WP-MediaMag is modern WordPress magazine theme designed for publishers who like to upload media, such as videos and photos. Its expansive control panel makes it easy to use and tweak the many available options and layouts.
Please Note: This area is for pre-sales questions only. If you already own this theme and could use a little guidance, please visit the Solostream Support Forum. Thanks so much.
Question by nick
Hi. I just emailed before reading this so I think I may have sent to the wrong place….anyway…Ive pretty much decided to buy media-mag for my site but just dont like one little thing, the way the last line of text is trimmed off in the preview posts, is this changeable?
p.s. I really dont know anything about editing code!
Answer by Michael Pollock
Hi Nick. Sure, we can show you how to change that.
Question by Lee Streater
Greetings,
Love you Media layout!!! Thank you so much.
I am looking to add a chat room to my layout on a page.
Do you have any plugin suggestions or reasonably priced software that you would
recommend I use for your WordPress theme, WP-Media Mag.
I was think that Facebook had an open platform that would I could use to open up on a page in the magazine site? Am I right or wrong about this? If I’m right can you tell me who to talk to about making this happen on my magazine…If you know how to do it would you be willing to email me directions :)
Thanks so much and I love your work.
My email-
Lee@iEngineerMedia.com
Answer by Michael Pollock
Hi Lee. Thanks for the kind words. I can’t recommend any specific chat-room plugins or scripts as I’ve never used any of them. I’m not familiar with Facebook’s platform; didn’t know they had anything like that. Sorry.
Question by Edgar Islas
I noticed you have the subscription widget which I really like, but maybe I wouldn’t need it in the first version of my page, is there an easy way to “turn it off” and then “turn it on” again? Please consider I’m not that tech savy, thanks in advance.
Answer by Michael Pollock
Hi Edgar. If you don’t want to use an email subscription or social media links, the only item that will show up is the RSS feed link. This is all very easy to control via the Theme Settings Page.
Question by Dawn Pieke
Can a Discussions Forum – with many different subjects – widget be added to this particular template?
Answer by Michael Pollock
Again, yes, you can any widgets that you an to add.
Question by Dawn Pieke
What are the color options for the WP-MediaMag template?
Can the background (the design) be changed to something else?
Am I able to add a widget for an events calendar or some type of event listing format?
Answer by Michael Pollock
Hi Dawn. If you go to the demo site, you can see the color options by selecting them from the top navigation bar.
Also, there are some settings on the Theme Settings Page that allow you to change the body background to a solid color or some other image if you like.
Yes, you can add any widgets you’d like to add.
Question by Keith Dunlop
Greetings,
I am a photojournalist and I’m trying to find a new template that can serve as both an article based blog, but also feature photo galleries with lightbox features.
“WP-MediaMag” looks like a possibility, but I’m wondering about the ease of adding functionality to photo galleries.
Thanks in advance!
Keith
Answer by Michael
Hi Keith. There are several WordPress plugins available that can add the lightbox functionality for you quite easily. My best advice would be to try a search in the WordPress plugins directory. Shutter Reloaded is one that I’ve personally tested with WP-MediaMag, and it works very well.
Question by Jeff L Long
Thanks. How long does this theme typically take to set up?
Answer by Michael
In general, it doesn’t take long to install and set it up. There’s an install guide here. Of course, you make want to make tweaks and mods beyond that, so there’s no predicting how long you might spend on that.
Question by Jeff L Long
Like what exactly? I just want to make sure it is something I address.
Answer by Michael
Web page load time is affected by many things, such as the amount of content on the page, the size of any images used, the efficiency of your web host, any plugins that may be used and various other factors. One way to speed things up is to use a cache Wordpress plugin such as WP Super Cache or W3 Total Cache.
Question by Jeff L Long
Thanks. Do you think your theme will help my load time?
Answer by Michael
Unfortunately, there’s no way to predict that Jeff. It’s based on too many variables.
Question by Jeff L Long
How does support and upgrades work? I am interested in buying this theme, but want to make sure I get support with it, I have been using a free theme and it does not always keep up with the latest version of Wordpress.
Answer by Michael
Hi Jeff. All Premium WordPress themes, such as WP-MediaMag, include free life access to the Solostream Support forum as well as free lifetime upgrades. There’s also a list of FAQs that should answer other questions you may have. If not, feel free to ask as many questions as you need to.
Question by Andrew
Hi I want to buy this theme and i would like to change some of the bits in the theme when I buy it do I get the code as well?
Answer by Michael
Yes, Andrew. You receive all the files with all the code, and you can modify it as much as you like.