Resetting layout

ianw1974

Hi,

I just installed the template, and I changed the layout from default to home. Then when following the documentation, I noticed that it follows using the module positions from the default layout. So I changed back to the default layout, but none of those layout positions are showing when I go to position a module.

How can I get it to reset? There is no cache, so I don't know why it won't let me do this.

pavit

Hi ianw1974

Would be possible for you to edit your post and add to it a temp super user account to your back end and an url for it ?

Please have a look HERE how to do it , info will be visible only to mods and admins

In this way we can verify better it.

ianw1974

Hi, I've put the info, so you can check it out now, as to why I cannot get it to reset to the default layout and appropriate module positions.

For example, I reset to default, but for example, under module positions masthead is not there, neither content-mass-top or contentslider and they should be when default is selected under Template --> Layouts.

paulus1031

At the moment when trying to access the admin I get

Forbidden
You don't have permission to access /administrator on this server.

Do you have any security extensions set up to restrict access to the admin?

Cheers
Paul

ianw1974

Hi, should be working fine. I've just restarted the web server, although saw that someone did login yesterday evening, so it looked like it was OK.

ianw1974

I think as it's just a new install, maybe I can just drop it and start again, but would be nice to know why after changing from layout default to home, that it won't revert to default layout positions - still shows the home ones. As seems odd.

pavit

Hi ianw1974

I just switched from default to home layout and your website is correctly showing this layout

add the /?tp=1 suffix at the end of your url and you will see all positions available with home layout showed

Regards

ianw1974

Yeah, I know home layout is ok, but I wanted to revert to default layout as per the documentation examples. However, when I revert to default, it doesn't change the layout positions. They stay as per the home layout. If I choose default, these layout positions should revert to the names under default. So you didn't understand me I think.

pavit

ianw1974 you didn't understand me I think.

Reverting layouts from backend it works fine at my end

1) Default backend layout

2) Default front end layout

3) Home front-end layout
4)

4) Home back end layout

As you can see changes are reflected on the front-end and positions are correctly assigned based on their respective assignment layout.

if i misunderstood your question then please explain in details where the issue is .

Regards

Edited

If a position is not available in the positions list , simply add position name in this file templateDetails.xml as i did for you now

If you look now masthead position is available in the dorp down positions selection list

ianw1974

See attached screenshots. I reset to default, see position masthead? Now, let's go to a module and try to use this position. See next screenshot, no masthead in the list?

So, if I switch to default, then this position should be available, and it's not.

ianw1974

OK thanks, but was expecting if I choose default, that the template positions should already be configured within the template, and not need me to manually edit and add them? Is there any reason why they are missing? Maybe the template isn't finished?

saguaros

ianw1974
Hi,

May I know how you installed template? using quickstart or install template manually?