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Can i use 1. Website Speed booster Plugins Like WP Rocket 2. Multilingual Plugin – I will be setting up in English and Marathi Language 3. Post images are getting cropped from top and bottom can i set to original image 4. I will be using yoast SEO Plugin
Rest the theme is perfect and speedy
Hi,
1. Yes
2. Yes
3. Yes
4. Yoast plugin is supported
Thanks – Steve
Can i disable post comments – “i just write note if any changes email” and in subscribe add mobile and email as mobile required in Indian number and email optional.
Yes, you can disable comments (that’s standard WP functionality).
Yes, you can add as many fields as you need in your MailChimp form.
Thanks – Steve
can i add blog categories in menu in demo 2 ?
Yes
Hello,
I need help installing the demo for the Applied theme i just purchased. Thank you!
Best, Leon
Have you installed One Click Demo Install plugin and run the install process? https://3forty.media/docs/applied/#demoimport
If you still need help you can email me 3fortymedia@gmail.com
I’m currently using your theme on my website: https://doeshing.site/. I’ve encountered an issue when adding new categories, and I hope you can help me resolve it.
Issue Description:
When I create a new category and add a description to it (via WordPress dashboard under “Categories”), the description unexpectedly appears in the category menu/header section. This behavior is inconsistent because the demo categories provided by the theme do not show the description in the same way—they work as expected.
Here’s a summary of what happens: 1. When creating a new category, the “Description” field content appears directly on the category page, specifically in the menu or header area. 2. However, when editing or using demo categories, the behavior is normal (the description does not appear unexpectedly).
You can see the issue live on my website: https://doeshing.site/.
What I’ve Tried:
• Checked theme settings but couldn’t find any options to control this behavior.
• Tested with different categories to confirm the issue is specific to newly created categories.
• Ensured plugins (e.g., SEO or caching) are not causing interference by deactivating them temporarily.What I Need Help With:
Could you provide guidance on how to fix this? Specifically: 1. How can I prevent category descriptions from appearing in the menu/header? 2. Is there a way to replicate the demo category behavior for my new categories?
If there are specific files or settings I should check (e.g., template files like category.php or theme options), please let me know.
Thank you in advance for your assistance! I look forward to your response.
Hi,
Thanks for your message.
This will help: https://3forty.media/docs/applied/#menudescription
Thanks – Steve
Thanks for to reply,in the consequence, I added
```css .menu-description { display: none; } ```
This removes the description from the menu bar but keeps it visible on the category filter page, allowing descriptions to appear at the top of the page.
I believe this approach works better.
Hi Steve, is there a way to hide post view count? I didn’t find it in single post options. Thanks
Post Views > Display
Uncheck: Single Pages
Thank you. The view count is inflated.
Hi Steve, “Blue Sky” sign up is 1 million users per day. How can we add it to this theme?
Hi,
Bluesky was added to the latest release: https://3forty.media/docs/applied/#changelog
cool! does it overwrite main footer and child function files?
I mean when you update
Yes, when you update your theme, all files will be overwritten so make sure you backup your changes so you can add them back in again.
You will not have to update CHILD theme functions, only the parent theme and plugin is updated.
Hello, What are the files I need to upload to my WP site so I can upadate the theme to the Nov 03, 2024 version ? I dont want to upload everything because i made some changes to header, footer, i’ve added some custom css..
inc/tgmpa.php
inc/css/category-tags.php
front-page.php
archive.php
home.php
style.css
You will also need to update TFM Theme Boost Plugin
Thanks – Steve
Hi Support!
I have already purchased the Applied theme and I really like it. I have built a magazine website that publishes articles in Hungarian language for the audience.
I tried to rewrite the English parts of the theme in the .po file, but after several updates, nothing changed. I was thinking about the usual subtitles like ‘previous page’, ‘view’, ‘editor’, ‘by’ etc.
Maybe some other file overwrites the wp-content – themes – applied – language file? Thanks in advance for your help and feedback!
Hi,
Thanks for your message.
