Discussion on SmartMag - Newspaper Magazine & News WordPress

Discussion on SmartMag - Newspaper Magazine & News WordPress

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Hello, Just Purchased your theme and my problem is how can i add featured slider on home page? already followed steps on other comments but still not working

Hey atkhenz,

If you have already followed the steps mention in the documentation and it’s still not working for you, please get in touch with our support via our Support Forums.

Thanks.

Is there anyway to make this theme compatible with visual composer or thrive frontend editor. Frontend editing is great and these solutions come with a tonne of features that can be used on your theme.

This would be great. Also as mentioned before, it needs star reviews and maybe just a few more magazine related features would be nice,

Ie top list review section where you can change categories and see the top 10/20/30 reviews per category.

Also an editors choice feature, on each review there should be an editors review and a user review underneath where a user can select a star rating which is averaged out.

A frontend login integration and non WordPress login/registration form.

Feedburner integration, option for guest users to submit articles for review which can be enabled/disabled. Just some things to think about.

Hello,

Thanks for the feedback again. We noted it the last time as well.

Visual composer isn’t the top priority at the moment . Star reviews is one of higher priority features. We also understand your concern about visitors user reviews – it’s a rare feature as magazines reviews are mostly editor’s opinion – but it’s in our todo list as well. Star based visitor rating is a higher priority feature.

Front-end login registration is available when bbPress is active. There are many more plugins that allow you to create custom registration forms which will work flawlessly with the theme.

Feedburner subscribe is already available as seen on the footer widget and WP-User Frontend plugin can allow front-end submission by users.

Again, your feedback is noted.

Cheers.

Hello!

Two questions I have regarding your great-looking theme:

1. What are the sizes for the responsive ads? Please mention them all, I have a customer that has very specific needs.

2. Is the ads area compatible with Google’s DoubleClick for Publishers (DFP) codes? If not, do you think you can add this feature soon? If yes, why not mention it in the description? No theme has it mentioned, can be a good buying incentive ;)

Thank you in advance! :)

Hey,

1. it will be different based on area and the device being used. The top area ad can be 728×90 or 468×80. Making the assumption you’re using Google Adsense Responsive Ad units, the 728×90 will become 468×80 on smartphones. They will be sized based on the device and ad network you’re using. If you’re running your own image ads using a banner rotator plugin, they will be re-sized like in demo.

2. The ad widgets by themselves are responsive, but any external network’s ads will depend on the network responsive support and dimensions. We have only tested it with Adsense’s Responsive Ad units and that works – even with Adsense image ads. For DFP, you will have to follow the official guidelines to get the correct ad code.

Thanks.

Thank you very much for the answers, very useful information. But please clarify this related short questions:

3. The widgets (sidebar) area ads are responsive by default (due to their width)?

4. What sizes can the widget area ads have?

5. So your theme is compatible with DoubleClick for Publishers codes, without other needed plugins? I understand that responsiveness depends on the DFP code, I just want to know if the basic non-responsive DFP code is compatible with the ads area from your theme :)

Thanks again!

Hey,

3. Yes, they are. But again, if the javascript code of the ad network isn’t responsive, it cannot automatically make it responsive (Adsense Responsive Unit or DFP responsive will work, for example). For local image ads, it will work fine out of the box though.

4. 300×250 is the standard ad size in that area on all devices.

5. Yes. But DFP ads won’t be responsive unless the responsive code is used.

Cheers.

how to make contributor page with this theme.? Why my 404 Example different from live preview.? thank you :)

Hey,

Please check the part on “Creating Pages” in documentation. For further support, please create a topic at our Support Forums as technical support staff is only available there.

Thanks.

i do not know i can not purchase from brazil and afghanistan there is no support for many countries that purchase from themeforest, but i will call my friend from USA it is 3 months i am trying to buy this theme i am really sorry for themeforest that we can not buy directly and i have a question can we use HTML theme in header? is it possible? or java script? example if we upload everything and link the css and html and set it in header then will it work well in this sweet and smart theme?

Hey,

Sorry to hear the trouble you had to go through so far. Do you wish to use it like an HTML template? You can do that but you will have to use same markup as the WordPress theme on your own (obviously). Hence, we would not recommend using the theme for that purpose unless you can code HTML. It’s best to use it as a WordPress theme so that no coding will be required.

