Can't get altered themes back to original
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I unwittingly altered three original themes and want them back.
To restore them, I first removed them from the "Currently Installed" list. I deleted the "themes" folder from my root/concrete5.6.1.1/concrete folder then uploaded a new "themes" folder from a fresh download. Still a problem.
I tried the Addon "Restore Root themes" but it didn't do what I wanted.
I then uninstalled Concrete5 from my host's installations and then went to the root/concrete folder and deleted the entire concrete folder. I then re-installed concrete5 through the host process. I hoped this would give me a fresh installation, but my altered themes appear just the same.
I'm at a loss on how to get those original themes back. It seems the bad stuff is being stored somewhere unknown to me, outside of the root/concrete folder.
This is a new install and the first install on my new Hostgater account.
Walt
To restore them, I first removed them from the "Currently Installed" list. I deleted the "themes" folder from my root/concrete5.6.1.1/concrete folder then uploaded a new "themes" folder from a fresh download. Still a problem.
I tried the Addon "Restore Root themes" but it didn't do what I wanted.
I then uninstalled Concrete5 from my host's installations and then went to the root/concrete folder and deleted the entire concrete folder. I then re-installed concrete5 through the host process. I hoped this would give me a fresh installation, but my altered themes appear just the same.
I'm at a loss on how to get those original themes back. It seems the bad stuff is being stored somewhere unknown to me, outside of the root/concrete folder.
This is a new install and the first install on my new Hostgater account.
Walt
Sounds like you have "overridden" the themes by putting them into the root/themes folder,
Take a look in the root/themes folder for those pesky themes, if they are in there just copy the themes from root/concrete/themes folder into the root/themes folder (replace them), this way your database file should not be affected,
Just in case though, make a backup of your database file..
Take a look in the root/themes folder for those pesky themes, if they are in there just copy the themes from root/concrete/themes folder into the root/themes folder (replace them), this way your database file should not be affected,
Just in case though, make a backup of your database file..
"You have done a fresh install after messing up the themes. Then why do you use your old Concrete5 files. Just delete them and upload a fresh install.
Rony"
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I did that. Strangely, when I uninstalled, the files remained in my root directory, so I deleted C5 folder. Then I did a fresh install to a new C5 folder. Still had the problem.
At the moment my host seems to be down. I cannot connect to anything at Hostgater.
Walt
Rony"
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I did that. Strangely, when I uninstalled, the files remained in my root directory, so I deleted C5 folder. Then I did a fresh install to a new C5 folder. Still had the problem.
At the moment my host seems to be down. I cannot connect to anything at Hostgater.
Walt
check in your root/themes/ folder. This should be where you would copy a theme to, and then make your modifications.
Edit: If your theme files exist there, they are overriding the core themes. If you remove them the core themes should appear "normal" again.
Edit: If your theme files exist there, they are overriding the core themes. If you remove them the core themes should appear "normal" again.
I installed other Themes and will use those. I still don't understand why some of the themes with pictures in the samples don't have pictures when the are installed and used. Even the original themes that were with the original installation.
Rony