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Subscribing to this thread as it’s a great discussion and definitely I have been feeling this way for a while. I keep checking out other themes but really want to stick with Enfold. But it is frustrating to see the focus shift from theme functionality to creating more demos, which is about selling more themes, I get it… however that’s at the expense of better video handling and better mobile handling, especially the menus. I am still reeling from the menu update a few versions ago where the mega menus changed on mobile… I now have to have many sub-menus on mobile for users to access the same info they used to access with one click.
I have seen more support / faster support lately and the return of Vinay is great to see. It is also really helpful now to see when the next version is coming (to the right, on the forum) and to have changelogs updated as soon as the version comes out so we know what changed. It does seem like you guys are listening so we appreciate that.
I don’t quite understand the strategy of all the mini-updates (4.2.3, 4.2.4, etc) that don’t really impact user experience but I trust there’s a good reason for this.
Thanks!!!
Rob
My staging site keeps throwing this error when I update to 4.2.6… I’m leaving production at 4.2.3 as that seems to be the last stable version.
PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare builder_set_debug() (previously declared in /nas/content/staging/name/wp-content/themes/enfold-child/functions.php:66) in /nas/content/staging/name/wp-content/themes/enfold/functions.php on line 26, referer: http://sitename.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=9545&action=edit
I don’t need help with this as I’m just going to wait for a future version of Enfold… but thought that error might be of some help as the devs work to make future versions more stable.
Hi Yigit,
Ha ha, yes, but in this case very random and strange. You might want to leave this thread open as I wouldn’t be surprised if it comes back….
Thanks for your help!
Best,
RobYigit and Victoria, we have been adding this exact code to quick css for months now… and the problem keeps coming up in threads as each new version of Enfold is released. Are the devs ever going to add this to the theme? This is getting ridiculous and puts a lot of work on users and moderators. Looks like isee above even found the error in the code…. maybe he can join the dev team? :)
Just my opinion.
Cheers,
RobH Yigit!
This is really strange….but now I can’t replicate the alleged bug <?> on either staging or production… it’s working fine…. but I did nothing to fix it. No plugin updates or disables…. it’s just working again?
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RobHi Yigit,
You’re either up really late or really early! <big eye emoji> :) :) :)
No worries on crashing the staging site… that’s what they are there for. I am running out the door so can’t post new logins right now, but one comment… the button text / shortcode is exactly cut and pasted from the shortcode created when I used the “insert theme shortcode” magic wand in the toolbar of the editor…. so that’s why I’m thinking this is a minor bug. Shouldn’t it be making shortcodes that are formatted correctly as it always has?
OK I’m late, gotta run, more tomorrow … can push a new staging site and set up new logins if you want to test. But if you copy / paste the shortcode created with the “insert theme shortcode” on your own Enfold page, does it work?
Thanks, more tomorrow
Best,
RobHi Yigit!
Login is same on the thread you were just working on earlier this week…. I can’t access the password anymore so let me know if you want me to re-set it.
However, I think if you copy that shortcode to your installation or a demo site it will say “click me” instead of displaying properly?
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RobHome page is fine but click on an article (like “Garbage in Bali”) and you’ll see header breaks and gibberish on top of page…..
Fast Velocity Minify helped my page scores a lot, but has become less compatible with Enfold with the last few Enfold updates where they are working on css and js. I think they are streamlining Enfold with these mini updates so you might want to wait until the end of the month. Also, if you’re using Go Daddy, consider a better host that will provide a less overloaded server for your site.
Nevermind, I figured it out, needed to add font color / size for non-hover box.
OK to close this thread, thanks!
Hey Vinay! Thank you, that seems to work great. And thank you Yigit for your help yesterday.
Re original topic of this post around 4.2.5, I will remain at 4.2.3 and hope that 4.2.6 is bug-free. The last few updates have been…. well…. challenging! :)
Cheers,
RobPs have you guys seen this guy’s Enfold tutorials on Youtube?
I just found them and learned a few new things (I didn’t know there was a sub-menu element in ALB)… very cool.
Rob
Hi Yigit,
Ha ha, yes I get nervous if my phone is under 30%… we have earthquakes here! :)
That looks great on the standard menus, but on mega menu the background is still all colored… for example “resources” mega menu is a sea of pink… is there any way to change that? If not, my vision is that the highlight color isn’t this pink but a light beige, so maybe it looks OK if that can’t be changed…?
Thanks,!!!
RobHi guys, thanks for your help! Yigit you need to charge your phone from that screenshot, ha ha! :)
Maybe this is user error on my part. I am trying to have the background highlight when the cursor points at it to be a slightly darker shade of white / tan as right now on the production site it is pretty much invisible.
