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Please add the ability to translate the phrase into language:”Related Posts”. This phrase is not translated for all languages. So that I can translate it myself through the Polylang plugin in the translations section.
Hi,
Polylang Plugin doesn’t provide any method for translating localized strings (unlike other plugins like WPML). So if you want to translate strings localized inside a theme or plugin you will need to do so via a child theme or a plugin such as Loco Translate. You can read more on their docs here: https://polylang.pro/doc/how-to-translate-the-themes-and-plugins-hardcoded-strings/
The text “Related Posts” is a localized default string inside the theme, so it won’t show up in Polylang.
However, there is a customizer setting to modify the text and if you use that setting then you can use Polylang to customize the theme setting itself like such: https://a.cl.ly/WnunRE15 – if the customizer option is empty then the translation will not pull from Polylang, you must have added a value in the Customizer (even if it’s the same text “Related Posts”.
Additionally, you could consider just creating a custom template for your blog posts: https://totalwptheme.com/docs/dynamic-templates/ – this way, with Polylang you could design a different template for each language if you wanted for full control.
- AJ
This is exactly the option I’m talking about https://a.cl.ly/WnunRE15
But it doesn’t show up in the Polylang section – Translations – “Related Posts”; I only have access to what’s on the screen https://prnt.sc/GbAob0pElAPq
Why is the Related Posts translation option available on your screen, but not mine?
Make sure there is a value saved in the Customizer otherwise it won’t display in Polylang because Polylang only translates saved Customizer values and not localized strings. Here is a sample video showing you the issue: https://a.cl.ly/Z4u4bBdN
I can make some changes though in the next theme update to make it possible to change the theme setting text even if it is empty. I will work on that and see if it’s possible.
- AJ
The title was indeed empty. I wrote it and Polylang showed it for translation. It helped me, thank you very much!
Hi, Could you please advise on how to use the Staff Modal Popup option? https://totalwpthemedemo.com/base/staff-modal-popup/
I can’t find where to choose this layout (or any of the other staff layout options). It seems like there should be a General Settings under customization, but there isn’t. When I go to Customization > Staff > I only have Archives, Single Post, Related Posts, Social Links.
I have googled and searched YouTube for any advice on this, but haven’t found any. Unless I missed it, it isn’t mentioned in the Total Documentation.
Also, how can I make each photo the same size in the staff grid? When I choose medium-large or large, the photo size doesn’t change…and each photo is a different size.
Thanks!
Hi,
This is AJ the theme author.
The Modal Popup is an exclusive feature for the Post Cards element, which is the primarily element you would use to display posts on the site. Here is a link to the documentation: https://totalwptheme.com/docs/grid-with-modal-pop-up/
Now, if you want this function for your Staff Archives (pages created automatically like categories and tags) you will want to create a dynamic template and assign it to the Staff Archive. See here:
- https://totalwptheme.com/docs/dynamic-templates/
- https://totalwptheme.com/docs/category-taxonomy-template/
Dynamic Templates will allow you to create custom templates for your posts, pages and archives using your page builder of choice (WPBakery or Elementor – both supported by the theme). This provides you with full control over the design rather then replying on the default theme output which is going to be limited by the available customizer options. And as you could imagine if I just added options in the Customizer to change everything it would become very large and slow. Allowing customers to create custom templates using a page builder is much more efficient while providing the most customizability possible.
Regarding the image sizes, the medium-large and large sizes are core WordPress image sizes. These are controlled via Settings > Media. If defined these sizes are generated every time a new image is uploaded to your site, which is why it’s generally recommended to set all these values to 0 when first installing WordPress to keep your server “cleaner” without a bunch of extra image sizes.
What I would recommend doing for consistency is if you are displaying Staff members on a page to select the “staff_entry” image size this way you can always control it’s size globally (even if you’ve inserted multiple elements that display staff on various pages) via Theme Panel > Image Sizes.
