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In reply to: Expired Version ?
Robin, thank you for an informative and direct answer to my question – as you normally do. I’ll just ignore the WF warning and continue on. The bbp style pack also works great.
In reply to: Forum TransferMigration is done (thanks to your suggestion x3). Forums are now visible. But registration is not working properly. See Site
1. access to site does not require registration (or lack of registration does not prevent access)
2. registering produces an error: user registration is currently not allowed.I’m trying to require registration in order to help reduce spam. Once a person is registered, they should not have to register again if device is the same. I’ll collect addresses for a mailing list.
In reply to: Forum TransferStraight to the point and on target! I may get this done after all … thanks to the help you have provided. Thank you.
In reply to: TemplateMany thanks (again). I’ll use the shortcode to resolve this, as you suggest.
Another SOLVED and CLOSED issue.
In reply to: TemplateIn reply to: Registry List – Expandable – Self enteredRobin is either a saint or a wizard – maybe both. He found the latest problem as the forums being marked as “Private” rather than “Public”. I changed it per his instruction and it now works.
Consider this thread SOLVED and closed.
Thanks Robin.
In reply to: Registry List – Expandable – Self enteredTo simplify I’ve deleted the domain “loftorg.com” as well as all extraneous databases and database users. Now, we can focus on https://test.loftusweb.com.
Go to the top right of the home page. (Loftus Family Homepage/Forums/Registry). Click Forums or Registry. Both should be populated with numerous topics, not blank. The issue is that “Forums” and “Registry” keep losing their data (topics) when addressed from the web. When I load the site from within the WP Admin area, it is populated with the topics.
In reply to: Registry List – Expandable – Self enteredReset permalinks
I think part of the problem is a multi-shared-incorrect-database array on the server. I’ve asked server admin to investigate. Somehow the database(s) for test.loftusweb.com / loftorg.com / loftusweb.com is incorrectly accessing the wrong domanin/sub-domain.
I’ve deleted everything in loftorg.com and will start over with it once the database issue is resolved for test.loftusweb.com. Then, we will only have one domain (test.loftusweb.com) to troubleshoot.
I’ll update this when server admin gets done.
In reply to: Registry List – Expandable – Self enteredAbove should read:
I noticed a difference between going to the URL direct from a browser or going to the site from within the WP Admin panel:
What I get when clicking the “Forums” or “Registry” menu items using a browser to directly access the site https://test.loftusweb.com
Forums Search
What I get when clicking the “Forums” or “Registry” menu item from within the WP Admin for test.loftusweb.com
Correct Forum and topics
My mind has officially turned to mush …
In reply to: Registry List – Expandable – Self enteredI noticed a difference between going to the URL direct from a browser or going to the site from within the WP Admin panel:
What I get when clicking the “Forums” or “Registry” menu items using a browser to directly access the site “https://test.loftusweb.com” –
Forums Search
What I get when clicking the “Forums” or “Registry” menu item from within the WP Admin for test.loftusweb.com:
Correct Forum and topics
My mind has officially turned to mush …
In reply to: Registry List – Expandable – Self enteredHi and thanks once again for your response.
I do not use JetPak .. use WordFence and Akismet.
I tried the Twentytwenty theme … does not rectify the problem (just produces weird spacing and color schemes).
I tried the plugin testing – alas no joy. The problem did not correct when they were all (except bbpress) deactivated.
I’ll try the “HealthCheck & Troubleshooting” plugin you listed. Stay tuned.
In reply to: Registry List – Expandable – Self enteredOK .. the wheels fell off the cart. All of a sudden, the “Forums” are not showing up through the menu links on the homepage. https://test.loftusweb.com – then click either Forums or Registry in the top menu. Interesting that when the “magnify glass” in SEARCH is clicked, the Forums and Topics are displayed but not accessible.
The HTML pages (links on left side-bar menu) still work.
In reply to: Registry List – Expandable – Self entered700,000 topics. OK .. I guess my few hundred (expected) topics should not be a problem. Geesh. Thanks for the information…. again!
In reply to: Registry List – Expandable – Self enteredGuess I should stop bugging you with so many questions. Really appreciate your responses. OK .. one last one:
As you know from the link (https://loftorg.com) I am using “Topics” in the “Registry” forum as the means to list individual names. How many topics can I list in bbpress before website responsiveness becomes affected?
In reply to: Registry List – Expandable – Self enteredHow do I move the last two entries herein to a new topic?
