Hello,
I bought Newspaper 4 about 1-2 months ago and am hesitating if I should download Newspaper 6. Could you please let me know what the main differences are?
Thank you so much!
Best, Myra
Hi,
Newspaper 6 should be regarded like a new theme, as the theme was practically rewritten. You can check our demo and see what features were added like smart sidebar(sticky), smart lists, more modules/blocks more Big Grid blocks(not only Big Slider like in version 4) – http://demo.tagdiv.com/newspaper/
Also all Visual Composer elements are supported, there is an issue in old version of the theme, many Visual Composer elements are not compatible and are disabled from functions – http://screencast.com/t/tMq0cVUE
It is compatible with bbpress(there are not any customization, use full plugin) and woocommerce you can check in our demo how forum and shop look. Please note that if you update the files modifications and custom css will not work in new version and you need to customize it again.
Please use this guide if you want to update – https://forum.tagdiv.com/how-to-update-the-theme-2/ and make a full backup before.
Thanks!
Alin, it’s a beautiful thing!
I’ll be working on a second version of my current site, a kind of “mirror” site using Newspaper 6. Newspaper 4 is Awesome, but from what I can see, Newspaper 6 is Super Awesome! Can you tell me what, if any, performance improvements should be noticed in 6?
Philip
Thank you Philip! I’m installing it right now 🙂
Hi prose976,
Visual composer plugin has been fixed and it’s not causing problems anymore, other than that the new version of the theme relies on the same aspects as the previous theme versions did, with the same speed recommendations and suggestions, you can see this from the pagespeed guide here: https://forum.tagdiv.com/pagespeed-guide/ and with the proper configuration the theme can get the best page speed score.
Thanks