Hopefully, the purchase will go through this time.

Cheers.

is it possible i transfer $45 from my country to your account and you purchase it for me? if yes please let me know i love this theme and one question is there a way that if visitor click on facebook icon then it goes to new tab?

Hi, I bought the theme and have a boxed layout. I want to add a background image but can’t find where to upload the background image.

Never mind, I found it.

Hi, I bought 2 licenses for this theme as it looks fantastic! On one of the websites, it seems to work flawlessly and smoothly. This is a new website, and the SmartMag theme is the first one installed on that database.

The second website it is being used on seems to be having some major issues, in that the first time a page or post is loaded (On Firefox and I.E) it comes up with a blank page with only one or two menu options visible. The issue corrects itself when you refresh the page. Can you tell me why this happens as its obviously very frustrating

Hey,

Sorry to hear you’re experiencing issues on your second site. However, we haven’t come across this issue from any user yet. Please try disabling all plugins except Bunyad plugins and running the Regenerate Thumbnails plugin as mentioned in the docs.

For further support, please create a topic at our Support Forums as technical support guys are only available there. Also, share your site admin info in a private reply if the steps above don’t fix it.

Thanks.

Hi

Is it possible to limit the number of posts listed in the “Highlights Block Widget”

Thanks

Hey,

It seems like you figured it out. Please post at forums if you’re still having any issues.

Cheers.

Nevermind, i found the solution

Hi I am trying to access the forums but I haven´t receive my password and username, I provided my order number

Hey,

Can you please confirm you completed both steps of registration? After you enter your purchase code, on the next page, it will ask you enter your email address etc. If you have already done that, please email us through our Profile with the username and email you registered with.

Thanks.

haha sorry you´re right, it´s fine now

Hi, I purshased the template SMART MAG, but the programmer has gone and i can not enter to support forums Theme Sphere so can you change the email registration please

Hey,

Please go to our Profile and send us an email. Here’s what we’ll need:

1. Current username on the forums, if any.

2. Your purchase code – from your Downloads section. Here’s an explanation.

3. The new email address you wish to use.

Thanks.

thanks!

The mail was sent, i hope your response , thanks!!

First of all, this theme is perfect on several points:

For example, ease of customization, beauty, SEO level, etc…

But even more, Asad, the creator, manages its own private forum and he is ALWAYS there to help you quickly and efficiently.

I bought several themes before this one. NONE reaches its level of perfection.

Top notch for quality and service!

I can assure you that you can buy this theme with your eyes closed!

Olivier

Hey,

Always awesome to see a happy buyer. Thanks for your great words! It only motivates us to do even better.

Cheers. Have a great day.

I love this theme, but too waiting on user reviews. Also, I see you have bbpress integrated, if I install Buddypress will it work nicely with the existing profiles you have now? Thanks

Hey,

While bbPress has our styling integration, BuddyPress will use its own styling – as in we didn’t implement it yet. It does fit in with the theme and can be used, however, we still cannot it as our official refined implementation.

Cheers.

Please please please can we get star ratings included in this theme… It’s the only reason at present why I can’t use this theme… I’m moving from good news theme here on themeforest.. I really hope this is something you look to implement soon. Its really one of the only things missing… Apart from maybe thrive or visual composer integration for front end editing…

This is the way its all going now. Much easier. No more poor WordPress editors or backend form authors.

Hey,

Star rating on reviews will be included in one of the releases this month. However, visual composer integration doesn’t seem to have much demand so far – but we are noting all the suggestions offered. We’ll definitely consider it for a future release as demand increases.

Thanks for your suggestions.

HI Sir,

this short code “[latest_gallery cat=”all” number=”5” type=”slider”]” works only in Page Builder Mode but not in normal editor.

Is something can be fixed?

Thanks in advance F.

Hey,

Unfortunately, that shortcode is a hybrid – it’s actually a pagebuilder block that can also be used in sidebar widgets but not within normal pages.

To get suggestions on how to enable it on normal pages, please create a topic at our Support Forums and our support guys will help you.

Cheers.

