Topic: Top navigation missing after upgrade.

[mack]

I have just upgraded to SP 2.3.3 following the instructions on the main download page (http://simpleportal.net/index.php?action=downloads;area=cat1;file=93). Everything seems ok except for the fact that almost all of the top menu buttons (calendar, admin, etc etc) have disappeared. These buttons were visible on 2.3.2 and earlier, but now they're gone. Also, my news scroller has also been disabled somehow .. something that worked fine in earlier versions too.

Did I do something wrong? 

[AngelinaBelle]

You probably did nothing wrong.
 
Did you uninstall SimplePortal before the 1.1.12 upgrade?
Were the buttons OK then?
 
After you upgraded to 1.1.12, were the buttons OK?
 
Are you talking about http://www.game-bank.info/
It looks like your forum button disappeared. 
For a 1.1.X forum, this means index.template.php was altered
* Is that customized theme your Themes/default/ theme?
 
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Before you make more changes, I recommend you to make a copy of your forum, perhaps at a URL like http://www.game-bank.info/testforum/  You will want to use another database, or at least another db_prefix for this, too.
 
Then, when you test changes, you will not affect your "production" site.
 

[mack]

I upgraded to 1.1.12 on the day of its release if I remember right .. and yes, everything was working just fine. I didn't uninstall SP 2.3.2 before upgrading to 1.1.12 .. I've never had to do that before because everything has worked fine.

Yeah game-bank.info is the site I'm referring to .. and I've not adjusted anything on the theme I use before or after upgrading to SP 2.3.3.

[AngelinaBelle]

Mods often alter the default theme.
and an upgrade will alter the default theme.
 
Is that theme your default theme?  The one in /Themes/default/ ?
 

[mack]

Aye i appreciate mods 'sometimes' change themes .. but never had this happen with SP (both menu buttons and 'news and newsletter' content).

Yes, it's my default theme and the only one useable on the site.

[AngelinaBelle]

I do not know why this was a problem.
I have not tested this install on simplemachines 1.1.12
My advice is to look at the manual install instructions for index.template.php
In SMF 1.1.x, the buttons are in index.template.php.  search for [home]
 
http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?action=parse;mod=1104;attach=160817;smf_version=1.1.12
 
This template is not the standard one usually found at Themes/default/
I do not know if this is  a reason for the problem.
 
But I know you can fix the template.

[mack]

Hmm ok .. very strange .. I think I might got back to an earlier version of SP for now though.

Thanks for your replies.

*edit* omg .. going back to 2.3.1 now gives the same problem .. /facepalm

[mack]

Well, I've now checked the entries in index.template.php and they seem to still be there and unchanged .. but still not displaying. Neither is the 'news and newsletters' content which seems to also be set up the same as before.

I'm not sure what's happened here .. and not sure why an Sp upgrade would mess with anything except the default templates.

Confused ..

[Nathaniel]

The upgrader from SP 2.3.2 to SP 2.3.3 for SMF 1.1.x only makes one edit, to the Subs.php file. (apart from overwriting every SP file)

It shouldn't have made any changes to the index.template.php file for any theme, of course, if you then uninstalled it, it would have removed the forum code from that file.

Which version of SP are you currently running? (right now)
Are you getting any errors in your forum error log?
Could you please attach a copy of your default theme's index.template.php file?
Could you please post a link to your website? (or send me a PM if you don't want to post it publically)

[mack]

Which version of SP are you currently running? (right now)
- 2.3.3

Are you getting any errors in your forum error log?
It's a big list .. I cleared the log and just went to my home page and got these errors (edited for simplicity):

8: Undefined index: unread_messages
File: /Sources/PortalBlocks.php
Line: 208
   
8: Undefined index: messages
File: /Sources/PortalBlocks.php
Line: 207
   
8: Undefined index: in_maintenance
File: /Themes/default/PortalArticles.template.php (main_above sub template - eval?)
Line: 284
   
