Hello,

We are planning to add an import and export feature for subscribers in the newsletter section in the next update.

Thank you.

Hello,

We have shared the demo files in the ’’Demo Content’’ section of our Help Center. You can download these files and follow the instructions provided there to upload them to your site: https://codingest.com/demo-content

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Thanks Dear Very quick and proper answer . I have done after your positive reply Thanks

You are welcome.

Hi,

These social media buttons allow visitors to share posts on their social media accounts. There is no setting in the admin panel to enable or disable these buttons. However, you can remove them from your site with a simple code edit. If you decide to purchase the script, you can contact us and we will share the necessary details to help you make this change.

Thanks.

Hello,

If you would like to use the script on a different domain, you can change your domain in the ’’Licenses’’ section of our Help Center to generate a new license key. You can refer to the related article for more details: https://codingest.com/knowledge-base?content=161

Additionally, if you would like to move your site to a new domain instead of installing the script from the beginning, you can refer to the ’’How can I move my site to a new domain or server?’’ article: https://codingest.com/knowledge-base?content=138

Regards,

Hello,

Unfortunately, we are currently unable to provide an estimated release date. We have been working on the update for some time and have made significant progress. However, development is still not complete, and any estimated date could change depending on our progress and the results of the final testing before release.

We are aware that this update is taking longer than expected. In addition to adding new features, we are also updating the overall codebase to ensure the script remains up to date. Although the process is taking more time, the new version will be a more advanced and fully up to date system in every aspect.

Thank you for your understanding.

Thank you, then I’m really looking forward to the release.

We hope all Varient users will like the new version.

Best regards,

Hello,

Yes, you can disable the ’’RSS’’ setting in the ’’Preferences > General’’ section of the admin panel. This will remove the RSS icons, and visitors will no longer be able to use the RSS feeds on your site.

Thank you.

Hi again,

We would like to provide an additional explanation for the ’’lightbox feature for images’’.

Our script has a lightbox feature, but it is designed to be used only on the gallery page. Please check here: https://varient.codingest.com/gallery-album/1 Adding this feature to regular posts could disrupt the site’s intended behavior, because normally when a user clicks on a post image, the post detail page should open rather than the image simply enlarging. If the image opens in a lightbox instead, users may think it is just an image and might not open the post page at all.

For this reason, it is not a suitable feature for use within post listings. It could potentially be used on the post detail page, but the current system already displays the full image there. So even if this feature were added, it would not make a significant difference, it would only open the image in a popup, without providing much additional enlargement or benefit.

Thank you.

Regarding the lightbox thing, I was talking about the article page, inside the article – when a user clicks the image it should popup in a lightbox.

When I click on the photo with the woman & kid, the image should popup in a lightbox.

Thank you for providing additional details.

We also mentioned this section in our previous message. While this feature could potentially be used on the post detail page, the current system already displays the full image there. As a result, even if this feature were added, it would not make a significant difference. It would simply open the image in a popup without providing much additional enlargement or benefit. Therefore, adding this feature to images on the post detail page is not a priority at this time.

Thank you.

Hello,

Both the regular and the extended licenses are for a single domain. If you want to use the script on more than one domain at the same time, you need to purchase a separate license for each domain.

The extended license is primarily intended for developers. With an extended license, you can make significant modifications to the code and sell the final product to one of your clients under your own brand. However, if you plan to use the script for your own project, there is no difference between the regular and the extended licenses.

Please note that you can install the script on subdomains or in subfolders under the same main domain.

Thank you.

Hello,

When you add new content to your website or update existing content, the sitemap is not updated automatically by default. For this reason, we recommend creating a cron job to run the sitemap generator at regular intervals. This keeps your sitemap up to date and ensures that search engines always read your latest content through the sitemap URL.

The automatic calculation option allows the system to calculate the required sitemap values automatically. For example, “Frequency” indicates how often a piece of content changes (daily, weekly, monthly, etc.). When automatic calculation is enabled, the system compares the content’s last update date with the current date and determines this value automatically.

“Last Modification” represents the last updated date of the content. If the content has never been updated, the creation date is used instead.

“Priority” indicates how important a specific link is within your sitemap. For example, the homepage usually has a priority value of 1.0, while post pages may have values such as 0.8.

If you select “None” for these options, the related information will be removed from the sitemap. However, this is not recommended, as these values are important for search engines.

Thank you!

Hi,

Thank you for your interest in our script.

Our script works on almost all server types, regardless of the server infrastructure or control panel you are using. As long as your server has PHP 8.1 or higher installed and MySQL 5.7 or above, it will run without any issues. The server type or control panel you use does not affect compatibility.

1. Yes, you are correct, .htaccess does not work on Nginx servers. However, our script works seamlessly on Nginx as well. No code changes are required when installing the script on an Nginx server. After installation, you only need to enable the URL rewrite feature by adjusting the root path and location settings in your server configuration file (default.conf). We have explained this process in an article in our help desk. If you wish, we can also share the default.conf file we use on localhost as a reference, so you can compare the settings and avoid any difficulties.

2. Currently, posts added via CSV are published directly. However, we are planning to add additional options for this feature, such as “Publish directly”, “Save as draft”, and “Scheduled post”. This may be included in the next update. We agree that having these options would be a practical and useful improvement.

3. The CSV upload feature supports article posts and video posts (via embed code). For example, audio posts cannot be added via CSV because they require uploading audio files. Similarly, quiz posts are not included, as adding them via CSV would be quite complex due to multiple elements such as questions, answers, images, correct options, and other details.

