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I have a problem, I am trying to upgrade to 2.4.3, and I get this error when I run the update_database.php

“Table ‘echoskax_dbec.tags’ doesn’t exist”

How to resolve this?

When I check the database into my phpadmin I see table called tags1

Hello,

We have responded to your support ticket. Please check it in our Help Center.

This error may occur if you applied an update that is incompatible with your current version. Each version of the script has its own specific update instructions, and it’s important to follow them step by step to avoid any issues.

Since the database update failed, you will need to restore your database from your backup and attempt the update again.

Regards,

hprj

hprj Purchased

Hello Codingest Team i hope u all doing well. i am happy with your 2 products and Good support. i want to purchase one more licence of varient soon. i have news related multiple project, can i use extended license with all of those domains?or shall i buy each domain license separately? Thank you

Hello,

Thank you! We hope you’re doing well too. We’re glad to hear that you like our script.

Both the regular and extended licenses are valid for use on a single domain only. If you plan to use the script on multiple domains simultaneously, you’ll need to purchase a separate license for each one.

The extended license is primarily intended for developers. It allows you to make substantial modifications to the code and sell the final product to a client under your own brand. If you’re planning to use the script for your own projects, a regular license for each domain will be sufficient.

Thank you again.

Can i know how to increase font size or change font

The added fonts are not included in the fonts within TinyMCE. We also do not recommend selecting fonts from within TinyMCE. The font you choose for the “Tertiary Font (Post & Page Text)” option under the “Font settings” section will be used for the font of post content.

One more Question in post sidebar is hidden how to show

The questions you’re asking are not related to pre-purchase inquiries. If you are using the script without purchasing, please purchase a license and contact us through our help desk: https://codingest.net/

Świetny skrypt tłumaczenie na język polski bardzo dobre! Od strony technicznej jestem mega zadowolony obsługa techniczna pomocna! To są dobrze wydane pieniądze. Sam skrypt działa bardzo szybko bez zacinania bez nadmiernego zabierania miejsca. Jeżeli szukasz skrypt pod magazyn itd ten jest wart zakupu.

Great script, translation into Polish very good! From the technical side I am mega satisfied, technical support helpful! This is money well spent. The script itself works very quickly without stuttering without taking up too much space. If you are looking for a script for a warehouse etc. this one is worth buying.

Hello, we’re glad you liked our product! Thank you as well for taking the time to write such a nice review!

Great work!

Thank you!

Your script looks awesome bro.

Would be nice if

1. You add a proper file manager/Explorer for easy file management.

2. Ability to add related post in the body like we do in WordPress.

3. Large content paint also tends to slow down loading speed.

Overall this is a great script.

Thanks. And also the issue with video indexing Brought in by one of the users. There’s no option for video description. Google won’t index a video not on a watch page.

We have implemented VideoObject structured data in our latest version a few days ago, so video indexing issues should now be resolved. Thanks.

Brother, I have updated to version 2.4.2 but in the admin panel it’s still showing 2.4.1. I’m also getting a notification to update to 2.4.3. I’m really confused. Please clarify what I should do, because there are no changes in your database, but I’m confused. Please guide me.

Hello,

When we first released version 2.4.2, the version number was not updated in the initial release. We corrected this later. If you downloaded the script files immediately after the initial release, the version text might still show as 2.4.1. You can manually update the following line in the ’’app/Config/Constants.php’’ file:

defined(‘VARIENT_VERSION’) || define(‘VARIENT_VERSION’, ‘2.4.1’);

In minor updates, we only fix reported issues by editing specific files. Since these updates do not include database changes, you only need to replace the specified files. If you followed the instructions provided for your version when updating your site, there shouldn’t be any issues.

If you’ve already updated your site to version 2.4.2, you can download the latest version of the script files again and follow the instructions in the “Update from v2.4.2 to v2.4.3” section of the update guide. This will include updating the ’’app/Config/Constants.php’’ file, which will also resolve the version text issue.

Regards,

ok brother thanks

You are welcome.

Suggestion for improvement:

Add one more step (which will show after a person click publish article ) .

A page which will say, :

To insure you get the maximum number of views to your article, click the below button to view your article, above your article there are social sharing buttons, click them one by one and share your article in all your social media.

( view your article now )

it is like when you see any youtube video they remained you to like, share and subscribe, we should remained them to share their article, this will help us in getting more visitors and backlinks to the website.

