[speakeasy]

Hi, I purchased this theme because I like the round “Latest Episode” player as seen on the demo at:
https://themes.pixelwars.org/episody/demo-01/home-latest-episode-post/

I want to put it on my website at: https://speakeasy.fm

I currently have an iframe html embed to the spotify hosted latest episode but I want to use the one that shows in the demo for this theme. Please tell me how I can use the round styled latest episode player. The podcast is hosted on Spotify.

[serkan]

Hi, Thank you for sharing the details!

The round “Latest Episode” player shown in the demo isn’t a Spotify embed — it’s created using the “Blog Posts” widget in Elementor included with the Episody theme.

To display it on your homepage, please:

Edit your homepage with Elementor.

Add or edit the section where you want your latest episode to appear.

Insert the Blog Posts widget.

Under Content → Layout, set:

Layout Style: Grid With Thumb

Show Posts Per Row: 1

Enable Show Featured Image and Show Title

Once you publish, the widget will automatically pull your latest post and display it in the same round “Latest Episode” style seen in the demo.

As shown in the attached screenshot, this element is added via the Blog Posts widget, not through a Spotify iframe embed.

https://ibb.co/5hjS8cTm

Best regards,

[speakeasy]

Followed the instructions, but it produces a rectangular preview, not the round shown in the demo.

I am unable to attach a screenshot to show you on this forum. please suggest how to convey a screenshot to you so you can see what I’m talking about and you can see the options I set per your instructions and resultant content.

[serkan]

Hi,
Thank you for the follow-up.
You can upload your screenshot to any image sharing or file hosting service you prefer and then share the URL link here.

Once we can see your screenshot, we’ll review your settings and help you adjust them to match the round preview shown in the demo.

Best regards,
Serkan

[speakeasy]

all screenshots are uploaded to a directory on our webroot link in private

[serkan]

Hi again,
Thanks for taking the time to upload the screenshots — that helped clarify things.
Your setup is close, but the difference between the rectangular layout and the rounded “Latest Episode” design comes from a combination of styling options applied in the demo (border radius, card layout, spacing, image styling, etc.).
Since this section depends on multiple theme + Elementor settings working together, the fastest and most accurate way for me to help is to check it directly on your dashboard and compare it with the demo settings.
If you’re comfortable with that, please share temporary WP Admin access (URL, username and password) in the private content box.

I can then:
inspect your Blog Posts widget settings,
compare them with the demo version,
apply the correct style configuration,
and make sure the section looks exactly like the round “Latest Episode” card you see on the demo.
Once I’m done, I’ll let you know so you can review everything.

Best regards,
Serkan

[speakeasy]

reply details in private.

[serkan]

Hi, I waited about 10 minutes for the pages to load. I haven’t encountered such slow hosting in a very long time.
I kindly request that you configure the settings in the link below for your hosting. You can get support from your hosting provider on this matter.
https://www.pixelwars.org/forums/topic/system-requirements-for-wordpress-themes/
Unfortunately, I cannot view your settings with the user credentials you provided.

Best regards,
Serkan

[speakeasy]

Hi Serkan, the problem doesn’t appear to be with our server. But we are behind Cloudflare and it seems cloudflare is experiencing an issue:
https://downdetector.com/status/cloudflare/

[serkan]

Hi,

Thanks for the update. I was finally able to access the dashboard, but it took about 2 minutes for the page to load — so the performance issue is still present on my side. This may indeed be related to Cloudflare, but it would still be good to double-check the hosting/server settings once Cloudflare stabilizes.

Additionally, the user role you provided does not allow me to view or edit several important settings (theme options, plugin settings, server info, etc.). To continue troubleshooting properly, I kindly ask you to either:

Upgrade my account’s permissions to Administrator,
or

Ask your hosting provider to verify the required PHP and server configurations listed here:
https://www.pixelwars.org/forums/topic/system-requirements-for-wordpress-themes/

Once I have full access or the server configuration is confirmed, I’ll be able to assist you much more effectively.

Thanks for your cooperation!

Best regards,
Serkan