Discussion on Socialize: Multi-Purpose BuddyPress Theme

Discussion on Socialize: Multi-Purpose BuddyPress Theme

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does it support arabic? or other languages

Hi there,

The theme does not come with an Arabic translation, but it’s translation ready so you can translate all the text yourself easily using Loco Translate or PoEdit.

It does not come with RTL support.

hello author please if i want to add feature like event can done or like file share? to do list for member

Hi there,

The theme is compatible with the “The Events Calendar” and should work with file share plugins, but these have not been tested.

Your reasoning for the high price of this theme doesn’t make much sense. Why shouldn’t every author charge a high price for their themes as well since Envato doesn’t allow to charge for updates and continued development?

Furthermore the sales for this theme out performs by far the one you recommended, so again, the high price because you expect less customers to support does not fly.

Just a pre-sales comment.

Hi there,

Your reasoning for the high price of this theme doesn’t make much sense. Why shouldn’t every author charge a high price for their themes as well since Envato doesn’t allow to charge for updates and continued development?

Some authors charge high prices for this very reason, others don’t. I’m not sure how what other authors are doing has any bearing on my reasoning.

Furthermore the sales for this theme out performs by far the one you recommended

Socialize has been selling for a lot longer than Aardvark that’s why it has more sales.

so again, the high price because you expect less customers to support does not fly.

I’m not sure why you don’t think it flies. Are you implying I have a hidden agenda? The theme is priced high to deter new customers from purchasing the theme, while allowing me to continue to offer theme updates and support for existing customers.

If the high price has put you off of buying the theme then it’s kind of worked.

Kinda feel sorry for all those who purchased this theme for that reason and not because they expected one that was a cut above all others due to features or quality. SMH

For what reason? Users who purchased the theme, have the theme. Why do you feel sorry for them?

socialize has the ability to install a demo version?

Hi there,

Yes the theme comes with a one-click demo importer.

200 dollar for this theme ? are you ok ?

From the item page:

WHY IS THIS THEME PRICED SO HIGH?

This theme is priced much higher than the average theme so it can cover the costs of continuing development. Unfortunately Envato does not offer the ability to charge for updates or for a subscription to the theme, which would be better ways of charging customers for continued development. If you feel this price is too high for you I suggest looking for another theme such as my best seller Aardvark for only $55.

your price was 59 dollar a year ago, you rised your price twice as high, but nothing is change in the theme as well. You also asked after 6 months 70 dollar for support, sorry but you are overpriced for something that is not change in years since 2015. Don’t blame Envato, you are 1 of less people who has a very high price like that, and I guess not much people will buy it anymore. Develop your theme that is what every seller does on Envato but they never raised their price almost twice as high as you do. Good luck with your sales from .. nobody

Hi there. I have seen you have a few nice share buttons implemented. Is there a way to edit the settings which button is shown and which not? Thank you!

Hi there,

You can turn all the buttons on or off from the theme options, but you can’t turn individual buttons on or off. You could hide them with CSS quite easily though.

Hello. Thank you for your reply. Of course i klnow that i can hide not needed by CSS, but where are the settings, for example, to switch them on also on sites, not only in posts? Thank you in advance!

Are you a customer of this theme, as the account your posting from has not purchased this item. If you require theme support please sign up to our support site at https://ghostpool.ticksy.com You will need a license which means you need to have purchased the theme.

Thanks.

Login mechanism of this theme really annoying. Login widget not work at all. There is no login area in site. How can users can log-in :)

Hi there,

The theme comes with a popup login form and login widget. I’ve not had anyone else report any recent issues with the login features.

Please email me at https://themeforest.net/user/ghostpool#contact with your WordPress URL and admin login details and I’ll take a closer look.

​Hi,

I have some questions about functionality before I buy your theme. Here is image https://imgur.com/a/FPCLrcT where you can see my questions. Could you please give me feedback if these changes are possible without editing the code?

Thank you.

Hi there,

1) Yes, if you set the News section to offset the first 3 posts so it displays the fourth post onwards.

2) Yes you can show featured posts in sidebar.

3) Yes you can show the latest active forum topics in the sidebar.

I would like to remove the wordpress logo from the main page ( frontpage home-3) but can not find to do that anywhere

Hi there,

If you require theme support you will need to renew your support license and then open a support ticket at https://ghostpool.ticksy.com/ :)

I never used support that i paid for 1 year, and you cn not even help me with this 1 simple question ? anyway i sorted it out

I’m glad you’ve managed to fix the issue. :)

The reason why I can’t offer support for 1 simple question, is for three reasons.

1) If I answer you one simple question, that means I need to answer every customers with an expired support license one simple question. Suddenly I’m answering tons of questions outside of the ticket site for free.

2) It’s not fair on all the customers that have renewed their support license for one simple question.

3) If I answer one question, it usually tons into a few more follow questions, until it’s not one simple question anymore.

Hi. You still continue to develop this theme?, because few weeks I seen some you announced you will stop developing it. Thanks

Hi there,

Yes this theme is still being developed please see: https://twitter.com/ghostpool/status/1154769991646031873

Great. I just bought aardvark. Good job with your themes!

