Left Column in Forum Problem!

[clothahump]

Installed CMPS with no problem at all, I then followed the instructions here http://www.vbadvanced.com/membersarea.php?do=viewusermanual&productid=4&pageid=6 which seems to have worked also but:
The link in the left hand navigation block now takes you to a page with nothing more than the left hand column, where did the forum go?
http://www.tropicalfishforums.co.uk

[Brian]

That's just the shell of your forums page. You can disabe that link by editing your site navigation module and selecting it under the 'Pages to Exclude' option.

[clothahump]

But if I disable the link then how do users get to the Forums?

[kevnj]

Okay sweet.

So we can have the CMPS look on all pages?!

Is there a list of php files that need to be viewed for public/global viewing ?

I guess thanks clothahump for having this problem. So that I was able to find out about this. haha.

[clothahump]

Problem solved, I have just deleted it until I can come up with a solution that works. :(

[clothahump]

Does anybody actually have this working on their site as without it my site will not function as I need it too..........

[libertate]

Yes, and it works very well. All the selected forum "pages" act as CMPS pages, so I can turn modules on and off as I please for specific pages.

You have to create a CMPS Module page for each and every vB page, that you uniquely identified (in the header with the
define('VBA_PAGE', 'youridentification');).

To avoid inconsistencies across my pages, I created one CMPS Module page named "generic", and all pages which I want to look consistent, use the
define('VBA_PAGE', 'generic').

Do not forget to turn on the "Custom Page Content", otherwise you will get the blank.

[clothahump]

Followed the instructions to the letter and done as you have said, still get this.
http://www.tropicalfishforums.co.uk/index.php?page=include

[Brian]

Looks to me like you didn't apply the changes to your forum/index.php file, or perhaps you didn't upload the file after making the changes.

[clothahump]

The URL is trying to point at http://www.tropicalfishforums.co.uk/index.php?page=include instead of http://www.tropicalfishforums.co.uk/forum/index.php?page=include

[clothahump]

Sorry, forgot to mention that files are installed correctly.

[clothahump]

Libertate, what path have you got for "The full URL to the CMPS file" ?

[Brian]

Seems to be working fine for me now...

[clothahump]

This is the URL which is generated and it does not lead to the Forum page.

http://www.tropicalfishforums.co.uk/index.php?page=include

If I gave you my FTP and Admin access would you like to have a look for yourself?

[Brian]

That's just the shell of your forums page. You can disabe that link by editing your site navigation module and selecting it under the 'Pages to Exclude' option.
.

[clothahump]

OK, I must be having a Blonde moment as I do not understand what you are trying to get across.

[clothahump]

I have come to the conclusion I am either in need of new glasses or I am just plain stupid as I am unable to see or understand what you are on about, is there an idiots guide to using the CMPS?

[Burton]

I've followed the instructions but it seems not to want to line up. The portal shows up but its down at the bottom and its causing my forum topics to be squished width wise. Am I putting the code in the wrong spot?

[Brian]

clothahump - The page you've added for the CMPS simply acts as a shell to "wrap" around the content for the file(s) you're integrating. You cannot dispaly the full forum just by going to index.php?page=whatever, you have to go to /forum/index.php. If you don't want that page to be shown on your site navigation module (which I would assume you wouldn't since the page only shows the CMPS modules) then you can disable it using the 'Pages to Exclude' option in your site navigation module.

Burton - Make sure you have your 'Custom Page Content' module located in the middle column at the top. The content of your forum will replace this module, so it should appear wherever you have that module located. If that's not the problem, then you most likely have some bad code in your FORUMHOME template.

[libertate]

Libertate, what path have you got for "The full URL to the CMPS file" ?

/index.php

[clothahump]

Got it sorted now, basically it does not work with the Forums so as you say just dont use it.