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#1 2020-04-08 21:39:37
- pideja
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Upgrading sites
I am at the start of an upgrade/redesign cycle for two sites:
http://marccharlebois.com/ witch is CE3 and http://www.nathaliemoliavko-visotzky.com/ witch should be Backlight 2 but in the TEMPLATES section I see that OKAPI is listed as the module type.
I know, the CE3 site cannot be upgraded and will have to be re-built from the ground up.
But about that other one showing OKAPI type modules. Should it be updated? It indicates 2.0.14 as the version installed.
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#2 2020-04-08 22:09:23
- rod barbee
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Re: Upgrading sites
Okapi page, standard album and album set templates are available to BL 2.
But if you want to update the templates to Pangolin, you’ll have to redesign, as usual.
Rod
Just a user with way too much time on his hands.
www.rodbarbee.com
ttg-tips.com, Backlight 2/3 test site
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#3 2020-04-08 22:19:01
- pideja
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Re: Upgrading sites
I suppose the same answer when Backlight 3 arrives...
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#4 2020-04-08 22:34:23
- rod barbee
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Re: Upgrading sites
From what Matt has told me, Backlight 3 is still Pangolin-based so I don’t think redesign will be necessary.
Rod
Just a user with way too much time on his hands.
www.rodbarbee.com
ttg-tips.com, Backlight 2/3 test site
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#5 2020-04-08 22:52:06
- pideja
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Re: Upgrading sites
Seems I need a kick start here...
Redesigning this old CE3 site. Installed the Backlight, Galleries, index.php and the .htaccess folders/files. I actually copied the .htaccess file from my main site. Could this be a problem?
I started designing the main PAGE (background colour, Montserrat typeface and navigation in the top pallet but nothing shows up.
What did I miss?
Last edited by pideja (2020-04-08 22:52:56)
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#6 2020-04-08 22:55:19
- rod barbee
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Re: Upgrading sites
Is the old site’s home page still there? Possibly an index.html page?
Rod
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www.rodbarbee.com
ttg-tips.com, Backlight 2/3 test site
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#7 2020-04-08 23:07:55
- pideja
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Re: Upgrading sites
No, I'm building this from scratch, so the only home page should be the Backlight Pangolin page with some edits on it. Now I only see the basic home page.
Last edited by pideja (2020-04-08 23:08:53)
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#8 2020-04-08 23:18:34
- rod barbee
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Re: Upgrading sites
Did you assign the correct template to the home page?
Rod
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ttg-tips.com, Backlight 2/3 test site
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#9 2020-04-08 23:27:50
- pideja
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Re: Upgrading sites
Yes. I started the design on a page template and named it
PAGES - marco and assigned it as the default template.
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#10 2020-04-08 23:31:00
- rod barbee
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Re: Upgrading sites
well, right now, the page template being used is template-id-1. Just because you assigned your new template as the default doesn't mean it will automatically be assigned to existing pages. What page template your home page and other pages using?
Rod
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ttg-tips.com, Backlight 2/3 test site
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#11 2020-04-08 23:38:32
- pideja
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Re: Upgrading sites
You are right: I did need to assign the template in the PAGES section. Thanks for the...well, you know.
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#12 2020-04-08 23:39:35
- rod barbee
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Re: Upgrading sites
Rod
Just a user with way too much time on his hands.
www.rodbarbee.com
ttg-tips.com, Backlight 2/3 test site
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#13 2020-04-08 23:49:18
- pideja
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Re: Upgrading sites
By the way, I suppose that the CSS I was using on the CE3 pages does not apply with the Backlight built pages...
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#14 2020-04-09 00:38:37
- rod barbee
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Re: Upgrading sites
You suppose correctly
Rod
Just a user with way too much time on his hands.
www.rodbarbee.com
ttg-tips.com, Backlight 2/3 test site
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#15 2020-04-09 01:53:31
- pideja
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Re: Upgrading sites
Yet another glitch: when refreshing the page pideja.ca/marco for the blink of a moment, I see the SITE TITLE on the left of where the image-masthead displays...
Looking all over for that setting.
UPDATE!
I only see this glitch in Firefox
Last edited by pideja (2020-04-09 01:56:54)
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#16 2020-04-09 02:08:31
- pideja
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Re: Upgrading sites
Got rid of that pesky glitch by putting the SITE TITLE in black! Still can see that very fine, not-quite-black border around the image that serves as a Masthead-nameplate.
Also, is it possible that some settings, like margin or padding, are not quite the same in different browsers like Chrome and Firefox?
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#17 2020-04-09 03:18:57
- rod barbee
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Re: Upgrading sites
margin and padding should be the same from browser to browser.
You might be seeing that masthead glitch due to image load time.
Rod
Just a user with way too much time on his hands.
www.rodbarbee.com
ttg-tips.com, Backlight 2/3 test site
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#18 2020-04-09 04:28:21
- pideja
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Re: Upgrading sites
Thanks, Rod
I'll be starting a new topic - Galleries & Videos to continue the rebuild of this site.
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#19 2020-04-09 11:16:06
- Ben
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Re: Upgrading sites
I suppose the same answer when Backlight 3 arrives...
As Rod said, Backlight 3 also uses Pangolin and will be a seamless upgrade from Backlight 2. I suggest you re-read Matt's newsletter where he discusses a number of points.
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