General – NooTheme

Recommended PHP Configuration Limits

Jackie — Fri, 27 Apr 2018 01:46:25 +0000

When using our theme, some customers meet 2 issues:

Cannot import our sample data to your website.
Cannot Save & Generate CSS in Theme Options

The causes of 2 issues are all related to low PHP configuration limits and PHP version on your server. The solution is to increase the PHP limits and PHP version. You can do this on your own or contact hosting provider and ask them to increase those limits to a minimum.

1> Firstly, you need to go to your Dashboard > WooCommerce > System Status > to check again Server Environment. Make sure that you are using PHP 5.6 or higher.

2> Go to php.ini file in your server (You can ask provider hosting if you do not have information about this file) then increase some attributes of PHP limits as we recommend:

upload_max_filesize = 256M
post_max_size = 256M
max_execution_time = 3000

Don’t forget to check them before creating a topic in this forum.

How to translate strings in a POT file

Jessica — Mon, 29 Aug 2016 02:28:43 +0000

Language file of some themes is defined to be POT.
Hint: To detect the difference between PO and POT file, you can refer to this source:
http://betterwp.net/wordpress-tips/create-pot-file-using-poedit/Thus, it certain that you will have to make some minor changes to steps of modifying and translating strings

Please follow these steps:
Step 1: Go to themes > theme_name > languages> open POT file> click Create new translation. After that, you will select a translation language in the drop-down list

Step 2: After you finish translating, you will go to File> select Save As. There will be a new window that allow you to enter name of the file. As we mention above, name of the file usually includes two parts such as en_US. The first one is code of language and the rest one is code of nation. If you don’t know the code for your language, please refer to this link:
https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/

Step 3: The result is that two files including mo and po will be generated in themes > theme_name > languages

How to get a Google Maps API key

Jessica — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 04:58:40 +0000

Google requires you to register an API key so that you can show Maps on the site. Please follow these steps to get the key:

Step 1: Login to your Google account and Go to this link https://console.developers.google.com

Step 2: Agree with Terms of Service if this is the first time you have gone to this link.

Step 3: Go to this link Google APIs , click on this one link of Google Maps JavaScript API and choose Enable.

Besides, go to Google APIs , search for Google Place API Web Service and click Enable

Step 4: Select an existed project or Create new, then click Continue.

Step 5:

Choose HTTP referrers (websites) in Key restriction section

Fill in your domain. You can use multiple domains, but one should match the current domain. For example, link of your site is https://www.jobmonster.com, you will enter *.jobmonster.com/*

Step 6: Click Create.

Step 7: Copy the API Key then paste into the setting above.

For more reference, you can see: Official Document, Google Blog

How to override a parent theme function in childtheme

Jessica — Sat, 14 May 2016 07:12:52 +0000

To know the reason why you need to override a function of parent theme in child theme, please refer to these sources:

https://paulund.co.uk/override-parent-theme-functions
http://code.tutsplus.com/tutorials/a-guide-to-overriding-parent-theme-functions-in-your-child-theme–cms-22623

To override a function, please add all codes of that function to functions.php file in childtheme:

How to make menu transparent

Jessica — Fri, 06 May 2016 04:03:39 +0000

To make menu transparent, please add the following css to Customizer> Custom code> Custom css:
.noo-header {
background-color: #FFFFFF ;
width: 100%;
/* top: 0; */
position: absolute;
}
.navbar {
border-bottom: 1px solid #f2f2f2 ;
width: 100%;
background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.5);
border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.5);
}
.navbar-fixed-top {
background-color: #ffffff !important;
}

Note: When you scroll the menu down and want it to be transparent, please remove this CSS:
.navbar-fixed-top {
background-color: #ffffff !important;
}

How to avoid losing edited language files after the update

Jessica — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 02:34:27 +0000

There are 3 ways for you to avoid losing changes in edited language file:

1. You can move all language files to wp-content
– The language file of Theme: ../wp-content/languages/themes
– The language file of Plugin: ../wp-content/languages/plugins

2. To avoid losing the edited files after you update the new version, we recommend that you should install childtheme and move all language files to wp-content/themes/noo- theme_name – child/ languages. Remember to add the following codes to functions.php file in childtheme:

add_action( 'after_setup_theme', 'my_child_theme_setup' );
function my_child_theme_setup() {
load_child_theme_textdomain( 'noo', get_stylesheet_directory() . '/languages' );
}

For example, as for Jobmonster and citilights theme, you will have noo-jobmonster-child and noo-citilights-child relatively.

