Hi, I am using Style- 1 which has predefined layouts. It has three column sections.
1. Editors Pick 2. Popular Posts 3. Popular Categories.
Most probably “Popular Categories” are chosen based on the number of posts under it and then top 9 categories with maximum number of posts are displayed.
But what about editors pick and popular posts section? I know that these sections are pre-occupied with contents but since it’s also based on some algorythm so I want to know it selects posts to show under these sections so that I can be aware of what’s going to be displayed there.
Or its simply a random selection? I mean it has no connection with being popular or latest. Please help to have little control over it ( I know that there are other footer templates too like Style-5 where I can define these sections by myself but I particularly like this template and just want to know how it selects posts )
Second question:
Have a look at this footer screenshot of my website: https://i.imgur.com/prZpN8n.jpg
The logo displayed on footer looks very big and it takes so much space of footer. How can I disable the footer logo from Mobile only? I like the logo on desktop version though.
Thank you.
Hello,
1. The sorting option for these elements can be seen in the code like so: http://screencast.com/t/Uf8r4ahIF
2. You can disable the footer logo on mobile only using this css:
@media (max-width: 767px){
.footer-logo-wrap, .td-footer-wrapper .td-pb-span3{
display:none!important;;
}}
Thank you!
Hello Bogdan,
Thank you for reply.
Yes.. I see but I still can’t understand this “Featured sorting thing”. Probably this is same what we see as “first three posts” on “TD mobile Theme plugin”. But how what is this featured sorting thing? I do have a category name called “Featured” but that’s something which I have created. So, it must not be the posts from this category.
Similarly what about “popular sorting” Is is all time popular, or popular for last 7 days ?
Please enlighten me on this. You may write here any tutorial or forum thread link that explains this.
Thanks,
Oh Now I understand something about “Featured post” here: https://forum.tagdiv.com/featured-posts-2/
So, basically , Newspaper also creates “Featured” category by itself and it’s hidden. Great! I never knew this because I created “Featured” category back in July 2016 ( exactly same name) and I always thought that this is my created category and hence never given much attention to this.
Now, Since I already had this category before. Will it be compatible with your options? Will this category still be hidden? Should I worry about it ?
What about popular post?
Thank you.
Hey, There is still one issue with “Featured Post” section. As I said, I already had this category pre-configured before even switching to Newspaper theme.
I just noticed that the three posts shown under “Editors pick” are not the latest posts under the “Featured category”. Does it randomly select any posts from featured category. Has it nothing to do with the order of publishing?
Thank you.
Hello nano2408,
For more information about our Sort Order you can see at our documentation, like this -> https://forum.tagdiv.com/block-settings-guide/
Please notice that the Featured Category is a category that is added automatically by our theme. You populate posts on the mobile theme grid by adding the posts in the “featured” category: http://screencast.com/t/XEpsK8Vd5FqR
Regarding on Editors Pick section fro Footer template style 1, please notice that it is just a simple block 7 which is sorted by Featured Category as you can see here -> http://screencast.com/t/bxQl9FfbWb2
Thanks for your understanding!
Hi Catalin,
Thank you.
I have gone through all the links that you have shared with me and have understood many things. Few things which are still not clear, please try to answer them specifically
1. As you said “Please notice that the Featured Category is a category that is added automatically by our theme.”, what if I have already one category with the same name “featured” with same slug even before I started using your theme. Will NewsPaper theme create a duplicate category with the same name but different slug? Or it will not create any new category ? ( Since I already have that category)
2. I understood that I can populate posts on the mobile theme grid by adding the posts in the “featured” category: But what will be the order of the appearance of the post? Will the three latest posts from featured category will be posted on the grid or any random three posts ( not particularly in the order of date of publishing)
For the same thing- what is the case with “Editors Pick” under the footer section? Currently, I see that it shows random posts from “featured category” Shouldn’t it display the latest posts from this category?
Please try to understand that – Though you have listed “Featured” as one of the “Sort Order” here: https://forum.tagdiv.com/block-settings-guide/ but you have not made it clear that in what order posts will be displayed from “Featured Category”. Please make it clear even in your tutorial section. Let me know if you are having trouble in understanding what I am trying to ask.
3. what does sort = “popular” denote ? It’s 1. Popular (all time), 2. Popular (last 7 days or 3./Popular (jetpack + stats module required) ??
If its 3. Popular (jetpack + stats module required) , then I don’t have jetpack installed , how does it showing three posts under “popular posts” section in footer style-1 then?
I have gone through various threads here and have read various confusions about this issue with many community members here. A well-explained tutorial must be added in our community forum on this.
Thank you.
Hello nano2408,
1)Please keep in mind that the Featured (featured) category is only one and as I explained you above, this type of category is automatically created by the theme. You cannot create the duplicate category with the same name and slug of the category. To be sure, you should check the Category list where you can see all your created category, like this -> http://screencast.com/t/1B7U7UAmX3cI
2)Please notice that the default theme behaviour with the theme is to display the posts by latest order if there is no other function to add another value. The same this is available and for Editor Picks … will be shown the posts by the latest.
3)Please keep in mind that exist many differences between these sorting. So, the Popular (all time) will display most popular posts of all, Popular (last 7 days) will display the most popular posts from latest 7 days and the Popular (Jetpack module) will display the most popular posts from latest 2 days. This type of sorting uses the Jetpack module which has this functionality.
Hope this helps!
Thanks for your understanding!
Thank you Catalin for making your best effort to make me understand these things but perhaps I have some issues with English writing skills that I am unable to make you understand what I am clearly trying to ask you 🙂
Whatever you wrote above is completely true, but let me again try to write in more simpler form.
1. I bought “Newspaper” theme is last week of “August-2016” but I have already created a category named “Featured” with “slug “featured” in June-2016 before purchasing your theme. Now , how will “Newspaper theme” will react to this? Because by nature of code, Newspaper will try to create a new “featured category, but since it will recognize that there is already a category with the same name, it will skip this task. Right?
Now, this “featured” category which I had already created in “june 2016” will still serve the all the purpose needed by Newspaper theme. Right?
3. I already know what these sorting type mean. What actually wanted to know is- In the footer style-1, there is section called “Popular Post”- This section work on which of these type of sorting:
1. Popular (all time),
2. Popular (last 7 days or
3./Popular (jetpack + stats module required) ??
Kindly answer.
Thank you.
( PS: Sorry if I am still unable to describe my situation. This is be my last comment under this thread. Thank you )
Hello,
1) Unfortunately we have not tested this on our end so I cannot say for sure. You will have to remove one of them just to be sure. Please make sure you only have 1 category with the name featured and the slug featured so there will be no errors from having 2 identical categories. If both the name and slug are featured, then the theme will use it as the default ‘hidden’ category and use it to populate posts if you choose the featured post filtering
3) The answer is ‘Popular all time’
Thank you!
You understand my English very well. Things are very much clear to me now.
Thank you Bogdan 🙂
