Discussion on NewsPlus - News and Magazine WordPress theme

Discussion on NewsPlus - News and Magazine WordPress theme

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Hi, Does it support php 5.6?

Hello laimisk,

Yes it supports php 5.6+ to 7.0+

Regards

Sorry, theme NewsPlus version 2.4.6 does it support php 7.0 ? Realy?

hi, want to add background color or pattern strip to the header and header menus. help me. ref. womenlife.co.in

hi “Enable sticky main navigation bar” i want to insert logo in it. help me. thank you. ref. womenlife.co.in

Hello mbabu2101,

Kindly add this code inside Optional callout text right side>

<ul class="inline-social">
    <li><a href="#"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a></li>
    <li><a href="#"><i class="fa fa-facebook"></i></a></li>
    <li><a href="#"><i class="fa fa-linkedin"></i></a></li>
</ul>

Then add the following CSS inside user.css or child theme’s style.css file:

.inline-social {
    margin: 0 -8px;
    padding: 0;
    list-style: none;
}

.inline-social li {
    display: inline-block;
    padding: 0 4px;
}

.inline-social li a {
    display: block;
    padding: 0 4px;
}

You can know icon names at fontawesome site. Just replace “fa-icon_name” with the actual class name.

Logo can not be shown in sticky navbar, as it is created dynamically using only the menu via JavaScript.

Regards

thank you very much

Hello,

I want to remove yellow background when adsense ads is showing, how to do that ??

Thanks

Hello,

Kindly add this rule at the end of user.css or child theme’s style.css file:

ins { background: transparent; }

P.S. Your support is expired. Please consider renewing it for continued support. :)

Regards

Hi, I’m considering to purchase your theme (looks great) but I wonder if it’s easily possible to put the Search bar in the main menu (the one with Contact us on the demo) and totally remove the little menu on top?

Hello remrib,

Thank you for browsing the theme. The top navbar can be disabled via Theme Options. The search box in main menu can be added with some customization. I can help with that if required.

Regards

Hi,

I want to add clickable background ads using WP Pro Advertising System. I have created a code to be added ad body tag. But I am not very sure which file contain the tag or div body. Please help me on this. my web is www.mekanika.com.my

Thanks

Hello syukran18,

The head tag and body tag are located inside header.php file. You can copy header.php inside child theme and then modify it. Or if you are using parent theme, simply edit header.php for placing ad code. Make sure to keep track of these change if you update the theme in future.

Regards

hi i had an alignment issue in the homepage prev. next. slider button. could you please check it and correct me… ref url… womenlife.co.in

Hello,

The side ads will stick to left and right side of screen. If the screen width is less, they overlap the content. By default, they are set to hide below 1140px width. If you want to keep them at normal resolution, it will be required to reduce site width, which you can do so inside Theme Options > General > Layout width. Set around 960 and save settings.

For images rotation, you can use any image slider widget like this one.

Regards

hi, i want to add “google ad sense” in each page with different ads how do i?

Hello,

You can use the Content Aware Sidebars or Widget logic plugin. Using these, you can create exclusive sidebars, or set widget visibility per page. Then you can place different ads in multiple widgets and show/hide them for particular pages.

Regards

Hello

I’m using facebook comments instead of wordpress’ own comments. Is there a way to display number of comments (with facebook comments) on the front page instead of number of wordpress comments? Have you ever worked with that?

Regards

Hello bpoulsendk,

The theme uses WordPress’ get_comments_number() function for retrieving comments number. This function is used at 4 or 5 instances in “NewsPlus Shortcodes” plugin and inside the theme core files. If the Facebook Comments plugin has any function for retrieving FB comments number, then it will be required to replace all instances of get_comments_number() with that custom function.

Just for example, inside newsplus-shortcodes/shortcodes/shortcodes.php file, at around line no. 1102, you will find this code:

$num_comments = get_comments_number();

This shall be changed to something like:

$num_comments = fb_comment_num_function();
// Where fb_comment_num_function() will be the function which returns comments number of FB

If you can send me the URL of plugin, I can check and let you know if they support any such function.

Regard

I see facebook comments count can be found with this:

<fb:comments-count href=”<?php echo get_permalink($post->ID); ?>”></fb:comments-count>

Not quite sure how I should replace that in your code….

Maybe I should just drop the facebook comments plugin and use wordpress’ own..

Hello again,

The <fb:comments-count> solution may not work for group of posts. I suspect it will work only for single post page because it needs a unique URL and OG tags for that URL. More information here. You can replace the following code in core files:

$num_comments = fb_comment_num_function();

to the following:

$num_comments = '<fb:comments-count href="' . get_permalink() . '"></fb:comments-count>';

This will replace the comment number with FB code. Let me know if it works at your end.

