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Got it, thanks.

Marking resolved.

I had been confused about why no js was showing in the source code, apparently those resources are hosted by Google.

Adding the “drawVisualization” to the JS-exclusion was not successful, but I was able to run the noptomize filter for the page through the helper plugin and subsequently though my child functions with success.

Unfortunately, the plugin messes up my galleries and slideshows, which are the two most important features of the site, and it just doesn’t provide a significant enough speed improvement to make it worthwhile trying to get it to play nicely.

Thank you again for your assistance Frank.

@danieliser – figured out the z-index , thanks!

@natewr – didn’t know about the update, I’ll look into it. So far, the plugin is not playing nicely with my theme. Hopefully I’ll find a workaround, this plugin has a lot of potential.

Lots of great service here, thanks so much to you both!

Yes @danieliser, the form is working in the window. I’m having some trouble with the z-index, so I’ll probably stop by your support forum pretty soon ?? Thanks for checking up, really appreciate it.

Yes! Thank you, I love this plugin even more now.

Hello Nate,

Here’s a link to the page:
https://www.chitarragustosa.com/

I’d like to add the reservation form I’ve already created to a modal so it opens when the “Reservation” button is clicked.

I’m using Popup Maker for the modal. I’ve added the [booking-form] shortcode, but the window comes up empty. I found a similar problem in their forums and the developer wrote:

“What is likely happening is that the developer is using the wordpress function has_shortcode to detect if you used it in the post content, if not they dont load the neccessary css and JS files needed to make it work. There is usually a workaround that can be used, similar to gravity forms and contact form 7 to load them all the time basically. That should resolve the issue.”

Don’t know if this is what’s happening, so I thought I’d ask. Thanks so much for taking a look.

Michele

Search and replace was successful, galleries are loading fast, and MLA is accessible again through my dashboard – I’m super happy! (If only I could give MLA 10 stars.)

Thank you David!

Cheers, Michele

Hi David,

Thank you so much for your reply. I was able to get the “my_custom_sql” shortcode worked out for the plug-in to kick in, and on the page where I’ve added it, the load time is dramatically reduced. Yippee!

Since I have over 500 attachment categories, my next step will be to perform a search and replace in the database to modify the shortcodes for all of the galleries. Fingers crossed.

Could you take a quick look and tell me if what I’ve worked out looks right?

Old shortcode:
[mla_gallery mla_alt_shortcode=gallery royalslider="3" orderby="title" order="ASC" attachment_category="alchemical-alice"]

New shortcode:

[mla_gallery mla_alt_shortcode=gallery royalslider="3" orderby="title" order="ASC" my_custom_sql="attachment_category=alchemical-alice"]

Search:
attachment_category=”

Replace:
my_custom_sql=”attachment_category=

Again, thanks so much for your efforts with this plugin. It’s in my top 3 most useful plugins ever.

Warm regards,
Michele

Hello David,

I’ve come up against a similar problem lately. Not only are my mla galleries slow loading due to the lengthy queries, but those same queries are timing out the mla assistant in my WP dashboard.

Thank you for addressing this issue and creating a plugin to help with this.
I tried adding your tax query example as a plugin and activated it, but there was no effect, unfortunately. Am I supposed to use that file “as is” or do I need to change anything inside of it? I’m not a programmer so I get lost on the tech stuff ??

Thank you!
Michele

I’m ok with a hidden image as long as it doesn’t somehow adversely affect the SEO. Since the page source codes are lengthy, I’ll submit these to you offline.

Hi David,

I’m definitely open to trying for a solution, I’m not adverse to modifying the theme, and I totally appreciate your suggestions and offer! Thank you

If this idea doesn’t work out, I had another thought, not sure how this could play out. As I mentioned, each slideshow page is already linked to by a thumbnail from an index page. Here’s one example:

https://www.arthurtaussig.com/photographs/the-museum-project/alabama-museums/

These are just wp galleries to which custom links have been added via a plug-in called WP Custom Gallery Links. Maybe there’s a way to work backward and hook into the thumbnail that’s already linked to the page. I realize that if something like this were even possible, it would be reliant on a plug-in which could at some point become obsolete, but it might buy me some time in searching for another solution down the road.

Again, thanks so much for your efforts in helping me get this sorted.

Michele

Hello David,

Thanks so much for your response. Yes, Arthur is one interesting guy!

I did spend some time reviewing the thread you mention, but I couldn’t figure out how to adapt the instructions for my circumstances. Sorry for the confusion about pages vs. posts. I’m using pages for the slideshows, so the “categories” I’m working with are the mla attachment categories, not wp post categories.

I don’t actually need featured images to appear on the site because I have created separate index pages with thumbnails that link to the slideshows. The problem is that when I want to share links on social media, there are no thumbnails. I assume this is because I’m using shortcodes and the images aren’t actually attached to those pages.

On to the options..
The pages/slideshows have already been published, and the majority of them will never be changed or updated once the site is finished, so I think this means Options 1 & 2 are out, if I understand correctly. (What I meant by pages updating themselves is simply that, on those occasions when I do need to add an image, there’s no need to revisit or republish the page, I only have to upload and assign the image to the appropriate attachment category.

Here’s an example of what I’m using to display the slideshows:

[mla_gallery mla_alt_shortcode=gallery royalslider=”3″ orderby=”title, orderby=ASC” attachment_category=”alchemical-alice”]

Since the slideshows are ordered by ASC, is there a way to assign the image with the lowest numerator in the attachment category to appear as the featured image?

I appreciate any direction you can give me. Thank you!

Michele

Got it! Thanks for the help @crouchingbruin

Yes! It took some time for the cache to clear out, thank you so much ?? However, the map doesn’t move to the next line when the browser window is reduced, am I missing something in media query?