8: Undefined index: in_maintenance
File: /Themes/default/PortalArticles.template.php (main_above sub template - eval?)
Line: 219
   
8: Undefined index: random_news_line
File: /Themes/default/PortalArticles.template.php (main_above sub template - eval?)
Line: 209
   
8: Undefined index: allow_memberlist
File: /Themes/default/PortalArticles.template.php (main_above sub template - eval?)
Line: 422
   
8: Undefined index: allow_calendar
File: /Themes/default/PortalArticles.template.php (main_above sub template - eval?)
Line: 418
   
8: Undefined index: allow_pm
File: /Themes/default/PortalArticles.template.php (main_above sub template - eval?)
Line: 413
   
8: Undefined index: allow_edit_profile
File: /Themes/default/PortalArticles.template.php (main_above sub template - eval?)
Line: 409
   
8: Undefined index: allow_admin
File: /Themes/default/PortalArticles.template.php (main_above sub template - eval?)
Line: 405
   
8: Undefined index: allow_search
File: /Themes/default/PortalArticles.template.php (main_above sub template - eval?)
Line: 401
   
8: Undefined index: in_maintenance
File: /Themes/default/Errors.template.php (main_above sub template - eval?)
Line: 284
   
8: Undefined index: in_maintenance
File: /Themes/default/Errors.template.php (main_above sub template - eval?)
Line: 219
   
8: Undefined index: random_news_line
File: /Themes/default/Errors.template.php (main_above sub template - eval?)
Line: 209
   
8: Undefined index: allow_memberlist
File: /Themes/default/Errors.template.php (main_above sub template - eval?)
Line: 422
   
8: Undefined index: unread_messages
File: /Sources/PortalBlocks.php
Line: 208
   
8: Undefined index: messages
File: /Sources/PortalBlocks.php
Line: 207
   
8: Undefined index: in_maintenance
File: /Themes/default/PortalArticles.template.php (main_above sub template - eval?)
Line: 284
   
8: Undefined index: in_maintenance
File: /Themes/default/PortalArticles.template.php (main_above sub template - eval?)
Line: 219
   
8: Undefined index: random_news_line
File: /Themes/default/PortalArticles.template.php (main_above sub template - eval?)
Line: 209
   
8: Undefined index: allow_memberlist
File: /Themes/default/PortalArticles.template.php (main_above sub template - eval?)
Line: 422
   
8: Undefined index: allow_calendar
File: /Themes/default/PortalArticles.template.php (main_above sub template - eval?)
Line: 418
   
8: Undefined index: allow_pm
File: /Themes/default/PortalArticles.template.php (main_above sub template - eval?)
Line: 413
   
8: Undefined index: allow_edit_profile
File: /Themes/default/PortalArticles.template.php (main_above sub template - eval?)
Line: 409
   
8: Undefined index: allow_admin
File: /Themes/default/PortalArticles.template.php (main_above sub template - eval?)
Line: 405
   
8: Undefined index: allow_search
File: /Themes/default/PortalArticles.template.php (main_above sub template - eval?)
Line: 401
   
8: Undefined index: in_maintenance
File: /Themes/default/Errors.template.php (main_above sub template - eval?)
Line: 284
   
8: Undefined index: in_maintenance
File: /Themes/default/Errors.template.php (main_above sub template - eval?)
Line: 219
   
8: Undefined index: random_news_line
File: /Themes/default/Errors.template.php (main_above sub template - eval?)
Line: 209
   
8: Undefined index: allow_memberlist
File: /Themes/default/Errors.template.php (main_above sub template - eval?)
Line: 422

8: Undefined index: allow_calendar
File: /Themes/default/PortalArticles.template.php (main_above sub template - eval?)
Line: 418
   
8: Undefined index: allow_pm
File: /Themes/default/PortalArticles.template.php (main_above sub template - eval?)
Line: 413
   
