ok i'm a complete newbie at XOOPS but not with PHP, although i'm clueless with OOP so i don't go around hacking things. anyways i really need to clarify some things...

first off, i have tried using some downloaded themes but ran into the same problem all the time: the index page turns out blank. not white blank, the banner is there and the main menu is there, etc., but the other blocks don't show up...and it doesn't even recognize me as logged-in. am i missing something? i have uploaded theme files correctly and the template files using the template manager.

so far this is my foremost concern, coz i'm not planning into making my own themes anytime soon...

also, i want to do some things with my installation, and i need to know if there are hacks/modules that can do this:

1. user registration needs to be approved by the admin first.

2. change the fields of the registration form

finally, i know i can do this but confused on how: i want another News module, that works exactly like the News module but just has a different name, say Updates or something...

sorry for the numerous questions, i'm just excited to have the site up and running the way i want it... :)

p.s.
i just noticed, why doesn't my modules show until the visitor logs in?

Hi!
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Administartion Menu ->System Admin ->Preferences Main -> User Info Settings -> Select activation type of newly registered users = Activation by administrators... And then
Select group to which activation mail will be sent=...

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Search in the forum first... There a lot ot suggestions...
Try "CHANGE REGISTRATION FORM"


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Adminstration menu ->System Adminn ->blocks ->Show blocks visible in=TOP PAGE ; Group ANONYMOUS USERS and then choose whatever you like to be visible for the anonnymous users.

I hope I help a little...

thanks you helped a lot. :)

Quote:i've tried this, no posts turn out, just this thread and another one which has no replies...

Look at:
https://xoops.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?viewmode=flat&topic_id=23144&forum=15

and

https://xoops.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?viewmode=flat&topic_id=22901&forum=27

There are other too but I couldn't find them...

thanks, i guess i just forgot to click at "show all results". at least i've got a little idea now on how to go about hacking the reg form.

now only the themes problem remain...

Did you set both the NEW THEME and ITS TEMPLATE as defaults in the system admin->preferences->general settings->
Default theme=Theme_blaaa
Default template set=Theme_blaa_template

yup, i did.

to be more specific, i think the problem is that i'm not recognized as logged-in. and even if i try to log-in using the new template, the index just reloads...