Option to build your own color scheme would be great.

There’s no prob with Enfold overall. It’s by far the most advanced theme currently available anywhere with a custom framework (!). It’s got lesser options to mess around with compared to other themes, but this is for a good reason. Themes with custom frameworks (even those with some modified Options Framework fork) are quite a bit harder to understand than regular themes. The Avia Layout Builder is just one part and it is neccessary to render the page contents in a more or less different way than WordPress may support it with the core API.

Also, nesting objects is a tough part and Enfold doesn’t support this out of the box. It can be done, but I guess a lot of people will run in unpredictable probs with that. This doesn’t stick to Enfold, it’s a major hurdle on WordPress. Nesting plain and easy shortcodes is one thing. Processing serveral layers of shortcodes with dozens of attribs and layouted/formatted contents way different.

As a conclusion, you shouldn’t think about modifying an existing theme if you don’t have enough PHP knowledge. This raises furthermore, if the code is well shaped and object oriented.

As answer to this thread:
The blog can be easily modified by css. There’s no need to touch any of the source files at all. But by default, some views (selectable in builder) won’t provide a featured image in single view. A quick look at the corresponding file shows exactly, where the $thumb is placed and what to do. If you got some pretty much decent PHP/WordPress knowledge. As for the thumb sizes itself… well… Enfold generates a lot of different sizes. It’s easy to modify a existing or add a new thumbsize within functions.php.

Note:
You shouldn’t mess up your installation (and it is definitly messed up). Start fresh and always have a clean backup copy of the database. None of your so called errors/bugs occur on a newly installed WordPress with Enfold. Create a concept instead of messing around with features and stuff – this leads nowhere. Start easy and try to modify the simple tasks by css.

As a personal hint I would recommend using a real CMS instead of a sloppy and pity blog solution for your project. But this could be even more complicated…

Hi!

Actually it can be done with a plugin but it seems like Kriesi blocked it. I’m not sure if this limitation is intentional or just an oversight but you can definitely bypass it. In /wp-content/themes/enfold/config-templatebuilder/avia-shortcodes/contentslider.php replace

'content'		=> ShortcodeHelper::shortcode2array($content),

with

'content'		=> ShortcodeHelper::shortcode2array($content, 1),

and the content slider should process any shortcode you want to use within the content slider text. I’ll mark this thread for Kriesi in case he wants to change it in the next version.

Cheers!
Peter

Dear kaMai,

The Enfold theme is the well theme, because it allows to create nice looking site. The support team is correct here and they try to help patiently to use themes for all buyers. Please, be correct with them a little. For example, I wait support answer here more than 3 days, but I understand, there is no margins between support and develop questions. Actually, I read this forum every day and usually I find answers here. Yesterday I tried to understand, what you asked https://kriesi.at/support/topic/blog-views-why-so-complicate/#post-192477, but I couldn’t, sorry. The Enfold blog section is the strong (best) part of theme. It is pity you cannot create the blog as you need.