Hello @Tierramitica,
Thanks for writing in!
This is the updated contents of the _post-carousel.php file:
<?php
// =============================================================================
// VIEWS/ETHOS/_POST-CAROUSEL.PHP
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Outputs the post carousel that appears at the top of the masthead.
// =============================================================================
GLOBAL $post_carousel_entry_id;
$post_carousel_entry_id = get_the_ID();
$is_enabled = x_get_option( 'x_ethos_post_carousel_enable' ) == '1';
$count = x_get_option( 'x_ethos_post_carousel_count' );
$display = x_get_option( 'x_ethos_post_carousel_display' );
switch ( $display ) {
case 'most-commented' :
$args = array(
'post_type' => 'post',
'posts_per_page' => $count,
'orderby' => 'comment_count',
'order' => 'DESC'
);
break;
case 'random' :
$args = array(
'post_type' => 'post',
'posts_per_page' => $count,
'orderby' => 'rand'
);
break;
case 'featured' :
$args = array(
'post_type' => 'post',
'posts_per_page' => $count,
'orderby' => 'date',
'meta_key' => '_x_ethos_post_carousel_display',
'meta_value' => 'on'
);
break;
}
?>
<?php if ( $is_enabled ) : ?>
<?php $wp_query = new WP_Query( $args ); ?>
<?php if ( $wp_query->post_count > 0 ) : ?>
<ul class="x-post-carousel unstyled">
<?php if ( $wp_query->have_posts() ) : ?>
<?php while ( $wp_query->have_posts() ) : $wp_query->the_post(); ?>
<li class="x-post-carousel-item">
<?php x_ethos_entry_cover( 'post-carousel' ); ?>
</li>
<?php endwhile; ?>
<?php endif; ?>
<script>
jQuery(document).ready(function() {
jQuery('.x-post-carousel').xSlick({
speed : 500,
slide : 'li',
slidesToShow : <?php echo x_get_option( 'x_ethos_post_carousel_display_count_extra_large' ); ?>,
slidesToScroll : 1,
rtl : <?php echo json_encode( is_rtl() ); ?>,
responsive : [
{ breakpoint : 1500, settings : { speed : 500, slide : 'li', slidesToShow : <?php echo x_get_option( 'x_ethos_post_carousel_display_count_large' ); ?> } },
{ breakpoint : 1200, settings : { speed : 500, slide : 'li', slidesToShow : <?php echo x_get_option( 'x_ethos_post_carousel_display_count_medium' ); ?> } },
{ breakpoint : 979, settings : { speed : 500, slide : 'li', slidesToShow : <?php echo x_get_option( 'x_ethos_post_carousel_display_count_small' ); ?> } },
{ breakpoint : 550, settings : { speed : 500, slide : 'li', slidesToShow : <?php echo x_get_option( 'x_ethos_post_carousel_display_count_extra_small' ); ?> } }
]
});
});
</script>
</ul>
<?php endif; ?>
<?php wp_reset_query(); ?>
<?php endif; ?>
Adding the two lines should work for you:
autoplay : true,
autoplaySpeed : 2000,
Make sure that your X theme and Cornerstone are up to date. Our latest versions are:
- X theme
8.2.3
- Cornerstone
5.2.3
- WordPress
5.7
- PHP
7.4
This latest release contains fixes for several issues so be sure to check out the changelog:
After doing the updates, always remember to clear all caches (if you are using WP Rocket, WP SuperCache or W3 Total Cache) when updating so that the code from the latest release is always in use. This will help you to avoid any potential errors.
Please let us know how it goes.