new: 4 New one-click installable PRO Demos created with the tagDiv Cloud Library & tagDiv Composer:
new: AmberLight PRO - <a href="https://demo.tagdiv.com/newspaper_amberlight_pro/" > View Demo </a>;
new: Coronavirus Medicine PRO - <a href="https://demo.tagdiv.com/newspaper_medicine_pro/" > View Demo </a>;
new: Covid Dark PRO - <a href="https://demo.tagdiv.com/newspaper_covid_dark_pro/" > View Demo </a>;
new: London News PRO - <a href="https://demo.tagdiv.com/newspaper_london_news_pro/" > View Demo </a>;
new: Raw CSS shortcode - Newspaper Theme now helps you add CSS style that applies only on the present page;
new: tagDiv Woo shortcode "Woo Menu Cart";
improvement: added new smartlist on the Mobile Theme;
improvement: option to enable H1 on logo on the Mobile Theme;
improvement: new filter "Author - Current". You now have the option to display and sort articles from the same author on the Flex Block on the author page;
improvement: Covid-19 Statistics Counter - option to change the country text;
improvement: better support for the WPML plugin;
improvement: We've updated the Revolution Slider plugin to the latest version;
improvement: We've updated the WPBakery Page Builder plugin to the latest version;
fix lazy load effect on modal for mobile devices;
fix: thumb doesn't appear when Ajax preloading is active;
fix: review instead of date on mobile theme issue;
fix: various CSS fixes.
new: Automatic Theme Update - When a theme update is available, you can install the latest version with a single click, directly from the theme panel. The system downloads the latest version from the tagDiv servers and automatically updates the theme' files and the native plugins so that you can focus on the content;
new: Update Notification System - When an update is available, you'll see a notification in the WordPress Admin interface (wp-admin);
new: Theme Panel auto-backup for the settings - Every time you click the Save button in the Theme Panel Save, the system creates a backup copy for the previous version. With Newspaper Theme now you can turn back time and restore the before-the-change settings;
new: Sharing video content with your audience using the Newspaper Theme is easier than ever. You can now dynamically populate the Youtube Video Playlist element with videos from Channels, Username or Playlists;
improvement: the YouTube Video Playlist and YouTube Social Counter now require a YouTube API Key to grab the data. Follow this guide to <a href="https://forum.tagdiv.com/youtube-api-key/">get your key</a>;
improvement: Added more social icons into the Social Icons shortcode;
improvement: Added better support Custom Post Types (CTP) on the content blocks;
improvement: Title & breadcrumbs can now be used on pages;
improvement: We've updated Revolution Slider plugin to the latest version;
fix: CSS fix for the News Ticker on the Edge browser;
fix: font-newspaper.css path when child theme is active;
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new: 12 New one-click installable PRO Demos created with the tagDiv Cloud Library: Life News, Video News, Influencer, La mode, Animals Magazine, Art Magazine, L'histoire, Travel Memories, Fitness Blog, Tech News, Podcasts and Romania News. More than a full-website design, the Pro Demo are the perfect combination of lightweight architecture, enhanced performance, and stunning flexibility. You can modify all the templates like the single post, author page, category, and so on, using the frontend drag and drop functionality. Update you theme and enjoy the new demos for free:
new: Life News PRO Demo - https://demo.tagdiv.com/newspaper_life_news/
new: Video News PRO Demo - https://demo.tagdiv.com/newspaper_video_news_pro
new: Influencer PRO Demo - https://demo.tagdiv.com/newspaper_influencer/
new: La mode PRO Demo - https://demo.tagdiv.com/newspaper_la_mode/
new: Animals Magazine PRO Demo - https://demo.tagdiv.com/newspaper_animals_pro
new: Art Magazine PRO Demo - https://demo.tagdiv.com/newspaper_art_pro/
new: L'histoire PRO Demo - https://demo.tagdiv.com/newspaper_history/
new: Travel Memories PRO Demo - https://demo.tagdiv.com/newspaper_travel_pro
new: Fitness Blog PRO Demo - https://demo.tagdiv.com/newspaper_fitness_pro
new: Tech News PRO Demo - https://demo.tagdiv.com/newspaper_tech_news_pro/
new: Podcasts PRO Demo - https://demo.tagdiv.com/newspaper_podcasts
new: Romania News PRO Demo - https://demo.tagdiv.com/newspaper_romania_news
misc: Font and color options added for the Social Counter shortcode;
misc: We updated the WPBakery Page Builder plugin to the latest version;
misc: We updated the Revolution Slider plugin to the latest version;
fix: Template files from the root can be overwritten using the Child Theme;
fix: Ajax Search loading on the theme’s responsive version when the Mobile Theme plugin is set to load just for AMP.
