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Hi I’m working on a prototype website for a client.
Eventually, after it gets launched, he’ll include some blog posts.
However, in testing that functionality beforehand, I’m unable to get the Blog page to work. The area where blog posts should appear remains blank.I think I’m using Enfold v4.5.1
Within the Enfold settings, for Theme Options, I’ve selected Frontpage: Home; and Blog: Blog.
Within Blog Layout, I have Blog Styling: Default (Business); and Blog Layout: Use the advanced layout editor…I’ve created a single test blog post, but although it can be previewed on its own page, still nothing appears on the Blog page itself.
Also, on the Blog page the Advanced Layout Editor is not loading. There is no error message, but the loading icon never stops spinning. I don’t have this problem on any other page.
I’d welcome any suggestions on how to get it to work.
(Login details are attached below.)Thanks
Hey ThisTime,
Why do you have a selected category on the Blog view? If you remove that u will be able to see everything properly
Best regards,
BasilisHi Basilis
Sorry for my late reply, I’ve only just discovered your email notification in my junk mail!
Can you point me in the direction of where you’re seeing the “selected category” in the Blog view?
(I don’t “blog” personally, so please excuse my unfamiliarity with what’s what.)
I don’t see anything in the theme settings for category.
Nor do I see anything in the blog layout settings for category.
And as for the chosen blog page itself, I seem not to have much control of it at all (see the second problem mentioned above re. the perpetually spinning icon when trying to use the Advanced Layout Editor.)
My basic test post was ‘uncategorised’ and I haven’t created any categories either, so I’m puzzled as to why, or even where, a category could be selected. If I’m missing something obvious (which is entirely possible :-) do let me know.So, at the moment, I’m still stuck with my two original problems.
Thanks
Hi ThisTime,
When you choose the option “Use the advanced layout editor…” you need to build the page yourself and the blog post element or the masonry. You can try other options in the theme options for the blog and see if in one of them worjs better for you.
Best regards,
VictoriaThanks Victoria
I know that’s what ought to be possible, but I couldn’t get to that stage because of the spinning icon. It’s actually the second point I raised that has turned-out to be the key factor in the problem I was experiencing, but perhaps both yourself and Basilis overlooked the importance of it, as I didn’t get any suggestions on how to overcome the perpetually spinning icon in the area that I would normally expect to add Advanced Layout Editor components to.
In case anyone else encounters a similar problem, here’s the solution that worked for me…
Problem: The page I’d created to display blog posts was not allowing Advanced Layout Editor to load properly.
Solution: As soon as I deselected it as the Blog page (and it became a ‘standard’ page), the Advanced Layout Editor was able to work normally (with no spinning icon). I was then able to configure it by adding the blog post element. Once I’d saved the changes, I then selected once again for this page to display the blog and everything worked properly. Thereafter, I was able to go back in to edit the blog page and the Advanced Layout Editor was still working.
Conclusion: In my setup anyway, it would seem there was a conflict somewhere that required my proposed blog page to be configured with Advanced Layout Editor before actually selecting it as the blog page within the Enfold/WordPress settings.Hopefully, I’ve described that clearly enough, but if anyone who encounters a similar problem needs more information, just ask.
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