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by admin » Tue Aug 11, 2015 8:05 pm
Oh no please don't be angry I am really sorry about those bugs. Version 2.0.3 is on the way to be released and I am begging the reviewer to approve & release it as soon as possible. here are the version 2.0.2 & 2.0.3 tickets at wordpress.org:
https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/26381
https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/26429
I didn't knew about the Stretched thumbnails bug until you reported it but Sidebar widgets bug was fixed in 2.0.2. version 2.0.3 should fix all the bugs including the Stretched thumbnails bug. But if you don't already know, all themes available at Wordpress.org must be manually reviewed by a reviewer and approved by an admin before they get released and become available for download. This is why it takes time for a theme to be released/updated at wordpress.org.
But in the meantime, you can fix those bugs easily without much struggle:
To fix Sidebar widgets not been displayed:
Fix N°1:
From your WordPress dashboard, Go to
Appearance =>
Customize =>
Design & Layout and change the
Sidebar Settings to
Left Sidebar or
No Sidebar and
Save. Now you can choose
Right Sidebar option again.
Fix N°2 ( Permanent Solution ):
Open
sidebar.php file using Cpanel or WordPress Editor (under Appearance) and change
line 15 from:
$sidebar_settings = get_theme_mod( 'sidebar_settings' );
to:
$sidebar_settings = get_theme_mod( 'sidebar_settings', 'right_sidebar' );
To fix Stretched thumbnails on mobile view:
Open
style.css file using a text editor and remove
height: 100%; from: (line 2141)
.post-img, .post-data {
width: 100% !important;
height: 100%;
}
and from: (line 2148)
.post-img img {
padding-right: 0%;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
}
Now concerning the design, I didn't actually made any major changes to it. Just Go to Appearance => Customize => Design & Layout and un-check
Enable Shadows and set the
Background color to #FFFFFF. this will give you a very similar look to version 1.0.6.
Now if you are wondering why I have removed the zoom-in effect on thumbnail mouseover? here is why: to implement this effect, I must set a fixed width & height for the thumbnail container. And because RedWaves lite is very responsive theme it changes its layout very often. So I found myself writing many CSS media queries & styles. But because different browsers render CSS differently there is no guarantee that the thumbnail size will look perfect on most browsers. Besides Ive found it a bit laggy on mobile devices. So I have removed this animation and replaced it with a better one. I really don't know why you prefer the old design over this. The new design is simply more MODERN! Take a look at Google's websites & android apps, they are looking Realistic and clean. I just was trying to give a similar desing without using any framework like Bootstrap or MDL.
Hope this post helped you and answered your questions

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