Mantra FAQs

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B. WordPress Functionality

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C. Theme Functionality

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D. Updates

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E. Specific Functionality

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1,163 Comments

  5. Hi. First, I love how versatile and easy Mantra is to use.

    Do you think Yelp will ever be added to the Social Media Settings choices? I run a business and this could definitely come in handy. Right now, I have a Yelp icon and link in my sidebar.

    Thanks,
    Justin

  6. Hi Mantra team,

    Thanks for a great product and the customization options. Two questions:

    I am not able to get my header to be responsive/look correct on all browsers. I have tried several options/methods/sizes, and it still gets wonky on some devices.

    Also, I cannot get the slider images to be consistent across devices. They are all cropped differently depending on if it’s a phone, ipad, pc, ect.

    Thanks in advance!

      1. An URL / detailed browser/device information and/or some screenshots would help us spot issues easier.

        Slide images need to be the exact size of the slider (as configured). If they’re not, animations and responsiveness will behave weirdly.

  7. Hi,
    I’m trying to change the background of the slides in the Parabol presentation page to my own pictures, I can’t get them to change, I go into slide 1 and browse to get picture from my PC or wordpress library, then when i try to upload it in place of the Parabol images it just freezes all the time, and ideas would be great on this resolution
    Thanks

  8. Hey there!

    Absolutely love the theme and I’ve managed to fix some probs that I’ve encounter thanks to the faqs but i’d like to find out if there is a way for the links in the slider to open in a new tab or window?

    Many thanks <3 <3

  10. In Parabola, how can I set the Tags NOT to appear in category/blog pages, but have them display only in article/post pages?

    Also, Is it possible to have the Previous/Next articles displayed above the post, instead of below it, in Parabola?

  11. Hi,

    I am using Local News WP Theme. When I Post something it says

    Warning: Missing argument 2 for wp_kses(), called in /home/content/37/11636837/html/thasbeeh/wp-content/themes/localnews/functions/cutom_meta_boxes.php on line 122 and defined in /home/content/37/11636837/html/thasbeeh/wp-includes/kses.php on line 476

    Warning: Missing argument 2 for wp_kses(), called in /home/content/37/11636837/html/thasbeeh/wp-content/themes/localnews/functions/cutom_meta_boxes.php on line 122 and defined in /home/content/37/11636837/html/thasbeeh/wp-includes/kses.php on line 476

    Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at /home/content/37/11636837/html/thasbeeh/wp-includes/kses.php:476) in /home/content/37/11636837/html/thasbeeh/wp-admin/post.php on line 222

    Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at /home/content/37/11636837/html/thasbeeh/wp-includes/kses.php:476) in /home/content/37/11636837/html/thasbeeh/wp-includes/pluggable.php on line 875

    Please tell me how to fix it?

      1. I’m using the Mantra theme, and after upgrading it, have this at the header of each post on the blog page. Warning: Missing argument 2 for mantra_more_link() in /home3/dawgsweb/public_html/wp-content/themes/mantra/includes/theme-loop.php on line 78

      1. But the same header was full width when I first set up the website with Mantra. Then I had problems with some plugins, and just decided to start from scratch again. Now it won’t go full width. Any ideas?

        1. Don’t confuse full width header with relative sizes. You’re using the relative size for the website and set it to 100%. That means the website is always as wide as the screen it is viewed on.
          Now you need a header image that will match all available screen sizes (resolutions) your visitors will ever have. A wide (at least 1080px) header image would probably fit most visitors. But note that this image will be cropped in width when viewed on smaller screens.

  13. Hello, I just downloaded the theme Mantra for use on my personal wordpress blog and I am trying to customize it. I uploaded a wrong header and would like to remove it from Header Settings > Define Header Image, but I cannot remove the specific uploaded header. I went into my file folder and deleted all the images of that header, but in Define Header Image, it still shows up (as broken image). What should I do to remove it entirely? I want to use Random Header option, but then this will make the broken image link be randomized to show up as well?

    1. Also, is there a way to separately configure the tagline or description of the blog (in the Site Header). Now in Mantra Settings, I can only set “Header Spacing” which affects the title of my blog, but I have no way to move the description around. I want it to be under the title, not to the right.

      Thank you.

    2. The header image is changed or removed by going to Appearance Header. In the Mantra Settings you only upload a logo.
      Also, to move the site description underneath the site title add this to the Custom CSS area:

      #site-description:{
      clear:both;
      line-height:inherit;
      }

  14. I have Mantra version 2.0.7.1, and WordPress 3.6, and the Mantra Settings config page is not working. The buttons all show up reading “layout settings, header settings, etc” but are not able to be clicked. Please help, I have 5 websites running this theme!

          1. It was simply the version that came with wordpress. I never downloaded it, just activated it. I have five different sites, the ones it was activated on it was causing the issue, the others it wasn’t. I deactivated it, things worked, reactivated it, things didn’t work. I just searched the plugins, the newest version is 2.5.9, which is what I had, well at least it wasnt asking me to update it. Ive deleted it now to remove the issue.

