VC Single Image module not generating hyperlinks in Newspaper 8.8.2

I recently upgraded Newspaper 6 to Newspaper 8 and I am noticing that the Custom Links in all VC Single Image modules cease to render and ignore any parameters entered into custom_link field. The hyperlink is replaced with only a single hashmark and the field is ignored. I have attempted to edit the raw text as well as using the WPBakery Page Builder and the fields are saved and editable but ignored when rendered in both. I have also attempted to manually use the parameter “link” as well as “img_link” by editing the raw shortcode in the build-in WordPress editor in Text mode and it also fails to render.

Here is an example of the raw shortcode text using the build-in WordPress view to show the raw code that I am attempting:

[vc_single_image image="14780" img_size="full" onclick="custom_link" img_link="/breast-health/" el_id="breast-health-link" link="/breast-health/"]

And here is how the VC Single Image is rendered in the DOM:

<a class="td_single_image_bg" style="background-image: url('https://[REDACTED IMAGE URL HERE].jpg'); background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: center center;" href="#" rel="bookmark"></a>

You can see that neither the href field is being populated from the link or img_link field, nor the id field from the el_id field is being rendered.

These fields works perfectly fine in Newspaper 6, but not on the upgraded Newspaper 8.8.2. I have attempted to render this in a child theme of Newspaper 8 as well as the native Newspaper 8 theme and both fail. The plugin versions in use are

• WPBakery Page Builder 5.5.1
• td-api-plugin 1.0.2
• tagDiv Speed Booster 4.9.1
• tagDiv Social Counter 4.4
• tagDiv Composer 2.3
• tagDiv Books custom post types sample 1.0
• Slider Revolution 5.4.8

Hopefully someone can point me in the right direction to fix this.

Thanks.

• This topic was modified 8 years by sg123321.
• This topic was modified 8 years by sg123321.
• This topic was modified 8 years by sg123321.

Thanks for the quick reply. I tried deactivating the tagDiv Composer in plugins and now I’m getting a grey placeholder image with “Add Image to Your Element!”. The image ceases to render. Any ideas?

Hi Simion,

I just trying to create a brand new page and added a single VC Single Image on it using WPBakery Page Builder and I experienced the same problem. The hyperlink is ignored and is replaced with a single hashmark.

Is there something else I can try? Thanks!