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Hello, I like the theme but have a few questions. For a community magazine I need the following:
1. The ability for users to register as members in order to submit articles, photos and videos through frontend upload, and for the editor the possibility to manage pending uploads before they appear on the website. 2. Social login via Google, Facebook, Apple, etc. 3. Regarding Facebook login, can Facebook comments on the correlating Facebook page be pulled into the article pages? Can view counts of the Facebook page be pulled in? 4. The option for the admin to define member roles, eg. editor. 5. Is buddyPress and bbPress included or how can I add it to the theme? 6. What options does the theme have natively for ads, adsense, affiliates, etc.? 7. In addition, can I build a directory with paying members to display their services more prominently?
Are these features 1-7 included in the theme, or how else can I utilize them? Looking forward to a fast response. Many thanks!
Hi there,
1) The theme has a post submission form which can be restricted to just logged in users. Submitted posts can be marked as pending and you can give editors permissions using a capability plugin to approve pending posts.
2) You can use a plugin such as Super Socializer (free, not included) which is compatible with the theme.
3) The theme doesn’t have this feature. There are plugins that allow Facebook comments but I’m not sure how they work so you would need to search the WordPress plugin directory for a plugin and ask the developer.
4) Yes this is a core feature of WordPress.
5) They are not included because they are free plugins. They are installed from the Plugins page as with any free WordPress plugin or they are automatically installed when importing one of the theme demos that use BuddyPress and/or bbPress.
6) It has an ad element to insert any ad code such as adsense into any page or template.
7) The theme does not have this feature. It’s fully compatible with PMPro plugin (free, not included) which allows you to charge for membership but you would need to see if there is an addon that allows this or you can hire me to add this feature for you.
I have noted what is and isn’t included in the theme so I hope that it is clear for you. 
Hello again, thanks, this helps. One more question re item 7 (I don’t quite understand this): how exactly does the PMPro plugin relate to a directory? Would it be possible to implement a directory, such as shown in the Listings demo: https://magzine.ghostpool.com/listings/category/listings/ as part of another demo, eg. Socializer, with PMPro/paid membership?
7) Sorry I misunderstood. I only meant PMPro can be used to have paying members. PMPro has nothing to do with displaying a directory of members.
This page: https://magzine.ghostpool.com/listings/category/listings/ lists posts, these are not users, so there’s no feature that will display them exactly like this.
This page would be more accurate: https://magzine.ghostpool.com/listings/members/
This uses BuddyPress to display a directory of users. The theme has features for specifying what users can be shown based on member type, profile field etc.
Hello, first of all, I would like to say that you have made a great theme and I enjoy using it.
After a recent update the elementor editor started acting a little strange. I reached out to you because I couldn’t understand what this problem was.
the blocks are compressed to the right. On the site, they look normal to everyone. What is this problem and how can we solve it?
Hi there,
This issue has been resolved in the latest theme update. Please ensure both he theme and GhostPool Core plugin have been updated to v2.11.
If you’re using the Envato Market plugin to update the theme it may not have updated it completely as the theme name was recently changed from Magzine to Zine. As a result you should do a manual update this time. Automatic updates should continue to work after this update.
To update the theme manually:
- Go to your ThemeForest Downloads page, locate the theme, click the green Download button and select the Installable WordPress file only option.
- Go to Appearance > Themes and click the Add New button.
- Next click the Upload Theme button and upload the zip file you just downloaded.
- Once the zip file is uploaded click the Replace current with uploaded button.
- Once the theme has been updated you should see a notice at the top of your backend pages to also update the GhostPool Core plugin.
Hello, thank you for your answer. I tried this way. The areas that were previously broken seem to be fixed. However, after this update, I am having problems with the Latin Extended font family, such as the letters Ü – Ş – İ in the Main Menu. How can we fix this?
Thanks for making me aware of this. This will be fixed in the next update shortly.
Can you lock comments behind the registration? This way the ad companies don’t flag you if any user leaves a bad comment? So users won’t be able to see or leave comments unless they’re logged in… Thx
Hi there,
Yes it’s a standard WordPress option that comments can be restricted to logged in users only.
