Cannot delete blocks or move them around
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Hi,
New to concrete5, I just installed version 5.4.2.1 here to try it out: concrete.heftelstudios.com.
I have a problem - once I've put blocks into a page, when I try to change their ordering, I click "save positioning" and then "exit edit mode", publish my changes, and they've reverted to their original order. Also having the same problem when I try to delete a block - it says all's well, and then when I'm done saving the block is back. I've had to delete the page, re-create it and make sure to add the blocks in the correct order (i.e. so I'll never have to re-order them).
Any idea what is going on? I like the idea of using concrete5 for my new website design but unless I can get this fixed, I won't be able to. Thanks!
New to concrete5, I just installed version 5.4.2.1 here to try it out: concrete.heftelstudios.com.
I have a problem - once I've put blocks into a page, when I try to change their ordering, I click "save positioning" and then "exit edit mode", publish my changes, and they've reverted to their original order. Also having the same problem when I try to delete a block - it says all's well, and then when I'm done saving the block is back. I've had to delete the page, re-create it and make sure to add the blocks in the correct order (i.e. so I'll never have to re-order them).
Any idea what is going on? I like the idea of using concrete5 for my new website design but unless I can get this fixed, I won't be able to. Thanks!
I did the install by uploading the contents of the concrete zip file to the concrete subdirectory on my server, and then running the install script.
The dark_chocolate2 theme is a simple copy of the dark_chocolate theme that came with concrete5. I put it in the right place, i.e. HOMEDIR/themes/dark_chocolate2. I don't know why concrete5 is putting those strange tool URLs for the stylesheets, they are in the correct place (i.e. HOMEDIR/themes/dark_chocolate2/main.css).
I tried switching back to one of the default themes that came with concrete5, and still no dice, i.e. can't delete/reposition any blocks.
Here is the contents of header.php (it hasn't been modified from the original dark_chocolate yet):
The dark_chocolate2 theme is a simple copy of the dark_chocolate theme that came with concrete5. I put it in the right place, i.e. HOMEDIR/themes/dark_chocolate2. I don't know why concrete5 is putting those strange tool URLs for the stylesheets, they are in the correct place (i.e. HOMEDIR/themes/dark_chocolate2/main.css).
I tried switching back to one of the default themes that came with concrete5, and still no dice, i.e. can't delete/reposition any blocks.
Here is the contents of header.php (it hasn't been modified from the original dark_chocolate yet):
<?php defined('C5_EXECUTE') or die("Access Denied."); ?> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <!-- Site Header Content //--> <link rel="stylesheet" media="screen" type="text/css" href="<?php echo $this->getStyleSheet('main.css')?>" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="screen" type="text/css" href="<?php echo $this->getStyleSheet('typography.css')?>" /> <?php Loader::element('header_required'); ?> </head> <body> <div id="page"> <div id="headerSpacer"></div> <div id="header"> <?php if ($c->isEditMode()) { ?>
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Bump.
Did you get this fixed, I have the same problem...
Nope. It's disappointing, and a deal-breaker. Unless it gets fixed I can't use Concrete5 on my website re-design.
It seems like there is something wrong with your install. The moving and deleting of blocks isn't related to the theme, but inherent in concrete5.
My suggestion would be to trash your install (including the db) and re-download and re-install.
Once you start using concrete5 you will love it.
My suggestion would be to trash your install (including the db) and re-download and re-install.
Once you start using concrete5 you will love it.
Hi,
this is an existing site with a lot of content. Did a clean install by creating a new installation, then moved config, theme and files, and had the system point to the old database. Since I'm not doing anything crazy in the theme, I would figure it's a database problem. The database backup in C5 merely does a table dump, so I doubt restoring the database from it would help anything. There's no "content export" feature or the likes, is there?
Bernd
this is an existing site with a lot of content. Did a clean install by creating a new installation, then moved config, theme and files, and had the system point to the old database. Since I'm not doing anything crazy in the theme, I would figure it's a database problem. The database backup in C5 merely does a table dump, so I doubt restoring the database from it would help anything. There's no "content export" feature or the likes, is there?
Bernd
Is the main part of your site in your home directory in the file system?
The core concrete5 files need to be in /concrete and then for anything you add or change needs to go outside of that file system. For example if you add a new package you would put it under /packages. If you add / create a new theme put it under /themes
When looking at your source, it looks like you installed your theme under "tools" or at least part of it. Your CSS file is in
when it should be in
note that the above link is based on your current theme. Other themes could have your CSS in a different directory under the /themes directory.
Without knowing how you did the concrete5 install / theme install it is difficult to say what part of the install did or didn't go correctly. Can you show me what is in the following file: