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Hi.
I would like to have 5 different “blogs” in one website.
I would like to have 5 Pages and they all open a different ARCHIVE FOR BLOGs with different posts.
Access the different Blog archives: Menu, Header – Page name – Custom link (example http://url.com/subject1 ) And then the user will land on similar page like this http://demo.themevan.com/preview.php?theme=simplekey
Can You Please point me to the right direction. Or is it too custom?
ty.
Hi, did you mean you want to put five categories archive page link on the navigation menu and open them in a separate page?
No. 
I want to have 5 different Archive Blogs on navigation menu. Every one has different content, different posts, but opens in the same window.
Example. One is Cars, the other is Horses. And when You click on the horses Blog Archive opens where are all the Horses Posts but not the Car posts
Maybe I see. First, you should add 5 different categories in “Posts > categories”, then, go to “Appearance > Menus”, add these five categories to navigation menu, refer to this picture http://d.pr/i/Q4Aa
yes. You are right, easy. Ty
Hello
I sent you the url and login details unto your email.
Thank you for the help.
Kind regards Dany
Hi, I have received your email and I will reply you through Email later.
Hi,
I added the sample data but now when I preview my site it doesn’t work and its just blank. I’ve asked for help on your support forum but not getting any reply. HELP!!
Sorry for the delay, I have sent you this post http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6419102/fatal-error-call-to-undefined-function-mb-strlen
You should edit php.ini on your server, this is your servier problem, not the theme problem, so php.ini is not included in theme folder, do you understand? All that you should do is just enable function mb_strlen(), if you don’t know how to do that, you can ask your hosting provider, they should provide your support for your server.
This an awesome theme but the issue is… you cant scroll when its necessary.
Hi, I used nicescroll plugin for change the style of scrollbar, you can disable this plugin in theme options.
Hello
Thx for the previous help.
I encounter a problem while setting up the portofolio. I uploaded the pictures which i could see in the preview page. I then proceed to put the code that is found in the pdf guide and nothing work in the front page. I only selected the default theme as the page.
Can you please help?
Kind regards Dany
Hi
I’m not sure where you did wrong, so can you send me your wordpress login information via my profile page? I think I can help you to set it up, thanks!
Hello
I sent you the login details. Until now i haven`t received any help. I uploaded pictures in the portofolio area and i also inserted the code in the portofolio page. Yet nothing can be seen. Can you please give me some assistance?
I look forward to hear from you.
Regars Dany
This is my replied in email before, but it seems that you haven’t received and reply me.
First of all, If you want to show a certain page content on front page, you must add it to navigation with page type, but I found you have add the portfolio link with custom link. Check attachment.
And the important is I found you want to display a certain portfolio content on the front page?? That’s impossible, you can only display the page content on the front page.
I appreciate that you’ve given us so many font options, but I am wondering if there is a way that I can add a google font to my page that is not listed in the simplekey options.
I’d like to use “Londrina Outline” as my “Slider Head Title” font. Is there a way to do that?
Another question: I’ve found that certain shortcodes no longer work since I’ve installed SIMPLEKEY. For example:
This wordpress code:
[soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/56911325” params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166” iframe=”true” /]
It no longer works. I have to use the “widget code” instead:
<iframe width=”100%” height=”166” scrolling=”no” frameborder=”no” src=”https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F56911325”></iframe>
Is there a reason why this is the case?
thanks
blake
Hi
1. I have added this font, Download this file http://d.pr/f/G4Dv, upzip it and upload the van-options.php file to “vanPanel” folder which is in the “simplekey” directory, override the old file.
2. That’s because [soundclound] shortcode is not intergrated in the simplekey theme, I will think about add this shortcode.
Thanks!
Thank you, Badjohnny! great support. I appreciate it. Another question…. I am trying to make my “The Bigger Font Size of Slider Head Title” font size smaller… I want it to be 120 pixels. That looks perfect, but when I shrink the page, the font actually gets larger. Is there are a ways to avoid that?
Hi
The font size option is only for the desktop version, so you should also change the font size for iPad, for example, put the following CSS into “Simplekey options > Additionals > Addtional code”
<style type="text/css">
@media only screen and (max-width: 1024px) {
#featured .oneColumn #firstTitle {
font-size: 10em;
}
}
</style>
You can replace the font size value to your own value, you can use em or px.
Hi Bad Johnny A little question the captcha in the contact page does not show the image, do you have some suggestions? Thanks!
Please make sure the permission of your theme folder ”/wp-content/themes/simplekey” is 777, it’s writeable.
Thank you! What about 755 or 750?
Do you have a tip on how to do that by myself or do i have to do it through my hosting provider?
