The fix yesterday isn’t working today.
Created new vid, and replied to eMail thread.

Basically, today, editing existing posts (taking html content and replace with its simple text version in the same post) isn’t working. However, creating new posts with plain text, or as html text using the exact same content as posts that are not excerpting is creating excerpted content.

Why converting html text to plain text in the same existing post is not working today as it was yesterday is a complete mystery to me. As mysterious as to why the problem is even occurring at all.

But there is obviously a problem occurring, still need to identify where and how.
Hopefully working with support through email will help identify the underlying issue.

Will report back when we discover the source of the issue.

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I’ve nailed down the issue, ran two tests to confirm and both displayed excerpted results.
Seems like html markup in the posts is keeping the theme from creating excerpts.

Wondering if tagDiv might have recommendations for managing html markup in posts and managing excerpts?

Thank you, janne-l, that’s a cool little trick I wasn’t aware of. While you didn’t actually solve the problem I posted… you helped clue me into a major part of the functionality of the theme I wasn’t aware of, and helped me a ton anyway.

I can disable the excerpt entirely… but unfortunately does nothing to help adjust the length of the excerpt (ie turn off, turn on, adjust excerpt length – or turn off, adjust excerpt length – or turn off, adjust excerpt length, turn on)

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Thank you, Vlad

To confirm, system requirements fall within tagDiv’s requirements:
wp: 5.4.1
php: 7.3
mysql: MariaDB 10.1.43

as of 2020.04
nginx: 1.14.1
apache: 2.4.25-3
apache modules (mod_rewrite exists as rewrite_module): https://www.screencast.com/t/gIi6gKRod

Memory I set to 128MB after deploying the server.

All plugins disapled, excepting tagDiv’s, enabled main theme from child theme, no plugin cache, reset memcached on server, cleared browser(s) cache and history, and tried again. Issue persists.

I’m using Flex Block 4.
Module Flex 1, I can adjust title length (I believe was able to adjust previously as well), however excerpt length adjustments have no effect on article content lengths.

Module Flex 4 will adjust title length (was able to adjust previously as well), excerpt length not expected, so except length adjustments displays no effect

Attempted using WP Add Custom CSS but wouldn’t apply even a simple rule to the page.

Thank you that’s perfect…

Just wanted to confirm, I’ve got my mobile landscape viewing the way I’d like now.

Thanks!

Awesome, exactly what I was looking for.
Thanks Lucian, as well for the comments on earlier posts.
Know you’re working hard to help satisfy everyone, and really appreciate your time and support you invest.
Very happy with the theme and its support.

Thanks, Lucian!

Support here from tagDiv has been great!

Rather than using the big slide, or changing the php hard code… I opted for another solution.

I used the big slide as a “template” for what I wanted to achieve, and used VC to set 3 columns on the left (not sure if I am saying this right), and one column on the right. I then used Raw HTML widgets for the same effect. One Raw HTML widget on the left, and 3 on the right (one above the other vertically). I then coded for an image in each one. A large image on the left, and the 3 images automatically stacked vertically on the right.

Being somewhat new to wp, html/css… I realized I did not need 3 individual Raw HTML widgets on the right, and used one instead, and simply (and very easily) used html/css coding for images as one normally would for the same result.

Thanks, Lucian!

I did find another very flexible solution with a wp plugin called “Custom Backgrounds for WordPress” here:
http://codecanyon.net/item/custom-backgrounds-for-wordpress/121983

Lot of additional features/options to it, and gave me exactly what I was looking for… the ability to apply a single background to all posts.

Of particular interest, though not sure if I will use it for this feature or not, it also has the ability on each page to select a custom background for that specific page.

I also own VC, and submitted a ticket with them.
Their official stance is: “shortcodes are not meant for Raw HTML widget”. They also stated that it shouldn’t be possible.

I was also in contact with the developer of the plugin. He modified the js which was able to be added to the Raw HTML for the result I was looking for. Great support for WP Responsive Countdown from developer chrisdean at http://codecanyon.net/item/wordpress-responsive-countdown/8720734

Result: http://screencast.com/t/piX03zC9BSsZ

Code:

<div class=”imagecontainer” style=”position:relative;”>
<h2>ARTICLE1</h2></div>
<div id=”timer” style=”position: absolute; bottom: 0; width: 70%;left: 15%”></div>
<script type=’text/javascript’>
/* <![CDATA[ */
jQuery( window ).resize(function() {
jQuery( “.primeimg” ).each(function() {
jQuery(this).width(jQuery(this).parents(“.imagecontainer”).width());
jQuery(this).parents(“.imagecontainer”).height(jQuery(this).height());
});
});
function create_counter(){
jQuery( “.primeimg” ).each(function() {
jQuery(this).width(jQuery(this).parents(“.imagecontainer”).width());
jQuery(this).parents(“.imagecontainer”).height(jQuery(this).height());
});
target_date = new Date();target_date = new Date(target_date.getTime() + 110000);time_zone = target_date.getTimezoneOffset()/(-60);target_date = target_date.toDateString()+’ ‘+target_date.toTimeString();
timer = jQuery(“#timer”).ResponsiveCountdown({
use_custom_update:false,new_custom_state: “”,
target_date:”2015/1/1 0:0:0″,server_now_date: “”,
time_zone:0,target_future:1,
set_id:1,pan_id:2,day_digits:2,
fillStyleSymbol1:”rgba(255, 241, 0, 1)”,
fillStyleSymbol2:”rgba(255, 241, 0, 1)”,
fillStylesPanel_g1_1:”rgba(5, 79, 230, 1)”,
fillStylesPanel_g1_2:”rgba(3, 188, 255, 1)”,
fillStylesPanel_g2_1:”rgba(5, 79, 230, 1)”,
fillStylesPanel_g2_2:”rgba(3, 188, 255, 1)”,
text_color:”rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)”,
text_glow:”rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)”,
show_ss:1,show_mm:1,
show_hh:1,show_dd:1,
f_family:”Verdana”,show_labels:1,
type3d:”single”,max_height:150,
days_long:”DAYS”,days_short:”DD”,
hours_long:”HOURS”,hours_short:”HH”,
mins_long:”MINUTES”,mins_short:”MM”,
secs_long:”SECONDS”,secs_short:”SS”,
min_f_size:9,max_f_size:30,
spacer:”circles”,groups_spacing:3,text_blur:2,
font_to_digit_ratio:0.2,labels_space:1.2,complete:function(){alert(‘Ready!’)}
});
}
/* ]]> */
</script>
</div>
</div>
`

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Ultimately, it seems as though it is a container/image issue.
The best solution seems to be applying the border to the image rather than the container.
Chrome seems to prefer this solution, while FF seems good with it either way.

Would still love to hear how tagdiv would solve the problem…

In the meantime, after finding a couple of duds, I picked up a plugin that I find myself liking quite a bit called “Custom Backgrounds for WordPress”:

http://codecanyon.net/item/custom-backgrounds-for-wordpress/

Thanks, Christopher!

The ironic part that shocked me is, the problem in this case isn’t firefox, but chrome.
This has left me particularly curious.