Staggerly - Responsive News, Magazine & Blog Theme
Themeforest Staggerly - Responsive News, Magazine & Blog Theme WordPress Theme
If you have questions related to our theme, head over to our dedicated support forum and we’ll get you squared away.
Staggerly is a versatile, unique, and responsive WordPress theme for blogs, news, and magazine style websites. Designed with a modern style to frame your text, photos, videos, music, and other content in a way that keeps readers engaged, and authors empowered.
Features
Responsive design – Your website will look just as gorgeous on mobile phones and tablets
Extensive customization options – A modern design that still leaves room for leaving your mark.
Unlimited Sidebars – Need a completely different set of sidebar widgets for individual pages/posts? It’s easy, and no additional plugins are required.
Custom backgrounds – Choose from one of the provided patterns or upload your own. And if you do know a little CSS, add your own enhancements site-wide or on specific pages/posts.
1-Click Shortcode Buttons – Generate stylish, immersive content without needing to know a hint of HTML
Branding Options – Upload your own logo or use Google Web fonts along with unlimited color choices and text shadows.
Speaking of Google fonts – there are literally hundreds to choose from to outfit your website.
14 Custom Widgets - From standard advertisement sizes to Facebook “Like” buttons, this theme is move-in ready.
Localization support – Make Staggerly your own (or prepare it for a client) using the included .po/.mo files
User-friendly Documentation - Because you shouldn’t have to be a rocket scientist to operate your website.
Multiple Homepage & Blog layouts – It’s easy to achieve the perfect look, or to change up periodically to keep things fresh.
Disqus comment integration – As simple as typing your Disqus shortname and clicking a button!
Need assistance?
If you have questions related to our theme, head over to our dedicated support forum and we’ll get you squared away.
We try to answer all questions within 48 hours. Please be mindful of timezones (we are currently in EST).
Changelog:
Version 2.4 (December 14, 2016)
- ***Security update: Multiple Sidebars***
Version 2.3.5 (April 26, 2015)
- Security update: add_query_arg
- New: Better support for Youtube URL attributes (start time, end time, etc)
- Fix: Minor bug fixes/enhancements
Version 2.3.2 (November 20, 2014)
- Fix: “main navigation link colors” now save/update properly (had been broken in version 2.3)
Version 2.3.1 (October 25, 2014)
- Fix: captions and alt text for thumb and slider galleries
Version 2.3 (October 6, 2014)
- Fix: default sidebar selection (for multiple sidebars plugin) had been broken in a previous update
Version 2.2.1 (September 28, 2014)
- Hotfix: CSS fix for copyright and bottom nav area
Version 2.2 (September 26, 2014)
- New: compatibility with UberMenu 3.x
- New: when using footer ad or top layout with header ad, ability to override ad code on pages/posts
- Fix: better compatibility with jetpack photon plugin
- Updated: documentation
Version 2.1 (August 28, 2014)
- New: support for "audio" post format
- New: spotify shortcode
- Fix: soundcloud shortcode height and auto_play
- Fix: multi-line featured image captions on single posts
Version 2.0.3 (August 1, 2014)
- Quick fix to remedy a couple of lightbox issues
Version 2.0.2 (June 17, 2014)
- Fix: image captions
Version 2.0.1 (June 12, 2014)
- Fix: custom background images on individual pages
- Updated documentation
Version 2.0 (June 9, 2014)
- New: shortcode generator
- New: compatibility with Aqua Page Builder plugin
- Fixes: plenty of small fixes and enhancements
Version 1.9.3 (Mar 22, 2014)
- Minor CSS fixes
Version 1.9.2 (Mar 20, 2014)
- Better mobile support for iPhones
Version 1.9.1 (Feb 21, 2014)
- New "Recent Posts" shortcode
- Updated Documentation
- New "Homepage" template (doesn't include a slider by default)
Version 1.9 (Feb 20, 2014)
- New feature: Add a slider to any page
- Fix: Compatibility with Twitter API v1.1
- Minor other fixes
Version 1.8.4 (Dec 13, 2013)
- Fix: Unlimited Sidebars issue
- Fix: Slider shortcode now works in sidebars
- Minor CSS updates
Version 1.8.3 (Nov 10, 2013)
- New feature: Unlimited Sidebars!
