Theme Options Uneditable After Upgrade to WP 3.1 (for Non-Genesis Themes)

[venkat_koppaka]

Greetings all

Looked around forum and had tried to add below code to my lifestyle theme, however couldnt make it work.

$settings = 'theme_mods_lifestyle_40'; // do not change!

site is http://e-gurukul.net/

Did i do the right thing?

Is there any other fix for this issue?

Thanks

[CharlesClarkson]

Originally Posted by venkat_koppaka

Looked around forum and had tried to add below code to my lifestyle theme, however couldnt make it work.

$settings = 'theme_mods_lifestyle_40'; // do not change!

site is http://e-gurukul.net/

Did i do the right thing?

The fix was intended for the usual single directory installation. You added a second directory above lifestyle_40.

http://e-gurukul.net/portal/wp-content/themes/StudioPressTheme-lifestyle-90210/lifestyle_40/style.css

I don't know if it will work, but try using the full path to your theme.

PHP Code:

$settings = 'theme_mods_StudioPressTheme-lifestyle-90210/lifestyle_40' 


The other solution may be to remove the extra directory, assuming you do not have another lifestyle_40 directory.

[venkat_koppaka]

Sorry for the delay in sharing an update.

As per your suggestion i had updated the options with $settings = 'theme_mods_StudioPressTheme-lifestyle-90210/lifestyle_40' , as soon as i had updated it, entire theme got corrupted.After few attempts i was able to recover the theme options and site is up now.

I would appreciate of you can suggest me any alternate options if any?

[CharlesClarkson]

Originally Posted by venkat_koppaka

I would appreciate of you can suggest me any alternate options if any?

The only way to apply this patch is with a single directory installation. I do not recall the steps needed to change a directory structure on an old StudioPress theme.

Open a new topic asking for assistance with changing your directory structure (so other people will see your request). Then apply this patch to your changed installation.

[evdv]

can you tell me how to get to the "line in the Theme Options file from"

[CharlesClarkson]

Originally Posted by evdv

can you tell me how to get to the "line in the Theme Options file from"

In a plain text editor, edit the file named theme-options.php in the tools folder of the theme folder.

[info@forwardm.com]

The Delicious theme that I am using does not have a tools folder, nor a theme-options.php

I just redownloaded the whole theme to make sure I didn't somehow delete it, checked the zip file and there's not a tools folder in that either.

How should I go about fixing this problem for the Delicious theme? I was moments away from finishing a clients website when I updated the settings and it reverted back to grey (it was the blue variation of the theme).

Any help is welcome!

[CharlesClarkson]

Originally Posted by info@forwardm.com

How should I go about fixing this problem for the Delicious theme?

Delicious is a Genesis framework child theme. This thread is for problems with themes which predate Genesis. Use the Delicious Child Theme forum to ask Delicious questions.

[gpsmapper]

I've made the following change via FTP:
$settings = 'mods_theme_lifestyle_40'; // do not change!

This is the correct theme name and it is in the themes folder. Still not working. Changes are not saved.

My site is http://gpstracklog.com and my stylesheet is at http://gpstracklog.com/wp-content/th...e_40/style.css

[gpsmapper]

And FWIW, it doesn't work on my development site either. And that's with no plugins activated and only one (Akismet) installed. Can someone help?

[CharlesClarkson]

Originally Posted by gpsmapper

And FWIW, it doesn't work on my development site either. And that's with no plugins activated and only one (Akismet) installed. Can someone help?

Sorry. I read the topic yesterday and then lost track of it. It looks like you did everything correctly so you may have a different problem then the one this solution is addressing. Start a new topic and explain that you applied the solution in this topic.

Starting a new topic will allow more people to see your post. I tend to be the only StudioPress person following this topic.


HTH,

[gpsmapper]

Thanks Charles. I already had another thread going on this and SoZo referred me here, so I just update that thread...

http://www.studiopress.com/support/s...d.php?p=479011

If you want me to post an entirely new one, just let me know.

[Johnrobbins01]

I have read all the threads in this post and frankly it's quite ridiculous. Studiopress is a "Paid theme" and as such should work on Wordpress for which it is designed, to ask people who bought a professional easy to use theme to start editing code is frankly unacceptable, whilst I have no problems with this because I have studied it, to expect everyone who Purchased a theme that doesn't work to learn coding is astounding! Studio press needs to supply an update to fix this problem, the default settings are not pretty and certainly sot suited to all business types.

My simple answer to this is it is not fit for it's purpose if it does not work, it's been month's now since this update, come on Studiopress give your customers an automated fix, you owe it to customers to do this, to sit on your laurels and say here is a code fix is both unfair and unacceptable.



John Robbins

Online Entreprenur whoisjohnrobbins.com

[GaryJ]

Welcome to StudioPress John,

If you've read all the threads in this post, you'll also have spotted that it is for non-Genesis themes that were affected by a change in WordPress 3.1 (something clearly outside of the control of SP), and as such, this thread has been going on for over a year. As it affects individual standalone themes, for which there are no automatic updates, then there's no choice but for individual users to make the fixes themselves, if there were affected.

