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how do u change the # of stories displayed on front page at a time for all users?

config.php is your friend.
Look for: $_CONF['limitnews']

geKow

would you also happen to know what line it is in config.php that u can change what image u want to displayed as the "main logo"

for example if u visit my site here. i downloaded this theme, but i have my own logo i made perfect to fit in the empty space at the top...there currently is no image there. How can i do this?

- thanx for any help

That is not in config, it is in the header.thtml and it's plain html. (Or css if you prefer div )

looking at your code...



I would say you commented it out?


geKow
(edit: I inserted a linebreak just for better visibillity)

what exactly does that mean? when i installed the them the logo that the theme was suppose to come with wasnt showing up....

hmmm....

what I really don't understand... the theme you are using at your site is obviously NOT Xsilver, but the path to your stylesheet is pointing in that direction (public_html/layout/XSilver/style.css) and when I look int the userprefs I only see Xsilver. I assume you copied the theme files into the Xsilver directory???

The way the logo is marked (code snipet above) is really strange. Who/what wrote this into your header.thtml?

Are you using any wysywig editor to modify your files?


geKow

ok well this is what happened...
i had downloaded that new theme, and being the newbie at this that i am (dont laugh)...i tried to overwrite the files of the new theme over xsilver...

Why did i do this? Because i thought if i made a new folder...and i deleted the xsilver (which is default)...all the registered users (and unregistered) would have some kinda issue viewing. If i am wrong please correct me.

So...i CAN delete xsilver folder completely...then uplload the new them as whatever folder name it is....and any other visitor would automatically see the new theme? ...im getting a little confused...

The name of the folder is the name of the theme. So simply set $_CONF['theme'] to the name of the folder and any new users will pick up the new theme automatically.

Users who already registered with your site may have the name of the old theme in their database settings (in case they saved their preferences at least once) as well as in a cookie. However, Geeklog will automatically fall back to the default theme if a user tries to access a theme that doesn't exist.

So create a new theme folder, set it as the default theme in config.php and remove the XSilver folder and it will work for all of your users.

bye, Dirk

ok so i did do this...
i deleted xsilver folder, changed the theme in config so that it points to WebBadAss_Metal theme...but im still having the issue.

The logo isnt showing at all...i didnt do anything to the theme folder but unzip it and upload...also if u'd notice on the site...in the metal theme if u take ur mouse and point over where the logo SHOULD be...the BG dissapears and turns grey.....................

...........i seriously have no idea what the problem is. it should be as easy as uploading it...and simply replacing the gif file that the theme's default logo is, with my own.

...any other ideas?

UGH!

now im getting a error!!!

Template Error: filename: file /homepages/18/d93031489/htdocs/clan_of_god/public_html/layout/WebBadAss_Metal/loginform.thtml does not exist.
Halted.

Some of the existing themes have been developed for older versions of Geeklog and may be missing a few files that newer versions require (such as the one in the error message you've quoted). You can copy any missing files over from one of the default themes.

bye, Dirk