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Christopher is a long time WordPress user. Anything else you need to know is private ;-) I *do not* work for TagDiv, but I've been using their themes since late 2013.
simchris
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I use the “responsive” ad units which are designed to fit the space/div on each viewport. Best solution.

simchris
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See the theme docs in the tutorial sections and best of forum for tips on how to speed up your site.

Also try testing a post with GTMetrix.com for specific examples of how to optimize/fix your setup for complex themes. Make sure you increased your default memory also.

simchris
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Are you sure that isn’t t he pagination bug with WP 4.41 ?
NGINX doesn’t handle permalinks, WordPress does, and generally via the htaccess file or comparable.

Note the sticky thread on bug in WP 4.41 which will be fixed in WP 4.42; and there is temp workaround posted.

simchris
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🙂

simchris
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Yes, but still best to only have one version of site load — not both. Canonical links help specify which is which, so double check that too. Up to you, but I’d suggest making the fix on hosting panel, and in your wp-config.php file — Google doesn’t control your website, obviously but that helps. Still, if you have two versions of pages loading, that can impact how your stats, indexing, etc., work as it *is* two different versions of site loading … hence the idea of just ONE actually working.

Just a thought — if site works differently with and without, that kind of proves the point that they are working as two different beasts. By making ONE version the ONLY version, that should resolve the issue.

simchris
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Make sure you have XML sitemap properly configured and submitted to Google as it’s best way to get all pages indexed. Also make sure proper canonical links and meta data, unique post names (no duplicate content), and try not to post content from other sources as they may not index some “copied” content in some odd cases.

simchris
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Easy to do with sidebar ads.

I think the way many folks have been doing this is by editing the ad module — but wait for TagDiv to give pointers on that.

You could try searching forum as it’s a very old topic at this point.

In our site, we added it to the sidebar ads with text box — for the big banner ad across top below logo/menu above content we dedided it was redundant since obviously an ad.

simchris
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Ad blockers block ads. Not much you can do about that.

You can try to use custom CSS without the word “ad” in it, host local ad banners without word “ad” in them, and use local redirect vs outbound link so it doesn’t look like ad and just a graphic.

Not really theme specific. Ad blockers are designed to second guess what content is an advert. Text banners seem to work better in my own experience.

not sure that helps….

simchris
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@ykdm
did you download the latest theme update with the fix?

It’s not OK for you to blame TagDiv for not updating your theme sooner. They can’t update your site for you, only you can install theme updates.

I think they know it’s a huge issue, hence why they rushed out some fixes/solutions!

[ Version 6.6.4 ]
– fix: homepage pagination issue with wordpress 4.4.1

[ Version 6.6.3 ]
– new: visual composer was updated to the latest version 4.9
– new: revolution slider was updated to the latest version 5.1.5
– fix: modified structured data to comply with Google’s new requirements

Also note the sticky post at top of the support forum with more info?
https://forum.tagdiv.com/topic/wordpress-4-4-1-pagination-new-fix/

Also note several known bugs with WP 4.4.1 and there will be a 4.4.2 version very soon.

simchris
tagDiv Member

Admin – likely time for a FAQ/tutorial on this one, too 😉

simchris
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Caching may behave different on your setup with www and non www domain. Ideally you should setup your site to only serve *one* version of the site — not both. Most hosting panels allow you to specify a pref and do auto 301 redirect to the preferred version. You can also set that in the wp-config.php file for how wordpress renders all pages.

simchris
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Press F12 in browser/chrome to see error for missing image. Looks like trying to load an image on page not actually there. Also check your page source right before the social sharing plugin stuff you’re using to see what is there that is missing or should not be there.

simchris
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See the theme docs under tutorials and best of forum for tips on how to optimize theme for your hosting setup.

simchris
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If you’re loading the icon font off a CDN, you may need to add a CORS rule for the icon font; or set that in the CDN prefs to not load the icon font and let it load off the domain.

simchris
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Well, a table wider than the space it’s in will break out of it.

I thought it would be more responsive by adding a table class to the main table. I seem to recall adding the table class of “table” — but I think that was the original bootstrap based version of theme; not sure with new grid what the right class for responsive table is. TagDiv support will have to answer that!

You might also want to make font size smaller in the table cells with custom CSS, which might be good place to start. And/or set the table width to 100% with a table class.

Try some custom CSS until TagDiv back on Monday.

simchris
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You should not download pirate versions of theme you download for “free off some website,” as that is not a licensed working version of theme …

You should fully remove that, then install the licensed version of theme. You can’t install two themes with same name at same time (see WP help at wordpress.org on how to install themes properly).

You can save settings from the custom CSS box, and export some theme settings, but since the version you had initially wasn’t “legal,” who knows what was in it, whether it was working right, had malware, etc. In theory, unless you edited core files, you should be able to delete old theme, install legal one, and you don’t lose any dbase settings, or the transient settings that WP holds onto.

Note also most theme devs don’t give support for stolen themes, only purchased ones.

I don’t work here, just some feedback as long time user.

You should also use SECURI’s free malware scanner to test your site for any malware added from the pir8 version you started with.

simchris
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Works for me 🙂

simchris
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Yes, well if you LOOK at the report
a) you need to optimize some of your images
b) you need to set expiration headers for some of the file types
c) you need to make sure gzip/deflate working for some file types

Did you clear cache from old site before switching to new theme?
Did you regenerate thumbs for new theme?
Did you reset anything loading from CDN?

Best to test with post page vs home page for speed testing.

You need to actually *do* all the fixes outlined on both GTMetrix and Google PageSpeed insights for the problems, like compression, expiration headers, etc.

simchris
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On themeforest on the download page for your account, you can [x] check box to get email when theme is updated. 🙂

simchris
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Unless you changed the name of the theme in style.css and the theme folder name, you can’t install two versions of same theme and switch —

you would backup old files, custom css, dbase; delete old theme folder, upload new one, and then login to check anything like sidebar widgets and homepage.

See the theme docs on how to upgrade also 🙂

simchris
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You would need to make your changes to the new files then upgrade, then make adjustments as needed post update. If using child theme, be sure to check the changelogs for files you would need to update again.

simchris
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See the theme docs under tutorials and best of forum for tips on how to properly optimize your site. Main thing to do first is check memory allocation, clear any old caching, check on TTL and server side gzip/deflate, etc.

Test your site with GTMetrix.com for specific help if you’re unsure how some optimizations work.

simchris
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Note that WordPress 4.4 made some changes to tinyMCE behavior. Make sure any plugin you’re using like a forum, is updated to work with these new changes.

simchris
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See dozens of posts in the forum using forum search, e.g.,
https://forum.tagdiv.com/topic/h1-why-it-is-not-found/

OR _ FOR FUTURE SEARCHES:

a) create a row on home page at bottom (or top) of your content with visual composer; –or– simply use text box widget in custom sidebar for home page

b) put your code, and text — e.g.,

<h1 class="homeyh1">My Wonderful site about pizza and cats - pizzacats, all cats eating pizza</h1>

c) in the custom css box in theme panel make your class for the font size/etc you want
.homeyh1{font-size:20px;color#CCC}

Boom there you go!
If none of that makes sense, consider hiring somebody to manage your site.

simchris
tagDiv Member

Asked and answered. Covered dozens of times in forum. Common to all wordpress themes.
Add either row or column on homepage and wrap text in h1 tag, or use text box in sidebar. To customize size create class and put css in custom css box, then apply that class to h1 tag.

Try it. She be happy and stop waiting.

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