Learn more about child theme: How to install childtheme
Learn more about translating with Poedit software: Translate and Modify Texts With Using Poedit

3. The safest method is that you save all language files on your computer. After the update, in case you lose files, you will be able to upload them again via FTP.

How To Add A New Page Template To Your Childtheme

Jessica — Tue, 22 Mar 2016 10:14:20 +0000

To add a new template to your childtheme, please follow these steps:

Step 1: Paste a page template file located in the parent theme into the childtheme.

Notice that the directory of this file in both parent and childtheme must be similar.
For example, you want to modify Full-Width Template in Jobmonster childtheme. See this image, the directory of page-full-with file is this one in parent theme:

So now you will paste this file into the childtheme. You have to assure that the directory to that file in childtheme is the same directory in parent theme. You can figure out that:

Step 2: Modify name of the file

You can give another name to the file in childtheme. You can call it, for instance, page-full-width-child. After that, you will open this file and change Full Width to Full Width Child in the line of Template Name:

Step 3: Modify the Template

For example, your original Full-Width template has both header and footer; however, now you want to eliminate these two sections from your template. You can follow these instructions:

To remove header, you will replace get_header(); with wp_head();

To remove footer, similarly, you will replace get_footer(); with wp_footer();

Step 4: Now you go to admin dashboard> Pages> Add a new page or select a page> on the right side, you will see a new template which is Full Width Child:

How to install a childtheme

Jessica — Wed, 17 Feb 2016 03:06:26 +0000

If you do not want to lose changes after updating the new version, you can install childtheme.Using Childtheme has some advantages. You can change (Add, reduce, edit, delete) without having any influence on Parentheme when we release an updated version. Besides, it will not eliminate customs you edited.
Moreover, structure of child theme is quite simple. It only includes 2 files that are functions.php and style.css. If you want to edit any file, you can copy that file from a position of parent theme to the corresponding one of childthemeLearn more about childtheme:
https://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes

http://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-themes/how-to-create-a-wordpress-child-theme-video/

https://www.elegantthemes.com/blog/resources/wordpress-child-theme-tutorial

You should follow these steps to update the new version and install the childtheme (we take jobmonster theme as an example):

Step 1. Back up all the data:
Go to wp-content> themes> Change name of noo_jobmonster file to noo_jobmonster_old.

Step 2. Update theme
Step 3. Install childtheme

When you open jobmonster package, you will see noo-jobmonster-child.zip. Please go to Appearance> Themes> Let the mouse hover over the another theme, for example, Twenty Fifteen> Click activate> click Add New button> Upload theme> click Choose file> upload Noo-jobmonster-child.zip > Click Install now.

Step 4. After you install the childtheme, paste edited files in the parent theme into the corresponding position of the childtheme

For example, you want to make changes to header PHP file. In parent theme, please see the directory of this file: framework> admin> customizer > css-php

In childtheme, please create a similar directory > paste the header file you copied from parent theme into a corresponding position in child theme.

Note: To avoid losing changes set in Customizer, please export all settings to a file in Customizer> Import/ Export Settings

After you update, please import the file again.

What should I do to make MailChimp be shown in footer?