There is a guide here for translation: https://3forty.media/docs/applied/
You will need to translate the theme .pot file in languages/applied.pot and also TFM: Theme Boost plugin translation file in /plugins/tfm-theme-boost/languages/tfm-theme-boost.pot
I also have an update I’m releasing soon which includes a new translation file.
I hope this helps?
Thanks – Steve
Hi Steve, thanks for your quick reply and the useful info.
Hi Steve, When the theme is viewed on mobile, does it use css or javascript to switch to the smaller version of the attached images? Can you point those to me? I am using .avif images and it works fine on desktop, but when viewed on mobile, the smaller version of the .avif file, do not load.
Is there lazy load on the theme?
Also is there a way to adjust the scroll trigger so the “scroll to top” button show up further down the page?
Thanks
Hi,
There are two separate images, one is displayed on desktop and there is one specifically for mobile. These are displayed/hidden with CSS in line with Google Page speed and lighthouse recommendations.
You can switch off mobile images if that helps?
Appearance > Customize > Applied: Theme Settings > Mobile display settings: Mobile specific post thumbnails. Turn that off to deactivate mobile images.
I hope this helps?
Thanks – Steve
this is the bandaid for .avif files in smaller screen.
@media (max-width: 600px) { img, picture { display: block !important; visibility: visible !important; } }
The theme like you mentioned fetches only two images, one for mobile, but it’s still a so-so large image 768 for .avif at least.
When a post with .avif attachment is featured, and the post also appears in the grid below, the theme doesn’t know which image to use. Sometimes the larger image is forced into the grid thumbnail and the smaller low res image is featured and it’s obvious.
On occasion, the larger .avif image is forced into the 150×150 thumbnail. 150×150. avif files also appear in dev tools even when it’s not needed by the page.
This only happens with .avif files.
I’m trying to make the theme fetch other image sizes at least the 420px instead of just two (768.avif and the 1024.avif are the only ones being fetched) but it doesn’t seem to be working.
The browser decides which image to display. All available sizes are listed via srcset – standard WP functionality. You will usually have at least 3 image sizes available for the browser to choose from, I add an additional mobile size if you enable it.
If you are on a mobile device it’s likely that the browser is selecting a high res/larger image because of the mobile device pixel density. Also if an image is cached for example the large image has been viewed on a different page and cached, the browser will select that image most of the time.
Basically the image selection is a browser choice not a theme choice.
Thanks – Steve
note: WordPress checks for all available sizes of a given image and will list all that are available allowing the browser to choose which one it thinks is best.
Make sure the size you want is available on the server.
Is this inside the Gutenberg editor?
I can’t replicate this, are you using a plugin or different editor?
Are you embedding videos with the YouTube Gutenberg block?
Yes Gutenberg
How doe sit look on the front-end? Does it display properly on the front-end?
It looks the same on the front-end as it does in the editor.
You probably have a plugin that is causing this. Here’s YT embed in the demo running WP6.6.2 https://www.3forty.media/applied/demo/2024/04/26/astonished-and-acceptance-men-two-discretion/
Hi, The site’s logo looks quite small on mobile devices. How can I make it bigger?
https://prnt.sc/sMZgV9es9KsSAppearance → Customize → Applied: Theme Settings → Logo/Site Title Settings
The logo is already uploaded for mobile there. The issue is that the logo appears small on mobile.
You can adjust the logo size for desktop, tablet and mobile;
Appearance → Customize → Applied: Theme Settings → Logo/Site Title Settings
- Max Width Desktop
- Max Width Large Mobile
- Max Width Small Mobile
Thanks
Thank you.
Hi, I want to replace the standard site search icon of the theme with the icon from the plugin I purchased. How can I do this?
https://prnt.sc/dwrjWQ69yLEqHi,
You would need to use custom CSS; Here’s the CSS for the search icon, you will need to modify it.
