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fastharryDOTcom Jan 26, 2012 07:44 AM

[SOLVED] OK to update Bug Fixes in Dashboard Theme Editor?
 
Hi..

I forgot to do the bug fixes in my manual install of ATA 3.7.3..


Do I have to apply them in the Host File Manager (which is a real PIA due to encoding options and all)....


or can I just apply them in the WP Dashboard in the ATA Theme editor...

juggledad Jan 26, 2012 08:34 AM

you can do them in the theme editor

fastharryDOTcom Jan 26, 2012 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by juggledad (Post 79424)
you can do them in the theme editor



Thanks ..


I would encourage anyone reading this post to do a manual upgrade instead of the automatic...


I usually do the automatic and did the manual for the first time. It is actually easy once you get familiar with it...


AND, in case something changes or you forget to upload or change something that you had done in the previous version, you have the ability to fall back on the old working version while you figure it out...


and speaking of figuring out...I think an important point to bring up is...Yopu will need to reset your menus in the WP dashboard...


The menus will still be there, just enter the page or cat menu in the dropdown and save the menu list that is there from the old site and you7r menu bars will work again...


I think that should be added to the "manual update" instructions....as it was the only thing that changed on the site when the new version went live and confused me for a bit till I figured out what the heck was wrong..(with support help, of course)

juggledad Jan 26, 2012 09:08 AM

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The menus will still be there, just enter the page or cat menu in the dropdown and save the menu list that is there from the old site and you7r menu bars will work again...

I think that should be added to the "manual update" instructions....
good point...it's been added -when I wrote it, the wordpress menu feature did not exist.

fastharryDOTcom Jan 26, 2012 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by juggledad (Post 79433)
good point...it's been added -when I wrote it, the wordpress menu feature did not exist.



Glad I could help in a small way..


BTW, instead of using an FTP...I just rezipped the folder and uploaded through the "Apperance>Themes>install Themes>upload" in the WP dashboard...


Worked great (Larry tried it also, worked for him too)....I think that is important to note in the "manual updates" as I bet many people (me included) have not used an FTP and only use the dashboard for updates and changes...

fastharryDOTcom Jan 26, 2012 10:59 AM

I have anothjer quick question..


When I DL'd the zip folder for BFA_post info the instructions in the the bug fix post say to unzip thye folder...


All I did was go into the folder, open the PHP file and there it is..


Why the need to unzip?..Am I missing something?

juggledad Jan 26, 2012 12:27 PM

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When I DL'd the zip folder for BFA_post info the instructions in the the bug fix post say to unzip thye folder.
?? which patch? if you mean 373-03 I say
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Make sure to unzip the attached file before doing the replace.

bfa_postinfo.zip
so I'm telling you to unzip the file bfa_postinfo.zip before uploading it

fastharryDOTcom Jan 26, 2012 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by juggledad (Post 79454)
?? which patch? if you mean 373-03 I say

so I'm telling you to unzip the file bfa_postinfo.zip before uploading it



Hi JD..


that is the one..

All I'm trying to say is that I DL'd the folder (came through zipped), I clicked on the folder, it opened and I saw the file that says MACOSX and bfa-postinfo (PHP File).


I opened the file and saw everything...

So Because I did not have to unzip anything by using extract, I was wondering If I was missing something...

juggledad Jan 26, 2012 01:49 PM

Sunds like it was automatically unzipped for you (amazing what computers can do these days :p)

fastharryDOTcom Jan 26, 2012 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by juggledad (Post 79465)
Sunds like it was automatically unzipped for you (amazing what computers can do these days :p)



ok, cool...just wanted to make sure I wasn't doing anything wrong...



BTW, on the Bug Fixes that require a certain line replacement...


How are you doing that?..Opening the file and manually counting the lines?..


is there a progream that you can copy/paste into that will number everything?


Thanks

juggledad Jan 26, 2012 01:56 PM

I use a text editor that shows the line numbers. It is called 'textwrangler' and runs on a Mac

fastharryDOTcom Jan 26, 2012 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by juggledad (Post 79467)
I use a text editor that shows the line numbers. It is called 'textwrangler' and runs on a Mac



Text Editor...thats the word I was looking for...


Thanks..


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