Just wanted to say that after checking (pingdom/googleinsights) a lot of magazine themes with the most sales I can say I find this theme to be the fastest. Also, all my questions where answered… I think that if you listen to your customers (not saying you dont do this, actually I think you do) and add new features constantly you can reach the first spot on most sales ;)
going to buy this theme now

Hey,

Thanks for the good words. We’re constantly encouraging our customers to provide feedback and are actively considering and implementing the most requested features.

Hopefully you will enjoy using SmartMag.

Cheers.

i can inser slider to home page without creating a page ?

Hello,

Slider can only be activated on pages so you have to first create a home-page. However, using a Blog / Listing block with pagination will have the same effect as the default archive page you normally see on the home-page.

For further support, please create a topic at our Support Forums. Technical support is only available there.

Thanks.

in an update would be nice if you add the option to add the slide in normal home

Thanks for your input. For any other suggestions, make sure to post them in our feature suggestions topic.

hi, since I use this theme on all website goes down RAM. I have a VPS: 2 Core 3 GB Ram 10 GB HD

I think that your pages are too heavy , my web site is ps4italia . co m

Hello,

We have continuously tested the performance and memory usage of the theme and it’s well below almost any theme on ThemeForest – it’s one of the few light-weight themes here. You can do the comparison yourself. Of course that relies on a fair comparison – you cannot compare the homepage with a totally plain blogging theme – the homepage will be heavier than that as there are many dynamic blocks.

Also, make sure you’re checking the RAM usage the right way. It’s a common issue on Linux VPS. Finally, if it’s a high traffic site, you should install a caching plugin like W3 Total Cache.

For further support, please create a topic at our Support Forums.

Thanks.

Additionally, on your site, some of the images are huge – they were probably uploaded before SmartMag was activated. Please follow this step of the documentation:

“If you have existing content and featured images, you will have to install Regenerate Thumbnails plugin and run it from Tools > Regen. Thumbnails.”

Cheers.

thank’s , now I install the plugin for Regenerate Thumbnails , my old theme was Avenue

Hi, I am almost at the point of purchase, last few questions: - Is it possible to change the number of related posts the widget shows
-The related posts shows: recent / popular / comments, etc… is it possible to just show one of these?
-Is it possible to show the slider at the top and below just modern grid?
-In the homepage there is a recent video widget in form of a carousel, can I use this widget to show the lastest posts for each category and display it in the sidebar? Also is it possible for this widget to be animated automatically?
-Video posf format: Is it possible to show the share buttons just below the video?
-Can I select a different color for the website besides the ones showed in the demo?
-Are there different kinds of sliders?
-How do you pick the related posts?(manually/automatic)
-Is it possible to use the social widget (news bar) at other places?
-Are you planning to ad a wallpaper ad soon?
-Is there a socialwidget available for use in the sidebar?

Hello,

1. Yes, support can guide you on how to do that.

2. The related posts are only the 3 posts at the bottom. What you’re seeing in the sidebar is fully configurable based on widgets.

3. Sorry, the featured slider can only be used at top.

4. The carousel format of that block won’t really look good in the sidebar but the slider format will – as shown in the demo sidebar.

5. You can request for a placement change.

6. Yes, any color can be chosen using the color picker.

7. No. But you can use external plugin based sliders.

8. Related posts are automatic based on the category.

9. The trending news ticker only works in the top bar above header.

10. Sure. We can add in a future release. Meanwhile, we can suggest you how to do it now.

11. Assuming you were referring to a “social counter” for sidebar, there’s a plugin that is made compatible and the guidelines are available at the forums.

Cheers.

Hi. Can we set max width of site 1020px wide ?

Thanks.

Hey,

Here’s a solution from forums that you can use in Theme Settings > Custom CSS (adjust 1030 to 1020). If that doesn’t work for you, please create a topic on our forums so that support can guide you.

Cheers.

Beautiful theme but I have a problem, how do I insert featured on the home?

Hey,

Awesome to know you like the theme.

Are you referring the featured slider? If so, learn how to add posts to slider and then set it for your homepage.

Please note our support guys are better equipped to assist you with any troubles you’re experiencing with the theme. Create a topic at our Support Forums and they will be alerted to assist you.

Cheers.

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