I have a guide on Image Sizes with some added tips here: https://totalwptheme.com/docs/define-your-image-sizes/
Last, if you aren’t quite sure how a demo page works, such as the one you linked to, you can pass it through the Demo Inspector tool which will give you details and spit out the code (if it’s a page or template) so you can easily copy/paste into the WordPress editor. Example: https://totalwptheme.com/docs/demo-page-inspector/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftotalwpthemedemo.com%2Fbase%2Fstaff-modal-popup%2F
If you inspect a more complex page that uses a dynamic template, custom cards or a custom footer the Demo Inspector will provide those details as well. For example: https://totalwptheme.com/docs/demo-page-inspector/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftotalwpthemedemo.com%2Fbiz%2Fportfolio-item%2Fpaz-amor-y-cafe%2F
- AJ
AJ, wow! Thanks for your detailed response. It was very helpful and exactly what I had been looking for. That demo inspector is so handy!
Much appreciated! Tiffany
Hi AJ.
Hope you’re well. Could you please test creating a Dynamic Template for post_type=tribe_events?
I cannot for the life of me get it working. It just isn’t accepting the template as it would for other post types.
I’ve used the snippet to point to the template. Changed the setting in page=tec-events-settings&tab=display.
It’s changes the column layout, but cannot get other elements to display (featured image, custom button to go to the specific event url) etc.
I must have made 100+ dynamic templates over the years, but this one just isn’t working.
HI,
You are correct, because of how the Events Calendar plugin is coded it’s simply not possible to assign dynamic templates. You have to override the plugin’s template files via a child theme – https://theeventscalendar.com/knowledgebase/customizing-template-files-2/ – you can still use a dynamic template but you need to output the dynamic template content directly into the template file.
Additionally, the Events Calendar plugin had a bug that caused the global $post to become polluted so using core WordPress functions like get_post, get_the_ID, get_the_post_thumbnail, get_the_content…etc would break. All important functions when creating dynamic templates. I had reported the issue a while back on the plugin’s public forum but I can’t find my post now, so I’m not sure if the issue was ever resolved.
If you just need simple event listings I would recommend using my plugin instead:
- AJ
Hi AJ
Got a challenge re a client request on this page: https://shorturl.at/6MWzXI’ve used an ACF repeater dynamic templates for the sections about animals (“Bats” onwards).
Client has asked for “hot links” near the top of the page, so that rather than the user scrolling down to see what animals are covered, they can see a list immediately and click to auto scroll down.
Normally I achieve this with theme buttons and local scroll IDs. However, I can’t assign a unique local scroll ID to repeaters – can I? I wondered if the row’s local scroll ID field would accept ACF fields, in which case I could assign each one something unique. But I don’t think it accepts it?
Can you think of any way of achieving this? Otherwise I will have to abandon ACF and templating and just do a standard Bakery page. But I’m hoping to avoid that!
Hope I’ve explained this OK!
Thanks
James
Hi James,
It’s possible to do this without custom code, but it will require updating a few theme functions, which I’m going to do in the upcoming 6.4 update. It would be a bit long to explain how to update the theme files. If you want submit a private ticket and I can send you the 6.4 beta version tonight or tomorrow so you can test it out before the official update.
The way it would work would be by:
1) Add a new field to the repeater to define a section ID.
2) Edit the repeater template and for the main row give it a Local Scroll ID equal to this ACF field by using the theme’s dynamic variable {{acf_KEY}} – https://totalwptheme.com/docs/dynamic-variables/ (this may or may not already work, I need to test and update accordingly if it doesn’t work inside repeater templates).
3) Create new repeater field and just insert a button that uses the ACF field used for the name for the text, the link type is set to local scroll and the link value is also the dynamic variable but with a # symbol in front: #{acf_KEY}}
4. Last, edit the dynamic template for the post, insert the Flex Container and inside the flex container add the ACF repeater template and call the template that has the button (currently the ACF template is not allowed inside the Flex Container – but it will be in the next update).
Thank you for bringing this to my attention because the changes I made in the theme will really open up for some other possibilities as well.
Now, the alternative is you create your own shortcode and loop through the ACF field to spit out links using the field you have for the names (like Bat) with a sanitized version of the title used for the link’s href. In this custom shortcode you would also spit out a little inline javascript that locates the rows with these titles and automatically gives them the data-ls_id attribute which is what the theme uses for local scroll. I’m sure chatGPT could give you this code with the correct prompting.
I’ll start to work on the necessary changes for this to work natively without any code 
- AJ
This isn’t a “pretty” example but I setup a test with the updates so you can see it working: https://a.cl.ly/geuQ6GEL
It will be really useful to have this functionality, so thank you for bringing it to my attention. After I release the 6.4 update I will write a dedicated doc guide on creating a local scroll section based on an acf repeater field.
