[Sakin]

@David: For create pro support forum is http://catchthemes.com/support-forum/forum/create-pro-premium/. If this page, fist you will see latest question and below that you will see the form Create New Topic in “Create Pro | Premium WordPress Themes”. Just fill that form,

1. Sorry I was checking in the development version. There is fix in version 1.2 which we have just released it. This fixed dropdown menu in secondary menu. For update, you need to download zip file from your account at http://catchthemes.com/my-account and use Catch Updater plugin. Detail instruction is mentioned in http://catchthemes.com/wp-plugins/catch-updater/. If you have any problem then let me know it and I can help you in setup as well.

2. The Featured Page is the list of featured we have together in all themes. Create Pro theme is not designed to have slider. So, we don’t have it. That is why you have list of features listed in each theme page. See this http://catchthemes.com/themes/create-pro/

3. If you are talking about additional features in Create Pro theme. We have listed that in Create Pro theme instructions page at http://catchthemes.com/theme-instructions/create-pro/

[David]

On the page http://catchthemes.com/features/ it clearly states that the features on those pages are included in all themes – the third item is: Featured Slider.

Sub-menus do not work on the secondary location.

If you say that grid is not part of this theme, and slider is not part of this theme, then what are the extra features for the PRO version. I don’t see any.

As for the support forums, I logged in and this is where I was sent when I clicked on support – to the forums. Now you are telling me there are other forums, but there are no links to them. I wasted hours searching your site for support and it all leads to the paid support or this forum. Maybe you need to make your support options clearer, because I am not seeing it anywhere.

[David]

I have bought and installed Create PRO. The specs say that you can add sliders and page grids. According to the not very good manual, after creating a post with images, you then go “Appearance => Theme Options => Featured Post Slider”. However, there is NO Featured Post Slider in the options. As far as I can see there is NO difference between the PRO and the FREE versions. There also seems to only be support at a fee of $50. Scam? I will be rating this theme a big fat zero.

Also, the columns and page grid does not exist. Your features page list these as features in ALL themes, but there is noting in the Theme Options for these features.

How do I get my money refunded as this theme does include the features listed.

[Sakin]

@luismarioochoa:
1. Dots are already there in the center, so you might want to remove this. For that you can add the following css in “Appearance => Theme Options => Custom CSS” box :
#slider-nav { display: none; }

2.a) You can change the font size in the following css and then add it in “Appearance => Theme Options => Custom CSS” box :
#featured-post .entry-title { font-size: 22px; }

2.b) There is nothing like that. But yes, you can manually add hyper link in that content post. For example:
<a href="you-url">Continue Reading &rarr;</a>

3. Simply add the following css in “Appearance => Theme Options => Custom CSS” box:
.site { box-shadow: none; }

4. Sorry I don’t get it what you mean.

[Sakin]

@luismarioochoa: Yes, you can do that.

Here is details explanation.
1. Featured Post Slider: If you choose featured post slider then you will be able to link to post.
2. Featured Page Slider: If you choose featured page slider then you will be able to link to page.
3. Featured Image Slider: You can upload image and add link to page or post or any URL you want.

[luismarioochoa]

Hi Sakin,

Would the current slider on the Free version be the same as the Featured Page Slider in the Pro version? Where it is now in the Free version is exactly where the client wants it and wants those 1140x450px linking to specific pages, not to posts. Please advice. Thanks

[Sakin]

@luismarioochoa:
1. In Pro version, you have option to use “Featured Page Slider”. So, it will take featured image from page and link to page. Further, it also have option to use Featured Image Slider, which is an independent slider where you can upload image, link as per your need.
2. It depends on where you want to move to. It has to be managed from Custom CSS
3. The ideal size for images in Homepage Featured Content Options is Width: 390px
and Height: 261px. You can upload image and link as per your need.

Fore more details check out theme instructions page at http://catchthemes.com/theme-instructions/catch-everest-pro/

[FinnJackson]

Hello Sakin,

Thanks again.

My screen is actually quite large (1920×1200) so that is not the problem.

My problem is that the three case studies at:
\case studies\companies\the guardian
do not display wider than the ‘featured post slider’, or the central display are of the theme.

In other words, these three titles do not display into the grey margin at the right but instead cut off.

Is this different for you?
Would the .site {overflow: visible; } fix this?
Would the pro version fix this?

Many thanks again,

Finn

[Sakin]

@tfindlay: There is Featured Content option in both Free and Pro version. When you click on “Appearance => Theme Options”, you will see 4 main tabs as “Theme Options, Featured Content, Featured Slider and Social Links”. There you need to click on “Featured Content”

[Sakin]

@luismarioochoa:
1. If you want to hide Continue Reading… from your slider then you can add the following css in “Appearance => Theme Options => Custom CSS” box:
#slider-wrap a.more-link { display: none; }

2. You cannot just add Ubuntu font family. As Ubuntu is a google font and you need to load that font first. So, just go to “Appearance => Theme Options => Font Family Options”, then select Ubuntu font. Maybe you can select for Headings Font Family. Then only you can add css as:
#slider-wrap .featured-text { font-family: 'Ubuntu', sans-serif; }

3. I don’t get it what you mean. If you want to remove the excerpt from the slider then you need to remove the following css from custom css box:
#slider .slider-excerpt { clear: both; display: inline-block; }

[luismarioochoa]

Dear Sakin,

Thank you for your help. But perhaps I did not explain myself properly so I will try describing it the way you do it.

