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Getting started
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- Download Mingle demo content package
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Frequently asked questions
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Installation
- Warning message when uploading Mingle theme
- Warning: session_start() [function.session-start]
- The theme is missing the style.css stylesheet
Updating the theme
- How do I update to the latest version of the theme?
Settings
- Disable comments
- Change default placeholder image
- How to set 404 error page
Logo / Header widget area
- Logo not appearing in Internet Explorer
Main menu
- How to set up a login popup menu item
- Conditional menu filtering for logged-in/logged-out users
- Hide menu items for logged in users
- Change font size for menu
- Current menu item highlighted colour
Slideshow
- Change heading tag font color in slider
- Alignment/spacing of images in slideshow
- Alignment problem with slideshow when zooming out in Firefox
Showcase area
- Add call to action between top navigation and showcase
Top graphics / Page headers
- Setting up top graphics and page headers
- Top graphics and icons customisation
- How to add the video header like the demo (Skin 6)
Content area
- Missing line breaks / Imported content not formatted correctly
- Change color of selected/highlighted text
- Changing width of sidebar and content areas
- Size of right sidebar
- Changing font size for main body text
Footer
- Footer Shortcodes
- Creating a 5 column footer layout
Shortcodes
- Images in pricing tables
- Change color of impact button
- How to change shortcode button color
- Tabs shortcode not toggling
- Contact form Shortcode error
- How to get video portfolio to work
- Portfolio thumbnail to open URL instead of image
- Linking a [portfolio] item to another website
Layouts
- Configure homepage for Skin #1
- Step by step to achieve Skin #2 home page
- How to set up the theme to look like Skin #3
- Skin #3 top graphic
- Allow layouts to be assigned to a custom post type
- How to add the video header like the demo (Skin 6)
Customisation
- Change color of selected/highlighted text
- Custom members loop
- Customize WordPress admin login logo
- Change main background color
- How to set up a child theme to use with the Mingle theme
- Linking a portfolio item to another website
Error messages
- Missing endblock on line error
Miscellaneous
- Sidebar image gallery
- Opening an Ajax window
- Alignment of page issue
- Using Mingle and Facebook together
- Change Cufon font handling
- Adjust size of search box
- Delete certain layout options from imported content
BuddyPress
- Buddypress Translation and Localization
- Buddypress Errors – Cannot Create groups, no register page
- Add custom text/profile fields to Buddypress
- Hide Buddypress Bar
- Add sidebar login widget and customize Buddybar
- BuddyPress Load More button not working
Plugins
- Plugins that work with Mingle, and plugins that don’t work with Mingle
Going live
- Migrating from development server to production server
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Shortcode descriptions, parameters and attributes:
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- Blog shortcodes
- Portfolio shortcodes
- Image shortcodes
- Button shortcodes
- Icons & Lists shortcodes
- Call to Action Boxes & Containers shortcodes
- Tabs & Toggles shortcodes
- Pricing Table shortcodes
- Layout Columns & Dividers shortcodes
- Contact Form shortcodes
- Sidebar shortcodes
- Slideshow shortcodes
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Other resources:
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Wordpress Functionality:
- WP Logout URL/Link documentation/help
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Various other frequently asked questions:
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Warning: missing endblock() for startblock(‘middle’)… line 140
This can happen for several reasons, but if you just installed the theme it is most likely a permissions issue on the theme’s images folder where the default placeholder image is saved.
1. Go to “Settings > Theme Settings > Miscellaneous > Placeholder Images” and disable the placeholder images. Save changes and check your website to see if it loads.
2. If it works and you still want to use placeholders, upload an image to your WordPress media manager and copy the full URL into the field “Settings > Theme Settings > Miscellaneous > Custom Placeholder Image” and reactivate the placeholder images.
If you don’t want to follow these steps you can simply set the folder permissions to 755 for the “assets/images” folder.
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My site shows nothing but a blank page.
This can happen if the optional “fade in content” setting is enabled and a JavaScript error occurs.
To fix the problem, first go to “Settings > Theme Settings > Special Features” and disable “Fade In Page Content”.
Save changes and check your site. If it loads you can now look for the cause of the error.
Some common causes of this error and how you can fix them:
1. Theme menu locations not set.
Go to “Appearance > Menus” and make sure you have both “Main Menu – Left” and “Main Menu – Right” set in the “Theme Locations” on the top left. If you do not have a menu for both of these locations, create a new menu, save it and set it to the location. The menu can be empty without any links if you don’t want a menu in one of these locations. You can also remove either location by changing your settings under “Appearance > Design Settings > Page Header > Menus“
2. A plugin or other custom code is causing an error.
Try disabling your plugins or removing any custom code that may be resulting in a JavaScript error. Plugins can cause JavaScript errors very often which is why it’s important to only use well coded and tested plugins from trusted developers. Test the site after disabling plugins to see if it solves the issue.
After fixing the problem you can enable the fade in content option again if you choose to use this feature.
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How do I disable comments?
Go to “Settings > Discussion” and deselect the option for “Allow people to post comments on new articles”. This applies to both pages and posts.
To individually disable comments on a page or post, from the edit screen click the tab at the top right “Screen Options” and check “Discussion”. This adds a box to the edit screen where you can deselect the options for comments and trackbacks.
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Why can’t I save changes in “Theme Settings” or “Design Settings”?
It’s possible you are running an old version of PHP . Check with your hosting provider to get the PHP version you are using. The theme will run on v5.2.x, although it is recommended to use v5.3 or later.
If you have verified the PHP version and it is not the issue, ensure you have the most recent version of the theme downloaded and installed. You can always get the latest version from your account “Downloads” page.
This can also appear to be happening when attempting to override an existing saved theme setting. After clicking the “Override” link, immediately save the page before making any changes. Reopen the page and you can now make edits as needed.
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Is there a demo content file?
Yes, a demo content package is available. It includes 3 files, one for the design settings, one for the theme settings and one for the WordPress XML content export. An instructions file is also included which explains the process of copying these files to your site.
Download Mingle Demo Content Package
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*This is a work in progress – please be patient while we compile supplemental resources for Mingle.
