Hi,

So the best way to control your layout is to return the array in the order you want for the items, example:

// Post type layout (remove or comment out any items you don't want from the output)
add_filter( 'wpex_{post_type}_single_blocks', function( $blocks ) {
    return array(
        'media',
        'title',
        'meta',
        'custom_block' => 'my_custom_block_output', // you can enter a function name as the value for the output of the block
        'post-series',
        'content',
        'page-links',
        'share',
        'comments'
    );
} );

// Custom block output - example 1
function my_custom_block_output() {
     echo 'my custom block content';
} );
// Custom block output - example 2
// With this example you can create a new file in my_post_type folder in your child theme to hold the output if you prefer
function my_custom_block_output() {
     get_template_part( 'my_post_type/single-block-name' );
} );

Make sense?

In terms of the gallery metabox the filter is working correctly when I try it – https://wpexplorer-themes.com/total/snippets/gallery-metabox-post-types/ – so does the option when creating the post type. Are you using the Post Types UI plugin or my Post Types Unlimited plugin?

- AJ

ps: In fact the gallery metabox should be disabled by default on new post types, was it not?

Thank you so much AJ!

I didn´t know I could enter a function inside an array like that, works great and very handy

As for the gallery metabox, it’s for posts and pages that I’m trying disable it For my CTP:s the gallery metabox is not visible (so I guess its default) I have always used CPT UI for CPT:s, but I’ll be sure to use yours the next time. …I tried changing to unset( $types[’post’ ] ); unset( $types[’page’ ] );

Very strange, but clearly I’m doing something wrong then. I tested activating Total Staff CPT but couldn’t get the snippet to work for that either

Hi,

So the toggle bar isn’t being closed by the cookie consent button, it’s closing whenever you click anywhere on the page. Looks like someone modified the animation of the toggle-bar and maybe added some extra javascript to close it when clicking on the site. Can you double check your child theme edits?

- AJ

Hi AJ, I can’t seem to find anything that causes this. I never added any javascript to the togglebar. Only the animation. With your help I altered functions to move the toggle bar inside the boxed layout. Also put the close button there. But obviously I’ve done something wrong

Hi,

This is AJ the theme author.

You should be using Elementor or WPBakery (choose one, not both). If you do switch from WPBakery to elementor you will see “broken” pages because when you de-activate the WPBakery plugin all the functions in that page builder are no longer included on the site so you will only see the shortcodes not the output.

All of the current Total demos are created with WPBakery, it’s actually impossible to create pages that work with 2 different page builders because every page builder is coded and works differently. For example WPBakery uses shortcodes, while Elementor uses underscores JS and actually parses modules before the page renders and adds the HTML to the page content instead of shortcodes.

If you prefer Elementor it’s best if you do not import any of the Total demos, because these are all based on the WPBakery plugin. We don’t have any Elementor based demos at this time. You can however use this plugin to quickly make some Elementor templates and it works with any theme – https://wordpress.org/plugins/envato-elements/

I hope this makes sense. If you do have any questions please let me know!

- AJ

Hello , Thanks for your reply . Everything is clear now .

The only problem for me is that I saw that Total was elementor compatible with . In fact total is compatible but not the theme . So It doesn’t make sense . I can’t use the full potential of Total build theme with elementor . I tink you need to write it in the description. Is it possible to get a refund ? Sorry for misunderstanding . Thanks

Exactly. It means you will be able to use the Total modules as “shortcodes”. So for example if you wanted to insert the Total Blog Carousel module on a page and you are using Elementor you can use the Elementor shortcode widget and add [vcex_blog_carousel] to display it.

In the current version of the theme, the Total modules are only loaded on the site if you have WPBakery enabled. But I’ve changed the way the code works a bit so the shortcodes are always defined and the functions related to WPBakery only get loaded if the plugin is active. Thus allowing the use of the Total modules in other builders like Elementor without any change to the theme performance.

- AJ

You can’t “move” the logo without some custom child theme cook using theme hooks – https://wpexplorer-themes.com/total/docs/action-hooks/

I can help with the custom code for this, the issue is if you disable header then the option to set your logo is no longer available so moving the default logo into the TopBar doesn’t make too much sense.

It would be best if you want a logo in the topbar to either insert an image using HTML into the topbar content field or to “design” your topbar using a custom template with the WPBakery.

Any reason why you are using the topbar instead of the header?

- AJ

Thanks for the quick reply! I wasn’t planning on removing the header, just the logo from the header. I’m not sure I will be able to insert it as an image as I use custom html for the top bar already however its in the wrong location for where the logo should be. How would I use the action hooks to move the logo? I already have a child theme setup I can modify.

