An active theme that isn't active

  • Hi,

    I bought a theme from woorockets.com, called Ninja and haven’t been able to get it working. It is active. In the documentation, it reads to downgrade wordpress, which I did, make sure my server is running recent php, which it is, has apache mod rewrite module enabled, which i think it does (htaccess code below), and that mysql 5.0 is at least version 5.0, which I’m not sure.

    I think the htaccess file isn’t as it should be. When visiting the website, even though the theme’s active and I can view the dashboard, I see the old website.

    What should I do, or where can I get the right information. Since this is a general wordpress issue, I’m being shunned on the forums of the company that makes it.

    https://www.woorockets.com/docs/ninja-documentation/

    my .htaccess file looks like this:

    # BEGIN WordPress
    <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
    RewriteEngine On
    RewriteBase /
    RewriteRule ^index\.php$ – [L]
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
    RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
    </IfModule>

    # END WordPress

    Thanks in advance,
    Matthew

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  • In the documentation, it reads to downgrade wordpress…
    …Since this is a general wordpress issue, I’m being shunned on the forums of the company that makes it.
    …What should I do, or where can I get the right information

    If the circumstances you’ve mentioned aren’t a misunderstanding of some sort, you may be irritated by my reply. A) get your money back. B) Don’t use the theme.

    “In the documentation, it reads to downgrade wordpress”

    I didn’t see that anywhere, but just the same: Absolutely not. Only the latest version of WordPress is supported and safe to use: https://www.ads-software.com/download/release-archive/

    “Since this is a general wordpress issue”

    Instructing you to downgrade WordPress pretty much refutes that statement.

    “I’m being shunned on the forums of the company that makes it.”

    It may be worth mentioning that the theme specs do mention that it’s only compatible with versions WordPress 3.8 to 4.1.

    Perhaps inquire why they would still be selling it if it breaks when installed on the latest version of WordPress.

    Thread Starter thinkcrush

    (@thinkcrush)

    Clayton,

    Thank you for taking time to reply.

    You make a good point. I’m waiting to hear from them.

    I noticed that on a fresh install, with the standard template from wordpress, that I’m being redirected to my old website.

    Might this be the issue?

    My server’s using cpanel. Is this something you can comment on?

    Best Regards,
    Matthew

    Thread Starter thinkcrush

    (@thinkcrush)

    Why would the local server configuration not allow the website to access itself?

    Thread Starter thinkcrush

    (@thinkcrush)

    I’m not sure why the documentation suggested downgrading. I guess it was written while 4.1 was the latest release.

    I upgraded with the purchased theme and I can see all the pages, except for the home page.

    I think this has something to do with permissions set in cpanel.

    Should i start a new thread?

    Tell us a little about the old site. Did you change domain names, or was there an old site in the same directory where you now have WordPress installed?

    If the old site was (still is) in the same directory as WordPress, and it was serving index.html page by default, you may need to either remove or rename the index.html file(or archive the entire site) – and change your apache DirectoryIndex directive to serve index.php files by default instead if index.html. That option should be easy to find in cPanel.

    That can certainly cause some issues if that’s the case. WordPress needs to use index.php by default in order to bring up your front page – and your active theme.

    Thread Starter thinkcrush

    (@thinkcrush)

    So the current website has priority over the new one based on them both being located in the same place?

    I don’t know what Apache is, and how to change it so that it utilizes index.php but it’s a very helpful suggestion, thanks!

    The previous website is an html file with some text and some pictures on it and yes, they’re all in the same folder, the public_html.

    And we didn’t change domain names.

    Thanks again, Clayton!

    Best Regards,
    Matthew

    Thread Starter thinkcrush

    (@thinkcrush)

    I simply erased the old website’s pages, and alas, everything’s alright!

    Thanks again Clayton!

    You’re welcome!

    Thread Starter thinkcrush

    (@thinkcrush)

    ??

    Also learned how to correctly use the word alas! lol

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