- NewspaperModules Builder in Newspaper Theme
- NewspaperSingle Post Shortcodes
- NewspaperThe Mobile Theme
- NewspaperSmart Lists
Hello,
The best thing to do when starting to use a new theme is to read the documentation. It will help you with a lot of problems: https://forum.tagdiv.com/wordpress-information/ We put time and effort into it so our users can easily have access to all the information needed.
The pagination you pointed out is actually a feature of the theme called a smartlist: https://forum.tagdiv.com/smart-lists/ The numbers pointed out is because the smartlist page was set by descending order. If you set it to ascending, then the page number from the smartlist and the page number from the url will match.
The “chart” you pointed out is a post review: https://forum.tagdiv.com/reviews-2/
I hope this helps.
Thank you
Hello –
I notice that your smart list has a featured image when viewed in the category but it is hidden on the post itself. How did you achieve this?
For example:
iPad pro post – http://demo.tagdiv.com/newspaper/category/tagdiv-technology/tagdiv-gadgets/page/2/
actual post has no featured image – http://demo.tagdiv.com/newspaper/apple-ipad-pro-review-powerful-ipad-experience/
Similarly, Smartlist style 4 shows a featured image in the category – http://demo.tagdiv.com/newspaper/category/tagdiv-lifestyle/tagdiv-recipes/
but no featured image on the post – http://demo.tagdiv.com/newspaper/smart-list-style-4/
Thanks!
Hi Gunnar-
Here is the code I came up with:
/* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Filter for adding additional pages to a smart list article v1.02
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
// We want to show an existing article as a promotion when a user clicks Next while viewing a smart list article
// NOTES FOR ARTICLES USED AS ADS/PROMOTIONS AT END OF SMART LIST:
// 1. Make the promo article a Smart List
// 2. The first line of the article used as a promotion must start with a <h3> header
function add_promo_to_smartlist($content) {
if(is_single()) {
$my_postid = 15304; // Enter ID of post to append
$post_object = get_post( $my_postid );
$new_content1 = $post_object->post_content;
$content .= $new_content1;
}
return $content;
}
add_filter('the_content', 'add_promo_to_smartlist');
NOTE: I have only used this with Smart List 7.
I made this into a plugin but you can also use it in your functions.php file. (Use at your own risk! I know just enough about this stuff to be dangerous.)
Hello,
The feature you pointed out is actually a ‘smartlist’. Please follow this link to see how smartlists can be set up: https://forum.tagdiv.com/smart-lists/
I hope this helps.
Thank you!
Hello crmnldan1729,
Unfortunately, there is no option for this. You will have to edit the theme core files in order to implement such a feature. You can use a do_shortcode function and use a visual composer single image element shortcode like so:
Add a text block element and place your image inside it. Use the settings for the block element to adjust size and other options: http://screencast.com/t/4tCoPuOs then enter classic mode and text mode to get the shortcode for the element: http://screencast.com/t/BEgP9Zgmn
Then you can use this code: $buffy .= do_shortcode('enter visual composer element here');
You have to place the code in the smartlist file corresponding to the smartlist you use:
http://screencast.com/t/ScY7NcJzeAhf .
This will make the text appear on the bottom of every slide.
The result you should see here: http://screencast.com/t/maQIoCfB4JQm
Hope this helps and let us know how it goes!
Thank you for the message!
Hello,
Unfortunately there is no option for this. You will have to edit the theme core files in order to implement such an feature. You can use a do_shortcode function and use a visual composer single image element shortcode like so:
Add a single image element and place your image inside it. Use the settings for the block element to adjust size and other options: http://screencast.com/t/cII3MReWUA then enter classic mode and text mode to get the shortcode for the element: http://screencast.com/t/yxQaVF8PM
Then you can use this code: $buffy .= do_shortcode('enter visual composer element here');
You have to place the code in the smartlit file corresponding to the smartlist you use: http://screencast.com/t/saAZIJFjaAsn
This will make an image appear on the bottom of every slide. Just adding one image on the end of the smartlist is not so easy to do from the code as smartlists are based on a loop.
Thank you!
Where exactly would I put the Taboola code in the big td_smart_list.php file (and/or each individual smartlist template file) to render taboola widget under each item of the smartlist?
Thanks!
Hi,
Sorry about that! Here are the files used for every smartlist: http://screencast.com/t/kziXjgL0
There is also a big general file: http://screencast.com/t/Jtc9Ns1FGga
Thank you!
When i deactivate photon the problem partly sovled. I still have issues with some modules in front page as pictures DO NOT have the proper dimensions (the seem smaller than normal).
But i realy need photon because it saves a lot of bandwidth. Do not forget that the problem came after updating the theme in the last version. You realy need to do some changes….
Hello,
The smartlist ad is positioned depending on the smartlist you use on the post. http://screencast.com/t/W7ZCy7Ec
Unfortunately visual composer is not tested on posts. It can be used but some things may not align properly. You can try it out and see how it works.
