Hi there, I wanted to say THANK you for creating this amazing theme… but I have one issue that I cannot seem to fix on my own.
Basically, when I use a featured image, that image shows up on every smart list post. ( I am using a different plugin to create smart lists – but I’ve tried it with your smart list and I get the same issue. )
BUT if I don’t use a featured image, it shows how it supposed to, but in that case, my front page does not have any images shown.
I tried to find a thread on this, but it seems I am the only one with this issue. Please help 😀
Hello,
For smartlists, you need to use post template 5 as instructed here: https://forum.tagdiv.com/smart-lists/
Another thing that can cause the double image is the photon option of jetpack. Please disable this feature if you use it as it is know to cause issues with our theme. And another duplication that we know of is the caption text. If you have special characters in your caption text, then it could cause the double image effect as well.
Hope this helps.
Thank you!
Hi Bogdan, thanks for your response, but I’ve tried template 5 and still the same thing. I don’t use jetpack.
Hello,
Please disable all your plugins except visual composer, clear cache and reset cdn. Then check your smartlists again. If the problem is still there, check the image captions and try to use simple characters inside them. If the problem is still there, please send us an email at contact@tagdiv.com and provide wp-admin so we can inspect the issue closer. Also include a link to this topic so we can identify you.
Thank you!
Thank you for your responses…Did what you said, and problem with featured image fixed. One last question… On smart lists, is there any way to have my google ads show up Under my split posts, where is says NEXT, so I would like to have it show there…Is that possible?
Hello,
Smartlists have a few predefined ad spots you can see here: http://screencast.com/t/6dxnTI5UF7
If you want to have a custom ad spot in one of the smartlists, you will have to hard-code it in the smartlist files. Every smartlist type has it’s own file: http://screencast.com/t/wVoP3FGfHN
For example on a smartlist 1 you can place an ad inside the file like so:
use this code: $buffy .= do_shortcode('[td_block_ad_box spot_id="custom_ad_1"]');
And use it inside the smartlist 7 file: http://screencast.com/t/AGeYGuG4OsdL
It will not work everywhere though as smartlists are very complex elements.
Hope this helps.
Thank you!
hi Bogdan,
That was helpful, and thanks…
So I built another site, and followed all the instructions above (except that I used smart list 8)… but now my ads are not showing.
Only on the side bar.
Is there a way to contact you privately to give you login details to look at this for me?
Thanks.
Ivana
Hi,
In the method above I showed you how to place an ad in smartlist 7. if you change the smartlist, you will not have the customize the file for that smartlist as well. Use the method above and place your ad in the smratlist 8 file.
Thank you!
oh, I did that, I used it in the smartlist 8th, and I found why it was not showing. I still have an issued, that for some reason, it does not show on top of my article, but that one is not as important…
One cool thing for those smartlists would be to have page 1 out of 7 ETC, so people know where they are at.
Thanks for getting back to me.
Hi,
I ran a few tests with smartlist 8 and you simply have to add the code like so: http://screencast.com/t/Pw9wAyOwebA and the ad will show up: http://screencast.com/t/rmDwGhe2qxFs
Thanks.
