The Canard Theme

  • Unknown's avatar

    Please help with menu Images (Canard Theme). I don’t know how to get the images displayed like wordpress has shown on their demo site.

    The blog I need help with is: hanakourimova.wordpress.com

    Thank you!
    Hana

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  • Hi Hana, could you explain more what you mean by “menu images”? If you’re referring to the icons for Twitter, Facebook, etc. you can learn how to set up a social links menu here:

    Create a Social Links Menu

    More setup information in the Canard guide here:

    https://theme.wordpress.com/themes/canard/

    If you need further help, could you explain exactly what part of the demo site you’re referring to? Thanks!

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    Yesterday the OP had the Posts page as her home page and it now looks like she’s switched it to a static front page with a Custom Menu.

    I believe she was referring to the display of the 5 or so posts that are featured at the top of the Canard homepage by using a featured tag. https://theme.wordpress.com/themes/canard/ Not having very many published posts could be the reason why that area was not working for her. Even on my site which has about 150 posts, I had to hunt around in my tags before I found one where all 5 featured posts would display an image.

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    justjennifer – yes, I mean this part of site and now I know what is a problem. So when I will have more posts, it will show automatically ?

  • To display featured posts on the blog page like in the demo, the first thing you’d need to do is set your front page to display your latest posts, not a static front page as you have now.

    Then, to set some featured posts, please read the section under “Featured Content and Featured Images” on the Canard setup page:

    https://theme.wordpress.com/themes/canard/

    The homepage allows you to prominently display your choice of up to five posts in a crisp grid. Select which posts to display with the “featured” post tag, or designate a different tag in Appearance → Customize. The Featured Content area displays when your front page is set to show your latest posts – use it to make sure your best articles get noticed.

    Be sure to add a featured image to each post you’d like featured.

    That should do the trick. If you get stuck at any of those steps, just let us know.

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    Hi there!

    I have the same problem. I did al the steps as explained on the Canard setup page, but unfortunately it will not show the five big pictures in a grid (even though five articles have the “featured” tag). Is there something I missed?

    I need help for my site: http://www.beyondniche.com

    Hope to hear from you! Thanks in advance.

    – Sophie

  • Sophie – to use featured content in Canard on a self-hosted site, you’ll need to activate the Jetpack plugin:

    Jetpack – WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth

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    Thank you for the quick response!
    I’ve installed the plugin, but I’m still unsure where to find the featured posts/pictures for my homepage.

    Hope you’re able to help.
    – Sophie

  • Have you uploaded a featured image for each post with the “featured” tag?

    Did you add the word “featured” in the Customizer’s Featured Content area?

    Did you add the “featured” tag to each post?

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    Kathryn,

    Thanks for helping. Was searching for the ‘featured content area’ in the Jetpack plugin, not in the customizer. Thanks for the tip of installing the plugin, it all works now!

    – Sophie

  • Great, glad you’re all set! It’s looking good!

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