- Added support for YARPP plugin
- Updated Documentation
- Additional slider typography customization options
Version 1.8.2 (October 29, 2013)
- Gallery shortcode fixes/enhancements
- Sliders load more efficiently
- New option to place post meta under the featured image/video on single post pages
- New option to select which categories to show under the slider on the homepage
Version 1.8.1 (October 27, 2013)
- Bug fix
Version 1.8.0 (October 26, 2013)
- New feature: basic WooCommerce support
- New feature: option to add slides to slider(s) manually
- New feature/fix: better support for self-hosted videos
- New feature/fix: enhanced gallery shortcode and option to use default functionality
- CSS fix: better styling WP Custom Menu widget
- Bug fixes
Version 1.7.6 (October 14, 2013)
- New feature/fix: ability to import/export Theme Options
- New feature/fix: better compatibility with Envato WordPress Toolkit plugin
- CSS fix: better styling for image captions
- Minor bug fixes
Version 1.7.5 (October 10, 2013)
- New feature: set maximum title length for slider(s) via Theme Options
- Minor bug fixes
Version 1.7.4 (September 23, 2013)
- Minor bug fixes
Version 1.7.3 (September 20, 2013)
- Minor bug fixes
- CSS enhancements
- New option to load slider scripts in <head> (homepage slider loads faster)
- Updated documentation
Version 1.7.2 (September 15, 2013)
- Quick fix: better support/styling for page-links for paginated posts
Version 1.7.1 (September 15, 2013)
- Quick fix: better support for oEmbeds
Version 1.7 (September 11, 2013)
- New feature: "Staggered Slider" now supports Youtube & Vimeo videos
- New feature: optional "sticky" navigation
- New blog layout option
- Fix: gallery shortcode now properly supports "size" attribute
- New feature: gallery shortcode now supports custom sizes (eg. size="240x160")
Version 1.6.1 (July 24, 2013)
- Minor fix: "Google+" icon now appears properly when using "social links" shortcode
Version 1.6 (June 27, 2013)
- Update: Twitter widget now complies with the updated Twitter API (version 1.1)
- Minor enhancements and bug fixes
Version 1.5 (June 6, 2013)
- New feature: "Vine" shortcode
- New feature: "Vine" featured video option
- Minor enhancements and bug fixes
Version 1.4 (May 31, 2013)
- Minor enhancements and bug fixes
Version 1.3 (May 30, 2013)
- New feature: select **multiple** categories to show in homepage slider
- New feature: page sliders now work with external images
- Updated Documention: now includes link to Envato WordPress Toolkit plugin (for updating the theme via the admin section)
Version 1.2 (May 29, 2013)
- Minor enhancements and bug fixes
Version 1.1 (May 28, 2013)
- New feature: add/edit title bar backgrounds on individual pages/posts
- New feature: add/edit body backgrounds on individual pages/posts
- New feature: child theme compatibility
- General bug fixes and enhancements
Version 1.0 (May 23, 2013)
- Initial release
Credits
The Staggerly Theme uses and abuses open source code with absolutely no remorse. Here are a few invaluable resources:
- jQuery
- jQuery Masonry
- Superfish
- prettyPhoto
- Flexslider
- TinyNav.js
- hoverIntent
- jflickrfeed
- jQuery Easing
- and various other bits and pieces that we’ve picked up along the way.
Various icons were used when making this product – in particular:
And finally, the beautiful photographs that you see in the demo are not included in the theme download due to licensing restrictions. Those images are cortesy of:
Mo Riza, M31, Rufino, Christian Holmer, Vinoth Chandar [2] [3], Pink Sherbert Photography, Chang Liu, Jonathan Kos-Read, Kris Krug
Hi there,
ReplyDeleteI am having trouble changing my slider tab. I’ve followed the instructions:-
Instructions:
Create a new page or edit an existing one
Scroll down to beneath the text editor and look for Slider Settings within the General Settings container.
The trouble is, there’s no “Slider Settings” section under the “General Page Settings” section when editing a page.
Assistance would be appreciated.