You can try 755 first, if there’s no change, just try 777 again. You can change the permission through FTP tools or SSH, you can ask your hosting provider how to do that.
Thanks
Thank you!
The told me they can’t do it because of some code issues, i tried different plugins , no chance!!! It is a real problem, do you have some insights? Thanks!
Firstly, what’s the version of your theme? And second, did those files permission is already 777 now?
i have the 1.21, they were not able to tell me what and where it was 
You can change the permission with FLASHXP software, just click the right key of your mouse, you will see the property or permission item, just click it, then change it.
Or use SSH command to change the permission. Acutally, you can search it on google, it’s a basic knowledge, I think there are many answers.
Thank you so much for your strong support!
Hi,
Thanks for the theme. Its amazing.
I have a doubt… can i embed a youtube video on portfolio gallery?
Hi
You can embed the youtube video into a video filed in portfolio setting, you can’t embed it in gallery. Refer to this picture: http://d.pr/i/39jM
I am really struggling with this theme. I dont understand how it can be rated so highly. I have spent countless hours on this and nothing works. i have purchased other themes here and they work fine. Not this so far. I am going to try a bit more support and a reinstall and see if it helps. Big downer as it looks so nice. But i cannot even change the #top or home page background image- nothing works.
I cannot get the photos to upload into the background and be “full size”.. anyone have any help?
Sorry for the inconvenient. For change the background image, have you created a new slider and put the image URL into “Slider Background image” field? Refer to this picture: http://d.pr/i/tIOH , at the meanwhile, make sure the image URL is valid, you’d better host the image on your server, don’t use the external URL such as dropbox, etc..
Also, is there any other problems that I can help you? If you still don’t know how to change the background image for the top section, please send me your wordpress login information via my profile page, I will help you to set it up.
Thanks!
You should go to “Media > Add new”, then upload the image, copy the image URL and paste in the “Slider background image” field in Slider setting panel. Refer to this picture! http://d.pr/i/PZqm
Thanks Johnny. I would like to say you are incredibly helpful/willing and that is a big plus and sets your products apart from the rest! This website is incredible looking so big—Thank you!
Just as a hopefully productive comment:
I think the background image should be addressed sooner or differently in the documentation. Most users are going to try and address this in the Homepage settings or in the general theme settings, and wouldnt have looked in the slider initially. The homepage also offers options for customised background – maybe I dont understand that difference from the landing page and the homepage?
In my experience with WP themes sliders are created; then are an option to be added in a “page” ie:fixed image, set featured image or use slider. I also felt the notes next to the “add your background image http://xxx.com/bg.jpg" threw me, as usually you have the option of selecting a image directly from your media library instead you need the url path, and I used the wrong one (permalink- then attachment # from media library) and neither worked so I thought it needed a externally hosted path.- but again- I was trying to customise the background image in the Homepage, when all you need to do is address it in the slider area.
All in all I bounced around trying to change this background image for about 3 hours.
Possibly because this is a one page theme it just works differently? It took a while for me to really figure out that the entire background image of the landing page (#top) is the slider.
I just received a email from you- and again its been really helpful having your guidance- with the blog posts and all.
Thanks again
Thanks for your suggestions, I think I will improve the documentation and the slider part, because many users has asked the same question, yes, it’s a bad user experience.
Thanks again.
Hi there,
I’ve been using your fantastic theme successfully for the last 3 months. However, over the last couple of days I’ve seen a sudden increase in spam email. I’m using version 1.12 and suddenly got about 12 junk emails through in the last 2 days. This is way above the average quota. Do you know why that might be?
Thanks,
Hi, have you enabled the CAPTCHA for the contact form, If possible, you can also update the theme to V1.21 if you haven’t edit any files.
ITs a bit frustrating to not be able to search this comments section. I presume that many of my inquiries have been addressed previously, but I can’t find them.
Anyhow, I am hoping to remove the author, category and date (all of that information) from my blog pages. I wish to simply have the content and the “next” and previous” links.
any suggestions?
Sorry for the delay, just put the following CSS into “Simplekey options > Additionals > Additional code”
<style type="text/css">
.single .post figure{display:none;}
</style>
thanks.
Love this theme, great work!
Thanks!
hi jonny, yet another wee question. how can i make one of the pages to appear as the home page? in other words, I would like a certain page to be the first displayed on the home page, instead of the default slider.
Hi
In fact, you can’t do that, only if you customize the theme with CSS or change HTML make up, however, here is a solution that you can have a try, I’m not sure whether is can solve your question, put the following CSS to “Simplekey options > Additionals > Additional code”
<style type="text/css">
.home #top{height:auto;margin-bottom:70px;}
#featured{display:none;}
</style>
I just hide the default slider with CSS.