.site-header [class*="toggle"]::before {
font-family: fontello;
display: flex;
justify-content: center;
align-items: center;
width: 34px;
height: 34px;
}
.toggle-search::before {
content: '\e801';
}
Thanks – Steve
Or let me ask this way: When a search is performed on the site, it shows the posts in a mixed order instead of by the date they were added. How can I sort the theme’s default search results?
You would need a plugin for that.
I’m talking about the theme’s own site search feature. Why do I need an additional plugin?
Because Wordress does not include the ability to sort search results.
Hi guys, wondering how can i make that the main article not to be the same as the next in order as i show in the pic. thanks:
https://ibb.co/mcj9fPYIs that the homepage with Featured Posts plugin?
Appearance > Customize > Applied: Theme Settings > Homepage Settings: Offset. Set to 1 (this will skip the first post in the blog list)
Thanks – Steve
Hi
Where can I replace or comment out mailchimp in the source code? I can’t find it in the footer files. I will use a different newsletter plugin.
Thanks
Appearance > Customize > Applied: Theme Settings > Footer Settings
and/or
Appearance > Widgets > Footer Column 1,2,3,4
Thanks – Steve
Thanks Steve. Got a different newsletter plugin to work. But I can’t match the background grey color. https://i.imgur.com/qzN1iRe.png Notice that it’s darker. Is it #f2f2f3?
The screenshot doesn’t work but the footer is #F7F8FA
Or simply remove any background from the plugin you are using.
Thanks – Steve
Hi, how can I edit the display of the article reading time? Always displays 1 minute! on the screen 1 1) https://prnt.sc/i0ePeI0X4BFT
How to add another display of 2 news to get 3 as above? as in the screenshot 2 2)https://prnt.sc/PipUZFn9jtra
Hi,
The read time may not work properly because if the language. You can try changing the wpm.
Add this to your functions.php file
function tfm_custom_wpm_count() {
return 300;
}
add_filter( 'tfm_read_time_wpm', 'tfm_custom_wpm_count' );
Change 300 to whatever you need and see if it makes a difference.
You can change the number of posts in blog list displays in Settings > Reading > Blog pages show at most
Thanks – Steve
I have received notifications from the Google Search Console. There are three I wanted to highlight to see if something is happening with the setup that would cause the additional links to be created: 1. Alternate tag with proper canonical tag – tag and category URLs are being created with multiple suffixes. An example is with these two links: https://immerseandexchange.com/category/daily-devotionals/bible-study/?filtered=random https://immerseandexchange.com/category/daily-devotionals/bible-study/?filtered=oldest 2. URLs with several tags in the link, example: https://immerseandexchange.com/tag-accepting-change-or-encouragement-or-exercising-our-faith-or-love-or-national-global-events-or-protecting-ourselves-from-false-doctrine-or-self-love-or-standing-alone-or-the-power-of-faith-or-the-price-of-silence-or-when-god-says-no/ 3. 403 pages created (also seems to be associated with tags): Example: https://immerseandexchange.com/tag-bible-study-or-combating-pride-or-decision-making-or-devotional-life-or-gratitude-or-helping-each-other-or-how-to-take-a-stand-or-learning-from-bible-characters-or-living-a-fulfilled-life-or-revelation-or-strengthening-our-commitment-or-when-god-says-no/
Hi,
This looks like a plugin or server rewrite issue.
I assume you are using a plugin to generate the filtered query which is causing the suffix issue and the tags issue looks like a URL rewrite issue.
WP tag pages have the URL: /tag/tagname/.
Thanks – Steve
Hi! It’s me again. I have a question on the mobile site. When I scroll, the page slides from left to right or right to left. It’s not really locked. Let me know if you want me to get a screen grab to try to explain this better. Is there a setting that needs to change so this doesn’t happen?
Hi,
The issue is some custom CSS that’s been added;
#footer-nav.footer-nav.parent-items-1 {
position: absolute;
}
I found this in co-css/co-css-applied.css. This isn’t code supplied with the theme so you can remove it.
