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Hi,
@Boricua1 what theme do you use Newsmag or Newspaper?
If you use Newsmag lastest version(1.5) you should have Visual Composer plugin version 4.4.2 and for Newspaper lastest version of the plugin is 4.3.5
Please follow this guide to update Visual Composer: https://forum.tagdiv.com/update-the-visual-composer-plugin-wpbakery/ and also remove and install the VC plugin from the /plugins folder which came with the theme files.
Thanks!
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This reply was modified 11 years by
Alin [tagDiv].
Hi,
Please take a look at the default template(loop-single.php and single.php) and see how it is made and make your change in post template 2 (loop-single-2.php and single_template_2.php).
Unfortunately we cannot offer custom work for the moment because we work hard on the development, updates, fixes and support.
Thanks!
Hi,
I have checked your site and from my view is looking fine: http://screencast.com/t/APo2ff5R2
Please provide more details!
If you don’t have any issues with Big Slide and you want custom modification to it, unfortunately we cannot offer custom work because we work hard on the development, updates, fixes and support. You can always get a freelancer from sites like: http://studio.envato.com/
Thanks!
Hi,
@Chris Thanks
@Sanalsantiye Unfortunately the theme doesn’t have an option to do this, you would need custom work for it or you can also try to find and use a plugin for that like Chris suggested or get someone to help you with this as unfortunately we cannot offer custom work because we work hard on the development, updates, fixes and support.
Thanks!
Hi,
The Visual Composer plugin that comes with the theme is licensed to the theme, the license specifies that only we can provide the updates and you don’t have to buy it or register it.
We’re testing the plugin latest version, if everything is ok we will include it in the next update and only then you can update the plugin by downloading the theme latest version and following the procedure presented in the plugin update guide.
Till then please ignore the update message!
Thanks!
Hi there,
I would like to use a full paid version of Visual Composer with the Newspaper theme – however when I entered me license number and update the plug-in to the latest version I do not see all the extras that come with the paid version. I contacted the Plug-in developer and they told me to reach out to you. They mentioned changing the function files – after looking through them I have noticed the comments about declaring an empty function in my child theme in order to see the ‘hidden’ elements of VC – but have tried that with no results.
Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.
HI:
My VC version is 4.3.4 . I read in other forum that Newspaper template is using 4.3.5 as the latest version. as I know I have the NP template latest update so why I still with a VC’s older version?
please help
thanks
ivonne
Hi,
If you are using child theme, please switch to the main theme and empty all caches and test again. If this solves the problem make sure you update the child theme to the latest version. Please let me know!
Thanks
Hi,
After the last update some short-codes were renamed: https://forum.tagdiv.com/update-newsmag-to-1-5/
You can also rename them via SQL, follow the info from this tread: https://forum.tagdiv.com/topic/problems-after-update/
Thanks
Hello,
I’ve recently updated the theme and faced the problem, that Youtube playlists I used to implement in posts don’t work. I checked the code and found out that after the update it was changed:
BEFORE: td_video_youtube playlist_title=”” playlist_yt=
NOW: td_block_video_youtube playlist_title=”” playlist_yt=
Due to this BLOCK playlists made before the update don’t work any more. Do I have to change the code in every single post where I use it? Or is there any other solution? Sorry if I sound a bit rude, but the idea of changing hundreds of posts doesn’t sound nice.
Looking forward to your comments.
Vladimir
Hi,
My guess is that somehow your update hasn’t been done well or you have made changes/modifications to the theme as the it seems that this css code is missing or it’s not applied: http://screencast.com/t/jPoIT65Hu
Please also test this after disabling the css minifier/html compressor and make sure you empty cache/purge files afterwards then test again without plugins.
Add this css in theme panel > custom css for the mega menu issue:
.td-mega-menu .td_block_mega_menu {
padding-top: 20px;
}
For the “Related posts” issue, after I inspected your site I noticed that the images are loaded at their original sizes which should not happen so I suggest you follow this guide and regenerate thumbnails: https://forum.tagdiv.com/how-to-fix-strange-thumbnails/
After that please make sure you empty cache and/or purge files.
The line height/ font/ size/ family/ weight.. can be changed from theme panel: http://screencast.com/t/DHO5IQnJrLqW
Thanks
Hi,
1. This can be done only if you create a custom sidebar for each category: http://screencast.com/t/ZVk0Wbmgy
Then add widgets and set to display that specific category’s articles: http://screencast.com/t/PGh35ka5I2y
Result: http://screencast.com/t/4ZjIfzmEPQF
You have to do this for each category.
Also to exclude current post from sidebar’s block you have to edit td_data_source.php and add this code: http://screencast.com/t/YFGmSjRoL
global $post;
if (is_singular()){
$args['post__not_in'] = array( $post->ID );
}
2. This is not possible on post template 5(that you use) without custom modifications, we cannot offer custom work for the moment because we work hard on the development, updates, fixes and support.
Please use the default template and if you don’t want to display featured image please edit loop-single.php and delete this: http://screencast.com/t/0f8k48S4uoM
Result: http://screencast.com/t/CEdnAr3nNB – http://screencast.com/t/wnJzK3qK2FD
Hi,
First please make sure you also test this without any plugins active and leave just Visual Composer plugin active and also empty cache then check again.
If you still have this issue please make sure you download and update your theme to the latest version (4.6.1) then let us know if you still have issues with it and also provide your site’s URL so we can check this.
Thanks
Hi,
1. Please add this css in Theme Panel > Custom Css and use a solid color for background: http://screencast.com/t/hnBnXvtWOr
.td-sbig-title-wrap .td-sbig-title {
background-color: #4db2ec;
}
.td-big-grid-title .td-sbig-title-wrap {
background-color: #4db2ec;
}
2. Please use this custom css, it will apply to all links: http://screencast.com/t/QbAU9FOfHU
a:hover{
text-decoration: none !important;
color: red !important;
}
3. You will need custom modification for this, unfortunately we cannot offer custom work because we work hard on the development, updates, fixes and support.
