Further to the SUGAR Template:

[LynnR]

I tried yesterday to change my template to Sugar, I really like it, but was completely unsuccessfully.
The problem I'm having with my current template is a mystery. I went on a short hiatus, and from the time I came back till now none of my thumbnails would show up. I checked mysql db and all seems to be fine, my path hasn't changed, but no thumbnails.

http://digitalgladrags.com/photoblog/ ... any suggestions are gratefully received. Thanks.

[Joe[y]+]

what procedure did you use for changing templates exactly?

can you post your 'general info' here so we can help better wtih lack of thumbs.

[LynnR]

When I tried to change the template, I uploaded Sugar to my templates directory, went to the admin part of pixelpost and selected "sugar" from the drop down menu ... and saved ... I refreshed my sreen and there was nothing but barebones ... no images, ... mine or the ones for the template .....
I thought maybe it had to do with my own directories on my HD, so I've just rearranged them, (the paths were different) ... anyway, I was just about to try again ... I'll see what happens.

Thanks for the reply.

[LynnR]

... It must be my paths ... I can't think what else it might be. I'll leave the "mess" there so someone can see: http://digitalgladrags.com

I see many many errors there in the sourcecode

<li><a href="/photoblog/images/thumb/?=browse&pagenum=1">archives</a></li>
<li><a href="/photoblog/images?showimage=%3CIMAGE_PREVIOUS_ID%3E">&lt;&lt; </a></li>
<li><a href="/photoblog/index.php">current</a></li>
<li><a href="/photoblog/images?showimage=%3CIMAGE_NEXT_ID%3E">&gt;&gt;</a></li>

1) take off that "&" and change it to "&amp;" in the archive link
you better use

<a href="<SITE_BROWSELINK>">Archive</a>

if then the & still brings the error you use the very old buggy 1.4.2-version which was replaced

2) what is this:

3CIMAGE_NEXT_ID%3E

??

how did you edit the template? Whith which editor?
did you use a plain texteditor or maybe something like WORD?
which codepage was active when you edited the text?

[LynnR]

I use Ultra Dev4 to edit ... I've made the changes you suggested, I'll upload now and see what happens.

I have no idea what the " 3CIMAGE_NEXT_ID%3E " is ... ?

Thanks Connie.

[Joe[y]+]

whatever text editor you use it's replacing things like < in your template with %3C etc

trust in notepad etc! plain text editors are good if you're having problems.

[LynnR]

I've been using UltraDev for eons, it's never done any replacing before ... *shrug*
At least the archives page is working, ... the 7 thumbnails are still not there, I'll have to upload them manually.

I have to leave this stuff for a while. I have some school assignments I need to work on. In the mean time though, I think I'll download Sugar again, and open in notepad and do some comapring.

One more question before I leave for a while, ... do you suppose the template images are not showing up because the path is not right? ... and my photo images too?

Thanks for the help so far ...

well, the path seems to be ok, I can open the folder in

http://digitalgladrags.com/photoblog/thumbnails/

as well as the image folder

why don't you activate another template until you solved this problem?

Go on, activate the simple template ! Then we will see whether your site is ok or not!

Lynn,

I have the feeling that you uploaded the files by FTP not as ASCII

also with the new template you have again mistakes in the page:

   <a href="/photoblog/images?showimage=<"IMAGE_PREVIOUS_ID> << </a>

     <a href="/photoblog/index.php">current</a>
          <a href="/photoblog/images?showimage=<"IMAGE_NEXT_ID>

look at this: <"IMAGE_NEXT_ID> !! it must be <IMAGE_NEXT_ID> or did you edit that template as well with a non-ascii-editor?

but I think, slowly you will come to a working version, I promise!

did you work with Frontpage? Why these <font>.tags? They are deprecated html, not in our templates anywhere...