Hello! I need the Zine – Website Builder theme with the Modern Magazin Demo version. I’m a beginner in programming, that’s why I’m asking if you can help me, I’ll pay extra, so that after I buy the theme from here, you can install it on my wordpress site and it will look and have the same functionalities exactly as in the demo version presented here. I mean, to have that system of registration of the authors who will write news on this site with only two Platinium and Gold packages. Also, to be able to have a dedicated control panel where they can post their news without entering the site administration. In conclusion, please help me install the theme so that I have exactly what is in the demo presented to you, the Modern Magazin Demo version. Thanks in advance for your response!
Hi there,
The theme comes with a demo installer which can set up the demo exactly as seen on the site (except post images are replaced with grey dummy images).
But if you need help setting the demo up this is included in theme support for free, just open a support ticket at https://ghostpool.ticksy.com/ after you purchase the theme.
Please note the Modern Magazine demo does not show some of the features you mention. It does not show frontend post submission or Platinum and Gold packages. These features are possible with the theme (and plugins), but they are not shown in the Modern Magazine demo. If you want these set up, again open a support ticket where I can help you or give you a quote for setting it up for you.
Thanks! I buy them theme and just install the teheme on my site. Just now i send a ticket to you with information and credentials to have acces in administration.
Hi! I am using the Light Gaming Review: Hub Archive Sidebar for my website search, but I notice the results show published posts AND posts in DRAFT status. That can be a little confusing for website users who click on a post that hasn’t been published and they get redirected to the homepage without an explanation. Thoughts?
Hi there,
By default only published posts should be shown, but you can control the post status shown.
If you require theme support you will need to renew your support license and then open a support ticket at https://ghostpool.ticksy.com/
To renew your item support please see: https://help.market.envato.com/hc/en-us/articles/207886473-Extend-or-renew-Item-Support
Why can’t you answer my question(s)?
There are three main reasons for this:
1) If I answer your question(s), that means I need to answer every customer’s question who doesn’t have a support license. Suddenly I’m answering tons of questions outside of the ticket site for customers with expired licenses.
2) It’s not fair on all the customers that have renewed their support license for similar question(s).
3) If I answer one question, it usually turns into a few more follow questions, until I’m answering a lot of questions.
Hello,
Who to made the sticky header visible on scrolling down ? Now, It is only visible on scrolling up.
Thank you
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/
To renew your item support please see: https://help.market.envato.com/hc/en-us/articles/207886473-Extend-or-renew-Item-Support
Why can’t you answer my question(s)?
There are three main reasons for this:
1) If I answer your question(s), that means I need to answer every customer’s question who doesn’t have a support license. Suddenly I’m answering tons of questions outside of the ticket site for customers with expired licenses.
2) It’s not fair on all the customers that have renewed their support license for similar question(s).
3) If I answer one question, it usually turns into a few more follow questions, until I’m answering a lot of questions.
Hi, with the dating theme, can I block certain people or groups from seeing others? For example if I wanted to block the women from seeing the men, is this an option? Thank you!
Yes absolutely. There is an option to do this.
hello, i have purchased the huber theme about 5 years ago. i am building a site that aggregates film reviews from different sites, indexes authors and publications and does not have content but only links to the origin of the article. (literally the equivalent of metacritic or rottentomatoes) do you think i should move to this theme?
Hi there,
This theme has all the features of Huber and more, so it should definitely be suitable for you needs. It’s just a question of why you want to change themes? If you’re looking for lots more customisability then Zine if a good choice for you.
actually, yeah, there are a few.
- each hub page has multiple articles and ratings. i need to manually enter the average of these ratings right now and manually calculate and update them again when new ratings are added. the theme by default shows the rating of the last review on the hub page.
- i need a live search that excludes articles and searches only for film titles (hub titles) and other film titles (a custom created field). it seems smarter to redirect those who want to search only in detail to a new page (like a filter page). in addition, i want to be able to search for author names (buddypress) and publication names (tags) in the same live search field.
- next to each of the articles listed on the author pages, the image of the associated hub page (the poster of the film – ‘featured image 2’) should appear. likewise, on the main page of the film (hub page), thumbnails of the article authors should appear.
actually, when I say rttnetomatoes an mtacriritc equivalent, I really mean an almost one-to-one equivalent.
these are my basic requirements.
1) Zine can’t show an average of ratings from multiple review posts or the rating of the latest review. You would need to manually add the ratings from each review in the main hub page and then the average would be automatically calculated. I am available for hire if you want to add this feature added to the theme.