Again, if you submit a private ticket I can zip over the beta for you to work with for the meantime.
- AJ
Hi AJ. This all looks great! It can wait until 6.4 comes out, I look forward to it! Thanks again, James.
Hi James,
The code is all wired up, but I got caught up with a cold and some custom work I had to do for a friend.
If you want email me directly at wpexplorer [at] gmail dot com and I can send over a working version before the final release if you want to try it out. It’s going to take me at least a few days to get the official update launched – this way you can try it out and if there are any issues or suggestions before the official update I can add them as well.
If you want send me your WP and FTP logins and I can hook it up for you as well, it should only take a few minutes.
You will need to enable a new function as well via your child theme using this filter “totaltheme/local_scroll/normalize_ids” (set the filter to ‘__return_true’). This new feature is enabled by default on new installations but disabled on old ones to prevent issues with customers updating. What it does is normalize the unique ID’s, this allows setting the unique ID field to something like “This is a Post Title” and it will be converted automatically to “this-is-a-post-title” – this allows for using dynamic variables, custom fields, post titles…etc for the unique ID.
- AJ
Hi AJ
Great thank you. I am tied up with another project so can’t get involved too much for a couple of weeks, but if you are offering to set it all up for me that’s wonderful and I will open a ticket and give you the access you mention 
Shall I do that?
Exactly
And by then the official Total 6.4 update should be out – some unexpected things came up, but I’m back on track and finishing up the update!
- AJ
Hi AJ
I have just emailed you
Got it.
- AJ
One of my client’s sites has an active Total Theme licence but I see the following error when attempting to update the WPBakery Page Builderr plugin from the “Install Required Plugins” page:
An error occurred while updating WPBakery Page Builder: Automatically updates for the plugin are available to the clients with a valid support period – you can renew it here. To update manually, visit our customer center to download the latest version.
I believe that when I bought it, Total Theme came with a lifetime WPBakery licence included through the theme licence. But this seems to have stopped working.
Hi,
This is Aj the theme author.
If you are getting this error, it generally happens because you’ve disabled “WPBakery Builder Theme Mode” in the Theme Panel. Disabling the option allows users to activate their own custom license: https://totalwptheme.com/docs/activate-wp-bakery-page-builder/
Please make sure that setting is disabled and if you still get an error, you can always temporarily de-activate the WPBakery plugin so it’s functions are not running as this error can also happen if you’ve temporarily disabled the theme which caused WPBakery to cache an extra check that gets disabled when the theme is activated.
Now, there is actually a newer version of WPBakery that’s not yet shipped out with the theme but it can be updated via the WP admin, to do so, simply delete the WPBakery Page Builder plugin fully and then re-install it via Appearance > Install Plugins. More on the upcoming changelog here: https://totalwptheme.com/docs/upcoming-update-changelog/
Last, technically you don’t get a “standard” plugin license with the theme purchase, what you get is a “bundled” license. You can learn more here – https://totalwptheme.com/docs/bundled-product-license/
Let me know if you have any issues or followup questions!
- AJ
Hi Aj,
I’m looking for a way to edit the Tag and Category pages.
Specifically, I’d like to add a title section with a background – similar to what’s possible on the Blog page via Theme Settings, where I can define a title and choose its style and Background Color.
Is this something that can be done via the backend, or would I need to customize it using a child theme? If a child theme is required, could you let me know which template file(s) I should modify for the Tag and Category pages?
Thanks in advance and best regards,
Hi,
You have a couple options, neither require a child theme or custom code:
1) If you define an image for your categories and tags, the theme by default will use the page title with background settings. If it’s not, then it means it has been disabled in the Theme Panel. Make sure these 2 options are enabled: https://a.cl.ly/nOurqLK8 – this is the simple option but to customize it fully would require a child theme, unless you enable the Background Image title style globally for your whole site in the Customizer.
2) For full control, and what I recommend, is to create a custom template to use for your blog archives. This is very simple – https://totalwptheme.com/docs/category-taxonomy-template/ – you will want to disable the page title for the blog archives so you can then create it in the template. I made a quick video example: https://a.cl.ly/QwuzOwyg – as you can see creating a template will give you full control over the design for your categories and tag archives.