8: Undefined index: allow_edit_profile
File: /Themes/default/PortalArticles.template.php (main_above sub template - eval?)
Line: 409
   
8: Undefined index: allow_admin
File: /Themes/default/PortalArticles.template.php (main_above sub template - eval?)
Line: 405
   
8: Undefined index: allow_search
File: /Themes/default/PortalArticles.template.php (main_above sub template - eval?)
Line: 401
   
8: Undefined index: in_maintenance
File: /Themes/default/Errors.template.php (main_above sub template - eval?)
Line: 284
   
8: Undefined index: in_maintenance
File: /Themes/default/Errors.template.php (main_above sub template - eval?)
Line: 219
   
8: Undefined index: random_news_line
File: /Themes/default/Errors.template.php (main_above sub template - eval?)
Line: 209
   
8: Undefined index: allow_memberlist
File: /Themes/default/Errors.template.php (main_above sub template - eval?)
Line: 422
   
8: Undefined index: allow_calendar
File: /Themes/default/Errors.template.php (main_above sub template - eval?)
Line: 418
   
8: Undefined index: allow_pm
File: /Themes/default/Errors.template.php (main_above sub template - eval?)
Line: 413
   
8: Undefined index: allow_edit_profile
File: /Themes/default/Errors.template.php (main_above sub template - eval?)
Line: 409
   
8: Undefined index: allow_admin
File: /Themes/default/Errors.template.php (main_above sub template - eval?)
Line: 405
   
8: Undefined index: allow_search
File: /Themes/default/Errors.template.php (main_above sub template - eval?)
Line: 401

Could you please attach a copy of your default theme's index.template.php file?
I will .. if you still need it after seeing this post.

Could you please post a link to your website?
www.game-bank.info (or the one in my sig)

[Nathaniel]

Wow that is a huge number of errors.

Do those errors occur everywhere, or just on your portal page?
Could you please display template eval and repost those errors? (see this tutorial or this mod) (at the moment they aren't giving the correct locations for the problems)

Also, you could try uploading the SimplePortal source and template files by hand (using ftp), its possible that the older files may not have been overwritten (perhaps due to permissions issues).

[mack]

Wow that is a huge number of errors.

Do those errors occur everywhere, or just on your portal page?

lol I know. I get all those errors for just viewing the portal page (home page) .. and would get a fairly similar number elsewhere too. I simply took the portal page errors as a reference point after clearing the log for fresh results.

Give me a few to work through the other stuff you mentioned .. not had these problem before so will need to read through the links you provided etc. But I will follow this up ..

[mack]

OK, I used the mod you suggested to disable eval .. here are the errors I get .. I hope I've done this correctly so you have what you need. I've also noticed that images from my gallery no longer appear on the portal page, but display correctly on the forum itself.

8: Undefined index: unread_messages
/Sources/PortalBlocks.php
Line: 208
   
8: Undefined index: messages
/Sources/PortalBlocks.php
Line: 207
   
8: Undefined index: in_maintenance
/Themes/ciziksehir/index.template.php
Line: 284
   
8: Undefined index: in_maintenance
/Themes/ciziksehir/index.template.php
Line: 219
   
8: Undefined index: random_news_line
/Themes/ciziksehir/index.template.php
Line: 209
   
8: Undefined index: allow_memberlist
/Themes/ciziksehir/index.template.php
Line: 422
   
8: Undefined index: allow_calendar
/Themes/ciziksehir/index.template.php
Line: 418
   
8: Undefined index: allow_pm
/Themes/ciziksehir/index.template.php
Line: 413
   
8: Undefined index: allow_edit_profile
/Themes/ciziksehir/index.template.php
Line: 409
   
8: Undefined index: allow_admin
/Themes/ciziksehir/index.template.php
Line: 405
   
8: Undefined index: allow_search
/Themes/ciziksehir/index.template.php
Line: 401
   
8: Undefined index: in_maintenance
/Themes/ciziksehir/index.template.php
Line: 284
   