So the best way would actually be to make a little site logo shortcode you can insert in your topbar or anywhere else you want the logo to show up.

So to remove the logo from the header this is the code:

// Remove logo from header
add_action( 'init', function() {
    remove_action( 'wpex_hook_header_inner', 'wpex_header_logo' );
} );

Then to insert the header into the topbar using a hook you can use this:

// Add logo to topbar inner element
add_action( 'init', function() {
    add_action( 'wpex_hook_topbar_inner', 'wpex_header_logo_inner', -1 );
} );

But this would dump your logo into the topbar before the content and social elements. You’d need to use CSS to position it correctly and style it correctly (style the text if not using an image).

Alternatively you can NOT insert it via the wpex_hook_topbar_inner action hook and instead create a shortcode to return it. Example:

add_shortcode( 'header_logo', function() {
    ob_start();
    wpex_header_logo_inner();
    return ob_get_clean();
} );

Then use the shortcode “[header_logo]” wherever you want it to appear on the site.

All code would be added in your child theme’s functions.php file.

- AJ

It’s working for me on my actual iPad, iPhone and in chrome device tester.

Cache?

- AJ

Odd – don’t think it’s cache – other changes are showing up when refreshing. It works on this page: http://37.60.235.209/~madis461/meet-our-doctors/ but the overlay opacity I have set is not working (can’t see white text)

It’s working for me on both the pages and the opacity is also correct. This is a screenshot in chrome: https://cl.ly/2ad73e – I see the same thing when testing on the actual device (just a pain in the butt to take a picture of the ipad and upload it).

And I did test in both landscape and portrait.

What device are you testing on and in what browser?

- AJ

ps: Not all changes are cached so it is possible some things are cached and others aren’t – just an FYI.

are you looking at top bar content?

Yeah – I see the top bar content in dev tools as well – just not on actual iPad – tested on 2 different iPads as well using safari. One runnig iOS 8.3 (old) and one running the latest iOS – very odd

Hi Connie,

Nice to hear from you again, I’m doing very well thank you. I hope you are as well.

The issue here is that when you enable filters it needs to use the isotope grid to position your items so when filtered it can sort them around. When items are hidden by default they have a 0 height value thus they can’t be properly positioned.

What needs to happen is the javascript for the grid has to be re-triggered each time an accordion is opened to re-calculate the item positions.

Now, the theme should already be doing this via the following javascript – https://cl.ly/9b3e51

I’ve tested and it’s working correctly for me: https://cl.ly/f91041

I think the issue you are having is that you enabled “Equal Height” for the module (can you please check and if so disable to test). This can cause issues because the equal height function can’t run dynamically it can only run when the page first loads.

- AJ

Thanks for the quick response!

Indeed, I had Equal Height enabled, but when I disabled it just now, it’s still not working. I cleared my cache but still no joy.

Hum, That’s the only way I was able to “break it” on my end.

I can’t seem to get the same issue as you. Any chance you can send me your exact page code to test with all your exact settings – https://wpexplorer-themes.com/total/docs/share-page-content-troubleshooting/

Thanks!

- AJ

Here you go: https://gist.github.com/c-davidson/59d002e7164ddd342a39f6d088c0ce1f

Shoot, so the issue is with the fact that you are using a custom navigation bar element for the Filter and it’s not being re-triggered.

I added a fix for the upcoming update. Thanks for letting me know of the issue.

But I’m half way through some massive changes that if I were to send you the updated theme for the meantime a lot of functions won’t be working. So I can’t do that.

The plan is to have the new update done this weekend. Is it possible to wait till next week for the fix?

- AJ

You can view the upcoming changelog here: https://wpexplorer-themes.com/total/upcoming-update-changelog/

Awesome! For sure, no problem. Thanks!

Feel free to bug me at any time for a progress update!

Hi AJ – How’s the update coming along?

Hey there! It’s coming a long well. There is just a LOT to do. I’ve already made over 80,000 changes just in the last week (according to Github). It’s mostly just tedious work to comply with new Envato rules that will take place on May 31st as well as making all the Total modules available even when not using WPBakery (this second part is taking the longest). Most of the changes you would never notice as it’s just moving code around or tweaking code slightly but across many files as I have 69 Total blocks for WPBakery and going through each one just takes time.

Either way the update will be done before the 31st

- AJ

OK, thanks. Just an additional note. The issue is happening in the Tabs element as well for the tabs that aren’t active when the page loads. If you go to https://cpo.conniedavidson.ca/en/find-a-collaborative-professional/ and click the Financial Professionals tab, it doesn’t open all the way. Presumably the same root cause as in the Accordian element.

