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2LadyDi · Apr 03, 2007

I noticed via the MOD Center that my newest style subBlack is not going to updated with the MODS installed prior to me adding it and them on. So, will this cause major errors for someone using this style?

Nightrider · Sep 25, 2004

It won't cause any problems, but the functionality won't exist in subBlack until it is added. We can create Template Only versions of each MOD that you have already installed so that you can add the missing code to subBlack too. Also, you need to find out what phpBB version your copy of subBlack was designed for. If it doesn't match your current phpBB version, we can update it too in order to help avoid future MOD install problems...

munky2

Nightrider · Sep 25, 2004

Creating Template Only MODs

All you need to do is create Template Only versions of the MODs that you have installed.

First create a duplicate of the MOD script in a new text file. To make it easier to remember, just use the same MOD filename that the MOD author used, but add _template_only to the name. So if you are using the TopicCalender.txt file, the new Template only version would be named TopicCalender_template_only.txt.
Then save the new Template Only MOD and store it in it's own separate templates only folder...
If there are any files included with the MOD that are supposed to be uploaded to template folders, store them in the new Template only MOD folder maintaining the same folder structure that the original MOD used...

Next add the name of the new Template to the end of the MOD Title using your favorite Text editor. So the MOD Title could look something like this if Aeolus is your new template name:

Code:

## MOD Title: Topic calendar - Part 1 (common to all setup) Aoelus

EM will recognize this as a new MOD if the MOD Title is different from what it has previously installed...

Next strip out all NON-Template related modifications. All you want in this new Template Only version of the MOD are alterations for template files only. If there are any copy commands, only keep those that copy included files into template folders too..
Then rename all instances of subSilver with your new Template name using the Replace All function that you can find in most text editors.
Now you can upload the new Template Only MOD folder to the admin/mods and run it like you would any other MOD using EM.

If you have added more than one new template, you would want to repeat Steps 6 & 7 for each Template except instead of using subSilver, you would use the name of the last template that you installed using this Template Only version of the MOD. So if the last template you modified with this was Aeolus and you want to apply the changes to Helius next, do a Replace All on Aoelus to Helius...

It really isn't that difficult to update each new template after the fact...

headbang

2LadyDi · Apr 03, 2007

Nightrider · Sep 25, 2004

Good, it should be the same as your current phpBB version then. There is no need to update it using Template Only versions of the phpBB Updates. So now all that you need to do is install Template Only versions of each MOD that you have installed. It shouldn't take that long to bring it up to speed...

headbang

2LadyDi · Apr 03, 2007

So 'Creating Template Only MOD' is the next thing to do NR??

Nightrider · Sep 25, 2004

Probably if you want to bring the subBlack template up to speed, the next thing that needs to be done is to create and install Template Only versions of all currently installed MODs. How many MODs are we talking about here???

dontknow

2LadyDi · Apr 03, 2007

Ohhhhhhhhhh plus 20. I am thinking about removing subBlack because I am not supporting that much visits for the use of changing styles.

Nightrider · Sep 25, 2004

It's up to you. It probably wouldn't take that long to install 20 Template Only MODs into subBlack...

dontknow

2LadyDi · Apr 03, 2007

I want to do some other things right now NR. I have disabled subBlack until I can get it all up-to-date. I want to do all the list you gave me of other things to compliment db maintenance that don't work. You want new threads? AHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA j/k