8: Undefined index: in_maintenance
/Themes/ciziksehir/index.template.php
Line: 219
   
8: Undefined index: random_news_line
/Themes/ciziksehir/index.template.php
Line: 209
   
8: Undefined index: allow_memberlist
/Themes/ciziksehir/index.template.php
Line: 422

8: Undefined index: unread_messages
/Sources/PortalBlocks.php
Line: 208
   
8: Undefined index: messages
/Sources/PortalBlocks.php
Line: 207
   
8: Undefined index: in_maintenance
/Themes/ciziksehir/index.template.php
Line: 284
   
8: Undefined index: in_maintenance
/Themes/ciziksehir/index.template.php
Line: 219
   
8: Undefined index: random_news_line
/Themes/ciziksehir/index.template.php
Line: 209
   
8: Undefined index: allow_memberlist
/Themes/ciziksehir/index.template.php
Line: 422
   
8: Undefined index: allow_calendar
/Themes/ciziksehir/index.template.php
Line: 418
   
8: Undefined index: allow_pm
/Themes/ciziksehir/index.template.php
Line: 413
   
8: Undefined index: allow_edit_profile
/Themes/ciziksehir/index.template.php
Line: 409
   
8: Undefined index: allow_admin
/Themes/ciziksehir/index.template.php
Line: 405
   
8: Undefined index: allow_search
/Themes/ciziksehir/index.template.php
Line: 401
   
8: Undefined index: in_maintenance
/Themes/ciziksehir/index.template.php
Line: 284
   
8: Undefined index: in_maintenance
/Themes/ciziksehir/index.template.php
Line: 219
   
8: Undefined index: random_news_line
/Themes/ciziksehir/index.template.php
Line: 209
   
8: Undefined index: allow_memberlist
/Themes/ciziksehir/index.template.php
Line: 422

[mack]

Following on from my post above, I can create an account for you if you need it .. just say and I'll pm the details .. if it helps get to the bottom of this issue.

[Nathaniel]

Also, you could try uploading the SimplePortal source and template files by hand (using ftp), its possible that the older files may not have been overwritten (perhaps due to permissions issues).

Have you tried that?

When you have that many errors, it seems likely that a crucial edit wasn't made, or a crucial file (such as Sources/Subs-Portal.php) wasn't updated.

If that doesn't help, we'll need to do some more debugging.

[mack]

Oops, I must've missed that .. I'll do that now and get back to you. Thanks for the reply.

[mack]

OK .. under the 'SMF1' sub-folder (in the sp 2.3.3 zip file) I manually FTP'd everything from the 'sources' and 'themes' folders. I've done a ctrl+F5 and it's the same hehe ,, still missing buttons, no news/newsletter content, and I'm still unable to display images in articles on the home page - all of which was working before.

[AngelinaBelle]

You are using SMF 1.1.X, so the navigation menu is in index.template.php.
 
Your default theme is not the one that came with SMF. It is a custom theme, so you will need to edit this theme by hand.
 
I cannot understand why some buttons would have disappeared.
Do you have a copy of index.template.php from BEFORE the buttons disappeared?
 
I can show you a tutorial on putting in the forum button.
Please try this tutorial: http://simpleportal.net/index.php?topic=148.0
This will help you learn about navigation buttons.
 
And you can get some help on bringing the other buttons back, too.
 
 

[mack]

I don't have a copy of that file, no. I've never experienced any issues with upgraded my simpleportal where it seems to remove certain parts of both the custom and default templates so hadn't made a copy.

I went to the tutorial you suggested, but this covers the home button (which isn't one of the ones missing) and the forum button which wasn't there anyway.

If it would help I can specify further the things that have disappeared or aren't working the same as they were before if that helps?

[AngelinaBelle]

please attach a copy of index.template.php