Jessica — Wed, 23 Sep 2015 09:45:01 +0000

We are not sure whether you mastered Mailchimp or you have never heard of it before. Therefore, prior to beginning to read this How-to document, please consult this source to learn more about Mailchimp:

http://kb.mailchimp.com/?_ga=1.26026683.782795516.1438931918

In order that the MailChimp section can be displayed in footer of your site, please make sure that you do 5 following steps; however, if you had a Mailchimp account and created a list, you can skip step 1 and step 2 and proceed to step 3:

Step 1: In Admin panel, go to Customizer> Site enhancement >MailChimp Settings > click the blue line to register an account on MailChimp.

To learn more about creating MailChimp account, please consult this source:

http://kb.mailchimp.com/accounts/account-setup/create-an-account

Step 2: Create List.

To learn more about creating list, please consult these sources:

http://kb.mailchimp.com/lists/growth/getting-started-with-lists

http://kb.mailchimp.com/lists/growth/create-a-new-list

Step 3: Go to this link: https://us11.admin.mailchimp.com/account/api/. After that, you will create a Mailchimp API Key by clicking Create a Key button.

Step 4: Copy and paste the API Key you have just created into MailChimp Settings box. Then do not forget to click Save and Publish.

Step 5: Please go to Appearance> Widgets> drag NooMailChimps widget to NOO – Footer Column #3 > click Save.

Note: We strongly recommend you should check step 2 and 3 (Create a Mailchimp List and API Key) carefully because there are many customers usually miss those two steps, which triggers problems with their Mailchimp.

POEDIT: An efficient tool used to translate or modify phrases of a site

Jessica — Fri, 21 Aug 2015 04:40:50 +0000

You purchased our NooTheme product. You created a website on your own. Then you think that almost everything met your expectation. If users of your website are not English and they cannot read anything there then you will wonder yourself “How can I change language or translate some words, phrases, sentences or even the whole content of my website?” OR you do not like style of writing sentences in the site and want to change it. You have not come up with the answer to these issues yet.

Our instructions below will definitely help you to solve the problem.

Please make sure that there are at least two prerequisites, which must be accomplished prior to starting to translate:

You found languages file of the site you created. It contains a file called en_US whose type is compiled translation. Please seek it in conformity with this direction: themes > theme_name > languages > en_US, with theme_name being the folder name of the theme you bought. For JobMonster, it’s noo-jobmonster.
You installed PoEdit on your computer: you can download this software according to this link https://poedit.net/. After successful installation, the software will support you in opening an available en_US,po file.

Basically, this software will bring two advantages to you. You can modify the way of writing each sentence in the file or you can translate it into other languages.

Note: Before reading these guides below, please remember that we will use languages file in Jobmonster theme to illustrate in this writing.

To rewrite sentences or replace phrases with other ones, please follow these steps:

Step 1: Open PO file, click a line containing the sentence or phrase you want to make some adjustments. Then this sentence or phrase will be displayed in source text section. One tip given to you is that you can find sentences or phrases easily by using Clt+F or function of “Find” in Edit.

Step 2: In translation section, you can replace the chosen sentence with new ones by typing here. You also realize that the new one appears in the line including the old one simultaneously.

Step 3: Remember to click Save.

Now you can come back to your site and see the change:

To convert sentences or phrases to a foreign language, please do the following steps:

Step 1: Open PoEdit and click Create new translation. A window will appear and you will opt PO Translation files (*.PO) in the box opposite to file name box. Then you will choose en_US PO translation file.

Step 2: You can select a new language in Translation Language box and click OK. We take Spanish (Mexico) as an example.

Step 3: You will carry out steps similar to ones when you change style of writing above. It means that you click a line> translate the sentence or phrase in translation section> Save. However, due to having chosen a new language, PoEdit will automatically change your file’s name you have just redesigned. Your file`s name usually includes two parts like en_US. The first one is code of language and the rest one is code of nation. If you don’t know the code for your language, please refer to my note below to find it.

In our example, the file will be named es_MX.

Step 4: The last step you have to do is returning to Admin panel. Please navigate to Settings>general>site language. After that, you can decide on the language you used in file created in step 3. Finally, remember to click Save changes.