Whilst I might guess which problem it is you're referring to in Genesis 1.8.0, that has absolutely nothing to do with the discussion going on here. Charles has done an excellent job in repeatedly guiding new users (most of whom apparently have not read the whole of this thread) on how to fix their slight variations of installs, and has kept many SP customers happy because of it. I've never seen Charles' laurels, but I do know that they'd be spiky enough that he'd not want to sit on them if he knew he could help fellow WordPress users out to fix their issues.

[gpsmapper]

And FWIW, I felt like I got good support. Thanks Charles.

[CharlesClarkson]

Originally Posted by gpsmapper

And FWIW, I felt like I got good support. Thanks Charles.

You're welcome.

[Johnrobbins01]

Sorry Charles studio press forum very confusing I searched for problems with Lifestyle Genisis theme which is a premium theme - same problem my point was that it is a premium theme and Studio Press should supply an automatic fix, whilst I can code many people are lost on the dark side as I call it when talking to my students.

You are being very helpful here well done and thank you for your time and trouble.

John Robbins

[GaryJ]

John,

If I sold you and 10,000 other people a boiler, and they all subsequently broke at the same time, would I be able to fix them all from where I currently am? No, I'd either have to come around and fix every single one of them manually (which means getting in touch with the owners, arranging to get access etc), or I could provide details of how to fix it, and let those that are capable give it a go, or least they can get someone local to them in and follow the instructions that have been provided.

I agree, you paid for the boiler, and it should never have broke down, but things change, and things do break. It's unfortunate, but it's the best I can do. There is no magic fix-all solution.

Can you see the parallel between the standalone boiler and the standalone themes that this thread addresses?

If you have an issue with the Lifestyle theme, then head to the Lifestyle Support Board and post a new message there.

[CharlesClarkson]

Originally Posted by Johnrobbins01

... my point was that it is a premium theme and Studio Press should supply an automatic fix ...

When Genesis was released, the StudioPress muckety mucks made the decision to no longer provide updates for the older themes. StudioPress still supported them, but would concentrate mainly on Genesis. Some of those older themes (the Revolution themes) had already been retired in that way with few problems. Perhaps that played a part in retiring the Classic StudioPress themes (like Lifestyle).

Unlike the Genesis themes and child themes, automated fixes were rarely used with these themes. Sometimes Brian would release a newer version, but it would remove all the customizations added by users. So, this fix is the typical fix we provided for these older themes.

Originally Posted by Johnrobbins01

... whilst I can code many people are lost on the dark side as I call it when talking to my students.

The solution presented here does not require the user to program (or to learn to program) PHP. It requires FTP and text editing or the use of a web based file manager if the web sever provides one. This thread was left open for people with questions about the solution.

Originally Posted by Johnrobbins01

You are being very helpful here well done and thank you for your time and trouble.

Thank you. This thread is rather unusual for StudioPress. Brian and Rebecca (two of our admins) have a mild form of OCD with threads that are more than a few pages long. They avoid this thread like the plague.

[LenEstrada]

Forgive me if I'm missing something here. In #22 it refers to editing the "theme options" php file. I can't find that file anywhere! I have a "Theme Functions" file, but not the other. Help.

[CharlesClarkson]

Originally Posted by LenEstrada

Forgive me if I'm missing something here. In #22 it refers to editing the "theme options" php file. I can't find that file anywhere! I have a "Theme Functions" file, but not the other.

Please include a url to your web site.

The url in your signature is a Genesis child theme. This thread doesn't apply to Genesis framework problems. Use an appropriate Genesis Support forum.

[Farquhar]

After I upgraded, my screen simply goes blank when I try to log into site.
http://batstar.com/wordpress

Any advice? Much appreciated.

[CharlesClarkson]

Originally Posted by Farquhar

After I upgraded, my screen simply goes blank when I try to log into site.
http://batstar.com/wordpress

Any advice? Much appreciated.

There was probably a PHP typo in the page you changed. Turn on WordPress Debug mode to see the error in your browser or examine your web server error log files.

[Farquhar]

Thanks for your advice. I found the best solution was to reinstall everything.

[trendygirldesigns]

Hi,

I've read through almost all of these posts. I am so confused at this point and just need to be sent in the right direction.

I upgraded to WP 3.1 today and a community theme (Pure Elegance) that I have installed and have been working on will not let me choose full width under genesis-theme options. It's basically locked.

I assume that it has to do with this upgrade and have already asked on the theme support thread and was told to ask here, the developer could not help me.

I am at a complete stand still and just need to know where the heck to go from here. I need to have my site finished by Monday and this has been a horrible set back.

Thanks in advance for any help you can give :)
Jennifer

[CharlesClarkson]

Originally Posted by trendygirldesigns

... will not let me choose full width under genesis-theme options. It's basically locked.

I've read through almost all of these posts.

Jennifer,

You didn't need to do all that. Read the title of this thread: (for Non-Genesis Themes).