Hello! Thanks for being a customer
ReplyDeleteLet’s see… are you using the latest version of our theme? The current version is 1.9.1, and the “Slider Settings” section that you’re looking for was introduced in version 1.9.
If you’re using an older version, the latest documentation has those instructions as well (under the instructions for doing it the new way).
Let me know if you run into any issues…
- Jarrod
Hi,
ReplyDeleteI have another question, In the Menu I don´t see the category. And I don´t know, Why? Is possible that this problem to be relation with the htaccess.
I need answers a soon as possible.
Hi there, Javier!
ReplyDeleteIt’s difficult for me to diagnose what the problem could be without being able to see your website. It sounds like you added a category to a menu, but that category isn’t appearing on your website… Am I understanding you correctly?
Hello,
ReplyDeleteYes it is the problem, I can´t see the category in the menu. This is the website http://nueva.zut-ediciones.com. This web is in Spanish and the menu is in the header. That moment this web is no active.
Thanks
Alright, I can see a list of 9 categories that appear when I hover over the “Revista” menu link. Are there some that aren’t appearing on your end?
ReplyDeleteHello.
ReplyDeleteI can not display slider on top page.
According to your instruction(new way), I created new page and selected some options in Slider Settings. Then saved changes.
However, slider does not appear on the top page.
Should I also change the other settings?
Thank you in advance for your help.
Hi there! Happy to help
ReplyDeleteCan you tell me what options you have selected? Also, if you can share the address to your website that may help as well.
Thanks
Thank you for your prompt reply.
ReplyDeleteHere is my web site.
It is in Japanese, and I just started this site so only 3posts now.
http://haretaraiina.com/
I created new page for slider. The title is “Home”
Here is the slider settings of the page.
Slider type : Wide Slider
Slider Source Blog posts
Slider blog categories : all unchecked
Slider Count 10
I’m looking forward to your reply.
Okay, thanks for sharing your website! It looks like you got it working – I see the “Staggered” slider on the homepage. Is the “Wide” slider not working for you?
ReplyDeleteFinally, I tried the “old way”. and it’s working well.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, now I have another problem regarding layout for iPhone retina display.
Current layout is slightly wider than the display. Especially, when it enable “Full Width Layout”, one character of the right-side end protrudes and is not able to displayed.
Please check and fix this problem.
Thanks.
Okay we just submitted an update to fix the issues you found. Thanks for bringing those issues to our attention – I’ll let you know when the update has been approved by Themeforest (although you may receive the notification before I see it, depending on your timezone).
ReplyDeleteWith that said, we’re still unable to reproduce the issue that you were having with the slider, but we’ll continue looking into it until we find a proper solution. We’ve tried it out in multiple browsers and with multiple WordPress versions but our sliders still appear perfectly… I’m wondering if a plugin may be causing the problem?
Anyway, in the meantime let me know if you run into any other issues. Thanks!
- Jarrod
Well, damn… that was fast. It looks like Themeforest has already approved the update!
ReplyDeleteAgain, please don’t hesitate to let us know if you run into any other issues.
- Jarrod
Sorry for the late reply.
ReplyDeleteI applied new version and it works well. Thanks.
Regarding the slider by “new way”, I can not understand why it does not appear. And I’m not using related plugins.
Now I applied version 1.9.2. What is the difference 1.9.2 and 1.9.3?
1.9.3 was a pretty minor update, we noticed a minor issue with the “tagline” shortcode… and someone requested the ability to launch social links (the ones in the header) in a new tab.
ReplyDeleteRegarding the slider, are you able to create sliders using the new way on any pages at all? When you have the time, do me a favor and create a test page, add a slider, and make sure to only use “Default template” or “Homepage” as the page template (I’m now realizing that those words need to be added to the documentation, btw).
Let me know what happens… no rush.
- Jarrod
I am thinking of purchasing Staggerly. Very nice. But I need to be able to add full ad backgrounds where the gray and white grunge background is in the example. Is it possible to add one image in the background or would anything that I use in the background have to be a tile or pattern?
ReplyDeleteHi there! Sorry for the late reply.
ReplyDeleteYes! The Staggerly theme does allow you to use a single background that does not tile.
- Jarrod
Would it be difficult to use a featured post and image instead of the slider?
