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Hello,
Im looking to purchase your theme but have a quick question. I have multiple photos for an event and am wondering if your theme includes a gallery viewer, i cant seem to find it on your demo.
Thanks in advance, and btw awesome theme
Andrew
Hey Andrew, there is indeed a gallery element which will allow you to upload as many images as you need on one page and optionally allow them to open a lightbox gallery on click. The gallery under the slider on this page was actually created using that element http://themenectar.com/demo/salient-frostwave/portfolio-fullwidth-style-three/
The gallery element also offers a bunch of styles to choose from 
Cheers
Perfect, thanks for the prompt response.
Also, is there a setting in Salient which will allow for a one page design?
You’re welcome 
Cheers!
I want to upgrade my Salient theme but I don’t find the option to delete the current version
Hey CecilioLanz, if you’re not using FTP to delete the old folder you just need to deactivate the theme in your admin panel (by activating any other) in order to be able to delete it.
Cheers 
Hello Nectar. 1. Regarding the button styles, is there a way to turn off the opacity that appears before hovering on the button. 2. Is there a way to have a flat button style. It seems like there is some sort of bottom border on the buttons. 3. Any ETA yet on the next update? Thank you as always!!!
Hey joe8,
1. Add this into the Custom CSS box located in your Salient Options panel: .nectar-button {
opacity: 1!important;
}
2. And this:
.nectar-button {
box-shadow: none!important;
-webkit-box-shadow: none!important;
-moz-box-shadow: none!important;
}
3. Probably a week and a half 
Cheers
Good morning, loving the theme, its already boosted the value of my business and I’m just getting started. So, thanks!
I would like to add, sidebar ads to my blog page, because we’re gonna be getting a lot of sponsors for our content, and would like to have real estate dedicated to those sponsors. Is that simply a widget download, or would I need to write new code for it?
Hey tommybunnz, that’s great to hear!
If you’re already using a sidebar blog layout you can simply just add the ads through widgets – if you would like extra control over how and when your ads are display (by certain pages or other conditions) check out this: http://wordpress.org/plugins/widget-logic/
Cheers 
Its possible to have a shortcode to add a link in a box like a home portfolio link (with title, short description and overlay color).
Thx
Hey brafxs,
The only way to add this kind of an element would be through the portfolio itself or the page builder gallery element.
Cheers!
Hey rollofritz! Does this also occur if you have the slider loop option active?
Thanks, thats it. There ar so much options everywhere… Just wondering that it worked on other sites (bought under artdes_md) Thx m.
Perhaps it also is a combination of the ext. responsive option being active with the boxed mode – I’ve noted to look into this 
Hi ThemeNectar, Great work- really having a blast using it and figuring things out thus far.
I’ve used search for the last hour, but to no avail, so let me ask…
What is the proper use of the blog shortcode? I ask because I created a blog page using the shortcode, and then tweaked the layout a bit using the columns layout options to create a narrower blog that was to my liking (if that makes sense). However, once I go into Settings > Reading and assign that newly created page as my “Posts” page, all my shortcode formatting is wiped away and replaced the layout that is set in the Blog Options setting. In other words, the blog shortcode has no effect on the actual blog page, so where/how would one properly use the shortcode? (Sorry, I am sure this is a silly question – I’m quite new to this).
Thank you greatly, and again, awesome theme!
Hey staytooned!
The blog shortcode will essentially do the same thing as the posts page – but it’s a lot more flexible in the sense that you can control where it lives on a page where as the posts page will always display at the top (which means you wouldn’t be able to place a slider above it for example). When you’re using the shortcode to display your posts there’s no reason to set that same page as the posts page – if you don’t need to set the posts page and would prefer using the shortcode you can just leave it unassigned. It’s still a good idea to configure your blog layout to be the same as your shortcode in the Salient options panel so that blog archive pages such as category pages, author pages, tag pages etc will still look the same 
Cheers
Hi ThemeNectar, Thanks for the neat, sleek theme first of all. I just have 2 questions for fixing my personal design portfolio display.
