Help with installing a theme [Answered]

[RipJawWolfFang]

Well i have gone to change my layout but instaid of working it made it so i can only go to this one page...
i cant get into the admin CP to change it back to the defult theme...
is there a way to change the theme without admin cp?

[Bloodrun]

I need to know exactly what you did (meaning what you changed), so I know what I need to fix.

And yes there is a way to change the theme without the ACP.
Just upload the theme to your server, and then go change the 'adopts_settings' table in your Database, find where it says themeurl, and change the url to the new themes html file.

[RipJawWolfFang]

I just wanna change it back to the defult theme because the new one wont let me do anything

And i cant find adopts_settings

What i did

(installed the theme)
(put theme url in admin cp)
(site no longer lets me do anything)

[Bloodrun]

Originally Posted by RipJawWolfFang

I just wanna change it back to the defult theme because the new one wont let me do anything

And i cant find adopts_settings

What i did

(installed the theme)
(put theme url in admin cp)
(site no longer lets me do anything)

Go to your Mysql database. In that, there should be a table called 'adopts_settings' thats where you change the themeurl back to the old one.

[RipJawWolfFang]

I did that however... i got struck
Ill take some screenies where im stuck okay?
I think this is where you wanted me to go



then this struck me as suspiciously related...



But i had know idea what to change and how///

[Bloodrun]

Originally Posted by RipJawWolfFang

I did that however... i got struck
Ill take some screenies where im stuck okay?
I think this is where you wanted me to go



then this struck me as suspiciously related...



But i had know idea what to change and how///

I didn't even notice there was a seperate table for themes.

Anyway, now in your settings file, like i said, edit the theme url to the one that works.
And delete the theme that doesnt work, from your adopts_theme table.

[BMR777]

Ok, where you got stuck is ok and you are on the right track. After you get to your last screenshot, click on the "adopts_settings" link on the left hand side of the page.

Then another screen will appear. You should see one option named "themeurl" in the list, along with a pencil icon beside it. Click on the pencil to edit. Then find where your custom theme url is and replace it with the path to your old theme, then submit the page and that should solve things. :)

[Bloodrun]

Originally Posted by BMR777

Ok, where you got stuck is ok and you are on the right track. After you get to your last screenshot, click on the "adopts_settings" link on the left hand side of the page.

Then another screen will appear. You should see one option named "themeurl" in the list, along with a pencil icon beside it. Click on the pencil to edit. Then find where your custom theme url is and replace it with the path to your old theme, then submit the page and that should solve things. :)

I was trying not to spell it out. Just in case I offended him/her.

[BMR777]

Sorry. I try and usually post instructions fully though because:

1.) I never know the extent of the user's experience (some users have no idea what MySQL and FTP are, for instance)
2.) If something is asked once, it will be asked again by someone else, so its better to have it in writing than to have to keep explaining the same thing over and over again to other users. :)

[Bloodrun]

Originally Posted by BMR777

Sorry. I try and usually post instructions fully though because:

1.) I never know the extent of the user's experience (some users have no idea what MySQL and FTP are, for instance)
2.) If something is asked once, it will be asked again by someone else, so its better to have it in writing than to have to keep explaining the same thing over and over again to other users. :)

Lol, good point. Ill try that from now one =D