2) By live search do you mean as you’re typing the search results update? If so, Zine does not have this feature. However it has extensive filter options which are updated dynamically once you click the Filter button so the page doesn’t need to be reloaded.
3) Yes you can do this with Zine. You can build your own author post loop template using Elementor. This will allow you to add the hub image beside each post.
4) You have the ability to build a theme that looks like either of these site, but I don’t know the inner workings of these sites to say that you can replicate the functionality. You will need to ask me about specific features and I can say whether the theme has them.
i got my answer. thanks.
Hi,
I think the previous question below answered what I was going to inquire about.
Just to make sure, because I don’t see an example on your demo…...does your theme have the option for me as the site admin to write a review for each article/item/business and also have visitors leave a review on articles that the site admin has written/reviewed. I don’t want visitors/users creating reviews, only leaving reviews on articles that site admin has initially created.
Is this possible?
Hi there,
What you say user reviews, are you referring to leaving a comment with a rating on your articles. If so this is possible. Most demos show comment reviews. Here’s one of the best example: https://magzine.ghostpool.com/customer-review
That demo (which is identical to Trustpilot) doesn’t really show a good example of what I’m describing. I want to create a site that looks more like magazine style (similar to your General Review demo), where the site admin creates and reviews all of the articles and users (yes, like leaving a comment with a rating) can leave reviews only to existing articles.
The main point is I don’t want users creating any articles. Don’t want them having access to creating anything. Is this doable?
Another point about your demo that looks exactly like Trustpilot…....wish I had seen this when I was searching hi & lo for a Trustpilot identical theme
Yes you can have only the site admin create reviews and have the users just leave a comment and rating.
Hi, I am considering buying the theme. Question regarding the review system.
1. My understanding is that I can create several category to rate, and these individual ratings will average to give a final rating? For example, categories for a car: Reliability, price, Service, Appearance.
2. Can the website visitors, provide their rating for the same categories: Reliability, price, Service, Appearance.
3. And then could we show the average rating for each category by the visitors. For examples, the visitors rating for Reliability is an average of 4.2/5. And then for price, 3.5/5. Etc. And then also show there overall rating.
Would you be able to communicate a demo website with admin access so I can check?
Thank you
Hi there,
1) Yes this is correct.
2) Yes. You can create a site rating with multi categories (criteria) and a user rating with multi categories for each post/page.
3) Yes. You can show the average rating of each category rating and an average of the overall rating.
4) Unfortunately I am not able to provide admin access to any demo, but I can ensure you these features are included with the theme and if they’re not you’re entitled to a refund.
Hey there, I once purchased TheReview Theme, unfortunately you stopped the support for this Theme and also it was taken down from ThemeForest. I have a client who is still using this Theme but I have to do a rework, as there are more and more errors showing up. I would be cool with purchasing a license for your magazine theme. Can you tell me if its possible to migrate the content to magazine? There are over 1000 articles on this website. Best regards, Allan
Hi there,
When you switch themes nothing needs to be migrated really. The Review posts will show up with the Magzine theme, but custom fields from the theme such as the review data will not work with the Magzine theme. I’ve available to hire if you would either like my to fix all the issues with The Review or make it fully compatible with Magzine.
Hi, thanks for the update to 2.8 version. Could you please update changelog as well?
Thanks in advance
Hi there,
This has now been done.
Thanks a lot for your great job!
Hi, great theme as I see. In one of your demo website (socializer) I see there is Youzify plugin integrated.
So It is officially supported by Magzine theme?
Hi there,
The free version of Youzify is shown in the Socializer demo and is fully compatible with the theme. I do not offer support for this plugin, you would need to contact the Youzify support team.
Would I need to start from scratch with a new Wordpress site when swapping to any of the gaming review themes? The dark review theme seems a little complex to get the posts and pages I have to work with this theme
Hi there,
No, absolutely not.
Please note the ThemeForest comments area is only for pre-sale questions. If you are looking for theme support, please open a support ticket at https://ghostpool.ticksy.com
Thanks.
Good morning, I am interested in purchasing the Magazine BuddyPress theme for a portal that will deal with E-sports events and tournaments with online cash prizes regarding various video game titles. I have already started work on another theme but I’m not feeling well and would like to change. Since, as mentioned above, I have already done a lot to set up the backend for my purposes and I have already set up a Membership, a BuddyPress and Gamipress. The question is: What happens to the changes already made to the plugins in question when I install the theme? Does it delete everything for me or does it keep the functions implemented and the settings already given to these plug-ins? Thanks in advance for your response and time.
