[J14]

Ok. I made 2 new posts: Test1 and Test2. I added a media image to both and put the Post ID in each Post Featured Slider # but the images aren’t showing up. The slider is working but no images, what am I doing wrong?

[Sakin]

@J14: You can change that both in Free Version and Pro Version. Pro version have independent Featured Image Slider where you can upload the image and add the title, content and links as per you need. All through Theme Options panel. You can check our theme instruction at
Catch Evolution Free Version: http://catchthemes.com/theme-instructions/catch-evolution/
Catch Evolution Pro version: http://catchthemes.com/theme-instructions/catch-evolution-pro/

But in Free version, you only have option to use Featured Post Slider which is created to highlight your post. So, to create Featured Post Slider. First you need to create post and add featured image in your post. As the post slider will take your post featured image, title, excerpt content and link. After you create the post with featured image, you need to go to “Appearance => Theme Options => Featured Post Slider => Featured Post Slider Options” and add in the post ID.

[pemca]

Hi,

I solved this by reading other posts
# http://catchthemes.com/support-forum/topic/qtranslate-and-featured-slider/

changed catcheverest-functions.php
On Line 1262/1263 uncomment //delete_transient( ‘catcheverest_image_sliders’);

*/
function catcheverest_image_sliders() {

// pemca removed comment on line 1262 / delete_transient( ‘catcheverest_image_sliders’ );

global $catcheverest_options_settings;
$options = $catcheverest_options_settings;

br,
Peter

[Sakin]

@shamwow: There is no option to remove links in Featured Page Slider as this page slider is created to highlight your page.

[pemca]

Hi,

I did some more testing. It seems for now it is only the Featured Slider : Featured Image Slider Options : Title and Content’ not working with the
-> [:dk]Dansk sprog[:en]English language

Other headers / contents seems ok.

thanks,
Peter (http:pemca.dk)

[Sakin]

@RoRo74: If you are using Catch Everest Free theme and trying to configure Featured Post Slider. Then you need to remember 2 things. First, you need to add featured image in your post and then add in the post id in “Appearance => Theme Options => Featured Post Slider”. You can see the reply i gave it to michelle2317 at the top of this thread.

[Sakin]

@Olivier: Image Slider is there to give you full flexibility of image, title, content and link. But if you use Featured Post Slider or Page Slider or Category Slider then it will crop your featured image to exact dimension of 754px width and 400px height. See the detail instruction at http://catchthemes.com/theme-instructions/catch-evolution-pro/

[RoRo74]

Good post. Just a quick query if I may?

I also have the everest theme & am trying to add my photos to the featured post slider…..but having trouble. It all sounds simple but wall I seem to get for my end result post slider is just a link to the posts where my foto is then viewed. I cant seem to get my actual picture in the slideshow….just the heading & link.

Any feedback/ ideas would be greatly appreciated (I have the latest version of wordpress)

Cheers!

Ro 🙂

[Sakin]

@Sally Starlett:
Answer to your First Question
In Catch Evolution Free theme, you only have option to use Featured Post Slider which is there to highlight your post.
1. first you need to create the post and add featured image in your post. This featured image will be used for your slider.
2. Then you need to add in your post ID in “Appearance => Theme Options => Featured Post Slider”

Answer to your Second Question
This feature in not there in our theme. For this you might find plugin in wordpress.org/plugins . Why don’t you just create a page/post where you describe the product and add “Buy Now” button which links to the main product page.

[Sakin]

@fastfun.jp:
1. For Slider, you can just go to “Appearance => Theme Options => Featured Slider”. Then in “Enable Slider”, you can select “Homepage / Frontpage”. This will make your slider to appear only on homepage.

2. To you can disable all the Homepage Sidebar from “Appearance => Theme Options => Homepage Options => Homepage Sidebar Options”.

3. Then you can add static front page with the content you want. Go to “Appearance => Theme Options => Homepage Options => Homepage/Frontpage Settings”. Then select “Enable Latest Posts or Page” and then add static page from “Settings => Readings => Front page displays” and select the page A static page (select below).

3. Then you can create child theme and then create function.php and add your custom function there and hook in with action hook.

[saramid]

I do not have ” Featured Post Slider” in my “theme Options” why? And how do I remove the slider without it?

[fastfun.jp]

That’s great Sakin.

I wanted to have the slider on the homepage only, full width. Under that I then want a template with a sidebar on the right. I wanted a grid of the featured services displayed by thumbnail. Similar to the 4 car images in the mustang demo under the slider but with 3 columns x N rows of images and a sidebar on the right.

If you have a recommendation for achieving this to benefit from inheritance from the parent / updates in the future, please let me know.

Thanks again!

[Joaozinho]

Aah yes there it is featured image slider, got it thanks a lot!

[Sakin]

@Sith56: You can check out the theme instruction page for details http://catchthemes.com/theme-instructions/catch-everest/.

1. As you are using Catch Everest Free theme you have option just to just “Featured Post Slider”.
For this, you need to create the post and add featured image in your post.
Go to “Appearance => Theme Options => Featured Post Slider” in your WordPress Dashboard
To add Posts in the slider, click on Slider Options and simply insert the ID numbers for posts in the boxes, one post ID number in each box
To change the slider effects and timing, go to Slider Effect Options which is just below Slider Options
Click on Save button

2. If you are talking about the 3 featured homepage content. Then you can change that image, title, link from “Appearance => Theme Options => Homepage Settings => Homepage Featured Content Options” in your WordPress Dashboard.

[Sakin]

@Joaozinho: If you are concerned about the text a lot then please use Featured Image Slider where you can add content as per your need. No need to get it auto. You can add it manually all text, image and links as per your need.

[Sakin]

@davidgoorevitch: For image ration see our theme instruction page http://catchthemes.com/theme-instructions/catch-box/. It’s clearly mentioned image size as 644px width and 320px height for Featured Post slider. So, you need to upload the image of at least that size. If you upload image below that size then it will publish your original image. But if you upload image exact that size or above then it will crop to exact dimension and fit in your slider.

[Sakin]

@Joaozinho: Excerpt is the default function of WordPress and has nothing to do with theme version. Yes, excerpt box allows you to add your custom text otherwise you need to use Featured Image Slider.

[Sakin]

@davidgoorevitch: The Featured Post Slider take the Featured Image, Title and Excerpt Content from the post. So you need to manage this accordingly or you can add CSS to make the fixed height for desktop view. Send me your site URL and then I will check in.

[davidgoorevitch]

Hi Sakin, I seem to have no control over the aspect ratio of my my featured post images. So the bottom of the slider section moves up and down it fades from post to post. I need it to stay static so people can read my message below it. Have you encountered this problem and can it be fixed? Can it be fixed in the pro theme?

Thanks
David

[Joaozinho]

When I click on screen options, I don’t see excerpt in the list of options. Is that only visible in the updated version of the theme? Is that the only way to modify the slider text? I understood with the featured slider you can modify the text yourself as well.