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hi themenecter,
theme continues to rock!
two questions: 1) the portfolio filter is stuttering for a moment when clicked instead of the smooth motion on the demo site. anything i can do to smooth that out? see here.
2) how can i change the color under the copyright bar to match the color of the copyright bar? as it is now, on a short portfolio page filter just the bar moves up with white underneath. i’d like that to be the same as the bar. see here, and filter by “teaching”.
thanks so much ya’ll, really love your work.
cheers, emily
Hey emily!
1. It looks like your sortable dropdown contains many, many nested ul’s. Did you make almost every category a child of something? Whatever the reason, that’s the cause of the stuttering.
2. The only way around that is to have a footer that sticks to the bottom when the page content is too small to fill the window. I might implement something like this in a later update, but for now here’s something to get you in the right direction – http://ryanfait.com/sticky-footer/
thanks for the quick response…
1) that makes sense. i did make each category a child so that i could order them in a specific way. is there a better way to do that so that i dont get that stutter?
2) i appreciate the nudge in the right direction with the footer. i’m not quite sure where to place that code but i’ll keep plugging away.
thanks again, emily
You’re welcome 
1. The categories will display in the order you create them in the back.
2. Sounds good!
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hey again,
ive been trying to reorganize those categories so they order in the way i create them, however, they’re appearing alphabetically no matter how i put them in.
i did reduce the number of nested categories, but its still stuttering. i’m just curious to know if im missing something.
thanks, emily
Hey,
1. Yeah actually I forgot that by default it will get sorted alphabetically. To change that open up your functions.php file and locate the “nectar_page_header” function. Just run a search for it and you’ll find it inside that section locate the call to the list categories function:
<?php wp_list_categories(array('title_li' => '', 'taxonomy' => 'project-type', 'show_option_none' => '', 'walker' => new Walker_Portfolio_Filter())); ?>
Change that to this:
<?php wp_list_categories(array('orderby' => 'ID', 'title_li' => '', 'taxonomy' => 'project-type', 'show_option_none' => '', 'walker' => new Walker_Portfolio_Filter())); ?>
I’ve added in that array an option for “orderby” and set it to ID. WordPress has the following options it will accept for that so feel free to play around with them:
- ID
- name
- slug
- count
- term_group
2. You should remove all the nested categories, if there’s more than one ul in the dropdown if will have a jitter like you’ve noticed.
wow, thanks for all this. i replaced the old function with the new one but im not sure where to look so that i can play around with the ordering. nothing has changed in the portfolio project categories section. should i be looking somewhere else?
Inside of that nectar_page_header function that I led you to, there are actually two instances of wp_list_categories. One for the when a page header is used without a background image and one for when there is. Make sure you update that function in both places
you’re right. i missed the second instance which i’ve now changed. the thing is, im still not seeing anything different in the portfolio project categories section. is that where i should be able to reorder these categories?
again, thanks so much!
Hey Emily!
When adding the ‘orderby’ => ‘ID’ into the arguments for the wp_list_categories function, your categories will no longer be order alphabetically and will become ordered by the order you created the categories (which was our goal). I have tested this locally, are you not seeing that happening?
ok, yes, i think that’s how its working. in wordpress they are listed alphabetically, but on the site they’re in a different order–i assume by when they were created?
so, to reorder them, i would need to delete them all and re-enter them in the order in which i want, right? or is there a way to change the order without deleting them, so i dont have to re-click them all in the portfolio posts?
You would have to delete them and recreate them since there’s unfortunately no easy way to alter the id’s
Hey ThemeNectar!
I just bought the theme and loving it! Just wondering, How do you add a sidebar to pages and how do you change the background colour?
Thanks!
- Gareth.
Hey Gareth, that’s great to hear!
1. You assign the page layout page-sidebar in the page attributes box on the right hand side when editing/creating your page. Then to populate the sidebar, you will use widgets in the Page Sidebar area.
2. Please see this ticket in regards http://themenectar.ticksy.com/ticket/55227/search/
Cheers and welcome aboard
im getting same as old one too… Am i right to be just trying to re-download it again?
Cheers
Andy
When you say it’s the same as the old one, what exactly do you mean? That it’s the same as 1.5.1 or 1.6? Please supply me with your URL so I can take a peek.
i tried uploading the new theme but it’s the same as previously?
Hey chris! I’m confused as to what you mean. Are you saying it’s the same as 1.5.1 or 1.6? Also, have you tried clearing your cache?
This theme just gets better and better! Gonna update today and start playing!