ReplyDeleteHallo there,
ReplyDeleteHow can I fill the advertisement places? I do not see a widget for it or a place where to add a image and link.
I hope you can tell me where I can make these changes. Because right now i have a yellow-ish field that states: “Advertisement 728×90”
Thank you!
Hi there!
ReplyDeleteYou can change that ad by going to Appearance > Theme Options > Footer Options and adding your own code to the “Footer Ad Code” field.
If you ever decide to remove that ad space, simply toggle the “Show Footer Ad” setting to “Off”.
That’s it!
- Jarrod
Hi there, I got this as part of the blogger bundle, which I know is not entitled to direct support, but I’m struggling with one thing and wondered if you can help me.
ReplyDeleteI’m trying to add an “author box” at the end of post (single.php) and it’s working, except I can’t seem to be able to style it at all via CSS (style.css).
My author box is inside a div id=”author-info”
thanks
Hi,
ReplyDeleteI have two questions regarding configuration for our Wordpress (http://bit.ly/VgYcnR) and would be happy about some help:
1. Do I have to make the starting starting page a static page to use the slider? If not, how do I activate the slider on the index-page?
2. How do I translate “Read more”, “Comments” etc. below each article into another language? I uploaded a changed language file, but that didnt help.
Thank you for your reply
Hi there, Andre! Thanks for being a customer
ReplyDeleteTo answer your questions…
Re: Question 1. Yes, you do need to make your homepage a static page to use the slider. However, if you still want to show recent posts on the homepage, you can do so by using one of the “Homepage” templates or by using the “Blog” shortcode.
Re: Question 2. Okay we just tested on our end and everything worked. I’ll take you through the steps we made…
Use Poedit to edit our default language file. Our file is located in the following directory:staggerly/includes/languages/
Be sure to save as a new file using your language code. For example, if translating to German, you’d name your file “de_DE.po”
After saving your file from the previous step, two new files should be created (the .po file and a .mo file). Upload both of those to the languages directory from step 1
Lastly, edit your wp-config.php file and look for this line:
define (‘WPLANG’, ‘en_EN’);Change that line so that it corresponds to your language code, like this:
define (‘WPLANG’, ‘de_DE’);
That’s it! Let me know if you have any further questions…
- Jarrod
Hi, I have a question, In the Menu I’m not able to add the categories.
ReplyDeleteHi there! Thanks for being a customer
ReplyDeleteJust for clarification, when editing your menus, are you unable to see the categories in the WordPress backend? Or is it that after you add categories to the menu, they don’t appear when viewing your website?
- Jarrod
THANK YOU I HAVE SOLVED. A QUESTION: HOW DO YOU TURN ON THE HOME SCREEN NEWS FLOWING?
ReplyDeleteIf you’re referring to the slideshow (like the one on our homepage), the first thing you want to do is set your homepage to be a “static” page. Here are the directions for doing that:
ReplyDeleteIf you haven’t aleady, create a page called “Home” (or rename it whatever you want)
You should probably create a “Blog” page too
Next, go to Settings > Reading
For the “Front page displays” setting, select “A static page”
Underneath that, select the following:
For “Front page”, select the “Home” you created from step 1
For “Posts page”, select the “Blog” you created
Be sure to save those changes
After you have made your homepage a “static” page, you can edit the “home” page you created from step 1, then use the “Slider Settings” (beneath the main text editor) to add a news slider. That’s it!
Let me know if you have any questions or if I misunderstood your issue…
- Jarrod
Thank you Jarrod. how to realise the solution called Home-grid?
ReplyDeleteThere are a couple of options for creating a page that looks like our “Home – Grid”. To get started, create a new page (or edit an existing one) and…
ReplyDeleteSimply use the “Homepage (Grid)” template (within the “Page Attributes” module)
...or…
Use either the “Homepage” or “Default” template
Then, within the “Slider Settings” (beneath the main text editor), set the “Slider Type” to Grid
That’s it!
- Jarrod
Hi, great template, thanks!
ReplyDeleteI get an abuse message from the hoster. the item that is abuse is in template folder staggerly/images. Can you please help me to solve?
Thnaks in advance
Hi there, thanks for the kind words!
