Cannot change site name in version of 5.5.1
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At this time my website is carrying the name " My Site ", I am using the Concrete5 theme " Dark Chocolate "
I have done as instructed .. Dashboard > Stacks > Global Areas .. and when gretting there I am told to click on the dropdpwn list and click on " Site Name " where I can then change my websites name. The only problem is that there is NO dropdown list, no " Site Name " to click on so I CAN change the name.
HELP PLEASE
( Also, I HATE the new Dashboard in the 5.5.1 version, give us the old one back please )
I have done as instructed .. Dashboard > Stacks > Global Areas .. and when gretting there I am told to click on the dropdpwn list and click on " Site Name " where I can then change my websites name. The only problem is that there is NO dropdown list, no " Site Name " to click on so I CAN change the name.
HELP PLEASE
( Also, I HATE the new Dashboard in the 5.5.1 version, give us the old one back please )
It seems like the core team might have missed something in that theme. I tried to do everything you did (as in attached screen shots), which should solve it. When that didn't work I had a look at the source code ('siteroot/concrete/themes/dark_chocolate/elements/header.php') and noticed they hadn't defined a global area but instead was pulling a block in by block name.
So to fix this you can edit the file mentioned above.
Delete or comment out the following:
Add the following in the same place:
This pastie shows the new entire header.php: http://www.pastie.org/private/3esrjqvxc4c8velohgqvjg...
If you are planning on using Dark Chocolate in the future as well, then be aware that everything in the concrete directory may be overwritten when you upgrade your installation to a newer version. You should therefore create a new theme in 'siteroot/themes/your_theme_name/' with your edits. If you copy the complete dark_chocolate theme from 'siteroot/concrete/themes/' to 'siteroot/themes/' you should also edit the description file in the folder to better distinguish your newly created theme from the core version. On the first line in the description file you give your theme a name. On the second line a short description of your theme. The file should only consist of two lines.
So to fix this you can edit the file mentioned above.
Delete or comment out the following:
<?php $block = Block::getByName('My_Site_Name'); if( $block && $block->bID ) $block->display(); else echo SITE; ?>
Add the following in the same place:
<?php $a = new GlobalArea('Site Name'); $a->display(); ?>
This pastie shows the new entire header.php: http://www.pastie.org/private/3esrjqvxc4c8velohgqvjg...
If you are planning on using Dark Chocolate in the future as well, then be aware that everything in the concrete directory may be overwritten when you upgrade your installation to a newer version. You should therefore create a new theme in 'siteroot/themes/your_theme_name/' with your edits. If you copy the complete dark_chocolate theme from 'siteroot/concrete/themes/' to 'siteroot/themes/' you should also edit the description file in the folder to better distinguish your newly created theme from the core version. On the first line in the description file you give your theme a name. On the second line a short description of your theme. The file should only consist of two lines.
Okay, I get all that and would do it in a minute, however I do not understand how to get to my source code. What heading do I look under, how do I access it ?
You will find your source code in your host account. You can either log in to your host and use the file manager, or login via ftp, download the files necessary, make your changes and upload them again via ftp.
HELP, PLEASE!