Hi there,
Plugin settings will still be there when you switch themes. If the theme has added any additional settings to these plugins they will not be added to the new theme.
And is there a way, after the registrants receive an email to confirm the registration, to not see that they are logging in through WordPress, as if there is no bar at the top that it is through WordPress. It’s even through BuddyPress, but after all the procedures it leads you to log in with WordPress and it doesn’t look good
Hi there,
BuddyPress provides an option to hide the bar at the top of the page for users.
Is there a way for the “Customer Review” theme to be able to give reviews without logging in and having to register
Yes, users can leave reviews via the comment form without logging in.
A, how can this be done? Asking questions can be sent but Reviews how can this be done?What settings need to be made
There is an option in the theme to show the comment form for logged out users as well.
And where is this option? Where is this set! Because WordPress login opens with login and as I said above it is visible that it is a WordPress profile, I could not see an option to remove this!
I agreed to make a site for my client (I can’t keep writing to him about problems I find) I like the theme but I’m a bit confused. To be honest, I would buy 3-4 themes from you for personal use and not for clients. I have an idea for some niches, the theme looks clean and good, that’s exactly what I need. The clash with the profile is not OK for me, as well as the fact that I can’t change the logo of the mobile version of the theme. Are you considering an option to update with an admin panel, login and registration to be integrated in the demo version
Hi there,
I didn’t realise you were asking for theme support I thought this was a pre-sales question as you’re posting from an account that hasn’t purchased this theme.
If you require theme support you will need to either purchase the theme or log into the account that already purchased the theme. Once you’ve done that, please open a support ticket at https://ghostpool.ticksy.com/
I started to create a site for a client, first the mobile theme didn’t look good. how it can be customized (I send you a picture to see) https://paste.pics/d2f35d69c01f42dee957c07832aea151
Hi there,
This looks like an issue what was fixed in more recent versions of the theme.
You’re posting from an account that hasn’t purchased this theme.
If you require theme support you will need to either purchase the theme or log into the account that already purchased the theme. Once you’ve done that, please open a support ticket at https://ghostpool.ticksy.com/ or download the latest version of the theme.
Is the subscription made like this that is automatical paid per month and if you don’t pay you don’t see content? is this correct?
Hi there,
Subscription features are part of the Paid Membership Pro plugin, which is free. It allows automatic renewal of paid subscription. If a subscription is not renewed any content that was restricted to that membership level can no longer be accessed.
Great!!! Thank you
Hi, 1. Can we do payment gateway integration(woocommerce, razorpay) with this theme. Ex. Once user click on subscription plan then checkout and payment option page should be open? 2. Is Paid Memberships Pro have features of apply content restriction on particular category(category of multiple pages) and if yes, is it free with theme? 3. Can we create subscription plan based on the different categories like one subscription plan for technology blogs and second subscription plan for electronics blogs etc…?
Hi there,
1) The subscription features are part of the Paid Membership Pro plugin. They allow payment gateway integration with WooCommrce.
2) Paid Membership Pro is a free plugin like WooCommerce. It does not come with the theme. You can restrict access to content, including categories and posts of particularly categories.
3) You can create different subscription plans. Different plans can grant access to different categories.
Hey GP, how are you? Long time no talk. I wanted to give another shot at installing the theme properly and getting rid of Janah finally.
I was under the impression that you where sick and I am hoping you are better now. I wanted to make sure that you are around if I pick up another support package. I meed to make sure the theme will support putting custom posts into the standard querry of “most recent” “most Viewed” kinda thing.
Also what is the best way to get up to speed on elementor so that I can get basic functionality up quickl. I assume i need to learn how to do the queries and the most recent display type thing that are usual in a magazine theme…
Hi there,
I have not been sick, I’m not sure where you got that impression from? 
Yes the Items element supports custom pos types for most recent/most viewed.
For more information on Elementor refer to the theme’s documentation, videos and Elementor’s own documentation and videos. And if you have any specific questions please open a support ticket at https://ghostpool.ticksy.com
Thanks.
Glad i was incorrect about the sick thing!!!
