No Revolution Slider Plugin

[Insider]

I am trying to set up the Demo content for Ethos 1 but I receive error – I must activate the plugin Revolution Slider. But that plugin was not installed when I uploaded the theme. I deleted the theme 1x and started again, and still no Revolution Slider. I purchased the Pro version.

Later >> I Found the Plugin. Finally learned it was in the extensions section, and then stumbled upon that. This could be clearer in the error message.

Thanks.

[ruenel]

Hey There,

Thanks for writing in! Please be advised that Ethos 1 demo content does not have a revolution slider in it. What you see on top is the post carousel and the post slider right below navbar. To know more about the Ethos options, please check this out: https://theme.co/apex/forum/t/customizer-ethos-options/131/1

And to know about Revolution slider and how it is integrated in the theme, please check this out: https://theme.co/apex/forum/t/extension-revolution-slider/71

Best Regards.

[Insider]

Thanks. Can I use the post slider with pages instead of posts?

[thai]

Hi There,

In this case, you have to setup a child theme first:

Child Themes | Themeco Docs

After that copy this file x/framework/legacy/cranium/headers/views/ethos/_post-slider.php from the parent theme to the child theme in the same directories(create them if they’re NOT existed), then replace all the code with the following code:

<?php

// =============================================================================
// VIEWS/ETHOS/_POST-SLIDER.PHP
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Outputs the post slider that appears at the top of the blog.
// =============================================================================

$is_blog    = is_home();
$is_archive = is_category() || is_tag();

if ( $is_blog || $is_archive ) :

  if ( $is_blog ) {
    $info = array( 'blog', NULL, NULL, '_x_ethos_post_slider_blog_display' );
  } elseif ( $is_archive ) {
    $type = ( is_category() ) ? 'cat' : 'tag_id';
    $info = array( 'archive', $type, get_queried_object_id(), '_x_ethos_post_slider_archives_display' );
  }

  $slider_enabled = x_get_option( 'x_ethos_post_slider_' . $info[0] . '_enable' ) == '1';
  $count          = x_get_option( 'x_ethos_post_slider_' . $info[0] . '_count' );
  $display        = x_get_option( 'x_ethos_post_slider_' . $info[0] . '_display' );

  $blog_slider_is_enabled    = $slider_enabled && $is_blog;
  $archive_slider_is_enabled = $slider_enabled && $is_archive;
  $is_enabled                = $blog_slider_is_enabled || $archive_slider_is_enabled;

  switch ( $display ) {
    case 'most-commented' :
      $args = array(
        'post_type'      => 'page',
        'posts_per_page' => $count,
        'orderby'        => 'comment_count',
        'order'          => 'DESC',
        $info[1]         => $info[2]
      );
      break;
    case 'random' :
      $args = array(
        'post_type'      => 'page',
        'posts_per_page' => $count,
        'orderby'        => 'rand',
        $info[1]         => $info[2]
      );
      break;
    case 'featured' :
      $args = array(
        'post_type'      => 'page',
        'posts_per_page' => $count,
        'orderby'        => 'date',
        'meta_key'       => $info[3],
        'meta_value'     => 'on',
        'ignore_sticky_posts'	=> true
      );
      break;
  }

  ?>

  <?php if ( $is_enabled ) : ?>

    <?php $wp_query = new WP_Query( $args ); ?>

    <?php if ( $wp_query->post_count > 0 ) : ?>

      <div class="x-flexslider x-post-slider">
        <ul class="x-slides">

          <?php if ( $wp_query->have_posts() ) : ?>
            <?php while ( $wp_query->have_posts() ) : $wp_query->the_post(); ?>

              <li class="x-slide">
                <article <?php post_class( 'x-post-slider-entry' ); ?> style="<?php echo x_ethos_entry_cover_background_image_style(); ?>">
                  <a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>">
                    <div class="cover">
                      <div class="middle">
                        <span class="featured-meta"><?php echo x_ethos_post_categories(); ?> / <?php echo get_the_date( 'F j, Y' ); ?></span>
                        <h2 class="h-featured"><span><?php x_the_alternate_title(); ?></span></h2>
                        <span class="featured-view"><?php _e( 'View Post', '__x__' ); ?></span>
                      </div>
                    </div>
                  </a>
                </article>
              </li>

            <?php endwhile; ?>
          <?php endif; ?>

        </ul>
      </div>

      <script>
        jQuery(window).load(function() {
          jQuery('.x-post-slider').flexslider({
            controlNav   : false,
            selector     : '.x-slides > li',
            prevText     : '<i class="x-icon-chevron-left" data-x-icon-s="&#xf053;"></i>',
            nextText     : '<i class="x-icon-chevron-right" data-x-icon-s="&#xf054;"></i>',
            animation    : 'fade',
            smoothHeight : true,
            slideshow    : true
          });
        });
      </script>

    <?php endif; ?>

    <?php wp_reset_query(); ?>

  <?php endif; ?>

<?php endif; ?>

Please note that custom coding is outside the scope of our support. Issues that might arise from the use of custom code and further enhancements should be directed to a third party developer.

Hope that helps and thank you for understanding.