Correct, the theme’s javascript needs to be re-triggered each time a tab is opened. This will be fixed in the upcoming update

I made a video test for you so you can see: https://cl.ly/d3e4f1

- AJ

AJ, can I please also ask you if you would recommend a way to display WP Categories widget HORIZONTALLY at blog post bottom instead of lateral sidebar.

I could probably use Post Terms module but would have to add it manually into each post (existing ones mostly), and I’ve spent substantial effort in styling this widget.

My search also gave me the “AMR shortcode any widget” plugin, which I haven’t tried yet as I’d prefer to avoid another plugin.

Thanks in advance, Michel

I forgot to say that the “Widgetized sidebar” module works fine but still needs to be added manually in each existing post.

Hi Michel,

You are correct the purpose of the dynamic template is to create a template to be used on all posts so you can manage it in one place when you edit this dynamic template it will be reflected on every single post. When you insert the Post Content module in the dynamic template that is where the content added to the individual posts will display (which right now has templates on it so it will show those in this area).

Did you see the video? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGYuBjqkj8Q

I don’t understand what you mean by “Only 2 modules appear” – whatever you add to the dynamic template should display on the posts and you should have access to all modules.

You should use the “Post Terms” module and that’s an example of why you would use a dynamic template, instead of inserting this module into every post it would be added to the Dynamic Template so it shows up on all posts.

I don’t know where you are adding a “widgetized sidebar” – your blog posts already have a sidebar by default. If you want a new widget area below or above your post then that’s a reason for the dynamic template so you can insert it there.

When creating a dynamic template you can also set your blog posts to be full-width via the Customizer and then enable the sidebar in the Post content module – https://cl.ly/c43a0fhttps://cl.ly/c43a0f

- AJ

Thank you AJ.

What you say had me investigate further and I’ve solved the problem with dynamic template by creating a brand new template.

(and yes, I had seen the video, it’s always nice to re-hear your voice

Apparently I would have to extensively re-style the blog single, so I’ll use later a dynamic template for blog (I’m using it for a CPT and it works fine).

I think the “Widgetized sidebar” name is misleading (that’s why I hadn’t considered it so far), as it seems a standard VC module that allows to display the sidebar widgets anywhere on a page – which I could use to show categories at blog single bottom and remove sidebar display.

But I’ll use instead the Post terms module after styling it.

Thanks again,

Michel

Hi Michel,

We’ll if you don’t want to invest some time right now to create a dynamic template for your blog posts, what you could do is use a little code to insert a template at the bottom of all your posts. I can give you this code if that’s what you wanted to do.

Basically create a new block that you can move around in the Customizer for your blog but it displays template content. So basically like this example: https://wpexplorer-themes.com/total/snippets/custom-blog-single-block/

I can create a modified snippet example for showing a template for the block. Let me know if interested.

And of course it would also be possible to create multiple blocks for different template outputs if you wanted for example 1 at the top of the post, 1 at the bottom, 1 after comments..etc.

- AJ

Hello AJ,

Thank you so much for once again imagining a solution to help.

If that’s easy for you to make it, I’d be glad to use the snippet you mention – which would avoid I manually add a template at bottom of each of my 200 existing blog posts.

Michel

Sure Michel, the code is very simple

After adding the code and changing the template ID value you would go to Customize > Blog > Single and enable the new block under the “Single Layout Elements” and move it to where you want it displayed.

- AJ

Thank you very much, AJ.

I’ve done as you say, tried with different templates, also deactivating child theme : the blog page is disrupted.

Here is a capture with explanations : http://a.pnet.fr/snippet.png

Michel

And if you need, you can try on my test site (currently exactly same config as the production one), I just sent a ticket with admin credentials.

Hi,

I hope you had a nice weekend. Adrian assigned the ticket over to me, I’ll have a look and get back to you. Thank you for your patience.

- AJ

Hello AJ,

I had to work on the test site, which was not working for me this morning.

So I’ve renamed the existing child functions file in \culturof as functions-PREV.php and re-installed my functions.php, but you can delete it without problem.

Michel

No worries, I just replied to you and sent a video of the fix I made as well

.

Hello AJ,

Thank you so much, it works perfectly !

You’ve saved my life once again

And Total has a new great feature I think !

Michel

Hi,

There isn’t any known issues with the design changes and no one else has reported the issue so everything should be working correctly: https://cl.ly/71b449

Are you having issues when editing or previewing the page?

- AJ