cant get plugins to work

  • im trying to get some plugins to work but i think something is messed up. when i click on activate it says plugin activated but it doesnt really do anything. and the activate link is still there. i think it may be a database problem because i created a new database to test it on and it worked ok. but i dont know what could be wrong with the database ive been using. im trying to activate the search highlight plugin that comes with wp 1.2 just to test with. any ideas? thanks.

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  • What plugin are you using?
    Clicking activate just registers the plugin so that you can call it from throughout the WordPress files. Such as index.php. Some plugins filter data – those you wouldn’t have to do anything else to use.
    Most likely the plugin your trying to use will require you to make a call to a function in it – in order to see the results.
    Link? Which plugin?

    Instead, try activating the ‘Hello Dolly’ plugin.
    Then go to any other admin page – not the plugin one – and look in the top right of the screen. If you see random phrases, your plugins are fine.
    If not, then like unoamigo says, a link please ?

    Thread Starter esgaroth

    (@esgaroth)

    well i have tried activating all the plugins that come with 1.2. none of them do anything. like i said if i create a new database in mysql and use that one then the plugins will work. but then i will lose all the information in the database ive been using. could there be a difference somewhere because my first database was made using wordpress version 1.0.2? heres a link to my site https://esgaroth.servebeer.com

    I very much doubt it is the database – I’ve had the same db since I started with wordpress.
    What you could do:
    Download those files that you have customised (such as index.php, wp-layout.css and any others)
    Delete everything, and using 1.2mingus again, upload the new files, and run upgrade.php.
    That should not harm what you have.
    Then, activate the Hello Dolly plugin again.
    If that all works, you can replace the index / css and the other files.
    It may be that when you upgraded, a file that should have been overwritten was not, and this is causing the problem.

    Thread Starter esgaroth

    (@esgaroth)

    ok i used the upgrade page and now i can activate plugins, thanks. i still have a problem with the plugin i wanted to use though (recent comments).
    you can probably see from the link above. anyway thanks for helping.

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