Hello, an automatic sharing option can also be added when publishing a post, so there’s no need to share each one manually. You can still do this manually on the post detail page if you prefer. However, automatic sharing requires creating separate API accounts for each platform, and setting these up is often complicated for our buyers. For this reason, this feature is still on our update list and may be included in a future release.

one343

one343 Purchased

Hi, today news update? thanks.

Hi, yes, there was an issue with comment deletion, and we wanted to fix it without delay. Thank you.

Hello, Please Add the Background Color and Background image option in Theme, section. so, Admin can change the Background of the website as per their choice. White Background looks ugly. Thanks

Hello,

We respect your preference, but white backgrounds are preferred on news websites because they offer excellent readability, a clean and professional look, and ensure compatibility with ads and user expectations. That’s why we haven’t included a background color option by default.

We’re not sure if such an option will be added in the future, but you can easily change the background using simple CSS. If you place your custom CSS code in the “Custom Header Codes” section under General Settings, there’s no need to edit the script files directly. This way, your changes won’t be lost even after a future update.

Thanks.

Hi , i hope you’re doing well , 1.Please Urgently if possible in the next update try to add sticky table of contents on desktop and mobile , as its very important for the long posts navigation ,also jump links as separate parts inside the article and those jump links should have the option to be sticky on mobile , this will improve the posts navigation on mobile, its crucial for SEO as well.

2.Why is there no option to add videos within Table of Contents posts? The current limitation—whether for embedding or uploading—restricts content richness. Each section should support video integration to enhance engagement and clarity. Thanks and regards,

What you reported as bugs are in fact optional preferences that can vary from system to system or from user to user.

If there is an unanswered question above, the system will automatically scroll to that question. However, when an answer is marked, it does not automatically scroll downward. While developing this part, we were unsure whether to include downward scrolling, as it may not be desirable in certain scenarios. Therefore, we decided to leave it out by default. So far, we haven’t received any negative feedback regarding this behavior (for years), which is why the system has continued to function this way. However, if we receive more requests or complaints about this section, we can consider enabling downward auto-scrolling as well.

Thanks. Best regards.

Just to clarify, I’m happy with the current setup—no changes needed there. _My only point is :_about letting users edit their answers without retaking the whole quiz. , that’s frustrating. . As currently if a user clicks one answer in the quiz , he cant change it unless he repeats the whole quiz from the beginning , please fix this that’s all what i meant .and I’m sorry may be its my mistake i couldn’t explain properly in the first comment
Thanks. Best regards.

The reason for this behavior is the other quiz types. In those types, the correctness of an answer is shown immediately upon selecting an option, and the answer cannot be changed afterward. Since the personality quiz type uses the same code, it functions the same way, except that no result is displayed right away.

However, we will review this in future updates. The option to allow changing answers could be enabled for this quiz type.

Thanks. Best regards.

Hi could you advise on the video pages? My stats are still WAY up since this was installed but I get this small error I get in Google Search Console.

Happens on all the video pages

Video isn’t on a watch page These videos aren’t indexed or served on Google as video results

So I assume I need to create the structured data and embed it in the HTML for each post ?

Thanks :)

Thanks!

Saw another user talking about the video pages the other day also.

Form what I've learned, YouTube automatically creates watch pages for each video so I'm not really not understanding what I'm missing. (I struggle with this on my HTML sites also)

I made a video page, entered the YT url and let it fetch the thumbnail and it makes the iframe. I also tried this using the embed code from YT on a standard post same results. The videos have at least 1K views that Im using to test they are in google search but not the page I made for it. Been working on it for a week making little changes each day but still get that

“Video is not on a watch page”

I tried adding more content, changing the keywords, description but still same error and no watch pages found

You are probably seeing this warning or error because the VideoObject is placed within the NewsArticle in the structured data. Currently, there is no issue with the structured data itself and the video object is being successfully read by search engines. However, it appears that Google prefers the VideoObject to be added independently, outside of the NewsArticle to see the page as a watch page. We will review this again and make the necessary changes in the next update.

Hello , I am interesting in your script but I have 2 question :

1- Reward System works with countries as you know views cost will different per country – or this is just basic

2- Do you have plan to add membership feature ( In Next Update ) to as medium(dot)com ( when it will be )

Thanks.

Hello,

Thank you for your interest in our Varient script.

1. The reward currency and amount are standardized for all authors included in the reward system. Please check the “Reward System” section in the admin panel on our demo site. You can choose the currency you would like to use and set the reward amount accordingly. The selected currency and reward amount will apply to all authors, regardless of their country.

