Hi,

That should work if you edit the module files in the composer plugin files. The api plugin was discontinued unfortunately. It was replaced with the creative plugin
– https://forum.tagdiv.com/developer-info/
The guide contains just a simple example at the moment, but not one for an actual block.

Due to the files being moved in the composer after the 9.7 update, currently there would no way of modifying the modules, either than directly. Through the plugin it would be possible to add a new block based on flex block 1 for example, it may take some work to do it however. If I could provide an exact guide as to what needs to be done, I would happily. Maybe we will update the documentation with more examples when time permits.
For the time being you could make your modifications to the module, and back up the file. Then replace the new file after a theme update with the backup. Sorry for the inconvenience.

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Hi,

Replacing that file from the composer with the new one, should work. I have tested it again, it works for me on my end. This fix will be included in the coming theme update, which should be released in the following days.
You could try it again, delete the old file, and upload the one, in the tagDiv composer plugin – http://prntscr.com/nuaa5c
Sorry for this inconvenience, it will be fixed permanently in the next update.

At the moment, from what I know, there are no plans to exclude the WPBakery from the theme package. If that should happen at some point in the future, there will be notices ahead of time.

We tried to fix as many conflicts between the composers, most of them were fixed. Pages can be built with either one, but there could be problems in some cases. For example if a page built with WPBakery containing WPBakery specific elements, is edited with the tagDiv composer. The page could be damaged then, and the WPBakery elements removed (if this should happen you could try and return to a previous page revision).

If you have more questions, let us know.
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Hi,

Grids don’t show the excerpt of posts, only blocks (not all of them however). For grids and the blocks that don’t show the excerpt, this can’t be enabled with CSS.

However there are many types of blocks that you can use, such as the predefined types
– https://demo.tagdiv.com/newspaper/block-1/
Use the top switcher to see them all – http://prntscr.com/nsbeya
Some of these will show the excerpt, so you could use one that does.

Besides the predefined blocks there are also flex blocks, these are highly customizable blocks. Here are some examples created by us – https://cloud.tagdiv.com/#/load/Blocks each one can be imported through the cloud library plugin provided with the theme
– https://forum.tagdiv.com/tagdiv-cloud-library-plugin/
You can design your own flex blocks as well, as you want.

So the best way is to use different types of blocks, ones that show the excerpt. But grids can’t show excerpts unfortunately, they are not supposed to.

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Hi,

I could give you a code to make all 4 of them in one row, something like this should work
– http://prntscr.com/nu8uep
So configure the social counter to display 4 socials, then enter this code in the theme panel custom CSS section

.home .td_block_social_counter.td-social-style5 .td_social_type {
width:25%;
}

It will make space for the social counter – http://prntscr.com/nu8vkq

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Hi,

Thank you for the kind words, most appreciated.

1. You can find it in the plugins folder, if you download the full theme package from themeforest – https://www.screencast.com/t/MR4APxAXO
– https://forum.tagdiv.com/whats-included/
Once you extract the full package, there will be a plugins folder containing the WPBakery plugin as well – http://prntscr.com/nssgp7
We will provide updates for the plugin when the theme is updated, and updates are available for it – https://forum.tagdiv.com/how-to-update-visual-composer-plugin/

2. Can’t say if it works or not, we didn’t make any tests with that plugin. The revolution slider provided with the theme works just fine, we include some demo sliders for it as well, these can be imported and used
– https://forum.tagdiv.com/how-to-install-revolution-slider-v5/
– https://forum.tagdiv.com/import-revolution-sliders-on-demos/
Maybe the author of that plugin provides a demo version of the plugin that you can make tests with. Or maybe they provide a refund in case you can’t use it with the theme.

If you have more questions, let us know.
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That will not cause any problems, edit the page as needed and save. When a page is edited the footer page will appear in the composer, but when the actual footer page is edited there will be a default footer shown, as a placeholder. The placeholder shown in this case won’t appear anywhere in the website, just in the composer when editing the footer page.

Simply edit the footer page and don’t mind the footer placeholder template. Make the desired changes to the footer page and save.

Hi,

Maybe that happened due to the changes made in the theme starting from version 9.7
– https://tagdiv.com/updating-the-core-of-tagdiv-themes/
A notice was added in the themeforest page – http://prntscr.com/nsrvyc
This update is best to be tested in a development copy of the website if possible, instead of the live website.

