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Why why why is it that every time I update this theme to a new major version I find myself having to overwrite all kinds of code to get my project to “look” the way it was prior to the update? I just don’t get what is going on with your Header calculations and the margins/paddings/spacing/etc. How come the first row below the header has huge padding and negative margins on them with no settings in VC to overwrite them?
Example: https://screencast.com/t/hqCdqVAAt
Why doesn’t the first row below the header “start” at the bottom of the header? Why the negative margins on it? Is there a specific reason for this that I am missing?
Hey viablethought,
Your screencast is showing the demo instead of your URL the entire time – that negative margin calculation has always been that way when using the header resize effect since the initial release years ago. If you don’t want it to appear, just change that effect to the hide header until needed option or disable it all together. Also, please share your URL in regards so I can check on that and the other issues you’re referring to
Cheers
Firstly, to tell someone that you can only have certain functionality if you revert to some other functionality defeats the purpose of having that functionality doesn’t it? So that doesn’t make any sense at all and I am tired of canned responses (I have been doing this way to long). I showed the example of your demo because that is how it works on my site as well, there is no difference. I rewrote all css to correct the problem, overwriting everything that the theme provides which is not ideal. With my new CSS, I can have a sticky header and the first row “start” below the header instead of being positioned halfway through the header section and it works completely fine, which begs the question, why is it like that initially?
Also, there are other issues now with this new update:
1. The customization of Visual Composer has rendered it almost useless. Inner Rows seem to be effected the most when embedded in parent rows: https://screencast.com/t/Y9nGgbOC
2. There seems to be a conflict with the Templatera plugin (visually), templates still work on the front-end, but in the back-end they look terrible: https://screencast.com/t/T06YMA8d – this doesn’t happen on any other theme except Salient
3. “Disable Row” doesn’t work at all. The row still shows on the front end.
Now, I know I sound grumpy and probably a little spoiled because I have found other themes that I use primarily over this one, but I keep coming back to this one to give it a chance and I find myself ultimately frustrated in the long-run because I receive canned responses and excuses as to why things don’t work correctly. I want the “sticky header” functionality and if your theme doesn’t provide that functionality “out-of-the-box” correctly, then you should be more fourth-coming about that fact so people don’t buy the theme thinking they can do something that they really can’t. Just my two cents.
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P.S. – I still like you guys but come on already…
Hey again, to clarify the choice to make the first full width row have a negative margin – there are many different ways to achieve a shrinking header nav, all have pros and cons when examined. To focus in on one alternative (the solution you went with) If there was no negative margin when the header shrank, it would reveal empty space below it and the first row when scrolling down or back up to the top. This blank space would be extra noticeable when scrolling slowly and look wrong if the first row was not the same color as the header.
Another alternative would be to shrink the header px by px to match the scroll position, never leaving any space and shrinking the header perfectly without negative margins – however the animation effect would essentially be lost with even a medium scroll speed since it would occur so quickly.
The next feature related update is adding a new skin (not just demo, but entire skin option in the Salient options panel) which will change the functionality of many things – one of them being how the header resize works to avoid negative margins. I can provide you with an early copy of that version if you’d like 
In regards to your new issues,
1. The issue of the inner row left controls sliding to the right also occurs in the current raw version of VC without Salient active, If it’s occurring for you more often in the Salient version please just kindly open a ticket in regards with your admin credentials so I can log into your setup and see why that would be occurring to assist you
2. I have just confirmed this css conflict and will fix it in the update due out this weekend, thank you for reporting it
3. This is not a known issue and I can not replicate it through templates saved in templatera or regular rows in a page – i’ll need you to open a ticket in regards with your admin credentials so I can take a look https://themenectar.ticksy.com
Please just let me know your ticket ID(s) once you open them
Cheers
Hi there, just wondering when you’re planning to update Salient’s visual composer ‘Woocommerce Products’ module to work with the new product_visibility taxonomy that was introduced in Woo 3.0? After digging into the code, it still seems to be using the old post meta values instead. Thanks!
Hey,
I’ll update the theme for that in the next update
Cheers
No worries, any very rough estimates as to when that might be released? Thanks!
In a few days
Any updates on this?
Hey, this has been implemented in the current beta – if you’d like a copy please reach out via the support forum or directly in an email via the contact form on my author page in regards
I see that Salient 8 is out. Is this download for Salient 8? I purchased Salient 7.6, recently, is there an upgrade path. Is there a feature comparison between 7.6 and 8?
