Shape 5

<update - I know what the problem is now - workaround solution below>

Am getting the following error when I click on the intrigue template from Template Manager: Styles in Administrator (this would be where I access the colour/width params)


If I make the template default, the front end says:

I installed Joomla 1.6.1 on localhost (no sample data)
I downloaded and unzipped Shape5_Intrigue_template_16.zip and put Shape5_Intrigue_template_16 into the template folder of my installation and did Extensions > Discover > Install
Install seemed successful but template is throwing the error when trying to access the style params as described.

Previously (this worked fine)...
I downloaded SiteShaper_Shape5_Intrigue_16.zip which includes Joomla 1.6.0
I unzipped and installed that with sample data on localhost and all works fine.

I have the 2 sites sat side by side on my localhost (different sitenames and DB names), the 1.6.0 version works fine but with 1.6.1 it does not.

Have I done something wrong or is there a problem with using with 1.6.1 ?

Thanks

Pete

<Workaround Solution>

The problem is caused by a discrepancy between the template folder name and the template name as stored in the Database Table jos_template_styles. (Joomla.org forum helped me figure this out as it is a problem with several templates not just this one).

It seems that for Joomla v1.6.1 the names must match but for 1.6.0 they don't????

The workaround solution is to either; prior to running Discover, rename the template folder in this case from Shape5_Intrigue_template_16 to Shape5_Intrigue
or after Discover & install, update the template name in the jos_template_styles table (I used phpMyAdmin) from Shape5_Intrigue to Shape5_Intrigue_template_16 [update - this method still has probs due to not finding files e.g css - go with the rename folder solution]

so at least I can use the template now, but please can you check out why this is now a problem with 1.6.1 and is there a permanent fix?

thanks
Pete

 

Hello,

I've tested it locally int 1.6.1 and is working fine. What is the exact error you are receiving?

Hi mikek

did you have folder name different to template name? i.e. Shape5_Intrigue_template_16 and not Shape5_Intrigue
<see my updated original post with workaround solution>

I am on firefox3.6


Pete

Hello,

The folder name needs to remain as "Shape5_Intrigue", the template itself calls files from that specific name.

Cheers Mike,

I realised that just changing the name in the DB does solve the original error I was experiencing, however, I quickly found that it couldn't find the css while the folder was named Shape5_Intrigue_template_16. I scratched the site and started again this time renaming the folder from Shape5_Intrigue_template_16 to shape5_intrigue before I did discover/install and all working now thanks.

Just point to note is that the download unzips to the problem folder name:


regards
Pete