At the moment, both sites are essentially empty. I’ll be unpacking a “cPanel” backup of an old HTML site to the “test” site then somehow converting all the HTML pages to WP pages. I will be replacing the old dokuwiki with bbpress and manually populating the bbpress forum with about 100 entries (topics). Once all is beautiful and operative with the “test” site I’ll move it from “test.mysite.com” to “mysite.com”.
Will the bbpress forum move with the website transfer to the new site or does anything proprietary to bbpress need to be done (e.g. new SQL Database) ?
In reply to: Registry List – Expandable – Self enteredYour help and suggestions were terrific. Thank you.
Now, once the bbpress site is completed, manipulated, and refined in the “test” sub-domain, how do I move it over to the active domain? I have it in ‘test.domain.com’ and will move it to ‘domain.com’.
In reply to: Registry List – Expandable – Self enteredOk .. I sorta guessed that .. no problem doing them manually. I’m still testing lots of different things on the test site before I move it all to the live URL.
How would you suggest I handle the email addresses? Ideally, they will be required for new entries but not be displayed (malware harvesters). I could use something like Mailchimp to maintain a list of submitted addresses and keep private.
Also, I need to put a notice on entries that have NO email address (old ones I manually copy) that an address is needed.
Thanks for the help you’ve given. I really appreciate it.
In reply to: Registry List – Expandable – Self enteredOK .. I re-read the forum rules and apparently it’s ok to put in a URL. This is the test site. There is an image on the home page with a button that says “Click Here” at the bottom. Click it and it’ll take you to the bbPress “Name Registry” attempt. https://loftorg.com
In reply to: Registry List – Expandable – Self enteredIn case you missed this:
BTW – I have this working up on a test site that you can view – if I’m not breaking any forum rules by supplying a URL. It’s merely a test site – go to the main page and click the button at the bottom of the page and it’ll take you to the design (in progress) of the bbpress “Registry” attempt.
Let me know if you want me to send you the URL.
In reply to: Registry List – Expandable – Self enteredEach entry is a text file – so about 100 text files. Each one is similar to:
**Albert Loftus**
February 22, 1996
My name is Albert Loftus and I’m originally from Albany, New York. Ambassador Curley [U.S. to Ireland during Carter Administration] said Loftus is a Mayo name. County Mayo, Ireland. My father was William Francis Loftus. I’ll check out your page from time to time. Good luck,
Albert Loftus,Dallas, Texas
[[start | Return to Registry Listing]]
In reply to: Registry List – Expandable – Self enteredBTW – I have this working up on a test site that you can view – if I’m not breaking any forum rules by supplying a URL. It’s merely a test site – go to the main page and click the button at the bottom of the page and it’ll take you to the design (in progress) of the bbpress “Registry” attempt.
Let me know if you want me to send you the URL.
In reply to: Registry List – Expandable – Self enteredThere are about 100 old listings from the early 90’s on. Some have email addresses and many do not. I’ll have to flag those that don’t somehow and encourage the original contributor (if still alive) to add an email address.
In reply to: Registry List – Expandable – Self enteredLOL .. yes, “daunting” = “full of options”.
I’m getting there but lots of tweaking yet.Then I need to find out if there is a way to import all the previous listings into the new “Registry/forum” without having to do them one at a time. They are in text files that look like:
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**Albert Loftus**February 22, 1996
My name is Albert Loftus and I’m originally from Albany, New York. Ambassador Curley [U.S. to Ireland during Carter Administration] said Loftus is a Mayo name. County Mayo, Ireland. My father was William Francis Loftus. I’ll check out your page from time to time. Good luck,
Albert Loftus,Dallas, Texas
[[start | Return to Registry Listing]]
——————————————————I’ll need to use the name with the **Albert Loftus** to create a “Topic” subject then use the entire text to populate the Topic text field. The “list” looks somewhat like this:
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Agnes Loftys Started by: loftorgadmin 15 hours ago loftorg
Albert J. Ward Started by: loftorgadmin 15 hours ago loftorg
Albert Loftus Started by: loftorgadmin 10 hours ago loftorg
Albert Loftus Started by: loftorgadmin 10 hours ago loftorg
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In reply to: Registry List – Expandable – Self enteredThe plugin “bbp style pack” seems to get me closer to what I’m trying to achieve. But it is daunting!
In reply to: Registry List – Expandable – Self enteredRobin W – thank you. I’ll explore both options but I think the first suggestion is close to what I’m looking for. I’ll install and experiment.