Many theme files were moved in the tagDiv composer plugin in the update, due to the new Envato requirements. So now the composer is required to be active in order to maintain the same functionality. The files were moved here mostly – http://prntscr.com/nss4s7
As a consequence, modifications to theme files in a child theme is quite limited now, only a few files are still supported.

I can’t say how this would affect an application however, we made no testing in this matter before or after the update.
But for other issues I could take a look, mention what design and functionality problems you are facing after the update. Provide links and details about them, or even screenshots.

The most reported issue is with the single image element when placed with WPBakery and the tagDiv composer is active this will be fixed in the next theme update. The fix is provided in this topic – https://forum.tagdiv.com/topic/single-image-widget-settings/

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Hi,

That is supposed to happen when a background color or images is set in the theme panel. The website will be boxed, in order to display the background.

However there are settings in the theme panel to stretch the header and footer sections
– http://prntscr.com/nsrufr

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Hi,

1. Depends on the ad code, if it’s valid it should work. Maybe there are extra requirements in order for the code to work as well. Check the instructions from the ad provider, and follow them.
Some providers have extra requirements, like verification codes that have to be entered in specific locations. Or maybe the ads appear after a period of time.

2. The columns of a row should fall one below the other on mobile. So on desktop while it looks like this – http://prntscr.com/nsrrby on mobile it will be like this
– http://prntscr.com/nsrrmq
What is happening in your case with the columns?
Note that if you have the mobile theme enabled the content from desktop will not appear on mobile. The mobile page content has to be entered in the mobile editor
– http://prntscr.com/nsrsiu with simple text, images etc.
– https://tagdiv.com/mobile-theme-automatic-optimization-for-mobile-newspaper-theme/

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Hi,

You can enter that in the analytics section for example, the code will be loaded between the head tags – http://prntscr.com/nsr65e
Or if you have a child theme, copy the theme header file in it and enter the code in the head
– http://prntscr.com/nsrdqg
Either way will load the code in the proper location.

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You can’t enable AMP auto ads in specific locations, only in general. The Google adsense system will decide where ads will appear – http://prntscr.com/nsq4c9 So there would be no control over the ads in this case.

The info box would indeed be similar to the hover box, not quite the same but similar. The header looks quite nice at the moment, good work and glad I could help.

Hi,

Shortcodes can be displayed in pages/cloud templates if needed, enter them in a column text element while editing the page with the tagDiv composer.
The theme loop file would be here – http://prntscr.com/nspcda if that is what you are looking for.

Where exactly would you like the plugin content to appear? Maybe the code has to be entered in a different place.

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Hi,

I believe the hosting provider should be able to fix that, seems to be an issue with cURL. Maybe cURL is not installed on the server. Also if possible use PHP versions 7, 7.1 or 7.2.

Or you could install the plugins by FTP – https://forum.tagdiv.com/topic/installation-failed-for-newspaper-tagdiv-composer-plugin/

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We could take a look at it, send us an email at contact@tagdiv.com and provide admin login, also cPanel may be required. Include a link to this topic in the email.

Hi,

I can’t say I know if that is possible to do or not, unfortunately. Maybe if the plugin you are using has such capabilities, can’t say for sure however. The theme itself doesn’t have many specific settings for custom post types, it is somewhat limited in this matter. Most of it’s settings and features are created for default posts and categories.
Sorry for not being able to help, and for the inconvenience.

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Hi,

If you want to do the same modification, the file is now in the composer plugin (after update 9.7) – http://prntscr.com/nson1d The limit could be increased there.

Or consider using a cloud header template – https://cloud.tagdiv.com/#/load/Headers
You ca import them or build your own with the cloud library plugin
– https://forum.tagdiv.com/tagdiv-cloud-library-plugin/
In this case increasing the limit for the posts in a mega-menu with sub-categories can simply be done with a setting – http://prntscr.com/nsonvr

Some articles about the header builder introduced a while back can be seen here
– https://tagdiv.com/newspaper-theme-customize-the-header-manager/
– https://tagdiv.com/header-main-menu-newspaper-theme/

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Hi,

I believe you are referring to the widget sidebar that can be set for the latest articles section. The latest articles and it’s sidebar can’t be modified with the composer. This section will appear automatically when the required page template is selected
– https://forum.tagdiv.com/page-templates-2/