You can assign this template to the main blog as well by making sure your blog page is set as the Posts Page under Settings > Reading rather then using the blog template for the main blog page.
- AJ
Thanks a lot for your reply!
Just to clarify: I don’t want to use an image in the background. In Theme Settings > Title, there’s a Post Title Style option called “Solid Color White Text” – I’ve applied that to the Blog Page, and I’d like to achieve the same look for the Category and Tag pages as well.
Do I now need to create a new dynamic template and assign it like you show in the Template Setting? Is there a other option? When I create a dynamic template, the breadcrumb appears above the template content. So then i have to change that to…
Thanks again! Best regards,
Hi,
Honestly, if all you want is to have a background color for your title I don’t really see the need for creating any templates or even using the theme settings for this on the blog page. Generally your title design should be the same across the whole site and you can just customize your title globally via Apperance > Customize > Page Header Title. See here: https://a.cl.ly/2NuegDde
The Theme Settings metabox (like where you customized the blog page title) should pretty much only be used for creating landing pages (like a custom page for a sale that you want to share via social media where you may want things to look very different). For the most part you should be controlling your site design globally via the Customizer or using Dynamic templates this way you can always control things globally – if you use the Theme Settings metabox to customize many pages manually and then you want to change them, you will need to go back and edit each one.
Now, if you create a dynamic template it will give you full control over the whole design – if that’s what you need. For the breadcrumbs, what you can do is select “Custom” for the breadcrumbs location in the customizer under General Theme Options > Breadcrumbs and then insert the breadcrumbs element into your dynamic template wherever you want them to show up. Example video from the Publisher demo: https://a.cl.ly/z8uWNWN0
- AJ
Hi Aj,
thank you so much .
Best regards
Hey AJ, just a quick question regarding cards element and pagination:
I have a cards element with Callback (child theme function) query that gets posts that have the same author ID as the page that I have the post cards element on:
function related_art_by_author() { }
// Set up the arguments for WP_Query
$args = array(
'post_type' => 'art',
'posts_per_page' => 12,
'order' => 'DESC',
'author' => get_the_author_meta('ID'), //current author
'post__not_in' => array(get_the_ID()), //skip current post
);
return $args;This somehow works but fails as soon as I paginate. No matter what kind of pagination I choose from the second page ongoing, it shows all posts available from any authors.
How can i make pagination work with the callback functionality? Thanks in advance
Hi,
Add ‘pagination’ => true, to the list of arguments. Enabling pagination slows down the query, so the theme specifically requires you to tell it that you want pagination, this keeps all non-paginated queries optimized.
But you don’t need a custom query you can simply use this built-in option: https://a.cl.ly/d5ukmDmG – I just tested though and realized when choosing this query type its not letting you choose this option: https://a.cl.ly/yAuRwnGJ – I’ve patched that for the upcoming update.
- AJ
Thank you AJ! The pagination argument did not properly work for me, but I found out that I can enable the option “query related by author or staff” as soon as I enable the “staff” post type. I think this option should be independent of this. But it works for now! Great 
Hi,
That Query Type “query related by author or staff” was originally just “Related by Staff” and I changed it so it could support the post author but forgot to add the check around it so it only displays when staff is enabled. Thanks for the heads up, I will fix this in the upcoming 6.4 update so the option is always visible – sorry for the confusion!
- AJ
ps: You should be able to technically disable the Staff post type after you’ve selected the option and it will keep working.
Hi AJ
I have a page where the entire header and footer has disappeared! Neither have been disabled and I’m at a loss to explain it. Probably something simple.
This is a dev site and I’ve previously given you access via a support ticket, I can resend it if needed.
https://meliorclinics-k9qs.temp-dns.com/contact/Thanks
James
Hi James,
Your site needs an initial user/password to even look at it.
Here are 3 things to check:
1. The page template, make sure you aren’t using the Blank or Landing Page template which will do that.
2. Theme Settings Metabox – https://totalwptheme.com/docs/page-settings-metabox/
3. WPBakery added a function that handles this behavior, but it’s not ideal, so it’s disabled in the theme by default, though it can be enabled if needed. I made a video to show you: https://a.cl.ly/7KulYX6W (if it’s disabled on your site, you might want to try enabling it and checking the template, just in case there’s a WPBakery bug).