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This update brings changes that adapt the Newspaper Theme files to comply with the new quality standards of the Envato Market for WordPress. Find all the info about what you need to know and do regarding this update in the dedicated article on our blog.

  • misc: We updated the WPBakery Page Builder plugin to the latest version.
  • fix: Single Image.
  • fix: Sibling categories.
  • fix: Various css fixes.
The list of modified files
  • fix: Social share on default Single template.
  • fix: Related Posts on default Single template.
  • fix: Click issue on multi-purpose buttons.
  • fix: Fonts for multi-purpose elements.
  • fix: Mobile Theme plugin update in Welcome Theme plugins setup.
fix: thumbs appear properly for related articles using tagDiv AMP plugin.
fix: XSS Security issue.


[ Version 9.2.1 ]
new: option to hide row on pagination, useful for Posts Loop shortcodes.
fix: LazyLoad on slow network connections. Please clear all your caches, including browser cache.
fix: better support for WordPress 5.0.
fix: various css fixes for flex blocks.
fix: encoding issue when importing a section/template.

[ Version 9.2 ]
new: Food Blog demo
new: Lazy Load Effect - now images are loaded only when they are in the viewport
new: 60 new Pre-Designed Templates in tagDiv Cloud Library
new: Analytics Events and Facebook pixel events support for multipurpose blocks that use buttons. You can easly configure an event on any button that will be tracked
new: Fixed count option in the Social Counter plugin
new: Categories/Tags list and Search Form shortcodes
misc: Full compatibility with Guttenberg and WordPress 5. We tested the theme with WordPress 5.0 Release Candidate to make sure that any problems are fixed on time for the next WordPress version.
misc: We updated the Visual Composer plugin to the latest version
misc: Exclude post or pages IDs for Loop shortcode. Usefull when you want to exlude specific posts or pages on any template, for example to hide a page on the search template.
fix: Inline ad
fix: Category individual template now work as expected
fix: Removed the open box animation in theme panel
fix: Smartlist end h tags
fix: Render shortcode on Column Text
fix: Various CSS fixes
new: 7 New installable demos created with the tagDiv Cloud Library: Entertainment, Living Mag, Fast News, Gossip, Journal, Gaming, and Lifestyle Blog. You can modify all the templates like the single post, author page, category, and so on, using the frontend drag and drop functionality:
new: Fully customizable Entertainment Demo;
new: Fully customizable Living Mag Demo;
new: Fully customizable Fast News Demo;
new: Fully customizable Gossip Demo;
new: Fully customizable Journal Demo;
new: Fully customizable Gaming Demo;
New: Fully customizable Lifestyle Blog.
new: We’re introducing the intuitive Right-Click option in the tagDiv Composer page builder to bring you new features and a natural way to design your website:
new: Copy and Paste options available from the Right-Click menu for elements, columns, and rows available; This functionality also works between pages, not only on the same page;
new: Copy and Paste Style option. Now you can copy the customized style of an element and apply it to all the similar ones. The feature is available from the Right-Click menu for elements, columns, and rows. You can also use it between pages, not only on the same page;
new: Reset Style option. Now you have the option to revert an element style to the default design settings. The feature is available from the Right-Click menu;
new: Save as Element option. From the Right-Click menu, you can save elements and rows as predefined ones, and use them later from the ‘Add Element’ button in the tagDiv Composer
new: Delete option. Now it’s easy to remove the unwanted items from your page, straight from the Right-Click menu;
new: Duplicate option - available from the Right-Click menu
new: Clear option available from the right-click menu. Now you can quickly remove all the elements from a column or row.
