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You need to install the latest Visual Composer version bundled with the theme. This was the purpose of the minor update for the theme which came a day or two after 4.1 was released.

See the site docs right side of page on how to update Visual Composer. Lots of other great help for the theme, too.

You need to use a tool like Yoast WordPress SEO or XML Sitemap Generator to create an XML sitemap. I know of no WordPress theme which has a built-in XML sitemap generator, nor does this theme. Some themes can build an “on page” sitemap, but this is unwieldly for a magazine site as there is no point in having a single page with potentially thousands of links. A non XML sitemap was useful before the XML sitemap era, but now this is done with XML sitemap. So, either XML Sitemap Generator plugin, or Yoast WordPress SEO plugin would work.

The Yoast WordPress SEO plugin is “recommended” if you wish to do proper SEO including control of META tags, OG tags, Twitter Card elements, custom titles and meta descriptions for archive pages, etc., *and* setup and submit XML sitemaps to your Google Webmaster account.

Why not install it and try it? (Yoast SEO). You can always uninstall it without hurting anything.

thank you, I need to know if I’m supposed to install wordpress SEO by yoast? and for study purpose, can I get a newsmag sitemap or is there a way I can generate it?

If I try to install visual composer via the instructions on this link

https://forum.tagdiv.com/how-to-update-visual-composer-plugin-wpbakery/

I get this error message

Fatal error: Class ‘TGM_Bulk_Installer’ not found in /home/katsdeli/public_html/review/wp-content/themes/Newsmag/includes/wp_booster/external/class-tgm-plugin-activation.php on line 1578

Thanks.

Hi,

I have removed the visual composer folder via ftp as you stated but I am still getting this error message when I try to reinstall it.

The plugin does not have a valid header.

Downloading install package from /home/katsdeli/public_html/review/wp-content/themes/Newsmag-child/includes/plugins/js_composer.zip…

Download failed. A valid URL was not provided.

Where can I down load the visual composer folder from, to upload via ftp?

Thank you,

Katrien.

@Chris S,

I appreciate the comment. Despite being well versed in all things WordPress (after using it for roughly five years now) and understanding how to work the system, the Revolution Slider issue came about because I made the mistake of not seeing that particular plugin on the list of installed plugins as it was similar in name to another plugin I was using. However, the version of Revolution Slider that has been reported to have had issues and caused something like this for many sites was never active on my site. In fact, I’ve only ever had the latest versions of it on my site, and that was only since late October, when I was working with two other themes from another widely used theme provider before finally settling on Tagdiv via Newmag late last month.

Note: I’ve never had the plugin installed outside of themes since I don’t own an independent license and don’t plan on buying one at this point even if the plugin is the best selling in the history of the world on Themeforest.

There are many others who’ve reported that they have in fact upgraded or only used the latest version of Revolution Slider and they also had this happen to them. Clearly the developer still has some issues to work out even though they deny this being a new issue: https://www.facebook.com/themepunchofficial/photos/a.241115412711464.1073741828.241098529379819/386921181464219/

Not sure how an issue they claim to have fixed in February in the link provided turned into a massive issue with developers, users, etc in September to the point that the plugin couldn’t be sold until the plugin maker provided another new updated version that fixed issues.

Whoops, there I am on my own soapbox as well, lol. 🙂

Just as FYI, you should delete *all* optional plugin you don’t use for *any/all* WordPress site(s). And don’t activate ANY plugins you don’t actually use (e.g., Jetpack, or Rev Slider – which had a notable security flaw prior to Spring 2014, but is *not* an issue with the version included with Newsmag!). Also evaluate “recommended” “suggested” and “required” as distinct different meanings with plugins that come bundled with themes.

Revolution Slider is a great plugin, used by all kinds of famous and large websites, as well as many WordPress sites. For some themes, it’s as popular as Visual Composer, as it’s one of the top such plugins to do fly-in words and slogans (which show up as SEO text on a home page, on top of images) and things that used to be done with FLASH; so it’s not “bad” inherently, but like all plugins has some caveats that one needs to keep up on and consider possible performance issues. It’s more commonly used with a business, ecommerce or corporate layout and not so much a magazine site. But, of course, not everybody who buys a magazine theme wants to actually do a magazine.

Yoast WordPress SEO has had some bugs from time to time. WordPress core has had major security flaws (one of our sites and Al Gore’s website got hacked the same day, back in the day before Automattic got “big” and became more security fanatical); technically WordPress 3.9x was hackable under certain circumstances.

But, I’ll take WP over Drupal any day of the week. I still chuckle when the folks who were making Drupal made such a big deal about open source, better than WordPress, we’ll change the world, etc., and then the “get Firefox” website running on Drupal was famously hacked and defaced. “Oh yeah, we should consider security, too.” … um, duh!

So, good idea to keep up to date on what is going on with plugins. Some are just maintenance releases (e.g., Visual Composer does update because everybody wants a module with blah + blah; doesn’t NEED to be installed). Some updates fix flaws or because a WP update BREAKS the pugin/theme/other plugins in some way (e.g., WP 4.1).

With WordPress – full dot revisions (3.9, 4.0, 4.1, 4.2) bring changes you should double check for plugin compatibility before commit. WP minor dot revisions almost always should be done (e.g., 4.01, 4.02, etc.) as these often have security patches and fixes, and this is easy to look at from the WordPress.org site on WHAT was updated.

Sorry, didn’t mean to get on a soapbox on Christmas morning. 🙂

Happy Holidays to all! 🙂

• This reply was modified 11 years by simchris.
• This reply was modified 11 years by simchris.

As noted previously if you’re missing functions of the actual theme, including the “Newsmag Default” sidebar, then you likely have one of the two cases:
1) conflicting plugin
2) theme not updated properly.

for 1) try turning off all plugins except VC, clearing all caches
for 2) delete existing theme folder; install clean version of theme

Only reason something part of the theme is “not there” is
a) something blocking loading elements in admin panel, typically plugin with bad behavior
b) theme missing components due to incomplete install.
c) broken cache loading old files not seeing new files (common with some cache plugins, or CDNs)

Simple as that. 🙂

Happy Holidays!

• This reply was modified 11 years by simchris.

Hi Chris, thanks for the help. I’ve got the site back up, but on re-install it’s not accepting my Visual Composer License Key. Any ideas?

You likely need to clear site cache, cdn cache if using them.

Try reinstalling the theme and visual composer.

Theme works with all browsers.

Wordpress 4.1 broke visual composer, hence theme update with updated vc version.

Remember you need to fully delete old version of vc before updating it.

If site not loading and you cannot fix, why not switch to default theme?

No, still not working. I’ve deleted Visual Composer, then re-installed a freshly downloaded version. I’m still seeing this (see screenshot) instead of page builder.

• This reply was modified 11 years by grip.

Hi,

I am getting this error message when trying to insatll the latest version of visual composer.

Install Required Plugins

Fatal error: Class ‘TGM_Bulk_Installer’ not found in /home/katsdeli/public_html/review/wp-content/themes/Newsmag/includes/wp_booster/external/class-tgm-plugin-activation.php on line 1578

Please let me know what else I can do.

Thank you,

Katrien.

Hi Lucian,

I’m experiencing a similar problem with the search: when I press the search button nothing happens.

I tried what you recommended above – deactivating all plugins, purging cache etc., and it didn’t solve the issue.

I believe it might have something to do with the fact I had to move my WordPress installation from a subfolder to the root directory, according to the recommendations of my host:
http://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/329-move-folders
The initial subfolder was http://www.cobras.org/Home, so maybe the search engine is still fixed on that?

Thanks!