1. I’m currently using 4-column portfolio page. Rather than the recent projects footer, I want ALL thumbnails of my projects placed below each of project pages, possibly in 3 or 4 columns. (But overall, left-aligned and slightly smaller than the layout of main portfolio page.) I want my visitors can freely explore any of my projects without causing any confusion, and needless to scroll up or go back to the main portfolio page every time.
Such as this guy did: http://www.danielbrokstad.com/portfolio/notum/
2. I’m currently using “Meta on hover + entire thumb link” option for my main portfolio page thumbnails. I want to place the name of each project category corresponding to that project, instead of creation date. But looks like they are constrained to Title + Date only. So I hope you can show how to display Title + categories. (Most of my projects involve 2 or 3 categories. I would like to have them all displayed on each thumbnail)
Unfortunately I have zero knowledge regarding with code. So I apologise, however it would be really appreciated if you could instruct me with details. Just in case, here’s my current thumbnail page http://hocheoly.com/
Regards
Hey YHC!
1. Are you looking for an automatic way to place the portfolio element inside of your projects? If you just add it at the bottom of your extra content editor in each project it should work – but if you have a URL showing any issues with it just let me know 
2. This would indeed require some custom coding but if you could live with just using the “Project Excerpt” input (located in the project configuration box) available for every project, you could manually add the categories in or any other text you want to display on the thumbnails 
Cheers
Thank you Nectar. I just noticed that everything was already there…
Just have one more problem with thumbnail. When I chose “Meta on hover + entire thumb link” for project style, my descriptions got disappeared. How should I fix that to display excerpt like other project style options?
I also hope to remove the ”+” symbol on the left bottom of each thumbnail. Many thanks.
You’re welcome!
1. Thanks for pointing that out – for now instead of using the portfolio page template just use the portfolio page builder element (in the visual composer tab) and this shouldn’t happen.
2. Add this into the custom css box in your Salient options panel to remove the +
.col .work-item.style-2 i {
display: none!important;
}
Cheers 
Hi Nectar.
How to change the background colour of the toggle-boxes on a specific page?
Hey Peter,
Add this into the custom css box available in each page (in the visual composer view top hand right hand side)
body .toggle > div {
background-color: #000!important;
}
Cheers 
It did not change the front of the toggle-box background, but you have helped me so much throughout my WP introduction that I have learned to help myself :0) Got it solved.
Really glad to hear you sorted it! 
Interestingly, like user pimmyten 5 or so posts up I can’t see the check mark to make a Gallery attached to a portfolio show instead of feature image. In older versions in Project Configuration it used to say “Gallery Slider – This will turn all default WordPress galleries attached to this post into a simple slider.” But it’s not there in Version 4.0.3 I am running now – WTF 
Hey sb77, please see my response to pimmyten in regards 
alrighty then. I except your answer
thanks 
You’re welcome 
Quick question, I uploaded both a retina logo and normal logo, am i suppose to have both? when I scroll the page both logos appear and stay on the page
Hey swizenfeld! You just need to update to Salient 4.0.3 to clear this issue (wp 3.9 caused it with older Salient releases)
Cheers!
Hey check out this page… wowza! Very inspiring for Salient possibilities…
http://aquatilis.tvHey Frominfinity! Very inspiring indeed 
Hi ThemeNectar!
I’ve got a question for ya! I’ve added icons (“facebook”, “twitter”, “pinterest”) to my contact page via shortcode generator. I want the icon size to be “small circle”, but would love if they had a hover effect (much like the social icons in the footer, for example). Is there a way to do this?
Thanks in advance!
Hey StudioChalk!
This would require some custom css development – here’s a start to add into your Custom CSS box located in your Salient Options panel:
body [class^="icon-"].icon-normal:hover, body [class*=" icon-"].icon-normal:hover {
background-color: #000!important;
}
Cheers 
Thanks – it worked!
You’re welcome 
Hi, Does it has a 404 error page ? hanks a lot
Hey ivrsell!
Stupid pre-purchase question (forgive my ignorance).
Presumably it’s possible to have a full width video instead of the slider on the landing page?
And not just a short ‘moving wall paper’ video but a narrative piece?
