They should just be in your regular themes folder. I don't know about the images. Each theme is different. If you zip up the original theme and send it to me I'll take a look.

'autotheme AT mckenzies DOT net'

-Shawn

Do I need to have the themes in any particular folder inside autotheme or is it okay to have the themes in the normal theme folder at the top of my public_html as none of the images in the theme are there when converted other than banners in the blocks. do I need to do something?

[Edited on 7/7/2009 by dare2audition]

Thank you so much. When you mentioned about that the paid theme has a WYSWYG Editor. I wanted to know if I added a hack that is available that allows the tiny mice graphic editor features which are turned off in nuke, to turn on, will this cause problems do for autotheme or should I not attempt to add such, in your opinion.

PLEASE NOTE

Anyone who is not sure about this product or if it is supported.

I have been so impressed with this service and fast responses received, as well as support. Assistance has been quicker and more professional than any other site or service I have used.

I have not tried the modification as yet but will add more feedback on it once I use it. I will advise when the new theme is ready so you can view the site when its done so you can see what a novice has been able to do or not do.

thanks
Helen Edwards
dare2audition.com.au

This AutoConvert module will make a copy of any PHP-Nuke theme and then convert it into an AutoTheme theme. These AutoTheme themes work on any AutoTheme module on any supported platform.

You should do these conversions on a development/home machine so you can test out the converted themes and modify them with an HTML editor, etc.

AutoTheme allows complete control of how to display the pages for every module as well as many options for blocks.


The AutoConvert is here: http://www.spidean.com/index.php?name=Downloads&req=vie wsdownload&sid=8

-Shawn

I am using phpnuke 8. Will this also work for me to edit non autotheme themes that I have purchased on the paid version too or just the lite, as I will purchase the full version if it will work and the full version is easy to use. Plus Its tax deductible. I will test it for you however my site is not a good judge as I have had lots of customizations and when I install the themes I have it gives you an option to choose which blocks and modules you want to display. However the right block displays without needing to touch it so I am hesitate to change it, although I am only doing it in development and I can make a new copy if it messes up. Any advise on this would be appreciated. Let me know when this is ready.

thanks
Helen

I have a decent working AutoConvert. Are you using PHP-Nuke or some derivative?

-Shawn

It has full page caching which can speed up your site up to 10x. It also has a WYSIWYG editor for creating or editing your templates. Plus it is fully supported, where the AT-Lite version is best effort in the forums.

FYI... I'm almost done with the AutoConvert. You can test it out for me.

-Shawn

[Edited on 7/3/2009 by Shawn]

Hi Shaun

I dont mind paying if autotheme will do what I require, what does the commercial version have for me that the lite version does not.

thanks
Helen

The _cache/ dir is only in the commercial AutoTheme 1.77. I don't know why it's in the docs.

I'm working on the AutoConvert right now.

-Shawn

Hi Shawn

Thank you for your very quick reply. From my post you can see I am a novice trying to do what I can, but thats okay as I learn that way. The file I meant that I could not find to change was this

* CHMOD 777 modules/AutoTheme/_cache/

I dont seem to have a _cache file at all and I have looked through all the files and hidden files. could this be called something different in nuke 8. Also I have an unpatched version with a lot of customized hacks.

What you have suggested would be fantastic as I do have a theme that is 85% perfect but I would need to go through the code to change things and learn as I go along as I dont know anything more than basic html, but I am patient...


thank you again and I await your reply.

kind regards
Helen
Dare 2 Audition

Hi,

There is no mention of cookies.php in the AutoTheme docs. I don't have any idea what it is. The only files that need permission changes are modules/AutoTheme/autotheme.cfg and the modules/AutoTheme/_compile directory.

1. Yes, only AutoTheme developed themes can be modified with AutoTheme. You can tell if they are AutoTheme themes by looking in the specific theme folder where there is a theme.php. If there is also a theme.cfg file, then it is almost certainly an AutoTheme theme.

2. If I understand correctly, then your structure is correct:

public_html/themes/nuketheme1
public_html/themes/nuketheme2
...etc...

But they may not be AutoTheme themes.

I have an AutoConvert module for PostNuke that converts old themes to AutoTheme. Let me see if I can get it working with PHP-Nuke.

Thanks!
-Shawn

I installed auto theme but I could not find the cookies.php file to change permissions to 777, I am using nuke 8 and such file is not viewable. Autotheme has been activated in my admin panel but when I go to select a theme to modify only the the default autotheme and printtheme are in the drop down box.
What I want to ask is

1. can only themes developed specifically for automtheme be customized by this module as I cannot find a modern theme for nuke all sites have the same old themes that everyone has and I want something modern. I did purchase 65 nuke themes and I want to customize one a little, not much but I do not have php skills so thought this would be easier for simple colour changes and adding a javascript navigation menu to the theme

2. If I can use these nuke themes wheich I got from ccentral.com then do I have to install the themes in a different folder as the structure is currently

public_html/themes/autotheme
public html/themes/printtheme

and all my themes are in
public_html/themes/all_themes_installed here

I want a theme that looks like www.cnet.com.au installed on my site and thought I could configure one I bought as its close to this one

If you know a site that has developed very classy modern nuke themes then I am happy to pay for one

thanks for your help