2. Due to the high number of requests for a premium membership feature, we are considering adding it. We will be focusing on Modesy (our other script) for a while, and then we plan to return to Varient and most likely implement this feature. However, please note that this is not a guarantee—it’s simply part of our current plans.

Thank you.

Hi I have a question about Cron Job Is this Command Cron Jobs to automatically reload the sitemap file? Is it written completely and correctly? https://varient.codingest.net/cron/update-sitemap Thank you

Hi,

Yes, we have explained this in our documentation as well. When you run this link using the cron job function you created, the old sitemap.xml is deleted and a new sitemap is generated. With your cron job function, you can create an up-to-date sitemap at regular intervals in this way.

Thanks.

This means that simply copying and pasting this link ” https://varient.codingest.net/cron/update-sitemap ” into the Run command will run Cronjob without adding anything else to this link. Thank you

Yes, that is true. When you run this link, the system will create a sitemap.xml and you can access this sitemap with this link: domain.com/sitemap.xml

Example: https://varient.codingest.net/sitemap.xml

Thanks.

This script is amazing, my google search console has never looked better my site has a lot of pages the great SEO support was a nice bonus.

Have to get another license now for another site, what’s the main difference in this News /Mag script and your Blog/mag script which a little cheaper?

Is there an update due any time soon so I don’t have to go through that process immediately after installation? If so can you share what you’re working on?

Thanks again for the great script

Hello,

We’re glad to hear that you’re getting good results!

The Infinite script is primarily designed for blog websites, but it can also be used as a magazine site. It includes all the essential features needed to build a professional blog. On the other hand, the Varient script is primarily designed for magazine and news sites, though it can also function well as a blog. Varient is a more versatile script than Infinite and offers more features overall. We recommend reviewing the demo sites to better compare them.

We update our scripts on a rotating basis, and we are currently focusing on another one. While there will be more updates for Varient, we don’t have an estimated release date at this time. Since the next update is still some time away, our plans for it have not yet been finalized.

Thank you.

How can Varient NewsMagazin Websites be made accessible? This is now mandatory in Europe otherwise there will be fines.

Hello,

Our script is coded using proper HTML attributes such as aria-label and alt to support screen readers. It currently achieves a 90% Google Accessibility score, with the remaining 10% primarily due to the use of low-contrast colors, which we may adjust in future updates by using higher-contrast tones. The site is navigable via keyboard, and link elements already show a visible focus effect (e.g., through color changes). For now, other interactive elements such as buttons do not have a visible focus indicator, but one can easily be added with a small CSS snippet if needed. We believe the script is currently compliant with essential accessibility standards, and once focus styles are added to all interactive elements, it will be fully compliant with accessibility requirements.

Are there any limits to the size of uploaded videos? Do you plan to introduce the option of embedding uploaded video materials? Will a VPS 2CPU and 4GB RAM be enough to run the script? Do you plan to introduce the ability to do live on your own platform without the help of YouTube etc. in the next update?

Helloi

We did not set a limit for local video uploads because this feature can only be used by Admins or users with author roles. Also, servers already have their own file upload limits.

This feature is available. You can copy an embed code from any external source and add it to your site by adding a page or post.

You don’t need to use a VPS. Our script works very fast even on basic shared hosting. However, if you prefer to use a VPS, it will also be fine. Our script is lightweight and has low resource usage.

For now, we have no plans to add live streaming. Also, features like live streaming usually consume a lot of server resources. It would be better to use platforms like YouTube and embed the live stream on your site.

Thanks.

Thank you for the information. Today I bought your program. From what I saw in the demo version it would be great if you added S3 from Backblaze and especially from Xaweho because they are very affordable. Please tell me how Bulk Post and Google News work? Where can I find a description of how to install your program on the server.

Hello,

Thank you for your purchase!

We’ve received requests to support additional storage options such as Backblaze and Wasabi. However, at this time, we only support AWS S3. We’re not sure if we’ll add another storage option in the future, and we can’t make any promises at this time.

Please refer to the “Bulk Post Upload” and “Google News” articles in the ’’Documentation’’ section of our Help Center.

Bulk Post Upload: https://codingest.net/documentation/varient#bulk_post_upload Google News: https://codingest.net/documentation/varient#google_news

Also, in the “Bulk Post Upload” section of the admin panel, you’ll find resources to help you generate your CSV file. You’ll need to create a CSV file and format your existing posts according to the provided structure. This file can be prepared directly from phpMyAdmin.