Thanks – Steve
Okay, thanks. I had put that code in so that in the footer the menu all the way to the right wasn’t in 2 columns. Is there a better way to handle that?
That footer menu only splits into two columns if there are more than one parent items. On mobile it changes to a toggle menu. You only have one parent item so it will not be in 2 columns.
Alternatively, un-assign the menu from the Footer menu location and use a nav block in the widget area.
Thanks – Steve
Thanks. I did that and it became a toggle menu. On the desktop version, some of the titles are broken into two lines. Is there a way to reduce the padding/margins if that is the issue?
What titles are you referring to?
I’m looking at the footer menu, for example “Have a Question” is broken into two lines.
You can either un-assign the footer menu form the footer nav location and instead use the nav block to display the footer menu OR add this to your custom CSS;
.footer-nav li.menu-item-has-children {
flex-basis: 100%;
}
Thanks – Steve
Hi, I have a few questions:
• Demo #1 shows the views on category pages as well as the homepage. How do you get that to work? I can’t seem to add the post views on any of them with the exception of featured posts.
• In the related Posts – view count not centered. They are left justified. Is this a bug?
• Can email be a sharing option? Or a copy link? To make sharing easier beyond social media.
• When trying to get the audio post format icon to work, I followed the steps for the image format, the “Appearance → Customize → Applied: Theme Settings → Image Format Settings” path does not exist
Hi,
1. Post Views > Display. Check Home, Archive, etc.
2. The position changes depending on what other meta items are selected. You can share a link and I’ll see if it’s a bug.
3. Not at the moment, although I may add a copy link in the next update.
4. You are correct, that path does not exist. There are no dedicated mage format settings.
Appearance > Customize > Applied: Theme Settings > General Settings: Show post format icons
Thanks – Steve
Thanks for the quick response Steve! The views are now working. Here is the link to the page: https://newtheme.immerseandexchange.com/light-and-laughter/the-permission-to-hope/. This is also the page where I tried to change it for the audio setup but the icon isn’t showing.
Hi,
That does look like a CSS bug. Add this to your custom CSS (I’ll release a permanent fix in the next update)
.article:not(.has-date):not(.has-avatar):not(.has-author) .hentry-footer .tfm-view-count {
margin-right: 0;
}
Post format icons only display on archive/blog list pages. Have you enabled icons in: Appearance > Customize > Applied: Theme Settings > General Settings: Show post format icons
Thanks – Steve
Hi Steve, That CSS worked! Thanks so much.
• For the category default color, I’ve updated it – and it’s reflected when I’m in edit mode, but not on the live site. All of the other colors have updated. • I’m still not having any luck with the audio post showing the icon on the archive/category pages as an example. I double checked the post. • Is it possible to add a title above the Featured Section on the Homepage. If not, am I better off creating a static page for additional customization? If so, are there blocks that are theme specific or would I need to create widgets? (I’m referencing for example the end of the homepage of demo 1)
Wanted to provide a quick update – the icon is now showing!
Hi,
That’s great.
You can add a function with hook to add a title.
Add this to functions.php
function tfm_custom_title() {
echo '<div class="section-header tfm-custom-title"><h2>hello</h2></div>';
}
add_action( 'tfm_after_header', 'tfm_custom_title', 5 );
and add this to our custom CSS;
.section-header.tfm-custom-title {
padding-top: var(--global-primary-elements-margin);
border:0;
}
The next plugin update includes the option for a title above the featured posts (or instead of), but the above code will work until the release.
Thanks – Steve
Thanks! Also, the purple is showing for a category when published, but not in draft mode (where the color was changed). Also, any way to do a social icon for Apple Podcasts?
Hi,
I have some color fixes highlighted in the bug list. These fixes should resolve your issue. I’ll release an update very soon.
Sure, I can add Apple Podcasts to the next update.
Thanks – Steve
Thanks so much!
Hello, i impoted demo 1 and everything worked fine however i deleted all posts and i added new ones, now i only see blog posts under the following text on the homapge: Whiteboards are remarkable, what was above this text is gone ( there were some nice thumbnails with post titles, and i dont know how to get them back. What am I doing wrong ?