4. Yes, the system automatically downloads images, optimizes them, and saves them in multiple sizes. This process works the same way as when adding a normal post through the admin panel.

5. Unfortunately, there is currently no API available for uploads. At the moment, content uploads can only be performed via CSV files.

Best regards.

Hello,

We understand your concerns regarding this matter.

The version of TinyMCE included in our script is not a paid version. This means you do not need to purchase a subscription or pay any additional fees to use this editor. If you previously used TinyMCE via a cloud-based subscription, you may have experienced issues related to internet connection or restrictions caused by firewalls or security plugins. However, since TinyMCE is integrated directly into our script, such issues do not apply here.

Unfortunately, we have never used the plugin you shared as an example. Without long-term testing, it is difficult to predict what kind of issues we might encounter in the future. An incorrect or unstable update could affect thousands of websites currently using our script, which is not a risk we can take lightly.

We have been using TinyMCE for many years, and for this reason, we recommend that you try it within our script. If you experience any crashes or serious malfunctions related to TinyMCE within one month after installing and using the script, we can offer you a full refund. To date, we have not encountered such an issue, and we do not expect you to experience any problems either. In practice, if no issues occur during the initial installation and first use, you should not encounter any problems later, and the editor will continue to work consistently.

Thank you.

I understand, thank you for your response!

One more question:

If I buy your product, do I also get the source code of the project so I can modify it to my likings / add new features?

Yes, when you purchase the script, you will have full access to all source code. You will upload the script files to your own server and set up your website there. Your site will not depend on any external servers and will operate completely independently, with everything fully under your control.

Our codebase is entirely open source, and you are free to customize and modify the code according to your website’s requirements.

Thank you.

Hello,

Thank you for your interest in our script.

We have been working on the new version for some time now. However, unfortunately, it is not possible to provide an estimated release date at this moment.

While developing new features and improvements, we are also conducting detailed research and taking necessary actions regarding the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other privacy and security matters. In this context, we are making the required changes and enhancements to ensure that the script is fully secure, including all aspects related to cookie usage and data privacy.

In short, this update may take some time, but it will definitely be worth the wait. With this update, all our customers will have a much more advanced and fully up-to-date software in every aspect.

If you wish to make a purchase, you can already start building your website using the current version. Updates will not delete your site data, so even if you begin setting up your site now, you will be able to update to the new version and continue using your site without any issues once the update is released.

Regards.

Hi,

This feature is not currently available, but it may be added as a new feature in the future. Please follow our updates for more features and improvements.

Thanks.

Hi,

If the current version of your site is v2.3, please make sure to follow the instructions in the ’’Update from v2.3.x to v2.4.3’’ section of our Update Guide to update your site to the latest version: https://codingest.com/documentation/varient#update

Each version of the script has its own update instructions and its own ’’update_database.php’’ file. Therefore, you must follow the steps provided for your specific version. In this case, you should use the ’’update_database.php’’ file located in the ’’documentation > updates > Update from v2.3.x to v2.4.3’’ folder of the script files. If you follow the instructions in our update guide and use the correct ’’update_database.php’’ file, you should not encounter any issues during the update process.

There are two other important points to note. If you encounter an error while updating the database, you must completely restore your database from your backup before attempting the update again. This is necessary because the database may have become corrupted during the previous attempt. Also, there should be no custom edits in your database. If there are customizations, they may lead to issues during the database update process.

Regards,

Awesome. I thought I needed to go version by version. Much easier. All worked perfectly. Thanks!

The update process updates the site directly to the latest version, so there is no need to update version by version. We are glad to hear that the issue has been resolved.

Regards,

Hello,

Thank you for your interest in our Varient script.

There is an RSS feeds feature that allows you to import RSS feeds from other websites and add their posts to your site. However, this feature does not support scraping. On the “Import RSS Feed” page, you need to enter a valid RSS feed URL to import posts.

There is no keyword filtering option. Websites usually provide their RSS feeds by category. Therefore, if you add an RSS feed for a specific category, only posts from that category will be imported.

To automatically update RSS feeds at regular intervals, you can set up a cron job on your server.

Thank you.

Hello,

All features of the script are available with the regular license. There are no feature restrictions between the regular and extended license types. The extended license is primarily intended for developers. With an extended license, you can make significant modifications to the code and sell the final product to one of your clients under your own brand.

The script counts only unique page views, which are listed in the ’’Reward System > Pageviews’’ section of the admin panel. This section displays only the page views from the last 30 days.

For more details about the ’’Reward System’’ feature, please refer to the related article in our Help Center: https://codingest.com/documentation/varient#reward_system

Thank you.

Hi,

Do you mean the premium membership feature we are planning to introduce in the next update? If so, with this feature, users who subscribe will gain access to premium content. We are planning to develop this system so that it works based on membership packages created by the site owner. In addition, there may also be an option for one time purchases. The exact details may change before releasing the update. Therefore, this feature is not intended for authors.

Thanks.

Hello,

Our script supports AdSense and similar advertising systems. If the ad system you plan to use works in a similar way, such as activating it with an activation code and then adding the ad codes to your site, it will be supported by our script. Please check the ’’Ad Spaces’’ section of the admin panel on our demo site to review the available ad spaces.

Thanks.

You are welcome. We are doing our best to complete this update as soon as possible, but it is taking more time than we initially expected. The update will likely be completed within the next month.

Regards,

Ok, great, I’ll be waiting. Regards.

Thank you.

Never mind, I only have 6 posts—that’s why.

Hello,

Yes, other posts from the same category are displayed in this section. Therefore, if there are fewer posts in the category, the number of posts shown in this section will be lower.

Regards,