Blog Page

Hi there,

This section here:
https://www.screencast.com/t/eBLQiQckfn3t

Can be added using WP Show Posts with a hook element:
https://docs.generatepress.com/article/hooks-element-overview/

WP Show Posts pro version has carousels but not the exact style your example is using:
https://docs.wpshowposts.com/article/carousel-overview/

Then you will need a second list fore the Must Read Featured Articles section. This can be done with WP Show Posts free.

Then the rest of the recent articles can be the default posts loop.

Rumour actually uses the similar structure so you can start a staging site and import it to see how it is done:
https://gpsites.co/rumour/

Hi,

How do I activate a carousel for the first section?

Can you walk me through the process of creating that section please, as I do not know how.

Thank you

Hi Marjorie,

The reference site's carousel uses this plugin - https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-responsive-recent-post-slider/

You can try installing and implementing it as well. You can ask its plugin's support on how to use it.

Once you know how to use it, you can ask us for help on how to implement it to the theme. :)

I believe it can work in tandem with Leo's suggested Site Library template (Rumour).

I installed the plugin and I know how to use it. How do I add it to the blog page of the theme?

You will need to use a hook element and assign it to Blog under the display rules.
https://docs.generatepress.com/article/hooks-element-overview/

As mentioned in my first post, the easiest way is to start a staging site and import Rumour. That should tell you everything you need to know.

I don't understand what you mean by start a staging site. If I import rumour aren't I going to lose the theme I have installed now? I don't want to lose that theme and settings.

I don’t understand what you mean by start a staging site. If I import rumour aren’t I going to lose the theme I have installed now? I don’t want to lose that theme and settings.

To put it simply, a staging site, also known as a dev site, is a copy of your live site. The purpose of this "copy" of your live site is so we can continue doing developments without affecting the live site.

Rumour is a styling template for the theme. Your theme will still be GeneratePress but the styling will change from your current styling to Rumour's template styling.

You can skip this if you want to keep your current styling. We only advised this as we see that you'll probably end up copying Rumour's styling if you wish to replicate the reference site so you might as well import it. :)

As for adding the actual plugin's carousel to the front-end, you'll need to hook it in.

See Leo's reply about Hook Element overview. :)

Here's a hook visual guide so you know which hooks to use to match your preference - https://docs.generatepress.com/article/hooks-visual-guide/