Hi.
I have been trying different widgets and changed between ‘Static Front Page’ and ‘your latest posts’ under Customize.
I have a mission to get my post to show on my frontpage, kinda like this webside: worldofwonderlust.com (applied my own style og text..)
Is it possible with a widget with VANTAGE theme?? Or can you recommend another theme, where I can get as close as possible to that style?
Check out my blog already, to see what I have been able to do already. But I’m stuck from here :(
Thank you :)
My blog is
afulltimetravellersjournal.com
Hi Reggae Rose
This can be done by using PageBuilder. Navigate to Pages, add a new page and make sure that the template select on the right hand side is set at Default Template.
Switch to PageBuilder View and add a Post Loop Widget. Edit this and change the template to Grid.
Save the page and assign this as your home page in Appearance->Customize->Static Front Page.
We may need to adjust the sizes of the elements in the grid afterwards with some Custom CSS so please let us know if that is needed.
Let us know how you get on
Magus
So far, so good.
THANK YOU Magus, I've been struggling with this for daaays!!
Next question:
Now I wanna get rid of the frames around the pictures on the front page
(those I chose to be grid)
And make the pictures bigger, så there only is 2 pictures (posts) on each
'line'.
Besides ..
How do you make the date of your post visible on the fronpage – under the picture?
How do you add a category to your picture which will show under the description on the frontpage aswell? :)
Hi Reggae Rose
You can fix/change this with some custom CSS. If you navigate to Appearance > Custom CSS, you’ll get our custom CSS editor. Just add the following code.
/* Post loop 2 posts wide*/ .vantage-grid-loop article .grid-thumbnail { border: none; box-shadow: none; padding: 0; } .vantage-grid-loop article { width: 50%; } /* End post loop 2 posts wide*/For the post date please navigate to Appearance->Theme Settings->Blog and make sure that Post Meta and Post Date are enabled.
Let us know how you get on
Magus
Hi Reggae Rose
Even with the correct settings in Appearance->Theme Settings->Blog it may still not show the date. If this happens please add the following to Custom CSS
article.post .entry-header .entry-meta, article.page .entry-header .entry-meta { display: block; }Magus
Hi again Magus.
THANK YOU SO MUCH for the Custom CSS, now the frontpage looks PERFECT!! :D
It still doesn't work with the date. Can you help me again?
I just want the date, no "posted on" and so on .. :)
Hi again.
How do I remove the word "HOME" as it says when you enter my blog? It is the first you see under the menu to the left :)
Hi Reggae Rose
To remove the word home from the home page please add this to your Custom CSS
body.home .post-49 .entry-title { display: none; }To remove the words ‘Posted on’ Please try this
.entry-meta { visibility: hidden; } .entry-meta a { visibility: visible; display: block; }Let us know how it goes
Magus
Hi again Magus.
The CCS only works on the top post on my frontpage. Can you make it on all the posts in the frontpage?
– How can you set the date so its gonna show as: month xx, year (May 13,
2015)?
– Besides I would like it if the date in the fronpage, could be under the content?
– Can you make the 'follow-symbols' in the site be in the middle of my sidebar instead of to the left?
:)
Hi Reggae Rose
You can remove the title from all posts on the front page by changing the original CSS I provided to this.
body.home .post .entry-title { display: none; }The date format can be changed by navigating to Settings->General. Set the date format as custom and change the value to FY.
The Social Icons can be centred by adding this
.sfmsb-follow-social-buttons { max-width: 100%; text-align: center; } .sfmsb-follow-social-buttons a, .sfmsb-follow-social-buttons .sfmsb-text { display: inline-block; float: none; }Unfortunately there is no way to move the date below the content without customizing the post page template.
You could however style the date to make it more of a feature?
Magus
Hi Reggae Rose
Apologies, the entry for the date format should be set to this F j, Y rather than FY.
Magus
Hi Magnus.
There is a problem downloading the newest version on Page Builder. Is it just me who has that problem?
Hi from Rikke
Hi Rikke
There should be no issues downloading the latest version. If you are having issues you may need to force the update. This can be done by removing the current version of the plugin and then downloading the latest version through the plugin interface.
Magus
Thanks for the answer.
I cannot find the plugin installed anywhere, and it says this when I try to install it
What can I do?
Hi Reggae Rose
Unfortunately we do not allow embedding images in the forum, could you please upload your screenshot to your website and linking it from there.
