[Neith]

I didnt want to detour this thread:
http://simpleportal.net/index.php?topic=1518.0

I am having the same issue and I tried to see how he solved it, but it didnt really say anything except that he hasnt added blocks yet.

When I click:
Admin > Simepl Portal Admin > Enable Simple Portal
My forum disappears on the front page (which I understand is supposed to happen)... But, there was no option to make a link or button that says "forum". So the only way to get to my forum is to click on "show new replies or whatever.

Here is my forum:
http://www.noxxious.com

I have everything set up for guests to view everything and no one is on the board but me, so no worries.

I would LOVE it, if Simple Portal created a little box like there was for the Calendar that says "Add forum" or something easy to make it less confusing for the ignorant.

Thanks in advance.

Versions:
Simple Portal - 2.1.1
SMF - 1.1.8

[cme1st2302]

To add the forum button to the Overview theme do the following:

Open up the index.template.php file for the theme.

Find the following code

Code Select Expand

if (in_array($context['current_action'], array('admin',

and replace with

Code Select Expand

if (in_array($context['current_action'], array('forum', 'admin',

Find the following code

Code Select Expand

                    // Show the [help] button.
                              echo '<li><a' , $current_action=='help' ? ' class="current"' : '' , ' href="', $scripturl, '?action=help"><span>' , $txt[119] , '</span></a></li>';

Replace with

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// Show the [forum] button.
echo '<li><a' , $current_action=='forum' ? ' class="current"' : '' , ' href="', $scripturl, '?action=forum"><span>' , "Forum" , '</span></a></li>';

                    // Show the [help] button.
                              echo '<li><a' , $current_action=='help' ? ' class="current"' : '' , ' href="', $scripturl, '?action=help"><span>' , $txt[119] , '</span></a></li>';

Hope this helps,
Chris

[Neith]

To add the forum button to the Overview theme do the following:

Open up the index.template.php file for the theme.

Find the following code

Code Select Expand

if (in_array($context['current_action'], array('admin',

and replace with

Code Select Expand

if (in_array($context['current_action'], array('forum', 'admin',

Find the following code

Code Select Expand

                    // Show the [help] button.
                              echo '<li><a' , $current_action=='help' ? ' class="current"' : '' , ' href="', $scripturl, '?action=help"><span>' , $txt[119] , '</span></a></li>';

Replace with

Code Select Expand

// Show the [forum] button.
echo '<li><a' , $current_action=='forum' ? ' class="current"' : '' , ' href="', $scripturl, '?action=forum"><span>' , "Forum" , '</span></a></li>';

                    // Show the [help] button.
                              echo '<li><a' , $current_action=='help' ? ' class="current"' : '' , ' href="', $scripturl, '?action=help"><span>' , $txt[119] , '</span></a></li>';

Hope this helps,
Chris

Thank you very much. I switched everything, but my FTP isnt able to connect or I would tell you if it worked or not. I appreciate your time and help. I will be back once I can get this thing to connect and I can transfer it over.

Unless there was an easier way than what I just did I changed the one on my cpu, and I will delete the one on my server and replace it with the one I edited.

Either way Ill be back, thanks again!

[Neith]

Well, that didnt take long. It worked!!!!

Yeah!!!! Thank you so much for your help. Im very ignorant to SMF and I will probably be back too

So far so good though. Yeah!

[cme1st2302]

If you have more than one theme you will have to edit the index.template.php file for each one.  The coding is not the same for each theme so be careful.  If you need help with those let me know.

Chris

[Neith]

If you have more than one theme you will have to edit the index.template.php file for each one.  The coding is not the same for each theme so be careful.  If you need help with those let me know.

Chris

Thank you