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Rule #1 is NOT to update all plugins as many times they have bugs, are broken and cause issues. It’s only wise to update to TESTED versions of plugins, and check the support pages for any plugin for issues PRIOR to install. Often the latest versions of VC, SliderRevolution, Yoast, etc., have introduced major major problems with new versions (Yoast often rushes out 5 bug fix releases the first week to fix “problems” which have done things like break sitemaps, demolish meta data, and break other plugins!).

So, good to perhaps plan a little better for how you approach “updates” as the “latest” is not always the “best” — it’s better to be wary, and savvy of NEW updates, and not fully tested/mature versions proven to actually work with WP, themes, other plugins, and best practices.

You can update plugins which are bundled for free with theme each time the theme is updated. Also note over past 2.5 years, TagDiv has been on top of releases patches/updates for every security issues raised.

You might want to look at things like the Securi WordPress blog and other resources which stay on top of all the vulnerabilities in WP and related tech.

Good to be wary, but it’s super safe around these parts! I’m an #infosec expert, so totally part of my daily routine around here. 🙂

Also useful to keep backups of your site periodically via FTP; for all your plugins, theme, and WP; export settings from theme and via the WP settings admin panel. Also learn to make periodic backup of your dbase via phpmyadmin (like WP warns you to do before upgrading WP!), so that you can easily “revert” back to a prior version.

It’s useful to turn off ALL automatic backups as frequently plugins like Yoast going to full dot upgrade, WordPress introducing a bug (like 4.1.1 did), or things like ACF4 not allowing copy/paste of Excel/tabular data in WYSIWYG boxes with their most recent update paired with WP 4.1x.

Any update can break a site!

Similarly things like WooCommerce, you need to review the changes with full dot updates (like 2.5) to see what you might need to change with theme files.

Thank you Catalin, do you think it will be fixed the next update?

JB

Thank you for your reply!

1. Doh! I had lazy load turned off because I thought off by default prevented the animation.

2. Thanks for the code! It worked to reduce the width of the site. The only thing it didn’t impact was the sticky menu. Is there similar code for reducing it’s width? Right now it bleeds over when you scroll down.

3. Below is an image with arrows to what they’ve done with regular ads, but not actually a wallpaper/skin wrap.

4. Can you confirm if Disqus comments update the comment count on post lists such as the main and category pages? If not this is something I would have to have a freelancer get working. Comment count is a big deal for me on my sites.

I’ll look at Envato. Thanks again.

Just in case someone might need this in the future – if things should go awry because of a WordPress update, watch this video about downgrading easily:

Could this be a reason to disable automatic updates?

The theme also includes a very old version of the Visual Composer. I have already bought a new version of the Visual Composer and some of it´s add-ons. To use it I need to know how to disable the VC in the theme so I can use the license included with the new Visual Composer plugin.

It is crazy to use old versions of plugins which are included in themes. In the past year I have had 3 malware attacks. I am not saying the Rev-slider or the Visual Composer is the root of the problem – but they have been injected at some point and rule #1 in WordPress is to keep all plugins up to date to keep malware out. Having a theme which does not allow me to update the plugins when needed is possibly irresponsible of me. You should give webmasters the option to at least update them.

Hi

The style.css file is not included on the list with allowed files which can be modified in child theme because it’s included by default in child theme. Any child theme contains in its basic structure a style.css and functions.php file.
Regarding the code from child theme there is an important aspects that must be considered:
– if in previous theme’s version a specific code added in child theme worked fine that doesn’t mean that will work with a new theme version. When theme update many of its files are changed and it’s a good practice to check update_log.txt file for each update and see what files had been modified so if those specific files are used in the child theme you will have to check your customizations to not break the functionality of the theme.
In your case if the css code does not apply from child theme means that even the selector has been changed or there is a more powerful code in main theme style which override the css from child theme.
The css code it’s very tricky and always the most precis or most powerful selector apply the style for a specific element.

Thanks!

Not theme related.

You should specify the proper www vs non www URL in your WP settings panel, and/or explicitly set that in your wp-config.php file.

You should set your site to serve ONLY one version of your site, either http://www.yoursite.ooo or yoursite.ooo and *not* both.

You should let Google know which version is the primary, preferred version in your webmaster tools console.

If you have mixed versions of the URL in your content, consider doing search/replace via your mysql phpmyadmin to replace all versions of the “wrong” iteration of the domain.

If you explicitly specify the URL in your wp-config.php file, then WP might automatically redirect any requests for one version to the other.

Hope that helps!

Make sure you tell Yandex, Bing, Google which *version* of your site you will be using, and update your settings to match. Only YOU can do that. Theme doesn’t manage the URL.

Can I somehow keep the edited file in the child theme folder so I don’t have to make the same edit each time the theme gets updated?

Thank you for your continued help with this, Bogdan.

The difference I see between your example and mine is that you’re not implementing the image in the same way as I am. When I test the image in the header spot, footer spot, etc. it works fine. In fact we also have other animated .gifs on the page that function correctly.

However, we have the page in a 2/3 + 1/3 column configuration. I’m implementing the image in the 2/3 column. First we have a Block 1, then an Ad Box, then Block 2, then another Ad Box (which currently uses Google adwords). see here: http://www.screencast.com/t/glmWHwTdXos

Now, check out this video: http://www.screencast.com/t/LSpeClaaQF

I have implemented the AspirEDU .gif in the 2/3 column at the top using a “Single image” block. Same issue – flickering and squeezing of the image. At the same time I’ve substituted the header image (which is only a .jpg) in the Ad Block position. You can see how the header image (which is 728X90) has been squeezed to 640X80, left aligned and presses up against the section below (Block 2). If you continue to scroll down the page, in the 3rd Ad block position, we’re using AdWords and the full width is being used without squeezing, etc.

Right now, until we figure it out, I have placed a static .jpg image on the page. Check it out – it should be 700X86, but on the page it is only 640X80.

My gut tells me there is something going on with the Ad Block squeezing the image and, as such affecting the display of the animation (as is readily visible in the video examples I’ve send over).

Note: I’ve updated the images we’re using so they now have a black boarder.

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Hi, I have implemented this code, but after an update, the code was lost. Is there any way to make this code in the php file permanent?

Thanks