  15. Hey friends,
    wonderful theme, many many thanx!
    Is anybody online who can tell me how to chande the OME Link behind the Custom Logo in the Header? The logo links to the homepage itself, but I want it to link somewhere else…
    We can’t find the phrases where to change it 🙁
    Thank you so much for a response and have a nice day!
    Sandman

  16. Mantra CSS Issue
    I would like to change the font colour of the Site Title and Site Description in the Mantra theme via the style.css and editing the rules for the ID tags “Site-Title” and “Site-Description” is not having any effect on the colour displayed as expected. If I change the font size within this css section the size is applied as expected but not the colour. I cannot figure out where the Mantra Theme is getting it’s CSS rule and applying the font colour settings. When I open the site in Chrome and select the site description text from the header and chose Inspect Element it shows that it is getting a colour #999999 however if I search the style.css this colour is nowhere in the file. Chrome seem to see the css rule in :49 folder and the rule in the style.css has a red line through it. It appears that the Mantra style.css has many conflicts and how do I troubleshoot it is it is structure in this way? Shouldn’t the #Site-Description rule not apply and if not what is the point of this ID tag?

  17. I love your theme. I want only two menu tabs; home and about me. I want home to be running blog posts. I have posts there now, but they are in TWO columns on that page and I just want ONE, but I can’t see where change it. The flexibility this theme has is awesome. Thank you!

  18. Hi, my first post somehow didn’t make it onto the board. So here we go again. I have one question: I want to use a certain font from Google Fonts API. Tried to copy into “Misc.” “Custom CSS” section to no effect. Could you please point me in the right direction.
    Mantra is a great theme-keep up the great work.
    Cheers

    1. You cannot add extra Google fonts declarations (the declaration into the header of the theme and then use custom css to apply that font on certain areas/elements. Just copy the header.php file from Mantra to your child theme (which you SHOULD use) and make the changes there.
      There’s probably some plugin out there for including Google fonts, but I don’t know any names to recommend.

  19. Hi there. I love the Mantra theme. I’m trying to use Google API fonts. Where exactly in the template do I have to copy the code (using theme editor) which should be in the header section, right? There’s no index.html file to copy to.I hope that makes sense. So to sum up, where exactly does the below code go?

    Again you guys are awesome and I want to thank you for all the hard and creative work you do.
    Cheers,
    Adolf

  21. Love the Mantra theme – THANK YOU!
    All was working well when all of a sudden, after updating, an extra slide appeared. Under appearance/ mantra settings/ presentation page/ slider settings, the number of slides is set to 5 yet there are 6 on the page. Changed it to 3 and there were four on the page. Can’t seem to find anyone else with this issue. Any advice, please?

  22. I am in love with Mantra theme. I just want to know if it is possible to add banner image or text around the slider in the presentation page because there are lot of available space. I don’t want to resize the slider image, default is ok. Waiting for your quick response. Thanks

  23. Hi!
    Mantra is a very good theme. But I have a question. Can I set the Mantra theme display thumbnails in an RSS feed? Do I need to add a piece of code in the file function.php?
    Yours sincerely
    Robert

  25. Hi, i’m having an issue with the mobile version of my site. specifically with my “blog” page. It renders fine in my full site http://www.healthy-people-dont-need-medicine.com/blog – but in the mobile site there is nothing, except the comments and share. Am I doing something wrong? Is anybody else having this issue. I’ve really loved mantra so far, but when I got to america and got a smart mobile device, I found out I’m not happy with its responsiveness. 🙁 Looking forward to a Response.

  27. Hi! I want to change the height of the slider & featured image to 450px. I have changed the setting for the slider in the theme option, and also in defaults.php set:
    “mantra_fpsliderheight” => “450”,
    The featured images that shows up in the slider are still 250px heigh though – what did I miss?

    1. Never mind, I solved it. Thumbnail size change and then re-upload the used image. Only problem is that the thumbnail size is too large now, the featured image size should be set separately in WP, really.

  28. Hi I love the theme, very easily to customize, thanks for making a theme that is so adaptable.

    I do have one question though about the slider on the presentation page, is there a way to open a link from the slider in a new window, I only want it for 1 image/page all the others i want to open in the original window.

    1. That’s a bit of a hassle, as it requires editing the presentation page file and adding target=”_blank” for a particular link in the for cycle processing the slider array…

  29. I just installed mantra and am amazed by the customization offered, one thing I was wondering though: is there a way in the presentation page settings under the bottom text 2 area to edit the font size?

  30. Clever theme!
    In the presentation page the columns shrink beautifully one after one on the mobile version. Instead using your columns shortcodes in the the other page templates it is not happening. On the mobile the page shrinks altogether and the columns do not slide.
    It is that true or make I something wrong?

    Thanks in advance!