Hi there. Very good theme and fits most of our needs. Only one question by now: Is there a way to show also post category in GP recent posts widget? Thank you in advance!

Hi there,

Do you mean show the post category names for each post, or actually show a list of categories instead of posts? You can do the first one by using the Blog element instead of the widget, and you can’t do the second one. :)

Why is it that when viewing my site with this theme, there is a big space on top before the website appears

This usually happens with opera mini browser on mobile phones

Hi there,

It sounds like you need theme support. Just so you know the ThemeForest comments area is a dedicated place for people who have not yet purchased the theme and want to ask pre-purchase questions.

If you are looking for theme support, please sign up to our support site at https://ghostpool.ticksy.com or browse our articles at https://ghostpool.ticksy.com/articles which contain many detailed answers to frequently asked questions. Once logged in, you can create a new support ticket at https://ghostpool.ticksy.com/submit

Thanks.

login issues!!!!! login issues!!!. it is important to Note that login in is a major issue on this theme. so be warned

Hi there,

I see you’ve already opened some tickets last year about login issues, but you were trying to modify the login system with apps and custom login pages. This doesn’t really sound like a theme issue. Obviously when you modify a theme, core theme features may stop working. But, I did ask you a series of follow up questions but you never replied.

Also nobody else has reported these login issues, so it doesn’t seem like a theme issue, because more than one person would likely be experiencing them.

However, if open a support ticket or respond to your old tickets I can help you with your issues. :)

can any users write blogs/post events for this theme?

Hi there,

The theme does not have this functionality to submit posts/events from the frontend.

hi, i am trying to use elementor with your theme and get a message, here it is; You must call the_content function in the current template, in order for Elementor to work on this page

Do you have any suggestions?

Hi there,

It sounds like you need theme support. Just so you know the ThemeForest comments area is a dedicated place for people who have not yet purchased the theme and want to ask pre-purchase questions.

If you are looking for theme support, please sign up to our support site at https://ghostpool.ticksy.com or browse our articles at https://ghostpool.ticksy.com/articles which contain many detailed answers to frequently asked questions. Once logged in, you can create a new support ticket at https://ghostpool.ticksy.com/submit

Thanks.

Would this be suitable for a ‘people directory’, to include information, qualifications, employment history (cv), etc similar to linkedin?

If so, would it also allow review on their profiles?

The theme supports BuddyPress which supports a members directory and allows you to display custom profile fields such as qualifications, employment history etc. BuddyPress is a free plugin you can try for free with any theme to see if it meets your needs.

You’ll need to use a plugin such as Youzer for profile reviews, but this is not bundled with the theme and you would need to purchase it separately: https://codecanyon.net/item/youzer-new-wordpress-user-profiles-era/19716647

How do I update the WPBakery Page Builder plugin that is bundled with the theme? I can’t find any way to update it and I’m lost as what to do

Hi there,

It sounds like you need theme support. Just so you know the ThemeForest comments area is a dedicated place for people who have not yet purchased the theme and want to ask pre-purchase questions.

If you are looking for theme support, please sign up to our support site at https://ghostpool.ticksy.com or browse our articles at https://ghostpool.ticksy.com/articles which contain many detailed answers to frequently asked questions. Once logged in, you can create a new support ticket at https://ghostpool.ticksy.com/submit

Thanks.

Hello, any ideas how can I remove the Wordpress logo stripe on top of my website template. Looks like this: https://postimg.cc/tZzxvbLy I basically want to disable the wordpress login option and enable only the template’s own Login button? :)

Hi there,

It sounds like you need theme support. Just so you know the ThemeForest comments area is a dedicated place for people who have not yet purchased the theme and want to ask pre-purchase questions.

If you are looking for theme support, please sign up to our support site at https://ghostpool.ticksy.com or browse our articles at https://ghostpool.ticksy.com/articles which contain many detailed answers to frequently asked questions. Once logged in, you can create a new support ticket at https://ghostpool.ticksy.com/submit

Thanks.

Hi, I’m not sure if I simply did something wrong, but when I add the Showcase element via Visual Composer, it only seems to work for logged in users. Non-logged in users get a “Item not found” message.

Hi there,

It sounds like you need theme support. Just so you know the ThemeForest comments area is a dedicated place for people who have not yet purchased the theme and want to ask pre-purchase questions.

If you are looking for theme support, please sign up to our support site at https://ghostpool.ticksy.com or browse our articles at https://ghostpool.ticksy.com/articles which contain many detailed answers to frequently asked questions. Once logged in, you can create a new support ticket at https://ghostpool.ticksy.com/submit

Thanks.

Just curious… I own both your themes. I like the look of Aardvark Community but prefer the homepage layout of Socialize.

Can Aardvark Community be setup to have the homepage sections of the default Socialize theme?

I also noticed a price drop for Socialize. Do you plan to phase it out in favour of Aardvark? This is important as I want to use the theme that is most likely to have development continue and support available.

Hi there,

1) You can create the same sections seen in Socialize, but they won’t have the same appearance e.g. the sub headers etc.

2) Socialize will likely be phased out in time, so if longevity of the theme is important I would suggest Aardvark.

Thank you!

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