Hi,
Appearance > Customize > Applied Featured Posts.
Configure as you like. (the reason you are not seeing posts is probably because the offset is greater than the number of posts in the database)
Thanks – Steve
Thank you. One more thing: how do I remove the pagination from the homepage?
Appearance > Customize > Applied: Theme Settings > General Settings:
Show Pagination Numbers
Show Pagination Prev/Next
Show Pagination Button Text
There is actually a bug in this which is fixed in the next update (you can’t hide the entire pagination)
So if you want to turn it off entirely try this;
.home .has-pagination .pagination {
display:none;
}
Thanks – Steve
Yes but this doesnt solve the problem, it just hides the pagination visually but in the source code there still are links to pages 2, 3, 4, 5 etc and search engines will index those 
This is the bug that is fixed in the next update.
Hi I the other demos have page-wide search section before the footer, (1) is there one for Demo 4? (2) How do I create a new sidebar? (3) is there a way to shift social icons to the left https://imgur.com/a/z1aCFrs
thanks
Hi,
1. Appearance > Customize > Applied: Theme Settings > Footer Settings Check: Display MailChimp in Footer (you need to install MailChimp plugin)
2. There are a total of 7 sidebars. You can’t create a new one, you can populate the available sidebars with your your widgets and blocks.
3. Add this to your custom CSS;
.footer-bottom {
justify-content: flex-start;
}
Thanks – Steve
Thanks. By the way, I’d like to resize the font for post title H1 and sidebar headers. The doc says, use Fonts Plugin or Easy Google Fonts. (1) Is there a way to do it without plugins? (2) Also some demos use gallery. Is this the WP gallery? Finally, (3) can I add the “between post” widget on the sidebar?
Thanks again.
Hi,
1. You can use custom CSS;
:root {
--h1-font-size: 3.5rem;
--widget-title-font-size: 2rem;
}
Change the values to whatever you need.
2. Yes this is the default WP/Gutenebrg gallery.
3. Yes, you can add any widget to any sidebar.
Thanks – Steve
Hi Steve, Is there a way to display “recent post” in the sidebar in “random” instead of All, Author, category, oldest or Z-A, A-Z? Just trying to move most of my old settings to the new theme as much as possible.
Hi,
That’s not an option with the Latest Posts Gutenberg block but you can use the Applied: Posts Widget which does have that option.
Thanks – Steve
Hi Steve, going back again to the sidebars “2. There are a total of 7 sidebars. You can’t create a new one, you can populate the available sidebars with your your widgets and blocks.”
In the old theme, I have posts with affiliate links and I choose the “affiliate” sidebar for those, here the sidebar will be under categories, so I have to create a category called “affiliate?”
There is one static sidebar (as you see here https://www.3forty.media/applied/demo/ on the right) and six other sidebars (slide out sidebar, 4 footer sidebars, 1 sidebar after single content)
You can add your affiliate links to any of those sidebars.
If you choose to add your links to the static sidebar for example the links will be available wherever you set the sidebar. You can turn the static sidebar on/off for home, category and single posts (same sidebar, same widgets you just enable/disable the sidebar)
You could use widget visibility to hide/show widgets for specific pages, categories etc. https://jetpack.com/support/widget-visibility/
Thanks – Steve
Love this theme! I have a few quick questions. 1. Is there a separate mobile setup? 2. On category pages, is it possible to show the tags or subcategories or a filtered search? 3. Are Mega Menus available with this theme?
Hi,
Thanks for your message.
1. Yes, You can specify the layout (list or grid) and toggle meta.
2. Sorry no.
3. Not A Mega Menu but multi level, multi column menus are included (unfortunately I do not have a demo of them). See the docs here: https://3forty.media/docs/applied/#megamenu
So for example you can have a full width menu with up to 5 columns and each column has it’s own heading and menu items. And it uses just the default WP menus
I hope this helps?
Thanks – Steve
