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Please tell me how to do geeklog update/ (upgrade to new version).
Whit automatyc upgrade,using fantastico I got some huge errors and now I need to make upgrade manualy..
Have we any istructions,step to step how to do that?

You may want to try our upgrading instructions ...

The only problem is that Fantastico doesn't follow our recommended directory layout - but that may be a good time to fix that as well. Make backups of the crucial files (config.php and of course the database) and follow the above instructions. This FAQ entry may also come in handy, if you can't place files outside of the webroot.

bye, Dirk

Dirk,
Thank You..I made upgrade to new geeklog version and now I got several problems.
-In my menu list "Preferences" is gone and now I can not make any layout changes .
-I can not write new story
-Layout from my website is dieferent for non loged in visitors (clasic geeklog) and for my registered visitors (another layout).
Please,if you can check my website,take a look and help me.
I will send one email to you and please check your email box.

Dirk,
did you recived my e-mail message and do you can help me?

In Geeklog 1.4.1, the "Preferences" are summed up under "My Account". You may need to update your theme. Actually, all your problems sound like their theme-related. Switch back to the Professional theme for now, then update your previous theme.

Also see How do I change the default theme? and http://www.geeklog.net/docs/theme.html#changes

bye, Dirk

You don't understand...
In "My Account" now,after geeklog upgrade,I don't have "Preferences" and I don't see a way how to switch back to the Professional theme..
This is reason because I ask you for help..Do you can just check my website ?

I got this error:

As mentioned in the FAQ: Set the default theme (in config.php) to 'professional', then rename or remove your old theme's directory. Geeklog will then fall back to using the default theme as specified in config.php.

bye, Dirk

But..what I can see in my config.php proffesional is default theme ! :


// +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+
// | SITE SETTINGS |
// | |
// | These settings help define your Geeklog site. |
// +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+
$_CONF['theme'] = 'professional'; // default theme

// List of entries that you want to see in the site's menu bar (if you're using
// a theme that uses the {menu_elements} variable in its header.thtml).
// Choose any combination of the following (order here = order in the menu).
$_CONF['menu_elements'] = array
// 'home', // link to homepage
'contribute', // contribute / "submit a story" link
'search', // link to advanced search
'stats', // link to site stats
'directory', // link to list of past stories
// 'prefs', // link to user's preferences
'plugins' // links added by plugins, like {plg_menu_elements}
// 'custom' // for custom links (see lib-custom.php)

Did you spell professional correctly?

Yes.."professional" is correct.
Only,problem is because when I log in in my website as administrator,my website theme automaticaly switched to my favorite theme
"white pointer" and in my menu list ,"My account" "preferences" is not showing up...
I tryed to switch in php config "professional" theme to "white pointer" to make "white pointer" to be default and this is working fine,but still when is "white pointer" my default theme in php config, my "preferences" is not showing up in "My account"..
I am administrator on my website,but I have same menu list "My account" like my regulare members..
Now whitout "Preferences" I can not change my theme,my linguage..
When I try to write new story I have still this error ,even my default theme is "white pointer" :


You can see,on this list in php config I have "link to user preferences" but I don't have link for just "preferences" or "admin preferences" ,or "My account preferences" .Before this geeklog upgrade this link was on the list and now is gone..

Can anybody help?

Please help yourself by reading what I wrote above about renaming your old theme ...

bye, Dirk

Dirk,
I did set the default theme (in config.php) to 'professional', then I renamed my old theme's directories to "professional" and original "professional" theme I renamed to "professional 1".
I switched my favorite theme to be default and now I got default theme what I liked.
Problem is ...now,I got this theme for default theme,but I can not write any storie or static pages..
Every time when I try to send new storie I got this error message:


Must be that somewhere else I must make some changes...

Make sure you've updated all the files - including those of the Professional theme. You seem to be missing at least one directory there.

bye, Dirk

And,where I need to go to make this updates?
In my cPanel I don't see this options.

How did you do the upgrade now? I was assuming you uploaded the files yourself since you said it didn't work with Fantastico ...

bye, Dirk