Again apologies for what I’m sure is ab obvious question but even though I really love the look of this theme I need to know it’s fit for my purpose before parting with the cash.
Many thanks for your understanding.
Hey JWH!
You can indeed just have a video in that section, but if you set it as a video BG in a row or through the Nectar Slider – it’s going to autoplay and repeat without any controls. However, you could also simply make a fullwidth content row and place a Vimeo/Youtube embed or self hosted video (which does have controls) instead 
Cheers 
Thanks. Good to know as I actually went ahead and bought the theme. I love it and have to say it is the easiest WP theme I’ve used to date. Many thanks again. JWH
So I got it working as a background and it looks frickin sweet.
However the client wants it to hold on a particular frame (or replacement image) for 5 seconds then autoplay w. controls. (Clients right!? Am I right?)
I have had a look through documentation and forums but can’t find the solution (probably because it’s too obvious and easy!).
Can you advise or point me in the right direction to read up on it.
Many thanks for your response and all your hard work.
Cheers,
J.
That’s great to hear J!
Unfortunately there’s no way to have it pause for a set duration before playing – this might be something better suited for an embed as I know Youtube embeds offers a bunch of options possibly including something that could be used for a timeout: https://developers.google.com/youtube/player_parameters#start
If you go the embed route, just set the row type to full width content and drop the embed code into a text block 
Cheers
Many thanks. Will give that a go. In the mean time I’m having a strange problem with the self hosted video. I am displaying it in a centre aligned, full with text block but it always stays left aligned. Any ideas?
You’re very welcome – if you can share the URL I’d be glad to help 
Okay now the video is centred but everything else is broken! I’m getting a dialogue stating: Your page layout was created with an old version of Visual Composer. Before you upgrade your current layout to the new version, please read this page through. It happens every time I update the page + it has inserted random rows and stripped out styling and even swapped page elements around. It’s also running super slow. I’m panicking as the site is being presented at a conference in 2 hours time.
p.s. I also submitted a ticket.
I have put all the content back in but now the video is misaligned and there are some pictures of cats in the gallery!
Hey again, sorry that I wasn’t able to answer sooner – in regards to centering the video, did you set the text align to center on the row holding the video? Also, I can’t see what you mean when you say “there are some pictures of cats in the gallery” – can you elaborate a little on that? If you wanna pass admin access just add it to your ticket if it’s not already and let me know your ticket ID 
Cheers
Let’s continue this conversation in Ticket land… #209281
Sure thing 
Hi, I can’t seem to find the ‘gallery’ option in the salient options when trying to fill in a portfolio post, is this feature gone due a wordpress update or have I forgotten a plugin? (I haven’t used this theme in 7 months and now lot’s has changed it seems) Any help please?
Thanks Pim
Hey Pim!
That option was removed since it is now obsolete – the image gallery element in the page builder offers the same display as that plus a ton of other options and the flexibility to move it where you need in the page rather than being forced to keep it at the top. To access the element simply click the Visual Composer button and you’ll see it listed in the available elements 
Yeah I figured it out, sorry for the trouble. Didn’t notice the little ‘visual composer’ button, haven’t been active in wordpress for quite some time. Brilliant work on that btw, love it!
No worries! 
Cheers
Pls check the social blog next to the contact-form. I set the width and height on the image to “20” but it returns the full image.
The text with icon did obviously not work inside the boxed frame, so I tried to achieve what I wanted a different way.
Can you help me out on both issues pls?
Pls see following link: http://kommunekommunikation.dk/kontakt-kommunekommunikation/
Hey!
Add this into the Custom CSS box located in your Salient Options panel to solve the text with icon issue:
body .col.boxed img, .wpb_column.boxed img {
padding: 0!important;
}
Also, If you don’t want your images to be responsive and ave a fixed width/height you’d have to either add a class to them which you can set the dimensions through css or remove this from the style.css
.row .col img {
height: auto;
margin-bottom: 15px;
max-width: 100%;
width: auto;
}
Cheers
Hi Theme Nectar 
I have a question related to responsiveness. we have a few problems with it on the site. Could you respond on the forum? Thank you for your help
Martyna
Hi Theme Nectar 
I have questions, I hope you don’t mind.