ReplyDeleteHow strange! Can you tell me more about the “abuse message”? I’ve never heard of that happening before. The files in that sub-directory are just images (no executable files). Hmmm…
If you wouldn’t mind, please use the contact form on our profile page to send the full message from your host. Thanks
Jarrod
Hi, I am sorry to bother you but I am really helpless:) Everything is working great with Staggerly but since yesterday I have problems when I want to change a font/typography in Appearence sheet it´s still showing Error message. I can not change anything connected with appearence. I checked if I have css sheet but it looks ok. What could be a problem?
ReplyDeleteHi there, verco! There’s no need to be sorry
ReplyDeleteHmm… let me ask a few questions first…
Have you tried logging out and logging back in? Sometimes when weird issues arise within WordPress, doing that can help.
Have you installed any new plugins lately? If so, try disabling them so that you can see if that is the cause.
Do you remember any other changes that you may have made?
When you get a moment, answer the questions above and we’ll go from there
Jarrod
Hi. How do you translate the “Recent Items” found in the main page – or any other untranslated items? Thanks in advance.
ReplyDeleteHi there, Jacob!
ReplyDeleteThere is a way to translate WordPress themes to your own language, and this is the best tutorial that I have found.
WordPress’s solution for translating themes is a bit more cumbersome than it should be, but the tutorial I linked is fairly easy to understand and thorough.
Jarrod
Hello,
ReplyDeleteI would like to embed just a part of a youtube clip. If I use the following start en end time: http://www.youtube.com/v/Y7mJYwNHGwk?version=3&start=1&end=69&autoplay=0&hl=en_US&rel=0
It works in my browser. However if I copy and paste this link into the ‘Featured Video Settings’ in the Staggerly theme or if I want to use it in a youtube shortcode it doesn’t work, the video won’t play. Is there a solution for this?
Thanks, Adriaan
Hi there, Adriaan!
ReplyDeleteYou know, you’re the first person to find this issue! Although we don’t update the Staggerly theme very often anymore (due to how old it is), we’ll make an exception because this feature should have been present from the beginning. We’ll submit an update to fix this issue by the end of the week
Jarrod
Thank you very much!
ReplyDeleteNo problem! I completely forgot to tell you that the update was ready but you probably already figured that out
ReplyDeleteJarrod
Hello,
ReplyDeleteOne more question. I’m setting my website up with posts in chronological order about the second world war. The first post on top is the oldest (beginning of the war), the second post is a bit further in time etc. On the single post now, the buttons on top say previous post and next post. They link to older and newer posts. Hower I want to see that in reverse. The newest post (in wp time) must be the oldest (in history). How can I change the code so the two buttons work in reverse order?
Hope you can help me with that.
Link to website: http://www.kiezenindeoorlog.nl/
Hi there!
ReplyDeleteThere are two ways you can do it…
Option 1:
If you’re comfortable editing code, you can edit the single.php within our theme (or if you’re using a child theme, make a copy of it, put it into the child theme directory, and edit it).
On line 74, change previous_post_link to next_post_link.
On line 75, change next_post_link to previous_post_link.
Option 2:
You can also do it with some JavaScript and the Header and Footer plugin. Simply install/activate that plugin, then go to Settings > Header and Footer, and under the Page head and footer tab, add the following code in the first text field:
<script>
jQuery(document).ready(function($){
if($('body').hasClass('single-post')) {
var prev_link = $('#page_caption .post-links a[rel="prev"]').attr('href');
var next_link = $('#page_caption .post-links a[rel="next"]').attr('href');
$('#page_caption .post-links a[rel="prev"]').attr('href', next_link);
$('#page_caption .post-links a[rel="next"]').attr('href', prev_link);
}
});
</script>
Be sure to save changes.
Either of those options should work
Jarrod
Works brilliant! Again thank you very much!
ReplyDeleteNo problem! Happy to help
ReplyDeleteJarrod
Hi there, I bought this theme last year as part of the bundles deal and only just come to use it but its way out of date. I am using 1.7.6 version. Can I upgrade?
ReplyDeleteHi there, Muckajay!
ReplyDeleteThanks for buying the bundle and making it a success
As for updating, unfortunately no. Themeforest does not allow purchasers of bundles to update their themes until after buying the full version.