new: 10 beautiful Big Grid Flex elements
new: Style Presets for Big Grids Flex and Category Grids
new: option to choose the H tag format for the Title element
new: option to Duplicate a Cloud template
new: “Used on” Column in Cloud Templates section. Now you can easily see which template is assigned and used on your website.
new: Post Loop 2 element: Use this new element to display posts loop using other designs
new: option to quickly change the Page or Template Name directly from the tagDiv Composer page builder editor
new: Recent Comments element with new Extra Style settings
new: the list of Used Colors for pickers is now available in tagDiv Composer in the Recent Colors section
new: the list of Used Fonts is available in the tagDiv Composer under the Load Font Settings menu
new: We’ve tested and updated the Visual Composer plugin to the latest version
misc: new alert message box in tagDiv Composer
misc: settings updated for the Single Review Overall and Summary Post elements
misc: the List Menu element: added a new font option for the header title section
misc: Flex block 1: added color option for the review stars
misc: new options for Slide element. Now you can choose a specific height responsive
misc: update for tagDiv Newsletter plugin: added MailChimp GDPR checkboxes
misc: update for tagDiv Cloud Library plugin: new enumeration system for duplicated templates and other UX improvements
fix: the tagDiv Composer panel’s appearance when the scroll is hidden in your browser
fix: style for comment edit link
fix: Column Text encoding issues
fix: bug when deleting an assigned Single Cloud template
fix: Single Post review - the Google Structured Data error
fix: Flex Grids blocks - the horizontal align
fix: smartlist missing paragraph
fix: minor fixes for the tagDiv Newsletter plugin for the MailerLite
fix: various fixes for the WooCommerce CSS
fix: the Comments form issues
fix: the Category Grids and Flex Grids blocks - the title hover color
fix: Facebook ‘Like’ button issue on the Mobile Theme plugin
fix: other minor fixes
  • fix: page settings removed from tagDiv Cloud templates
  • fix: tagDiv Social counter issue while editing with tagDiv Composer
  • fix: display errors on the theme Welcome page
  • fix: general issues with tagDiv Cloud Library
  • improvement: improved tagDiv composer selection mask. New colors and better ui, now the controls are outside of the selection mask, this allows better selection for small items.
  • improvement: wp-admin performance issue. We optimized the composer to load only what’s needed and where is needed. Wp-admin speed should greatly improve.
  • improvement: huge speed improvemnts in tagDiv composer editor. We did a full memory consumption audit for tagDiv Composer and we fixed a few memory leaks.
  • improvement: we removed unneded confirmations from tagDiv composer. For example when the content of the page was not changed and a user wanted to close the composer.
  • improvement: when closing tagDiv Composer you will be redirected to the previeous page instead of the default edit page. We found that this provides a better user experience
  • improvement: tagDiv composer now has a new color picker script that is a lot faster then the old one. The same color picker is used on the widgets.
  • improvement: we added a couple of new social icons that are available on the top bar and footer of the site
  • fix: the new update broke the child theme support and it’s now fixed
  • fix: color picker on widgets
  • fix: next/prev on post templates
  • fix: the live CSS was injected before some of the panel CSS and it didn’t overwrite it without using !important
  • fix: single image page builder element disappeared from the page when no image was present
  • fix: category template 2 and 5 CSS issues
  • fix: retro demo typos
  • fix: search icon problems – also please try to hit save in the theme panel to regenerate the CSS cache of the theme
  • fix: speed booster is now compatible with our multi-purpose plugin
  • fix: icons used for templates in our page builder where missing