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[luisvillamarin Friend luisvillamarinJoin date: June 2011Posts: 72Downloads:0Uploads:11 Thanks: 17]

#422828

I received help from somebody else and they have fixed the problem. What happened was:

1. Some code was added into ja_rave/html/com_content/article/default.php and it was overriding the article layout, so I was getting a ‘blank page’ every time an articles was requested.

2. The issue was fixed renaming the /article to /article-.

<blockquote>I have been in the back of the site and I still see almost ALL things out dated! What has been updated?</blockquote>

I have updated all JA extensions. The other extensions I’m currently working on that.

I have a couple of questions:
1. Since this happened while I was updating the template using the JA Extension Manager, how can I prevent this from happening again in the future?
2. Why even after I restored a backup it was not displaying correctly?
3. Right now my template is not up to date. What can I do to update my template without running into this issues again?
4. What tools do recommend to have local copy of the website in my computer so I can test changes / updates before applying them to the live website?
5. My Original template has been changed several times. What can I do to keep those changes after the update?

Thanks,

Luis

[Blaine Friend BlaineJoin date: August 2007Posts: 1443Downloads:0Uploads:25 Thanks: 98 Thanked: 177 times in 154 posts]

#422832

<em>@luisvillamarin 280291 wrote:</em><blockquote>I received help from somebody else and they have fixed the problem. What happened was:

1. Some code was added into ja_rave/html/com_content/article/default.php and it was overriding the article layout, so I was getting a ‘blank page’ every time an articles was requested.

2. The issue was fixed renaming the /article to /article-.</blockquote>
Are you saying this error is in the default download of the template from JA? If so, this needs to be reported a s a bug so it can be fixed. Please advise me.
Well, I am glad the issue is resolved at least then!
<em>@luisvillamarin 280291 wrote:</em><blockquote>
I have a couple of questions:
1. Since this happened while I was updating the template using the JA Extension Manager, how can I prevent this from happening again in the future?
2. Why even after I restored a backup it was not displaying correctly?
3. Right now my template is not up to date. What can I do to update my template without running into this issues again?
4. What tools do recommend to have local copy of the website in my computer so I can test changes / updates before applying them to the live website?
5. My Original template has been changed several times. What can I do to keep those changes after the update?

Thanks,

Luis</blockquote>

1. I think this depends on if the code was corrupted from original download or if it was added by an editor or if someone hand coded the wrong code in. I would need to know that info to advise on this!
2. It probably stayed the same due to cache or data base holding the error.
3. I would update the template with the extension manger. BEFORE you do, I would read the link below I have provided so you can see how to make template changes with out losing them every time you update the template.
4. Just save to a disc or your hard drive ~ BETTER yet, use FireBug to make changes and to test them before you edit actual code.
5. The best way to do template ovverrides is described here.

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[luisvillamarin Friend luisvillamarinJoin date: June 2011Posts: 72Downloads:0Uploads:11 Thanks: 17]

#422853

Thanks for the suggestions. I will work on that. You’ve been very helpful.

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