I added a shortcode for the full width grey space and a button on it, just like here: http://themenectar.com/demo/salient-frostwave/ the blue bar in the middle of the page, with a text: “Like What You See? We’re Just Getting Started” with a link to a portfolio page. I added it here: http://www.mmevelo.com/lookbook/ look on the bottom of the page.the code was like this:
[vc_column][vc_row][full_width_section bg_pos="Left Top" bg_repeat="No-Repeat" text_color="dark" top_padding="60" bottom_padding="35" background_color="#d6d6d6" type="full_width_background" text_align="left"][vc_column width="1/1"][vc_column_text]
<h2 style="text-align: center;">Sklep internetowy [button color="See-Through" size="medium" url="http://www.oursite.com" text="SHOP ONLINE"]</h2>
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column]
but there is a problem. It shows a grey bar on top of the text “sklep internetowy, instead of having the grey bar behid the text, just like you have it on your Home Page. We have it working on our home page all fine, bbut here it is not. There is a custom code written for this page, to place the photos above the grey bar.
How to have this grey bar working correctly?
Thank you:) Martyna
Hey Martyna!
You have a full width section inside of a vc_row which is also inside of a vc column. I would simply create a new row in the page builder at the bottom of the page to get the correct markup as those are nested in the wrong way. If you go through this tutorial you’ll see exactly how to make full width rows easily
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4mt0lOJ888
Thank you
Very helpful
Ps. please respond to my questions on the forum.
Best wishes Martyna
Hi
sorry, but it does not work. I am beginning to get lost.
I created the element using Composer, and everything was fine, untill a code for the images on the page was added.
the full width background with the link to the shop stops working with the code, the grey background goes way up, far higher than the padding was set, covers most of the images.
Hi
I added an additional row above the row with a button, a row of white full width background, and it works there is just the unnecessary white space below the grey bar.
Hey again! The issue seems to be all the stray strong tags you somehow have in your page – http://i.imgur.com/9hKXKNc.jpg if you can’t find any in the text tab then check to see if a plugin is adding them in. Also I’ll be with you on your ticket very soon 
Hey
Thank you for your answer
I will go through it tomorrow, time to have some rest, it is way past midnight over here
best wishes Martyna
Sounds good 
Cheers
Hi Theme Nectar
Thank you for your answer. I removed one strong tag, it was on the top of the page, but the white spece below the grey bar with a link to the shop ( on the bottom of the page remains.
I am wondering what to do to remove it?
There is no strong tag within the text tab for this page, however, when I remove all the code written for the page, and leave the grey bar with a link to the shop, the grey bar acts correctly. Without the white space below it.
Could you please have a look on the ticket on the forum, and let me know?
Many thanks, Martyna
Just responded 
Hello ThemeNectar,
Question for you again, is there a way to align the BOOK NOW button with the rest of the tabs in the header, either move the button up a little or bring the rest of the tabs down a little, it looks a little awkward. Also when viewing it on mobile (iPhone) the BOOK NOW button is not centred, is it possible to have it centred?
My business website is www.maidsinBLUE.com
Thanks a lot!
Ryaz
Hey Ryaz!
Add this into your custom css box in the Salient options panel:
header#top nav > ul > li:not(.menu-item-object-project-attributes) {
margin-top: 6px;
}
@media only screen and (min-width: 1px) and (max-width: 1000px) {
#mobile-menu ul li a.nectar-button {
display: inline-block!important;
}
header#top nav > ul > li.menu-item-object-project-attributes {
text-align: center!important;
}
}
Cheers 
Thank you very much, tested & it works!
You’re very welcome! 
Aloha Nectar, That transparent header is cool! It was really frustrating for me to figure out how to make it work though. I finally discovered that it wasn’t working because I was using a child theme. For some reason it won’t work with my child theme. Any ideas of what I should do? Thanks, Tony
Hey powerhound! Do you have a header.php in your child theme? If so then you most likely just need to update that file to have the structure of Salient 4.0’s header.php to support the new feature 
Cheers