Hi badjohnny, lovely theme, I was just wondering if you could help me with a query.
I am wanting to add a second slider, exactly the same in appearance to the top home page slider, down a couple of pages. So a second slider that is full width, with headings and buttons, I tried your embedded code (below) which doesn’t show as full page, and I haven’t been unable to add in a heading or button over each image. I am wanting to use this second slider to link to different sections further down the page. thanks
slider slide src=”http://demo.themevan.com/simplekey/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2013/01/8325327489_13f37b39b6_b.jpg” title=”Hello!” [/slider]
[slider] [slide src="http://demo.themevan.com/simplekey/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2013/01/8325324269_0515b288a8_b.jpg" title="Hello!"] [slide src="http://demo.themevan.com/simplekey/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2013/01/8325327489_13f37b39b6_b.jpg" title="Hello!"] [slide src="http://demo.themevan.com/simplekey/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2013/01/8325330127_c729863cd4_b.jpg" title="Hello!"] [/slider]
Hi, You can’t add the second slider as same as the the top slider, but you can add the shortcodes into “Full screen embed code” field in page setting panel, the slider will be fullscreen, but this slider shortcode doesn’t support insert the text above the slider background image.
Refer to this picture: http://d.pr/i/Epvz
Thank you Johnny for getting back to me as quickly as you did!
Another question, apologies if this has already been answered for someone previously. Portfolio, – creating a portfolio with a different category on it’s own page. without having the menu above for ‘all’ and each category
for example. I want my ‘products’ page to have a gallery with only ‘products’ and then ‘services’ to have the portfolio/gallery with only the ‘services’ category.
Thanks again
Hi
If I understood you correct, you should edit “products”, and remove [portfolios_filter] shortcode, then it will only show the portfolios.
apologies, but where am I removing [portfolios_filter] from ?
...wow. Please excuse my stupidity. I just fixed that thank you
ok?great!
Great template!
Im having an issue with the portfolios, the hover information (type) over the image works except for the first portfolio on the page. Does any one know how to fix this issue?
Hi, firstly, I wanna know what’s the current version of your theme?
Hello
I would like to know how to put a picture background between the pages we see in the menubar?
I thank you in advance for your answer.
Kind regards JD
Hi
Go to Add/Edit the page, and look at the “Page Setting” panel, select “Yes” for custom background option and paste the image URL to the “custom background image” field, refer to this picture: http://d.pr/i/jJ8s
Badjohnny,
How do we show images for retina displays? I noticed there is a retina.js script in the theme files. I uploaded two copies of an image – “image.jpg” and “image@2x.jpg” but it the script doesn’t seem to work – it is still blurry on retina displays.
Hi, can you send me your website link? I want to check it on my MAC Retina screen. Also, let me know which part of the image doesn’t work.
www.leclercbrothers.com
The image we are trying to fix is the “View our portfolio below.”
First of all, your customize work for your website is so awesome! Do you mind if I add your website to showcase list in sale page?
Did you mean this image http://www.leclercbrothers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Portfolio-Header.jpg ?
The retina js is only for the images which you have inserted into the content, not include the CSS background image.
For CSS background image, you should add the 2x image with CSS, for example,
@media only screen and (-Webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5), only screen and (-moz-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5), only screen and (-o-min-device-pixel-ratio: 3/2), only screen and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5) {
#page-slug.page-area{
background-image: url(../images/image@2x.png);
background-size: 100% auto;
}
}
Replace #page-slug, image URL.
Glad you enjoy the website. You can certainly add it to the showcase list.
The image we are trying to fix is here:
http://www.leclercbrothers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/View-Portfolio-Large.pngIt is right below the text: “We’ve Got The Scars To Prove It”
I found you have added the following CSS for this image
.View {background-image: url(http://www.leclercbrothers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/View-Portfolio-Large.png); height: 75px; width: 700px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; cursor: default;}
so, you should also add the following CSS for retina:
@media only screen and (-Webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5), only screen and (-moz-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5), only screen and (-o-min-device-pixel-ratio: 3/2), only screen and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5) {
.View {
background-image:url(http://www.leclercbrothers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/View-Portfolio-Large@2x.png);
background-size:700px auto;
}
}
Remember replace the @2x image URL.
Hi badjohnny,
Do you have tutorial or demo files, to see how to set a site that looks exactly like this?
tnx
Yes, help documentation and sample data file is included in the main file
Is there a way to add more than eight portfolios in your works page?
Just set number value to more than 8 in [portfolios] shortcode, for example, [portfolios number=12]
Is there a reason the theme won’t display on my page?
http://www.rickyjab.comPlease go to “Settings > Read”, select “The lastest posts” option.