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Hi Ronny,

OK I might try an upgrade but I have never done one before!!

I have read through the steps on the CMSMS site and I was wondering when you complete the upgrade does it remove the template/stylesheet changes you made and replace them with the default settings?

So for example you changed the Navigation simple vertical stylesheet to have a different look and feel and you complete an upgrade, do you lose these new look and feel edits and you get back the default look and feel? I know I can create backups of the stylesheets but just wondering?

Tks

Aidan

Aidan,

when you perform an upgrade, make sure to BACKUP before you do.

An upgrade exists of files only, and if a DB-change needs to happen, install/upgrade.php needs to run, but the data inside the DB, content/stylesheets/templates etc.... aren't touched.

Ronny

Hi Ronny,

I just upgraded my version so when I go to Content > News > Summary Template, I can add a new summary template. I will try creating a new summary template called hp_summary and call it with the following code

{news number='2' category='general' detailpage='news' summarytemplate="hp_summary.tpl"}

They are the correct steps yeah?

Just an aside, in the upgrade guide on CMSMS, it tells users to update the robots.txt file. What do I need to do here? Apologies if this is a really basic question but just want to be sure I take all the correct steps.

Thanks
Aidan

Actually when I try the code:

{news number='2' category='general' detailpage='news' summarytemplate="hp_summary.tpl"}

I get the following error

string(81) "Smarty error: unable to read resource: "module_db_tpl:News;summaryhp_summary.tpl""

Read through some of the old posts on the forum and found a resolution. Sorry for the redundant question.