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Re: blank custom blocks + rss not working

2013/1/25 22:20
Shiroku
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Since: 2006/9/24

Sorry Mamba, but in my opinion the upgrade guide is still not correct (or maybe the upgrade package does not cointain all the required files).

I try to better explain the situation and I will start from "the beginning" just to be sure that my feeling will be eplained correctly.

It is possible to install xoops 2.5.5 in 3 different ways:
1. fresh installation (using the latest xoops package)
2. installation from previous xoops version, that can be split in:
2.1 installation from xoops version 2.5.0
2.2 installation from versions older than 2.5.0

We made a full upgrade from xoops version 2.4.5 (step "2.2" mentioned above) and we got the "blank blocks issue" because some templates file were missing in the following directories:
/modules/sytem/templates/
/modules/sytem/templates/blocks/

At this stage, we can have two alternatives to explain the issue:
1. the upgrading package for xoops versions olders than 2.5.0 does not contain all the templates files
2. the following step of the official upgrade guide:
Quote:

2. Delete the /modules/system directory on your current XOOPS site (to get rid of any old unnecessary files).

is wrong, and it should be removed.

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Re: blank custom blocks + rss not working

2013/1/23 20:16
Shiroku
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Since: 2006/9/24

Quote:

This advise should be ONLY for people doing the "full upgrade".

I'm agree with you, but the upgrade instruction contains the following notes:

Quote:

Upgrading from previous versions older than 2.5.0:

[...]
2. Delete the /modules/system directory on your current XOOPS site (to get rid of any old unnecessary files).
[...]

and it was the cause for our blank blocks

Link to the page: XOOPS 2.5.5 Final Released

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Re: blank custom blocks + rss not working

2013/1/21 21:46
Shiroku
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I did a regular 2.4.5 to 2.5.5 upgrade, too.
The problem is related to the following step of the official upgrade guide:
Quote:

2. Delete the /modules/system directory on your current XOOPS site (to get rid of any old unnecessary files).

and the upgrade package does not contain all the templates files.

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Re: blank custom blocks + rss not working

2013/1/12 12:10
Shiroku
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Since: 2006/9/24

Please follow the steps below.

1- Compare the upgraded xoops site with the backup copy and check if the upgraded xoops site contains all templates files located in the following directories:
/modules/sytem/templates/
/modules/sytem/templates/blocks/

2- In "Admin Panel/Preferences/General settings" mark as "yes" the option "Allow changes to themes and templates"

3- Update system module (and other modules e.g. News)

4- Clear the application cache (smarty_cache, xoops_cache, etc.)

5- Clear the browser cache

6- Navigate the site and check the content of the blocks

After that, you can mark as "no" the option mentioned in step #2

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Re: blank custom blocks + rss not working

2012/12/26 16:40
Shiroku
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Since: 2006/9/24

fixed: it was required to also update the themes files

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Re: blank custom blocks + rss not working

2012/12/25 15:14
Shiroku
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There are several custom blocks, in the following you will find just the content of one of them (custom HTML block):


<div class="xo-blockcontent"><div id="mainmenu">  <!--<a class='menuMain' href='{X_SITEURL}modules/forum/'>Forum</a>--> <a class='menuMain' href='{X_SITEURL}modules/news/submit.php'>Scrivi una guida</a> <a class='menuMain' href='{X_SITEURL}modules/xoopspoll/'>Sondaggi</a> <a class='menuMain' href='{X_SITEURL}modules/news/article.php?storyid=7'>Scambio banner</a> <a class='menuMain' href='{X_SITEURL}modules/news/article.php?storyid=122'>Firefox Search Bar</a>  </div></div>

My feeling is that the problem is not related to the content of the block for the following reasons:
- ALL custom blocks are not working in News module
- the blocks are correctly displayed when different pages/modules are loaded
- I tried to create a new custom html block with very simple content (just a word) and it doesn't work

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Re: blank custom blocks + rss not working

2012/12/25 11:49
Shiroku
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Since: 2006/9/24

Thank you for your feedback: some files were missing in the "[...]/modules/system/templates/" and "[...]/modules/system/templates/blocks/" directories.

RSS are now generated in a correct way.

About "blank blocks", the content is displayed in all pages but there is an exception: the content is still not visible in the pages related to the News module (only the title of the block is displayed).
As usual, I updated the modules, I deleted the cache (both browser and xoops) and I checked the access rights, but the problem still remain.

Any suggestion about this "sub"-issue?
Thank you.

PS: Merry Christmas :)

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blank custom blocks + rss not working

2012/12/22 19:33
Shiroku
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Since: 2006/9/24

Hi all!
I just upgraded a local version of my xoops site (from v.2.4.5 to 2.5.5).

I faced 2 main issues:

1. the content of all custom blocks is not displayed (only the title of the block is shown). I created new HTML and PHP blocks, I updated the system module, I deleted the cache (both browser and xoops) and I checked the access rights, but the problem still remain.

2. RSS feed generation doesn't work. The [xoops_site]/backend.php page returns the following message (my English translation):


Error during xml reading: no element found

Address: http://localhost/.../backend.php

Line number 1, column 1:

Any suggestion?
Thank you!

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Re: news 1.64 topics and parent topics

2010/5/2 17:43
Shiroku
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Since: 2006/9/24

ok, thanks!

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Re: news 1.64 topics and parent topics

2010/4/24 22:21
Shiroku
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or.... there is a different module that works in the way as I want?

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