The reason I’m critical of this option is that plugins can’t reasonably account for how every theme works. The way WPBakery tries to create a blank page isn’t compatible with many themes, so the theme has to override that functionality just to make things work properly. This really falls under theme responsibilities, not something a plugin should attempt to handle. That’s why I have code that turns of this module when you first install the theme.
- AJ
Hi AJ
The reason I gave the URL without password is because you have looked at this recently via a support ticket, so I wondered if you still had access to it that way.
Anyway – turns out it was number 3 on your list! I must have accidentally clicked the Bakery Blank layout at some point. I’ve switched it back to WP Default and the header and footer are back! I don’t think I would have noticed that – thanks for suggesting it.
James
AJ, I have used the Total theme for over 50+ projects, but I have encountered an error that I do not understand.
With my newest site, when I enable js_composer ( the WP Bakery Page Builder, my site times out. If I disable the builder, my site is up. I would love if you could take a look and see if there is some kind of error causing this crash.
I have also purchased a second license of the Total theme and replaced the majority of the code, but I still get the same error.
I am not receiving this error: Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 268435456 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 16384 bytes) in /code/wp-content/plugins/js_composer/include/classes/shortcodes/core/class-wpbakeryshortcode.php on line 531
Hi,
This is a common server error that happens when the default memory limit is too low – You’ll want to increase your server’s memory limit to 512MB. It looks like your server is set to 256MB but it ran out of memory anyway.
See here: https://totalwptheme.com/docs/increasing-memory-limit-to-php/
Now, on demos like this: https://totalwpthemedemo.com/pottery/ – I’m not only using WPBakery but also WooCommerce (which is quite large) and my memory is only set to 126MB – so perhaps you have a 3rd party plugin on your site consuming a lot of memory.
If you would like submit a private ticket – https://my.totalwptheme.com/ – with your site logins and I can install the Query Monitor plugin and help figure out what is consuming so much memory.
- AJ
Hi AJ, I hope you are well. I think there is a problem with the search icon under off-canvas menu element. It displays an input bar, I give the keywords but there is no way to move on and display results.
Update: It works in English, but not in Greek
Hi,
Sorry for the troubles. There is a known bug that has already been patched for the upcoming 6.4 update – https://totalwptheme.com/docs/upcoming-update-changelog/
“Fixed – Issue with modal search not working correctly for non-Latin characters when displaying live results.”
Now, last update I actually added an option that lets you turn off the Ajax and use a standard search. This setting is located under Customize > General Theme Options > Search Modal > Live Results
This will work like the search on the docs site (same link as the upcoming changelog if you want to try it out). I personally would recommend using this new option because most WordPress hosting platforms will not cache ajax results (for good reason) so the search function can be much slower and consume more resources then directing people to an actual search results page. Plus, you will have more control over the search results by sending users to an actual search page since you can create a custom template for search results. It also allows users to bookmark your search results if needed. The ajax function is nice, but for most sites I would say it’s probably not the best option of the two.
- AJ
Hi. After the last Woocommerce update, the store notice gets duplicated. I’ve read that it is a common issue for other themes too. Is there any temporary fix, until an updated version of the Total theme is released? Thanks.
Hi,
Thank you for reporting the issue, WooCommerce made some changes that require changing how the theme handles modifying the notice to insert it in the correct position.
I’ve fixed the issue for the upcoming update – https://totalwptheme.com/docs/upcoming-update-changelog/
Now, if you aren’t using the theme’s Toggle Bar element you may want to just disable the WooCommerce notice and use the theme’s Toggle Bar because it’s a bit more optimized and you have more control over it’s design. See the docs here: https://totalwptheme.com/docs/toggle-bar/ (the upcoming Total 6.4 update has some optimizations for the toggle bar as well)
- AJ
ps; If you are using a child theme you can add this to your child theme functions.php for an immediate fix as well:
remove_action( 'wp_body_open', 'woocommerce_demo_store' );
Basically WooCommerce used to insert the notice in the wp_footer hook but they updated their plugin to instead use the wp_body_open hook.
Thank you for your prompt reply AJ! I used the Top Bar feature, as a temporary workaround, and enabled it on the Home and the Shop pages only (as I had it disabled on all pages by default). I will try the Toggle Bar though, considering its better optimization.