I gave you a solution for this above. Use a page template without articles list: http://screencast.com/t/hq6MZc8jB and instead use a block for Latest Articles. It will look something like this page from newsmag demo(Scroll to Latest Articles): http://demo.tagdiv.com/newsmag/homepage-infinite-scroll/
Please follow block’s settings(this block settings are exactly to show Latest Articles like above page):
http://screencast.com/t/geiG1TUvEFux
http://screencast.com/t/Wl8nOauLcQf
Use Infinite Load and show Load More button after x pages: http://screencast.com/t/asRKs5uZ
Also you can translate Load More from Theme Panel > Translations: http://screencast.com/t/VLp9RxDcBN
Hope this helps!
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This reply was modified 11 years by
Alin [tagDiv].
Hi,
I have a few more issues structuring the theme. Some features don’t seem to be working as they should.
1. Offset and unique articles do not work.
– 1a: Offset used on Block 2 (below the Grid), and set to 5 (to avoid showing Featured posts again), yet same articles in POPULAR block below the Grid still appear.
http://content.screencast.com/users/Truefolder/folders/Default/media/440d6432-f978-4e0e-ac15-e29f0f04d04e/offset-not-working-1.JPG
– 1b: Tried using “Unique Articles” feature, then it screws up the whole pattern, and latest articles aren’t the latest anymore, neither in Grid nor in the list of posts below. Just a collection of random posts instead.
Note: All categories are set appropriately to Latest, All categories, etc. I triple-checked everything. Also, “Popular” is not actually set to display Popular articles (if such feature even exists); it’s the “DON’T MISS” block, renamed.
2. In the backend when editing, when I select some Visual Composer and Theme specific features (such as “Show unique articles” option), it disappears once the page is updated, even if it’s selected. Basically, you need to select for those features to appear every single time you edit a page.
3. How do I enable to show Categories for all posts on the homepage? Currently, no setting is set to “Disabled,” so everything should be enabled, right? And the categories must appear on posts? Yet they don’t.
http://content.screencast.com/users/Truefolder/folders/Default/media/d1a67e2d-b9fd-45b2-bae5-a8b1a46fbd4a/category-1.JPG http://content.screencast.com/users/Truefolder/folders/Default/media/7fff5a87-4892-46f3-9250-44226a5e17bf/categories-2.JPG
Thanks!
Testing site: http://topdogtips.com/ (currently Unique Articles is disabled; Offset on Block 2 is still set to 5)
CDN, Caching, etc. disabled while testing.
Please advise.
Thank you.
Dean
Hi,
We will let you know as soon as we have a fix on it, probably within next theme update on which we are currently working.
Sorry for inconvenience!
Thanks for the message!
Hi,
Using the latest theme version (1.5) should work fine as we’ve tested this so please make sure you update the theme then check again.
If you still have this issue please send an email at contact@tagdiv.com , paste a link to this conversation and provide wp-admin access so we can take a look.
Thanks
Hi,
@waleedaslam Please consider using a plugin for this as Chris suggested as the theme’s sharing system doesn’t have at the moment an option for what your need. I will also add this on our request list and consider it for future updates.
Thnaks
Sorry about that @Alin, I updated the post date and that changed the path. The correct path is: http://aftercredits.com/2015/02/official-android-app/, but it seems you found it.
However, if I link the media file, then it won’t open the web page that I’m trying to link to. I want people to be able to click on the image and open up the linked page.
Hi,
@ZTWP Sorry for the late reply to your message, somehow we’ve missed it.
I will add this on our requests list and we will consider it for next updates.
Thanks for your request!
Hi,
To use rtl you should localize your WordPress: http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_in_Your_Language
Install WordPress in your language then automatically the theme will use the rtl.
Search the forum for suggestion and fixes for the issue you may encounter with this and you should also consider that unfortunately we recently have decided that starting with the next theme update we will not include rtl support within the theme. You can still use the theme as it is but unfortunately you cannot updated it as you will lose the rtl support or you can update it and make yourself the necessary adjustments needed.
Sorry for the inconvenience!
Thanks for the message and for understanding!
Hi,
Please update your theme if you are not using the latest theme version (4.6.1), use ftp method: https://forum.tagdiv.com/how-to-update-the-theme/ and make sure that the plugins that comes with the theme are also updated. You can find them in /plugins folder that comes with the theme files that you downloaded.
Also try this without any plugins active, leave only Visual Composer active and also make sure you empty cache/purge files then check again.
Thanks!
Hi,
You don’t need to update it/buy it, we will provide the updated version of the plugin within next theme update. For now please ignore the update notification from WordPress.
Please also note that:
The theme includes a license for this plugin so you don’t have to buy it.
You don’t have to activate the plugin license, it’s already activated.
You can’t update the plugin directly from the it’s producer.
You don’t have to worry about the plugin update warnings.
You have shared more info about this here: https://forum.tagdiv.com/topic/how-to-update-visual-composer-2/
Thanks
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This reply was modified 11 years by
Lucian.
Hi,
Thanks Chris!
@kovachx
Sorry for the delay, we don’t work on weekends!
We will add the updated and tested version of the VC plugin in the next theme update. I suggest you use the VC plugin provided with the theme files as updating it could cause issues like in your case.
Unfortunately we do have some issues with some of VC elements on which we are currently working and plan to fix within version five of the theme.
I’ve also checked your site and noticed that you’ve set up the rev slider plugin for this which seems to work fine.
We are sorry for the inconvenience caused!
Thanks for the message!