I am currently using the Ezfiction theme (here). It has been modified a bit by a former member in order to help us (the new admins) out. We recently came across a problem... CHallenges module doesn't work.
YOu can click on it and it only shows the header part for challenges but no actual challenge entries, which one has been made as a test. http://www.fanficnation.net/browse.php?type=challenges
Before we change skins, we want to know if there is something we can do to fix it. THanks.
I signed up to your site (feel free to delete me later). I'm wondering if something didn't get uploaded in the challenges module. It looked like it took it but nothing happened after submitting.
What do you see when you are in the Challenges admin page? ( http://www.fanficnation.net/admin.php?action=modules&module=challenges&admin=true) All I have are choices for allowing anonymous challenges (Yes/No) and Recalculate Responses.
Are you running Challenges v.1.2?
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Mucking around in eFiction since circa 2001 (ver. 1.0)
Now running v.3
I signed up to your site (feel free to delete me later). I'm wondering if something didn't get uploaded in the challenges module. It looked like it took it but nothing happened after submitting.
What do you see when you are in the Challenges admin page? ( http://www.fanficnation.net/admin.php?action=modules&module=challenges&admin=true) All I have are choices for allowing anonymous challenges (Yes/No) and Recalculate Responses.
Are you running Challenges v.1.2?
no it says v. 1.1 ... how do i get v.1.2?
Download efiction 3.4.3 again... unzip and only replace the modules/challenges folder.
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Mucking around in eFiction since circa 2001 (ver. 1.0)
Now running v.3
Download efiction 3.4.3 again... unzip and only replace the modules/challenges folder.
done! however, the problem still exist (w/ the skin, as it works with other skins) but with the newest version of the Challenges.
It appears to be something your skin editor has done. I tried it on my test site and the challenges come up fine. 😐
Skins made by Kali are no longer supported!
It appears to be something your skin editor has done. I tried it on my test site and the challenges come up fine. 😐
I was afraid of that.
Thanks.
It appears to be something your skin editor has done. I tried it on my test site and the challenges come up fine. 😐
I was hoping she's be able to help, but she isn't. "All I did was change the css and graphics, so I really don't know what to do about it." and so...is there anyway you can help, or do I just change my skin, even though I love the one we have?
Upload a second copy of ezFiction, mark it as a hidden skin (Admin->Skins and check the ones you want shown). Then take the style.css and start again. Add stuff slowly like the banner picture, etc. Upload the changes, then log in as admin and choose that skin so you can see if the changes worked the way you expect. That's how I learned to edit the skins. (Just make sure you keep a copy of the original unmolested so if you screw up you just add the style.css again and start over).
The 3 (4) files you would have to look at to determine were to add things
style.css
header.tpl (in some cases or)
index.tpl (in others)
variables.php
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Mucking around in eFiction since circa 2001 (ver. 1.0)
Now running v.3
Upload a second copy of ezFiction, mark it as a hidden skin (Admin->Skins and check the ones you want shown). Then take the style.css and start again. Add stuff slowly like the banner picture, etc. Upload the changes, then log in as admin and choose that skin so you can see if the changes worked the way you expect. That's how I lean to edit the skins. (Just make sure you keep a copy of the original unmolested so if you screw up you just add the style.css again and start over.
alright thanks so much...
One last question, I promise...the solution worked and I was able to get things to work however
http://www.fanficnation.net/index.php
i am having problems with the most recent block showing up with this skin...help?
It must have worked because I see Recent on your skin. Mainly you have to make sure in Admin->Blocks->Recent that you have the recent block turned on.
Look in the header.tpl (if it's a Kali skin or index.tpl if it's someone else's) and see if {recent} is added to the tpl.
If it is and it still isn't working, then check to see if there is a variables.php file in the skins folder. If so see if 'recent' is there and if there's a number you might have to change it. to something like $blocks['recent']['tpl'] = 0; you change it to $blocks['recent']['tpl'] = 1;
barb
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Mucking around in eFiction since circa 2001 (ver. 1.0)
Now running v.3
It must have worked because I see Recent on your skin. Mainly you have to make sure in Admin->Blocks->Recent that you have the recent block turned on.
Look in the header.tpl (if it's a Kali skin or index.tpl if it's someone else's) and see if {recent} is added to the tpl.
If it is and it still isn't working, then check to see if there is a variables.php file in the skins folder. If so see if 'recent' is there and if there's a number you might have to change it. to something like $blocks['recent']['tpl'] = 0; you change it to $blocks['recent']['tpl'] = 1;barb
no it worked and i took it away. it was displaying summaries and i just want story, author and feedback...how do i do that.
I think you would have to physically edit the recent.php file in the Blocks folder. But don't quote me on that. I think someone else who has edited that like Carissa would be a better person to answer that.
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Mucking around in eFiction since circa 2001 (ver. 1.0)
Now running v.3
I think you would have to physically edit the recent.php file in the Blocks folder. But don't quote me on that. I think someone else who has edited that like Carissa would be a better person to answer that.
yeah i know i have to edit it, but i don't know what to use