Hi AJ, I have been looking for documentation on the Meta Query but am not sure I even need to use it. I’d just like to show a carousel of a specific category (and perhaps products within that category). I set Query Type to “Related by Taxonomy” and then Post Types = “product”. Then Taxonomy is “Product categories (product_cat)”.
But, I don’t see anywhere to do the “Query” like I see for other things.
So, I see “Meta Query” but am not sure what to use for “Key”—I tried “product_cat” and then ”=” and Value is “crab” (my category). Also tried “product_cat-crab” as the value. I tried “Char” as type and a few others but its not working.
I must be missing something as I know it has to be easier.
Thank you.
Hi,
The Meta Query is for getting posts based on meta data (custom fields) – categories are not meta, they are taxonomies.
If you just want to display a carousel for products from a specific category you would just use the Include Terms field: https://a.cl.ly/mXu4wbjv
In WordPress “terms” is a general word used to refer to items assigned to “taxonomies” such as categories and tags. If I were to name the field “Include Categories” then it’s not clear that you can also select from any taxonomy.
The “Related by Taxonomy” Query type is for displaying related posts to the current posts. This is intended for use with dynamic templates – https://totalwptheme.com/docs/related-items-dynamic-template/ – so if you create a custom template for your products you can display related products from the same category as the current product.
- AJ
ps: I decided to rename the fields in the next update so they are more obvious: https://a.cl.ly/YEuYLDd9
Thank You!!
Hi, I just received a critical vulnerability report from Wordfence about the WP Bakery Page Builder plugin – see here:
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a0489172-279c-4397-a937-bca4840a196f?source=pluginI can’t get support from wp-bakery as the plugin is bundled with Total. Any chance of an update? date of vulnerability – 26/06/25 my version is 8.4.1
Thanks
Hi – any news on this. Wondering if there was an update? Many thanks.
Hi,
I just replied to your ticket on the subject.
For anyone else wondering this is noted on the upcoming changelog: https://totalwptheme.com/docs/upcoming-update-changelog/ (which is a great resource to bookmark so you can see what changes are coming and also any important notices).
The vulnerability in WPBakery can only be exploited by users with author-level access and above. These users already have significant permissions, such as deleting content or uploading potentially harmful files. For this reason, it’s important to only assign these roles to users you fully trust.
Because the risk is low and limited to trusted users, the vulnerability didn’t require an immediate theme update. Since I’m currently wrapping up Total version 6.4, I’ve chosen to include the fix in that release. This way you’ll receive one consolidated update instead of two back-to-back.
- AJ
Can we get an updated version with WP Bakery 8.5, as there is a security vulnerability in lower versions?
Hi,
This is Aj the theme author.
The vulnerability in WPBakery can only be exploited by users with author-level access and above. These users already have significant permissions, such as deleting content or uploading potentially harmful files. For this reason, it’s important to only assign these roles to users you fully trust.
Because the risk is low and limited to trusted users, the vulnerability didn’t require an immediate theme update. Since I’m currently wrapping up Total version 6.4, I’ve chosen to include the fix in that release. This way you’ll receive one consolidated update instead of two back-to-back.
I’ve also mentioned this in the upcoming changelog – https://totalwptheme.com/docs/upcoming-update-changelog/ – which is a great page to bookmark so you can see what updates are coming and any important notices.
- AJ
To followup, I have updated the version of WPBakery that gets installed with the theme. So if you want to update WPBakery now, you can simply delete the plugin via the WP admin then go to Appearance > Install Plugins and re-install WPBakery. This will download and install version 8.5.
just updated woocommerce to version Version 9.9.5 – and getting the message – Your theme (Total Child) contains outdated copies of some WooCommerce template files. These files may need updating to ensure they are compatible with the current version of WooCommerce.
I Suspect this is the same issue as previously reported some while back and when you release the next version of total it will be fixed
and from you last response , this should not affect the website function
just thought I would mention
Hi,
This is AJ the theme author.
I am aware and the fix is in the next update. You are correct, it’s a tiny non-site breaking change which didn’t worry an immediate update.
Since customers do ask about this, I also wrote a doc here: https://totalwptheme.com/docs/woocommerce-outdated-templates/
- AJ
*Edited due to user being idiot
Well, if you need anything at all let me know!
Hi AJ, For some reason the featured image for blog entries or staff are not getting posted. Any idea what could it be? Thanks M
Hi,
Not sure what you mean by “not getting posted”. When you select it in the WP admin is it not staying selected? Or are they simply not showing up on the frontend?
