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Hello
I've just built a new basic theme and uploaded it.

I can see it in the pages and themes section of the admin menu.

When I go and preview or activate it all I get is a blank page.

I've checked the code in my theme (from another I built successfully) and everything seems OK.

Does anyone have any ideas as to what might be wrong?

Thank you

Phil
philmonk
 
BrisData replied on at Permalink Reply
BrisData
Maybe you have left some php tags open?

What is the response when you view source in your browser?
nerdess replied on at Permalink Reply
nerdess
I have got a similar issue :-/

All I do is copying an existing pre-installed theme e.g. web/concrete/themes/greensalad into the web/themes folder. then i activate this theme (and remove all the others) in admin section.

and what i get is a blank page in the frontend....why?!?!
actinium replied on at Permalink Reply
actinium
I think its the description.txt file. Make sure that you alter that file for a new name. So name the folder "myTheme" and then edit the description.txt. The first line should be "myTheme" and then on the next line, write a description. That should fix it. If not check all your PHP tags.
nerdess replied on at Permalink Reply
nerdess
Actually...........I just found out the page is not blank but the "default" theme gets used.

So I am wondering now: Why does the default theme get used when I installed another one?

Sorry, I am new to C5 ;-)
nerdess replied on at Permalink Reply
nerdess
All good now, I haven't activated the theme in the root page itself.

so all i did is root page -> edit -> design -> select theme.

sorry! i am a newbie ;-)
actinium replied on at Permalink Reply
actinium
No worries!

Thats what we are here for! We all started somewhere new!