I see you have a sidebar set at the moment, but it appears to be empty
– http://prntscr.com/nsoipo
First check which sidebar is used for the latest articles by editing the page
– http://prntscr.com/nsojls
Then in Appearance->Widgets check if there are widgets in that sidebar
– http://prntscr.com/nsok43

If you have more questions let us know.
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Hi,

You could modify the weather widget code and give it a try, the file is here
– http://prntscr.com/nsobxc
I can’t say I know how some thing like that would be achieved, or if it is possible in the first place. Also the file is in the composer plugin, so after each update the modification will have to be made again.

Maybe consider using a weather plugin that may have such options by default. Some example you could try – https://85ideas.com/plugins/best-wordpress-weather-plugins/
– https://code.tutsplus.com/tutorials/7-best-weather-wordpress-widgets-plugins–cms-28813

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Hi,

That demo uses a footer page, this one actually
– https://cloud.tagdiv.com/#/single/page/Footers/669
From what I can see it is displayed in the footer of the website
– http://prntscr.com/nsnzs4
What would you like to do with it exactly?

If you want to edit it or chnage it you can do so from the theme panel for example – http://prntscr.com/nso0g2
If you want to display a predefined footer style instead of the footer page, simply select no page in the theme panel, and choose a footer template – http://prntscr.com/nso4y2
– https://forum.tagdiv.com/footer-templates/

If I misunderstand something or you have more questions, let us know.

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Hi,

From what I can see there is a problem with the homepage at the moment
– http://prntscr.com/nsnt3k
The rest of the website seems to work fine however. Looks like the theme stylesheet is not loading for some reason – http://prntscr.com/nsnv07
Maybe it is caused by plugins, try deactivating all non-theme plugins and clear the cache and CDN if used. If that does not solve it, you could try reinstalling the theme by FTP if possible. Delete the old theme and upload the new one (make a backup before)
– https://forum.tagdiv.com/newsmag-install-via-ftp/

It could also be an issue with the server, worth trying to contact the hosting provider and mention the issue to them.

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Hi,

From what I can see you use an older version of the theme, and the old AMP plugin which is now discontinued (not provided anymore). Pages can be compatible with AMP, but only if they are built with the simple WordPress editor – http://prntscr.com/nsnpmo and not with the composer.

After the theme update 9.6 there is a new solution for AMP – http://prntscr.com/nsnq80
The official AMP plugin can be used together with the mobile theme plugin, there is a guide here
– https://tagdiv.com/amp-newspaper-theme/
When the mobile theme is enabled, you will have to create 2 versions for each page. One for desktop with the composer, and one for mobile with the simple mobile editor (can’t be built with the composer)
– https://tagdiv.com/mobile-theme-automatic-optimization-for-mobile-newspaper-theme/

The mobile version of pages will be compatible with AMP, regardless of how it is built for desktop.

You can see how the mobile theme looks and works in this demo website, with a mobile phone or browser mobile emulator – https://demo.tagdiv.com/newspaper_local_news/
The AMP version will look the same.

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Maybe this will change in the future, can’t say for sure what will happen. Or maybe we find a solution to be able to modify plugin files in a safer way, as it was possible with a child theme before. Sorry for the inconvenience.

If you simply want to display a shortcode in a category page, you could use a cloud template. The shortcode can be entered in a column text element, then the template can be applied to the needed categories – https://cloud.tagdiv.com/#/load/Category

Hi,

The post template of a post can be changed only by editing each post, this would take a lot of time however if there are that many posts.
These topics may be of use if you would like to attempt this in the database
– https://forum.tagdiv.com/topic/apply-a-single-post-template-globally/
Be sure to make a backup of the database before, or even better consider testing this at first in a local or sub-domain copy/clone of the website. This would be much safer than trying it in the live website database.

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Hi,

So it happens only for cloud single templates? That error can be caused by plugins
– https://forum.tagdiv.com/search/composer/
There are cases when plugin conflicts cause composer problems. The only way to find if this is the case is to make a quick test. Deactivate all of them, leave only theme plugins active, then try to import a single template.

If you already tried this, we could take a look. Send us an email at contact@tagdiv.com and provide admin login, also cPanel if possible (may be needed). Include a link to this topic in the email.

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