Can you share a sample link with the issue?
I am assuming it used to work but it has stopped working for some reason?
- AJ
Yes, looks like there’s a plugin conflict. The image upload but it doesn’t get assigned. Seems to be an issue with eventon.
Hiya AJ. I hope all’s been well and that you had a nice weekend.
I just learned of the LLMS.txt file and after using a website to create the AI LLMS files for my websites, I noticed this at the beginning of each file:
A quick navigation link to bypass introductory content.The rest of the AI txt file looks okay.
Should I delete this line or is it proper to leave in place?
I’m not sure what causes it to be there and I don’t recall ever having activated a “skip to” on any of my websites. Or perhaps it’s always been present and I’m just now noticing it after creating the LLMS file?
Cheers!
Frank
Hi Frank,
Are you perhaps referring to an “llm.txt” file which is used for AI stuff?
Honestly, I’m not too familiar with this file type, but I would assume you can remove the skip to content text…
- AJ
Thanks AJ!
Yes, it is an llm file but it is being labelled as llms.txt for some reason. Maybe the “s” is from “Models” (Large Language Models). LOL!
I was just more curious on how that line is being generated as even the Yoast feature generates that line.
Anyhoot, cheers!
Frank
Hi AJ
This is a Post Types Unlimited question.
I would like to assign an order to them, so that when they are output in Cards they appear in an order of my choice. At present, it defaults to “most recent first” however I have a requirement to manually order them.
I couldn’t see if I could enable the “Order” setting seen by default on WP Pages.
I tried this plug in but found it quite buggy. https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/post-types-order/Thanks
James
Hi James,
You can enable the order option available for pages by enabling “Page Attributes” in the “Supports” option. Then whenever you display the items you will need to use Orderby > Menu Order (technically the order you see on pages is a legacy option added before the WordPress menu dashboard existed so menus only contained pages in the order based on this field).
If you prefer a plugin, I recommend this one: https://wordpress.org/plugins/post-types-order/ – this plugin, like most re-ordering plugins simply sets the “menu_order” on the posts, via a drag/drop and can automatically sort items on the front-end as well by hooking into pre_get_posts. Useful if you have many posts that need sorting.
I actually created my own post type ordering plugin that I use on the Total landing page. I think I will look into adding the function directly into the PTU (Post Types Unlimited) plugin, I think more often then not you need custom sorting for post types.
I’m actually updating PTU “soon” because I want to make it possible to add post types and taxonomies without registering them. This way, when using Total, if you have a plugin that registers a post type and/or taxonomies and you want to be able to access the theme’s PTU settings so you can easily modify the layouts and such you can.
Need to finish and test Total 6.4 then I’ll work on the PTU update
- AJ
Thanks AJ. I’ve enabled Attributes and it works.
Yeah, that was the plug in I mentioned, but I found it a bit confusing / buggy (?). For some reason, the pages in WP Admin loaded in date descending order, rather than the defaul apha. I don’t know why that happened and I couldn’t stop it happening – annoying. Anyway in this case there are only a handful of posts that actually need ordering, so will do manually.
Thanks !
hi! is there a simple way to show an users profile image (in the top bar for example, or anywhere) when logged in?
Hi,
You can use the theme’s Image element to display an avatar by changing the source to “Current User Avatar” – either using the page builder (WPBakery or Elementor) or as a shortcode: [vcex_image source=”user_avatar”]
But this is going to display for everyone.
If you are using WPBakery could create a new Dynamic Template (choose the “Part” Type) so you can use the theme’s “Access” option. Here is a basic example: https://a.cl.ly/rRuKegYr – you would obviously want to add more info as well as another row for logged out users.
And if you want to display the user name next to the avatar you can use the Heading element and set the Source to “Current User” – https://a.cl.ly/p9uyDZRe
Total doesn’t have many user functions because generally if you are creating a site with members you would be using some sort of membership plugin which will have the functions you need for this.
This shortcode could be useful as well: https://totalwptheme.com/docs/login-loggout-shortcode/
- AJ
So easy!!! This theme never stops amazing me. Didn’t know the “access” option! Thank you very much! How many more unknown (to me) options might be there… (and I read the changelog every time). Thanks for the amazing support.
