solved News, css and template copy issues

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@syrus
10 years ago
44 posts
I have three separate minor issues and questions.

1)On the front page of the template i'm using projam5 dark skin, the admin "latest" news entry doesn't show linked page to read the whole blog. Basically, when I click on the latest news located on the front page, to read more of the news, it directs me to a blank page. Also, when I click on any news blog to read more from the actual news page, it also directs me to a blank page, where the rest of the news article should be to read more of it. Any help with this issue would be greatly appreciated.

2) Css - I have been searching for the actual whole file ia ftp for the css for my theme projam5, to edit certain elements that are not in the "ACP" styles section located in the admin panel. When i view the source code of my website the actual css file is linked to data/cache/css template file. I know that this cant be the actual css template file, cause if i make changes and clear my cache, my changes may be deleted. Please help, any help with this question will be much appreciated.


3) copy template - when i use the developer tools module to make a copy of the template i'm using, I get a error in red saying "Skin name must be at least 3 characters long". After i enter the new copy skin name. Now this would be correct if i indeed didn't enter enough letters in the new skin copy name, but I have tried several time using for example ssjrProJamclone, xxjrProJamClone,xxjrProJam, etc., even though my new skin copy name have enough characters, it still tells me the same thing over and over. Im not sure if its just not allowing me to make a copy of the skin cause i didn't make the copy when the template was a fresh install, i currently have all the update skin versions in there, so im not sure if that is the issue? Also I have cleared all caches, ran integrity checks and check for errors in the error log and nothing shows errors for this issue. Any help on the issue would be much appreciated.


updated by @syrus: 03/25/14 11:48:07PM
brian
@brian
10 years ago
10,148 posts
It really helps with a really long post like this that you post each issue as a separate issue - otherwise it gets messy.

1) Make sure and read the skin README located in the info tab - there are some skin config settings you need to setup for it to work properly.

2) skins/ProJam/css

3) I can check this out - I've never seen this before, but will let you know.

Hope this helps!


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Brian Johnson
Founder and Lead Developer - Jamroom
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@syrus
10 years ago
44 posts
Thanks @brian for responding back. I will make each post separately next time. My apologies. The question you have answered relating to the latest news blog. I have the blog set up correctly just as the way the notes explain. I have put the category in the blog so it can come out on the right category, no problem there that part is working fine. I'm afraid you may have mis understood my issue, the issue is when a new "latest" blog is posted to the home index page and a user clicks the "latest" blog picture or title letters to read more, it takes the user to A blank page, instead of giving a user the full article on that page. The tittle of the page shows in the browser, but the page is blank. I also see the same issue in one of the member sites you have on showcase. I notice you dont have any news blogs on your demo sites. None on the front page and none on the actual news pages.
brian
@brian
10 years ago
10,148 posts
Douglas - can you check this out and make sure the front page blog image is linked up correctly in the template?

Thanks!


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Brian Johnson
Founder and Lead Developer - Jamroom
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douglas
@douglas
10 years ago
2,790 posts
Yes, it looks like the URL for the image in the Latest News image slider did not get changed to use an ID. I'll get that fixed for the next release.

For now, you can fix this by modifying your skins/jrProJam/news_slider.tpl file, and find the code for the image link:

Quote:
{ jrCore_module_function function="jrImage_display" module="jrBlog" type="blog_image" item_id=$row._item_id size="xxlarge" crop="width" width="495" alt=$row.blog_title title=$row.blog_title style="max-width:495px;max-height:370px;"}


and then add the item id variable to the URL:

Quote:
/{$row._item_id}/{$row.blog_title_url}">{ jrCore_module_function function="jrImage_display" module="jrBlog" type="blog_image" item_id=$row._item_id size="xxlarge" crop="width" width="495" alt=$row.blog_title title=$row.blog_title style="max-width:495px;max-height:370px;"}

the bold text is what needs to be added.

Hope this helps,
Douglas


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Douglas Hackney
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updated by @douglas: 02/08/14 10:35:34AM
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@syrus
10 years ago
44 posts
Thanks @douglas, I tried the above code ID exactly the way you have it in skins/jrProJam/news_slider.tpl file, the code didn't change anything, still getting the blank page when clicking the latest news image on the front page and on the news page. Just to be sure, I also tried the code in the skins/jrProJam-release-1.1.6/news_slider.tpl/ folder as well, after I tried in the original skins/jrProJam/news_slider.tpl file. Still came up empty with the same results.
douglas
@douglas
10 years ago
2,790 posts
Make sure you've cleared your cache via the Core > Tools section.


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Douglas Hackney
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@syrus
10 years ago
44 posts
Yes every time. When ever I make changes, i always Reset Template Cache, database cache and image cache. Also, browser cache.
douglas
@douglas
10 years ago
2,790 posts
I just updated the Marketplace with this fix. Go to your ACP > Marketplace > Tools > Reload Modules or Skins and reload the ProJam skin, then run your Integrity check tool and see if that fixes it for you.


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Douglas Hackney
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@syrus
10 years ago
44 posts
I followed exact instructions, Reload Modules or Skins and reload the ProJam skin, then run your Integrity check tool, also i event cleared all caches again afterwards. The fix didn't help. If this fix worked for you on your server, then perhaps it my vps server. If this fix worked for you on your end. I will just have to try to disconnect all blogs and redirect urls and not use the news blog at this time. Thanks for helping out, i really appreciate everything.
douglas
@douglas
10 years ago
2,790 posts
Can you send us your URL, admin username and password and FTP username and password so we can check it out?

support[at]jamroom dot net


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Douglas Hackney
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@syrus
10 years ago
44 posts
Okay, i will send it to the email you have posted.
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@syrus
10 years ago
44 posts
Ok, @douglas. I just sent the info, thank you so much for taking a look at this, i really appreciate it a lot.
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@syrus
10 years ago
44 posts
Thanks @Douglas,the blog works excellent. I appreciate it so much, once again.
douglas
@douglas
10 years ago
2,790 posts
You are welcome! :)


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Douglas Hackney
Jamroom Team - Designer/Developer/Support
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blindmime
@blindmime
10 years ago
772 posts
I am having the same issue with regard to cloning a skin. It's new install. Latest Core, updated modules.

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