Hey,
Please see these in regards:
http://themenectar.com/docs/salient/updating-salient/ http://themenectar.com/changelogs/salient.htmlCheers!
Great and wonderful theme.
I have a pre-purchase question:
Is there any future plan for implementing the font-end editor of Visual Composer?
Thanks themedleb! It is indeed an item on the wishlist
hi, have a big problem with the slider ordering, everytime i change the ordering for one location all other locations are also changed! can you help? i read that i should make new sliders for every location??? that is not a good workaround for 30 sites!!! The problem is, there is no random order modus for the nectar slider!!! thats a big problem for such a good theme!!!
Hey,
A location acts a way to categorize slides if you need a different ordering for different slider instances, a new location would need to be defined. However, changing the order of one location shouldn’t change the order of other locations unless you’re using the same slide in multiple locations for some reason. There is also no random order feature to the Nectar Slider, you would need to use a plugin such as revolution slider for that. Do you already have a ticket open in regards to your ordering issue?
Cheers
Hello —any idea where this bottom padding of 40px is coming from on the very bottom slider on this page?
http://www.artblend.com/about/I know we have a lot of custom CSS but nowhere do I see it on what I have.
Thanks!
Hey,
Are you referring to the slider used for the “A full-service gallery in fort lauderdale” section or the actual bottom team carousel?
Cheers
Actually it turned out to be an issue with Foobox, which was causing a gap. But thanks!
Hey, glad to hear you’ve sorted it
Cheers
Hi: I want to customize a web store that uses this template SALIENT When would I like to buy and customize with a design similar to this?
tienda.eje360.com
Thank you
Hey, yes a design like that is possible as that URL is indeed using Salient
Hi again…
How much do you charge me for installing that topic like that page? Does not have to be the same, but if similar,
I guess after you have sold 3 million dollars you will be on a beach in Mailbu, still, would you do me that favor for 50 €.? 
Thank you
Hey,
Unfortunately I’m not personally available for side work, but I recommend you check out Envato studio as they have a great freelance section
Cheers
My client wants to know what the resolution is for the Full Screen Rows option? Thanks!
Hey!
There is no static set resolution as the rows will perfectly adjust to any screen size to always fill it 100%
I need your help please !! Is there a way to add a widget area into the nectar slider? I’ve registered the sidebar but when I add e.g. ‘dynamic_sidebar( ‘Book Now’ )’ in to the functions.php the widget is placed on the TOP of the page and not under the h2 header where I placed it just after
Hey,
It would indeed require modding, but in order to say why it’s appearing in the wrong place for you I would need to see your modded section of the display function
Cheers
I place this code
if( function_exists('dynamic_sidebar' ) ) { $slider .= '<div class="">'.dynamic_sidebar( 'Book Now' ).'</div>'; }
on line 3035 in the functions.php file right under
if(!empty($slide_description)) { $slider .= '<p>'. $slide_description_wrapped.'</p>'; }
which is on line 3034 which is right UNDER the H2 and P tag.. the code works it just comes up right on top of the page?
Hey, dynamic_sidebar is not a function that returns a value which can then be added to a variable like that, it’s already echoing the content which causes it to render immediately before the $slider variable gets echoed.
Thanks for your help, I appreciate it so much!!! I’ve tried adding dynamic_sidebar( ‘Book Now’ ) into a variable but it still had the same effect
Do you have an example of what I can do please?
Hey Sorry, I did some research and this seemed to work, I just wanted to confirm with you that it’s okay to do it this way:
ob_start();
dynamic_sidebar('Book Now');
$sidebar_booknow = ob_get_contents();
ob_end_clean();
if( function_exists('dynamic_sidebar' ) ) { $slider .= '<div class="">'.$sidebar_booknow.'</div>'; }
Hey, using output buffering to accomplish it is perfectly fine
Really appreciate all the help!!! Thank You!!!! 
