Advanced single post settings in Theme Options
With the Pro plugin, the article page can be drawn by an advanced layout configured at VerbaTheme OptionsSingle Post. Nothing on that page applies until you switch it on, so a site that had the free theme keeps looking the same after Pro is installed.
#Switch to the advanced layout
Open the source setting
Go to VerbaTheme OptionsSingle PostGeneral, group Layout.
Choose Advanced
Set Single Post Source to Advanced. The other groups and tabs on the page open up.
Check a real post
Open a published article. The settings you configured in the Customizer no longer apply to it; the ones on this page do.
Native, the default, keeps the free theme's page and its settings at AppearanceCustomizeVerba ThemeSingle Post. Elementor Template and Block Pattern replace the whole page with a template. See Building a post from a block pattern and Building a post with an Elementor template.
#What each tab holds
- General
The page around the article: layout, appearance, sidebar, breadcrumbs, the sponsored disclosure, sharing, injected blocks, the reading bar, and floating navigation.
- Header
The header style and everything in it. See Post header styles.
- Body
The blocks around the article text: summarize, sources, TL;DR, key points, table of contents, and in-article injection. See Reading aids.
- Footer
Tags, likes, comments, the author bio, post navigation, and the footer share block.
- Related Posts and Read Also
The two listings at the end of the article. See Related posts and read also.
The sections below cover the groups that have no page of their own.
#Layout and appearance
Wide, boxed, or custom. Custom adds Content max width.
Draft and scheduling notices and the edit shortcut, for signed-in editors.
Continuous reading. See Continuous reading.
Starts the first paragraph of each post with a large initial letter.
Separates the parts of the post with divider lines. Outer frame draws the lines down both edges.
Space between the sections of a post, and above and below its content.
Holds the text to Reading width. Apply the reading width to picks the parts that follow it (article text, post header, post footer), and Narrow the header image too includes the image.
#Sidebar
The sidebar shows whatever is in the Single Post Sidebar widget area at AppearanceWidgets.
Right, left, or No sidebar.
A button that slides it in, stacked under the article, or hidden. With the button, Where the button sits, Button style, and Sidebar title set its look.
Keep it in view while the article scrolls, pinned to the top or the bottom.
How the column itself is drawn and sized.
#Breadcrumbs and the sponsored disclosure
Show breadcrumbs (default: on) and Breadcrumbs placement: in the post header, or above the whole post.
The Sponsored Disclosure group decides where the sponsor line appears on posts marked as sponsored: above the thumbnail (the default), above the header, above the body, above the footer, or not at all. Sponsored style sets its surface and Logo height the sponsor logo. The sponsor's name, link, and logo are set on each post. See Post fields.
#Floating navigation
Enable floating navigation (default: off) pins previous and next post tabs to the edges of the screen, desktop only by default. Hovering one opens a preview card. The rest of the group sets the card: its width, the thumbnail, the format badge, the category, how the title is trimmed, the author and date, and the animation.
#Footer blocks
- Tags
Show tags, and Limit tags with a count and a Show all link.
- Author Bio
Author bio (default: on) shows a card about the author under the article: avatar, name, position, social profiles, the description, the categories they write about most, a link to their archive, and co-authors. Each part has its own switch. The profile itself is filled in on the user. See Author profile fields.
- Post Navigation
Links to the previous and next post. Navigation scope follows publish order, or stays inside a category or tag. Wrap around links the newest post forward to the oldest, and the rest of the group sets the cards.
Likes and comments are covered in Likes, views, and comment voting and Comments.
I changed a Customizer setting and the post didn't change
With Single Post Source set to Advanced, the Customizer's single post settings no longer apply. Make the change here instead.
Every group on the page is greyed out
Single Post Source is set to Native, Elementor Template, or Block Pattern. Only Advanced opens them.
Where is the review scorecard?
On the Body tab, in Review Scorecard, which appears only while the Reviews integration is active. See Reviews integration.
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- Basic settings in the Customizer
- Set up dark mode
- Site layout: default, boxed, or wide
- Colors, fonts, and style kits
- Breadcrumbs
- Theme Options: the advanced settings panel
- General: site behavior
- General: optimization
- SPA and page transitions
- Content zones and insertions
- Blog: how posts are presented
- Before you go: the exit-intent banner
- Floating card: a post that follows the reader
- Marketing surfaces and analytics
- Accessibility settings
- Object-level settings
- Category fields
- Tag fields
- Author profile fields
- Widget areas
- Page fields and per-page layout
- Post fields
- Writing a post in Verba
- Single post settings in the Customizer
- Advanced single post settings in Theme Options
- Post formats
- Building a post from a block pattern
- Building a post with an Elementor template
- Post header styles
- Reading aids: how the four blocks work
- TL;DR summary
- Key points
- Table of contents
- Summarize with AI
- Reading bar
- Sharing: placements, styles, and copy link
- The share block in the post footer
- Continuous reading: the next post without a click
- Likes, views, and comment voting
- Related posts and read also
- Sources and citations
- Splitting a long post across several pages
- Comments
- Formatting the body of an article
- Archives in the free theme
- The posts page: showcase and featured author
- Advanced archives
- Archives from a block pattern
- Archives from an Elementor template
- Post and term listings
- Where listings are used
- Listing settings and query
- Customizing the look of a listing
- Search results, the 404 page, and protected posts
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