspended my account because I am using too much CPU resources.
I tried to follow their instructions by limiting plugins and disabling Heartbeat API from WP, also installing caching plugin, but to no avail, it still sucking up resources.
The email kept saying that it was requesting:
evolvehype.com /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
Any suggestions besides finding a new host lol, I have never had a problem with hostgator before until using this theme…
Thank you for your help!
Hi Emil,
I fololowed instructions from this page; https://forum.tagdiv.com/how-to-install-bbpress-forum/
One more question. Is this forum open? I mean, if anyone can add a comment, even not beeing logged?
Hi,
we dont have WooCommerce or BBpress still installed – only original set of plugins.
I will check it further, maybe it was our server issue – and will let you know. But I wonder also about demo content, I have installed it as per instructions, but it is not as same as on your demo, menus are not the same, I dont have them all as on your example – so I wonder is this OK, should I have the same situation as on your demo, or not?
Thanks!
Hi,
@crictracker
As Chris also stated if you had changes to theme’s files then updating the theme will lose theme so it would be better to note your changes then update the theme using the guide below (FTP method) and make the changes again.
Newsmag theme update guide: https://forum.tagdiv.com/how-to-update-theme/
Please also make sure you do a backup of your current theme installation and wordpress also.
Let us know if you need other assistance related to this.
@Lukas
We’re currently working on fixing all reported issues and soon we will release an update which will fix them all.
The main issue has been fixed and the theme with the fix is live on themeforest. We’re very sorry for this issue. We mistakenly used a PHP 5.4 feature in the code and we failed to test the theme on php 5.2.8 (the minimum version required by WordPress).
We’ll have a much better checklist for deploy and I will make sure stuff like this doesn’t happen again.
Sorry for the inconvenience!
Thanks
Lucian C.
I have the same problem, using Visual Composer 4.3.5 with Newsmag 1.7 and I can’t edit Homepage anymore. Recent versions of VC are problematic too, they increase server CPU usage too much. Thankfully tagdiv staff sent me VC 4.3.5 and it worked very well until Newsmag 1.7.
Now even if I return to Newsmag 1.6 or 1.5, VC doesn’t show up in editing pages anymore. I have tried deleting it and reinstalling it. Visual Composer works with WP default 2015 theme but now with Newsmag anymore.
Any idea about this? It renders homepage but can’t edit anymore, same problem with the thread.
Hi,
Please make sure that your remove the previous version of the social counter plugin you’ve used until update then install the social counter plugin form the /plugins folder that was provided within the theme’s files. Make sure you use version 2.9.
To update it you just need to remove the plugin you’re currently using then install the one we’ve provide within theme files.
Let me know if you still have this issue afterwards.
Thanks
I have not installed any caching plugin.
after installing the previously mentioned templates did not appear at all until now the possibility to activate , what should I do ??
Hi,
I have problems with installing bbpress forum. During creating page FORUM I have only three options to choose from template though I have bbpress plug in installed
Hi,
You can change footer logo, text from Theme Panel > Footer: http://screencast.com/t/q7Xg7iYgvEb
Also please make sure that you have installed Social Counter plugin from the theme’s files /plugins folder and activate it: http://screencast.com/t/inV38FNCT – http://screencast.com/t/cctgmhQBk
Our guide may be useful: forum.tagdiv.com/newsmag-documentation/
Hope this helps!
Mine’s working perfectly, after reinstalling the Social Counter and Visual Composer plugins. These plugins are conveniently included in your Newsmag-tf (v 1.7) folder download from ThemeForest.
I really appreciate the hard work you guys do! Newsmag (and Newspaper) have to be amongst the top WP themes ever produced.
Mine’s working perfectly, after reinstalling the Social Counter and Visual Composer plugins. These plugins are conveniently included in your Newsmag-tf (v 1.7) folder download from ThemeForest.
I really appreciate the hard work you guys do! Newsmag (and Newspaper) have to be amongst the top WP themes ever produced.
I don’t think so …
obviously if you kept the files from your last install, that’s always best.
I think they can send to you if you email contact@tagdiv.com
Hi,
I have run into a weird issue when I installed wpDiscuz plugin for my client and his website. When I click any article on the home page, the rendered target page with the article has no clickable URL links at all. This issue was reported by people using the Microsoft Explorer and Opera browsers only. Firefox and Google Chrome work all right. When I uninstall the WpDiscuz plugin, the issue is gone. When the Newspaper theme is disabled, the glitch is gone and wpDiscuz works flawlessly even on MSIE or Opera. So, there must be some glitch in the Newspaper theme or some kind of incompatibility. Is there any way how to fix this issue?
Start MSIE or Opera and try it for yourselves: http://goo.gl/U43bYK
Supposedly it’s a minor code incompatibility with some web hosting companies still running old/outdated versions of PHP code. We’re not having any issues with our server which was deployed as of Dec. 2014.
Basically, your hosting co is running some ooooold code still for client compatibility, which they should be forcing their clients to move to “modern” codebase for performance and security.
NOT your fault !
Supposedly you either have to
a) roll back to prior version of theme
b) edit couple of files temporarily to use 1.7.0
c) wait for 1.7.1 to be posted / and approved by / ThemeForest …
I don’t work here, just what I’ve gleaned from the replies from Marius for those having issues when many are not having issues at all on the basic upgrade/install procedure.
I am disappointed as I just purchased Newsmag. The theme is great. The Quality Control on the update is #$%^&
I got an email that there is a new version so downloaded the update from Themeforest. Then my problems started.
First off the documented updated process via the WordPress dashboard fails with with an error that the directory already exists. So I use ftp & upload & unzip & get an error “Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘[‘, expecting ‘)’ in …../wp-content/themes/Newsmag/includes/wp_booster/td_menu.php on line 191”
So then I remove the whole Newsmag directory tree & install via the WordPress dashboard but still get the same damn errors. So I have to once again remove the whole Newsmag directory tree & reinstall the version of the theme that I originally purchased from Themeforest. So now all is working again but I haven’t got the update installed & I have wasted an hour or two of my time.
I recently purchased the Newsmag theme & just received an email about an update which I downloaded from Themeforest but I have the same problem.
Initially I followed the documentation regarding installing but the update failed with a message about the directory already existing. So I used ftp to upload the new version. Then gI ot the “Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘[‘, expecting…” error which broke the site. So I deleted the whole Newsmag directory tree reverted to default theme then installed the new version of the theme downloaded direct from Themeforest & installed & activated that but I still get this error.
I have had to revert to the the version that I downloaded from Themeforest when I purchased the theme last week.
It looks like your update is broken. I don’t expect to have to edit code to get this working. Please update the download on Themeforest to a file that will install & work correctly
Dear sir/Madam
I have installed the theme and made necessary changes.
Google page speed came up with the result like this
Remove render-blocking JavaScript:
http://www.estambul.net/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.js?ver=1.11.1
http://www.estambul.net/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery-migrate.min.js?ver=1.2.1
Optimize CSS Delivery of the following:
wp-content/plugins/jetpack/css/jetpack.css?ver=3.4.1
for the last file there as id “jetpack_css-css”
so i have used $this->move_style_to_footer(‘jetpack_css-css’);
For the first two there wasnt any id so i didnt know how to do that.
How i can solve the problem.