Anyone asking for WooCommerce support I posted a basic integration solution in the comments on this page: http://themeforest.net/item/salient-responsive-portfolio-blog-theme/discussion/4363266?page=47
I’m glad you think so Syrehn!
Thanks for posting that link too, you rock!
Hey there! I’ve been getting familiar with all the different bits, and this theme is pretty awesome. Thanks for building it!
One question: is there a way to limit the recent posts widget to a certain category? (I’m eventually looking to have different recent posts, say, for example “events,” or “blog,” on different parts of the site, as well as doing this with the portfolio—list different portfolio recent work by category, depending on context.)
Thanks!!
Hey olganunes!
You could add to the query in the shortcode-processing function to only show a certain category, but to have multiple recent posts shortcodes all with different categories queries would require some additional development.
Thanks! I’ll do some digging on how to add the query in the shortcode—that’s the part that confuses me, I’m new to WP!
(Doing multiples after that point is easy/hacky—I’d just create diff widgets/template for each category.)
Great theme, seemly often updated, and the owners are very fast to respond to any problems you’re having through their support site. I’d recommend it instantly, it looks very professional.
I do have a request though; under the Icons, would it be possible to get a university graduation hat (Mortarboard, Graduate Cap), as an icon for qualifications? At the moment we have the trophy, but I’m using that for awards. Is this the right place to suggest this, or should I post it on the support site as a suggestion?
Hey Millionsknives, thanks a lot!
Salient always keeps up to date with the latest font awesome and uses that solely for its icons. If you would like to see a new icon added in, you should request it on their page – they have a specific area for requests and are always open to them. If it gets added in there, Salient will also gain it
Thanks, l’ll do that.
Hi ThemeNectar,
I don’t know if this has already been asked in the previous comments, but is it possible to do away with the search function on the homepage? I have a rather long navigation bar with 7 items which I cannot further shorten. The magnifying glass icon moves down when I test my website on lower resolution CRT screens and in effect it makes the header area taller and looks rather awkward.
Thanks in advance.
Hey barayan!
Here’s the relevant ticket with the snippet to remove it
themenectar.ticksy.com/ticket/52594/
Hi Nectar,
I’ve been eyeing this theme for a couple of days now. One presale question I had in mind. Your sliders, is it possible to insert an image to a slider using URL?
I have a limited storage plan, so if I have to upload all the photos I want to put in galleries, I gotta get some extension on storage plan. I don’t wanna do that in the near future.
Best,
MD
Hey MD!
Right now the slider actually uses an upload button which in turn uses the built in WordPress media manager to handle all of the slides images.
Ok, thanks for the response. One more quick question, is it possible for one page to only show one portfolio’s category?
Oh and one more thing, I read in your support forum, you have a cap of 6 images for portfolio. Is that true? Because I’m gonna post my recent project on portfolio, and it’s gonna be always have more than 6 frames..
You’re welcome
1. Yes, you can create portfolio pages and choose which categories will display on them.
2. That’s only true for when you’re using the gallery slider feature and are on a WordPress version less than 3.6. (In 3.6+ there’s unlimited images for the slider)
In either case, there’s still the option to stack as many images as you like below the slider like this: http://themenectar.com/demo/salient/portfolio/blackbox/
PURCHASED! I can’t help myself. You better keep providing great support as you have been! #joking
One question remains tho.. How do I update to Wordpress 3.6?
Haha, great!
WordPress 3.6 is still in beta at the moment. It was initially supposed to get released almost 2 months ago which is why I added support for it early..however, they have since fallen a bit behind on schedule.
If you want to play with it now, you can find a download link to the most recent beta here: http://wordpress.org/download/release-archive/
Oh.. How can get one page to only show one portfolio category?
When you select the portfolio layout for your page, you’ll see a box below it appear with options for that: http://i.imgur.com/ci5XfgQ.png
Oh nice. OK, thanks a lot.
You’re welcome!
Hey ThemeNectar,
Sorry to bug you one last time, was wondering if the slider on home page supports full width html5 videos (or youtube/vimeo), so that it automatically shows using the full slider?
Thanks for your time and effort, much appreciated.
Best, James
Hey James, right now you can only have the player sitting in the slider – but once WordPress 3.6 is released, the video player in that at least has a fullscreen option
Ok Great, sorry to ask for specifics but would I need to wait only for the wordpress update or both wp and the theme?
Thanks again!
Only WordPress, I already took care of 3.6 compatibility a month ago expecting them to release it much sooner.
Just wondered when the changelog will be updated? Great new features btw!
I’ll be posting them this morning
nice, thanks man.