Regards

Hello Saurabh, I use your NewsPlus theme and I am very happy with it, it’s excellent. In our site www.triesteallnews.it, we implemented example 10 of the homepage. I have two questions: - how can we change the font of the text preview inside the preview windows of the grid? (i.e. to put it in bold) - would it be possible to customize the grid in order to have the bigger picture of the grid connected to a certain post category and the rest (the smaller one) as they are now?

We can provide purchase codes via email.

Hello Tiercullus,

Thank you for kind words and feedback. Your site looks good.

In order to make grid post titles bold, kindly navigate to WordPress admin’s Appearance > Editor, then click on user.css file and these rules at the end of file:

.grid-list h2 {
     font-weight: bold;
}

Save these changes and check the site.

For bigger grid as category thumbnail, currently it is not possible as all posts are linked to their single post page. Only category links inside the post thumbnail can link to individual categories. I will try and add this feature in next update.

Regards

Thank you very much! We performed the change in user.css and all is ok. For the future having the chance to use categories in the bigger grid would be wonderful, looking forward to it if you’ll have the chance!

Yes sure, I will try my best in adding this feature.

Regards

Hi, after switching to NewsPlus I’ve been getting lots of this:

Aq_Resize.process() error: Unable to resize image because image_resize_dimensions() failed

Image Sizes in Theme Options left unchanged (no hard crop checked).

Hello saadhh,

Kindly send me your site URL and login details at xconsau[at]gmail[dot]com. I will check the issue. The images get resized properly on default image sizes in theme options, so I will need to check if there is some other conflict or issue.

Regards

Hi, when using display_style=”one-col” with num=1 on front page I don’t have a link for image and title. could you pls have a look at alhuqq.com through inspect element. I have 4 such style on page with link disabled.

Hello Saadhh,

Kindly do the following:

1. Inside WordPress Settings > Page Builder > Widgets, uncheck the “Add Widget Class” option and Save settings. This will align the grid images properly in Home page.

2. Navigate to Appearance > Editor, and add click on child theme’s style.css file for editing. Next, add this rule at the end of file:

.one-col.entry-grid {
    float: none !important;
}

Save the file. Then check site by clearing all browser caches. The links will work fine.

Regards

Done. Thank you for your prompt support.

Do you have more specific instructions for setting up the News Ticker? I’m having difficulty knowing where to begin. It is running but not updating since I originally loaded it.

Hello joedacus,

News ticker is shown in two ways — By using theme options, or by using a shortcode. I will described each method one by one:

1. If you are using theme options method, you can change ticker category IDs inside Appearance > Theme Options > Header > Category IDs for news ticker. Here you need to provide numeric category IDs from which you wish to show posts. For multiple IDs,use comma separated values. E.g. 3,5,12

2. If the ticker is shown using shortcode, then you will need to edit the page. Then locate the section or widget (in case of page builder) in which the following shortcode is placed:

[newsplus_news_ticker cats="-1" num="6"]

Inside cats=”xx”, provide numeric category IDs, separated by comma. Then update the page.

For more information on shortcode parameters of ticker, kindly check latest documentation file’s “Shortcode reference > NewsPlus News Ticker” section.

Regards

Hello,

I want dummy demo 10 , how can to find it ??? it’s not include in your latest version.

Hello redarmy9,

The Home 10 layout is included as a pre-built page builder template. It will be required to use SIteOrigin Page Builder plugin and then use the pre-built template from it’s template library. Please check the latest documentation inside your main download archive for more details on creating a Home page with page builder.

Regards

Hi – I am seeking to have a limited number of tags (say 5 maximum) at the bottom of each blog post summary on the post preview pages. Can you advise how I can do that with this them?

Thank you – Steve.

Hello Steve,

Thank you for purchasing the theme. Tag list can be shown in post modules below post summary. Kindly let me know whether you are using shortcodes for showing post summary, a page template, or default archives. These are the three sources which are used to show post modules. If you can send me your site/page URL, I will check which type of source is being used, and will provide appropriate solution.

Regards

Thanks for the quick response – the test site URL is here: http://103.37.8.111/~committe/. Thank you.

Hello Steve,

On home page you are using default blog roll, i.e. archives. Kindly send me a mail at xconsau[at]gmail[dot]com, I will send you the files along with update instructions.

Regards

Hello,

First off .. wonderful theme!! I am however having problems with image quality. A regular post’s featured image looks good.

When I use the same photos in a gallery they look pixelated. This might be a retina issue but the quality is noticeably lower.. I’ve tried using the retina x2 plugin but doesn’t seem to make a difference.

I searched the support archive and you mention a slider image setting under theme options -> image size .. It’s not there in your current version.

Any ideas? :)

Hello,

When creating a WordPress gallery, the ‘thumbnail’ size is taken as default, unless we change it. See http://prntscr.com/du7xsh

So while choosing images, select bigger size for each image.