IMPORTANT:

You will need to carry out a further step if the new language is not set up in drop down menu of Site language (admin panel>settings>general>site language).

Please open file wp-config.php. Then in line 36, you will copy and paste name of file just changed into space between quotation marks. See the illustrative image below to better understand.

You can go to this link https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/ to see name of file mentioned in step 3. As you see, in this table, the first column from the left is the language you pick to translate, the second one will be displayed in drop-down list of Site language section and the third one is name of file.

If you try to translate or modify several sentences consisting of $x%, %s or something like that, you will not be allowed to delete these placeholders. You will only be able to change order of them in the translated sentence. These ones will be replaced with data when they are displayed on the website. Thus, you should not bother with this. Please observe the image below to fathom the process:

Brief explanation for the image: When the original sentence (unpublished %s job) is displayed on your site, it will be transformed into this one: unpublished 1 job (click button marked by the red circle then you will see “unpublished 1 job” at the top).

Yet, you would like to make it different, for instance, 1 unpublished job. With placing placeholders %s into the first position of the phrase, you will obtain your desire:

Then you will go back to your site to view the alteration:

Please take notice of this: titles of pages or anything belonging to a page will be only translated or changed in Pages section. You cannot translate them by PoEdit.

Let’s take advanced search element in Home job 2 page as a typical example:

The initial title in this section is Join us & Explore thousands of Jobs:

BUT now you would like to make some alterations. For instance, it may turn to Become a member and seize job opportunities.

Click edit this element > change title into Become a member and seize job opportunities > Save changes > click Update button.

Next, please come back to Home Job 2 page to witness a new title:

• Both your po and mo files must always have the same saved time

• How to merge the edited Po file with new en_US po file that is included in the updated version

After updating version of the theme, you should remember to merge the edited Po file with new en_US po file so that it can ensure that changes will be applied on your site. Follow these steps:
After you make changes to po file (for example, fr_FR po), please click the left button of the mouse on Catalog which is in the menu of the edited fr_FR po file (this menu is on the left top of the file) > opt Update from POT file > there will be a new window > opt PO Translation Files (*.Po) > click the left button of the mouse on en_US po file > opt Select. See the images below:

http://imgur.com/a/krB38#8kW10kr

• Translate/ change texts in language file of plugins

If you edit texts in the language file of our theme`s plugin, there will be a minor change to the way you give a name to the file. When you go to plugins folder, you will see the default name of the language file, for example, noo-menu-en_US.pot. After you change strings in English (United States) and Save the file, its name will be noo-menu-en_US.po instead en_US.po.

How to access theme support forum

_nixstar_ — Thu, 05 Feb 2015 01:50:42 +0000

In addition to signing up for an active account, to access our forum of each theme, you need to submit your corresponding valid purchase code. You are able to submit all purchase code (in case you purchase several NooTheme themes, we would like to say “thanks” first) at once from your profile page. Navigate to Edit Profile, add valid purchase code(s) in Bulk Add Purchase Code. You can add unlimited number of purchase code here by clicking “add more” button.

How to get support for NooTheme products

_nixstar_ — Wed, 04 Feb 2015 10:13:10 +0000

Thanks for landing at NooTheme Support Center. Guess that you may need support from us for our WordPress themes and plugins. We hope that you have read thoroughly all the information and guide in our documentation included in our themes and plugins package. After reading carefully corresponding documentation, if you still need help, don’t hesitate to contact us at http://nootheme.com.

You should start by searching your issues in knowledge base and forum first before start a new forum topic since your issues maybe answered already. Search results do not work for you? Enter our forum to get help from our developers.

Please be noted to post a topic with your issues be clearly clarified. It is recommended that you give us link of your site together with your topic. Your admin account may be needed for our supporters to check your site. These will help to save time for both of us. Finally, please be patient. It will take us some time to check all the topics and we will solve forum topic from older to newest.

You will be asked to create an account if you are new to us and enter purchase code to enter our support forum.