Let me know if I can be of further assistance.
Jarrod
Thats a bit rubbish, means I cannot use a theme I purchased. There are so many issues with the version I have that it is not viable to use so anyone who ever wants to buy bundles I recommend they don’t. I will put my thoughts on this to themeforest as I feel I have been ripped off. You have had money for a design that is now useless. Bad business indeed.
ReplyDeleteWe understand your frustration and we’re sorry that you’re unhappy.
ReplyDeleteJust for clarification:
The update policy is Envato’s – not ours.
There may need to be better clarification from Envato to potential buyers of bundles regarding just what a bundle is and what buyers are entitled to receive after buying one. The bundle is essentially a “try before you buy” experience. It allows website owners to actually use and trial multiple themes before deciding which one to ultimately purchase in order to receive the full benefits reserved for traditional buyers.
If I remember correctly, this particular bundle included approximately eight ( 8 ) WordPress themes and several plugins for the price of one (1) theme. Envato believes that certain benefits (ie. full support and updates) should be reserved for customers who purchased full versions of the theme.
As for the theme not working as intended, themes are similar to any other form of software in that updates will inevitably be required to keep the theme functioning appropriately – especially when the theme is wholly dependent on another piece of software (WordPress) that undergoes its own updates that have to be accommodated for. With the Staggerly theme being a little older than 2 years old now, it is indeed true that many crucial updates have been released.
If you decide to contact Envato/Themeforest with your grievances, it may be helpful to ask them to make the aforementioned points clearer to prospective buyers.
Again, sorry for your frustration and unhappiness.
Best,
Jarrod
Yeah so what you are trying to say is this is not your problem, sticking the middle finger up at anyone who purchased the bundle as you obviously don’t give a **
ReplyDeleteI will remember that when making my next purchases of themes and will definitely make sure people shy away from bundles, which people purchase not just for a good deal but to support the authors too.
Shame you don’t see it that way, but your loss. I shall not be using any of your themes in future.
Dear Muckajay,
ReplyDeleteIf I didn’t care, I wouldn’t have replied at all. I could have ignored your post, I could could have written a condescending reply, I could have done any number of things other than writing a lengthy and thorough reply… but I didn’t. I replied to you in the hopes that I could help by explaining policies that we have no power to change.
But you’re frustrated. And this may simply be an instance where my efforts will never be enough.
I wish you the best.
Sincerely,
Jarrod
Hi, i’m interested in your template. I would like to know, is the template available in Italian? Thanks.
ReplyDeleteHello, why the live preview is diferent? Now is another template? Thanks
ReplyDeleteHi, Using your template with a lot of pleassure… but. The images folder growing to big… how can I supervise (change) the amount of images (sizes). It saved 12 files now.. I want to reduce it to max 3?
ReplyDeleteHi there! Glad you’re enjoying the theme
ReplyDeleteI created a small plugin that should help. Download this plugin and then install/activate it. The plugin won’t remove images that have already been uploaded, but it will prevent 8 of the size variations from being created when new images are uploaded.
Hope that helps!
Jarrod
Does the current version of the theme work with Wordpress 4.5.3?
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone know the answer to this?
ReplyDeleteHi there, mikele10!
ReplyDeleteThough the Staggerly theme is no longer supported, it does indeed work with WP v4.5.3. We just upgraded our demo site to 4.5.3, so feel free to take a look:
http://themestockyard.com/staggerly
Hope that helps!
Jarrod
Thanks for the reply Jarrod. Currently I’m running Version 2.3.2 So if I update Staggerly to Version 2.3.5 (April 26, 2015) and then update Wordpress 4.5.3 I should be okay?
ReplyDeleteYeah, the theme should be fine. Just make sure that your plugins are compatible. If so, yep, you should be ok
ReplyDeleteJarrod
And yes, that’s exactly the order I would recommend: theme first, WP second.
ReplyDeleteJarrod
Awesome thanks for your helps Jarrod. And just to confirm where can I find the theme update docs? Just want to be sure I do it right.
ReplyDeleteThe update documentation for Staggerly is here, but I’d actually recommend looking at the documentation for the Matador theme as it’s more up-to-date and thorough.
ReplyDeleteJarrod