You’re very welcome
Having an issue with white space at the top of pages, how can i fix this? Thanks
Hey, currently I’m not seeing that space appear – can you let me know if you’ve changed anything and if not, what device you’re using?
if you go to https://www.pembrokeshirebikes.co.uk/home-3/ It is only on mobiles
Hey, try adding this into the custom css box in the Salient options panel for a global change or add it into the custom css in the visual composer on any desired page you need it:
@media only screen and (max-width: 1000px) {
.container-wrap {
padding-top: 0!important;
margin-top: 0!important;
}
}
having this issue with some pages that dont have a slider – white space, how can I get rid of it? Thanks
Hey,
If you can share the URL showing the issue I’d be glad to asssit
Cheers
Good day ThemeNectar,
For your portfolio function, we can have filters category (eg. Print, Web, etc.). If I click Print only portfolio under print will display.
Can this theme support url also? For example if I visit http://site.com/portfolio#print and it will only show portfolio under Print?
Hey lucajosh
1. Yes, filters are supported
2. Unfortunately, hash filtering is not by default
Cheers
Does Salient works only with Worpdress or is it possible to use without ?
Hey, it requires a WP setup
Cheers
Hi there!
I was trying to submit a ticket related to issues caused by the latest theme update. These are theme related issues and nothing to do with me as the only thing that changed was the theme version, and the problems mentioned did not exist prior to that.
Please check ticket #552422 for details.
Thank you!
Hey,
Just checked it out
Cheers
Hey guys!
I have asked you a question about vendors pages a week ago
(https://themeforest.net/item/salient-responsive-multipurpose-theme/4363266/comments?page=1087&filter=all#comment_16323445)
and you asked me to contact you via your contact form, which I did, but I still have no response…
Hey, I reached out to your earlier today
Cheers
Hi,
I added two buttons in the header using the li id=”search-btn” but when I click on the buttons they open the searchbox.
https://jump4summer.com/ – it’s the second and third button(heart and person)Thanks in advance.
Hey, that would be because that’s the ID used in the script to trigger the search. You can also only have one ID per page for HTML validation so creating two more buttons with the same ID is invalid. You’ll need to give each of them unique IDs or change it from an ID to a class
Is it possible to create new IDs but with the same css? so all the icons are aligned in the menu?
Hi I have a problem with my Navbar as it is not perfectly aligned or let me say it is not responsive for all platforms
Can you please help me.
Hey fielmonk23,
Please share the URL in regards so I can take a look
Cheers
I have a question. On a few pages I am using ‘icons’ as buttons. I selected the ‘Border w/ Hover Animation’ and the ‘Grey’ icon color. I would like to have the icons change to a specific color when hovering (mouse over) instead of the default white.
I am using the following CSS below:
.span_12.light:hover .nectar_icon_wrap[data-style=”border-animation”] .nectar_icon i { color: #9eb161 !important; }
The CSS works, but I have two icons in the same column and when I hover over one icon the other icon changes color also. I can’t seem to be able to have the hover only affect the specific icon that I am hovering.
I would sincerely appreciate your help in this matter.
Thanks in advanced, KM
Hey KM,
Instead of putting the hover on the span_12, it would need to go on the nectar_icon_wrap
.span_12.light .nectar_icon_wrap[data-style=”border-animation”]:hover .nectar_icon i { color: #9eb161 !important; }
Cheers
Thanks for the quick response. I added the script that you provided and now it goes back to the default “white” rollover color. The ‘color: #9eb161’ isn’t displaying. Thanks.
Is there a way I can just globally change the rollover on all of the icons to one color? Thanks.
Hey, could you share your URL so I can provide the needed snippet?
I purchased a Visual Composer add-on that did the trick. Thanks
Hey, glad to hear you’ve sorted it
Hi,
I’ve saved a template in Visual Composer, but when I use this template the classes I’ve added in various rows are gone. Is there a way to save a template including classes?
Thanks!
Hey! The class name assigned to any rows should also be present in the templates – where/how are you adding classes?
Hi Themenectar, thanks for the awesome support. I just have a quick question: I am currently using the off canvas menu with the “Slide out from right hover triggered” and want to remove the animation from automatically disappearing when the user hovers away. I want to just have the user be forced to click to close it.
Hey Sobhinho!
As of now this would require either using the slide out from right (not hovered triggered) or custom javascript modding to the init.js file as there’s a javascript event that closes the nav on mouse out
Cheers
Would you kindly be able to point me to what to modify. I know this is the exact behaviour that is currently happening in the mobile off canvas menu. Maybe you can just point me to where that is and I can copy the js code. Thanks a million
Hey, in the init.js search for the function “closeNavCheck”