Hey guys—it looks like on the “Home – Recent Work/Posts Page” template, there’s a perfectly aligned 4 blog posts excerpts in a row—- but on the “Home – Recent Posts Page” template, it shows 3 blog excerpts on one line and the 4th blog excerpt on a second line.
I can’t seem to figure how to make the recent blogs display the same on both templates. Is there a way to do this?
EDIT: I managed to fix this by selecting the home template as “slider only” and adding in the recent posts shortcode. (Just an fyi, the recent posts template seems to be the thing that’s wonky.)
Thanks for pointing this out olganunes, I’ll look more into it
Great work! Watched your youtube video but when I add a full width section colour to my page as you’ve shown, it just adds a mass of white space and hides my content which is ment to have the colour behind it (a grey colour) cheers
Hey James!
Please share your URL with the relevant section so I can see what’s going on
Thanks
Opened a ticket:)
Answered
could i put a home slider on every page?
Hey chrisfeugo! As the name implies, it’s really only meant for the home page – or just one page really. This is because no matter where you put it it’s going to display all of the same slides.
is there a way to vertically position the button so that it is lower than the standard center location without any caption on the hero? i’d like to use the button, but embed my own text on my heroes.
Hey citrus4, Open up your style.css file and search this rule ”#featured article .post-title > a”. You can add a property into it for margin-top:
margin-top: 60px!important;
that worked! thank you so much!
You’re welcome!
Thanks SO much for the awesome update guys!!!! I also really appreciate the speed at which you released 1.6.1, fixing the error I was having! 
Keep up the great work!
Thanks a lot! I’m glad you’re enjoying it
Cheers
Hi Again,
Just a quick response to my previous post – it looks like this is caused by the javascript included with adsense ads. Have you come across this before?
If I can’t get it to work with adsense code then I don’t think I’ll be able to use your theme 
For a bit more info – it looks like there is a line of css that has the header hidden by default and then a ‘visibility style gets tagged onto the header container. On the pages I’m running adsense, this visibility style doesn’t get added to the header container.
Would really appreciate any help, thanks
Hey louise674, just post me your URL and I’ll take a peek
Hi, thanks for your reply, it’s http://teachingpuppies.com
For a quick fix, open up the init.js (located in the js folder) and run a search for “WP Media Embed / External Embed”. Delete that whole section that looks like this:
$('iframe').each(function(){
if($(this).attr('src').toLowerCase().indexOf("youtube") >= 0 || $(this).attr('src').toLowerCase().indexOf("vimeo") >= 0){
$(this).wrap('<div class="iframe-embed" />');
} else {
$(this).wrap('<div class="iframe-embed-standard" />');
}
})
I’ll investigate more why adsense is conflicting with that line and make a permanent solution for the next update
Thanks very much for your help, worked perfectly! A great theme and great support – what more could we ask for.
Really appreciate it, good luck with the sales
Awesome to hear Louise! I appreciate your kind words
Cheers
Don’t mention it TN At the risk of being a pest – I upgraded to 1.6.1 as you suggested, but my sidebar now seems to have disappeared 
Any chance I could ask you to take a look please?
If you didn’t update with FTP and deactivated the theme through the admin panel, widgets will get taken off the theme specific widget areas. When you go this route it’s recommended to place your widgets in the inactive area so you can easily swamp them back in after updating.
Oh that is great, thank you – I hadn’t realised it was a widget based :eyeroll:
Haha, no problem!
Hi ThemeNectar,
I have a small problem – the header on all my blog/post pages is blank. I have disabled all my plugins, but it didn’t help.
I’m using version 1.6 of salient and it was a fresh, first time install (not an upgrade). Any suggestions?
Hey louise674! It seems you’ve already posted a new comment so I’ll answer you there.
Also, I recommend you upgrade to 1.6.1, so you can get rid of the known bugs of 1.6
Is it possible to make the homepage a long scrolling page so that a few of the main menu items link to anchors down the page? Similar to one page themes.
Hey deanwhit!
You could link to sections on the page with anchor links to the id’s of page sections (the same way you would do it without WordPress in raw html) Also, it wouldn’t scroll to that item in an animation, that would require javascript plugin.
yes… that works! http://reachabledev.com/ It shows all the menu items with anchor tag links as the current page… but i guess i can live with it…
I’m glad you’ve got it setup! Your site is really looking good too by the way
I’m unable to install the update 6.1 – it get a message that the style sheets are missing? No problem installing previous versions…
Thanks
Make sure you’re uploading the correct .zip file named “salient”, not the long named zip you download directly – you have to extract it first. The style.css is there, just look inside