To install the script, first generate your license key in the “Licenses” section of our Help Center: https://codingest.net/licenses A detailed installation guide is also available in the Documentation. You can follow the steps outlined there to install the script: https://codingest.net/documentation/varient#installation

Regards,

cl79 Purchased

i adore your script thank you for all your work. I just had a question, what ideal size should featured images be ? and what about list and quiz images ? mine arent coming out good quality , know I’m doing the wrong sizes

Hello,

Thank you! We’re glad to hear that you like our Varient script.

The Varient script includes an image optimization system. Uploaded images are automatically resized into five different sizes and used across various sections of the script. As you can see on our demo site, high-quality images can be uploaded, and the system will optimize them accordingly.

If you’re referring to image cropping, please note that it’s not possible to display an image in all different layout boxes without some cropping. You can try keeping the main focus of your image centered for a better view. Also, to minimize the cropping you can prepare your images with dimensions that are closer to the target frame sizes. For instance, the image dimensions on the homepage are 430×256 pixels, so if the dimensions of the images you are using are closer to multiples of these—such as 860×512, 1290×768 or 1720×1024—the cropping will be less. You can review the images on our demo site for reference.

cl79 Purchased

Perfect, thank you! Your dedication to your products are highly appreciated . I hope the lack of appreciation from some doesn’t discourage you. Everyone wants what they want they would be better off learning to code or hiring a developer. i think its a high-quality script for the price. If I make some money with this I will be sure to renew support

You’re welcome, and thank you for your support!

I changed my domain to financialregulatoryconduct.org, please resolve my license issue,

We would also like to mention that you can refer to the article titled “Invalid License Code” here: https://codingest.net/knowledge-base?content=129 The solution to this issue depends on whether you are encountering the problem during the script installation or after the installation. If the issue persists after following the steps in the article, please contact us through our Help Center, and we will be happy to assist you.

Thanks.

I’ve created a ticket, please attend to it.

The issue is due to domain change.

We have responded to your support ticket. Please check it in our Help Center.

Suggestions after testing the new update:

Hello Codingest team,

I recently received the notification about your latest update, and my interest in your script led me to explore your demo. I would like to respectfully share some suggestions based on my experience:

  • SEO Optimization for Gallery: I noticed that the gallery section lacks SEO features. There is currently no option to add keywords or a description for each album/category, which could limit its visibility and indexing potential on search engines.
  • More Specific Permissions: The permissions system could be more granular. For example, when an author is allowed to post images to the gallery, they also automatically gain permission to view/edit/delete categories and albums. This can be risky because if any user acts maliciously, they could cause major damage. Permissions should allow controlling who can manage categories/albums separately from those who can simply upload images.
  • Additional Social Sharing Options: In my opinion, more sharing platforms should be available, such as Telegram, Reddit, and VK, alongside the already existing Facebook, X, WhatsApp, Pinterest, and LinkedIn. Expanding these options would help in reaching broader audiences.
  • Notification System: A robust notification system is essential for a platform like this — both in-page notifications (e.g., a bubble system like Facebook) and email alerts. Users should be able to manage their notification preferences from their profile settings, while default values can be set globally from the admin panel.
  • Author Verification Badge: It would be useful to implement an author verification system. Authors could upload fiscal information and official documents (such as national IDs) to prove their identity. Once verified, a special badge would appear on their profile. This can prevent legal issues, especially when international payments are involved.
  • Newsletter System: I am curious about how your newsletter system currently operates. Ideally, it should allow mass emailing via SMTP providers like Amazon SES. It would also be important for the system to track email delivery so that if a batch is interrupted, it can resume and complete the full distribution without losing progress.

Additionally, I saw that another user, https://codecanyon.net/user/Clariman Clariman, made several suggestions that I found very appropriate and won’t repeat here to avoid redundancy — except for the direct messaging system, which personally I don’t think is a necessary addition for this type of platform.

Thank you for your excellent work. I hope these insights help to further enhance this fantastic project!

Hello,

Thanks for your suggestions. We will think about these options.

The current system sends emails one by one via AJAX POST to avoid overloading the mail server with loops. This approach will likely remain in place because most of our buyers are using shared hosting, and these hosting providers generally do not allow bulk email sending. Normally, this could be handled with a cron function, but our customers often experience difficulties setting up cron jobs (as it depends on server configurations). Therefore, for now, we will continue with the existing system.

We have no plans to add a messaging system.

Thanks!

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