This is the error I get:
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected 'and' (T_LOGICAL_AND) in /home/sitename/public_html/wp-content/themes/Newsmag/includes/wp_booster/td_wp_booster_functions.php on line 1656
and the code I use is
/* —————————————————————————-
* modify the main query for category pages
*/
add_action(‘pre_get_posts’, ‘td_modify_main_query_for_category_page’);
function td_modify_main_query_for_category_page($query) {
//checking for category page and main query
if(!is_admin() and is_category() and $query->is_main_query()) and (is_front_page() and is_home() )){
// get the category object – with or without permalinks
if (empty($query->query_vars[‘cat’])) {
td_global::$current_category_obj = get_category_by_path(get_query_var(‘category_name’), false); // when we have permalinks, we have to get the category object like this.
} else {
td_global::$current_category_obj = get_category($query->query_vars[‘cat’]);
}
// we are on a category page with an ID that doesn’t exists – wp will show a 404 and we do nothing
if (is_null(td_global::$current_category_obj)) {
return;
}
//get the number of page where on
$paged = get_query_var(‘paged’);
//get the filter_by` URL($_GET) variable
$filter_by = get_query_var('filter_by');
//get the limit of posts on the category page
$limit = get_option('posts_per_page');
//echo $filter_by;
switch ($filter_by) {
case 'featured':
//get the category object
$query->set('category_name', td_global::$current_category_obj->slug);
$query->set('cat', get_cat_ID(TD_FEATURED_CAT)); //add the fetured cat
break;
case 'popular':
$query->set('meta_key', td_page_views::$post_view_counter_key);
$query->set('orderby', 'meta_value_num');
$query->set('order', 'DESC');
break;
case 'popular7':
$query->set('meta_key', td_page_views::$post_view_counter_7_day_total);
$query->set('orderby', 'meta_value_num');
$query->set('order', 'DESC');
break;
case 'review_high':
$query->set('meta_key', td_review::$td_review_key);
$query->set('orderby', 'meta_value_num');
$query->set('order', 'DESC');
break;
case 'random_posts':
$query->set('orderby', 'rand');
break;
}//end switch
// how many posts are we showing in the big grid for this category
$offset = 5;
// offset + custom pagination - if we have offset, WordPress overwrites the pagination and works with offset + limit
if(empty($query->is_feed)) {
if ( ! empty( $offset ) and $paged > 1 ) {
$query->set( 'offset', $offset + ( ( $paged - 1 ) * $limit ) );
} else {
$query->set( 'offset', $offset );
}
}
//print_r($query);
}//end if main query
} `
it was
/* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
* modify the main query for category pages
*/
add_action('pre_get_posts', 'td_modify_main_query_for_category_page');
function td_modify_main_query_for_category_page($query) {
//checking for category page and main query
if(!is_admin() and is_category() and $query->is_main_query()) {
// get the category object - with or without permalinks
if (empty($query->query_vars['cat'])) {
td_global::$current_category_obj = get_category_by_path(get_query_var('category_name'), false); // when we have permalinks, we have to get the category object like this.
} else {
td_global::$current_category_obj = get_category($query->query_vars['cat']);
}
// we are on a category page with an ID that doesn't exists - wp will show a 404 and we do nothing
if (is_null(td_global::$current_category_obj)) {
return;
}
//get the number of page where on
$paged = get_query_var('paged');
//get the filter_by` URL($_GET) variable
$filter_by = get_query_var('filter_by');
//get the limit of posts on the category page
$limit = get_option('posts_per_page');
//echo $filter_by;
switch ($filter_by) {
case 'featured':
//get the category object
$query->set('category_name', td_global::$current_category_obj->slug);
$query->set('cat', get_cat_ID(TD_FEATURED_CAT)); //add the fetured cat
break;
case 'popular':
$query->set('meta_key', td_page_views::$post_view_counter_key);
$query->set('orderby', 'meta_value_num');
$query->set('order', 'DESC');
break;
case 'popular7':
$query->set('meta_key', td_page_views::$post_view_counter_7_day_total);
$query->set('orderby', 'meta_value_num');
$query->set('order', 'DESC');
break;
case 'review_high':
$query->set('meta_key', td_review::$td_review_key);
$query->set('orderby', 'meta_value_num');
$query->set('order', 'DESC');
break;
case 'random_posts':
$query->set('orderby', 'rand');
break;
}//end switch
// how many posts are we showing in the big grid for this category
$offset = td_api_category_top_posts_style::_helper_get_posts_shown_in_the_loop();
// offset + custom pagination - if we have offset, WordPress overwrites the pagination and works with offset + limit
if(empty($query->is_feed)) {
if ( ! empty( $offset ) and $paged > 1 ) {
$query->set( 'offset', $offset + ( ( $paged - 1 ) * $limit ) );
} else {
$query->set( 'offset', $offset );
}
}
//print_r($query);
}//end if main query
}`
I believe this part is the error
<code> // how many posts are we showing in the big grid for this category
$offset = td_api_category_top_posts_style::_helper_get_posts_shown_in_the_loop();Any directions would be very welcome,
Site is http://www.technopat.net
Thank you
Yep I tried older versions too, your staff kindly provided older versions. Yet it only seemed to work for a shot time then I realised it was a momentary thing.
And the code you provided worked like charm. You can see it at https://www.technopat.net It’s without visual composer or any of the plugins provided, just Newsmag.
Thank you,
Well we tried all the suggestions, but in the end VC and Newsmag combination is broken in our system no matter which combination we try. I have already invested too much time to trying these theme-plugin version combinations and disabling other plugins, trying with different themes.
Also in these changes our ad serving got problematic with theme changes deleting ad zone codes and I had to replace them all. Calculate lost impressions and delivery time of campaigns.
In the end CPU spike was too much pain so we have rolled back to Newsmag 1.6, uninstalled Visual Composer and changed homepage into blogroll.
Theme is great, VC is great but they don’t scale well with lots of traffic. But I still like it, it’s foundations are strong, support staff is working. I hope these problems will be solved in a month, next update etc. and we will be able to use a different homepage design and also keep it fast and bug free.
Thank you again, I’ll be waiting for an update.
Thank you for your reply. Unfortunately it’s not a matter of file size, but a matter of server resource usage. An minimal load of 3% jumps to 90% with this new version.
As for returning to previous version of Visual Composer, I can only download latest Newsmag from Themeforest and included Visual Composer package. Is there a resource for downloading older versions?
I believe a better course of action for you would be checking the CPU usage of Visual Composer and warning the developers. Perhaps your test load is too low, because when 500 to 1000 concurrent online users visit your homepage, it’s load on server becomes too big. We are using your theme on our site which recieves millions of pageviews per month, not a small personal blog.
I can’t warn developers because I have no license, as I’m using the bundled version that comes with the theme. I’m aware that this is not a directly Newsmag or tagdiv caused problem but you are responsible for your choice of bundled software and it’s nearly an integral part of creating a nice homepage for your theme. Since you have a deal of distributing it with your theme to increase user experience, it should be your duty to keep it positive.
Thanks,
