It is working now, though I don’t know why.
I used the Maintenance plugin to put the site into maintenance mode, deactivated a number of plugins and was able to create several forums, one for each reactivated plugin. This leaves a remainder that will not activate because:-
“You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near ‘TYPE=MyISAM’ at line 9 on line: 1471”
On going back and forth between the main screen and the Dashboard, I see that most of them now seem to be activated again. But I have lost the black toolbar that usually sits at the top of the main screen, with useful functions like New post etc. How do I restore it?
1. Turning of all plugins would disable those which support custom post types, such as books and films, which are currently used on the site.
2. It would also endanger the site’s security and expose it to hackers.
3. This is all for the benefit of a plugin which I have not been able to test.
4. All would be well if the site could be put into maintenance mode while plugins are disabled, or if I could work on a local copy. But I know nothing about these things. I see a number of maintenance mode plugins: can you recommend one?
I see:-
(i) on the main screen the bbPress button, with a list of forum options;
(ii) the sane at the top of the Dashboard;
(iii) Forums, Topics and Replies on the Dashboard sidebar.
Yes. There are two different ways to get to the same dialogue; but the error message is the same.
“Dashboard>Users> edit user and select your username
Youll see at the bottom of the edit screen your bbpress role”
There is nothing about bbPress in my profile. But there is a box at the top for assigning forum roles to people, and I have used this to make myself Keymaster. The result is… exactly the same error message!
