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Responsive WordPress News Theme – DW Focus version 1.0.9 release

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Our Responsive WordPress news theme for online news and magazine sites DW Focus has been updated to the latest version 1.0.9 with bug fixes and exciting improvements.

This is a quick update for the theme based on all the feedback and bug reports from our users. Three new improvements lie in the 404 page, DW Latest News widget and the archive pages. Scroll down for more insights.

Upload 404 page logo

You can now personalize the 404 page with your own logo or image. The set up is quite simple. Navigate to Appearance > Customize > Site Title & Tagline then drag and drop your desired image into the 404 logo box. Check out the screenshot below.

Option for uploading 404 page logo
Option for changing the 404 page logo

Set meta info for DW Latest News widget

Following other widgets as Recent News, Popular News, News Slider, etc, DW Latest News widget has now got setting options for adding meta information into a post and these information includes date, author, category and tag info. Simply go to Appearance > Customize > Widgets: Home Content > DW Focus: Latest news and tick on the meta info that you want to display. See the screenshot below for a better visual guide.

Set meta info for DW Latest News widget
Set meta info for DW Latest News widget

Set default layout for archive pages

Apart from the Category pages, the default Grid or List layout has now been set for other archive pages as well. Check out the following screenshot.

Set default layout for the archive pages
Set default layout for the archive pages

Those are main improvements in DW Focus theme, besides this WordPress theme comes with some bug fixes as well. For more details on this update, please see at the changelog below.

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Changelog

  • Fix: Deactivate uploading Avatar
  • Fix: Bugs in Sidebar’s Carousel style
  • Fix: Reset customization settings when saving general settings
  • Fix: DW Carousel widget doesn’t start when interval time is set
  • Fix: Cannot choose category for blog in customizer
  • Tweak: Set default layout for the archive pages
  • Tweak: Option to set meta info for DW Latest News widget
  • Tweak: Option for uploading 404 page logo
Note: always remember to back-up your site and note down any custom code you have made before proceed to any update. If you face any difficulty, feel free to ask us for support at our Q&A support page.
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Jin is Nanny at DesignWall, a leading WordPress development company which builds responsive WordPress themes and best WordPress plugins. She makes sure everyone is happy, every question is answered, every release is bug-free. She also blogs about our products and shares her WordPress knowledge with our readers. Jin is also a travel lover.

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Thanks for actually listening to your customers (e.g. re: 404 page logo). Looking forward to customizing category-specific styled logos in the next version release. Keep up the good work.