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Layout problems after switching to Article Manager 2

 
 


entryan
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Jul 23, 2009, 7:08 PM

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Greetings,

After my host switched it to where items with 755/777 permissions would result in a 500 error, I've been struggling to get my site back up and running. I've already found the answer to changing permissions for published articles - umask(022) did the trick for me - but now I'm running into a strange problem from how the layout was put together using AM 1.

To get through the recent problem, I've gone through the steps and upgraded to AM 2. I haven't replaced my original AM 1 yet because of wanting to test it out first. My problem is that whenever I designed my original layout to utilize AM 1, with a lot of help from Interactive Tools folk, the workaround was that my pages were essentially search results. My main page was an automatic search that posts the top items from different categories.

I'm now previewing files using AM 2, which shows the article, though now with fields added back (By: and the time and date showing, instead of just the date), but whenever I try to click on any other category the site simply loads itself back into the table - with the 'search' loaded for use.

Is this the result of not replacing AM 2 with AM 1 (a server mixup), or is this something someone at IT can help with? I'm very reluctant to replace AM 1, since it could result in nothing but problems for viewers.

Also: during the upgrade process, an instruction says not to have the same publish/article directors as those used in AM1. Does that apply after the upgrade has been finished? One part during the process mentions that can result in files being deleted, but now that it's upgraded, I would prefer that the files be within the same directories, if at all possible.

Thanks,
Ryan


(This post was edited by entryan on Jul 23, 2009, 7:46 PM)


Theo
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Jul 28, 2009, 11:38 AM

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Re: [entryan] Layout problems after switching to Article Manager 2 [In reply to] Can't Post
Ryan,

Thanks for posting. For 90% of Article Manager 1 sites, the converter does almost all of the work, but the converter just doesn't handle any workarounds or hacks.

In general, the things that you were doing dynamically in Artman 1 can be done through a number of custom publishing rules.

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Is this the result of not replacing AM 2 with AM 1 (a server mixup), or is this something someone at IT can help with? I'm very reluctant to replace AM 1, since it could result in nothing but problems for viewers.
It sounds like your old category templates simply have too much custom code that's incompatible with the conversion utility. Our consulting team is really good at converting old Article Manager sites, but it generally goes far beyond the scope of what we can do with the regular support channels.

If hiring our consulting team isn't an option, then I'd recommend learning how to work with Artman 2 from the ground up, specifically try making some of the custom fragments you used to do with search queries using the new Publishing system. Once you've gotten a handle on that, try re-creating your original templates, and continue to publish into a test environment.

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Also: during the upgrade process, an instruction says not to have the same publish/article directors as those used in AM1. Does that apply after the upgrade has been finished? One part during the process mentions that can result in files being deleted, but now that it's upgraded, I would prefer that the files be within the same directories, if at all possible.

When I'm finished upgrading (and fully test-complete, etc.), I also prefer to publish to the original folders. I'd follow this process:
- Rename the original publish folder (don't delete, just in case!)
- Rename your new publish folder to the same name as the old one
- Update the folder names and paths in Article Manager 2.

Hope that helps. If you want to get a quote on having us handle the process of migrating your templates, just drop an email to consulting@interactivetools.com.

Let us know if you need any further assistance!


Theo Wiersma
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