1. The solution helped by only Bolding the Text and removing the Colon. However it did not remove the Appearance => Theme Options => Excerpt/More Tags = > More Tag Text (Continue Reading) which I need removed and replaced with Appearance => Theme Options => Featured Slider = > Featured Image Slider Options = > Content. I don’t wnat to remove the Excerpts from the Blog sections however.

2. Only works for changing Font Size not Font Family. I need to change Font Family as well. I tried #slider-wrap .featured-text { font-family: Ubuntu Sans-Serif; } and several other fonts in the Default Theme Fonts but nothing changed.

3. Neither solution worked (removing the Excerpt) it removed the content box text that I need to keep.

Please help.
Thank you so much in advance

[Sakin]

@luismarioochoa:
1. You can add the following css in “Appearance => Theme Options => Custom CSS” box:

#slider .slider-title { font-weight: bold; }
#slider .sep { display: none; }
#slider .slider-excerpt { clear: both; display: inline-block; }

2. Just change the font size in the following css as per your need and then add it in “Appearance => Theme Options => Custom CSS” box:
#slider-wrap .featured-text { font-size: 14px; }

3. If you want to remove the slider excerpt then please remove the following css from answer 1. That is
#slider .slider-excerpt { clear: both; display: inline-block; }
Then add the following css instead:
#slider .slider-excerpt { display: none; }

[Sakin]

@Dan Davies: That option is only there in Pro version. So, you might want to upgrade to pro version. In Catch Everest Pro, you can go to “Appearance => Theme Options => Content Featured Image Options”, there you can select the image size as “Featured Image”, “Full Image”, “Slider Image” or “Disable Image”

[CrystalClear]

Hi Sakin –

Thank you very much for insisting about the “Regenerate Thumbnail” plugin – that did it! It is working now after installing that and putting in new values for the Height.

I made the following changes in the functions.php :

//Featured Posts for Normal Width
add_image_size( ‘featured-slider’, 754, 200, true ); // Used for featured posts if a large-feature doesn’t exist

//Featured Posts for Full Width
add_image_size( ‘featured-slider-larger’, 1190, 200, true ); // Used for featured posts if a large-feature doesn’t exist

I know I will need to re-enter these values when there’s an update if I don’t create a child-theme. I don’t know what the “Full Width” refers to but changed that value too.

Minor other question: I have a blog/posts page that is not on the homepage. It was functioning fine previously, but I happened to notice there is an option under Appearance/Customize/Static-Front-Page/Posts-page where I can enter the actual blog page so I did that (before none was selected there). Will this change how my site functions? I didn’t notice much of a difference.

Thank you!

[Sakin]

@wpbv: If you are using Catch Evolution Free theme, then you must be viewing default demo slider images. If this free version, you have option to replace those image by adding your own set of image from “Featured Post Slider” or disable it.

To add Featured Post Slider, please refer to theme instructions page at http://catchthemes.com/theme-instructions/catch-evolution/ or screencast at http://catchthemes.com/blog/videos-blog/video-series-adding-featured-post-slider/

Note: If you want to use Featured Image Slier or Page Slider or Category slider then you need to upgrade to pro version. So, please check in Theme Instruction of Pro version for additional options at http://catchthemes.com/theme-instructions/catch-evolution-pro/

[Sakin]

@Keith: The recommended featured image size depends on the theme and the placeholder. If you are using Adventurous theme, then you can see in theme instructions page http://catchthemes.com/theme-instructions/adventurous/. That we recommend following sizes:
Feature Slider
Width: 1600px
Height: 600px

Featured Image in Homepage and Archive Page
Width: 800px
Height: 324px

Small Thumbnail
Width: 400px
Height: 267px

The post images that you are going to use for Slider is recommended to be 1600px width. But for other area it can just be 800px and so on.

[Sakin]

@luismarioochoa: Sorry this theme is not designed that way. So, it might be complicated. Also this theme is responsive design while the reference site is fixed design. So, you might want to disable responsive design from your theme options panel.

You might have to hire customizer to work on it. I will give you the reference css that you can work with. So, just play with the following css:

#slider-wrap a {
    padding: 0;
}
#slider-wrap .featured-text {
    height: 88%;
    padding: 3%;
    position: absolute;
    right: 0;
    top: 0;
    width: 35%;
}

[Sakin]

@joe979xx: Please check in theme instructions page for that http://catchthemes.com/theme-instructions/catch-kathmandu/

1. Sliding image is from Demo slider. Catch Kathmandu free version you have option to change that demo slider to “Featured Post Slider” or “Featured Category Slider”. For more refer to theme instruction page and for post slider we also have screencast at http://catchthemes.com/blog/videos-blog/video-series-adding-featured-post-slider/

2. The Popular places, that is Demo Featured Content. You can change that by adding your own featured content or disable it. For that you need to go to “Appearance => Theme Options => Homepage Settings => Homepage Featured Content Options” and add your own content.

3. For menu, you can build your custom menu. Refer to theme instructions page and screencast at http://catchthemes.com/blog/videos-blog/video-series-creating-wordpress-custom-menus/

[Dan Davies]

Hi Sakin

I’ve seen this answer on the forum somewhere before but I can’t for the life of me find it.

I’m using the Catch Everest free theme and I would like the featured image to be the size of the rest of the images I feature in my post. I remember you put up a workaround that meant that you could just change the PHP so that the featured image on the top of a post became the featured slider image.

I know, I should have made a child 🙂 but any chance you could share the workaround again?

[Sakin]

@luismarioochoa: It depends on where you want to add in. For transparent background, you need to use rgba color like below example.

#slider .featured-text {
background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
}