On staging site, I went into advanced styling –> Main menu sub level inks and then changed the background color to a bright pink just to check to see if it was working… and then ticked the box “apply only to mouse hover state” however that makes the entire menu the bright pink. How do I just get the mouse hover state highlight to change to a slightly darker tan so it’s visible?
Thanks!!
Rob
Hi!!
You are the expert on Enfold… I’m not sure what to do. Why doesn’t it change in Enfold settings?
Thanks!!
Rob
That is precisely why I moved to self-hosted video… I ran into the same problem. Youtube prioritizes page load over quality, so I found even on a 250 mbps connection, the first few seconds were pixelated while the video played and loaded simultaneously. The only way I could get around it was to self-host the video, which does eat up bandwidth. Now I am using a hybrid of that, self-hosting a small 12 MB video compressed with Handbrake, and an option to play the Youtube video in a lightbox…. this however requires a slider plugin. I’m using Smart Slider, not sure if you can do it with Layerslider. You can see an example here: http://www.thomashenthorne.com/65-los-ranchitos-road/
Cheers,
RobVictoria, while you’re in the site, can you also figure out how to change the “highlight” color on the desktop menu so it is more visible? Maybe about 20% darker than it is now? I have tried in settings but it does not seem to change.
Thanks!
RobPS By highlight color, I mean the color that the sub menu item turns when the cursor is pointing at it, just to be clear.
Hi Victoria,
Sure thing… posting below in private content. I have also let the FVM plugin author know that with the latest few updates Enfold has become less compatible with his plugin, and he said he would take a look at it. I know a lot of users use Autoptimize, but that one started causing issues for me a few months ago so I switched to FVM.
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RobHey Trent, once you build a slider with your video / etc, you just use a shortcode inside a text box like this:
[smartslider3 slider=24]
There’s also a button that’s added to the control bar (where bold, font selection etc appear) and you can choose from the available sliders you have built.
Their support is via email and is insanely fast. They also have a very active Facebook page with lots of Q&A. I have NO CONNECTION to them besides being a very happy customer and loving how it works with Enfold.
Cheers
RobThis answer keeps being given but it’s no longer true. Video is NOT disabled on mobile, as evidenced here if you access on mobile:
http://www.thomashenthorne.com/65-los-ranchitos-road/
This is done with the Smart Slider 3 plugin and it works great as long as the video is hyper compressed for mobile, ideally only 9 MB or so. If over 20 MB it will default to a fallback image.
In the United States, unlimited mobile data plans are becoming the norm, and auto-play video is quickly going to become the norm as well.
Hope this helps.
Rob
Given all the issues with 4.2.4, it seems like it would be a good idea for Enfold to pull this update, fix them and publish whatever changes in 4.2.5….
I think that’s a different issue… if the pages won’t open at all for editing with Yoast turned on, he has a plugin or PHP version issue or something…
Yoast and Enfold are 100% compatible, however there are certain analysis functions around the content in the ALB that don’t work with Yoast. For example it will report you haven’t used your keyword in the first paragraph of copy when it is in fact in the first paragraph. I ignore that and just make sure the keyword is there.OK thanks… so does that mean we will need to apply it to production once 4.2.5 rolls out next week? I don’t see it in quick css… is it in functions.php or did you somehow sneak that plugin in there?? (ha ha ha!)
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RobHi Yigit!
Thanks very much…. but NOW THE VIDEO IS UPSIDE DOWN??????
OK just joking! :) I can’t figure out what you did but it looks like a different URL and is specific to that page since the videos on other pages are still broken.
At this point I’m going to just forget 4.2.4 ever existed, leave 4.2.3 on my production site, and wait with hope on 4.2.5 that it introduces new features without breaking current features of the theme. I see no reason to worry about 4.2.4 since it doesn’t add anything I can notice to the user experience.
Just paid to extend my support another 6 months with you guys… I’ve now spent more on support than I ever did on the theme! ha ha
Best,
robPS I did try that plugin, and it does indeed prevent related videos from being shown, but this plugin hasn’t been updated in more than a year and I am concerned that it’s just one more plugin to cause conflicts and slow the site down. The first thing you guys ask us to do when there’s an issue with our sites is to disable the plugins… and there’s a good reason for that. As you know, the more plugins the more potential for conflicts.
It should not be necessary when an update rolls out on Enfold for us to install plugins to maintain basic video functionality. I really hope you can find out what changed between 4.2.3 and 4.2.4 and make sure that 4.2.5 corrects this….
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robHi Yigit,
Why doesn’t this problem occur in 4.2.3? As you can see from my link, the rel=0, which prevents “related videos” from being shown when the user hits pause, does not cause a problem on the same page running Enfold 4.2.4. Instead of adding yet another plugin, I would like to be able use Enfold’s video element and not have to go back and change pages that were already built and working fine.
Can you find out what changed here between 4.2.3 and 4.2.4 and correct it that way instead? :)
Thanks!
Best,
Rob