You are also right on the fact that default size is getting changed to 800. This is because of the theme defined thumbnail size inside functions.php, at line no. 70:

set_post_thumbnail_size( 800, 9999 );

Where 800 is the width and 9999 is the max height. You can change this size either in main file, or add the following code inside child theme’s functions.php file:

function my_custom_thumbnail_size() {
    set_post_thumbnail_size( 1024, 9999 );
}

add_action( 'after_setup_theme', 'my_custom_thumbnail_size' );

Important: If the new size doesn’t come into effect on existing images, install Regenerate Thumbnails plugin and run Tools > Regen. Thumbnails. This will re generate all images into newly specified dimensions.

Regards

On your first point.. I don’t click insert gallery.. Just like your documentation says so it uses flexslider and not wordpress’ own gallery… Anyway .. Problem seems to have been solved by changing the large thumbnail value :) ... Thanks for the quick response :)

No problem, and sorry about the confusion with gallery. I suppose you are using the “Gallery Post Format’. In that case, the single post image size will be taken as provided for single posts inside Appearance > Theme Options > Image Sizes. If same post is seen in archives, the thumbanail size will be taken as specified for Grid Style templates inside Theme Options > Image Sizes.

If the problem persists in future, kindly send me a mail at xconsau[at]gmail[dot]com along with your site URL.

Regards

Hello. It is nice to put up the updated theme. But I ran into problems. I can’t seem to get the homepage right- http://www.indieactivity.com/home-2017, kindly help. The images on the slider are all messed up. Plus when I updated, I deleted the old theme and added the new, but it retained my css, I want to style the theme like the demo

Do I email you?

Hello,

You can share screen shot via online service prnt.sc.

Regards

Hi Saurabh,

Please send me plugin 1. NewsPlus Shortcodes 2.SiteOrigin Panels at muntasirjmi@gmail.com because I don’t have the access of FTP account.

Hello shantanu77,

The NewsPlus shortcodes plugin is located inside your main theme folder newsplus/plugins/newsplus-shortcodes.zip. And the siteorigin panels can be downloaded from https://wordpress.org/plugins/siteorigin-panels.

Regards

I have a problem with the index.php creating too many PHP processes and therefore affecting the stability of the server. Have you had any issues with too many PHP calls in your theme and is there a solution? I’ve turned off most plugins and also tried removing external ads (Google Adsense, Amazon) but still did not help.

Hello Jeff,

I just executed a test on your site. https://gtmetrix.com/reports/hd-report.com/QduqGRr7 . As you can see, main issue is image sizes and the request packet size. Image sizes can be reduced by using imgwidth and imgheight parameters inside post shortcodes. For example, edit your Home page and edit any widget containing the post shortcode:

[insert_posts display_style="three-col" imgwidth="300" imgheight="180" imgcrop="true" ... other parameters]

For archives and categories, you can set image sizes inside Appearance > Theme Options > Image Sizes.

Regarding request packet size, these are arising from the amazon URLs. If using a plugin for amazon, kindly check by disabling it, and by also disabling all caches of caching plugin (if used any).

Regarding SiteOrigin Panels update, yes it is recommended to update the plugin.

Regards

Hi. Those are things I already looked into. I did some testing and removed all Amazon ads and Google ads for one weekend. I also understand about image size and total weight of page being over 2mb. However, the problems the index.php is having have to do with processing on the server. I can send you some stats via email if that is OK.

Hello Jeff,

Yes you can send me stats at xconsau[at]gmail[dot]com.

Regards

Hi, How to disable secondary menu at the top ?

Hello redarmy9,

Do you mean only the menu or the entire grey bar which shows at the top? Menu can be changed to text content inside Appearance > Theme Options > Header > Top Left callout section. Choose ‘text’ and save settings.

If you wish to disable entire bar, check the “Disable top utility bar” option in same section.

Regards

HI, I have had a visitor to my website flag up the Social Icons Widgets are mixed up, What should be the email is instagram and what is Instagram is the email. I cannot amend this end as its the theme itself that has the error. Is there going to be an updated fix for this?

See link for problem ( widget is on RHS at top) http://www.closeenoughtokiss.co.uk/help-sling-making-child-clingy/

Thanks

Hello renal78,

The theme is already updated but you are still using old version. Kindly update to the latest version and also update the “NewsPlus Shortcodes” plugin as in latest version.

Regards

Thanks for this, i have now found the updates and installed as suggested.

Your suggestions are always received with the greatest thanks.

Renee

You’re welcome, Renee.

Regards

Trying to override .ss-label.red in child theme stylesheet is not working. I’ve even used !important. Changing the color in Chrome dev tools works fine. Here’s my CSS .ss-label.red{ background-color: #e845bc !important; }

Hello,

Can I have your site URL please. I will check and suggest appropriate CSS.

Regards

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