Hello there, can you give me some pointers on how to upgrade an older version of Newspaper (4.5d) to last version (8)? I think I might have lot of issues. For example, I have a very big Database, about 380 mb and tons of images… Please someone can show me the most easy and quick way to do it?
Thanks in advance.
Hello Evecta,
Please keep in mind that what you want to do is a BIG update and the theme will be broken because it is totally another theme, sorry!
In order to achieve the best results after you will install the latest update you have to follow some rigorous steps like this -> you have to delete both of your themes, child theme, and main theme. All your customizations from your Newspaper 4 theme will do not work because all the files from this were changed in Newspaper 8.1 and as the main theme and also you lose all changes.
The Newspaper 8.1 is a whole new theme so an update from 4 to 8.1 may cause the same issues as switching to another theme (but we did try to maintain compatibility where ever possible).
Always make a full backup of your current installation – https://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Backups and then do a clean update, meaning that we recommend that you delete the old version of the theme before uploading the new one – https://forum.tagdiv.com/how-to-update-the-theme-2/ update also the plugins that come bundled with the theme files from the /plugins folder. In the “how to update” guide is specified that you will have to run the script that will import from database your settings.
The shortcodes have been changed so old ones will not work anymore. Please note that old files customization or custom CSS will not work with the new version and you will have to adjust or re-add them. Bottom line is that newspaper 8.1 is a whole new theme built from scratch.
Unfortunately, you will have to clear your agenda and spare a bit of time to adjust all your settings to the new version of the theme.
Hope this helps and let us know how it goes!
Thank you for the message!
Thanks a lot for your kind information! Appreciate that!
But, sorry, I can’t find in the “how to update” guide any script to run to import DB settings…
Hello Evecta,
You should install the WP Duplicator Plugin and try to make the import. For more information about this plugin and how you can use it, please check the following useful tutorial, like this -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdP3quWLM0Q
Thanks for your understanding!
Hello again, I made all these changes, my biggest problem now is how to convert old codes with new syntax.
For example, in the home page I have this old codes:
[td_slide_big limit=”12″ category_id=”4″ category_ids=”247, 128, 127, 8, 96, 9″ autoplay=”7″]
[td_block2 limit=”8″ ajax_pagination=”next_prev” category_id=”1″ header_color=”#1e73be” show_child_cat=”all”][td_ad_box spot_id=”custom_ad_1″]
[td_ad_box spot_id=”custom_ad_2″][td_social custom_title=”BE SOCIAL” icon_style=”2″ icon_size=”32″ facebook=”http://www.facebook.com/pages/Automotonewscom/95918428566″ googleplus=”https://plus.google.com/109076930815668597841″ instagram=”http://instagram.com/automotonews_” twitter=”http://twitter.com/#!/automotonews_” youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/user/Automotonews” header_color=”#0087a3″ open_in_new_window=”y” linkedin=”https://www.linkedin.com/company/automotonews-com”][td_text_with_title custom_title=”APPUNTAMENTI” header_color=”#0087a3″]
[td_block1 category_id=”8″ limit=”5″ header_color=”#2b9927″ ajax_pagination=”next_prev”]
[td_block2 limit=”4″ ajax_pagination=”next_prev” header_color=”#8f00ff” category_id=”9″]
[td_block2 limit=”6″ ajax_pagination=”next_prev” header_color=”#f400a1″ category_id=”117″ show_child_cat=”all”]
[td_block8 limit=”6″ custom_title=”ULTIMI ARTICOLI” ajax_pagination=”next_prev”]
[td_block4 category_id=”5″ limit=”4″ header_color=”#0087a3″ ajax_pagination=”next_prev”]
[td_slide category_id=”96″ limit=”3″ header_color=”#edad00″ header_text_color=”#ffffff” autoplay=”4″]
[td_block4 limit=”5″ ajax_pagination=”next_prev” header_color=”#f96300″ category_id=”126″]
[td_ad_box spot_id=”custom_ad_2″]
[td_ad_box spot_id=”custom_ad_2″][vc_tabs interval="3"][vc_tab title="RICHIAMI" tab_id="1420473036671-2-0"]
[td_block4 category_id=”95″ hide_title=”hide_title” limit=”4″][/vc_tab][vc_tab title="CONSIGLI" tab_id="1420471919-2-79"]
[td_block4 category_id=”91″ limit=”4″ hide_title=”hide_title”][/vc_tab][vc_tab title="PEOPLE" tab_id="1420472024286-2-8"]
[td_block4 category_id=”119″ limit=”4″ hide_title=”hide_title”][/vc_tab][/vc_tabs][td_block10 category_id=”7″ limit=”4″ header_color=”#f91313″]
Please, could you help me accomplish that?
I will appreciate a lot…
Thanks.
Alessandro.
Hello Evecta,
You should recreate the page from scratch with new elements because the old shortcodes will do not work, sorry! Please keep in mind that there is talking about a big update the theme’s code was much changed.
Thanks.
Thanks again, the home page was done.
I have some little issue:
1) I can’t re-create this slider with new theme version
( http://it.tinypic.com/r/2usekc7/9 )
2) I would like to remove this little icon on every post in homepage ( http://it.tinypic.com/r/2upzqs2/9 )
Please, can you help me to solve this issues?
Thanks in advance.
Hello Evecta,
1)Please notice that here is talking about Big Grid 2 Style Bottom box, as you can see here -> https://www.screencast.com/t/zVZLhi5rr
2)There is an option for it in Theme panel, like this -> https://www.screencast.com/t/RZYgxB8ao8x
Thanks for your understanding!