Thanks
Magus
I will try that, if you cannot answer my question :)
But I thought that PageBuilder was a part of Vantage Theme Premium? I have bought Premium and it has always been a part of the pages and posts, but now it wants me to install it.
Does it mean I have to do something about Vantage Theme?
Hi Reggae Rose
Vantage used to come with a lite version of pagebuilder for use with the custom Home Page. Newer versions require you to install the PageBuilder plugin as that has a lot more functionality. Neither of these options should impact the installation of the plugin though, hence my question concerning the screenshot of the error message you are receiving.
Magus
I see.
This is the link to the picture :)
http://www.thetravellersjournal.com/page-builder/
Thanks
Hi Reggae Rose
It looks like you have a corrupted installation of PageBuilder already in place. Please access your site via FTP or through the file manager in hour hosting control panel. Navigate to Website Root->wp-content->plugins and delete the folder named siteorigin-panels.
Then try to reinstall the plugin from the Plugins Menu item in your dashboard.
Magus
That worked, thank you!
But now it's back to the original loop
I would like the top post to look as it does now, but under it, I would like it to show two posts next to each other.
Like the blog here:
http://www.worldofwanderlust.com/
:)
Hi Reggae Rose
I apologise for taking so long to get back to you. Please try adding this to Appearance->Custom CSS
article.post { max-width: 47% !important; float: left; padding: 0 10px; }Let us know how you get on
Magus
Hi Magnus.
I've started looking at my blog again after a break.
I'm wondering if you can remove the 'page count' there is appearing under the top post on my front page?
thetravellersjournal.com
Hi Reggae
You can fix/change this with some custom CSS. If you navigate to Appearance > Custom CSS, you’ll get our custom CSS editor. Just add the following code.
/* SiteOrigin Widgets */ .widget_siteorigin-panels-postloop .pagination { display: none; }PERFECT! Thank you :D
Do you know how to remove the date from pages?
For sure :)
Have you tried Appearance > Theme Settings > Blog > Post Date?
Yeah, but I only want the date on the pages (home, stewardess, travelling,
gallery) to be removed, not the dates on my blog posts :)
Hi Reggae
You can fix/change this with some custom CSS. If you navigate to Appearance > Custom CSS, you’ll get our custom CSS editor. Just add the following code.
.home .entry-meta, .archive .entry-meta { display: none; }Hi Magus.
I would like to ask if it is possible to cancel my order to premium Vantage and get my money back?
I have found it too difficult to make my blog work and appear the way I wish it to look like. I have no background in making a website or a blog,
so I might have gabbed over too much, when I believed Vantage could be transformed into the look I wished.
I love your features, but it is too advanced for me, I need a more simple setup from the beginning.
I bought my theme back in april, so It's a while back. I hope it is possible :)
Thank you in advance.
Hi from Rikke
Hi Rikke
Really sorry to hear you’ve had a bad experience building your site. If there is anything further we can do to assist, let us know. We’re here to help.
Unfortunately, we have a 60 day refund policy. For most cases, two months is sufficient time to assess the premium upgrade and decide if you’re happy with the purchase. Our refund policy period also aligns with PayPal’s refund period. After 60 days has passed it’s no longer possible to refund from within PayPal using the regular refund feature.
Hi again Andrew.
Alright, too bad, but I guessed it wasn't possible.
I'll try to work a some more on my theme, now that I've spend so much time on it already.
It is though getting easier and easier for me to figure everything out, so it could me amazing getting your theme to work for me :)
I'm extremely happy with the help I've gotten so far and you have always answered me super quickly, thank you for that.
I wondered if it is possible to make the buttons under my blogposts transparent?
My sidebar has disappeared when I press on 'Home', can you guide to how I can get it back? :)
A few other questions:
– The date on my blog post when they are showed in grid on my homepage,
home and in categories has disappeared. Can they be showed again?
– Is is possible under the pictures as well in grid to show which category they belong to? :)
I really like the style on this theme, how it is shown really simple and with the little divider line between the headline and date
http://femininethemesdemo.com/?theme=Paisley
(I like that I have a summery on my posts and that my pictures are square though :) )
Is it possible to do something similar with the category and date? :)
My blog is http://www.thetravellersjournal.com
Thanks in advance, best regards
Thanks for your understanding. I’ll be able to reply shortly. I’m sure we can assist further.