Search or ask your question in the Genesis Framework Forum.


HTH,

[hpfd413]

did nothing for me. still have same problem

[CharlesClarkson]

Originally Posted by hpfd413

did nothing for me. still have same problem

What is your web site url?
What specific change did you make to the theme files?

[hpfd413]

http://hpfirefighter.com/2012/05/jac...e-news-source/

on the above you can see the to ads on there (otterbox and vententersearch). I cant get them removed.

The change i made was on #22 on this thread or post. by turkeybucket

[CharlesClarkson]

Originally Posted by hpfd413

The change i made was on #22 on this thread or post. by turkeybucket

His change was this:

PHP Code:

$settings = 'theme_mods_church'; // do not change! 


You are using Magazine 1.0.

http://hpfirefighter.com/wp-content/themes/magazine_10/style.css

Your change should be this:

PHP Code:

$settings = 'theme_mods_magazine_10'; // do not change! 


HTH,

[hpfd413]

You rock!

Thanks so much

[CharlesClarkson]

Originally Posted by hpfd413

You rock!

Thanks so much

You're welcome.

[martialwarrior]

Google search just had a plugin update and it seems it was causing the problem. I can now edit the widgets but there is nothing in the screen options dropdown.

[martialwarrior]

Screen options dropdown is now working also!

[Mrs. Cupcakes]

I'm trying to update my theme options, i.e. change the number of posts to show on my home page, but no matter what number I put in (and save changes) it does not alter my home page.

[CharlesClarkson]

Originally Posted by Mrs. Cupcakes

I'm trying to update my theme options, i.e. change the number of posts to show on my home page, but no matter what number I put in (and save changes) it does not alter my home page.

Sorry for the delay in replying, this thread is pretty old.

This thread is for older StudioPress themes. Your web site is using a much newer theme.

Start a new thread in the Adorable Blogger Child Theme Support Forum for questions regarding that web site or tell us which web site you are working on.

[citrine]

I changed the setting to- $settings = 'theme_mods_lifestyle_40'; // do not change! but it still doesn't work, please help!

[CharlesClarkson]

Originally Posted by citrine

I changed the setting to- $settings = 'theme_mods_lifestyle_40'; // do not change! but it still doesn't work, please help!

Please post your web site address.

[KatMat]

Hi there. I've read through these and tried a few of the variations offered throughout the thread.

My website is: http://manifestdestinyblog.com/

My page source states:

<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://manifestdestinyblog.com/wp-content/themes/allure_20/style.css" type="text/css" media="screen" />

I've changed:

PHP Code:

$settings = 'mods_'.get_current_theme(); // do not change! 


to:

PHP Code:

$settings ='theme_mods_allure_20'; // do not change! 


And when I upload that change, I get the following error:
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /home/content/49/6085949/html/manifest/wp-content/themes/allure_20/tools/theme-options.php on line 15

Here is the beginning of that code:

PHP Code:

<?php
/*
Plugin Name: Theme Options
Author: Nathan Rice
Author URI: [url]http://www.nathanrice.net/[/url]

NOTE: this file requires WordPress 2.7+ to function
*/
$settings ='theme_mods_allure_20'; // do not change!

$defaults = array( // define our defaults
        'header_blog_title' => 'Image',
        'header_layout' => 'Split',
        'featured_bottom_left' => 1,
        'featured_bottom_left_num' => 3,
        'featured_bottom_left_thumb_width' => 80,
        'featured_bottom_left_thumb_height' => 80,
        'featured_bottom_right' => 1,
        'featured_bottom_right_num' => 5,
        'blog_cat' => 1,
        'blog_cat_num' => 5 // <-- no comma after the last option
);

//    push the defaults to the options database,
//    if options don't yet exist there.
add_option($settings, $defaults, '', 'yes');

/*
///////////////////////////////////////////////
This section hooks the proper functions
to the proper actions in WordPress
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
*/
//    this function registers our settings in the db
add_action('admin_init', 'register_theme_settings');
function register_theme_settings() {
    global $settings;
    register_setting($settings, $settings);
}
//    this function adds the settings page to the Appearance tab
add_action('admin_menu', 'add_theme_options_menu');
function add_theme_options_menu() {
    add_submenu_page('themes.php', 'Allure Theme Options', 'Allure Theme Options', 8, 'theme-options', 'theme_settings_admin');
}

Thank you so much in advance for your help!

[CharlesClarkson]

Originally Posted by KatMat

And when I upload that change, I get the following error:
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /home/content/49/6085949/html/manifest/wp-content/themes/allure_20/tools/theme-options.php on line 15

Here is the beginning of that code:

The PHP code you provided does not have a PHP syntax error in it. Perhaps the forum editor removed it or something else occurred. Try going back to the original file and then do the edit again.


HTH,

[KatMat]

Very strange. I must have replaced that file 5 times before. After giving it a little break and asking you, it worked this time. Just for future users who run across this forum, does it help to close out the site and then re-login? It immediately logged me out this time and had me log back in. Might help others who have the same issue I did. Either way, thank you very much!