I cannot offer a solution for this except use a different smartlist. The article inline ads will not work with smartlists and changing the smartlist ad position involves editing the theme files.
Thank you!
Hello,
Please check your smartlist code in the back-end in text mode and check for any open html tags. Try to remake your smartlist as they are very sensitive to html code and tags. Copy the text somewhere and add it in text mode directly. Try to change a few things and see if the problem is still there.
If it is, please update your theme to the latest version as some smartlist code was improved and it may fix your problem. You can use this guide to do it: https://forum.tagdiv.com/how-to-update-the-theme-2/
Let us know if the problem is still there afterwards.
Thank you!
Hello,
I have checked your smartlist and have not found anything wrong with it. Did you fix the error in the meantime?
Please provide more details if the error is still there.
Thank you!
Hello all,
I know there were some discussions about child themes and that Chris S is against child themes… but I never got a clear answer to the question: do I really need child theme?
Let me explain my situation: I have two websites running Newsmag with child themes. In the next few days and weeks I’ll launch two more websites (one with Newsmag, another perhaps with Newspaper – but I think it doesn’t matter, right?). Since shortly I’ll be running 4 sites, I want to make my life a bit easier by – unifying them. So my questions for you would be:
1. To continue using child themes or not? i.e. should I use child themes on new websites?
2. If you think I should abandon child themes, what is the proper procedure for new website installation? Just forgive child theme and use Newsmag as the only one or? And more important question, what to do with existing websites? If I just delete child theme, what would happen? Should I do something more than just deactivate child teme?
Chris S, I’m dying to hear your thoughts… 🙂 and others opinions too!
Regards,
Plamenko
Hello,
You can remove the sidebar from the post when you create it: http://screencast.com/t/iRWyTjnjPCw
You can alternatively delete it from the code. For smartlists we reccoment post style 5 as this post template does not show featured image. You can edit this file: http://screencast.com/t/GsjkyPXkbe and comment out or delete the highlighted code. this will remove the sidebar entirely from the whole website.
Thank you!
Hello adi_mitran,
Another alternative would be to use another style of smartlist (2 or 4) until the problem will be solved.
Hope this helps!
Thank you for your understanding!
Hello,
Unfortunately you cannot hide the sidebar based on smartlists but you can hide it based on post id’s. Every post has a unique id you can see with your browser inspector: http://screencast.com/t/LOWjAktF
Fopr example the post id from the above screenshot is 1385 so i would use css to hide the sidebar on that particular post like so:
.postid-1385 .td-main-sidebar{
display:none!important;
}
You can use this code to apply it to your particular posts you want to use smartlists on. Simply copy and paste the code then change the id. (you can get the id from the back-end as well: http://screencast.com/t/gYFV7SoYF)
Thanks.
Hello,
When you use smartlists the article ads will no longer display. If you want ads displayed you will need to use the three smartlist templates showed above by Catalin.
If these ads do not display correctly, please make sure you use the correct input method for your ads. If you use adsense, then you can input the ad code directly in the theme panel. If you use anything other than adsense, you will need to use this method: https://forum.tagdiv.com/using-other-ads/
If the problem is still there and the input method is correct, please provide a link to your website so we can inspect the ads.
Thank you!
Hello adi_mitran,
Unfortunately, our theme has not tested to works properly with TagDiv Gallery in Smartlist. This error can occur because it is a gallery in another gallery. I have added this bug on our list of fixes and our developers works hard to find a solution for this in our future updates. Sorry for the inconvenience!
Thank you for your understanding!
Hello,
Unfortunately you will need to hire a freelancer to help out with the css as it was changed a lot and does not behave as expected anymore. The theme has no RTL option and in order to make it RTL lots of css was altered and it will be no surprise if more and more elements will not be positioned correctly on your website. We usually help out where we can but we are a small team and time does not allow us to tackle time consuming tasks.
You can hire a freelancer to help you out with setting up your website from sites like studio.envato.com
Thank you for your understanding.
Moreover, other ads such as article top ad also dont show up when I enable smartlist
I enabled smartlist in one of my articles and the ads didnt show up anywhere!
I have added ad code in Smartlist 6 and 7!
Whats the problem?
Hello,
I see most images appear on your website. Just the one smartlist creates problems. Please try to recreate your smartlist and check for any at all open tags in text mode. You can also try it without any plugins to rule out a plugin conflict.
Let us know how it goes.
Thank you!
Hi,
Unfortunately we have no easy way to do this. You can make the smartlist use another title instead of h3 if you want so for example you can make it use the h4 tag so the h3 tags will be ignored, http://screencast.com/t/AtfwQrxmRLZg but in order to make it ‘jump’ over a few h3 tags when these are set to be used, it will require a bit of coding knowledge.
You need to hire a freelancer for this one if you want it like so.
Thank you!
Hi,
Do you refer to the length of the h3 title for you smartlists?
If you do, please make sure you use the latest theme version 6.6.1 as there is not limit for title length. Or if you don’t want to update the theme please check the code – http://screencast.com/t/dX9bIMCcaYII
Thanks!