I wondered if it is possible to make the buttons under my blogposts transparent?
Try the following at Appearance > Custom CSS. You might find that it’ll take away some usability though.
/* Buttons */ a.button, button, html input[type="button"], input[type="reset"], input[type="submit"], .post-navigation a, #image-navigation a, a.button:hover, button:hover, html input[type="button"]:hover, input[type="reset"]:hover, input[type="submit"]:hover, .post-navigation a:hover:hover, #image-navigation a:hover { border: none; text-shadow: none; box-shadow: none; background: none; padding-left: 0; }My sidebar has disappeared when I press on ‘Home’, can you guide to how I can get it back? :)
Go to Pages > Home, set the page template in the right column to Default. In future, edit your home page from this location (Pages > Home) and not from Appearance > Home Page.
– The date on my blog post when they are showed in grid on my homepage,
home and in categories has disappeared. Can they be showed again?
Unfortunately, the grid layout doesn’t display the date. It’s not possible to add this without custom development.
Is is possible under the pictures as well in grid to show which category they belong to? :)
The default Vantage blog layout shows the category on the single post page. None of the available blog layouts display the category under the featured image, sorry.
I really like the style on this theme, how it is shown really simple and with the little divider line between the headline and date … Is it possible to do something similar with the category and date? :)
There, unfortunately, isn’t anything in Vantage our Widgets Bundle that can offer this blog layout.
The Custom CSS for the buttons didn't work unfortunately :(
I might have asked about the buttons before and add'ed another CSS, I have taken a screenshot of my Custom CSS site – that is all of my CSS you can see in the picture. Is there any of the codes I need to delete that could block this CSS you just gave me? The link is
http://www.thetravellersjournal.com/problems-with-buttons/
I cannot find 'Page Template' when I go into Pages > Home, it looks different in there than usual.
I have put screen shots of Appearance > Home Page and of my 'Home' under this link http://www.thetravellersjournal.com/problems-with-home/
Thanks for the quick answer :)
2015-10-19 23:36 GMT+02:00 Andrew Misplon <
forum+12910-u20751-c4f4979adffbd552553bcf0606c42fd28ad8b109@siteorigin.com>:
I would really like to add this floating bar in the side of my posts and in my front page and so on.
When I wanna add it, how is the best wat to do it? In a text widget in a row just in the text of a post? :)
https://www.addtoany.com/buttons/customize/floating_share_buttons
2015-10-19 23:56 GMT+02:00 Rikke R <[email protected]>:
Sure.
Custom CSS
Are we perhaps looking at different buttons? The buttons that were at the bottom of this post for example: http://www.thetravellersjournal.com/day-12-seeing-touching-and-exploring/ now have a transparent background. For example: Day 10 – Passed the Test was previously a button with a background. The background is gone.
Home Page:
You’re at Appearance > Home Page. Instead, go to Pages > Home. You’ll find the page template drop down menu in the right column. There is a Pages menu item above Appearance, click it then locate your home page.
You can also go to Appearance > Home Page and click Edit as a Page.
For a floating bar, you’d need to look for a plugin to handle that for you.
Start here: https://wordpress.org/plugins/search.php?q=floating+share+bar
I see what you mean with the buttons now.
I meant the ones that appear on the category sites. The buttons there are still grey. BUT .. I was wondering, if it possible, only to have pages –
instead of categories? I cannot figure out to make the categories more personal, but the pages I can customise as I would like them to look.
When I try to make a page as a category and wanna ad a specific post to that new category(the page), then I cannot find it.
Can you help me here? :)
Another question – now I have add'ed a youtube video and a meta slider on my 'home' page, but I want the slider to be as big as the youtube next to it (I change the video to 280 x 158)
Can I change the size of the slider and how?
Thank you :D
2015-10-20 12:41 GMT+02:00 Andrew Misplon <
forum+12910-u20751-c4f4979adffbd552553bcf0606c42fd28ad8b109@siteorigin.com>:
Category pages are automatically created when you assign a post to a category. Category pages use the theme archive page layout. Category pages inherit settings from Appearance > Theme Settings > Blog. Things like should the date display, should the author display etc. Beyond the settings available at Theme settings, the category page is unfortunately not editable.
You can change the Meta Slider dimensions, that’s one option. Go to Meta Slider, find the slider in question and use the right column settings to match the video. 370 x 209.